Late cold wave curtails 1934 crops across the nation
A United Press survey finds near zero temperatures hitting late winter crops, with peaches cherries and apples in New England and the north central states suffering heavy damage. Some regions gain by boll weevil control and delayed fruit ripening, while others face wheat loss and water shortages.
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Nature
United Press
New England
North Central States
South
Ohio
Tennessee
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Niagara Peninsula
Connecticut
Michigan
Alabama
Utah
Idaho
Montana
New York
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Minnesota
Wisconsin
California
Washington
Oregon
Fence Drift Recalls Woven Fates From March Foretold
A quirky reminiscence from R. F. A. Lamb notes March’s damp forecasts and sleety hints while reflecting on a year of hectic events since last March.
Weather outlook and crop prospects in Iowa and California report
A United Press summary notes California shows no unusual cold while Iowa faces uncertain spring prospects. Early crop forecasts are speculative due to soil thaw and heaving, with moisture expected to improve after spring rains. Some regions report depleted water supplies prompting new wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Illnois
Horses And Livestock Bring Strong Bids At Local Sales
A six year old mare team weighing 3500 pounds sold for 330 at the Columbus Junction consignment sale. Other horses, cows, sows, pigs and chickens fetched varied prices as auctions continued with Paul Klotz acting as auctioneer and Farrel Smyke as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Hutchinson and Son
Medapolis
Paul Klotz
H M Duncan
Farrel Smyke
Fred Showalter
Ainsworth
Floyd Marston
Deb Davis
Columbus
Junction
Farmer Bankruptcies Rise to 5917 in Year Ended June 30 1933
Washington report shows 5917 voluntary farmer bankruptcies in the 1932 33 fiscal year up from 4849 the prior year. Farmers accounted for 89 percent of bankruptcies, with the increase centered in northern and eastern states. Illinois led states with 815 cases, followed by Ohio and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DC
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Illinois
Ohio
Iowa
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Indiana
New York
Texas
California
Timothy hay harvest yields seed on Hartwick farm
On February 14, at the Charles Swecker farm one mile west of Hartwick, a thresher produced twenty five tons of timothy hay and 3200 pounds of seed. The seed sold for seven dollars per hundredweight and the timothy straw for thirty five dollars. The operation was run by Fred Bees and Calvin Korns.
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Hartwicke
Charles Swecker
Hartwick
Swecker
Fred Bees
Calvin Korns
Washington Reports Block of Farm Benefit Payments
Washington lists government farm aid totaling 222 528 729 dollars with processing tax receipts of 200 501 160 dollars. Cash outlays through February 27 allocate funds to cotton tobacco and wheat reduction programs plus purchases for surplus relief and FSRC buys of hogs butter and cheese.
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Washington
Treasury
Surplus Relief Corporation
FSRC
Farmer Uses Silo for Ice House Near Mount Vernon
Ten inch ice is harvested this week at Ink's pond north of Mount Vernon. R. W. Rodman, a local farmer, stores ice in his silo that stayed empty last fall. Some ice is hauled by farmers near Mechanicsville.
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Shectal
the Gazette
Mount Vernon
Ink
R. W. Rodman
Mechanicsville
Linn Test Ass'n No. 2 Averages 27.8 February Butterfat
The Linn County Test association No. 2 report shows 408 cows, 52 dry, averaging 614 pounds of milk and 27.8 pounds of butterfat in February. Huston and McKinnon of Cedar Rapids led with eight grade Guernseys in milk at 437 pounds butterfat. KR. F. Smith and Sons of Ely ranked second with thirteen Jerseys. Feed cost of butterfat averaged 14.8 cents per pound. Two purebred Holsteins from E. C. Forest herd of Mount Vernon produced 78.5 and 77 pounds butterfat.
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Linn County Test Association
Huston and McKinnon
Cedar Rapids
KR. F. Smith and Sons
Ely
Corn loan totals rise in Cedar, Marengo and Linn counties
Special to The Gazette reports Cedar county corn loans now total 346 881 50 dollars with 6 431 85 additional loans filed Wednesday In MARENGO about 475 loans worth 264 679 20 dollars cover 588 176 bushels In Linn county total loans reach 359 047 45 dollars for 799 761 bushels with nine loans on 7 519 bushels totaling 3 383 55 dollars since Tuesday noon.
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Tipton
County Recorder’s
Cedar County
Marengo
Iowa
Roy G. Faas
Linn County
Gly-Cas touted as a Cedar Rapids medical sensation
Local resident John Zuber reports Gly-Cas relieved his arthritis rheumatism and kidney trouble after years of suffering. The Gly-Cas Man regularly visits the Thrifty Drug Store at First Street and Third Avenue SE to demonstrate the remedy to crowds, claiming dramatic benefits.
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First Street
Third Avenue
John Zuber
Cedar Rapids
Zuber
Iowa Theater
Druc
Third Avenue SE
Johnson County Beef Feeders Meet To Select Delegates
Johnson County beef feeders and breeders meet Saturday evening in Iowa City to elect delegates and draft beef production control suggestions under the Agricultural Adjustment Act for submission to the state meeting in Des Moines on March 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Johnson County
M. W Davis
County Feeders Association
Des Moines
Consignment Sale Arrives At Anamosa Fairgrounds
Saturday March 3 at 1 PM livestock auction includes native horses, cattle herd of Holstein cows, hogs including fall pigs and bred sows, plus furniture and farming machinery. Auctioneers Lee Bebee and El Brickley praise large turnout and offer ground access by 10 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Bebee
EL Brickley
Anamosa
Penny Sale Near Waterloo Stopped
Black Hawk county held its first penny sale Wednesday where fifty men blocked auction bids. Sheriff H M Mitchell halted the sale and instructed the clerk to refuse payment for items sold on a landlord’s writ against John Kearen. Cattle sold for $1, horses for $1, corn at 7 to 10 cents a bushel. twenty cattle, three horses, a binder and other gear disappeared from the farm. Allen and attorney Ellis E Wilson planned action to recover property and another sale.
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Waterloo
INS
Black Hawk County
H. M. Mitchell
Dewey Butterfield
A. Allen
John Kearen
Kearen
Alen
Mitchell
Alien
Ellis E. Wilson
Allen
Jefferson Township Players Win Drama Meet In Poweshick
Jefferson Township Players win the Poweshiek county drama contest in Montezuma with the play Sons of Soil. About 2,400 people attended the events this year reflecting strong interest in the county drama tournament.
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Jefferson Township
Poweshick
Montezuma
Farm near Anamosa sells for 37 dollars an acre
Amber-George Harms of Amber purchased the Albert Fousek farm consisting of 160 acres located nine miles northwest of Anamosa for 37 dollars an acre. He rented the property to Edward O'Dean, who took possession on Thursday.
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Amber
George Harms
Albert Fousek
Anamosa
Edward O’dean
200 000 Acre Soil Erosion Control Project Starts
AMES VILLAGE Peterson supervisor of soil erosion control in Iowa CCC camps took over the engineering supervision of a 200000 acre erosion project between Shenandoah and Tarkio Missouri. He will direct terracing and gully control work and advise Bethany watershed project. No successor named yet. West Union note mentions seven young sons and sixty seven pigs born in cold weather.
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AMES
Peterson
Towa CCC
Shenandoah
Tarkio
Extension Service
Federal Erosion Service
Bethany
Farm rents shift to sliding hog basis in Spencers Grove
A local farming area shows most leases this year on a share basis. One 160 acre quarter section is rented on a sliding hog scale with $600 cash rent if hog returns stay below $5 per cwt. Rent increases proportionally as hog prices rise above $5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencers Grove
Creamery Company At Delhi Elects Directors
In a recent stockholders meeting at the Silver Spring creamery in Delhi officers were chosen. A. O. Billings was elected president. A. L Clark secretary and manager. G. L. Cramer vice-president. A. A. Schmidt treasurer. Directors named were August Nieman H B Reth D J Schnittjer Charlies Wendt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
Silver Spring Creamery
A. O. Billings
A. L Clark
G. L. Cramer
A. A. Schmidt
August Nieman
H B. Reth
D. J. Schnittjer
Charlies Wendt
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Towa
East
Earl May
EMA
Farm Seeds
Grimm Vianfa
Masworth
Earl May's Seed and Nursery
Earl E. May Seed CO
Tru
Linn
Anamosa Fairgrounds
Buehler
RIAL
Frankfurts, Ib
PENNY
C. R. and
I. GC
Stock Yards
Gazette
West Union
Milton Marting
Ave. E. Dial
Creamery Company
Channel Catfish
Haddock
First St. NE
Ane Batley
Hedi
Ter
Baturdayy
Northwestern
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