Two Year Old Angus Bull Sells High at Maquoketa Auction
The Maquoketa sale saw Rosemere cattle shipping to New Zealand and multiple states, with a 2-year-old Angus bull bringing 2200 dollars. Buyers included Gray Brothers, L Laflin, and Charles Neale, as well as university and industry reps.
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Angus
Maquoketa
Lewess
Springdale
Nyla
Creston
Rosemere
Wayland Hopgiev
Wright-Stevenson
Westc
New Zealand
Clint Blake
Hopley
Canada
Sam Fullerton
Miami
Okla
Crab Orchard
Neb
Charles T. Neale
Gordonsvile
University of Tennessee At Knoxville
New York
Michigan
Virginia
Illinois
Minnesota
Kansas
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iowa
Oregon
Gray Brothers
Toledo
W. A Hansen
Dixon F . Donovan
Bernard
John Sheets
Otto Sveberger
Maqucken
Earl Mayberry
Fulton
F G Plummer
Marston
Orr Brothers
Thornton
Lime and Cement Company
Davenport
Fred Veach
Bellevue
Fred J Novacheck
Wyoming
Col
Series of Soybean Programs Planned in Iowa
A set of open forum soybean conferences is planned in Iowa the week of July 6. Meetings will discuss soybean issues with growers, processors, buyers, and scientists, visiting cities Toledo De Gir Replis Washington DeWitt Maquoketa. Ames extension service and Milwaukee Road sponsor. sessions include grading demonstrations and talks on varieties harvesting and storage.
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Iowa
Toledo
de Gir Replis
Washington
DeWitt
Maquoketa
Agricultural
iLesn EH Robbins
Ames Extension
Dres
Swils
Ames
Iona Coop
Rex Beresford
Drofessor
Animal Hasbenier
Whiteside
Has, Seed and Seed Division
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Whitemds
Dyes
Pracher
Whch
Grover Miehe Wins Fayette Judging Meet
Special to The Gazette Fayette town saw Grover Miehe lead a Fayette County judging team in a statewide contest. Despite garbled OCR, reports indicate strong performance across beef steers dairy cattle and other salable livestock with top placements and high scores from the Fayette entrants.
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Grover Miehe
Fayette
Dean Phillen
Scere
Enine
Hybrid Corn Club In Iowa County Lists 12 Members
Twelve members are enrolled in the Hybrid Corn Club in Iowa County this year. Members include Marvin Humphrey Dean Humphrey Melvin Shaull Arthur Schultz Burdene Lortz George Stenl Lawrence Vercande Donald Enochson Eugene Livingston Herbert Wallace Robert Wallace and Roland Holden. The three year program aims to spark interest and teach hand pollination in year one, train crossing block techniques in year two, and increase seed lines for single and grand crosses in year three.
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Spemel
Marengo
Iowa County
Marvin Humphrey
Dean Humphrey
Melvin Shaull
Arthur Schultz Burdene Lortz
George Stenl
Lawrence Vercande
Donald Enochson
Eugene Livingston
Herbert Wallace
Robert Wallace
Roland Holden
1000 Acres Sweet Corn Contracted Near Garrison
1 000 acres of sweet corn contracted near Garrison with harvest set for Saturday. The article notes farmers, fees, and market activity around the corn crop and mentions other crops and prices in the region.
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Garrison
Boccia
Gnuertve
Seturdey
Farm Fires Reported In Jackson County In '35
A historical note reports numerous farm fires in Jackson County during 1935. The fragmented text mentions investigations, local officials, and references to arson or accidental blazes affecting farms.
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Jackson County
Allamakee C T A 1 Averages 30.5 Lbs Butterfat In May
Waukon reports Allamakee County Cow Test Association No 1 records for May show 452 cows in 26 herds averaging 721 pounds of milk and 0.5 pounds of butterfat. High cow was Ross Roths purebred Holstein at 2114 pounds milk and 22.8 butterfat. herd average 1127 pounds milk and 45.2 butterfat.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Howard Gordon
Ross Roth
Joan Geeke
Grace
Johnson County Distributes 175000 Corn Hog Payments
Johnson County Farm Bureau began the distribution of about 175000 dollars in corn-hog protection checks. The first shipments were sent Monday to eligible corn-hog participants with the remaining 56190 dollars expected in a few days.
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Johnson County
Epee
Gezette Igwa
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Johnson County Farmere Crergs
Linn 4-H Boy Clears Expense On 5 Calves In Three Years
Milton Smith, a Linn county 4-H dairy calf club member, raises five calves for the Central City fair. His two third year heifers produced 2465 pounds of milk and 137.9 pounds butterfat in 136 days achieving $549.1 product value and $29.91 net profit. A second heifer produced 4392 pounds milk and 253.9 pounds butterfat in 181 days valued at $101.41 with $63.41 profit. Total from these two cows plus prize money and calf values yields $221.32. after costs of $219.50 he nets $1.82.
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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
Ames reports grasshopper damage spreading from alfalfa to corn in southwestern Iowa. Entomologist A. D. Worthington cites counties with severe losses and urges early bran poisoning, inspection, and farm community cooperation to halt movement between fields.
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Ames
Iowa
A. D. Worthington
Iowa State College
Audubon
Shelby
Harrison
Pottawattamie
Montgomery
Fremont
Mills
Worthington
Federal aid expands poison aid for Iowa grasshoppers
Des Moines reports H. C. Aaberg says six more carloads of poison will reach Iowa, totaling fifty cars in two months to combat a grasshopper infestation. He notes enough poison covers 200000 acres, with the worst outbreak in southwestern Iowa and risk spreading to southern and southeastern areas. Aaberg cites a thousand tons in the last two weeks and estimates one ton kills three to five million grasshoppers.
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DES Moines
H. C. Aaberg
Iowa
Aaberg
Alfalfa Yields 114 Tons Per Acre At West Union
West Union reports the first hay cut of the year on the Philip Leibsohn Cedar Rapids farm two miles south of West Union. Tenant Floyd Fetters began a five acre alfalfa cut on Monday expecting 1.5 tons per acre as the crop is mowed 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 as snow boosts quality
C J Fawcett of Boston and Charles Sexton of the Iowa Wool Growers association report Iowa wool prices are up from May 1, 1935 levels and likely to rise further. Foreign shortages, strong CCC and military purchases, and cleaner, higher grade fleeces after snowy winters spur the trend. Iowa production near 6 million pounds with a 1 million pound weight shortfall. Advance payments of 20 cents a pound are being 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
Towa
Sexton
State
National Association
Ohio
Missouri
Indiana
Rowley Creamery Pays 28 30 for Butterfat
Rowley Farmers Co operative Creamery pays 30 cents a pound for No 1 butterfat received in the first half of May plus 29 cents for No 2 and 28 cents for No 3 butterfat reports secretary Joe McGrath. Last half of April butterfat values were 32 31 and 30 cents respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowley
Rowley Farmers Co-operative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
County Rally Day in Tama at Traer June 19
Special to The Gazette Tama county 4 H girls club Rally day set for Traer on June 19 with Fred Bruene welcoming address and Helen Winders replying. Annual reports by Yvonne Mitchell and Betty Berger. Roll call, music contest, officer installation, and leaders re organization. County awards presented. Traer commercial club greeting. honorary members inducted by Lincoln Loyal Lassies. Local groups perform including Dutch clog, health number, weaving, folk game, gypsy dance and minuet. Ella Loughran of Ames to speak.
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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 Places Second In Crops Judging Contest
Ames Royal host of Rippey Tuesday named the winner of the freshman crops judging contest at Iowa State College. Robert Thompson of Vinton took second, Elvin B. Fickel of Fairfield third, Henry L. Kling of Kellogg fourth, and Francis Reiss of Garrison fifth.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Robert Thompson
Vinton
Elvin B. Fickel
Fairfield
Henry L. Kling
Kellogg
Francis Reiss
Garrison
Hogs Sell in Cedar County at 10.25 Per Cwt
Frank Heneck of Cedar County sold seventy six hogs on the Chicago market. The animals averaged 205 pounds and brought 10.25 per hundredweight, a top market price. The hogs were about six months old.
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Tipton
Frank Heneck
Cedar County
Chicago
Kidney Trouble Guide and Haarlem Oil Capsule Ad
Advertisement claims kidney trouble causes awakenings and backs pain. Promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as an inexpensive diuretic from Haarlem, Holland, promising early relief and 50 years of use. urges purchase of 35 cent package at drugstores.
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Haarlem
Holland
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