Tudor dispersal auction sets national Angus average record
At Glyn Mawr farm near Olin Iowa J M Milt Tudor dispersed his 88 Angus herd selling 88 head for 4845 average 600 62 a U S year high. Bulls and cows sold to buyers in Illinois Wyoming Missouri Indiana Wisconsin Maryland New York and South Carolina with Oldfield Farm Galena Md paying top 1800 for a cow with calf and multiple cows at 1000 or more. Heaviest Iowa buyer was David Wine Marshalltown with seven head totaling 4050. Tudor 30 year breeder and master show judge capped a record sale trend for purebreds in year.
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United States
J. M
Milt” Tudor
Glyn Mawr
Three Wand
Olin
Tudor
Oldfield Farm
Galena
Andy Anderson
Encampment
Wyo
F .A. Whithead
Kahoka
L. L. O'Brien
Mukwonago
Wis
F. W. Bradlyn and Son
Avon.s
J. F Leslie
Springfield
Iowa
Illinois
Wyoming
Missouri
Indiana
Wisconsin
Maryland
New York
South Carolina
Milo’ Tudor
Mr . Tudor
Eight Bulls Stay to Town Auction Drives Prices Up
Des Moines bidder Ward Benson buys one bull for 875 dollars while Dixon and Solon sellers obtain prices from 324 to 675 dollars. Towuns Floyd Alien of Marshalltown buys eight bulls as yearlings bring 235 to 565 dollars and senior calves fetch 175 to 250 dollars. Art Thompson auctioneer from Lincoln sells cows and heifers. Nels Kraschel handles bulls. Henry Haesemayer serves as clerk as six men relayed bids around the ring.
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Ward Benson
Des Moines
William Hanson
Dixon
Vince O'Brien
Solon
Otto Nobis
Davenport
Lynn Point Farm
Clarinda
Frank W. Pearson
Milton
Towuns Floyd Alien
Marshalltown
Walter Hedrick
North English
James McDonald
Independence
A. Brewer
Oxford Junction
Donohoe Brothers
Holbrook
Floyd Wirth
Baldwin
F D. Donovan
Bernard
Wesley Fensterman
Aurora
Art Thompson
Lincoln
Neb
Nels Kraschel
Harlan
Henry Haesemayer
Stanwood
Thompson
Kraschel
Ice cream consumption hits record 10.61 quarts per capita in 1941
The 1941 report shows United States per capita ice cream consumption at 10.61 quarts, the highest level recorded. This figure reflects broad dietary trends during wartime and rising consumer demand.
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United States
Fence Drift Bull Resold After Breach of Catalog Bid
A yearling Angus bull sold for 240 dollars at the Tudor sale when misread catalog caused byft. The buyer, an Illinois breeder, asked for a reoffer. The bull then sold again for 365 dollars to an Iowa breeder.
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Illinois
Iowa
Kelly and Hamer Holsteins Top Show at Waterloo
Sixts purebred Holsteins led the four county district show at Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress. J J Kelley of Black Hawk county claimed senior and grand champion bull and top two female prizes, while O L Hamer of Black Hawk won senior female and grand champion. Ed ward Boysen of Grundy showed the junior champion bull as a calf. Jens Ballerup of Waterloo judged. A dairy herd improvement and district premse event drew about 80 people with speakers Allen Kline and Hol eur Larson.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Comgress
Black Hawk
Benton
Grundy
Tama
J. J. Kelley
Black Hawk County
O. L. Hamer
Edward Boysen
Grundy County
Jens Ballerup
Judden
Allen Kline
Vinton
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Holeur Larson
Dike
State Dairy Commission
Angus Tour in Iowa County Set for June 15
The Iowa County Angus Breeders Association tour will start at 8 a.m. on the Henry Schmuecker farm two miles north of Amana. Morning stops include Don Koenigham, Cash Brothers, W. J. Hanson, and J. G and T. M. Donohoe. Afternoon visits cover Clarence Smith, J. C. McCabe, J. W. Driscoll, Leslie Oliver, McCune, ONeal, and Howard Nicholas. A noon dinner at Holbrook, with D. H. Zentmire hosting, features talks by Bill Barton and Carl Oldson.
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Williamsburg
Henry Schmuecker
Amana
Iowa County Angus Breeders Association
J.C. McCabe
Don Koenigham
Cash Brothers
W. J. Hanson
J. G
T. M. Donohoe
Clarence Smith
J. C. McCabe
J. W. Driscoll
Leslie Oliver
McCune
O'Neil
Howard Nicholas
Holbrook
D. H. Zentmire
Marengo
Bill Barton
Chicago
National Angus Organization
Carl Oldson
Ames
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Dairy Herd Tests In Clayton-Delaware Show Strong Uplift
Special to The Gazette EDGEWOOD The 460 rows including 42 dry on test in the Clayton-Delaware Dairy Herd Improvement Association averaged 821 pounds milk and 32.6 pounds butterfat for May. Harold Huebsch of Strawberry Point led the association with a herd of 22 purebred Jerseys averaging 477 pounds milk and 32.6 pounds butterfat for the month.
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Edgewood
Clayton-Delaware
Manchest er farmer pens farrow sows on field plan
Special to The Gazette. Ross W. Childs operates 400 acres near Manchester and raises 57 brood sows this year while cooperating with a government lumber use program. He builds field shelters from local timber, feeds and waters sows daily, and keeps pigs on clean ground. He expects to market sows in September and pigs a year later, with about 300 pigs farrowed to date from 42 sows. A time saving hog waterer using four 55 gallon barrels aids daily chores.
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Manchester
Ross W. Childs
Timothy
Childs
Anti-Inflation Parleys Planned in Linn County
About 160 simultaneous anti inflation meetings are planned in Linn County for June 29. Rex Conn announced the Linn event during a Marion briefing attended by 65 people. Educational cooperators will host neighbor focused talks to explain the national anti inflation plan and discuss wartime price trends and economic background with local residents.
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Linn
Marion
Rex Conn
Cedar Rapids
County Farm Bureau
Ames Extension Service
Linn County
Mr. Conn
H. S. Nicol
Fieldman
Cedar Valley Farms Business Association
Iowa
Scrap metal drive nets 400 tons for war efforts
In Delaware county a county campaign collected over 400 tons of scrap metal to support war needs, signaling strong local participation and resource mobilization.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Five Billion Pounds of Farm Goods for Lend Lease
The U S Agriculture Department reports about five billion pounds of farm products delivered to United Nations lend-lease representatives through May 1 1942. Total cost of 4 977 475 000 pounds shipped since April 1941 is 651 529 000 dollars with April deliveries up 2x March as eggs meat and concentrated foods rise.
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Nicol
United States
Washington, D. C
United Nations
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Commodity Credit Corporation
Fayette County Wool Pool Set for June 18 at West Union
The second Fayette county wool pool will be held June 18 from 8 am to 12 noon at the Chandler warehouse in West Union. An advance of 42 cents per pound for No 1 wool is set by the state association, about 90 percent of expected returns. The county sheep dipping tank starts around June 15 under I. S. Sorge of Randalia, charging 10 cents per head for 100 head or less and 9 cents for flocks over 100.
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Garvette
West Union
Fayette County
Chandler
I. S Sorge
Randalia
Fifteen Cedar County 4-H Girls to Attend State Convention
Tipton 4-H club members from Cedar County will travel to Ames for the state 4-H convention this week. The group includes 15 girls representing the club and demonstrates ongoing youth agricultural education in the region.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Ames
Beverly Cattle foreman commutes by horse near Cedar Rapids
Donovan Bud Gruhn yard foreman for the Beverly Cattle company rides a horse to work five miles from Cedar Rapids, living at 2128 Wilson Avenue SW. With rising gas rationing and tire wear concerns, Gruhn chooses the saddle for his daily commute of more than three miles each way, using the trained cattle pony in the yards.
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Donovan
Bud” Gruhn
Beverly Cattle Company
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Avenue
Gruhn
Veterinarians Elect Helming Head Cedar Valley Association
Dr R B Helming of Cresen was elected president of the Cedar Valley Veterinary association in Waterloo. Dr M W Osburn of Independence named vice president with C B Strain of Dunkerton reelected secretary treasurer. 87 veterinarians and wives from 17 counties attended the Monday meeting.
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Waterloo
R. B. Helming
Cresen
Cedar Valley Veterinary Association
M. W. Osburn
Independence
C B_ Strain
Dunkerton
V. S. Lames
Dike
Philippines
H L. McNellis
C. L. Moles
C. C Graham
Wellsburg
L. P. Scott
J. Tellinghausen
Mildred Moles
4-H Girls Reorganize at Scotch Grove Sunshine Club
The Scotch Grove Sunshine 4-H group reorganizes with Eloise Sutherland as leader and Leslie Balster as assistant. Alice Clark becomes president with June Henrichs as vice president Greta Kuhns as secretary treasurer Kathleen Paulsen as reporter and Arlene Kuhns as historian.
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Scotch Grove
Sunshine Girls
Eloise Sutherland
Leslie Balster
Alice Clark
June Henrichs
Greta Kuhns
Kathleen Paulsen
Arlene Kuhns
Delivery Pool Suggested for Iowa Farm Shipments
Iowa feed and grain dealers proposed a nine district delivery pool to coordinate cattle, feed and grain trucks. The plan aims to maximize truck loads on both trips with district offices to direct shipments. Raymond Fleck was named chair and G C Sumner secretary treasurer. The proposal goes to the ODT for approval by June 20.
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G. C. Sumner
Grinnell
ODT
Des Moines
Mud Covers Lowlands as High Waters Recede
The Wapsipinicon river began to recede along the banks leaving mud and destruction in lowland pastures and crops. Corn cultivation delayed. fields wet and some weedy. Early cherries ripening scarce, late cherries more plentiful. Potatoes in bloom and growing rapidly.
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TROY
Wapsipin
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Fayette Farm Bureau sports festival canceled for war program
Fayette county Farm Bureau picnic and sports festival in June will not be held this year. President Jo Fyngels announced the cancellation as part of the war program adjustments.
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Fayette
Fayette County Farm Bureau
Jo Fyngels
County Farm Bureau
Cooperative group to meet at Purdue in August
Lafayette Indiana Aug 10 14 the annual meeting of the American Institute of Cooperation educational affiliation of 10600 farmer cooperatives in the United States will be held at Purdue University.
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Lafayette
Ind
American Institute of Cooperation
United States
Purdue University
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