TVA Phosphate Demonstrations On 19 Benton Farms Begin
More than twenty tons of TVA superphosphate will be shipped from Muscle Shoals for demonstrations on 19 farms in Benton County. Requisitions call for delivery in March with each farm acting as a demonstration site for five years. Cooperators include Harley Lasher and Morris Long among others, each reserving 10 percent of acreage as a check plot and ensuring recent limestone applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
INTON
Benton County
Muscle Shoals
Vinton
James C. Green
Green
Harley Lasher
la Porte City
Morris M. Long
John Rupe
Urbana
C. C. Sawyer
Dy~sart
Greaser Brothers
C. Clark
J. F. Reiss
Garrison
Harry Reiss
Murl Fry
R. O. Wright
Shellsburg
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
FENCE DRIFT ENDS NEIGHBORHOOD TIE BREAKUP
Jim Benda and his wife ended twenty one years of community ties by leaving the Averill farm on the Ivanhoe road south of Cedar Rapids. They plan to settle in Molhne and pursue dairy work without a fixed daily clock. Sons Charlie and George will continue the dairy business delivering city milk.
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Jim Benda
Benda
Averill
Cedar Rapids
Ivanhoe Road
Jim
Molhne
Bendas
Charlie
George
Sixteenth Girls' 4-H Club Formed In Benton County
In Bruce township on Saturday, Benton county formed its sixteenth girls 4-H club named Bruce Boosters. Miss Ann Nygaard, home demonstration agent, presided as officers were elected with Eloise Green as president and Mar guerite Lasher as vice president. Members include Alice Jebe Helen Eggleston Irene Dehrkoup from La Porte City and Garrison. A meeting at Mrs Harley Lasher’s home will outline the year’s program.
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Borelal
LA Porte City
Benton County
Bruce Township
Ann Nygaard
John Scheib
Bruce Boosters
Eloise Green
Garrison
Marguerite Lasher
Alice Jebe
Helen Eggleston
Irene Dehrkoup
Harley Lasher
Young Farmers Night School Addresses Belle Plaine
Secretary of Cedar Rapids Production Credit association Rov Luka netsch was to address the second weekly meeting of the young farmers night school in Belle Plaine. Twenty five young men are enrolled in the course conducted by L L Falek agriculture instructor rere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Plaine
Rov
J Lukanetsch
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Subscribers Move Notice
Gazette subscribers who change address should notify the circulation department at once. Include the old address, town, and rural route number of the new address to ensure uninterrupted delivery.
COW WITH C. T. A. RECORD BRINGS $153
A sale near Oelwein featured twenty purebred Holsteins averaging $90 with a six year old C. T. A. cow at 403 pounds butterfat selling for $153. Other prices included $126 $110 $103 for top lots. Calves and yearlings sold, feeding shoats $10, leghorn pullets 81 cents and oats 57 cents. The sale totaled $5,000.
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Oelwein
Alshouse
Waterloo Cattle Congress
Oats and hay prices at A L Tyler sale near Decorah
In Decorah area last week A L Tyler sale posted oats at 69 cents a bushel corn 113 and alfalfa hay 1475 a ton. Six horses averaged 104 with top 12250. Hopkins sale of western horses produced top bids 280 for the best team second 260 and highest individual 152. A yearling colt 60 and other horses around 100. Hopkins of Manchester auctioneer and E L Wright of Hopkinton clerk.
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Gazette
Decorah
A. L. Tyler
Hopkinton
Hopkins
Thomas Miller
Nebraska
A _ Hopkins
Manchester
E. L. Wright
1000 Acres Sweet Corn Sought By Dysart Cannery
Dysart canning company plans a 1000 acre operation with higher price per ton and a broader grading system for farmers who contract to grow sweet corn. Acreage to be split equally between hybrid yellow and white corn. Also notes Kansas State College tests showing four of five most durable belt fasteners are steel shock type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dysart
Canning Company
Charles W Fort
Kansas State College
February cattle and hog receipts at Chicago trade marked by light movement
February at Chicago saw cattle receipts reach 146000 head versus 135374 a year earlier while hogs totaled 380000 head against 264664. Lambs and sheep receipts lagged with 200000 head. prices fluctuated with beef tops near 14.65 and hog tops at 10.50. Dressed beef and veal markets were largely bearish to steady amid abundant storage meat and high feed costs influencing market behavior.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
United States
Meanest Job: pulling a well in winter on Michel farm
On the C. B. F. Michel farm northwest of Marion a water supply failure forced a 250 foot pipe pull. Vern Thompson photographed the scene as C. B. F. Michel and son George used a block and tackle with an automobile to raise the pipe while a hired man steadied the lengths from the windmill tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Vern Thompson
C. B
George
George Michel
Farm Auction Schedule Listings
Fevery postponed sale set for March 2 north of Springville. Stok Equipment and Livestock Auction located 1 mile east of Belle Plaine. Hansen horse and mule sale planned at Dixon. Auction details include times and locations for the listed farms and bidders.
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Fevery
Springville
Stok
Belle Plaine
Hansen
Dixon
Kanawha Experiment Ass'n Installs New Seed Duster
The Kanawha Experiment Association station in Kanawha installs a midwest first seed dusting machine in its seed and service building. Ready by March 10, the device weighs and mixes dust with seed automatically, aided by baffle boards. A new seed cleaning machine is installed. both can operate together feeding cleaned seed into the treating hopper for farmers, grain dealers, and seed companies demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha
Midwest
Northern Town Experiment Association
Denman To Address Annual Meeting Of Chicago Producers
C B Denman president of the National Live stock Marketing association will speak at the Chicago Producers Commission association annual meeting March 9 on The Perplexing Farm Surplus. R C Ashby of the University of Illinois will discuss British Livestock Production and Marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denman
Chicago
C. B. Denman
National Livestock Marketing Association
Chicago Producers Commission Association
R. C. Ashby
University of Illinois
Belgian Stallion Bought by Riverside Farmers Club
Thirty two farmers in Riverside organized to purchase an imported Belgian stallion. Officers include Otto Novy, president, Louis Veggy, vice president, Henry Kiefer, secretary and treasurer, with directors Ralph Kleppfer, Frank Libenguth, and Alva Bell.
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Riverside
Otto Novy
Louis Veggy
Henry Kiefer
Ralph Kleppfer
Frank Libenguth
Alva Bell
Heavy imports corn and pork reported
Record breaking imports of Argentine corn and Polish pork are noted for the week ended Feb 26. Arrivals of South American corn reached about 2,250,000 bushels and Polish pork quantities totaled 1,208,227 pounds. The Gazette cites New York City as a primary point and notes most imported ham was cooked in tins. Prices for corn and butter varied across markets, with Argentine corn quoted at 96-97 cents per bushel fob US ports. Domestic and international shipments shape the week’s market picture.
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Poland
Gazette
New York City
San Francisco
the Gazette
L. Brown
Produce Market Observer
United States
Atlanta
Alabama
St. Louis
Kansas City
Fort Worth
St Louis
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
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