Meeting To Reconsider Livestock Freight Rates In Chicago
Executive committee of Western Trunk Line rails in Chicago calls a Friday meeting with railway officials and livestock men to reconsider proposed changes in livestock freight rates set to take effect June 30. Protests cite inequities favoring Chicago as interior packers push for fair, statewide treatment.
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Union Station
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Des Moines
Lowden
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Lowdon
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Chinch Bugs Threaten Louisa County Crops Say Experts
County Agent Earl Peterson warned Louisa county farmers that chinch bugs may yet damage corn and small grains. Nymphs with wings are forming and could halt surface migration by Friday or Saturday. early barriers have saved much corn while small grain faces heavy losses. Farmers have used 175000 gallons barrier oil and bought about 100000 gallons, mostly from Cedar Rapids at a minimal price. trucking added two cents per gallon.
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Wapello
Earl Peterson
Louisa County
Peterson
Cedar Rapids
Fence Drift in woven wire battle dominates corn rhymes
R F A Ray Murray notes efforts by state agriculture FERA and county agents curbed chinch bug damage in southern corn. He warns bugs are dispersing and may hatch more insects next year, risking wider infestation possibly reaching the Minnesota line in the east.
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State Department of Agriculture
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Minnesota Line
First Corn Hog Cash In Poweshick Exceeds 165000
Special to The Gazette Grinnell Poweshick county farmers to receive early corn hog checks totaling over 165000. 700 farmers among six townships were paid 80000 Monday in Grinnell. Hazel Jackson received the first check in Bear Creek. Distributions continue Tuesday in Brooklyn and Wednesday in Montezuma.
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Poweshick
Harold F Miller
Brooklyn
Hazel Jackson
Bear Creek
Montezuma
Sand Springs Creamery Pays 27c For Butterfat
The Farmers Mutual Creamery at Sand Springs paid 27 cents per pound for May butterfat and 19 to 14 cents for eggs. 803 cases of eggs were shipped. The Hopkinton Co operative Creamery and the Sand Springs Manual shipped seven carloads of butter and eggs jointly. Farm departments of Middle and West Amana began cutting wheat with a short Shaw due to extreme drought, yielding below average.
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Farmers Mutual Creamery Company
Hopkinton Co-operative Creamery
Speya
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Chinch bugs reported in Fairfax area small grains
Special to The Gazette notes cinch bugs appearing in fields of small grain near Fairfax but damage is not extensive in Linn county per Cedar Rapids County Agent George Dilson. Civitan Conservation corps members were enlisted in Johnson county to fight chinch bugs and construct barriers in Scott, Lincoln, and Fremont townships. About forty-five camp members began Monday. at least fifteen more will work in Louisa county. Eighty members remain at the McBride park site in Big Grove township.
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Linn County
George Dilson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Civitan Conservation Corps
Johnson County
Scott
Lincoln
Fremont
Louisa County
F S Tetter
McBride Park
Big Grove
Chinch bug creosote aid expands in Iowa
Des Moines reports farmers will pay 5 cents per gallon for creosote to curb chinch bug damage in southeastern Iowa. Gov. Herring uses $30,000 federal funds and about $40,000 state funds to produce roughly 1,000,000 gallons at the subsidy price. Entomologist Dr Col Drake estimates savings of $15 million in corn. expected 10 percent damage in southeast Iowa vs 40-50 percent otherwise. Creosote exhausted in Cedar County. farmers improvise with barriers, furrows, and immune crops to trap bugs. In Buchanan County Frank Lamb reports local chinch bugs on a small field.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
Ray Murray
Clyde Herring
Col Drake
Murray
Drake
Tall corn field near Cedar Rapids photographed
L L Carson and his two sons Roy and Keith cultivate thirty five acres of corn south of Cedar Rapids on Monday afternoons. The crop, planted May 5 to 10, stands tall for late season growth with tassels shooting. The bottom land near Indian Creek shows rapid growth despite little rain, and the family works to minimize breakage by limiting stalk height during cultivation.
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Cedar Rapids
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Keith
Indian Creek
Chinch bugs threaten Keokuk and Washington counties crops
Keokuk and Washington counties battle chinch bugs with oil barriers and post hole kerosene tactics. Some 80,000 gallons of creosote oil arrive for farmers aided by 150 CCC men in Oskaloosa and field crews racing to install barriers before the flying stage.
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Keokuk County
CCC
Oskaloosa
Maurice Soulis
Farm Bureau
Ark
Local hay shipment aids farmers at $18 a ton
A carload of baled alfalfa hay arrived from Kansas City Missouri and was distributed by local feeders to farmers at a price of 18 dollars per ton.
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One Guess Ten Prizes Welch's Standard Overalls
Advertisement promoting Morris Sanford Co. Windows and Welch's Standard Overalls with a contest theme inviting ten prize winners. promotes durable clothing and home goods through a promotional chance at prizes.
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Morris Sanford Co
Mrs Beyea Tells 4 H Girls About Hiking In Europe
International lecturer and traveler Mrs Isa bel Pirie Beyea spoke on Hitch Hiking Through Europe at the seventh annual Iowa 4 H Girls convention in Ames. More than 1 000 of 1 500 registrants attended with county groups performing and departments meeting on bread canning clothing and home furnishing. Miss Lita Bane urged girls to keep fun but stay dignified and noted a rising influence of women on the future. Virginia Smith of Onawa sang and over 150 girls prepared for the State chorus to perform Thursday morning.
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Isabel Pirie Beyea
Europe
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Story
Sac, Clay
Poweshiek County
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The
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Scott County
Iowa 4-H Club
Virginia Smith
Onawa
Wolf blamed for killing of twenty four sheep near Troy Mills
Twenty four sheep were killed Saturday night on the George Oldridge farm one mile north of Troy Mills. A wolf or dogs are suspected as the slaughter shows throat and shoulder wounds and all but one sheep were killed or left seriously injured while the animals rested in a yard near the barn.
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Troy Mills
George Oldridge
Delaware County Dairy Folk Stage Annual Picnic
Howard Fen sterman of Greeley and Mrs Au gust Gerdes of Earlville won first in the dairy judging at the Greeley Contest association annual picnic on the G H Heiken farm southwest of Manchester. The high four overall were Mrs Gerdes, Mr Fensterman, J O Gibbs of Earl ville and Joe Herman of Manchester. Paul McElmeel was chairman with Floyd Arnold of Ames in charge. Two classes of four cows each were judged as about 100 persons competed.
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Land Bank Appraisal Policy Defended by FCA Official
F A O Connor of Omaha told the Iowa Bankers Association the Farm Credit Administration’s district policies are sound, despite criticism over loan delays and appraisal levels. He argued the land bank acted as the only stable farm credit source in 1933 and urged Iowa bankers to support the program amid charges of low appraisals and bureaucratic delays.
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Eighth District Farm Credit Administration
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Omaha
Iowa Bankers’ Association
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South Dakota
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O'Connor
Farm Credit Administration
Omaha Farm Credit Administration
Federal Land Bank
Land Bank
Omaha Land Bank and Land Commissioner
Iowa Rain Record To Date This Year
Iowa reports a new rain record with 6 inches in the 24 hours ending Tuesday at 7 am. June precipitation totals reach 3.16 inches while normal is 4.14 inches, leaving a 0.38 inch deficiency. Year to date precipitation stands at 1.64 inches against a normal 14.97 inches, reflecting a 17.33 inch shortfall since January 1.
OConnor Defends Farm Credit Bank Role Against Political Criticism
OConnor argued that criticism of the Omaha bank’s management stems from bad temper and vindictiveness. He urged keeping politics out of the Farm Credit administration, insisting efficient operation requires non political leadership and delivering honest service to people.
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O'Connor
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Hoopes Heads Agricultural Group at Iowa Conference
Hoopes of Muscatine was re elected president of the Town Vocational Agricultural Teachers association at the annual conference in Ames. R A Towne of Stuart was re elected vice president and Harry Bryson of Newton secretary treasurer. Miss Lita Bane spoke to about 1250 4 H club girls and leaders on the modern girl urging tolerance and enjoying life.
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Scott County Club
Winneshiek Sealed Corn Cut To 72 100 Bushels
DECORAH H J Frettheim of Madison township canceled his corn loan on 768 bushels, reducing the sealed corn in Winneshiek county to 72 120 bushels and the loans to 32474 dollars.
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Decorah
H. J. Frettheim
Madison Township
Winneshiek County
Showers Improve Crop Prospects in Eastern Iowa Fields
Eastern Iowa reports numerous showers boosting corn growth and improving crop prospects. Corn has grown rapidly since the sultry weather, though stands are ragged from uneven germination after a dry period. Oats and other small grains suffer in the heat, with many fields pastured or plowed up for emergency forage. Forage supply looks strong for fall, but summer rough feed remains tight. Threshing occurs in wheat in chinch bug areas, with yields as low as two bushels per acre. oats and barley largely destroyed. Keokuk county farmer Herman Guenther cut oats with a binder in North English. Early Golden Bantam corn tassels appear in North English gardens. Keokuk county expected more threshing before July 4 as winter wheat is harvested.
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Washington County
FARN
Iowa
Chinch Bug
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Fruit Crops Report From Troy Mills Area
Wild gooseberries are plentiful in the timbers this year and are being gathered for canning. Raspberries are ripening after showers but the crop will be short. Blackberries are maturing and, with rains, will be better than expected. Early sweet corn is tasseling.
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Mount Vernon Farmer Reaps 30-Acre Corn Field
Harold Plat ner of Mount Vernon harvested a 30 acre corn field on Monday. The crop stands shoulder high and tassels are breaking early in the season, marking a notable yield for the area.
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Mount Vernon
Harold
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