Favorable Beef Outlook Pictured To Benton County Feeders
A Benton county meeting examined a possible 40 percent drop in future beef tonnage based on government figures. Howard Thompson of the Chicago Producers Livestock Commission associated cited fewer feeder purchases, lighter marketed cattle, and a steady summer market. Rex Beresford advised using corn cob meal as roughage when hay is scarce, with protein supplementation.
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Horne
Benton County
Howard Thompson
Chicago Producers Livestock Commission Association
United States
Mr. Thompson
Thompson
Chicago
Commission Company
Rex Beresford
Ames
Iowa
FENCE DRIFT caught in the reaven tire by R. F. A
Temperamental actress Dame Nature appears in a colorful scene as clouds and sunset merge. Rural drought notes discuss reduced feed rates for cottonseed meal and hay, a Van Horne elevator sale, and advice from Beresford on cane seed, sowing rates, and dangers of prussic acid to cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reaven
Rai
Andary
Beresford
Iowa
van Horne
Jones Corn and Hog Contracts Approved
Jones County secures unconditional approval for 1 334 regular corn and hog contracts. Contracts will be signed by farmers locally then sent to AAA headquarters for first installments, with 16 townships and 354 early payments already paid. Davis Monroe and Marion counties report near 100 percent signing and transfers to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ananosa
Jones County
Washington
Cori Smith
Des Moines
State Board of Review
Jones
Audubon
Dallas
Davis
Monroe
Marion
Johnson
AAA
Davis County
Monroe County
Marion County
Carl
Polk County
State Board
National Farm Bureau Convention Set for Nashville
The 1934 American Farm Bureau Federation convention will be held in Nashville Tennessee on December 10 11 and 12 The meeting marks the federation s second national gathering in the south with the Atlanta 1921 event as the first Invitations came in March from Tennessee Farm Bureau President J F Porter and were supported by the Tennessee governor and southern farm leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Nashville
Tenn
Aad
Farm Bureau
South
Atlanta
J F. Porter
Tennessee Farm Bureau
Tennessee
Southern
Heavy Rain Falls In Marengo And Vicinity
Special to The Gazette. A heavy rain of 0.35 inch with hail was recorded Wednesday night near Marengo, the first real rain in ten days. The June rainfall total reaches 0.35 inch, improving the month’s standing compared with May and April. Measurements were taken by John Oliva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
John Oliva
Elgin Farmers See Mixed Crops After Rain
Elgin area farmers report rainfall improved pastures and good alfalfa prospects for a second crop. Oats are short and many sowed soybeans and sudan grass for late pasture. Corn sells at sixty cents per bushel and oats at fifty. Garden peas scarce, strawberry crop failed, but raspberry outlook looks favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Sudan
4-H Girls In Jones Elect Evelyn Stivers President
Evelyn Stivers of Olin, member of Wise Owl club, was elected Jones county 4-H girls president at Rally day. Jacqueline Kinler became vice president, Lillian Kouba secretary, and Edna Reese historian. Best Groomed girl Ruth Howie will represent Jones at the State 4-H convention. Sunshine Girls won the Music Memory contest with a 93.9% score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Evelyn Stivers
Olin
Wise Owl Club
Jones County
Jacqueline Kinler
Wyoming
Tru-Blu Club
Lillian Kouba
Happy Hour Club
Edna Reese
Anamosa
Bluebird Club
Ruth Howie
Fortune Finders Club
Ames
Sunshine Girls
Scotch Grove
W. B. Clark
Madison Merry Maids Club
Paul N. Smith
H. Ellison
Martello
Old Deed Keeps Chicago Alley Open For Cows
Chicago honored a historic deed by keeping a loop alley open for cattle. Three milkmaids escorted show cows through the passage as crowds watched while traffic halted. A misadventure ended with the cow returning to traffic before the truck could load.
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Chicago Alley
Chicago
Ruth Andreas
McHenry County
Elizabeth Rudes
Cook County
Helen Hallberg
Book Hill Farm
Miss Andreas
Miss Rudes
Miss Hallberg
Poweshiek County 4-H Fair Opens Plans In Grinnell
Grinnell hosts Poweshiek county 4-H fair with Wilbur Mollison elected president at a directors meeting. Officers include C S George as vice president Laird Jones secretary and Leonard Evans treasurer. An active executive committee and division superintendents for dairy baby beef swine draft colt sheep grain fruit flowers girls exhibits and home projects were named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Wilbur Mollison
Poweshiek County
C S. George
Laird Jones
Leonard Evans
Otto Schultz
W G. Ray
Paul Wray
C S George
J J. Dempster
Charles Hudson
Donald Baustian
Elizabeth Abel
Howard Willett
Forty Acre Decorah Farm Sells for 85 Per Acre
Decorah reports Adolph Helgeson’s forty acre farm located one and a half miles north of Decorah sold to Henry Quamme of Decorah for 85 dollars an acre.
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Decorah
The
Gazette
Adolph Helgeson
Henry Quamme
Dairy Calf Club Field Days Planned In Linn
Linn county 4-H Dairy Calf club members plan field day programs and farm tours June 28 and 29 in northern and southern county areas. E M Wright of the Iowa Dairy association attends both days offering feeding and management guidance. Drought era ration topics, plus demonstrations on hoof trimming clipping horn preparation and gunny sack blankets are featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Calf Club
Linn
Linn County
Mervin Donelson
E. M. Wright
Iowa Dairy Association
Fayette C. T. A3 Averages 27.6 Lbs Butterfat In May
May dairy results show 246 cows in Fayette County Cow Test Association No. 3 averaged 644 pounds of milk and 27.6 pounds of butterfat during May. The S. H. Harrison herd of twelve Guernseys led with 815 pounds of milk and 37.8 pounds of butterfat, with Harrison’s top cow at 59.4 pounds. Other strong producers listed include Adams, Miehe, Ingels, Lynch, Tessmer, A. E. Smith, Wagner and Farr.
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Maynard
Fayette County
Robert Stohr
S. H. Harrison
Guernseys
Mr. Harrison
William Adams
Carl Miehe
Fred Ingels
T. F. Lynch
Martha Tessmer
A. E. Smith
Emil Wagner
E. U. Farr
Last Half May Butterfat Prices and County Creamery Totals
Elgin patrons receive 28 cents per pound for last half of May butterfat. English Valley creamery in May produced 91 117 pounds, up 8 775 from 82 342 a year ago. top producers were Paul Peiffer 683.5 pounds and Orval Fry 660.5 pounds. Manchester creamery will churn about 85 000 pounds this week, despite drought, with 53 872 pounds shipped in three weeks and 11 520 pounds sold locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Company
English Valley Creamery
Paul Peiffer
Keota
Orval Fry
North English
Gazette
Manchester
Manchester Co-operative Creamery
Chinch Bug Barrier Demonstration Planned in Linn County
County Agent George Dillon arranged with State Entomologist Carl Drake for a barrier control demonstration Saturday afternoon on a tract east of the Cedar Rapids airport. The event targets corn fields where chinch bugs are moving in, and aims to guide farmers unfamiliar with the pest.
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Linn
George Dillon
Cedar Rapids
Dillon
Carl Drake
R. B. Booth
Booth
Chinch Bug Control Meet Draws Local Farmers
More than 150 farmers attended a chinch bug control demonstration on the C. H. Young farm at Green Island as pests invade county cornfields. Similar meetings are set for the William Till farm near Cottonville Friday morning and Raymond Kurt farm in Bellevue township Friday afternoon with no creosote oil secured yet but expected soon.
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Maquoreta
C. H. Young
Green Island
William Till
Cottonville
Raymond Kurt
Bellevue Township
Iowa Rain Record To Date This Year
Precipitation in 24 hours ending Thursday at 7 am reached 11 inches. June to date shows 2.62 inches, normal 3.35 inches, deficiency 0.73 inch. Jan 1 to date 7.10 inches, normal 14.18 inches, deficiency 7.08 inches if reported through Thursday from Des Moines.
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International News Service
Invasion of Gardens Sparks Barrier Use in Wilton Junction
Chinch bugs appear in Wilton Junction prompting barrier protection for gardens. Creosote oil shipments reach Muscatine county with a second shipment received. Corn bought in Missouri at 47 to 50 cents a bushel is shelled at the city elevator and sold to local feeders or shipped to Davenport markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Iowa County
Benton
Tama
Ladora
Victor
D. H. Zentmire
Wilton Junction
Muscatine County
Missouri
Davenport
More Ferr Beans Ordered in Keokuk Sigourney
A second consignment of 1 000 bushels of soybean seed will be distributed to needy farmers. Henry Snakenberg, Keokuk County Emergency Relief chair, said the seed has been ordered and will arrive this week. The first 1 000 bushels were distributed last Saturday and this week. Applications are made to the relief office in the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Henry Snakenberg
Keokuk County
Farm Improvements Include New House West of Garrison
In the Garrison area a new house is built on the William Grimm farm one mile west of Garrison. A horse and cattle barn on the Thrasher farm in Big Grove township was recently destroyed by fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
William Grimm
Thrasher
Big Grove
Earlville butter entry tops national score at Mason City
Elmer Primus of Earlville, maker for the Earlville Farmers' creamery, was notified Thursday that his butter entry in the storage class scored 95.5 percent in the national competition at Mason City. The butter will stay in storage until October for final scoring. Entries have come from all regions of the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlville
Elmer Primus
Horses Top At 97 In Columbus Junction Sale
Horses topped at 97 dollars Tuesday at the consign ment sale here in Columbus Junction. Milk cows peaked at 37 dollars with stock cattle selling for three and one half to five cents a pound. Feeding shoats brought four cents a pound. Hedge posts sold for five cents each, pups priced 10 to 80 cents and rabbits 25 cents each. Pau Klotz and H M Duncan served as auctioneers with Farrel Smylie as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Pau Klotz
H. M. Duncan
Farrel Smylie
Miles J Mommsen sells 1059-pound Angus yearlings in Chicago
John F. Mommsen who runs a cattle feeder operation sold a carload of 1059 pound Angus yearlings in Chicago on Tuesday at a price of 9.60 dollars per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
John F. Mommsen
Chicago
Cedar county feeder sells hogs on Chicago market
Tipton F. O. Bohnsock sold sixty five hogs weighing 283 pounds each on the Chicago market for five dollars and fifteen cents per hundredweight, an extreme top price.
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Tipton
F. O. Bohnsock
Cedar County
Chicago
Riverside Feed Mill Ad Sells Multiple Feed Types
Riverside Feed Mill advertises car loads of Pea Green Alfalfa hay and bran. It lists Growing Mash Scratch and Laying feeds in 100 lb quantities along with stock salt, dairy feed and chop feed at prices around $1.35 to $1.75 per hundred pounds.
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Ray Anderson
Nature
Lady Godiva
MR. Farmer
National Farm Bureau Convention
Poweshick
Fayette
Mississippi
Joe Stark
1St St. NE
Jackson
Keokuk
Riverside Feed Mill
14Th Ave. SE
Tel
Gias
Soutw Dangta
Mimmesota
Grom Megraska
Bell System
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Fe American
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