Chinch Bugs and Pests Threaten Iowa Crops
Dr C J Drake Iowa state entomologist reports three pest waves meandering through southern Iowa from Page and Adams counties to the Mississippi. Chinch bugs devastate small grain while grasshoppers threaten western fields and army and cutworms menace northern Missouri lines. He urges dawn and dusk dust or creosote barriers and caution when applying poison bran mash to curb migrating pests.
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Iowa
Page
Adams
Mississippi River
C. J. Drake
Drake
Missouri
Dr Drake
Wool Prices Gain Two Cents In Week
Boston wool market closes another strong week with prices up about two cents per pound from last week. Activity widespread in eastern and foreign markets and growing regions as mills receive ungraded clips in original bags. Ohio and Michigan growers receive 15 to 25 cents grease for medium wools, with delaine and combing grades quoted around 28 to 33 cents. US Department notes greater weekly activity versus prior week.
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Boston
Ohio
Michigan
Territory
Agriculture Department
Calves Show Big Gains In Muscatine County Club Work
Two calves owned by Frederick Mohr and Harold Walther each gained 100 pounds in May as part of Muscatine county baby beef club activities led by County Agent Carl Rolander. Fredericks calf now totals a 390 pound gain. the heaviest since December reached 480 pounds. Other notable gainers include Edmon Paul’s calf and calves owned by Loren Brown, Howard Dean, Arlene Ihms, Doris Paul, Lawrence Paul, Clarence Underwood, and Vernon Wright.
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Gazette
Muscatine
Frederick Mohr
Harold Walther
Muscatine County
Carl Rolander Fredericks
Edmon Paul
Loren Brown
Howard Dean
Arlene Ihms
Doris Paul Lawrence Paul
Clarence Underwood
Vernon Wright
Market Demands 4-Serving Chicken Says Poultryman
Tipton William Walkens of Buchanan works on highway gravel and raises White Giant chicks for recreation. He has marketed over 1200 broilers in Chicago at four plus pounds by 13 weeks. The market now demands a heavier four serving chicken. He plans to hatch 2000 winter chicks in September and markets 300 Rinwa Lee horned chickens to hatcheries. He raises his own feed and notes semi-soud but termilk in the operation.
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Garvette Tipton
William Walkens
Buchanan
Chicago
Watkinus
Walkinus
Central States
Buchanan Achievement Day Set for Monday
Independence announces Buchanan Farm Bureau women will host the annual achievement day Monday at Independence city hall. Five townships display second year home furnishing results, judged by Mrs May Larson of Ames extension service. A pageant and an exhibit of old and new quilts and dishes are planned.
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Spee
Gazette
Independence
Buchanan
Farm Bureau
Independence City Hall
May Larson
Ames Extension Service
Webster Webster crops suffer drought across town
Corn plowing and hay making draw local attention as gardens suffer from lack of rain. Strawberries raspberries and early potatoes show stress from drought with potato crops infested by bugs threatening yields.
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Webster
Frank Busch family gathers strawberry yield at Wilton Junction
In Wilton Junction the Frank Busch family picked 125 quarts of strawberries this past week. Weather limited the harvest, yet berries were small but unusually sweet and firm. Gardens report new potatoes and peas beginning to yield.
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Wilton Junction
Frank Busch
Farmer Consigned to Chicago Trade Gains Top Market Price
J W Stocker of Linn County consigns a batch of fifty prime butchers averaging 294 pounds to the Marion Independent Shipping Association bound for Chicago on Thursday. The lot sold at $460 to the extreme top of the market, reflecting strong demand for heavy cattle.
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J W Stocker
Linn County
Chicago
Marion Independent Shipping Association
Lead and arsenic spray limits hit fresh produce trade
New York City dispatch notes FDA seizure of shipments showing lead or arsenic residues, tighter tolerances set at lead 0.014 grain per pound and arsenic 0.01 grain per pound, with a push to find safer arsenicals. Buyers remain optimistic about future deliveries as onion and sour cherry crops face mixed prospects, while evaporated apples and dairy items show tighter supplies and potential price shifts.
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New York City
Food and Drug Administration
North Texas
New Jersey
California
Iowa
New York
New York State
Michigan
East Lowa Veterinary Clinic Demonstrations At Mechanicsville
A Thursday event at the Eastern Towa Veterinary association clinic in Mechanicsville featured two surgical operations and a restraint demonstration. A crowd watched a nearby lanes designesis demonstration in a veterinary hospital setup, as the Eastern Iowa clinic emphasizes growth to national proportions with many attendees. About fifty farmers and 230 veterinarians registered or assisted, with prominent names in veterinary circles listed as attendees.
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Eastern Towa Veterinary Association
Mechanicsville
Aire
Eastern Iowa
Alfalfa Gains Popularity on Amana Colony Farms
Special to The Gazette confirms alfalfa is a growing crop across Amana colony farms with 48 acres sown this year. The seven colonies plan to expand to about 140 more acres next season as part of a modernization of farming methods. Total Amana cropland is 8,760 acres with cattle, hogs, and sheep supported across seven farms.
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Amana
High Amana
Henry Bendorf
High
Raymond Pitz
Pitz
Herbert Hardy
Bob Geiger
Clarence Hardy
Amanas
Winder to Speak at Marion Thursday
Utah farmer and American Farm Bureau federation secretary Mr Winder will headline the Linn Jones Farm Bureau picnic at Thomas park Marion with an address on the new deal for agriculture. The program includes 4 H ball game kitten ball and Maypole dance followed by flag ceremonies and a Legion flag presentation. He will also speak at Tipton Thursday evening after luncheon with Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce.
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Linn-Jones Farm Bureau
Thomas Park
Marion
Mr Winder
Utah
American Farm Bureau Federation
Winder
Ottumwa
Southern Town Farm Bureau
Salt Lake City
Senate
Lews White
Jones and Linn County
Mustre
Alburnett
Tolbert MacRae
Ames
Linn County
Linn and
Jones County Farm Bureau
Linn
Hanford Post
American Legion
Wayne Suliman
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Roosevclt
Charles G Manson
Tipton
Luana Group Holds Educational Meeting At Town Creamery
Members of Section No 1 of the Town Creamery Operators met Saturday in Luana for their regular educational session. The day and events concluded with a dance in the evening.
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Luana
New Farm Houses Go Up In Mount Vernon Vicinity
A six room modern house began on the Merrill Kleineck farm northwest of Mount Vernon last week. Another house is planned after this summer on the George Albright farm one and a half miles southeast of Sutliff to replace a structure destroyed by fire.
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Mount Vernon
Merrill Kleineck
George Albright
Sutliff
Pluto
Cairo
Midway
Little
Egypt
Monmouth Shipping Association sells butchers on Chicago market
The Monmouth Shipping association offered a load of butchers on the Chicago market Thursday with prices ranging from four fifty to four sixty dollars per hundredweight.
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Monmouth
Monmouth Shipping Association
Chicago
Hopkinton Corn Bank nets profit on local corn deal
Hopkinton Corn Exchange secretary treasurer reports a $151.75 net for 11,000 bushels weighed in and sold to Dan Schnittjer near Delhi at 29 cents a bushel. The scheme aimed to buy corn at 27 cents in scrip for local stores, with a planned loss offset by a $15.75 surplus used to build a band stand. A committee led by Ross Fierstine, William Hogan and Leo Sullivan will oversee details.
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Hopkinton
F. C. Reeve
Hopkinton Corn Exchange
Dan Schnittjer
Delhi
Schnittjer
Ross Fierstine
William Hogan
Leo Sullivan
Prominent Town Youth Takes Herdsman Position
Paul Sauerbry, 20, son of farmers east of town, leaves next week for Hulmeville Pa to become herdsman at Greenwood Farms operated by Joseph P Canby and Son. A former Fayette county 4 H standout and state champion, he earned a Washington trip in 1929 and was named honorary lieutenant governor by Gov. Hammill. At Iowa State College Dairy Farm he rose from laborer to milking and feeding test cows, contributing to notable records.
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Gazette
Oelwsin
Paul Sauerbry
G. E Sauerbry
Here
Iowa State College
Sxe
Hulmeville
Greenwood Farm
Joseph P. Canby
Greenwood
Paul
Fayette County
Washington, D. C
John Hammill
Des Moines
College
Center Point Farmers Lose Horses From Heat
Ronald and Clarence Floyd near Center Point each lost a horse to overheating this week while hauling wood from Green's grove timber. Clarence's horse collapsed in the harness Thursday morning and died in the afternoon while tied to a tree. Clarence had not worked the animal before. Blaine Dennison, west of Center Point, also lost a horse Thursday.
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The
Gazette
Centerpoint
Ronald
Clarence Floyd
Center Point
Green's Grove
Clarence
Blaine Dennison
Quotas and the Salesman Faith in a Nation on Edge
An essay critiques quota driven selling postwar flight from genuine salesmanship. It warns that high pressure, flashy patter and traveling hucksters erode farmer trust, fuels suspicion, and leaves rural markets to unscrupulous tactics while urging reputable merchants to curb slick salesmanship.
Central City Creamery Pays 23 Cents for Butterfat
The Farmers Mutual Creamery company sent checks in payment of last half of May butterfat at 23 cents a pound. A general gain is shown in butterfat delivered. The ten highest patrons for the two weeks include Mayer and Rice 377.58 pounds, Karch and French 324.27, TR Hense 269.82, EF W Rowley 269.01, Price and Barrows 241.86, Earl Henderson 232.35, Ray Knapp 207.35, Harry DuBois 196.77, Alva Beebe 193.03, A J Dice 191.81.
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Central City
Farmers Mutual Creamery Company
Nnght
Mayer and Rice
Karch
French
Hense
EF. W. Rowley
Price
Price and Barrows, 241.86; Earl Henderson
Ray Knapp
Harry DuBois
Alva Beebe
A. J Dice
Linn Farm Bureau calendar postponements and events
Linn County Farm Bureau calendar lists postponements for Tuesday Franklin township meeting and Linn township gathering. It notes Linn Jones Farm Bureau picnic at Marion park on Thursday, and an Alburnett dairy calf club tour on Saturday at 9 am for the north half of the county.
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Franklin Township Farm Bureau
Linn Township
R. Crane
Linn-Jones Farm Bureau
Thomas Park
Marion
Alburnett
County
Doojiggers and Whatyou call ems Baby Folding Pen
A colonized column suggests a folding baby pen made from four frames of one by three inch boards and chicken wire. Hinges and long corner hooks create a portable enclosure to keep crawling infants safe outdoors. Editor invites reader suggestions for future columns.
Erosion Project Completed On Farm Near Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon reports the first erosion control project by a Kepler Palisades park camp crew. Under erosion expert Robert Hursh five dams shielded J. T. Wheeler farm three miles west of Mount Vernon. Additional farmers have applied for similar service as park surveys begin to curb erosion nearby.
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Mount Vernon
Civilian Conservation
Kepler-Palisades State Park
J. T. Wheeler
Robert Hursh
Wyoming Farm Woman Hatches Thousands of Chicks
Mrs. Hans Mohr, three miles NW of Wyoming, hatched between 6 000 and 7 000 baby chicks this season and has 4 000 eggs set. She also obtained eighty five turkey poults from 106 eggs set. She has sold all her chicks but plans to seat several hundred eggs for her own flock.
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The
Wyoming
Hans Mohr
Francis Johnson To Talk At Lost Nation Farm Picnic
The Clinton County Farm Bureau picnic and a women's achievement day program are set for July 4 at Lost Nation country club. Francis Johnson of Des Moines, vice president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, will be the speaker.
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Dewitt
Clinton County
Farm Bureau
Lost Nation Country Club
Francis Johnson
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Oats Sold On Walker and Center Point Market
Troy Mills buyer J. F. Elliott near here sold 1 400 bushels of oats from 1931 and 1932 on Thursday at the Walker and Center Point market for 2112 cents per bushel.
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Troy Mills
J. F. Elliott
Walker and
Center Point
Washington County hog farmer tops Chicago market sale
Reese Davis from Washington county sent sixty prime hogs to Chicago market. The sale brought a top bid of 475 dollars for the day's top hogs at the Friday market. Prime nogs priced at about 1.75 dollars.
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the Gazette
Washington, Fo
Reese Davis
Washington County
Chicago
Hogs Top Market at $4.60 in Chicago Sale
West Union Commission company consigned hogs to Chicago Thursday with top price of 4.60 per hundredweight. A mixed weights offering brought 4.55, reflecting strong demand in the market.
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West Union
West Union Commission Company
Chicago
Weather favors rapid corn growth near Marengo and beyond
In Marengo area the Kinzenbaw farm reports corn planted May 24 on sod ground four miles west is knee high by mid June, three weeks after planting. Central City notes first alfalfa cut is in excellent condition due to favorable curing weather. Oats are expected to be very short unless rains arrive soon.
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New York
Chicago
Middle West
Anenst
Ashead
Marengo
Charles Kinzenbaw
Mechanicsville Farmers Report Heavy Alfalfa and Strong Corn
Farmers across Mechanicsville report unusually heavy alfalfa hay and healthy dark green corn. Some early corn stands knee high, with late plantings thriving. Bert Street, five miles north, has 19 acres in corn, finished planting a week ago, and cultivated after borrowing six bushels seed. Frank Thomson southwest of town laid by fifteen acres last week.
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Mechanicsville
Bert
Frank Thomson
Oat drought worries farmers in Oelwein area
Dry weather is beginning to tell on oats and pastures in Oelwein and farmers fear a short oat crop. No rain since May 29 has left gardens dry while corn fields remain clean and thriving.
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Brecial
Oelwein
Alfalfa and Clover Harvest Outlook In Wyoming District
First crop alfalfa and clover cuts are under way with clover yield fair and alfalfa yield uncertain. Strawberry crop near exhausted after a heavy start. Fruit sells for 8 to 10 cents per quart. Cherries ripening but expected to be a short crop.
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Wyoming
Local crops thrive as hay corn and clover grow
Heavy alfalfa hay went into the mows last week with clover to follow this week. Corn shows rapid growth despite scarce rain. Early oats head for an average crop though drought damage is noted. Garden vegetables like new potatoes are in use and small fruits such as blackberries promise a heavy yield with moisture returning.
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Tipton
Olin Local Hay Crop Sets Pace As Drought Aids Rise
In Olin area the hay crop is excellent thanks to dry weather allowing farmers to harvest nearly perfect yields. Early corn appears normal with a knee high field on the Lorenzen Brothers farm four and a half miles south of Olin. Early gardens show productivity, though strawberries fall short of forecasts. Local gardener Lewis Pleper has devised an irrigation system for his plants.
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Olin
Lorenzen Brothers
Lewis Pleper
Alfalfa harvests praised as two and a half tons per acre
Manchester farmers report a strong alfalfa first cutting led by Dudley Fierstine and others such as Louis Cocking and Ernest G Dunning. Daniels has thirty acres. Corn should reach knee high by the Fourth with good weather. Rain would help the strawberry crop and potatoes have reached normal height.
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Manchester
Dudley Fierstine
Louis Cocking
Ernest G Dunning
L. B. Roland
Joseph Hermann
Ed M. Daniels
Daniels
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