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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1933
Page
2
The Iowa corn crop remains in fair condition despite irregular stands and heights caused by drought. Reports from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines note healthy color overall, with some fields showing drought damage. oats and small grains suffer, while corn needs moisture soon and luck with timely rain.
Report notes woven wire drift and oats in Cedar Rapids trade area as rainfall remains uneven Iowa farmers face dry conditions in western regions while Des Moines caretakers burn off dry grass on capitol grounds Des Moines remains moist compared with southwest and northwest portions of the state
West Union Fayette Cow Test association No. 4 reports 31832 cow years for the fiscal year with an average 7161 pounds of milk and 3091 pounds of butterfat per cow above feed cost, the latter five pounds higher than last year. High producers include R. F Learn with 402.1 pounds per cow and Max Grafenberg with 528.4 pounds. Nine of thirteen Learn herd cows exceeded 400 pounds butterfat.
The Iowa Supreme Court denied rehearing in the last case of Peverill against the Department of Agriculture. The dispute concerned compensation around $800 for a camp incident. the court reduced the award and dismissed further costs.
Iowa's 1932 crop report shows drought nearly ruined strawberries and raspberries with potential fair raspberry yields if moisture returns. Grapes and cherries fared better though grape set was uneven and apple crops look small in Iowa and nearby states. Alfalfa hay rose 64 percent, soybeans up 35 percent with hay acreage up about 55 percent. soybeans for seed fell slightly.
A Manchester farmer claims drought fears vanish with a kerosene based irrigation system. He says the device uses backwaters and underground supplies to fuel a water pump, claiming the method yields reliable rain like results.
In Dawson Minnesota farmers face a crippling drought as wheat prices rise on exchanges but crop potential collapses. Growers like Andrew Strom warn droughts ruin profits with 65 to 90 percent of the wheat crop lost and foreclosures rising. Names quoted include Robert Clark Parnell Satre and Anton Hanson amid fears for feed costs and winter livestock.
United Press dispatch describes a Roosevelt farm relief law overseen by a Wallace led trio. George Nelson Peck supervises processing tax and acreage reductions aided by Charles Brand and Chester Davis in a system likened to ancient triumvirates. Peck, a Moline, Illinois plowmaker, advocates equality for agriculture in a booklet. The group co ordinates policy on production and distribution while Hugh S. Johnson is noted as a collaborator to be covered in a later dispatch.
Brand, a production control man skilled with cattle and hogs, hails from Chicago where he served as a farm leader and associate of Edward O Neal, president of the American Farm Bureau federation.
The National Wool Marketing corporation states wool is in the strongest statistical position in years. Surplus stocks are absorbed and goods moved to consuming channels while manufacturers seek to stock up, signaling a likely substantial advance to new high ground.
A Cedar county farm bureau sheep course for members will run through the coming year with four meetings. County Agent Emmett C. Gardner says the first demonstration in July covers drenching sheep for stomach worms, followed by a session on culling and feeding.
Special to The Gazette Rudolph Schiele a Johnson county farmer sold two carloads of mixed weight kutcher hogs at Chicago market topping at four dollars and fifty cents per hundredweight.
Adair Jackson and Scott counties have been recommended for full accreditation by the federal bureau of animal industry after retests of cattle for tuberculosis. Dr H A Seldell notes Adair and Jackson showed very low infection, Scott county’s second test reflected improved herd management, and farmers may request retests if needed.
Ames judges for the 1933 Better Sire contest in Iowa have been announced by Earl N. Shultz. The panel includes E. M. Clark, E. M. Goharmon, and J. L. Lush. Bull records will be judged in September with awards at the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo.
Gov Clyde IL Herring and twenty Iowa executive council members toured Towa State College to review experiments and facilities including livestock dairy poultry greenhouses and other points of interest on an inspection route mirroring the county farm tours. Farm tours also included Warren and Cedar counties with plans for July 2 and a September series.
Fragmentary notes indicate Delaware wool growers arranging a pooling schedule with dates June 30 and July 1. The text references Manchester and several obscured names, suggesting meeting minutes or notices about cooperative arrangements.
A detailed bridge puzzle shows South completing a squeeze to win with a sequence where the East West defense must part with the club queen while the hearts remain in play. The complete deal by Mr A Carlton ofGen Ellyn illustrates the technique and its decisive outcome for South and East.
Readers may obtain a free copy of Bridge Rules and Etiquette by Josephine Culbertson by sending a 3 cent stamp envelope to The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Include a note with the question and answer section. The column discusses opening bids under vulnerability and outlines a sample hand with bidding logic.
Southern Iowa farmers led by Assistant Secretary H. C. Anbergs and entomologist Dr. C. J. Drake launched a day and night campaign to curb chinch bugs that threaten corn and small grains. Creosote oil aid will be subsidized up to 3 cents a gallon, with total costs possibly reaching 2000 dollars. A mass meeting will cap the ten day demonstrations near Bloomfield or Leon as losses mount in Clarke Decatur Ringgold and Union counties.
Des Moines Iowa A formal notice from W Fraser chief of the U S department of agriculture market information bureau says the services will end June 30. The bureau provided live stock producers buyers newspapers and information groups with market news as part of a federal program. Iowa farm organizations reacted quickly seeking to avert the cut citing the service's wide local clientele.
Grinnell reports seven hundred acres of sweet corn under cultivation for the local canning plant this season. Manager George R. Kelley says the plant did not operate last year due to a large 1931 pack, all of which has since been sold.
Iowa Belle, a wilt resistant watermelon developed by the Iowa State College plant pathology section, shows strong disease resistance in New South Wales. A letter from H Wenholz of Sidney notes the melon withstood wilt in trials two years, supporting its potential commercial value alongside Iowa King and Pride of Muscatine.
Charles D. Carey of Cheyenne Wyoming was re-elected chairman of the National Livestock and Meat board at its annual meeting in Chicago. Also re-elected were Thomas E. Wilson vice chairman Everett C. Brown treasurer and R C Pollock secretary. The secretary and general manager said the year saw expansive growth and nationwide interest in meat issues. President Roosevelt sent greetings praising the boards program and cooperation across the industry.
Twenty eight Delaware county 4-H baby beef club members toured with County Agent Kermith Huehn and Iowa Beef Producers Association representative Carl Oldsen. A picnic at Mort Maurer’s home followed as they learned care feeding and management for calves slated for the Delaware county fair August 15 to 18.
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