Oat Prospects Lifted by Recent Favorable Weather in Iowa
Ray Anderson reports a strong oats outlook across eastern Iowa after a week of good growing weather. Despite earlier poor prospects two weeks ago, fields show heading, kernels filling, and color developing in the south. Barley and rye are also advancing, pastures recover, chinch bugs lessening, and corn progress exceeds normal pace with concerns over a hot dry spell in July.
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Iowa
Muscatine
Cedar County
Jerseys Show Highlights at Marshalltown and Osage
Aged cow owned by Swaney brothers of Grinnell was senior and grand champion female at the Jersey show in Marshalltown while Bert Sams of Marshalltown won senior and grand championships on an aged bull. Osage hosted 250 people at district Holstein show with 57 head judged by Glen Householder, and judges from Cresco and Waverly announced first places and contests.
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Marshalltown
Swaney Brothers
Grinnell
Arthur Porter
Ames
Bert Sams
Sams
BF. Hoover
Oskaloosa
Herbert Hoover
J. Swaney
Kenneth Swaney
Earl
Russell Lyon
Toledo
Robert Winder
Cedar Rapids
Alonzo Fry
Newbury
Fence Drift Caught in the Woven Air By R F A
A commentary on 1938 corn crop policy suggests the government will not buy at loan prices nor dump on markets. Most corn will be shelled and resealed awaiting next year's crop with emphasis on building tight bins and farm storage education.
Angus sale sets new high average for era
Special to The Gazette Pleasant Plains Hl bidders in the J Garrett Tolan Angus sale push the market to the highest Angus average since wartime boom. Forty nine head averaged 899 with a top 4500 bull bought by J F Thornton after a 1000 opening bid. Twelve bulls brought 13780 total while thirty seven cows and heifers sold for 30245 averaging 818. bidders from twenty seven states attended.
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Heifem
Attend Clinic for Veterinarians in Waterloo
Attendance records fell as over 350 veterinarians from seven states attended the ninth annual clinic of the Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association in Waterloo. Dr L A Merrillat of Chicago, executive secretary of the American Veterinary Medical Society, was chief diagnostician. Dr George R Fowler of Ames was chief surgeon, assisted by Dr Frank M Wilson of Mechanicsville.
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Waterloo
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
L. A. Merrillat
Chicago
American Veterinary Medical Society
George R. Fowler
Ames
Frank M. Wilson
Mechanicsville
Indianola Jersey Show Judges 28 Head Parade
Arthur Porter of Ames extension dairy husbandman judged 28 head shown by six exhibitors in the Jersey show of parish No 7 at Indianola on Monday. K A Dyer of Indianola exhibited the grand prize winning animal.
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Indianola
Arthur Porter
Ames Extension Dairy Husbandman
Jersey
Parish
K. A. Dyer
Corn Seeders Learn Grading and Hybrid Practices in Cedar Rapids
The Farm Editor reports corn loan supervisors and AAA committeemen from east central Iowa attended a training session in Cedar Rapids led by state and federal experts in corn grading. Ed Ellison chaired, W. D. Combs demonstrated No. 1 grade water test, and Ray Connors showcased a moisture meter. Ed Dyas urged missionaries for safe hybrid strains, noting hybrids often beat open pollinateds in moisture and yield while advising soil phosphate to hasten maturity. Frost risk looms for unadapted hybrids.
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MCRES
AAA
East
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
State Aaa Committee
Des Moines
Ed Ellison
W. D. Combs
Chicago
United States Department of Agriculture
H. A. Harlow
Stoward Kurtz
Ray Connors
Ed Dyas
Ames Extension Agronomist
Laurel Dieterich
Roy Dyas
Combs
Connors
Dyas
Muscatine
Gazette
Benton County
Merl Fry
Earl Wallace
Vinton
Albert Rathje
Atkins
Lew Kruckenberg
la Porte City
Louis Albertson
Keystone
L. F. Koep
Belle Plaine
Laverne Corbett
Herman Franzenberg
Graceland College tops show in Iowa cattle event
Graceland College farm Lamoni claimed grand champion and senior champion cow while their junior champion bull also placed. Meredith Jersey farm Des Moines's junior champion heifer, and junior champion bull shown by Graceland. Clarence Morgan of Indianola led men and women in judging contests. Louis Booth Jr. of Lamont led juniors. Cedar Rapids hosts only one district show before All Iowa in Aug at Cedar Rapids, with Eldora show Aug 11 during Hardin county fair.
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Graceland College Farm
Lamoni
Meredith Jersey Farm
Des Moines
Clarence Morgan
Indianola
Louis Booth, Jr
Lamont
Shorthorn Society
Iowa Organization
Cedar Rapids
Eldora
Hardin County
Cook
One Shorthorn Show Roy Cook of Independence
Roy Cook of Independence serves as secretary of the American Milking Shorthorn Association as the organization prepares for upcoming cattle show events and official duties.
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Roy Cook
Independence
The
American Milking
Cattle and Calves Slaughter Under Federal Inspection 1938
In 1938 a total of 5 379 425 000 pounds dressed weight of cattle and calves was slaughtered under federal inspection.
How 10 Prepare Locker Raspberries for Storage
Ames Research lomologist H. H. Plagge describes simple methods to preserve red raspberries and snap beans for refrigerated lockers. Use firm berries, wash, drain, and pack in glass jars with 50 percent sugar syrup or sugar pack, then seal. Both methods keep for a year or more at 10°F or lower. black raspberries can be frozen, and a seedless pulp puree makes a good ice cream topping.
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Iowa
Garden hints on canning and freezing produce
An excerpt discusses preserving garden harvests with canning and drying and notes a follow up by Mr Plagge on preparing garden beans for freezing. The editor mentions future instructions on using produce for fruit juice drinks and preserving excess crops.
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Plagge
4-H trip planned for county boys to Midwest colleges
Washington report notes county 4-H chairman John Knotek and four others depart Monday for a five day tour of agricultural colleges in Illinois Indiana Kentucky and Tennessee and to view top stock farms. Awarded last year for 4-H excellence Robert Macon unable to join. Charles Maas next in line.
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The
Gazette
Washington
John Knotek
Merle Warner
Raymond Bell
Marion Timmins
Charles Maas
Agricultural
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Robert Macon
Springville
Stag Auction Prices 910-Lb Chester White At Cedar Rapids
Albert Stuart of Newhall sold a 910 pound Chester White stag for four dollars per hundredweight at Cedar Rapids. The two year old animal was of his own breeding.
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Newhall
Albert Stuart
Chester White
Cedar Rapids
Lamb grading pool in Iowa county sells 168 head
Ninety four of 168 lambs graded good to choice sold at 9.75 per hundredweight, averaging 76.5 pounds. Twenty three consignors sent the lot, with 48 graded medium at 8.25 and 15 bucks averaging 83 pounds at 8.75. One call weighed 75 pounds and sold at 6. The Ottumwa packer bought the entire consignment. docking and castration were urged to raise prices.
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Williamsburg
Iowa County
C. W. McDonald
Ames
Ottumwa
D. H. Zentmire
Mareng0
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Leonard Thoresen
Edith Chester
Keith Johnson
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