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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1934

Page

5

Wallace analyzes farm aid and calls for long term plans

Secretary Henry A. Wallace outlines Emergency Farm Programs and projected totals surpassing one billion dollars including dairy and beef schemes. He argues for elastic permanent machinery, export import balance, and a reexamined tariff policy to sustain agricultural recovery.

Secretary of Agriculture Ashington Agricultural Adjustment Administration Nees neeRrete Gee Eran Earsee Carey Fero

Fence Drift Caught in the Woven Wire

Text discusses the state corn and hog committee, per diems of ten dollars a day and eight dollars, and the idea that fieldmen or committee signers may decide who runs the Beef meetings and who is named to personnel.

State Corn and Hog Committee

Edgewood township elects officers for permanent allotment committee

Farmers of Lodo millo township Clayton county elected Joe Gill as chairman and Harry McCarthy W. E. Miller Elmer Sherman and John S. Knight as committeemen for the township permanent allotment committee.

Edgewood Lodomillo Township Clayton County Joe Gill Harry McCarthy W. E. Miller Elmer Sherman John S. Knight

Linn county towns form permanent corn and hog control group

Nineteen Linn county townships organize into a permanent corn and hog production control association. Township chairmen meet at 9:30 a m Friday in Cedar Rapids and officers, directors, and an allotment committee will be elected.

Linn County Federal Building Cedar Rapids George Dillon Maine Fairfax Mr. Dilion Rex Beresford The Ames Extension Service Burt Neal Mount Vernon State Corn and Hog Committee Secretary of Agriculture Wallace Corn- Hog Control Association AAA

Corn Cribs Sealed to Guard Against Theft Unsealed Soon

A farmer in Anamosa Fairview township Jones county had two corn cribs holding 500 and 600 bushels sealed to prevent tenant theft after an early lease expiry. With the tenant moved out, the landowner seeks to void the corn loan papers and unseal the cribs.

Brecial Anamosa—A

Economist Sees Tariff Reductions as Key to Farm Recovery

Ames economist Dr. T. W. Schultz argues that reestablishing foreign trade through reduced tariffs is the only practical path to agricultural rehabilitation. He warns AAA programs and internal demand cannot quickly balance export needs and stresses shaping a sound policy to cut protection for inefficient producers and target strong foreign markets.

AMES T. W. Schultz Iowa Schultz Agricultural Adjustment Administration Washington AAA United States

Iowa County Beef Growers Outline Control Proposals

Forty cattle producers at Marengo elected Earl W. Morse as their delegate to a Des Moines meeting of beef feeders and breeders. They petition for beef as a basic commodity under AAA, a processing tax delay until 1935 with gradual funding, tax adjustments for slaughtering, higher tariffs on canned meat, US meat allocation to government entities, and a full review of meat distribution costs and practices. Linn County producers chose R. P. Ink as delegate with alternates Lee Stinger and Roscoe Blinks to attend Des Moines sessions.

Marengo Earl W. Morse Des Moines AAA South America United States Linn County Cedar Rapids R. P. Ink Mount Vernon Lee Stinger Roscoe Blinks Marion C. R. Mills Central City

Linn Test Ass'n No. 3 Averages 25.6 February Butterfat

Central City reports Linn Test association No. 3 at 299 cows forty dry averaging 25.6 pounds butterfat in February. W. L. Smith led with 27 Holsteins, 3 dry, 40.8 pounds, milking thrice daily. J. J. Mills and son Coggan ranked second with 12 Holsteins, 2 dry, 34.2 pounds. Mrs. Emma Batchelder and Sons also noted.

the Gazette Central City Linn Test Association Paul Henderson W. L. Smith J. J. Mills and Son Coggan

Alburnett Ranks Third in Holstein Butterfat Output

Alburnett tied for third as twelve grade Holsteins averaged 33.3 pounds of butterfat. Mr. Smith reported the two top cows, purebred Holsteins, yielding 79.2 and 177.2 pounds of butterfat respectively.

Alburnett Mr. Smith

Maynard and Washington Dairy Tests Report February Butterfat

Maynard records 276 cows with 56 dry in Fayette County Test No. 3 averaging 22.6 pounds of butterfat for February. Fayette Dairy’s top cow produced 63.5 pounds butterfat. William M. Adams led the herd of 16 cows averaging 36.6 pounds. Carl Miehe ranked second with 14 cows averaging 34.1 pounds. In Washington County Test, 266 cows with 29 dry averaged 28.5 pounds. Top herds: E. P. Hayes 23 grade Guernseys 40.3 pounds. Arthur Duensing 12 Holsteins 37.7. Noah Brenneman 8 Holsteins 34.3. Highest cows include two Guernseys in Hayes herd at 71 and 65.8 pounds and third, a Fleig and Son Holstein at 64.3.

Gazette Maynard Fayette County Washington the Gazette Washington County Test Association Robert Brasch E. P. Hayes Arthur Duensing Noah Brenneman Kalona Hayes W. M. Fleig and Son

Lally Named Secretary Of Fair At What Cheer

Keokuk County fair executive board named by president Sam McKatie includes John T. Baylor Roy Clevenger Andrew Orr E M Wilson Albert Mateer and Denver Garrett. E P Lally elected secretary. Fair scheduled August 20 to 23.

John T. Baylor Roy Clevenger Andrew Orr E. M. Wilson Albert Mateer Denver Garrett Sam McKatie Keokuk County E. P. Lally

Linn Demonstrates Horse Breaking Near Luzerne

Harry Linn will conduct a morning demonstration on March 13 at the William Jensen farm in Benton county. The event showcases multiple hitch and colt breaking procedures starting at 10 a.m. on the Jensen farm, located about 214 miles northwest of Luzerne.

Thy Gazette Luzerne Harry Linn Benton County William Jensen

Soybean seed sold in Benton county two price ranges

Farm Bureau reports soybean seed priced from 1.00 to 1.20 per bushel in Benton county. Some local growers have up to 500 bushels available.

Gazette Vinton Benton County Farm Bureau

Livestock Prices Shape Iowa Corn Loan Sealing

Ames extension circular reports that farmers seal corn awaiting government handling in August as prices fail to rise. Last fall many gained 45 cents a bushel on loans but feeding 45-cent corn proved unprofitable. Heavy cattle hogs and calves selloffs double corn sealing in several counties. If livestock prices stay weak, the government faces large corn stocks with weekly sealing near 7 million bushels and year end totals about 140 million.

AMES Agricultural Economics Ames Extension Service Iowa

FSRC Buys Corn For Drought Regions

FSRC reports recent corn purchases in Iowa allocated to drought areas in Wisconsin, the Dakotas, and the northwest. The move is seen as government action to reduce visible supplies and protect loans at 46 cents a bushel, effective beginning May 1.

FSRC Iowa Wisconsin Dakotas Northwest

Achievement Day In Benton County Planned On May 14

Representatives from twelve Benton county townships met to plan Farm Bureau Women's Achievement Day at Van Horne on May 14. The event will feature five lessons under the course New Ways in Nutrition focusing on Poultry canning and serving cheese making making and serving desserts cereal making and making and serving soups.

Vinton Benton County Farm Bureau van Horne Eden Township Try Big Grove May Reiss Taylor Mia Gus Carlson Eldorado Oakley Thompson Kane Herman Franzenburg Cedar Healey Union Cora Rieke Benton Robert, Daugherty Harrison Allie Johnson John Remington Polk Charles Hoffman Jackson A. R. Underwood Bruce Weinands

Farm Auctions Set for March 7 and 8

Consignment sale by Kline Bros takes place March 7 four miles north of Mechanicsville. A public auction on the John Schlue farm occurs March 8, three miles north of Blairstown.

Kline Bros Mechaneiesville John Schlue Blairstown

Top Horse Brings $124 At Sale Near Wyoming

Dyce Dewdney led a closing out sale south of Wyoming with animals, hay, and produce sold high. Cattle and cows ranged from $25 to $46.50, chickens averaged 51 cents, hay brought $7.45 a ton, oats 32 cents a bushel, corn 39 to 40 cents, auctioneer Frank Story of Olin.

Spectal the Gazette Wyoming Dyce Dewdney Frank Story Olin Columbus Junction Nola Funk Paul Klotz

Corn loan totals rise in Tipton Cedar county records

Tipton Cedar county has recorded corn loans totaling 537931 dollars to date. On Monday the county recorder’s office filed corn loans amounting to 2326.95 dollars.

Tipton Cedar County County Recorder's

110 Acre Farm Sold Near Wyoming for 6000 Dollars

Frank Pealer of Wyoming purchased the 110 acre farm formerly owned by H P Barber two and a half miles north of Wyoming from Mary E Foote of New York City for 6000 dollars. The tillable property with good outbuildings sits on a surfaced highway.

Wyoming Frank Pealer Mary E. Foote New York City H. P. Barber

Contracts In St. Clair Township Almost Perfect

Special to The Gazette notes Vinton tabulator C W Kimm reports St. Clair township Benton county committee corn hog contracts near perfect. More than 90 percent of local farmers have signed corn hog contracts.

Gazette Vinton C. W. Kimm St. Clair Township Benton County Tee

Public Auction Thor Mar 8 at Schlue farm north of Blairstown

Public auction listing for John Schlue farm 3 miles north of Blairstown 314 miles south of Van Horne. Includes 25 head native work horses 1400 1650 pounds 200 head feeding hogs 125 150 pounds good milk cows full line farm machinery International cream separator 750 pound capacity three sets of harness and one Cowboy tank heater. SARGENT & ROTH proprietors Tony Schmitz Auctioneer Blairstown Bank Clerk

John Schlue Bliairstown van Horne

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