Angus Auction Sparks East Iowa Breeders Buyout
An auction in eastern Iowa raised 20095 dollars for three local breeders. The article highlights a new mulching and ensiling machine built by George and Ralph Michel, used on the C B F Michel farm near Marion to harvest and process alfalfa. Shirley Phelps of Strawberry Point demonstrates a smaller ensiling setup using sweet clover with added molasses.
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Marion
George Michel
Ralph Michel
Michel
Iowa
Shirley Phelps
Strawberry Point
Phelps
Michel and Son
Fifty Nine Head Bring An Average Of 340 60 At Glyn Mawr Farm Sale
Sixty bulls cows and heifers from three eastern Iowa breeders sold at Glyn Mawr Farm near Olin for a total of 20095 dollars. Bulls averaged 390 39 with a top price of 1500 for a two year old from Elliott Brown Rose Hill bought by Hideaway Farm New Jersey. Cows averaged 357 65 with top cow at 910 to Hideaway Farm. Open heifers averaged 307 29 with several head selling to Ralph Wadley of Lansing Michigan and other out of state buyers from Illinois Indiana Oklahoma and Maryland. Auctioneer was Arthur W Thompson of Lincoln Nebraska and Stanwood was clerk.
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Iowa
Glyn Mawr Farm
Olin
Elliott Brown
Rose Hill
Hideaway Farm
Chester
N. J
S. C. Fullerton and Son
Miami
Oklo
J. M. Tudor
Ralph Wadley
Lansing
Mich
Tudor
Wadley
McWhorter, Morgan, Farrell and
Sheets
Aledo
Ill
Brown
W. A. Rafferty
Morocco
Ind
Maas Brothers Herd
Riverside
L. R. Kershaw
Muskogee
Okla
Glyn Mawr
Kershaw
Maas
Avery Martin
Croswell
Edna May Brown
Fullerton
Lofgren McGregor
Ada
Minn
Martin
Fay Crump
Morrison, Ill
Stanley Pierce
Hamilton Brothers
Carl Pappert
Clyde
Ward Renecker
Cynthiana
H. M. Thurlow
Browning
Andelax Stock Farm
Worton
Timberline
J. L. Hamilton
Little York
Frank Godschaux
Abbeville
Edna Mae Brown
Andelax
Lee Thornton
R. E. Bloomer
Keithsburg
Strawn Brothers
Garrison
R. J. Hadley
Grinnell
Daniel Hull
Osceola
Bertha Hoskins
Harlan
E. A. Goodson
Bloomfield
E. F. Warshire
Son
Mechanicsville
C. L. Bischoff
Tingley
Clifford Gay
Beacon
J. V. Avery
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
C. F. Paymal
Lenox
Glen Wilhoit
Batavia
Arthur W. Thompson
Lincoln, Neb
Eee
Stanwood
James Moffit
Tipton
James Sherlock
Knoxville
H. D. Miller
Leslie Akers
Mattoon
Walter Wilkinson
Marshalltown
I. E. Kemp
A. W. Thompson
John W. Allman and Sons
Marion
R. H. Domer
Art Lincoln
Wyoming
Robinson Brothers
Masonville
Cornelius Thines
Preston
G. L. Thompson
Lamont
R. S. Stephenson
Reinbeck
Carl D. Wallace
Angu s Average Tops Pur ebred Angus Auction in Cedar Rapids
Seventy seven Angus head sold Friday at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids for a total of 10345 dollars an average of 154.40. Bulls calves and yearlings led the bidding with several top prices paid by buyers from Iowa Missouri and New Jersey. The sale managed by I E Kemp featured top calf prices of 425 dollars and 400 dollars for two 6 month and 7 month bulls consigned by Kemp and Sheets respectively.
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SXTY
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
C. F. Paymal
Lenox
I. E. Kemp
Marion
Alex George
Calhoun
Kemp
John W. Sheets
Maquoketa
W. B. Lutes
Merino
Colo
W. Watkins
Williamsburg
H. H. Groff
Watkins
H.D. Miller
Morley
L. R. Kershaw
Muskogee
Oklo
E. F
Waukon farmer ensiles ten acres of sweet clover
Special to The Gazette. Roy Steel, eight miles southeast of Waukon, last week ensiled ten acres of sweet clover into a 12 foot silo to a 30 foot height using 40 pounds of molasses. He notes last year’s crop yields feed comparable to corn silage and plowed the sod for upcoming soybean sowing to harvest hay in fall.
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the Gazette
Waukon
Roy Steel
Steel
Murray to Address Managers at Southeast Iowa Farm Supervisors
Dr W G Murray economist from Ames will speak at the quarterly meeting of group 4 of the Southeastern Iowa farm supervisors at 6 30 pm Monday at the Hotel Roosevelt Cedar Rapids Glen McCall of Washington is chairman.
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W. G. Murray
Ames
Southeastern Iowa Farm Supervisors
Hotel Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Glen McCall
Washington
Vaughn L Craft Herd Leads May Butterfat in City Herd
La Porte City report shows the Vaughn L Craft herd of ten grade Holsteins tops the Pioneer association for May with an average butterfat production of 50.9 pounds per cow per period, as measured by tester Albert Ratliff.
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LA Porte City
Vaughn L. Craft
Pioneer Contesting Association
Albert Ratliff
Butter Prices Steady as June Produces Little Milk
Butter prices remained firm last week amid weather signals favoring producers. Mid June shows no surge in output. storage remains light versus last year and the five year average, with Dairy Price marketing holding heavier reserves. Egg markets edge up on government storage release and warmer weather slows production while top quality eggs grow tighter and firmer.
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New York City
Chicago
New York
Dairy Pree Marketing Association
Howey
Poultrymen Stock Up As Hatcheries Closing Out
Tipton farmers stock up on chicks from closing hatcheries. Chicks weigh three quarters to one pound, available as low as 20 cents each, with many pullets. Fewer chicks than usual were placed in brooders this season.
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Tipton
New Dairy Barn Erected Near Waukon On Sivesind Farm
A modern dairy barn is being built on the John Sivesind farm four miles west of Waukon. The 32 by 82 foot structure features a gothic roof, glued-on rafters, cement floor, steel cattle stalls, and insulation air conditioning. Builders are Stilwell Robey and Senneff. Cost about $3,500.
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Waukon
John Sivesind
Stilwell, Robey and
Senneff
Chrome grass alfalfa field in northeast Iowa nine acres
Floyd Parks reports a nine acre chrome grass alfalfa field on Alfred Pufahl farm near Garneville seeded spring 1938 with oats as nurse crop at 1% bushels per acre. Brome 6 pounds and alfalfa 8 pounds per acre. Pastured after oat harvest. alfalfa stands strong in fall but thin this spring. Plans to cut for hay this year and shift to brome alfalfa for pasture.
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Floyd Parks
Waukon
Iowa
Alfred Pufahl
Garneville
Parks
Pufahl
Two Week Tour To New York World’s Fair For Rural Youth
George Strayer of Hudson Iowa Rural Young People’s Assembly announces a two weeks tour for Iowa rural youth from Des Moines to Iowa City and Davenport. The 3000 mile trip July 23 to Aug 5 includes twelve states with two days at the fair and stops in Washington DC and Chicago to see industrial plans historical spots and outstanding farms.
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New York Fair
the Gazette
Hudson
Iowa
George Strayer
Rural Young People’s
Assembly
Des Moines
Iowa City
Davenport
Strayer
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Rural Sports Day Planned Aug. 4 At Central City Fair
Rural athletes from Farm Bureau families prepare for August 4 at the Linn County fair in Central City to form county teams for the state Farm Bureau sports festival at Iowa State College September 8 and 9. The event includes baseball teams, softball, tug of war, volleyball, bowling, rifle and trap, golf, tennis, swimming and more.
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Gazette
Central City
Farm Bureau
State Farm Bureau
Iowa State College
4 H Conservation Day At Maquoketa
Jackson county 4 H clubs hold the first conservation day at Maquoketa Caves state park on Tuesday. A basket lunch at noon precedes a park tour from 1 to 4 p.m. guides include Park Custodian C W Keairnes Mrs Keairnes and naturalist Lowell Swenson.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County
Maquoketa Caves State Park
C. W. Keairnes
Pigs in a Lot: Quailty Advice from Quaife
E L Quaife warns against crowding 50 or 60 pigs in a single lot to avoid poor results. The remark emphasizes careful crowding for better outcomes in hog management.
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E. L. Quaife
14 District Dairy Breed Shows On Iowa Schedule
Three dairy breed groups Holstein Jersey and Guernsey stage 14 district shows across Iowa this week. Winners form district herds to compete at the All Iowa exposition in Hawk Downs Cedar Rapids August 13 18.
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Holstein
Jersey
Guernsey
Iowa
Mason City
Jersey Parish
Indianola
Osage
Marshalltown
West Union
Allison
West Liberty
Independence
Elkader
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Hawk- Downs
Oats Head Early Predicts Bumper Allamakee County Crop
Prospects for a bumper corn crop in Allamakee county rise after soaking rains last week. Oats have headed out and premature cutting will be necessary. Rain came too late to benefit pastures in most sections. Clover improved but timothy tonnage did not increase.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Indianola Holstein Tops Parish Show in Des Moines
Former 4-H member Harry Piffer Jr of Indianola won the senior and grand championship at the central Iowa parish show held at the state fair grounds Des Moines. About fifty cattle entered as hay making kept many farmers away. Herb Kleiss of Brooklyn took the grand champion bull Walter Woodyard and Son of Inoe had the senior champion. Warren county 4-H club members led in judging with John McKee as top scorer. Warren county boys won the team contest with Boone county second. Adult honors went to Edwin Moffit of Newton and Leonard Kendall of Bondurant followed. Mrs Hugh Schrier of Indianola won the women’s division with Mrs Herbert Kleiss of Brooklyn second.
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Des Moines
INS
Central Iowa Parish
Harry Piffer, Jr
Indianola
Herb Kleiss
Brooklyn
Walter Woodyard
Warren County
John McKee
Boone County
Edwin Moffit
Newton
Leonard Kendall
Bondurant
Hugh Schrier
Herbert Kleiss
Dean Kildee to Speak at Maryland Dairy Plant Dedication
H. H. Kildee dean of the Ames agricultural division will speak at the University of Maryland dedication ceremonies for its new dairy industry and animal husbandry plant in College Park. Less than three days later he will officiate as judge at the Golden Gate exposition in San Francisco.
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AMES
H. H. Kildee
Agricultural Division
University of Maryland
College Park
Dean Kildee
San Francisco
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar This Week
The Linn county Farm Bureau schedule lists Tuesday at 8 p.m. Franklin township Farm Bureau meeting at R P Ink farm. Wednesday features a 7 30 p.m. boys 4 H demonstration training school at the Farm Bureau office and an 8 p.m. session at Linn Mt Zion community building.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Franklin Township Farm Bureau
R. P. Ink Farm
Farm Bureau
Linn Township Farm Bureau
Mt. Zion
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East Iowa
New Jersey
Ray Anderson
Blackcap C
Revolution
Belman
E. Brotherson
Victor
A. L. Goodell
Humboldt
Lynn Burke
D. S. Patton
Ryan
I. W. Suter
Monticello
C. E. Shan
Norway
Leon E. Chamberlin
Luana
Maas Brothers
Dr. Murray
Texas
Waterloo Livestock Exchange
Shover's Oak Farms
R. A. Shover
Marion Blvd
L. Brown
Garnavillo
Allen Nash
Wilson and Company
Lyall Bryant
Mount Vernon
Poland
China
Hampshire
E. Cohn and Sons
Third St
Ninth Ave
Farm Bureau Calendar
Merle E. Garmoe
Optometrist
Tet Cece
W. H. Carroll
E Avenue
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