Wallace Outlines New Farm Relief Plan
Secretary Wallace proposes a farm relief bill combining the domestic allotment concept with leasing of farmland to trim surplus production in cotton wheat corn and possibly tobacco The aim is to pass the measure before March 5 for the current crop year and to gain unity among farm groups while differing from the prior farm board approach Details include state county and township acreage estimates and rental funding questions with revisions expected as conditions change
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Wallace
Tile Will Be Laid On Hawkeye Farm When Ground Thaws
Hawkeye farmer Fred Schnor on 120 acres west of Hawkeye buys one and a half carloads of tile to be laid as soon as ground thaws. This is the second tiling project on the Schnor farm. forty acres were tiled a few years ago.
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Hawkeye Farm
Hawkeye
Fred Schnor
Schnor
Rowley Farmer Reports Early Field Work Discing Stalks
Special to The Gazette. Hopkins, a farmer three miles northwest of Rowley, is the first in the area to report field work. He disced stalks this week as others burn over pastures and roadsides.
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Rowley
Bur
Hopkins
Livestock Exchange At Kansas City To Close Early
The Kansas City livestock exchange will close at 2 p m Thursday for the rest of the week due to liquidity issues from Chicago banks. E W Elliott president says efforts will resume trading Monday with a board meeting Saturday to set reopening details. Closing Thursday afternoon will allow processing of livestock received Thursday morning.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Livestock Exchange
Chicago
E. W. Elliott
Exchange
Butterfat Drops in February Among Iowa Test Associations
The February report from Iowa cow testing associations shows a drop in average butterfat per cow from January and last year. Of 1 045 herds, 77 cows were culled for beef and others died or were sold. Top herds include Grundy 31.6 pounds and North Tama 31.1 with several owners posting high yields.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Dairy Extension Service
Iowa State College
Grundy
North Tama
Osceola-Lyon
Linn
Kossuth
Pioneer- Cedar Falls
Tom D. Norris
Chariton
Ernest Diehl
Grundy Center
Stauffer
Sanders
Eldora
E. N. Santman
Dysart
W. A. Cameron
Downey
Claire Werner
Gibson
John G. Martens
Norris
Santman
Tester Quits West Branch Association to Farm Near Selma
West Liberty Elmer James, tester for the West Branch Cow Test Association, resigns effective April 1 to join farming with his father near Selma. February report shows 534 pounds milk and 24.4 pounds butterfat from 388 cows, fifty-seven dry.
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West Liberty
Elmer James
West Branch
Selma
James
W. A Cameron
Downey
Guernseys
John Wolz
Iowa City
Robert Decker
Clarence
Fire Destroys Farmhouse Near Toddville
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed the John Schminke farm house tenanted by Charles Wisehart near Toddville. Wisehart family were away in Cedar Rapids and returned to find the home in ruins, neighbors aiding to save three pieces of furniture and prevent spread to nearby buildings amid a stiff wind.
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Toddville
John Schminke
Charles Wisehart
Farmers Study Repair And Adjustment Of Implements
Ray Anderson reports Cedar county Farm Bureau sponsored repair school at Crawford implement store with about thirty farmers. Experts stress correct adjustment and lubrication to extend machine life, noting common mower gear timing and knotter issues. Demonstrations cover mowers binders and tool use. two follow up field sessions planned before harvest and fall plowing.
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Ray Anderson
Tipton
C. C. Crawford
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Crawford
W. S. Peterson
Ames
Cedar County
Peterson
Emmett C. Gardner
Township Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Kline Implement Company
Iowa City
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Fence Drift on the Roadside Amid a Mad March Afternoon
A vivid local verse describes ribbons tearing through woven wire beside a roadside cornfield. The scene shows wind driven shreds snagged on barbs and posts as sunlight fades, creating a rustic, fleeting image of Fence Drift.
Farm Union Chief Urges Co operation In National Crisis
Glenn Miller, president of the Iowa Farmers Union, urged about 600 Cedar county farmers and businessmen to cooperate with the state legislature, Congress, and President Roosevelt to help lift the nation from the present crisis.
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Tipton
Glenn Miller
Iowa Farmers Union
Cedar County
Congress
Roosevelt
Paul Moore Speaks at Atkins Holiday Meeting
Two hundred Benton County Farm Holiday association members attended in Atkins to hear Paul Moore of West Branch explain the group aims to secure at least the cost of production for farm products.
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Paul Moore
Atkins
Benton County Farm Holiday Association
West Branch
Moore
Monmouth Co op Sells 69 Decks In Eight Months
The Monmouth Farmers' Mutual Shipping association grew to 168 members since May 10 1932. In eight months it shipped 47 cars or 69 livestock decks including 3771 hogs and 546 cattle. Hog shipments averaged 53 cents per hundredweight, cattle 55 cents, calves 75 cents, with a sinking fund of 331.91 established. Anker Kleis of Baldwin presides with Dell Balster secretary and directors Mike Yardem Albert Buck Phil Snyder. E E Richards is manager.
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Monmouth
Monmouth Farmers’ Mutual Shipping Association
Anker Kleis
Baldwin
Dell Balster
Mike Yardem
Albert Buck
Phil Snyder
E. E. Richards
Rowley Co-op Pays 17 Cents Butterfat for February
Rowley Farmers' Co-operative creamery patrons receive payment for the first half of February butterfat at 17 cents per pound, matching January's rate. Elkader reports a St Olaf firm hatchery branch with two 12 000 capacity incubators, A J Olson as manager, fulfilling chick orders and custom hatching.
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Rowley Co-op
Rowley
Elkader
St. Olaf
A. J. Olson
Slaughter Figures Show February Decline in Total Cattle Hog
February total slaughter under federal meat inspection reached 5 783 374 head, down from 6 971 753 a year ago. Sheep and lambs reached a February record second only to last year, cattle and calf slaughter declined, hog slaughter fell from 4 589 753 to 3 647 017, with March expected to boost cattle and calves but reduce hogs.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
Lorenzen Brothers Top Market Twice In One Day
Lorenzen Brothers of Olin topped the Chicago market twice on Tuesday. They sold 105 hogs averaging 299 pounds for 4.35 a hundredweight, a top for that weight, and within 5 cents of the extreme. They also moved 15 heavy cattle averaging 1 663 pounds for 5 a hundredweight, a top for that weight.
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the Gazette
Olin—Lorenzen Brothers
Olin
Chicago
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