Linn reports sharp rise in Iowa draft colt numbers
Iowa farmers show growing interest in draft horse production with a potential 100 percent rise in some western areas. The 4-H draft colt club invites entries by July 1 under Club Agent Carl Smith as breeders note delayed foals due to spring field work and postwar breeding resumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Harrygan
Iowa Orse
Carl Smith
Linn
Sheldon
Primghar
Mr. Linn
Farmer Who Bought Corn To Feed Hogs Reflects On Profit
Interview with Will Ocelrich, share tenant on 200 acres north of Lamont since 1919, details farm costs and practices. He recalls corn at 35 cents a bushel, 39–40 cents current prices, alfalfa and soy bean efforts, and a 1923 modern house with 60 acres held by Talcott lineage. He discusses 4-H dairy calf plans, inoculation, and opinions on politics and farming outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will O¢elrich
Lamont
Melvin, Ill
Talcott
Fred Talcott
Horace Talcott
Bradford Talcott
4-H Girls Elect Officers and Queens at Rallies
Special to The Gazette Mildred Loun Webster was crowned queen of Keokuk county 4-H club at Friday’s rally. June Wenger was vice-president and Mary Denton historian. Merry Maids of South English won the Music Memory contest with Ever Ready of Keota second. Eleanor Lyle and Merlyn Bryant performed piano solos and Mildred Coon sang. Lulu Tregoning led the George and Martha Washington pageant. Alice Brown supervised the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Mildred Loun
Webster
Keokuk County
Wenger
Mary Denton
Merry Maids Club
South English
Eleanor Lyle
Keota
Merlyn Bryant
Mildred Coon
George
Martha Washington
Lulu Tregoning
Ames Extension Service
Alice Brown
Boy and his team Topsy and Ginger join father in farming
Donald Oelrich, a Lamont-area farmer, partners his 10-year-old son Donald Jr. with the pair of work horses Topsy and Ginger. The boy claimed the team on his tenth birthday, declaring they are now partners in the field alongside his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald
Donald Oelrich
Will Oelrich
Lamont
Topsy
Ginger
Iowa 4-H Colt Club Members Earn Premiums Across Counties
One hundred eighty two 4-H club boys in twenty three counties completed draft colt club work last year. In cooperation with the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders' association the program aimed to develop an appreciation of draft horses and their farm use. Fourteen two members exhibited at twenty three fairs winning one thousand one hundred sixty five dollars in premiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
First Cutting Alfalfa Of Excellent Quality
Farmers report the first cutting alfalfa in Oxford Junction is of excellent quality and yields well due to adequate rainfall. Corn is being plowed a second time and shows a strong stand. Pastures small grain strawberri es cherries and raspberries are abundant with early peas in use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Junction
Oats Shortage Noted as Harvest Progress Report
Oats and wheat are heading out with oats extremely short while wheat stands at normal height. Alfalfa has been cut on some farms as harvest activity continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersburg
Dogs Slaughter Sheep on Farm Near West Branch
Special to ER Gazette reports a pack of dogs killed between fifty and seventy five sheep on Lewis Thordsen's farm near Buchanan Sunday night. He had to humanely kill the injured animals Monday morning after discovering the slaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ER Gazette
West Branch
Lewis Thordsen
Buchanan
Tipton-Homer Burgess tops Chicago hog market with 267 lb Durocs
Cedar county farmer Tipton-Homer Burgess led the Chicago butcher hog market Thursday by selling forty-six Duroc hogs weighing 267 pounds each at $3.40 per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Tipton
Homer Burgess
Cedar County
Chicago
Public Auction of Paving Equipment and Lumber Items
The undersigned will sell at public auction at 811 North Seventeenth Street East on Saturday June 18 at ten o clock entire paving equipment of Percy Smith deceased including Koering 21 E Mixer 2 sack Wonder Mixer Model T Truck six dump bodies and more A large assortment of lumber steam radiators ladders tires shovels and other articles sold without reserve and must go Come on sale will start on time Mrs P P Smith Owner Gene Fagan Auctioneer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Smith
Ford
Smith
P. P. Smith
Gene Fagan
Iowa Farm Land Values Fall From Peak in 1920
Iowa farm lands declined 716 million dollars in value over the last year and have dropped 5.32 billion dollars since 1920. Present total valuation stands at 3.07 billion, down from 3.89 billion a year ago and 5.32 billion since 1920, with average value per acre at 93 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
DeWitt Clinton 4-H Rally Plans and Pageant Cast
Dewitt Clinton county 4 H club girls schedule a rally day on June 23 at Brook near DeWitt. Miss Mohr of Gooselake named county queen proceeds to the state 4 H convention at Ames June 27 to 29. George and Martha Washington pageant features Mrs Coverdale as Martha and Edward Ruggebere as George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt
Clinton County
Brook
Mohr
Gooselake
Ames
Martha Washington
Charles Coverdale
Martha
Edward Ruggebere
George
Vinton Rally Day to Feature Music Memory Contest Judges
The Music Memory contest will be presented Wednesday during Rally Day with judges Mrs. Ralph Shaw Mrs. W J Norris Mrs A B Kirk Mrs Raymond Bowers Mrs Clyde Stewart and Mrs Alfred Moelk. Election of county officers also will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Vinton
Ralph Shaw
W. J. Norris
A. B. Kirk
Raymond Bowers
Clyde Stewart
Alfred Moelk
Buchanan 4-H Rally Day to be Held June 21
Independence 4-H girls rally day program set for June 21 at the state hospital grounds. A George and Mar aene pageant will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Buchanan Cme
State Hospital
Rally Day Plans Set For June 20 At Payette
A 4 H club leaders and girls met this week to plan Rally day activities at Payette on June 20. Miss Fannie Buchanan from Ames assisted with bicentennial celebrations. County 4 H queen will be chosen then and compete in the state contest at the Ames convention June 27 to 29 per Miss Geraldine Brainard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Payette
Fannie Buchanan
Ames
Washington
Geraldine Brainard
Tama county 4 H Rally day set for June 22 at Garwin
The Tama county 4 H girls Rally day will occur June 22 in Garwin to mark George Washington’s birth bicentennial. Miss Jane Nelson notes the event featuring the pageant Martha and George Washington at Home and a bread making project pageant There’s Romance in Bread. Morning Music Memory contest and a noon picnic dinner complete the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Toledo
Tama County
Garwin
George Washington
Jane Nelson
Martha
Oelwein C T A Averages 29.2 Lbs May Butterfat
In Fayette county the Cow Test association No 1 reports 331 cows, 11 dry, averaged 711 pounds of milk and 29.2 pounds of butterfat for May. J C Corkery’s herd had the high butterfat per cow, Will Oelrich’s cow led in milk, and several herds topped 30 pounds of butterfat for the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Fayette
Leo McDonald
J. C. Corkery
Dan Smith
E. E. Day
Alshouse
Derflinger
Will Oelrich
Poultry Culling Plan Set in Clinton County
County Agent A M Kirby announces this season’s culling and dipping of poultry in Clinton County at one percent and two cents a third. John O Connell will oversee the work as the operator for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt
Clinton County
A. M. Kirby
John O'Connell
Army Worm Invasion Strikes Mills County Fields
A Mills county outbreak described as most serious by County Agent G A Rosenfeld threatens wheat rye corn and bluegrass. State entomologist Dr C J Drake and aid C N Kennedy rush five tons of bran mash bait at 50 cents per hundredweight to Farmers to fight armyworms and grasshoppers, with distribution led by the county agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
G. A. Rosenfeld
Mills County
Rosenfeld
Rosenwald
C. J. Drake
C. N. Kennedy
J. N. Summers
C. W. Whalers
Missouri Valley
Harrison County
Shelby County
Daily Farm News For Farm Folk
Farm section edited by Ray Anderson reports practical farming tips and market notes for rural readers. Sections cover crop care livestock updates and seasonal recommendations from local experts and agribusiness partners.
Hog Feeding Test Run On Independence Farm
Buchanan county farmers conduct a protein value demonstration at R. A. Nelson's Independence farm. Three hog lots test different rations: corn and minerals. corn tankage and minerals. corn soybean oilmeal and minerals. Results announced at the county fair in September when hogs are shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Buchanan County
R. A. Nelson
Calendar Poultry Flocks Produce 17.7 Eggs in May
Ames reports calendar record flocks averaged 17.7 eggs per hen in May with 21.4 cents receipts and 13.5 cents costs, a 7.9 cent profit. Low producing flocks culled more, yielding 11.9 eggs per hen and 7.5 cent margin, while high producers topped 21.6 eggs and 12.4 cents margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Ames Poultry Extension Service
Armyworms Destroy Corn On Farm West Of Traer
Roy Cooper, farmer living three miles west of Traer, reports armyworms ruined corn on fifteen acres overnight. He notes this farm also suffered damage from armyworms last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
Roy Cooper
Mr. Cooper
Pansy Like Mushroom Found Near Home Displayed in Window
A large apricot colored pansy looking fungus with pink and peach shading was found Monday evening by J. P. Frederikson near his home at 3025 Mount Vernon Ave. It may be a mushroom but is unusually attractive. Frederikson placed it in Kemble's flower shop window Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Frederikson
Mount Vernon Ave
Run to the corn crib driveway in pouring rain
The scene has a team in a close race with a storm overhead. A runner survives a soaked dash as five minutes later Dad and the hired man arrive drenched. The mood captures youth strong and racing despite the elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Bulletin Advises Lime-Salt Mix to Avert Cattle Bloat
Eastern Iowa Veterinary bulletin urges adding air-slaked lime to salt at a 1 to 2 ratio to prevent bloat in cattle, citing frequent deaths before veterinary aid. The bulletin lists numerous recent infectious disease reports across eastern Iowa livestock including hog cholera, necrotic enteritis, swine plague, and poultry cholera in multiple towns and counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Iowa
Dixon
Calamus
Elkader
Garnaville
Monticello
Manchester
Maquoketa
Dubuque
Iowa City
Clinton
Andover
Bryant
Elvira
Low Moor
Washington
Preston
Cascade
Vinton
Waterleo Grundy Center
Tipton
Lisbon
Stonewood
Cedar Rapids
Belle Plaine
Oelwein
Caputo to Join Washington Livestock Yard as Assistant
Joseph R. Caputo of Marshalltown is hired as assistant to T. A. Flenner, manager of the Washington concentration yard of the Iowa Livestock Marketing association, and will assume duties June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph R. Caputo
Marshalltown
T. A. Flenner
Iowa Livestock Marketing Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Guernsey
Henry Field
Brookhart
President
Hoover
Benton
Strawberry Point
T. B
Federal Farm Board
Tru
Topsy and
North Seventeenth Street
Tama
Oelwein C. T. A
Tittle Bros. Packing CO
Second Street
S.E
Brookfield
West Iowa
Daily Farm News
Farm Folk
Ray Anderson
First Street
WELLE
CRC
Vaalty Dolsee
Blue-Jay
Reve
Bauer & Black
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ee & Bowen
First Avenue East
Choice
Frankfurts
Iris
Ankia Ts
May Drag Co
Robinson Bros. Drag Co
Higley Bldg
Phey
Hamburger
Eno
Fancy
Eeee
Milwaukee
Wieners
Geper Ib
Bologna
KR. F
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!