Iowa drafts direct stock buying bill for packers
The bill would define packers as slaughtering 30 000 head or more annually and require posting of full price ranges daily It would standardize livestock grades as official state standards and ban price discrimination with rebates The secretary of agriculture would disseminate price information and enforce sales tickets with grade and price details
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State Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Fence Drift in woven wire market regulation proposal
A proposed act aims to end unlawful rebates and discriminatory practices in livestock markets. It would require disclosure of actual prices paid at large markets and protect buyers, especially co operatives, from unfair competition while ensuring farmers receive full market value for finished livestock. The plan mirrors cotton standards upheld by the Supreme Court.
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Nels Kraschel
Secretary of Agriculture
South
Supreme Court
Triple-Purpose Sheep Grow Grass From Humid Season
BERKHAMSTED England farmer Mickins of Castle Hill farm found grass two inches long on his sheep backs. The grass grew due to abnormal rains and humidity in recent months, seeds entering fleece as animals rubbed against haystacks.
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Berkhamsted, Eng
FC Mickins
Castle Hill Farm
American Medical Association Committee On Foods
Good Housekeeping Institute
Belgium Expands Meat and Lard Quotas in Trade Pact
Washington AP reports Belgium granted increased import quotas to the United States under a new reciprocal trade treaty. Meat and lard lead concessions, with boosts in meat from 25 000 to 1 044 000 kilograms and lard up to 3 207 000 kilos. oatmeal duty cut 28 percent. corn starch quota up to 678 528 kilos. linseed oilcake unrestricted. honey duty lowered. Major U.S. concessions cited include sand glass chemicals guns steel and woven fabrics.
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Washington
Belgium
Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
United States
Commerce ‘Department
United State
Raw or Pasteurized Milk Debate Reprinted Foreword
An editorial reprint weighs public health, marketing, and practicalities of raw versus pasteurized milk. It argues both forms have legitimate roles, outlines safeguards for raw milk from nearby farms, and supports pasteurization for long distance shipments while stressing producer responsibility and consumer confidence.
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Jersey Journal of
16 Cows In One Herd React To Test For Bangs Disease
Special to The Gazette Anamosa February culled 87 percent of thirty cows in Jones County Cow Test association. Delbert E Mayberry reports 23 cows culled from five herds for Bangs disease 16 from one herd 7 due to low production old age and udder trouble. The association averaged 721 pounds milk and 25.8 butterfat. Monroe and Walderback had high herd with 13 Holsteins averaging 1146 pounds milk and 35.9 butterfat. High cow from the reformatory herd produced 2047 pounds milk and 901 pounds butterfat.
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Jones County
Mens Reformatory
Farm Price Index Rises Four Points in February
Washington AP reports the farm price index up four points to 111 and buying power up two points to 87 for the month ended February 15. The purchasing power of all products reached its peak since June 1930, per the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Eco- Homes
Bureau
Farm Auction Schedule For March in Iowa
Wednesday March 6 Ralph Meade closing out sale near Tiffin consignment horse sale at Anamosa. Thursday March 7 M E Scott estate sale near Linn County home. Saturday March 9 Page and Bowman cattle sale at Maquoketa.
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Ralph Meade
Tiffin
Anamosa
E. Scott
Linn County
Page and Bowman
Maquoketa
Synchronized Farm Work Objective Of Ames AAA Confab
At a 12 state conference in Ames representatives from 12 states met with M L Wilson and Washington experts to plan long range AAA data gathering. They aim to map how Midwest production affects other regions and how to avoid surpluses while boosting regional returns. The study will not dictate farming choices but identify best adapted products per region.
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AMES
Towa
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
M .L. Wilson
Washington
AAA
Wilson
Midwest
Seaboard
Dress Clinics Advance Clothing Project in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Poweshiek County Farm Bureau women under Ruth Wester Brown Ames clothing specialist study the clothing project this week. They remodel garments in dress clinics to bring them up to date.
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Brooklyn
Poweshick County Farm Bureau
Ruth Wester Brown
Ames
Hay brings 25 per ton at Richland farm sale
At the J. W Hendrickson sale one mile south of Richland fifty horses and mules sold with prices from 50 to 170 dollars. Suckling and yearling colts brought 85 to 140 dollars while a team of gray mares sold for 260 dollars. Equipment listed included a tractor 94 dollars and harness 15 to 20 dollars a set. Paul Klotz acted as auctioneer and Farnco Bridger served as clerk.
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Gazette
Richland
J. W Hendrickson
Paul Klotz
Columbus Junction
Farnco Bridger
Bert Bishop Heads Delaware County Corn And Hog Assn
Bert Bishop of Earlville was elected chairman of the Delaware county corn and hog control association by township chairmen. Warren Winch of Hopkinton was named vice chairman with D E Drummey of Ryan on the allotment committee. Paul Munson of Manchester became treasurer and allotment member. Secretary was County Agent Kermith Huehn. The fiscal committee includes Chet McCarthy and John Odell. Applications for 1935 contracts total 1330 in Delaware county.
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Manchester
Bert Bishop
Earlville
Delaware County Corn and Hog Control Association
Bishop
Warren Winch
Hopkinton
D E Drummey
Ryan
Winch
Paul Munson
Kermith Huehn
Chet McCarthy
John Odell
Greeley
Siomen
Delaware County
Warren Bissell
E. L. Quaife
Ames Extension Service
Russell
AAA
Many Dead Kernels Found In 1934 Oats
Anamosa area tests show low germination in 1934 crop oats with 50 to 80 percent dead kernels from samples near Anamosa Monticello and Martello. County Agent Carl Smith notes 1933 oats tested better and advises testing seed oats for purity and germination before sowing this spring.
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Jones County
Anamosa
Carl Smith
Monticello
Martello
Smith
Hudson Man Put In Charge Of Iowa Young Farmer Clubs
George M. Strayer of Hudson named assistant in charge of rural young people's program by Ames Extension service. He will aid in planning activities, provide educational suggestions, and help form model meeting programs for counties with active groups. Work this spring focuses on counties already organized, following the first rural young people's assembly at Ames.
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Gazette
AMES
Ames Extension Service
George M. Strayer
Hudson
Strayer
Iowa
Fayette County
Black Hawk Farmers’ Forum
Neighbors Honor Farm Family After House Fire
In Hills the Louis Schnoebelen family who recently lost their farm home and contents by fire were showered with useful household gifts by friends and neighbors meeting at Debries hall. Mr Schnoebelen plans to build a new house this spring.
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Louis Schnoebelen
Debries Hall
Mr Schnoebelen
Paddock to Meet Louisa and Wapello 4-H Honey Groups
State apianist F. B. Paddock and director of the 4 H honey project will meet Louisa county club members March 13 at 10 am in Columbus Junction school and at 1 pm in Wapello to plan the year's project work.
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Wapello
F. B. Paddock
Ames
Louisa County Club
Columbus Junction School
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