Swift and Company Unveils Lard Preservation Method
Swift and Company president John Holmes announced a new lard processing breakthrough using gum guaiac from the guaiacum tree to protect lard from oxidation without refrigeration. The odorless, bland lard preserves linoleic content and is ready for experimental sale in 30 to 60 days amid industry talks on lean pork and lard-market challenges.
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Hicago
John Holmes
Swift and Company
West Indies
Central America
R. C Newton
Swift
D. P. Grettie
Holmes
Department of Physiology
University of Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Fence Drift in Teaven Wire Poem by BFL
A reflective poem in old world imagery contrasts war and hate with enduring simple joys. It laments modern madness while cherishing timeless sights like sunset, evening star, blooming hay, and birdsong, asserting constancy amid turmoil. The author signs as G. A. C.
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BFL
Rotation grazing by electric fence on Harold Knight farm
At Harold Knight farm two miles east of Strawberry Point a four strip, 26 acre pasture uses an electric fence to rotate 27 Holsteins. Cows stay on each strip six days, improving grazing and enabling hay cutting from strips. Last year oats yield 50 bushels per acre. field limed and phosphated. Next year pasture rotates to corn with contour planting planned for a three year loop of corn oats and pasture.
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Strawberry Point
Harold Knight
Knight
Iowa hog producers urged to shift to higher value meat type
An Iowa farm editorial argues farmers should switch hog breeding to favor carcass value over live weight. It contends selecting seed stock to finish around 225 pounds with a strong ham and uniform width can boost carcass value and raise prices by about 50 cents per hundredweight, benefiting the state's hog industry.
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Iowa
Alfalfa hay first cuttings favorable in Buchanan county
Special to The Gazette reports Homer Soules noting good conditions for the first alfalfa cutting in Buchanan county. He mentions pastures and oats needing rain, early oats heading out, and corn nearly knee high with most expected to exceed knee height by July 4. Overall crops are in good condition despite rain shortages.
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Buchanan County
Homer Soules
AAA
Old Crop Sealed Corn Shipped to Canada and England
Homer A Grove shelled and sealed 5,100 bushels of 1937 and 1938 corn Thursday and delivered it to Wayne Gretter at Harper for shipment to Canada and to England.
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the Gazette
Homer
Wayne Gretter
Harper
Canada
England
Calmar buys 200 acre Cresco farm for 13000 dollars
Gregory Gehling of Calmar paid 13000 dollars to acquire the George Lubbert estate farm of 200 acres located three miles west of Cresco. The land is nearly fully cultivated with sturdy buildings. Possession is set for March 1, 1941. Nearby, 40 acres of Joseph Grove estate land adjoining South English sold at auction to Howard W. Raplinger for 42.50 dollars per acre in a cash deal with immediate possession.
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Calmar
Gregory Gehling
George Lubbert
Cresco
South English
Joseph Grove
Richard Hudson
Howard W. Raplinger
Marshalltown Hog Type Confab Opens
The Marshalltown two day national Hampshire type conference opened at Marshall county fair grounds with top pure bred Hampshire pigs as models for discussions and demonstrations. Officials from the Hampshire swine registry Peoria Ill explained the goal to nail down the best hog type yielding high quality lean meat with lower lard and greater profitability. The program began at 9 a m with barrow judging and representative breeding Hampshires, first on the hoof then in an educational carcass cut-out demonstration by Iowa State College experts.
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Marshalltown
Hampshire
Hampshire Swine Registry
Peoria
Ill
Marshall County Fairgrounds
Iowa State College
Small Wheat Growers Exempt From Quota Rule
Washington AP reports wheat farms averaging 200 bushels or less annually are exempt from marketing quotas under the farm act. The exemption, previously 100 bushels, aims to cut administration costs without impacting marketing control, since little wheat from these small farms enters commercial channels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Feeder cattle and sheep receipts show 1940 fall behind 1939
Feeder cattle and calves in seven corn belt states Iowa Ohio Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Nebraska totaled 378,081 in Jan‑May 1940 vs 490,448 in same period 1939. Feeder sheep and lambs 445,667 in 1940 vs 490,240 in 1939. May figures split between direct sales and stockyards. data from state veterinarians.
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Iowa
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
Nine Thousand Five Hundred Thirty Nine Farms Sold In 1939
Washington DC AG administration reports that federal land banks sold 9,539 farm properties in 1939, down 650 from 1938, while 10,247 farms were acquired in 1939, up from 9,383. Total owned reached 21,335 on December 31, 1939, with average down payment 12.1 per cent and sale prices near 101.3 per cent of reappraised value. Over $1 billion in commissioner loans were issued since 1933 across 541,743 loans totaling $1,003,773,605. about one-fourth reamortized over the past year, mostly from 10 to 20 year terms.
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Washington, D.C
AG Administration
Federal Land Banks
Commissioner
Farm Credit Administration
Black
State Contest Butter To Be Scored By Committee
Calmar will host the state educational contest butter with scoring by a committee Thursday. Fred Gernand secretary of the Iowa Creamery Operators association says a business meeting for Section No. 1 members will be held at the Calmar creamery after butter is scored.
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Calmar
Fred Gernand
Volga City
Iowa
Homer 4-H Homemakers Form New Buchanan Club
INDEPENDENCE A new 4-H girls club the Homer 4-H Homemakers formed in Homer township Buchanan county will be led by Mrs Earl Rouse with Marie Gleason as assistant. The group counts 10 members with Bethel Shaffer as president Norma Moore as vice president Lela Gates as secretary treasurer Doris Renee as historian and Verna Murphy as reporter.
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Independence
Homer Township
Buchanan County
Earl Rouse
Marie Gleason
Bethel Shaffer
Norma Moore
Lela Gates
Doris Renee
Verna Murphy
Wilson to Speak at Hawkeye Downs Picnic
Two of Iowa's prominent figures will address the Guernsey Breeders association state picnic at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. Governor George Wilson and C B Finley of the American Guernsey association will speak, with C Y Cannon from Iowa State College also on the program.
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Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Guernsey Breeders Association
George Wilson
C. B Finley
American Guernsey Association
C. Y. Cannon
Iowa State College
State Fair Premiums Hit 11911050 at Des Moines Exposition
Des Moines Iowa state fair officials announced 1940 cash premiums totaling 11911050 for livestock and farm exhibits at the August 21 to 30 exposition. Open and 4-H divisions list premiums by breed and class with notable rises in 4-H offerings and new Hereford pigs in swine shows.
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Iowa
E. T. Davis
Towa City
Chester
Hampshires
Tam
Poland
Hampshire
Berkshires
Tamworths
H. L. Pike
Benton soil project tour to start at 1 p.m Wednesday
County agent Don Groves announced a soil project tour for Benton farmers will depart from the CCC camp in Belle Plaine at 1 p.m Wednesday. The route will visit nearby farms to view terracing strip cropping buffer stripping grassed waterways and contour cultivation projects.
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Vinton
Don Groves
Benton
CCC
Belle Plaine
Economist Finds AAA Benefits Landlords More Than Tenants
Ames based economist Walter W. Wilcox of Iowa State College says the AAA program mostly aids landlords rather than tenants. He notes tenants must feed much corn to livestock, limiting corn loan benefits, while landlords gain from price increases or price supports. Despite unequal benefits, most Iowa farmers still find it profitable to participate.
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Wilcox
Iowa
Greeley C T A Averages 30 2 Lbs May Butterfat
Seven cows of 515 on test in May in the Greeley Cow Test association, 46 dry, produced over 65 pounds of butterfat. Average milk 796 pounds and butterfat 30.2 pounds. Paul McElmeel led with 1084 pounds milk and 435 pounds butterfat from 16 Holsteins. top individual 1612 pounds milk and 77.4 pounds butterfat in the McElmeel herd.
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Manchester
Greeley Cow Test Association
Robert Keck
Paul McElmeel
McElmeel
Co op Sheep Dipping Tank Bought In Clayton
Eleader Grover Hahn predicted more than 2500 sheep will be dipped this month in a portable tank purchased by the Clayton County Sheep Producers association. Howard Baker Giard has been hired to operate the tank amid reports on the seriousness of the sheep tick infestation.
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Eleader
Grover Hahn
Clayton County Sheep Producers Association
Howard Baker
Giard
Clayton-Delaware C T A Picnic At Independence
Members of the Clayton Delaware Cow Test Association will tour to the Independence state hospital for their annual picnic June 19. Ralph Behrens president said Monday. Several classes of cattle will be judged starting at 10 am. Floyd Johnston extension dairyman will place the classes and talk on testing work.
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Elkader
Clayton-Delaware
He Will Ask for Nothing More in His Heaven
A COUNTRY WOMAN extols simple country dining with a blue checked cloth, gleaming silver, and a wedge of strawberry shortcake. A companion, country cream, and fragrant coffee complete the scene as the ideal tabletop bliss.
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Jonathan Swift
Fayette County 4-H Livestock Sees Big Gain in Members
Fayette county 4-H livestock enrollment rises 81 to 270 members across 15 clubs from 11 last year. Over 100 boys join livestock work for the first time, with new clubs formed in Fremont, Oran, Fairfield and Clermont townships. Increases occur in all projects, led by 35 more in baby beeves and 40 in poultry raising 5,000 chickens.
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Fayette
Fayette County
William T. Diamond
Fremont
Oran
Fairfield
Cleremont
Family Finances Project Planned for Manchester Farm Women
Delaware county farm women will study the home management project The Family Plans Its Finances next year. Dorothy Lynn Gates county home demonstration agent announced today after a meeting with Miss Marian Edwards of Ames assistant state HDA leader.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Dorothy Lynn Gates
Marian Edwards
Ames
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