2-Year-Old Angus Bull Brings $2,200 At Maquoketa Sale
H A Douglas of Bronson Michigan paid 2200 dollars for Barbarian of Rosemere 93rd two year old bull at the Rosemere Aberdeen Angus sale in Maquoketa. The saletotaled 15560 dollars, averaging 250 per head with 63 head sold to buyers in ten states and New Zealand.
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Angus
Maquoketa
Aquoketa
H. A. Douglas
Bronson
Mich
Barbarian
Douglas
Michigan
Bethel Farm
Pine Plains
N. Y
Barbara
Rosemere
New Zealand
L. C. Eaton
Springdale
S. R. Pierce
Creston
Ill
Pride of
Wayland Hopley
Atlantic
Hopley
Wright-Stevenson Company
Wellington
Clint Blake
Canada
Sam Fullerton
Miami
Okla
L. E. Laflin
Crab Orchard
Neb
Charles T. Neale
Gordonsville
University of Tennessee At Knoxville
New York
Virginia
Illinois
Minnesota
Kansas
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iowa
Oregon
Gray Brothers
Toledo
W. A. Hansen
Dixon
F. D. Donovan
Bernard
John Sheets
Otto Seeberger
Earl Mayberry
Fulton
F. Plummer
Marion
Orr Bihiicee Thornton
Builders Lime and Cement Company
Davenport
Fred Veach
Bellevue
Fred J. Novacheck
Wyoming
Grover Miehe Tops Fayette Dairy Judging Meet
Grover Miehe of Maynard led a 52-competitor livestock judging tour in Fayette county with a 93 percent best placing across six classes including beef steers dairy cattle and fat hogs. Dean Platt of Oelwein from Fayette county's 1935 dairy judging team ranked second with 92.5 percent.
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Gazette
Fayette
Grover Miehe
Maynard
Fayette County
Dean Platt
Oelwein
Farm Union Chief Seeks Corn Loan Extensions
A. J. Johnson of the Iowa Farmers Union demands extension of corn loans beyond July 1 and a corn sealing program to prevent forced liquidation. He accuses the administration of signaling no 1936 corn loans and predicts price collapse that could erase the value of stored grain. Johnson backs mortgage moratorium extensions to shield farmers.
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Des Moines
A. J. Johnson
Farmers Union
Wallace
Johnson
Iowa Farmers Union
Hybrid Corn Club In Iowa County Lists 12 Members
Twelve boys in Iowa county join 4 H club corn breeding this year. Members include Marvin Humphrey Dean Humphrey Melvin Shaull Arthur Schultz Burdette Lortz George Stahl Lawrence Vercande Donald Enochson Eugene Livingston Herbert Wallace Robert Wallace and Roland Holden. The three year program aims to build interest in hybrid corn, teach hand pollination, crossing block technique, and seed production for single and double crosses.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Marvin Humphrey
Dean Humphrey
Melvin Shaull
Arthur Schultz
Burdette Lortz
George Stahl
Lawrence Vercande
Donald Enochson
Eugene Livingston
Herbert Wallace
Robert Wallace
Roland Holden
One Thousand Acres Sweet Corn Contracted Near Garrison
Harvesting of early June peas began in the Garrison area with a good yield. One thousand acres of sweet corn and several acres of beans have been contracted among local farmers. Corn will be packed at the Garrison cannery and beans at Vinton plant.
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Vinton
Farm Fires Reported in Jackson County
A Jackson county survey cited sixteen farm fires last year. The Andrew Future Farmers 4-H club met at Junior March’s home near Andrew to review the fire prevention program directed by E. A. Stampe and County Agent F. E. Krause.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County
Andrew Future Farmers
Junior March
Andrew
E. A. Stampe
F. E. Krause
Series of Soybean Programs Planned in Iowa Week
A series of soybean conferences is scheduled in Iowa during the week of July 6. Open forums will bring together growers processors buyers and scientists to discuss soybeans as a mutual concern with five meetings at Toledo Cedar Rapids Washington DeWitt and Maquoketa.
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Toledo
Cedar Rapids
De-Witt
Washington
Maquoketa
Iowa
DeWitt
Agricultural Department of the Milwaukee Railroad
Leon H. Robbins
Ames Extension Service
E. S. Dyas
Rex Beresford
Ames
H. H. Whiteside
Hay
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Dyas
Allamakee C T A 1 Averages 30 5 Lbs Butterfat In May
Allamakee County Cow Test association No 1 reports for May that 452 cows in 26 herds averaged 721 pounds of milk and 30.5 pounds of butterfat. Eighty one cows exceeded 40 pounds butterfat, nine exceeded 60 pounds, one surpassed 70, and one topped 80. High cow was a Ross Roth Holstein with 2114 pounds milk and 88.8 butterfat. John Goeke led the herd of 16 grade Holsteins, averaging 1127 pounds milk and 45.8 butterfat.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Howard Gordon
Ross Roth
John Goeke
Johnson County Distributes 175000 in Corn Hog Payments
Iowa City reports the Johnson County Farm Bureau began distributing about 175000 in corn hog production control checks received Monday. Remaining 50600 payments are due in the next few days to area farmers.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Johnson County
Linn 4-H Boy Clears Expense On 5 Calves In Three Years
Milton Smith son of Lloyd Smith of Central City Linn county 4-H dairy calf club participant raises five calves in his third year. Calves include two third year grade heifers a second year purebred and two first year heifers. Milk outputs and butterfat totals yield a net profit of 93.32 from two cows plus 44 in prizes and small calves while total returns reach 221.32 against 219.50 in costs leaving a 1.82 profit for Milton and his five calves.
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Milton Smith
Lloyd Smith
Central City
Milton
Prairie Union Wildcat
Linn County
Betty
Goldie
Grasshoppers Move Into Corn Fields Across Iowa
A. D. Worthington of Iowa State College reports grasshopper outbreaks spreading from alfalfa into corn in southwestern Iowa. He notes heavy damage in Audubon Shelby Harrison and other counties, urges early bran poisoning, and reports limited poison bran supply and ongoing control demonstrations with strong farmer cooperation needed to stop interfield movement.
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Ames
Iowa
A. D. Worthington
Iowa State College
Audubon
Shelby
Harrison
Pottawattamie
Montgomery
Fremont
Mills
Mr. Worthington
Worthington
Crawford
Carroll
Guthrie
Dallas
Green
Grasshopper Infestation Prompting Massive Poison Drops
Des Moines reports Assistant Secretary H C Aaberg said federal aid will ship six extra carloads of poison to Iowa, totaling fifty cars in two months to combat a grasshopper outbreak. Poison covers 200000 acres, with the worst area in southwestern Iowa and other regions at risk. Aaberg noted a thousand tons distributed in two weeks, with one ton killing three to five million grasshoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
H. C. Aaberg
Iowa
Aaberg
Alfalfa Yields 11 Percent Tons Per Acre Near West Union
The first hay cutting in Fayette county is underway on the Philip Leibsohn farm two miles south of West Union. Tenant Floyd Fetters began cutting a five acre alfalfa field on Monday and expects about one and a half tons per acre as the crop is harvested before the second growth reaches full height.
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West Union
Fayette County
Philip Leibsohn
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Fetters
Wool prices rise in Iowa clip says Fawcett
C J Fawcett of Boston and Charles Sexton of the Iowa Wool Growers Association report Iowa wool prices are 12 cents or more above May 1 1935 and likely to climb as foreign supply tightens. Iowa’s 1935 clip under 6 million pounds cleaner, higher quality due to snowy winter. advance payments of 20 cents a pound are issued to producers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
C. J. Fawcett
Boston
National Wool Marketing Association
Fawcett
Charles Sexton
Ferguson
Iowa Wool Growers Association
America
CCC
United States
Australia
South America
Sexton
State
National Association
Ohio
Missouri
Indiana
Rowley Creamery Butterfat Prices Range in May
Rowley Farmers Cooperative Creamery paid 30 cents a pound for No 1 butterfat 29 cents for No 2 and 28 cents for No 3 in the first half of May 1940 reports secretary Joe McGrath. Last half of April yielded 32 31 and 30 cents respectively.
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Rowley
Rowley Farmers Co-operative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
County Rally Day In Tama Scheduled June 19 At Traer
Tama county 4 H girls club Rally day set for June 19 at Traer with welcome address by Fred Bruene Gladbrook and response by Miss Helen Winders. Yvonne Mitchell secretary Betty Berger treasurer annual reports roll call of clubs music contest county officers elected and installed leadership talks by Edith Huffman and Burns Byram county awards presented greetings from Traer commercial club honorary members initiated by Lincoln Loyal Lassies. Local performances include Dutch clog by Go Getters health number by Clever Carboneers Swedish weaving by Crystal Sunbeams gypsy dance by Geneseo Hustlers and minuet by Crystal Sunbeams plus speaker Miss Ella Loughran Ames.
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Toledo
Traer
Fred Bruene
Gladbrook
Helen Winders
Yvonne Mitchell
Betty Berger
Edith Huffman
Burns Byram
Geneseo
Ella Loughran
Ames
Vinton Lad Takes Second in Crops Judging Contest
Vinton teenager Robert Thompson placed second in the crops judging event at Iowa State College. Elvin B. Fickel of Fairfield finished third, Henry L. Kling of Kellogg was fourth, and Francis Reiss of Garison placed fifth.
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Vinton Lad
Iowa State College
Robert Thompson
Vinton
Elvin B. Fickel
Fairfield
Henry L. Kling
Kellogg
Francis Reiss
Garrison
Hog Price Report From Tipton Auction
Frank Heneck of Cedar County sold seventy six hogs at Chicago market averaging 205 pounds for 10.25 dollars per hundredweight. The pigs were about six months old and topped the market.
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Tipton
Frank Heneck
Cedar County
Chicago
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promised Health Benefit
An old advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a trusted remedy for aches pains and uric acid conditions. It claims fifty years of use and urges readers to buy a 35 cent package at drugstores. The copy emphasizes diuretic action and lists symptoms like backache nervousness and nighttime urination.
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Haarlem
Ment
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Har-R-Rumf
Fattleton
William
George Mills
Towa Daily Press Bureau
Rowley Creamery
H. E. Henderson
Higley Building
First Ave
Dial
Tittle Bros
Tama
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Thursday
June Uy
Beverly Yar Rapids
Jersey
Guernsey
H. E. Page Cattle CO
A. V
Art) O’brien
Sunkist
Palmer
Green Mountains
Japan
Market Basket Food Shop
Third Avenue SE
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