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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1937
Page
8
AP report outlines a policy view that 303 million acres could cover domestic consumption, soil conservation, and farm income. It analyzes required harvested land, feed needs, and fiber production to support a national farm program within five years, noting debates among experts on the feasibility.
Fragmentary OCR mentions fence drift and related terms, with scattered proper nouns and dates unclear. Readable bits point to a local notice involving a fence issue, possible farm or land use context, and referenced entities like RFA. No clear outcome or action remains evident.
A garbled summary reports Washington CTA batterfat average at 34.8 with scattered notes on foetal tests and tied figures. Mentions peers, fields, and a long list of unclear names and values, including references to Tre Ge and Riley.
Linc Tow, a farmer three miles east of Norway, tends a six acre field of knee high Hybrid No 114 corn planted April 23. The variety, from a Jones seed company, shows rapid growth after a slow start, with four kernels per hill and about four plants per hill in nearly every hill across the field.
Administration spokesmen warn inflation could persist even with prosperity unless government controls curb risk. They stress land bank financing at low rates may spur a land boom and harm national land values. Miners, born near Lowman New York, runs a 14 acre Ithaca area farm producing 75,000 chicks and 5,000 hens yearly. Myers, an enduring recovery official, says FCA offers service, not goods, and urges wise credit use as a two edged sword.
Marengo agrees to ban hula dancers and concessions at the annual 4-H show to align with the Marengo jubilee dates. Officials say funds for expenses and prize money must be provided, and organizers aim for a clean, legitimate program.
The June meeting of the East Central Veterinary Associations is set for Thursday evening in Cedar Rapids. Drs. J. W. Griffith of Cedar Rapids H E Tyner of New London L W Kellogg of Argenta and North W A Kippen of Independence will present reports. A leading Gosom led by Dr. R M Hat Feed in Cedar Rapids will be discussed along with federal veterinary inspector report from J C Glenn of Benas Tipwe and P O Newal of Eleie Watt.
Special to The Gazette Tipton delegates to Cedar county girls 4-H clubs will attend the state convention in Ames June 16 to 19. From local clubs come Barbara Krob Marjorie Whitman Cass Linn Opal Hass Red Oak Dorothea Cosgriff Fairfield Helen Wingert Center and Alice Busching Dayton township Marie Eiler and Ethel Kratzer earned reserve championship in demonstration at the state fair last year Two leaders will attend Mrs Arnold Mente Fairfield township and Helen Kelly Dayton township.
Special to The Gazette reports Wapello-Louisa county 4-H clubs will be represented at the state convention in Ames by fourteen girls and group leaders. The delegation includes Mrs Alice Williams and Bonna delle Fullerton of Columbus City township, Mrs Harry Bailey and Mary Helen Creighton of Eliot, Faye Desh and Mary Jane Dotson of Wapello, Pauline Naylor of Morning Sun, Miriam Heins of Wapello, Calra Deppey and Jeanne Weber of Wapello, Anita Black and Earlyne Wilson of Concord-Grandview, Mrs Marie Cornie of Morning Sun township, and Mrs Jack Cowen of Wapello.
The Benton County Rural Electric cooperative receives $200,600 to begin construction of the first 186 miles of lines with a second grant expected after completing the initial segment. A contract for construction of the first portion is to be let in about two weeks.
Ames Iowa reports a record blue invasion as 2560 girls and 1000 adult leaders prepare for the 4 H convention June 16 to 19 at Iowa State College. Speakers include Dr Bess Cunningham Isobel Crowe Ellen Pennell and Paul Weaver. The festival Epics of American Girlhood features a chorus of over 1000 voices.
Eldora hosts the Kiddie kar kitten ball as part of the Iowa Guernsey Breeders association picnic at Pine Lake park on June 16. Charles R Mountain of Des Moines, president, announced Elmer Hansen and Rodney Woodruff will captain the teams, with players mounted on kiddie bars. Lloyd Burlingham, manager of the National Dairy show, will give an address on the program.
A Muskogee Times Democrat clipping notes army worm damage in east central Oklahoma prompting cutting of wheat for ensilage. Grasshopper damage also reported. poison bait used as a control. The clipping was brought to the farm editor by A W Martin, former Oklahoma City journalist now in Cedar Rapids.
Oxford Junction creamery manager C. W. Rouse reports 38.25 cents a pound paid for sweet cream butterfat in May delivered at the plant. Cream hauling is 2 cents a pound. No. 1 cream delivered prices were 3525 and 3425 cents for May. very little No. 2 cream received. The creamery makes ice cream and operates retail stores at Oxford Junction Cascade Hopkinton Clarence and Lisbon.
A fragment describes a 622 pound herd and references individual weights around 727 pounds for a hoge or similar animal. Mentions Brege and Beovinentern Winne with partial illegible names and figures, suggesting a weigh-in or sale note with cattle or hog weights and related measurements.
Ronald Van Note and his brother Howard report South African and Argentine corn sprouting in Plato. Twenty four kernels of South African corn stand fifty far above ground while forty four kernels from Argentine stock have emerged. The boys will tend the foreign crop to compare it with domestic varieties planted for The Gazette. The seed came from samples of commercial imports at Chicago, not true seed.
Iowa meteorologist Charles D. Reed says June heat levels predict autumn frost impact on corn. His records show June average around 67 degrees correlates with lower frost damage, while cooler Junes raise frost risk. He notes warm Junes boost corn growth and hint at above normal July August temps, while first frost timing does not reliably forecast frost extent.
West Liberty recalls Jack and Jin, a 29 year old span of mules that worked together for a quarter century on Clifford L. Schooley’s farm four miles northwest of town. The pair’s teamship ended this spring with the death of one mule, the remaining beast still plowing corn.
Maplecrest farm of Wellman topped the district Holstein show with two grand championships seven firsts and three seconds. Thirty two cattle from eleven breeders exhibited before one hundred seventy five attendees. Grand champion bull and cow went to Maplecrest.
Walter Karnatz of Fredericksburg judged the grand champion bull while F A Chester and Sons of Plainfield took the grand champion cow at the district Holstein show. Edith Chester of Plainfield won the women's judging contest and Hubert Laures of New Hampton won the men's judging contest.
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