Marked Improvement Reported In Range Grazing Condition
Western range reports show pronounced improvement in grazing. Cattle and sheep recover from drought and harsh winters. much of the northwestern area is thriving while parts of Kansas Nebraska and Colorado stay dry. Cattle gains strong. calf crop smaller than 1931. sheep poorest in ten years. lambing losses high. wool offerings mixed with many consignments. fleece weights down.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Texas
Western Range
Texas Panhandle
Northwestern Range
Red Clover Haying Starts at Watkins
Red clover haying begins in Watkins as alfalfa yields good. First cutting of alfalfa has been completed and some farmers are starting red clover. Recent rains paused corn plowing but most fields have been cultivated a third time. John Boddicker farm reports 35 acres of soybeans. Cherry crop picked. garden produce strong with potatoes and cabbage ready for use.
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Watkins
John Boddicker
What’s What Out on the Acres
Interview with J H Dirks owner of 211 acres near Langworthy discusses economic woes caused by excessive public salaries and extravagance. He argues hired men save little due to car running costs. wages have fallen despite higher official pay. He advocates 50 to 75 percent salary cuts amid widespread expenditure.
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J. H. Dirks
Langworthy
Neighae
Four Fayette Girls Perfect In Picture Memory At Rally
Fayette county 4 H girls Marian Wegner Edna Frisch Rosina Lauer and Bernice Stelzmiller scored 100 percent in the Picture Memory contest at the Rally day event. Virginia Burrow and Frisch each had 99 in Music Memory while Stelzmiller led with 98. Mary Verna Gleim township won county queen and will go to the state contest in Ames. The day included a business meeting led by Eleanor Nieman with Annabel Oxley elected president and talks on ideals and habits of citizens.
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Fayette
Marian Wegner
Edna Frisch
Rosina Lauer
Bernice Stelzmiller
Fayette County
Virginia Burrow
Frisch
Helen Hoffman
Mary Verna Gleim
Ames
Eleanora Nieman
Bethel Township
Annabel Oxley
Center Township
J Dorman
Cen
George
Tates Oten
Martha
Turkeys and Eggs Sell From Donnan Farm Woman
Mrs. Bowen near Donnan operates a turkey enterprise with 350 poults and a laying flock of 34 hens. She hatched eggs in incubators and sells eggs for hatching at 17 cents each before June 1 and 14 cents thereafter, with current orders from New York and Massachusetts.
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Donnan
S. Bowen
New York
Massachusetts
Confab Draws 100 Vocational Ag Teachers At Ames
About 100 vocational agriculture instructors gathered in Ames for the state conference with speakers G F Ekstrom and H T Hall urging course expansion and local work programs. R C Williams discussed tax support for public schools as part of the sessions with eight Iowa State College professors presenting. A separate two day soil and land valuation conference welcomed lenders on Iowa farm lands chaired by Dr P E Brown.
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AMES
G. F. Ekstrom
Des Moines
H. T. Hall
Ekstrom
Hail
Smith-Hughes
R. C. Williams
State Department of Public Instruction
Iowa State College
C. H. Richardson
R. H. Porter
K. W. Stouder
Extension Veterinary Service
B. S. Pickett
H. E. Nitfiels
J. C. Schilletter
J. C. Galloway
Extension Service
E. W. Henderson
Iowa
P. E. Brown
Iowa State College Soil Department
Homestead Hampshires Among Cuban Hog Shipment
Fred Marz Jr. reports that 14 of 53 purebred Hampshires shipped June 9 from Toledo to Havana were purchased from Amana colony in Homestead. The Cuban army paid an average of $10 per head for the hogs bred as gifts.
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Homestead
Fred Marz, Jr
Toledo
Havana
Amana
Farmers plant sudan grass amid wet season near Donnan
Several farmers around Donnan with newly wet plots sow sudan grass. A Friday windstorm destroyed a large corn crib and shifted a big frame barn from the Parker farm tenanted by Orville Entwhistle, three miles northwest of Donnan.
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Donnan
Orville
Farm Work Stalled by Rain and Drought Effects
Heavy rain Friday and light Sunday showers halted farm work in the Littleton area. Hay crops mature but will be short due to last summer’s drought. Potato bugs are abundant this year and have nearly wiped out several patches.
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Littleton
Whit tier man harvests alfalfa hay on Kyle Clark farm
Paul Stewart of Whit tier harvested fifteen large loads of alfalfa hay from five acres on the Kyle Clark farm two and a half miles northeast of Whit tier last week.
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Whittier
Paul Stewart
Kyle Clark
Walford Farmers Report Record Alfalfa Yield
In the Walford area many farmers are cutting alfalfa with William Kimm northwest of Walford noting an exceptionally good yield.
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Walford
William Kimm
Garden potatoes spark first hero report in Troy Mills
Troy Mills resident W. D. Foreman reports using new potatoes from his garden for the first time. He notes the Saturday harvest yielded potatoes as large as duck eggs and that the crop was planted the last week of April.
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Troy Mills
W. D. Foreman
Heavy oats lie flat after weekend storm near Center Junction
Fields of oats on the Wilcox and Serbousek farms southeast of Center Junction remain too heavy to straighten after Friday night’s storm. Corn beaten down shows signs of recovery. Hay is scarce in the area. Wilcox and Son sowed two and a half acres of soybeans to replace hay and J. N. Smith with Edwin Wilcox are working on alfalfa hay.
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The
Gazette
Center Junction
William ‘Wilcox
Andrew Serbousek
Wilcox and Son
J. N. Smith
Edwin Wilcox
Growth of corn on Delos Wilcox farm near Baldwin
A six acre field of corn on the Delos Wilcox farm tenanted by D. C. Balster, one mile south of Baldwin, is knee high with several other similarly situated fields making rapid progress.
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Baldwin
Delos Wilcox
D. C. Balster
Buttermakers Plan Picnic At Upper Palisades June 26
Lisbon secretaries notes Unit 13 of the Buttermakers association will meet with families June 26 at the Upper Palisades for a picnic and general good time. A ball game there between buttermakers and railroad workers is mentioned.
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Lisbon
Unit 13
Theso Buttermakers’ Association
Upper Palisades
Lyle C. Capper
Farm Bureau Picnic Set In Linn County
Central City hosts the annual Farm Bureau picnic for Jackson Maine Boulder and Buffalo townships in Linn County on Wednesday at the R. D. Forrest farm.
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Farm Bureau
Central City
Jackson
Maine
Boulder
Buffalo Townships
Linn County
R. D. Forrest
Daily Farm News For Farm Folk
Farm brief notes edited by Ray Anderson cover crop tips market signals weather impacts and upcoming auctions for farmers. Aimed at smallholders with practical reminders on planting dates store prices and livestock care.
Rain Causes Major Soil Loss on Cedar County Farm
Everett Ferguson of Pioneer township Cedar county reports heavy topsoil erosion from recent rains. He estimates about twenty tons per acre over ten acres, with furrows washing between corn rows. A soil erosion demonstration will be held on October 4 and 5 in cooperation with the Cedar County Farm Bureau.
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C. Gardner
Everett Ferguson
Pioneer Township
Cedar County
Ferguson
Cedar County Farm Bureau
May Butterfat Brings 18 Cents At Garrison Co op
Garrison Co operative creamery pays May butterfat at 18 cents per pound. J A Ridenour reports vouchers or certificates up to and including No 2325 are being called in for redemption.
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Garrison Co-Op
Garrison
Garrison Co-operative Creamery
J. A. Ridenour
Secie Aseunees
Linn County 4H Picnic Tour and Judging Contest Schedule
The Linn County Con Test associations Nos. 1 and 2 announce their annual picnic tour and judging contest for June 22. Judging begins at 10 a.m. at Hillcrest Dairy farm near Marion with a Jersey class at Charles Reinheimer farm, followed by a picnic at Thomas park in Marion.
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Linn County
Hillcrest Dairy Farm
Marion
Charles Reinheimer
Thomas Park
More Time May Be Granted to Pay Federal Crop Loans
Special to The Gazette from Washington reports that the maturity date for 1932 crop loans may be extended. H. S. Clark, director of crop loan funds, is surveying conditions in the southwestern states after similar Midwest and northern surveys. Recommendation on extension is awaited as grain sales may not cover government charges if prices do not improve.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Outure
H. S. Clark
Washington
Middlewest
Turkeys Shipped to Market From Maplecrest Farm
Wellman reports the first shipment of dressed young turkeys from Maplecrest Farm to a New York jobber. The March 18 hatch birds averaged six pounds eleven ounces each, were dressed and cooled for shipment.
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The
Gazette
Wellman
Maplecrestle
Turkey Farm
New York
Mrs Fulwider Hatches 3540 Chicks For Neighbors
Mrs Harold Fulwider reports hatching 3,540 baby chicks in three incubators for neighbors this season besides enough for her own flock. She keeps house for a family of six, employs two men, and tends a large garden.
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The
Gazette
South B
Harold Fulwider
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