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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1938
Page
8
Lambs averaged 7.60 a hundredweight and steers 7.80 in Chicago last month the lowest since December 1934. Hogs averaged 8.30 the highest since November, while receipts of cattle and sheep were the smallest for February in years. Wool prices slumped to 20-29 cents, with forecasts of further declines as shearing approaches.
Iowa 4-H clubs had 22 382 members finish projects in 1937 from 25 886 enrolled, a higher completion rate of 86 percent than 1936. Programs show 12 769 agricultural and 13 117 home project enrollees with 786 boys clubs and 667 girls clubs led by 2 671 local and assistant leaders.
A Prague department of commerce report notes Galoshes For cattle protect against hoof and mouth disease as preventive measure. The piece humorously contrasts livestock care with rural life and praises debt farmers and veterinarians for keeping contagious cattle disease minimal.
The Farm Credit Administration said Iowa farmers marketing and buying cooperatives held 1 419 785 in loans outstanding at year end 1937. Loans cover commodity operating capital and physical facilities with most not yet due. National totals show 236 million advanced since 1933 with 81 percent repaid and 53 616 in losses.
Homemakers in Iowa counties chose foods and nutrition as their top home economics extension course for the coming term. Mrs. Sarah Porter Ellis announced that home furnishings and clothing tied for second, with twenty five counties to study each subject when classes begin in September.
A young Guernsey bull named Tim's Colonel 249290 was added to the Clayton county insane hospital's purebred herd. The new herd site was purchased from A. J. Hempeler, a breeder near Garnaville.
About forty miles of Rural Electrification Administration lines in western Muscatine county were energized Tuesday for roughly 100 farm customers. The Muscatine county REA, linked with Eastern Iowa Light and Power, Davenport, reports two project phases totaling 193 miles with plans to add about 100 more miles this year. hookups are expected to continue this week.
Ames AP reports over 160 Iowa cooperatives adopt patron use plans under a state law. Of these reorganized firms 53 are elevators, 25 creameries, and 85 miscellaneous. Reorganization removes non active stockholders and funds buyouts via a revolving fund and prorated earnings.
The Dysart Commercial Club will entertain farmers in the Dysart trade territory Saturday with educational movies and talks on soil conservation and commercial fertilizers. A free lunch will be served.
In La Fleche Sarthe farmers struck a sunken wall and unearthed a well preserved Roman villa about 35 by 20 feet with original cement and red yellow coating. A 9 by 11 foot bath remains were found. Nearby at Romegoux a fifteen room villa and a 14 inch high vase with sculpted gods were uncovered by a local schoolmaster and his wife. Gold coins from 1339 worth about 360000 dollars were found in Calais by French workers after six centuries of burial.
Iowa yields 717,365,000 pounds of beef and veal, 1,720,000,000 pounds of pork, and 32,902,000 pounds of lamb, totaling 2,470,267,000 pounds of meat each year.
P J Letson, 4 H club agent in Linn County since April 13 1936, was reemployed for the third year Tuesday by county Farm Bureau directors in their March meeting. Under his supervision enrollment in boys clubs rose to 318 from 230, with 19 clubs now in Linn County up from 16 two years ago. He developed a four year plan of 4 H activities now adopted in several Iowa counties and aided expansion of the Linn County Junior Farm Bureau.
Emmetsburg report notes Mr. and Mrs. George Smith renting the six mile north farm for forty-two years with only two landlords. The couple now own 160 acres but continue operating 440 acres begun forty-four years ago. original owner William E. G. Saunders, then Equitable Life Insurance bought it two years ago. He is 77 and she is 68.
Iowa poultrymen with calendar flock records report January margins over feed costs averaging 7 cents per dozen across 37 flocks, up from 1 cent last year. High ten flocks show 12 cents, low ten 1 cent. egg prices fell from 22 to 20 cents for first quality and ungraded from 21 to 18 cents, while feed costs dropped from 17 to 11 cents.
West Liberty residents discuss purchasing a new fire truck for the rural territory at a second meeting in the old town hall at 1 30 p m Saturday. The current truck has served seventeen years and the session will include former and prospective members.
Special to The Gasette. Ames prospects of higher prices for heavy hogs are not bright enough to justify feeding to 300 pounds. Lauren K. Soth, Ames extension economist, warns farmers that feeding more corn or delaying marketing raises risk and lowers net gains. He cites a table showing a 200-pound hog at 8 cents versus a 300-pound hog at 7 cents, indicating potential corn waste and reduced profitability.
Henry Opfer, a farmer near Waukon, has purchased the Ben Helming farm of 160 acres west of here for 11000, or 68.75 per acre. The farm will be operated by Opfer’s son.
Auction near Hawkeye saw corn 48 cents per bushel and oats 30 cents. Hay brought 5.20 to 7.75 a ton. Horses sold for 92 to 101 dollars. Sixty shoats averaged 80 pounds fetched 8 to 11.70. Three hundred pound sows 29.50 to 3450. Eighteen lambs 4 to 8.35 per head. H. W. Reeves of Sumner auctioneered. Don Warnke and L. H. Hauth of Hawkeye Bank were clerks. Mr and Mrs Book will move to West Union.
A Morning Sun sale north of town drew bids on horses cows calves and pigs along with two tractors and a plow. A team of mares 5 and 6 years old brought 375 dollars with other horses selling 75 to 150. Cattle and hogs sold between 16 and 87.50 with poultry and farm tools also moving. Sellers H M Duncan of Columbus Junction and A McDonald of Morning Sun organized the auction.
At the annual meeting of the West Liberty Cooperative Shipping Association Fred Ridenour was elected president. Preston Brown was named secretary and treasurer with R. R. Wright, Frank Herrold, J. L. Peters and Brown as 2 year directors. Holdover directors are Charles Propst Ridenour and W H Birkett. L L Birkett was rehired as manager.
Elgin feeders Henry E. Mark and Mervin Anderson marketed forty six prime 365 pound butcher hogs near Elgin on Monday. The hogs sold for eight dollars sixty cents a hundredweight at Chicago a high price for their weight.
Beverly Cattle Co handles a reduction sale by Harry Karr three miles southwest of Robins on Thursday March 3. Friday March 4 at Iowa Livestock Exchange Cedar Rapids hosts another sale. Saturday March 5 Albert Auman closes out at 34 miles north of Louisa.
Clarence farmer Norman Hartwig sold a two year old sorrel roan colt to Earl Hennessey of Wyoming for 185 dollars on Monday. The sale notes Hartwig’s stable in Clarence and Hennessey’s Wyoming listing.
S W Edgecombe Ames extension horticulturist will conduct a pruning school for Jones county fruit growers March 18 on the Frank Walker farm half a mile southwest of Monticello. The demonstration starts at 1 p.m. and will cover apples grapes and raspberries with focus on varieties planting spraying top working and hardy stocks.
John Dooley, 24, of Centerville, named 4-H club agent in Clinton county at the Farm Bureau board meeting. He will graduate in agronomy from Ames on March 19 and start work at DeWitt on March 21.
Breeders met in February set Jersey parish show dates. Parish 7 May 31 Indianola Parish 4 June 1 West Liberty Parish 5 June 2 Toledo Parish 1 June 3 Postville Parish 6 Keosauqua at Van Buren county fair with date pending Parish 3 Independence at Buchanan county fair August 16 19 Parish 2 Mason City North Iowa fair August 14 19 Parish 8 no show yet Shows select herd winners for All Iowa show Cedar Rapids September 4 9.
G. H. Monroe was reelected president at the annual meeting in Anamosa. Joe Tyler of Anamosa became vice president, William Vincent of Anamosa secretary and treasurer, W. I. Smith of Central City state director, George Slater of Olin alternate state director, with Lee Finn and William McGovern of Central City as county directors.
The Strawberry Point Creamery, claimed to be the world’s largest cooperative whole milk creamery, reports 1937 figures: 832,395 pounds of butterfat at 39.85 cents. patrons paid 36.95 cents. hauling 2.9 cents. total hauling cost 26180.42. Butter revenue from churned 1,073,672 pounds at 34.14 cents, brokers 33.62 cents, others 35.74 cents, patrons 35.53 cents, locally 35.25 cents. Net butter income 347,487.02. overrun 22.62. manufacturing 1.75. Annual meeting held. A J Stamp reelected president. Weger, Dunfrund, Zwanziger, Smith chosen as officers/directors. Weger reemployed as buttermaker.
Rep Harrington of Iowa protested to the Farm Credit Administration over a policy he said forces consolidation of local farm loan associations. He cited Whiting and Sibley as examples where groups resist merging to retain local identity, noting salary cuts for nonconforming local treasurers as punishment.
A free booklet presenting opinions from famous doctors on epilepsy will be sent to readers. Write to Educational Division 551 Fifth Avenue New York NY Dept 14-03 to request the pamphlet.
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