Piggy Sow Sales Surge Across Midwest Markets
Hog market reports from Chicago Kansas City Oklahoma City Omaha Albert Lea and Cedar Rapids show piggy sows sold at more than double the pace a year ago with under 1 percent of total run. Early fall marketing trends and higher pig bags reflect shifting production, while Des Moines notes unfinished hogs and weight changes across Iowa Minnesota and beyond.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Albert Lea
Cedar Rapids
Midwest
Towa
Minnenesota
Des Moines
Iowa
Drs Moines
Oelwein Farmers’ Creamery To Install Drier And Boiler
The Gazette reports a foundation laid for a new but termilk drier at the Oelwein Farmers' Creamery. A new boiler will be installed and the smokestack extended to 70 feet, enhancing processing capacity.
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Oelwein
Oelweimn
Cold Relief Ad Pitches Pertussin Syrup
An old advertisement promotes Pertussin as a safe herbal cough syrup to soothe throat irritation after a cold. It claims the product eases moisture balance and has been prescribed by physicians for over 40 years, offering a free sample by mail from New York City.
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Jared
Dept St
Warhinston Street
New York City
Soul Conservation and Neighborhood in School Districts
A country woman urges focus beyond international policy to local neighbors moving into school districts and nearby fields, arguing that neighborliness must start at home as communities adapt to new residents.
Buchanan Fair Board Names Dept Heads
Independence The Buchanan county fair board named department superintendents for the 1940 fair at a meeting this week. Appointments include Public grounds JJ Bo Elliott. horses George McArthur. cattle KOA Nelson. swine Claire Hesner. poultry AH Ward. agriculture WOON Frye. machinery James Nianulten. admission and gates John Corcoran. printing Thomas Cone. speed W E E Barke. 4-H Dale Irwin. exhibits Frank Niple. pantry stores Mrs Thomas Cone. entertainment and publicity BC Gates. Dr W G Whitney named superintendent of a new dog show department.
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Speecl
Buchanan County Fair Board
JJ Bo Elliott
Cgeorge McArthur
Koa Nelson Swine
Claire Hesner
Peulirys AH Ward
Woon Frye
James Nianulten
Gates
John Corcoran
Thomas Cone
W EE Barke
Dale Irwin
HO of Hane
Frank Niple Fancy Mork
JS ‘Turer
BC Gates
W G Whitney
Fire destroys farm house near Montezuma
Special to The Gazette Montezuma fire of undetermined origin Wednesday afternoon destroyed the Witham Horn farm residence three miles southwest of Montezuma. Clarence Catshall, son-in-law of Mrs Jorn, tenanted the farm. Loss was only partly insured after roads were impassable hindered aid. The blaze likely started from a defective flue. Kal Huber’s farm four miles south of South English also burned Wednesday, with only a small portion of furniture saved.
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Witham Horn Farm
Clarence Catshall
Jorn
Specia
Soutit English
Kal Huber
South English
Strawberry Point FFA Receives 8 New Members
The Strawberry Point FFA chapter joined Lamont FFA for a joint meeting with 33 in attendance. Lamont officers initiated eight Strawberry Point greenhands into the Future Farmers rank: Darrell Chevalier, John Cree, Frederick Scout, Henry Barrack, Kenneth Kramer, Donald Schug, Paul Schuehmann, and Baldridge Aosasket. The PF A basketball game ended with Lamont defeating Strawberry Point 17 to 16. A Windsor Castle table for 200 feet was noted as the Knights of the Garter entertained in the thirteenth century.
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Strawberry Point
Darrell Chevalier
John Cree
Frederick Scout
Henry Barrack
Kenneth Kramer
Donald Schug
Paul Schuehmann
Baldridge
Windsor Castle
England
Knights of the Garter
Farm price index declines as 1940 outlook improves
Iowa farmers face lower prices across hogs cattle and butterfat in February pushing the state farm price index to 84, down from January. Despite weaker demand, experts predict farm income may hold steady or rise in 1940 with buying power easing from 70 to 69 as inputs stay costly and supplies grow.
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AMES
Towa
Ames Extension
Iowa
Tawa
60 Per Cent Of Land Limed In Indian Creek Watershed
Indian Creek Watershed Soil Conservation notes 60 percent of crop land and 230 acres of pasture have been limed. total land limed 5757 acres. 7460 tons limestone crushed delivered with 3085 tons from SCS last year and 3635 tons from commerce. Indian Creek covers 25082 acres in 197 farms.
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Herman Koch
Indian Creek Watershed Soil Conservation Association
Prairie Chapel Church
Marton
Mr. Koch
Ar Koch
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Marion
Soil Conservation Service
Koch
SCS
Oad Conservation Service
Jkach
Egg storage stocks fall 14 percent from year ago
Storage supplies of eggs were 14 per cent smaller on February 1 than they were a year earlier, suggesting tighter supplies even as production rises seasonally. The outlook remains favorable due to reduced stocks and steady demand.
Winneshick Cow Test averages 653 lb milk February
Southeast Winneshick Cow Test association reports February results for 513 cows with an average of 653 pounds of milk and 74.2 pounds of butterfat. Ten cows exceeded 50 pounds of butterfat, four surpassed 60 pounds. Bergan’s Springfield township herd led the month with top average and a Bergan cow produced 73.7 pounds.
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Winneshick
Martin C Bergan
Springfieladt
Bergan
High milk and butterfat yields reported for Greeley cows
Special to The Gazettes Manchester shows February averages for 885 cows in 27 herds in the Greeley Cow Test association. W F Gienapp’s 14 Holsteins led the herd with top individual outputs of 2,108 pounds milk and 759 pounds butterfat, followed by two others producing 1,931 pounds milk 73.4 pounds butterfat and 1,856 pounds milk 66.8 pounds butterfat.
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Gazettes
Manchester
Greeley
Notice of Appointment of Administrator in Linn County Town
Notice states Otto Sikora named administrator of Neth M Raneck estate in Linn County Town, March 1940. Creditors urged to pay and file claims with Linn County District Court clerk. G F Buresh attorney. Also notice of probate of Ida Paul will in Linn County Iowa with hearing set March 15 1940 before District Court in Cedar Rapids. Edwin W Tlundquist clerk.
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Nethe M Raneck
Tinn
Linn County
State of Iowa
Maren
Ida Paul
Trecasrd
District Court
Ion Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Corn and oats sell near Letts at 49 cents a bushel
At the Andrew Noll farm sale nine miles northeast of Letts, corn and oats brought 49 cents per bushel. Fifteen tons of baled alfalfa hay sold for 8.50 a ton and baled timothy hay for 6 a ton. Horses averaged 12 to 14 a head, cows 44 a head, calves 35 to 65, two bulls 45 and 65, geese 150 total and ducks 65 cents each. Paul Klotz and Tim Duncan of Columbus Junction acted as auctioneers.
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Gazette
Andrew Noll
Letts
Sio
Paul Klotz
Tim Duncan
Columbus Junction
Roy M Whiteman Farm Sale Near Ainsworth Big Prices
At the Roy M Whiteman farm sale half a mile south of Ainsworth, corn sold at 50 cents a bushel and 48 cents a bushel. Soybean hay brought 3 dollars a ton. milk cows 55 to 67 dollars each. a heifer 33 dollars. Two horses sold for 50 and 60 dollars. Purebred Poland China sows with litters 33 dollars each. gilts 20 and 2 hours 17 and 20. Leghorn Minorca hens 70 cents each. Hog houses 26 dollars. tractor 205 dollars. plow 30. corn planter 20.50. endgate feeder 15. wagons 30 to 35. cream separator 60. harness 12 to 15. horse collars. Auctioneers Paul Klotz and H M Duncan of Columbus Junction. Clerk K A Coates of Crawfordsville.
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Ainsworth
Roy M. Whiteman
Poland
Paul Klotz
H. M Duncan
Columbus Junction
K A. Coates
Crawfordsville
Record Hog and Cattle Slaughter Surge in February 1940
Government figures show February 1940 set a record for federally inspected slaughter, with hogs up 1.59 million head from February 1939 and total livestock slaughter reaching 6.69 million. Cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep totals reflect historic highs and two month trends, highlighting hog and cattle increases and sheep trends amid wartime-era demand.
Iowa Tops States In Egg Shipments To New York City
New York City received more eggs from Iowa in February than from any other state, totaling 88,754 cases. Overall New York egg receipts were near last year at about 465,757 cases, with dressed poultry deliveries totaling 12,642,146 pounds, up from the previous year.
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Iowa
New York City
the Gazette
New York
Steers Bring 10.50 a Cwt at Chicago Sale
John Dwyer a Johnson county farmer sold 40 head of 1353 pound steers at Chicago Monday for 10.50 dollars per hundredweight.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
John Dwyer
Johnson County
Chicago
Hogs Bring Top Price At Chicago Auction Near Chelsea
A farmer near Chelsea in Tama county sold 66 hogs weighing 257 pounds at 5.25 a hundredweight and 32 hogs at 310 pounds for 4.95 a hundredweight, the sales occurring Wednesday in Chicago.
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S. A. Brush
Chelsea
Tama County
Chicago
Notice of Probate Hearing and Final Report in Linn County
Notice announces probate hearing for Mertie E. Miller will in Linn County Iowa set for March 9 1949 at 9 AM in Cedar Rapids and lists Edwin W Lundquist as attorney Also notices final report and discharge application for Orland Lewis administrator of James Henry Hopper estate with objections due by March 14 1940 at 9 AM Tobin Tobin and Tobin represent administrator in Linn County court
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Mertie E. Miller
Said
District Court
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Linn
James Henry _ Hopper
Orland Lewis
James Henry Wopner
Tobin
West Union Butter Tops Contest At Oelwein
Floyd Nefzger of West Union scored 94 percent to lead 10 entries in the March meeting butter contest at the Oelwein creamery of the Iowa Creamery Operators Association. Albert Harms of Oelwein took second with 93.42, Joe Barnes of Alpha third. Walter Wascow of Waucoma and Otto Weeger of Strawberry Point gave top judging results. Women’s judging favored Mrs Joe Barnes, Alpha, with Mrs Arnold Jensen of Jesup and Mrs Walter Wascow, Waucoma, following. The state educational butter contest for this month was set for March 21 at Earlville.
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Lowa
Albert Harms
Oel Wein
Joe Barnes
Alpha
T Walter Wascow
Waucoma
Otto Weeger
Strawberry Point
Arnold Jensen
Jesup
Walter Wascow
Earlville
Achievement Day at Manchester March 14
Mrs. Raymond Sayre of Ackworth, state Farm Bureau committeewoman, will speak at the Delaware county home project women achievement day program in Manchester on March 14. Miss Dorothy Gates of H. D. A. announced Friday.
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Sprejal
Manchester
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
State Farm Bureau
Delaware County Home Project
Dorothy Gates
H. DD
Farm Auctions Set For March Sales In Anamosa And Fairfax
Upcoming sales include Anamosa livestock auction on Saturday March 9 and Mrs Adolf Kvetensky closing out sale on Tuesday March 12 at 415 miles south Fairfax Virginia City Sales Co. livestock auction.
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Adolf Kvetensky
Fairfax
City Sales Co
Plans Made For Census Of Rats Near Shellsburg
4 H club members gathered at the Robert Swanson farm near Shellsburg in Canton township Benton county on Thursday evening. They planned a rat census in the coming days to estimate rat populations from uneaten trial baits. The survey aims to determine required poison quantities with red squill to be used during a township wide eradication campaign later this month. It will also assess damage caused by rats and how building types affect losses. About 125 farms exist in Canton township.
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Shellsburg
Canton Township
Benton County
Robert Swanson
REA Members May Be Assessed On Share In Co-Op
Iowa Attorney General's opinion asserts rural electric cooperative assessments should be based on a member's share or interest rather than individual indebtedness. Assistant AG John E. Mulroney explains the method to determine interest by dividing total property holdings by member count, following a request from County Attorney Hubert Schultz of O Brien County.
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Des Moines
INS
Rural Electrification Administration
Iowa Attorney Generals Office
John E. Mulroney
Hubert Schultz
O Brien
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