May sets record cattle calf slaughter in packing history
May slaughter figures from the bureau of animal industry show Calves and Cattle at record highs, while Hog and Sheep totals vary. Drought liquidation boosted cattle losses, with hogs falling short of earlier runs amid lighter weights and a smaller overall five month total. Des Moines hog trade rises with prices firming on lighter runs and improved weather, as buyers expect June movement amid potential continued rains.
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Chicago
Bureau of Animal Industry
Des Moines
Anamosa Farmer Sells 1179-Pound Steers at Chicago Market
Special to The Gazette reports P H Paulsen of Jones county sold a load of 1179 pound steers on Thursday at the Chicago market for 8.25 dollars per hundredweight.
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The
Anamosa
P. H. Paulsen
Jones County
Chicago
Iowa Rain Record To Date This Year
Precipitation data shows 24 hours to Saturday 7 a.m. with .65 inch. June to date totals are 2.00 inches above normal 1.47. deficiency 0.53. Jan 1 to date is 6.46 inches versus 12.30 normal, deficit 5.84 inches.
Farm Women In Buchanan Stage Achievement Day
Independence report notes three hundred Farm Bureau women attended the Achievement day with home furnishings on display. Speaker Mrs Ellsworth Richardson of Albia praised farm organizations for improving farmer and family conditions, saying without them farmers would be in peonage. Westbury township won blue ribbon for most men, top township exhibit rating, and best Farm Bureau slogan. Exhibit ratings listed for Westbury Byron Hagleton Sumner and Buffalo. Judging was by Mrs E May Larsen and Mrs C H Pelham chaired the meeting.
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Independence
Farm Bureau
Ellsworth Richardson
Albia
Westbury Township
Westbury
Byron
Hagleton
Sumner
Buffalo
E. May Larsen
Ames Extension Service
C. H. Pelham
Fairbank
Holiday Association To Meet Tuesday At Marion
Farmers Holiday Association of Linn county will meet Tuesday at Marion at 8 p m. Art Hoover of Springfield president announces the gathering will end with a dance.
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Marion
Farmers Holiday Association of
Linn County
Art Hoover
Springville
Oelwein Creamery Pays 28 Cents For Butterfat
Oelwein cooperative creamery patrons received 28 cents a pound for first half of May butterfat, reports Frank Schroeder, secretary.
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Oelwein Creamery
Oelwein
Oelweiln
Corn Knee High on Tobacco Ground Near McGregor
On the John Flaucher farm near McGregor the corn stands knee high four weeks before the usual Fourth of July mark despite drought. Flaucher says early planting, good soil, and careful cultivation have kept the crop ahead. he has cultivated it four times. The field previously grew tobacco for several years before last season’s corn.
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Mcgregor
John Flaucher
Iowa
Rain Lifts East Iowa Feed Picture Amid Drought Strain
Rain eased eastern Iowa feed shortages as pastures recover slowly. Farmers fear overgrazing new growth while cattle need alternative feeds. Oats and small grains were reseeded, with hope for hay if grain fails. Corn yields show strongest early benefit from the moisture.
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Iowa
Oneida rain boosts crops. oat losses noted in area
A long Friday rain with strong winds and a dust storm improved crop prospects in Oneida while oats headed poorly and rye headed but not filled. Soybeans rise to 2.50 per bushel. Sudan grass seed scarce. Tent caterpillars damage trees as Gre Ida Grange campaigns against pests. In Oelwein, George Sauerbry replants oats with soybeans after poor heading.
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Oneida
Sudan
Gre Ida Grange
Johnson County Club Lads Inspect Baby Beef Calves
Johnson county 4-H baby beef club members inspect calves during a tour visiting 21 farms in Johnson county. Robert Flannery, 12, shows his calf Chubby, dropped Sept 27 from an Earica-bred Angus cow, weighing 620 pounds. The group toured Oxford area and noted progress in feeding livestock ahead of summer showings.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County
Robert Flannery
James Flannery
Oxford
Chubby
Eileenmere
Robert
Robert Hager
Carl Oldsen
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Washington
Ames
Washington County
Dairy and crop recovery amid rains in Delaware county
In Manchester Delaware county farmers report relief from showers that revived pastures and oats, with late potatoes being planted and forage crops sown to offset poor hay. Cattle graze roadside and rail lines to boost milk flow as gardens are replanted after drought, with soybean seed at 2.35 a bushel and other seeds like Sudan grass eight cents a pound.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Delaware County
Cee Ray
Sudan
Drought Eases as Rain Reaches LaFayette and Alice Areas
Heavy rains on Friday relieved drought tensions between LaFayette and Alice. Farmers have been pasturing roadsides and dense timber lands to feed livestock. A schoolyard was fenced for sheep grazing to provide fodder.
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Lafayette
Alice
Livestock Prices Shaped by Wide Forces Amid Drought
The article outlines how livestock markets face a mix of shocks from economic turmoil to drought. Federal measures like FSRC and AAA purchases, a processing tax on hogs, and drought relief buys reshaped prices from hogs to cattle and lambs. Record highs and sharp shifts show the breadth of influences beyond simple supply and demand.
Market trends and farm relief in May cattle and corn talks
The piece notes springer prices above 11 dollars two weeks ago and old crop shorn offerings above 9, with live market declines and springers dropping below 9 last week while older yearlings fell below 7. Sheep markets have been strong since year start. It attributes lamb price strength to dry weather and consumer demand, warns pork tax shifting demand to beef, and praises the AAA sealing program restoring corn value at 47 cents a bushel, arguing it could save feeders from higher costs later as liquidation hits livestock.
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FSRC
AAA
Chicago
Strong Fall Egg Market Seen Ahead by Col L Brown
Drought reduced egg receipts and quality. prices steady as fall demand rises. Aug 1 holdings expected light, boosting a strong fall market. Peddler eggs nuisance prompts proposed licensing, while Canadian candling eyes the green light technique. Butter holds firm. rain needed to reverse drought. New York milk prices up one cent, NYC to aid needy with eight cent quart distribution. A one cent tax on milk advertising slated to fund a state marketing effort. Fancy roasting chickens scarce. late heavy roasters may yield profits for early finishers.
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L. Brown
New York City
Egegs
Hucksters Vex
New York
Department of Agriculture
New York State
Iowa County 4-H Officers Elected at Rally Day
Mildred Peters of six miles south of Marengo was elected president of Iowa county 4-H girls. Madie Williams of Williamsburg became vice president Evelyn Geiger of North English secretary and Florence Zuber of Conroy historian. Williams also won best groomed 4-H girl and will attend the state convention. Sumner township club led by Mrs Joe Gaunt won the music memory contest with Marengo and Honey Creek as runners up. About two hundred girls and leaders attended as James B Edwards of Marengo serves as county chair.
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Williamsburg
Mildred Peters
Marengo
Iowa County
Madie Williams
Evelyn Geiger
North English
Florence Zuber
Conroy
Miss Williams
Sumner Township
Joe Gaunt
Marengo Township
Wilson Ashby
Honey Creek
8S. F. Sherman
James B. Edwards
Chinch bug control shipment reaches Iowa counties
Des Moines reports the state agriculture department expands the chinch bug program with twenty cars of coal gas drip, 10 000 gallons per car from Minneapolis, plus eight more cars ordered. Distribution targets southern counties including Appanoose, Davis, Keokuk, Des Moines, and others under a $1,000,000 congressionally funded program.
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Congress
Aaberg
Davis County
Appanoose
Adams
Clarke
Decatur
Davis
Keokuk
Des Moines
van Buren
Muscatine
Madison
Louisa
Marion
Page
Taylor
Ringgold
Monroe
Wapello
Wayne
Mills
Johnson County Livestock Association Reports 27120395
E K Hegg of the Johnson County Livestock Marketing Association says the year ended May 30 totaled 271,203.95 with 265,207.75 paid to shippers. Readiness included 19,461 head across hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep. Directors elected were Paul Coulter, George in Iowa City, and Oren Gray of Tiffin.
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Iowa City
E. K. Hegg
Manater
Johnson County Livestock Marketing Association
Hegg
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Muscatine
Union Stockyards
Chicago
Chicago Packer
Paul Coulter
George
Oren Gray
Tiffin
Decision On Use Of Contract Acres Is Expected Today
Washington AP reports a Farm Administration decision on relaxing restrictions for planting stock feed on contracted drought acres awaited Secretary Wallace arrival. Alfred C. Stedman said Wallace would meet Davis after a swing through the hardest hit states. Restrictions have already been removed on fodder corn and grain sorghum on all but contracted land.
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Washington
Blairstown Farmers Plow Corn For Ailing Neighbor
A Blairstown neighborhood bee was held on the Joe Barthelmes farm. Sixty five acres were plowed with ten teams and corn plows. Seven men and teams plowed twenty acres by 9 am as Barthelmes, ill with pneumonia, receives aid from neighbors.
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the Gazette
Blairstown
Joe Barthelmes
Barthelmes
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar Notes
Linn County Farm Bureau calendar lists this week events including a Wednesday evening township meeting in Maine, a Thursday 10 a.m. Linn County 4-H girls club Rally Day at Coe College Chapel, and a Friday joint meeting of Cow Test Associations No. 1 and 3 at Thomas Park, Marion.
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Linn
Farm Bureau
Linn County
Maine
Coe College Chapel
Thomas Park
Marion
Hamilton proposes farm residence improvements
Harold Hamilton of northwest Winthrop has set a contract for extensive improvements on his farm residence, calling for an expenditure of approximately an undisclosed amount with work to cover structural repairs and modernization. The project aims to upgrade living quarters and efficiency, reflecting a sizable investment in the property and local farming stability.
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Winthrop
Harold Hamilton
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O. E. Lantz
First Avenue
Beedal
George Sauerbry
Johnson County Club
Robert Flannery and
Acme Feed Co
First Street
Co-Op Business Reported
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Hunter
Gray
Ben C. Johnson
Mgr
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Gene Fagan
P. C. Lassen
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W. R. Harmon
Kitlan
Granby
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