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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1940
Page
8
Federal report from Des Moines notes 920 400 hogs sold on interior markets in February across Iowa and southern Minnesota. The figure tops February 1939 by 338 100 head and exceeds 1932’s second-highest February by 35 000 head. The five month total through February also sets a record.
A sequence of farm auctions lists events in Anastomosa and Cedar Rapids with sales on March 2 5 and 7. The report notes crop yields with beet production up 40 percent from last year while wool and veal remain steady and lamb output unchanged.
Two farm land transactions south of Norway were completed by Tait and Wagner. A 80 acre farm sold for 10 400 to William Hershey of Atkins with possession March 1 1941. Schrader bought 150 acres south of Norway for 117 an acre from Equitable Assurance. Schrader already owns 360 acres in the Benton County area. The Mutual Trust Life Insurance company sold 15 farms totaling 2 206 acres for 141 400 averaging 64 10 per acre. Prices ranged 30 to 115 62 per acre with two cash sales and all farms going to owner operators.
Chicago AP reports February meat production reached the highest for the month in eight years. The Institute of American Meat Packers notes output was about 25 percent higher than February 1925 and well above the 1929 33 average. Official figures await confirmation, with pork production estimated for last month.
About 100 eastern Iowa Triple A inspectors are set to attend a series of corn grading and fumigation schools. Sessions run March 4 to 15 in Cedar Rapids Des Moines Marshalltown Fairfield Denison Orange City Algona New Hampton and Fort Dodge with TE A Harlow John F. Davis Roy Combs Ed Ellison Harold Gunderson and local officials leading demonstrations and lectures at each site. The Cedar Rapids session will be held at the Chamber of Commerce.
Special to The Gazette The Frank Swartz farm of 80 acres north of Wellman has been sold by Nichols and Yoder to Enos Lehman of Premont Texas for 9500 dollars, about 118 75 per acre. The farm is well improved.
Peter J Schmitz of Eagle Center buys 160 acres from Effie H Newton of Riverside California for 12000 dollars. Nellie J Kirsch of Hudson purchases 120 acres from North Western Mutual Life Insurance of Milwaukee Wisconsin for 13800 dollars.
The Thomas Lude King farm of 80 acres in Union Prairie township Anamakee county was sold at sheriff's sale Wednesday to satisfy a mortgage held by Waukon State bank. Consideration was $4 558.95 an average of 1699 an acre Ludeking will have a year in which to redeem the property.
Linn County Iowa seeks sealed bids for 1800 gallons Diesel Lubricating Oil and 5090 pounds Transmission Oil plus related items. Bids due March 11 1940 at 8 01 AM with $10000 check payable to County Auditor as liquidated damages. Board reserves right to reject all bids and tests will be conducted by Iowa Department of Materials and Tests.
March 1 brings shifting tides of neighbors as old friends move away and new ones arrive. A reflective note on friendship frames the changing street scene and community tone in this varied local column.
Twenty three Clinton farmers who produced 100 bushels of corn per acre in a 10 acre yield project will be honored at the DeWitt Community Club dinner Monday evening. Each will receive a gold medal for the achievement. The list includes farmers from Goose Lake Delmar Grand Mound and DeWitt among others.
The Marengo townsmen hosted a winter dinner inviting farmers from about half of Iowa county. Thursday evening drew 306 attendees, the second of three planned events. the first hosted farmers from the other half of the county a month earlier.
Belle Plaine hosts annual farmer's night sponsored by the Commerce club on Monday. The program features nine vaudeville veterans and is expected to draw about 1000 attendees.
Tipton report notes A Moffit and Sons of Hereford stock south of Mechanicsville plan to ship a load of bulls next Monday or Tuesday to Fort Worth for the annual round-up auction. The firm traces to 1882, now owns over 300 head, and has shifted shipments from Buchanan via Elmira to Silvis, then toward Texas after a rail line change ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Hay sold for 11.25 a ton at the Mrs Ida C. Anderson auction east of Waukon. Broad sows 16.50 each. Milk cows 68 a head, horses 62. Sale total 2300. Tipton sale reported corn 46 cents and oats 43 cents a bushel. Cows 63 to 68, veal calves 10.50, smooth mouthed horses 80, fall pigs 4 to 6 a head.
A country woman argues that parity prices, fair interest, and fair taxes could enable tenant farmers to become owners, reducing migrations as better rural living standards rise across America. The piece portrays a mass movement of farm families leaving homes for improved opportunities.
A public auction by Farmers Implement Co of Cedar Rapids offers 20 horses and a large batch of farm machinery. The sale is at Cedar Rapids near Edgewood School No. 1 on Thursday March 5th 1900 starting at 1:00 PM. Items include Farmsall and Fordson tractors, John Deere gear, hay, saddles, harnesses, cream separators, seed corn, and more. terms: usual, nothing removed until settled.
Special to The Gazette Mrs Dale Muller near Aurora raises a winter garden miracle. Before the killing frost last fall two bearing vines were dug up and hung in the basement. Several dozen late Stone tomatoes ripened slowly and fed the family through the winter.
Farmer Hans Rohwedder of Olin sold 84 fat cattle at Dubuque on Wednesday averaging 1 364 pounds each. The sale brought $9.25 per hundredweight.
Jersey breeders from Parish No 1 will hold their annual show during the week of June 17 at Elkader shifting from July 1. The date change aims to have cattle in bloom and aid small breeders. Attendees numbered 29 with Roy Learn elected president and a slate of officers and directors named. Fieldman W J Keegan spoke at the meeting.
Washington AP says directors of the Farm Bureau Federation voted to hold this year s convention in Baltimore from December 9 to 12.
Leland Philip, tenant on the William Howard farm at Buckingham, reports 150 spring pigs now one month old grazing near the field.
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