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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1933
Page
2
E L Quaife of Ames urges Linn county farmers to use good pasture to reduce hog production costs. He cites Iowa farm tests showing 1.36 lb daily gain on good pastures vs 1.0 lb on fair pastures with higher feed costs, and discusses rye pasture benefits and soy bean economics for growing pigs.
A West Branch farmer reviews extension notes on hog diets noting soybeans can aid beef cattle and dairy cows but may soften pork in young pigs. He details market trends from 1921 to present, showing price patterns by month with sharp midyear changes and notes a sale of 625‑pound heifers at Chicago for $450 per hundredweight.
Des Moines dispatch notes hog supply up while demand stays cautious. Winter hog runs near end, heavy pork stocks scarce, but buyers struggle for first-hand hogs above three dollars. February receipts fell 18 percent from last year, with declines across seven national markets.
H A Wallace named secretary of agriculture spurs H E Pride of the Memorial Union at Ames to act. A treasured zinc medal, given by Mrs H C Wallace in 1912, was produced from a storeroom for the former secretary. The medal bears the motto In hog signo vinces and honors Henry Wallace, noted as the Plowboys' Champion.
Joe L. Robinson announces limited supplies of new seeds for trial distribution by the Iowa Agricultural Experiment association. Available seeds include Waconia sorghum, Spartan barley, Komar spring wheat, Mukden soy beans with inoculation, and Hybrid corn in 5-pound lots with specific prices and numbered hybrids. Supplies are filled in order until exhausted.
About seventy five men in trucks and autos left Sioux City under military rules to head for Van Buren county Arkansas to establish homesteads at the Ozarks foot. Charles Dully named captain with F S Campbell as treasurer and Charles Aide as commissary officer. No women accompany the caravan and families to join after settlements are made. Each man contributes for fuel and food. no funds were solicited from individuals or relief agencies.
On the Henry Strudthoff farm near Nere twenty one Oxford Down ewes dropped forty one lambs in January and February. Three pairs of triplets four singles and the rest twins survived except for one set of twins. Also includes a notice of renewal of incorporation for The Lubenger Company with details on name location business scope stock and officers.
Mare n go resident Faye Mellwain began March 1 as manager of the Blairstown Shipping association. He owns a 3 ton truck and will coordinate farm to market transport with rail options as directed by consignors. The group aims to equalize rates from farm to market and may truck cattle to Chicago while hog shipments favor Cedar Rapids and other hubs. Directors Henry Grunewald Fred Rieke Albert Schulze were reelected. Plagman remains president with Rieke as secretary.
Cash rent in the area averages about $4 an acre this season while 90 to 95 percent of tenants are on a share basis. The trend favors smaller farms as many renters who once farmed 160 acres or more now operate 120 acres or less.
W D Webster of 932 Daniels Street Cedar Rapids reports a Buff Orpington pullet laid a massive egg weighing 35 ounces and six by eight inches in circumference. The egg, three yolks, is on display in a miniature bushel basket. The hens hatched May 20 last year and began laying December 31.
Pile sufferers are urged that MOAVA SUPPOSITORIES provide fast relief from hemorrhoids with a money back guarantee. The ad promises relief within an hour and claims great results in long standing cases with bleeding, noting availability at May Drug Co or other druggists for 60 cents.
Spencer's Grove Benton county farmers prepare for field work season by hiring help. Married men who earned 30 to 35 dollars monthly last year now command 20 to 25 dollars with provisions. Singles get 10 to 18 dollars monthly. Many focus on poultry on shares.
In Johnson county Iowa City Dr K W Stouder Ames extension veterinarian will discuss infectious hog diseases cattle abortion and parasite control for sheep poultry and other animals at meetings Thursday and Friday. Meetings occur at Towns City Scott church North Liberty school and Sharon with Johnson county Farm Bureau sponsorship.
The Four Leaf Clover 4 H club marked its fourth anniversary with a meeting at Henrietta Prasil s home. After a brief business session prizes were awarded for the year s best record books with Eileen McNamara taking first prize and Henrietta Prasil the second. Thirteen girls attended.
About 100 tons of ensilage sold for 25 dollars at a Columbus Junction sale on the John Stapp farm near Columbus Junction four and a half miles northwest. Owner Dr. C. E. Glynn of Davenport and manager Frank Hann oversaw sales totaling 3300 dollars in cash. Prices on oats corn hay and machinery varied with tractors and horses also traded at the event.
Daily Farm News for farm folk edited by Ray Anderson. Brief page note summarizing agricultural tips, market tips, weather outlook, and upcoming farm events for readers in rural communities. May include livestock prices and crop notices.
A Manchester sale at the Frances Clark Wolcott farm saw a ram fetch sixty cents while ewes brought £3 each. Poland China sows sold to $9, hogs $6-$8.20, Holstein cows and heifers $7.50-$35, Leghorn chickens 59 cents, total cash $722.37. E. J. Hopkins of Manchester was the auctioneer. West Liberty dealers sold two carloads of western lambs in Chicago at $3.55 top, shipment led by R W Brooke and Son. A bushel of barley weighs 48 pounds.
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