Uncle Sam Reports Farm Income in 1938 Falls From 1937
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports 1938 gross farm income at 9.22 billion dollars, down from 10.35 billion in 1937. Income includes cash marketings, government payments, and value of farm retained products, with declines driven by crops and grains while government payments rose 81 percent. Iowa and South Dakota bucked the trend with higher 1938 totals, aided by expanded feeding operations.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Iowa
South Dakota
New England
Maine
New Jersey
Arizona
Kansas
California
Texas
Colorado
Florida
Excellent Prospect For Berries At Columbus Jct
Special to The Gazette Columbus Junction The crop of homegrown strawberries on the market here is lighter than normal but berries are good quality Blackberry and raspberry bushes are full of blossoms and early cherries are ripening Prospects are good for houseberries and currants
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Columbus Junction
FENCE DRIFT PREDICTS HIGHER FALL FEEDER PRICES
Reporter from Chicago met with a Mitchell South Dakota farmer who had cattle on the market. He forecast feeder prices on the range would be higher next fall due to ample hay, light cattle carry, and many ranchers debt free. The estimate reflects Dakotas and Nebraska conditions.
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Chicago
Mitchell
S D
Eastern Iowa FSA Supervisors Convene At Lower Palisades
Farm Security Administration officials from 15 east central Iowa counties met at Lower Palisades Park southeast of Cedar Rapids for a two day conference. Attendees included district supervisors and HD and RR supervisors from Waterloo Grinnell Muscatine Cedar Rapids Marengo Toledo and Ames with Louise Rosenfeld and Bernice Bartlett among the staff.
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Farm Security Administration
Iowa
Lower Palisades Park
Cedar Rapids
Howard Dodge
Waterloo
Mildred E. Wallace
Harold McMullen
Farm Debt Administration
Ernest Burke
Iowa City
Lyle Crissman
Grinnell
Eugene N. Hill
Toledo
Edward Kinsey
Marengo
Howard Klinetop
Muscatine
Ralph McElhinney
Myrle Milligan
Grace L. Bacon
Elvira S Cady
J. Keith Noll
Louise M. Rosenfeld
Ames
Bernice Bartlett
Iowa AAA reports 1937 shelled corn under seal in good shape
Des Moines AP Iowa AAA officials said shelled corn under seal for the 57 cents a bushel loan came through the spring season in good condition. H L Dieterich said most of the 1937 corn in bins is in excellent condition with about one third resealed in bins rather than carried as ear corn.
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DES Moines
Iowa
AAA
H. L. Dieterich
Dieterich
Harvest Begins as Southwest Kansas Reports Drought Hit Wheat
Farmers across southwestern Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas moved into fields as heat and drought ripened crops. Projections vary widely with Kansas yield estimates from 65 to 133 million bushels, while Texas and western areas show reduced output and delayed harvests.
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Kansas City
Southwest
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Panhandle
Fort Worth
J. E. Moody
Hamlin
Tex
Tama county farm women's chorus to compete in Cedar Rapids district
The Tama county farm women's chorus organized three years ago by Mrs. Marian Bruene of Gladbrook will compete at Coe College chapel in Cedar Rapids Tuesday as one of 14 choruses in the district contest. Last year they won the district title and were selected to perform Aug 19 at the Chicagoland music festival. The roster includes Mrs. Lloyd Thompson Gladbrook, Mrs. Paul Mitchell Reinbeck, Mrs. Glen Whalin Toledo, Mrs. Harold Boles Toledo, Mrs. Marian Bruene Gladbrook, Mrs. Forrest Flynn Toledo, Mrs. Augusta Adair Reinbeck, Mrs. Donald Mitchell Reinbeck, Mrs. Sylvan Ames Lincoln, and others with Caroline Reimers as pianist.
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Toledo
Tama County Farm Women’s Chorus
Marian Bruene
Gladbrook
Coe College Chapel
Cedar Rapids
Tama County Chorus
Iowa
Lloyd Thompson
Paul Mitchell
Reinbeck
Glen Whalin
Harold Boles
Forrest Flynn
Augusta Adair
Donald Mitchell
Sylvan Ames
Lincoln
Otto Brahms
Albert Mitchell
O. L. Conaway
George Dugan
Traer
Lois Brown
Betty Berger
Herb Lorenz
Noah Pritchett
H. W. Bennedict
Tama
Nan Boody
Edna Gienger
Caroline Reimers
Corn Belt Plowing Match Planned By Radio Station WHO
Des Moines: WHO radio station announced plans for a corn belt plowing match patterned after successful events in other regions. Classes will cover tractor driven and horse drawn plows with entrants chosen through district contests. Prize money totals $500 with cooperation from Iowa Farmers Union Iowa Farm Bureau Iowa Grange and Iowa rural youth groups. The contest is slated for early fall.
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Des Moines
Canada
England
WHO
Iowa Farmers Union
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa Grange
Iowa Rural Youth Groups
Parity payments totaling 1136.83 reach Washington County farmers
Wayne Norman AAA chairman announced on Monday that fifty-two wheat parity payment checks totaling 1136.83 have been received for Washington county farmers. The checks represent about half of the total due and range from 1.44 to 68.72 dollars.
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Washington
Washington County
Wayne Norman
AAA
Sweet Clover Ready To Ensile On Farm On Minnesota Line
T E Selness a Winne sheik county Iowa farmer south of Mable prepares silo filling gear to start ensiling sweet clover on Monday. This is believed to be the earliest forage crop harvest date in northern Iowa.
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Minnesota
Mable
Minn
T.E. Selness
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Stolen White Rock Chickens Reported From Henry Sieh Farm
Three hundred White Rock chickens were reported stolen last week from the Henry Sieh farm near Dinsdale, local police said. The theft occurred at the Sieh property, with investigators reviewing possible leads and statements from neighbors.
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The
Buckingham
Henry Sieh
Dinsdale
Parley Called On 1940 Calf Project Plans
Anamosa chair Carl Smith announced that county representatives from 17 eastern Iowa counties will meet in Cedar Rapids Friday to outline 1940 calf feeding project plans. A change in calf procurement methods will be discussed. Last year calves were bought in Nebraska by a procurement committee including Fred Hinkhouse Rex Conn Louis Lorenzen Roscoe Blinks Chris Kinzel and Rex Beresford. 17 county agents and club members will attend.
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Anamosa
Carl Smith
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Nebraska
Fred Hinkhouse
West Liberty
Louis Lorenzen
Olin
Roscoe Blinks
Marion
Chris Kinsel
Vin
Heavy rise in egg storage in May report indicates June 1 stocks near 6 million cases
A federal poultry and egg market review forecasts June 1 egg storage around 6,000,000 cases, up from May 1 and well above 1938 and 1934-38 averages. May 27 holdings show shell eggs 8 percent higher and frozen eggs 9 percent larger than a year earlier, with August outlook 5 to 10 percent above last year. Prices for eggs slipped slightly from mid-April to mid-May while dressed poultry receipts in New York rose 17 percent in four weeks.
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Federal
Poultry and Egg Market Review
Poultry and Egg Review
New York
United States
Poultry Hatch Trends Hint at Continued Farm Growth
The article notes rising numbers of young chicks and poults on farms and suggests that the current increase in hatchings may persist, signaling ongoing expansion in poultry production across farming operations.
Sheep Killed by Dogs in Decorah Area
Dave Thompson of Canoe township north of Decorah reports ten sheep killed by dogs. Four were slain two weeks ago and six more Friday night. A trail marked by large prints was tracked for five miles before being lost.
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Decorah
Dave Thompson
Canoe Township
Linn County Board Proceedings Adopts Road Surfacing and Bids
Linn County Supervisors awarded contracts for road surfacing in Secondary Road District No 128 to Concrete Materials Co Cedar Rapids Iowa for 3270 total and approved re surfacing in Fairfax Township to DeWees and Whitney Marion Iowa for 4830 84. They set bids for gasoline diesel fuel oils and lubricants and appointed three relief department staffers Arthur Nie Frank Skala and Jean Macklem with monthly salaries effective May 9 1939 April 17 1939 and May 9 1939 respectively.
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Cities Service Oil Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Continental Oil Company
Lincoln
Nebraska
D. A. Lubricant, Incorporated
Indianapolis
Indiana
Deep Rock Oil Corporation
Omaha
Goplerud Oil Company
Osage
Hy-Point Lubricant Company
Kansas City
Missouri
Home Oil and Gas Company
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Waterloo
National Refining Company
Dubuque
Phillips Petroleum Company
Des Moines
Shell Oil Company
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Sinclair Refining Company
Shelly Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Davenport
The
Texas Company
United Petroleum Corporation
Stirm
Beeson
Linn County
Concrete Materials Company
Fairfax Township
B. L. Anderson
Town
Myron Baker
Independence
Towa
DeWees and Whitney
Marion
J. G. Vernon
Springville
Mari
DeWee and Whitney
Bedson
Seavell
Linn County Relief
Arthur Nie
Statisticia
Frank Skala
Jean Macklem
Board of
Supevisors
Fred Stirm
Superviso
Robert M. Vesely
Lin County
NYA studies jobs in corn industry and research
The NYA reports best job prospects in corn related work lie in chemical research and seed development. The study notes expansion in hybrid corn, year round and part time opportunities for youths with farm backgrounds, and growing uses of corn products driving demand and jobs in corn refining while dry milling and alcohol beverage sectors show declining or peaked employment.
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Washington
National Youth Administration
Nebraska
Aubrey W. Williams
NYA
Theodore Thomas
Mary H. S. Hayes
Gladys J. Shamp
Thornburg Starts Tour of 27 State Brand Creameries
Des Moines Iowa cornice reports Secretary of Agriculture Mark Thornburg began a personal inspection tour of 27 Iowa creameries that manufacture Stat Brand butter. The visit aims to verify eligibility requirements for a state brand permit, marking one of the first such inspections in years.
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Des Moines
INS
Secretar of Agriculture
Mark Thornbur
Iowa
Thornburg
Secretary of Agriculture
Williams Formula touted as relief for gas and dizziness
Mrs Lula Campions of Fond du Lac Wisconsin credits Williams Formula with easing her gas pains and dizziness after meals. She reports digesting foods better, fewer choking spells, and more natural bowels. The ad claims the medicine targets kidneys and lazy colon with pure herbs and fast absorption for full value and quick relief.
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Lula _Campions
Fond du Lac
Wis
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United States Department of
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Gerald Hand
Howard Hand
Linn CO. Board Supervisors Proceedings
the Texas Company
Trans-American Oil Company
Center Point
Transmission Oil
J. C. Landenberger
Optometrist
Third Street
Wisconsin
Wiliams
Pharmactez
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2Nd St
Fred J. Kay
Monticelloson Pharmacy
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Hutchinson's
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McMickle Drug Store
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