Hay Shortage Hits Iowa Across Thousands Of Acres
The Iowa hay supply faces its lowest levels in years as thousands of acres of alfalfa lie soaked and unfit for harvest. Producers report widespread spoilage and damp, rank fields, with oats also deteriorating after recent rains. Prices from Kansas City reflect poor quality, with wide variation and no stable level yet.
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Ray Anderson
Iowa
W. L. Matus
Cedar Rapids
Wisconsin
Kansas City
Kansas
Anamosa Farmer Sells Yearling Steers on Chicago Market
Paul Ragern, Jones county farmer from Anamosa, Monday sold a load of yearling steers averaging about 1000 pounds on the Chicago market for 10.25 per hundredweight.
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Apcoint
the Gazette
Anamosa
Paul Ragern
Jones County
Chicago
JUDY DAIRY COW SALE IN OLIN IOWA FRIDAY
Jersey and Guernsey cows with calves at foot plus young stock from a premier dairy area. About 30 head of Jersey Guernsey cows and 10 age-mates to be fresh soon. Cows sound gentle and halter trained. free delivery for distant buyers. Sale Friday June 2 at dusk in Olin Iowa with terms day of sale. Auctioneers Boult, Stanwood, and others.
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I'M Olin
Carter Te Yards
Olin
Jersey
Guernaey
Sears
Guernsey
Squirertares
Doom
Olinia
Rowatson Otner
Dandy Mischief, Jr
Dandy Mischief
Beau Mischief
Gay Gomez
Moffit &Sons
J. E. Rose
Tony Schmitz
Jay Patten
O. M. Bundy
Hog Sale At Hoffman 40 Near Lisbon On Rock Road
Brood sows offered with pigs or ready to pig by sale day. Duroc and Hampshire bred to Duroc and Hampshire boars. All double treated. Also 20 feeding hogs about 160 pounds. Sale at Hoffman 40 three miles south of Lisbon on rock road to Sutliff. Usual terms.
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Hoffman 40
Lisbon
Rock Road
Sutliff
Fence Drift and Tasseling Through the Growing Season
A rustic note describes fence drift in woven wire and corn tasseling from last year to this year, with water lilies competing for space. The fragment hints at seasonal changes and garden or field maintenance.
Record Low Hog Kill Expected This Summer
The federal bureau of agricultural economies reports fewer hogs will be slaughtered in the coming summer in the United States, with May inspections the lowest in 35 years. Hog prices, corn costs, and reserves show shifts, while British import policy and duties on cured pork are under discussion to aid producers. Exports of hog products have declined since mid 1934, likely keeping pork and lard exports low through 1935.
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United States
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Bureau
Iowa County Supervisors Use Field Measurements for 1935 Compliance
Town of Marengo article reports Iowa county supervisors measuring corn fields to verify 1935 corn-hog contract compliance. Field data fed daily into a calculating machine to determine adherence or non compliance. Producers receive acreage cards with measurement results and disposal guidance for any excess. Also notes trench sites in southern Lowe that caved in due to 1934 drought and 1935 floods.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Lowe
Iowa Crop Outlook Darkens as Corn Lags in Drought Year
Des Moines reports corn remains stunted at knee to six inches with a two week delay, while 10 to 25 percent of southern counties did not plant. Wheat looks tall though beaten by rain. oats and flax show mixed yields. alfalfa is overdue. pastures fatten and milk flow remains strong.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
C D Reed
Farm Land Taxes Decreased 5 Percent Across Twenty States
U S Department reports farm real estate taxes fell about five per cent from 1933 to 1934 based on twenty state data. Fifteen states showed declines, five showed slight increases. gains were in Colorado Kansas Missouri New Hampshire and Virginia.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Washington
Vermont
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
New Hampshire
Virgina
Bureau
140 Acre Farm in Luzerne Practices Liming and Line Breeding
Har old Wehrman operates a 140 acre Luzerne dairy with every inch limed. He uses line breeding in his Holstein herd to improve type and production. Herdsman Percy Letson manages the herd. Forum Dominant, a key sire, leads a pedigree tracing to Forum Patriarch and All American bloodlines. Calves fed ensilage and grain, with alfalfa and sweet clover on rotation.
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Luzerne
Harold Wehrman
Percy Letson
Benton Cow Test Association No. 3
Wehrman
Forum
Forum Sovereign
Forum Patriarch
Nymphs Hatch in Clinton County Farm Report
The Clinton county Farm Bureau notes the first hatching of chinch bug nymphs at the Charles Roll farm near De Witt with many eggs ready to hatch. E P Murphy reports corn field damage from heavy old bug infestation, with stalks dying in spots and 50 to 100 bugs on some stalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt
Clinton County Farm Bureau
Charles Roll
M. D. Lacy
E. P. Murphy
Dunn Again Heads Iowa Grain Group
E. G. Dunn of Mason City was re-elected president of the Iowa Co-operative Grain Association at the annual meeting in Humboldt. Elected to key posts were M. K. Frey of Eagle Grove as vice president George Beals of Humboldt as secretary and M. L. Henderson of Randall as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt (Ap
E. G. Dunn
Mason City
Iowa Co-operative Grain Association
M. K. Frey
Eagle Grove
George Beals
Humboldt
M. L. Henderson
Randall
Rowley Man Serious After Fall From Hay Load
Lew Beck, age unknown, fell from a load of alfalfa hay two and a half miles northeast of Rowley on Monday. He suffered several cracked ribs and a bruised shoulder when the trip rope broke as he pulled it to unload the hay into the barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Rowley
Lew Beck
Monday
Willie Willis Quips On Leg Injury Memory Lapse
Willie Willis jokes about hobbling through two errands and forgetting which to hurry to. The remark plays on pain and memory, reflecting a light moment amid an ache and daily task scramble.
Mud In Dad's Whiskers Mud In Brother's Hair
A country woman writes of spring mud and rural life in Iowa, comparing a wet season to last year's drought. The piece recalls children playing with blue clay, homemade clay creations, and a water lily budding as spring mornings glow with dew and light.
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Dad
Brother
Iowa
Local Farmers Plant Large Soybean Acreage
Farmers in the area plant extensive soybean crops. R. O. Mc Colm farms over 100 acres while F. S. Yetter cultivates around sixty acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. McColm
F. S. Yetter
Wilson to Attend Corn-Hog Powwow in Iowa
Ames Iowa July 1 18 delegates from twenty five county districts will meet with officials including M L Wilson assistant secretary of agriculture and H R Tolley and F L Elliott of the AAA planning section Washington The discussions focus on farm management programs for five state farming regions emphasizing soil maintenance and flexible decentralized adjustment under a 2 year study by Iowa State College US department of agriculture and AAA Schultz in charge of most sessions. delegates are chosen by county corn-hog allotment committees
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Ames
M. L. Wilson
H. R. Tolley
F. L. Elliott
AAA
Washington
Iowa Corm
T. W. Schultz
Ames Agricultural Economics Department
Iowa State College
United States Department of Agriculture
North Central
East Central Livestock Area
Schultz
Lifting Of Ban On South American Beef Is Protested
Chicago livestock exchange protests a proposed treaty with Argentina to admit chilled beef. It warns American cattle producers face a grave threat from foot and mouth disease carried by chilled beef and argues current tariffs do not protect US markets. The treaty, signed by Cordell Hull and Felipe Espil, has been sent to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Argentina
Cordell Hull
Felipe A. Espil
Senate
Cattle Bring 11 Cents at Chicago Market
Joe Blummer of Wheatland sold two carloads averaging 1320 pounds at 11 cents a pound. Other feeders selling this week on the Chicago market include Moses Seiffert one car George Ott one car and Phil De Wulfe two cars.
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Wheatland
Joe Blummer
Chicago
Moses Seiffert
George Ott
Phil de Wulfe
Aaberg Reports Poison Bran Supply Exhausted in Iowa
In Des Moines the department of agriculture reports fifteen tons of poison bran mash requested to combat army worms have depleted the stock. Assistant Secretary H C Aaberg says five tons are allocated to Mills county, ten to Wright, and an extra quarter ton to Kossuth. The 174 tons originally bought to fight grasshoppers could be augmented after a Washington request. State entomologist Dr C J Drake will confer with officials, while several counties still hold small quantities for possible transfer.
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DES Moines
INS
Department of Agriculture
H. C. Aaberg
Mills County
Wright County
Kossuth
Aaberg
Iowa
Washington
C. J. Drake
Sioux
Woodbury
Plymouth
Monona
Harrison
Shelby
Sac
Much Tiling Done On Spencers Grove Farms
Spencers Grove farmers report extensive tile laying to drain wet land. Six thousand tiles were laid on the Charles Hoffman farm and several thousand on the Roscoe Cumberland farm.
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Spencers Grove Farms
Spencers Grove
Charles Hoffman
Roscoe Cumberland
Howley Sends Fairfield Strawberries to Quart Box Limit
Charles Howley of Urbana filled a quart box to capacity with twenty Fairfield strawberries in Spencer's Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Spencers Grove
Charles Howley
Urbana
Fairfield
Hog Cholera Report Across 25 Communities
Menacing hog cholera outbreaks have been reported to the Eastern Town Veterinary association during the last two weeks in 25 communities including Strawberry Point Edgewood Oelwein Fayette Maynard Westgate Waucoma Hawkeye Jesup Independence Lamont Aurora Boyd New Hampton Manchester Monticello Waukon Elma Cresco Protivia Ridgeway Nashua Decorah Bennett Fairfax and southwestern Wisconsin also reports outbreaks.
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Eastern Town Veterinary Association
Strawberry Point
Edgewood
Oelwein
Fayette
Maynard
Westgate
Waucoma
Hawkeye
Jesup
Independence
Lamont
Aurora
Boyd
New Hampton
Manchester
Monticello
Waukon
Elma
Cresco
Protivia
Ridgeway
Nashua
Decor
Metamorphosis Of A Flivver
Ralph Johnston of near Durant repurposes a Model T after its end of service. Wheels and chassis become a trailer, tires become chicken water troughs, the top provides duckling house glass, the engine powers a wood saw, cushions become lawn seats, running boards form sidewalks, and front bolsters support bird houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
South Bethel
Ralph Johnston
Durant
Grove Sells Abe Kelso Farm for 1700
SPENCERS GROVE Leonard Smith longtime tenant farmer on the Joe Smith farm two miles north of here purchased the 80 acre Abe Kelso farm for 1700. The farm carries fair improvements.
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Spencers Grove
Leonard Smith
Joe Smith
Here
Kelso
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Co. F. Becker
Walt Challis
Ww. A. Smith
Reed
U. S
Aker
Killarney
Clinton
Dunn
Iowa Grain Group
Willie Willis
James Whitcomb Riley
Williams
Wilson
Spencers
Grove
Iowa Livestock Exchange
12Th St
12Th Ave
Jack Clements
the Big Shoe Store
Wisse Valles
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