Iowa Farm Price Index Rises to 98 On Feb 15
The Iowa farm price index stood at 98 on February 15 up from 97, driven by a 50 cent rise in hog prices. Among 10 index products only hogs and sheep advanced while corn wheat hay and eggs fell. Buying power rose to 82 percent of the pre war average as prices paid stayed steady.
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Ames
Towa
Carl
Iowa
United States
North Central States
SSS
Leena En
Reps
B. Ave
U.S Iowa
U.S
Brown Swiss Show Planned for June 28 at Hawkeye Downs
District No. 6 of the Iowa Brown Swiss Breeders association will hold its annual show and picnic at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids on June 28. A herd of 15 animals will compete in the state show at the All-Iowa fair in August. A judging contest for vocational agriculture students and 4-H members will also be held, with A. E. Hagen of Sigourney chairing. Officers elected include George Moran of La Porte City president, Wesley Azeltine vice-president, and Martin J. Rice Cedar Rapids secretary and treasurer. Fred Idtse of Beloit, Wis., led the meeting with E. M. Wright, C. D. Moore, and Harold Iserman among the speakers.
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Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
A. E. Hagen
Sigourney
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque
Jackson
Linn
Benton
Poweshiek
Iowa
Cedar
Keokuk
George Moran
la Porte City
Wesley J. Azeltine
Martin J. Rice
Fred Idtse
Beloit
Wis
National
Brown Swiss Association
E. M. Wright
Waterloo
State Dairy Association
C. D. Moore
Harold Iserman
Waverly
State
$12.40 A Bushel For Clover Seed In Tiffin Auction
Special to The Gazette reports clover seed sold at 12.40 a bushel at the William Zeman auction three miles east of Tiffin. Crop prices ranged with corn at 40 cents a bushel, oats 34 cents, hay 3.75 a ton. A top four year old horse brought 143, a mare with colt 110, cows 55 to 68, pigs 7.25 to 9 for 40–60 pounds, and small pigs 5.10 each. The sale was led by H. J. Neitherhis or cried the sale.
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The
Gazette
North Liberty
William Zeman
Tiffin
H. J
Mechanicsville Breeders Ship Car Bulls To Texas
Mechanicsville A Mof fit and Sons, south of Mechanics ville, will ship from Buchanan a carload of 23 Here ford bulls to the annual Fort Worth sale in Texas on Monday.
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Mechanicsville
Texas
A. Moffit and Sons
Buchanan
Fort Worth
Closing Out Sale At 734 Miles Northeast Of Center Point
A Tuesday March 7 closing out sale at 12 30 PM lists 4 horses and colts 6 Shorthorn cows and calves 18 Hereford calves 66 sows and pigs with a full line of farm machinery including a Model B John Deere tractor on rubber hay and grain. Auctioneer M J McCalley Clerk North Linn Savings Bank Paul Deforest owner.
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Center Point
Flying Ward
John Deere
Paul Deforest
M. J. McCalley
North Linn Savings Bank
Butter trading halted as market eyes government policy
Chicago AP The Chicago Butter Market remains idle amid uncertainty over Uncle Sam’s plans for the 70 million pounds held in reserve. Contracts for March show bids near 22 1/4 cents while offers sit at 25 cents as traders await federal aid decisions and a warmer production outlook. Milk output rises 15 percent, boosting butter production. CCC loaned 33.35 million to stabilize prices, with 114 million pounds purchased and 70 million still held, loan due May 30.
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Chicago
Sam
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Middle West
Commodity Credit Corporation
Dairy Products Marketing Association
Butter Market In New York Sees Steady Supplies
In New York City last week the butter market showed no new features as supplies remained ample and buyers moved quickly. Customers preferred selling from hand to mouth and extra stock was offered on the spot boards for FSCC purchase. Rumors of government purchase stoppage prompted heavy unloading before the rumor proved unfounded, after which spot offerings fell notably.
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New York City
FSCC
Marengo businessmen host farmer townsman banquet
MARENGO The Marengo community club will entertain farmers from eight Iowa county townships Honey Creek Marengo Hartford Fillmore English Greene Sumner and York Thursday evening at a farmer townsman banquet here. The remaining county townships are to be entertained by Marengo businessmen on March 27.
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Marengo
Marengo Community Club
Iowa County
Honey Creek
Hartford
Fillmore
English
Greene
Sumner
York
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar Week Events
Linn County Farm Bureau lists events for the week. Monday at 7 p.m. cattle feeders banquet at Montrose Hotel Cedar Rapids. Tuesday 10 a.m. home project meeting Monroe township with Mrs. Eli Bickel and 1:30 p.m. boys 4 H leaders training at Farm Bureau office. Wednesday 10 a.m. home project Otter Creek township with Mrs. Edgar Norbohm 8 p.m. Junior Farm Bureau at Memorial hall Marion. Thursday 8:30 a.m. 4 H girls discussion training at Y W C A Cedar Rapids. Friday 10 a.m. home project College and Putnam townships with Mrs. Lloyd Carson. evening Franklin township Farm Bureau meeting at Legion hall Mt. Vernon.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Monroe Township
Eli Bickel
Farm Bureau
Otter Creek Township
Edgar Norbohm
Edgar Norbohm; 8 P.m., Junior Farm Bureau
Memorial Hall
Marion
College and Putnam Townships
Lloyd Carson
Franklin Township
Legion Hall
Mt. Vernon
Quits Law School To Raise Hogs
Carl Anderson, a Madrid native who left law school to farm, runs a 560 acre Iowa operation largely focused on hogs and cattle. He feeds about 50 cattle yearly and keeps three boars, using Durocs, Poland China and Hamp shires for crosses. Anderson expanded corn to 140 acres with 2,600 bushels harvested, practices soil conservation and credits Ames extension service as his anchor in farming.
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Carl Anderson
Wellman
Madrid
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, Minn
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Mr. Anderson
Anderson
Wool output in 1938 tops 436 million pounds in US
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates US wool production in 1938 at 436,510,000 pounds, with 372,810,000 pounds shorn and 63,700,000 pounds pulled. Sheep shorn totaled 46,726,000, averaging 7.98 pounds per sheep, while shorn wool value reached about 71,378,000 dollars at 19.1 cents per pound.
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Chicago
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
West Union Livestock Shipments Dip in Dollar Value
West Union shipments rose to 8,592 head in the year ending March 1 up from 8,204, but receipts fell to 155,937 from 182,496 due to lower prices. Hog volume reached 7,405 with cattle 370 calves 302 and sheep 515. Merchandise sales also declined to 62,258 from 75,720. total volume 222,047 and gross profit 7,282 with net 1,821. Board notes indicate 5,461 expenses mainly 3,070 trucking and 675 repairs. J S Crowe president Harry Keig secretary and manager. Directors Harry Stolle and William E Halstead three-year terms ending.
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West Union
West Union Commission Company
J. S. Crowe
Harry Keig
Harry Stolle
William E. Halstead
Benton County Dairy Test Averages Lead Records
Edwin Phillips reports February results for Benton County Cow Test Association No 1. Herd Wayne C Saunders with nine Holsteins posted average 42.5 pounds of butterfat. top individual is a Holstein owned by Charles Will at 72.8 pounds butterfat. Overall herd average milk 757 pounds and butterfat 25.2 pounds.
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Vinton
Edwin Phillips
Benton County Cow Test Association No
Wayne C. Saunders
Charles Will
Monona Co Op Pays 29 Cents For Butterfat
Mo nona Union Farmers creamery paid producers 29 cents per pound for butterfat in January while No 1 butterfat sold for 28 cents. The plant produced 45 246 pounds of butter from 36 322 pounds of butterfat received per secretary E E Drahn.
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Monona Co-Op
Monona
Monona Union Farmers Creamery
E. E. Drahn
Loans To Groups By FSA Reach Over Four Million
The Farm Security Administration reports that more than 7,000 small farmer groups borrowed 4,404,132 dollars for communal equipment and services since July 1935 through Jan 1, 1939. About 128,856 farm families in 7,183 groups benefited, purchasing items such as combines, silage cutters, tractors, canning gear, and terracing equipment. Average loan per group was 594.51 dollars. loans run five years at 3 percent, aimed at needy farmers unable to secure credit elsewhere.
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Washington
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Linn 4-H Club Banquet Held At Mount Vernon
About 200 Linn county 4-H members attended the annual banquet in Mount Vernon. The program, a radio theme, was directed by Jean Minish and Paul Lillie. Invocation by Rev Joseph Gray and song leader Rev L A Gustafson. Etiquette movie reader Dave Park. Girls chorus directed by Helen Kacena Stark. Speaker Herb Plambeck of Des Moines radio. Candlelight ceremony led by Ed Lyndegaard.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Jean Minish
Paul Lillie
Central City
Joseph Gray
L. A. Gustafson
Dave Park
Ely
County
County 4-H Girls
Helen Kacena Stark
Cedar Rapids
Herb Plambeck
Des Moines
Ed Lyndegaard
Ames
628 870 Bushels Sealed In Washington County
Washington county loans on 1938 corn in February sealed 39 686 bushels, bringing total new corn under seal to 531 789 bushels. There is 97 081 bushels of 1937 corn under seal for a county total of 628 870 bushels. Chairman Wayne Norman expects up to 800 000 bushels sealed by March 31.
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Washington
Washington County
Wayne Norman
County Aaa
Norman
Farmers borrow for 1938 corn crop in Buchanan county
Independence and Buchanan county farmers borrowed 255621.63 dollars for the 1938 corn crop based on figures from Ruth Franklin conservation committee secretary. Sealed bushels total 448459 and the total number of loans is 637.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Ruth Franklin
Conservation Committee
Farm Debt Advisory Board Meets in Cedar Rapids
The farm debt advisory board will meet at the resettlement office on the third floor of the post office building in Cedar Rapids Monday at 1 pm. Interested parties may call then. C. B. F. Michel serves as chairman.
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Farm Debt Advisory Board
Post Office
Cedar Rapids
C. B. F. Michel
Tabulation of Farm Prices and Parity in Iowa and Nation
A report from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics and Leslie M. Carl shows February farm price levels in Iowa and the United States, comparing to January and a year earlier. The piece discusses parity concepts, price ratios, the corn hog ratio, and recent shifts in corn and hog prices with figures for February.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Des Moines
Iowa
United States
Upcoming Farm Auctions Across Iowa This Week
A series of farm auctions runs March 6 to March 9 across multiple towns. The Canney and Mickel dissolution dairy sale occurs near North Liberty, followed by Ja. Livestock Exchange in Cedar Rapids, Paul DeForest sale near Center Point, Neil son consignment sale near Central City, Chas. Kemme sale in Cedar Rapids, and Milo Stover sale near North English.
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Canney & Mickel
North Liberty
Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Paul DeForest
Center Point
Neilson
Central City
Chas. Kemme
19Th St
Milo Stover
North North English
Jersey Parish 5 Plans June Show At Marshalltown
Jersey breeders of the fifth Parish vote to hold their annual show in June at Marshalltown. The parish includes Tama, Marshall, Black Hawk, Mahaska, Poweshiek, Jasper and Story counties. Bert Sams of Marshalltown is president, Sterling Thomas of Marshalltown vice president, and Robert Lyon of Traer secretary. Attendees include William Keegan of Boonville Missouri and Floyd Arnold of Ames extension dairyman.
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Toledo—Jersey
Marshalltown
Toledo
Tama
Marshall
Black Hawk
Mahaska
Poweshiek
Jasper
Story
Bert Sams
Sterling Thomas
Robert Lyon
Traer
William Keegan
Boonville
American Jersey Cattle Club
Floyd Arnold
Ames Extension
Farm Implements Auction Listed by Tony Schmidt
Auction notice lists one wagon and three box items along with a mower corn planter disc two cultivators plow harrow gas engine pump jack brooder stove tank heater cream separator two harness sets and cel lars plus miscellaneous articles. Tony Schmidt Auctioneer CHAS KEMME owner.
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Tony Schmidt
Chas, Kemme
Estate Farms Sell At 115 And 87 Per Acre Near Keota
Two farms owned by the Chalmers Kirkpatrick estate near Keota were sold. W. G. Baumert of Keota purchased 160 acres at 115 dollars per acre, and Frank Britten bought 80 acres at 87 dollars per acre.
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Washington
Chalmers Kirkpatrick
Keota
W. G. Baumert
Frank Britten
Buttermakers To Meet At Monona On March 29
Section No 1 of the Iowa Creamery Operators association will meet at Monona March 29 with Ben Gulsvig as host. The gathering aims to discuss dairy processing issues and share best practices among local buttermakers.
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Monona
The
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
Ben Gulsvig
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North English
E’clech
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Lusehem
C. ©, Brans and
Bert Manson
BR. G, Liteembers
Law
Shaffer- Anderson
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Alice Davidson
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