Iowa Corn Yield Hits New High In 1939
Iowa assessors report average corn yield per acre at 52.3 bushels a new state record. East central Iowa leads with 63.4 bushels per acre while Cedar county tops with 67.9. Total 1939 production reaches 490,126,982 bushels on 9,373,262 acres, near 1932 peak despite lower acreage. Tenants in 20 Iowa counties gain $1,733,000 loan allotment for 1940-41 under FSA programs.
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Iowa
Mark G. Thornburg
Des Moines
Thornburg
East Central
Benton, Linn, Jones
Jackson
Johnson, Cedar
Clinton, Muscatine
Scott
Cedar County
Jones
Benton
Clay Township
Grundy County
Clarke Township
Tama County
Red Oak Township
Cedar
Johnson
District FSA Office Moves to Cedar Rapids
The Farm Security Administration district office shifts from Waterloo to Cedar Rapids to centralize operations in eastern Iowa. Howard J. Dodge leads the new setup with offices on the second floor of the federal building and subordinate offices in Waterloo Toledo Grinnell Marengo Iowa City Cedar Rapids and Muscatine. J Keith Noll resigns as local supervisor and Darwin A. Larson takes over.
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Farm Security Administration
Iowa
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Howard J. Dodge
Federal Building
Toledo
Grinnell
Marengo
Iowa City
Muscatine
J. Keith Noll
Cedar Rapids Bank
Darwin A. Larson
Auctioneers Sale Of Live Stock And Farm Equipment
A Tuesday July 2 sale begins at 1 p m featuring Gray mare of 1409 pounds SEVENTEEN HEAD OF SHORTHORNS pasture stock yearling sows with litters and farrow plans Machinery includes iron wheels wagons hay press discs plows corn shellers planters mowers harness and farm implements No 31 cream separator two good harness sets and alfalfa hay several barrels and farm goods Terms are modestly stated at time of sale Owners NH Carson and John Peyton Auctioneers Price and M C McCalley Alburnet State Bank Clerk
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McCormick-Deering
Robinson
Carson
Jonn Peyton
Gee. Price & M. C. McCalley
Alburnet State Bank
Chase lending program already in effect in numerous counties
The program is active across Towa Fayette Clarke Harrison Ida Emmet Howard Plymouth Wright Henry Taylor Osceola Kossuth Floyd Clay Hancock Pocahontas Hardin Monona Greene Jones Guthrie Jasper Adair Marion Washington Muscatine Jefferson Fremont Wayne and Davis.
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Chase
Towa
Fayette
Clarke
Harrison
Ida
Emmet
Howard
Plymouth
Wright
Henry
Taylor
Osceola
Kossuth
Floyd
Clay
Hancock
Pocahontas
Hardin
Monona
Greene
Jones
Guthrie
Jasper
Adair
Marion
Washington
Muscatine
Jefferson
Fremont
Wayne
Davis
Iowa approves 23 vocational ag departments in 190 schools
Des Moines reports 23 new vocational agricultural departments approved for Iowa high schools, effective July 1, bringing total to about 190 campuses. Programs cover high school students, on farm training, farmers' evening schools, and Future Farmers of America chapters. Instructors served on a 12 month basis with locations listed.
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Voc. Ag
Iowa
Des Moines
H T Hall
Future Farmers of America
Akron
Anita
Brooklyn
Columbus Junction
Coon Rapids
Dexter
Dysart
Early
Estherville
Garfield-Webb
Gillette Grove
Gilman
Gilmore City
Humeston
Kingsley
Missouri Valley
Nemaha
Parkersburg
Pocahontas
Renwick
St. Ansgar
Sheldon
Underwood
Steers Bring $10.75 a Hundredweight in Chicago Sale
DeWitt Francis Burkinshaw, a Clinton county farmer, sold a load of 1 045 pound steers in Chicago on Thursday for 10.75 dollars per hundredweight.
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Dewitt
Francis Burkinshaw
Clinton County
Chicago
Grass pastures and new varieties shape drought era farming
A Waubeek farm pasture supervised by Jim Rascher shows eight grasses with meadow fescue and brome as top choices for sheep grazing while Reed’s canary tops are favored for the leafy parts. A Fayette county field on Leo Rothlisberger’s farm reveals legume mix preference on phosphated soil. The piece notes grass neglect and potential productivity gains and mentions Michels grass, a drought resistant cross of winter wheat and rye grass developed in Idaho and touted by the University of Idaho in 1939.
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Waubeek
Jim Rascher
Whittier
Reed
Timothy
Fayette County
Elgin
Leo Rothlisberger
Rothlisberger
Rascher
Great Plains
Idaho
University of Idaho
Soils Tours In Winneshiek Planned On July 9 And 10
A two day soil tour for Winneshiek county farmers is set for July 9 and 10. On July 9 farms at Fort Atkinson Festina Ossian Decorah and nearby areas will be visited. On July 10 tours will cover Ridgeway Kendallville Burr Oak and Bluffton locations and their farms. A third tour is planned for July 23 to cover other parts of the county.
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The
Gazette
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Ed Kuhn
William Einwalter
Fort Atkinson
Anthony Buchell
Festina
John Amdahl
Ossian
John Viste
Phillip Bakke
J. L. Vopava
Clifford Stevens
Ridgeway
S. J. Moore
Kendallville
Frank Knox
Arthur Smith
Burr Oak
L. V. Porter and Scruenning Brothers
Bluffton
Federal Experts Cite Grain Price Limitation
United States agriculture department experts note the wartime impact on livestock prices and the forecast for next winter. They warn hog farmers not to cut production despite likely smaller marketings and urge caution for feeder cattle buyers as grain and feeder cattle prices stay high.
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Iowa
United States
United States Agricultural Department
US Supplies Adequate For European Famine Fears
Washington reports suggest the United States and allies hold ample food for potential European famine this winter while Europe struggles with war disruptions. Officials weigh shipping limits, blockades, and whether to export or store while protecting farmers at home.
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Washington
D. C
Europe
United States
Henry Wallace
Canada
Argentina
Roosevelt
Haystack Innovations Spread In Benson County Farm
In Bruce Center region northwest Benson County cylindrical haystacks rise across fields. George Konicek pioneered the method four years ago by stacking chopped hay in round cribbing slats. He reports stacks resist weather when top rounded and notes nearby stacks also weather well. Konicek also adapted a power driven manure spreader to load hay on a tilting trailer and uses ensiled sweetclover in a pit silo to feed cattle amid scarce pasture.
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Bruce Center
Benson County
George Koniick
la Porte City
Pisa
Konicek
Gazette
Hayris
George Konicek
Farm price pressures rise as exports shrink worldwide
The piece explains how U S production remains steady while exports fall, raising farm price pressures. It notes Germany's hog loss and broad surpluses across prunes cotton apples lard and meats may worsen for farmers as markets vanish and the administration seeks balanced aid without boosting output.
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United States
Germany
Brown Swiss Show Crown Goes to Shomi Girl Butternut in Sigourney
A 4-year-old cow Shomi Girl Butternut owned by Polly-Dale Brothers of Grinnell was named grand champion female at the Seventh Canton show of Brown Swiss breeders in Sigourney. She also won bestudder cow. Class winners include D. J. Cobbler Otumwa aged cow and L. S. Van Auken North English 3-year-old.
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Sigourney
Polly-Dale Brothers
Grinnell
Canton
D. J. Cobbler
Ottumwa
L. S. van Auken
North English
van Auken
Elmer Schultz
Ladora
C. E. Walcott
Rich
Browns Swiss judging at All Iowa fair Fifth Canton finalists named
In an adult judging contest D v Cobbler of Ottumwa placed first Emery Eigste of Wayland second and Mrs Eigste third They will represent the Seventh Canton in Brown Swiss judging at the All Iowa fair in Cedar Rapids August 11 16 A combined 4 H club and Future Farmer judging contest was won by a Davis county team with Sigourney second Merlin Guinn of Davis county was high scorer
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Sigourney
Merlin Guinn
Davis County
Alden exhibitor wins senior and junior bulls at Brown Swiss Canton show
Henry Sherman Alden Iowa Falls displayed both senior and junior champion bulls. The junior yearling bull also claimed grand champion status while the senior champion was a 3 year old. Breeders from four counties showed 56 head. Ralph Bright Hubbard exhibited the best uddered cow and the junior champion female, a heifer calf.
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Alden
Henry Sherman
Iowa Falls
Ralph Bright
Hubbard
4 H club delegates named for July camp
Spreanl reports Winneshiek county to be represented at the annual 4 H club camp at Ledges park near Boone from July 4 to 7. Ma donna Kuhn of the Jackson Ready Workers and Harold Selness of the Highland Hawks 4 H club are the delegates.
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Spreanl
Gazette
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Ledges Park
Boone
Madonna Kuhn
Jackson Ready Workers
Harold Selness
Highland Hawks
Buttermakers Meet Randalia Section 1 Hold Monthly Session
About 40 people attended the Section No 1 buttermakers meeting in Randalia on Thursday. Principal speakers were Charles Hart of Favere and Jack Brumley of Waterlon.
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Randalia
Charles Hart
Favere
Jack Brumley
Waterlon
Emergency Meeting In Chicago On Pest Control
State Entomologist Carl J. Drake attends an emergency Chicago meeting of crop pest control officials called by the USDA to plan steps against chinch bug infestation in the Midwest. Iowa is to receive 350 000 gallons of cresosote for fence barriers, plus 300 000 gallons already ordered and 50 000 gallons carried over from last year.
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DES Moines
INS
Carl J. Drake
Chicago
Federal
Department of Agriculure
Checks Total 5510 For Buchanan County Farmers
Leonard Brame Buchanan county AAA committee treasurer announced that 158 parity payment checks were received for Buchanan county farmers totaling $5,510. The funds were distributed Friday and align with aid programs for agricultural support.
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Buchanan
Independence
Leonard Brame
Buchanan County
AAA Committee
Cow Dies After Deep Udder Cut From Submerged Wire
J. H. Hartshorn, farmer near Traer, lost his best milk cow last week when the animal bled to death from a deep udder cut after a submerged wire snagged it while crossing Wolf creek. Local livestock loss attributed to the hazardous wire hazard in the creek area.
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Traer
J. H. Hartshorn
Wolf Creek
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