Corn Prospects Strong in Northwest Iowa Amid Drought Strain
Survey credits Ingram Bixler with optimistic notes on corn in Pocahontas Sac Carroll and Calhoun counties where crops are far ahead of last year and the rest of the state. He warns small grain and pasture suffer while corn has resisted drought due to deep planting. Rains improve forage outlook but eastern Iowa remains dry with chinch bugs harming southern alfalfa and hay.
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Iowa
Ingram Bixler
Midland Mortgage Company
Cedar Rapids
Pocahontas
Sac
Carroll
Calhoun
Bixler
Cedar Rauids Mortenace Bank
Mr. Bixler
The
Gazette
Millersburg
Gly-Cas Public Sale Sparks Medical Sensation
A Thrifty Drug Store advertisement touts Gly-Cas as affordable to all and highlights a Cedar Rapids resident Mr. J. C. Axline who credits three boxes with curing rheumatic and neuritic symptoms. He reports relief from swelling pain headaches and digestive issues and endorses the remedy. The ad invites readers to call No. 3-1052 for more information.
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J. C. Axline
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
West Side
Mr. Axline
Thrifty Drug Store
First Street
Third Avenue SE
Iowa Rain Record To Date This Year
Rain totals for Iowa show 0.68 inch in the last 24 hours ending Friday 7 a.m. June figures place June to date at 1.35 inches, 0.05 inch above normal. Year to date precipitation stands at 5.81 inches, with a long term deficiency of 6.32 inches since January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Farming distress as feed shortages hit markets
A United Press report from Rockwell City notes Calhoun county farmers shipping hogs to Chicago receive bills rather than payments. Corn prices exceed 50 cents, oats scarce due to increased feeding, and wheat feed up $2 per ton as liquidation of livestock continues. Markets show thin, unfinished animals and sacrifice prices across markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Rockwell City
Calhoun County
Chicago
Mechanicsville
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress Celebrates Silver Anniversary
The Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress marks its twenty fifth year of activity on October 17 in Waterloo. It is the nation’s only production dairy exposition this year and features 4 H dairy activities, interstate judging, and national futurity class winners for 1934 in Guernsey Holstein and Jersey breeds. Special cash prizes are funded by the American Jersey Cattle club and the Brown Swiss Breeders association. Exhibits include dairy equipment and farm machinery with related shows and concurrent events such as the National Belgian Horse show and International Waterfowl exposition.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
America
Guernsey
Jersey
American Jersey Cattle Club
Brown Swiss Breeders’ Association
Zentmire Named Drought Relief Chief in Iowa County
D. H. Zentmire appointed Iowa county drought relief administrator per a Washington wire. Mareango County Agent. The assignment places Zentmire in charge of drought relief efforts for the county.
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Zentmire
Iowa County
Marengo
D. H. Zentmire
Louis H. Murphy
Washington
Bureau of Animal Industry marks 50 years of service
The bureau of animal industry of the U S Department of Agriculture celebrated fifty years of service on May 29. It was created to fight livestock diseases and has since taken on roles in federal meat inspection and regulation. It highlights breakthroughs in hog cholera treatment, tick fever eradication, and bovine tuberculosis reduction.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
United States
Columbia
John R. Mohler
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Guy L. Noble
Chicago
National Committee On Boys
Girls’ Club’ Work
Charles D. Reed
Des Moines
Federal Weather Bureau
E. N. Wentworth
Armour and Company
J. W. Schwab
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Wayne Dinsmore
Horse Association of America
R. C. Pollock
National Livestock and Meat Board
Drake Questions 200 Tons of Poison Bran to Fight Grasshoppers
Dr Carl J Drake Iowa State college entomologist questions whether the 200 tons of federally allotted poison bran will be enough as grasshoppers spread beyond northern Iowa. He notes 125 tons have already been spread and warns the pests will damage corn crops unless eradicated while still young. ADes Moines AP A state wide organization was set up to distribute federal funds for chinch bug barrier oil if an approved million dollar appropriation becomes law County agents will handle local distribution and H C Aaberg will oversee state distribution Murray said.
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Ames
Carl J. Drake
Iowa State College
Iowa
Drake
Des Moines
Ray Murray
H. C. Aaberg
Murray
$127 Claimed In Tama For Dog Damage To Livestock
Toledo reports show Tama county farmers filing claims totaling 127 for livestock killed or injured by wolves or dogs with county auditor Lee M. Youngman. Names include Ernest Hofer 36 for nine lambs Fred Valenta 5 for a lamb L W Zeman 10 for a buck Charles Howard 12 for a purebred heifer Fred J Hushak 30 for three calves Gordon Wood 6 for two lambs Emil Novotny 8 for a ewe.
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Toledo
Lee M. Youngman
Tama County
Ernest Hofer
Fred Valenta
Clutier
L. W. Zeman
Tama
Charles Howard
Fred J. Hushak
Gordon C. Wood
Traer
Emil CG
Novotny
Hopkinton Hogmen Top Chicago Market Load
James Kehoe and Son of Castle Grove led a Hopkinton shipment to Chicago selling hogs at 3.75 per hundredweight. The car weighed 21,650 pounds, up 150 pounds from the home lot.
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Hopkinton
James Kehoe
Castle Grove
Chicago
Dean Curtiss To Be Honored At Banquet By Farm Leaders
Agricultural leaders from the middlewest will honor Dean Charles F. Curtiss at a Sunday banquet in Ames. A portrait will be presented to the college and a worldwide testimonial volume will be read. Over 500 guests are expected with flags from a dozen countries displayed.
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Dean ‘Curtiss
Ames
Middlewest
Charles F. Curtiss
J. H. Shepperd
North Dakota Agricultural College
EF. A. Burnett
University of Nebraska
W. C. Coffey
University of Minnesota
C. Larsen
Chicago
Dean Curtiss
Mark G
Thornburg
Sioux City
William McArthur
Mason City
W. J. Kennedy
St. Joseph
Irrigation Saves Berry Crops At Wilton Junction
J G Crispin of Wilton Junction reports irrigation saved about one third of his crops this year. He grows five acres strawberries one and a half acres potatoes and one acre onions. Strawberries yield four crates this year versus 100 last year with sales at twenty cents per box and four seventy five per crate.
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Wilton Junction
J. G. Crispin
Crispin
Des Moines Milk Hearing Set for Hillcrest Dairy Case
Washington reports the farm administration fixed June 14 for a Des Moines Iowa hearing to address an alleged breach of the Des Moines milk sale license by Hillcrest Dairy of Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Washington
Farm Administration
Iowa
Hillcrest Dairy of
104 Members Added To Iowa County Farm Bureau
MARENGO W E Krizer of Eddyville helped add 104 members to the Iowa county Farm Bureau in two weeks. He spoke to about 400 people at nine evening meetings urging farmers to act through cooperation, keep farm records, and back legislative measures including a Farm Bureau tax plan as a substitute for the Iowa net income tax.
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Marengo
W. E. Krizer
Eddyville
Iowa County Farm Bureau
Mt. Vernon Farmer Hauls 4.5-Ton Load of Hay
A Mt. Vernon area farmer hauled a 9,050 pound load of alfalfa loose on a specially built steel wagon behind a truck. The load weighed 4.5 tons with a reported price of 20 dollars per ton. Ellison bought the hay from Frank Malne whose farm lies northwest of Ellison’s.
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Mt. Vernon
Morne Vernon
Hay Ave
Mount Vernon Scales
Ellison
Frank Malne
Washington County Buys 2600 Bushels Soy Beans
The Washington County Farm Bureau purchased 2600 bushels of soy beans for members and sold on delivery. Assistant county agent Joe Caputo and E P Hayes, president, visited Missouri twice to obtain the beans for planting next week. The beans are high quality and another shipment may be sought, with plans to plant at least three times as many beans this year.
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Gazette
Washington
Washington County Farm Bureau
Joe Caputo
E. P. Hayes
Missouri
Caputo
Hayes
Dairy judging teams selected at Benton and North Tama picnics
Elmer Thompson of Vinton scored a perfect dairy cattle judging mark at the Benton county cowtest picnic held at the School for the Blind barns. Association No. 1 will send Matt Birker, Leland Skoog, and alternate W D Stickney to the state meet in Waterloo.
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Vinton
School For the Blind
Elmer, Thompson
Benton County
Waterloo
Thompson
Matt Birker
Leland Skoog
W.D. Stickney
C. M. Hoyt
la Porte City
Line Tow
Norway
John Hark
Dysart
Gravers Underberg
Carl Fredericks
Frederick Larrabee
Fort Dodge
Iowa Dairy Association
W. A. Geiger
Benton
Floyd Arnold
Ames
Extension Dairyman
Gladbrook
Fred Bruene
Ray Murray
The
Extension Service
Elmer Hansen
Towa State College
Don Mitchell
Reinbeck
E. M. McElhinney
Geneseo
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Arthur Manfall
Joe Chezik
Burns Byram
Frank Chezik
George
Robert Martens
North Tama Association
Murray
Iowa
Hansen
Chinch Bug Barrier Demonstrations Planned Across Iowa
In Keokuk and Washington counties a chinch bug barrier demonstration is scheduled with County Agent William Roudabush leading efforts. Entomologist A D Worthington from Ames will join on Wednesday afternoon at the William Darbyshire farm near Washington to encourage township leaders to attend and support future meetings.
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Ames
A.H
Sigourney
Maurice Soulis
Keokuk
Washington
A. D. Worthington
Washington County
William Darbyshire
William Roudabush
Fence Drift and the Call to Work in Cedar Rapids
A reflective column questions youth unemployment and pride in earning a living. The piece recalls past struggles, warns against chasing money for its own sake, and urges readers to seek honest labor and personal integrity.
Steers Bring Strong Prices at Chicago Market
Dubuque feeders Ed Reiter and John Kurt sold three carloads of cattle on Chicago's Wednesday market. Kurt received 9.25 per cwt for 1150 lb long yearlings and 9.60 for 1298 lb stock. Reiter sold 40 steers averaging 1254 lb at 9.65 per cwt.
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Dubuque
Reiter
John Kurt
Dubuque County
Chicago
Kurt
Heavy cattle prices rise to highest since 1932
The June issue of Agricultural Economic Facts from Ames reports cattle prices for heavy, grain fed stock have strengthened to levels not seen since 1932. Demand remains solid, with lighter summer slaughter and drought driven grass cattle adding mixed pressure on markets.
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the Gazette
AMES
Corn
United States Department of ‘Agriculture
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Ray Anderson
Axline
International News Service
Peter Pan Bakers
Lydia E. Pinkham
Genetics
C. F.’ Curtiss
Wilton Jct
Decorah
Littleton
Sophia Manroas
Parkelp
Cedar Rapids Health Center
O.R.C
Milo’s
Fourth Avenue
Sat
Parlor City
DIAL
Bisquick
16Th Ave
W. LL. Matl
C.1
North Tama
Hamburg
RB. F. A
Shanghai
China
First Avenue
Amers
First Ave. E
Sunkist Lemons
Winesap Apples
Sunkist
Minnesota
Soda
Graham Crax
Jane Goode
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