Iowa Dairy Delegates Plan Licensing of Entire Milk Industry
Iowa dairy delegates at Washington after a Monday conference draft a tentative trade agreement to be sent to adjustment act authorities. They seek licensing of the whole industry to curb malpractices and fix minimum prices for producers and consumers, with new plans for a dairy coordinating committee and staff funding under the act.
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Iowa
Washington
Ashington
D. C
Clyde King
Jerry Mason
Des Moines
Sioux City
Atlanta
Detroit
Philadelphia
Toledo
Mazon
I. W. Beck
Sandholt
Clyde Bechtelheimer
Waterloo
Iowa Creameries Association
National Dairy Council
Bechtelheimer
Dairy Co
Department of Agriculture
Neeser
Lloywd Tenney
Chienco
Fence Drift and Rain Laughs Through Iowa's Weather
The piece wryly notes repeated rain in Iowa with lines invoking Buddha and Jupiter Pluvius. It reflects on weather as a shared, comic ordeal during a soggy stretch and ends in light-hearted resignation.
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Iowa
Jupiter Pluvius
Lien Holders To Share In Cotton Reduction Payments
Washington DC lien holders may share in cotton reduction payments if acreage restrictions are adopted. Field forces instructed contracts to include a clause making checks payable jointly to producers and lien holders with producer and lien holder consent, protecting lender interests.
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Washington DC
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Cattle Die From Hemlock Poison in Tiffin Farm Case
G M Ludwig of Tiffin reports a cow died this week from hemlock poisoning. The weed grows in moist low places and is fatal to humans and cattle. Symptoms appeared in two stages with udder sensitivity and rapid production drop, followed by a deadly decline after brief recovery. Local farmers note similar issues as clover and crop conditions fluctuate during harvest.
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M Ludwig
Tiffin
Jos
Mia Pudwig
Beef Growers Show Best Return In 1932
Southern Iowa beef cattle producers led the state in net income for 1932 with an average $578 per farm among 65 members of the South Iowa Farm Management association. The gain followed larger farm sizes and favorable beef markets, though average farm management returned a loss of $740. Carl Malone directs the association’s field work for Ames.
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Ames
Towa
South Iowa Farm Management Association
John Hopkins, Jr
Agricultural Economics
Carl Malone
Association
Hopkins
Ingrown corn exhibited near Whittier on Floyd Hampton farm
A stalk of corn grew lengthwise through a cob on Floyd Hampton’s farm two miles NW of Whittier. Merle Techau holds the unusual specimen shown in Hodgins store. The report surveys South Iowa farms noting livestock income dominates, with average asset value around 26,600 dollars and varied profitability across 65 farms, highlighting high and low profit groups and returns per hundred dollars of feed.
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the Gazette
Whittier
Ripley
Floyd Hampton
Merle Techau
Farm Lad
Hodgins
Hopkins
Farm Income Gaps Between Two Iowa Groups
The Daily Farm News reports two farm groups in southern Iowa with stark differences. High profit farms show $150 per farm, 1,368 pounds of pork per litter and beef income of $16.95 per head, while low profit farms earn $102, 1,180 pounds of pork per litter and $8.95 per head. The project spans Albia area counties plus Cass Adams Union and Adair counties.
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Southern
Iowa
Albia
Monroe
Marion
Appanoose
Wapello
Mahaska
Lucas
Cass
Adams
Union
Adair
Greeley Ships Grain After Thirteen Year Gap
Greeley marked a grain shipment this week with three carloads of oats and one of barley sent to market. The town once a major grain hub shifted to livestock feeding and marketing, though Maquoketa remains the only nearby shipping association. Since January 1, 135 carloads of livestock have left Greeley, mainly bound for Chicago.
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Greeley
Creeley
Maquoketa
Milwaukee Railroad
Iowa
Chicago
Chinch Bugs Raid Illinois And Iowa
Illinois and southern Iowa report cinch bugs spreading across fields. Farmer I N Misener trapped five 50 gallon barrels of pests near Morris Grundy County. Entomologist Carl Drake notes barriers and plowing as best control though spraying is costly if bugs reach corn. State plans to share oil costs up to three cents a gallon for barrier treatments.
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Illinois
Iowa
Associated Press
I. N. Misener
Morris
Grundy County
Carl Drake
Harvest progress halted by rain in Mount Vernon section
Special to The Gazette reports rain stopping rye and fall wheat harvesting in Mount Vernon area. Farmers continue laying by corn with the third cultivation under way, delaying field work and affecting early yields in this season.
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Mount Vernon
Hail Riddled Corn At Spencer's Grove Rebounds
Spencer's Grove reports Tuesday night rain partially healed damage from last Saturday storm. Corn riddled by hail and wind recovers slowly though low fields and draws remain washed or muddy. Soybeans show revival, barley near Cheney entirely destroyed. Abe Hanson plans soybeans after plowing. Gardens ruined and poultry losses noted.
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Spencer's Grove
Abe Hanson
Cheney
Vinton Cannery Finishes 22 000 Pea Cases This Year
The Iowa Canning company in Vinton will complete packing of the 1933 pea crop by Friday. Early Alaska peas were finished last week while the late crop began Monday. The total pack is about 22 000 cases, below the 40 000 anticipated, due to heavy seeding rains and extreme heat.
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Vinton
Iowa Canning Company
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