Livestock Freight Rates Raised Across Iowa Rail Lines
Cedar Rapids plan notes freight advances of 1.4 to 2 cents per hundredweight in Iowa based on June 30 and July 1 schedules. Rates climb for cattle hogs and sheep over 10, 100, and 300 mile hauls, with out of state shifts matching the increases. Railroads say changes respond to truck competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Sundberg
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Traffic Bureau
Iowa
Sundberg
Chicago
West Liberty
Solon
Ely
Palo
Tiffin
Aoe
Jackson County Farmers Praise Soil Conservation Methods
Jackson county farmers who practiced soil erosion control praised the methods during a tour with visitors from Dubuque and Jackson counties. Shade Burleson, the first farmer visited, described contour furrowing and strip cropping on slopes, noting reduced wash and easier plowing on level ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Dubuque
Jackson
CCC Soil Conservation Service
Shade Burleson
Fence Drift and Corn Prosperity Overspreads the State
The column notes corn prices rising and fields swelling as fences drift in the eweven wire. It laments the phrase it is good for the corn and reports corn knee high in the southern counties. The piece hints at economic optimism and banking activity amid heat and drought.
Bid for 183 miles of REA lines in Benton approved
A bid of 142 326 76 for 183 miles of rural electric line construction was accepted by Benton County Rural Electric directors. Elkhorn Construction of Norfolk Nebraska submitted the winning bid averaging about 762 per mile and 5100 for a Garrison substation. Construction will start in Benton within thirty days after REA approval. Eight companies submitted bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County Rural Electric Cooperative
H H. Fagan
Mount Auburn
Elkhorn Construction Company
Norfolk
Neb
Elkhorn Company
Garrison
U S Entomologist To Demonstrate In Washington County
Ames entomologist A. D. Worthington found a heavy grasshopper infestation in Washington county fields. Demonstrations led by federal entomologist Louie Spain will be held Saturday at three farms: Schaeffer and Anderson four miles SE of Wellman at 6 a.m. Longer farm five and a half miles SW of Washington at 10 a.m. Ed Endicoot farm three miles north of Haskins at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ed Endicoot Farm
Haskins
Heavy Feeders Bring $9.95 At Columbus Jct
Four hundred head of Hereford cattle from Texas and Nebraska sold at Columbus Junction weekly sale. Steers around 1,250 pounds brought $9.95 per hundredweight while fleshy heifers moved from $8 to $8.75 and veal values reached $9.10. Over 150 local cattle were sold along with hogs and sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Texas
Nebraska
Iowa participation in 1937 soil conservation program
Washington reports Iowa and corn belt participation in the 1937 soil conservation program remains strong or higher than 1936 in many districts. Wheat Wickard cites district summaries from Sioux City meetings showing varied participation across regions and states, with anticipated nationwide 100 million acre target and a looming overproduction risk due to surplus grain without livestock to feed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Claude Wickard
North Central Division
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
The
Gazette
Wickard
Sioux City
H. N. Schooler
Linn County
Schooler
Northeast
North Central
West Central
Minnesota
South Dakota
East Central
South Central
Nebraska
Southeastern
Northeastern
Central
Ohio
Cattle Bangs Tests Show 11.5 Percent Reactors Across U S
The federal Bureau reports 11.5 percent of 1 204 245 cattle tested for Bangs disease were reactors in the 35 months to May 31. A total of 17 372 884 agglutination tests found 1 204 245 reactors and 9 196 638 negatives. In Iowa 26 5 percent were reactors, with 56 493 reactors among 212 622 cattle tested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bang
United States
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Iowa
Specal to The Gazette: Cascade cattle sale in Chicago
George Kurt of Dubuque County feeder district sold two loads of 1 242 pound cattle for 15 50 per hundredweight at Chicago Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Cascade
George Kurt
Dubuque County
Chicago
Grange Master Attends Ames Farm Meeting
National Grange Master L. J. Taber attended the Ames Farm Bureau event as a spectator while Don ald Kirkpatrick spoke to more than 3,000 Iowa farmers. Attendees urged Congress to pass farm legislation on commodity loans, an ever normal granary, soil conservation, surplus crop control, and farmer administration. A 99 man march on Washington may follow if no action results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PNA
National Grange
L. J. Taber
Donald Kirkpatrick
American Farm Bureau Federation
Ames
Taber
Kirkpatrick
Iowa
National Congress
Grange
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Organization
Kraschel
G. E. van Wirt
Hampton
Washington
May farm income in U.S. reaches 610 million with 33 million in payments
May farm cash income from sales totaled 577 million, down from April 583 million, while government payments of 33 million raised total May cash income to 610 million. The May figure exceeds May 1935 by 36 million and marks the largest May level since 1930, with dairy and crop incomes shifting and livestock markets down slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Gazette
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S
Fresh Pork Market Advances Despite Heat in Des Moines Area
Des Moines dispatch notes the hog market rose this week with butchers up 15 to 25 cents and packing sows 10 to 20 cents higher. Demand remained fair to slow as supplies tightened. fresh pork prices hit the year’s high at major centers, while direct-area receipts rose about 10 percent week over week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
New York
Chicago
Chicago buyer pays high price for Johnson county heifers
William Rose of Johnson county delivered forty yearling heifers to Chicago buyers. The deal yielded $12.25 per hundredweight. The sale occurred on a Tuesday, reflecting strong demand for cattle in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bwecia
Ganette
Iowa City
William Rose
Johnson County
Chicago
Farm Management Experts Visit Four Benton Farms
A group of farm management specialists from several Midwestern states will visit four Benton county farms near Vinton and Atkins including A. B. Kline S. E. Wallace H. W. Miller and Chester Hagan. Speakers note long running farm records and stories on hog production beef cattle feeding dairy crop rotation and alfalfa and sweet clover. The Ames extension service arranged the farm tour as part of the Institute of Cooperation session with panel discussions from Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Kansas and Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Benton County
American Institute of Cooperation
A. B. Kline
S. E. Wallace
H. W. Miller
Vinton
Chester Hagan
Atkins
L. G. Allbaugh
Ames Extension Service
Institute of Cooperation
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kansas
Nebraska
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REA
Benton
Washington County
Columbus Jct
One and Bros
VEAL
Hams
Ana
Central Area
BY ED Hadley
Ames Farm
Gasette Pote
Shellsburg
Cedar Rapids
Walker
Homestead
Dysart
Anamosa
C. L. Bomgardner
Poland
Hampshire Cross
L. Bomgardner
W. Atkins
Benton Farms
Avery
A. BR. Embree Mechanicsville, Iowa
C. H. Waite
14Th Avenue SE
Bess
California
Seef
Vutter
Omar
Omar Wonder
Secten
Bt Chipso
Wain
Miller's
Third Avenue SE
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