Chicago Producers Handle 18 815 Livestock Cars In 1936
The Chicago Producers Commission association moved 18 815 carloads valued at 31 398 228 62 on the Chicago market in 1936. Iowa shipped 2 302 cars from eighty eight counties about 12 per cent of the total. The firm claims to handle large shares of cattle calves hogs and sheep among twenty four states and Canada.
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Hicago
Chicago Producers
Commission Association
Chicago
Iowa
Farm Bureaus
Mines
Besan
A Sykes
Ida Grove
Old Corn Belt Meat Producers
L. Swanson
Canada
Illinois
Dubuque
Washington
Polk
Henry
Cedar
Buena Vista
Jones
Greene
Franklin
Marshall
Linn
Black Hawk
Towa
Des Moines
Sioux City
Omaha
Fence Drift Caught in the Ecoven Wire
A rugged horse team pulls through a tense scene with a steady mare leading and a nervous long-haired colt resisting. Harness details include a concord harness, jingling chain tugs, and multiple headgear options as the pair drag or cooperate under the driver’s guidance.
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RE. F. A
Concord
Iowa Livestock Cooperatives Grow Across States
The Omaha agency opened February 15 and similar offices now exist in twenty four markets nationwide under the National Live Stock Marketing association. Iowa farmers could gain from cooperative marketing as counties produced about $3,000,000 in livestock last year while receiving only 40 cents of the consumer dollar, based on federal trade commission data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
National Live Stock Marketing Association
Iowa
Federal Trades Commission
Conrad Named President Of Equity At Lowden
Charles Conrad elected president of the Farmers Cooperative Equity association at Lowden in the annual meeting. August Hoeltke named vice president and Herman Wiebel secretary treasurer. Henry Brendes Jr Willam Fehling and Paul Khipp reelected directors. Hoeltke newly elected. Board members include Walter Wenndt Otto Pruess and Henry Freese. Brendes Jr reappointed manager of the Equity store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden
Charles Conrad
August Hoeltke
Herman Wiebel
Farmers Cooperative Equity Association
Henry Brendes, Jr
Willam Fehling
Paul Khipp
Hoeltke
Walter Wenndt
Otto Pruess
Henry Freese
Equity
Farmers Elevator elects officers at Calamus meeting
At the annual Farmers Elevator company meeting in Calamus, FJ Christensen was elected president. Ivan Christen and Woodtin Olson were chosen to roles with Clarence Olson as secretary. Three men named Hovey Peups James Devons and Hans Cy joined as trustees or officers.
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Spertal
Calamus
Farmers Flevator Company
Calamus Saturaiv
FJ Christensen
Ivan Christensh OS
Phy Aderm
Wodtin Olson
Clarence Olson
Tevngrer
Hovey Peups
IM Testerson
Chris
James Devons
Adirk Finestmin
Hans Cy. Y
Teo Wogrer
Urd
George 4Aty
Hereford Bulls Ship From Mechanicsville To Fort Worth Auction
Twenty seven yearling Hereford bulls consigned by Alex Moffit and Sons of Mechanicsville were loaded Monday to attend the Southwestern Livestock show in Fort Worth Texas. The bulls, not entered for exhibition, head to auction Friday unless sold privately. Bert Moffit rode the shipment as the firm notes a long history of Western breeding stock since 1882. Also shipping two Hereford bulls from Muscatine to Fort Worth with consignments from Hilledale Farms, Muscatine, via W M Bennett nearby mechanicsville.
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Mechanicsville
Buchanan
Alex Moffit
Billings
Mont
Texas
W. M. Bennett
Muscatine
Fort Worth
Hilledale Farms
Harry Linn to Judge Labor Day Colt Show
A. L. Schemmel announces the 1937 Ryan colt show on Labor Day will be expanded to include draft teams. Harry Linn of Des Moines, Iowa, and tied to the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders association, will judge the entries as usual.
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Ryan
A. L. “al” Schemmel
Harry Linn
Des Moines
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Schemmel
Butterfat price paid by Calmar Creamery for January
Calmar Creamery patrons received 36 cents per pound for butterfat delivered in January.
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Calmar
Calmar Creamery Company
Estherville Packing Company Files for Incorporation
DES MOINES AP The Estherville Packing company filed articles of incorporation listing authorized capital stock of 300000 dollars. F M Tobin of Rochester New York is president and Donald Vincent of Fort Dodge Iowa is vice president Tobin also runs the Tobin Packing company in Fort Dodge.
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Des Moines
Estherville Packing Company
State Secretary’s Office
F.M Tobin
Rochester
N. Y
Donald Vincent
Fort Dodge
Tobin
Tobin Packing Company
Homer Hush Named Head Debt Advisory Council
Homer Hush assistant secretary of agriculture is named chairman of the state farm debt advisory council succeeding Ray Mur ray the former agriculture secretary. The council also forms a special committee to study Roosevelt's uniform state conservation district laws and report to the legislature if asked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
State Farm Debt Advisory Council
Homer Hush
Ray Murray
Agriculture
Wll
Roosevelt
Greeley C T A Records February Dairy Averages
The Greeley Cow Test association reports February averages of 618 pounds of milk and 226 pounds of butterfat. The Nie man herd of eleven Holsteins from Delhi leads with 1,523 pounds of milk and 54.3 pounds of butterfat. one animal posted a high individual 1,890 pounds of milk and 92.6 pounds of butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Greeley
William C. Nieman
Delhi
Chance To Trade Corn Stalks For Limestone
DES MOINES INS reports Chairman Otto Muntz of the Greater Iowa commission announced a plan to trade limestone with farmers this spring and settle next fall in cornstalks. A Dubuque firm will take the stalks under contract and another limestone company has agreed to the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
INS
Otto Muntz
Greater Iowa Commission Today
Dubuque Corporation
Limestone Corporation
Rowley Creamery Pays 39 Cents For Fed Butterfat
Rowley Farmers Cooperative Creamery pays patrons 39 cents a pound for No 1 butterfat in February with No 2 at 38 and No 3 at 37 cents. Theodore Koop of Lima Quebec sold a 28 year old Jersey cow that yielded over 10000 dollars in milk lifetime and calved each year, including twins the year before sale valued at over 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowley Creamery
Rowley
Rowley Farmers Cooperative Creamery Company
Theodore Koop
Lima
Koop
Bulls Sold From Miller Angus Herd To Texas Ranch
Special to The Gazette reports H. D. Miller sold young bulls from his Angus herd last week for shipment with a consignment bound for a Texas ranch.
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Gazette
H. D. Miller
Texas
Farm Women Plan Achievement Day April 1 Sigourney
Keokuk county farm women organize an achievement day exhibit for April 1 in Sigourney. Miss Velma Packer says home demonstration agents coordinate the event with Mrs. Sarah Porter Ellis of Ames judging the exhibits.
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Farm Women Plan
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Velma Packer
Sarah Porter Ellis
Extension Home Project
Ames
Herman Sears
Lafayette Township
Carl Vogel
Clear Creek
Carl Axmear
Washington
Andrew Bauer
van Buren
Glen Sorden
Adams
Roy Snakenberg
County Home Project
Booth
Iowa Poultry Co-op To Stage Poweshiek Meeting
Poweshiek county poultry producers will hold a one day meeting in Brooklyn Wednesday according to Harold Miller county agent W H Lapp Glenn Hazen and Mrs Ellsworth Richardson representing the Iowa Poultry Producers Marketing association will conduct the program.
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Grinnell
Poweshiek County
Brooklyn
Harold Miller
W. H Lapp
Glenn Hazen
Ellsworth Richardson
Iowa Poultry Producers Marketing Association
Dairy Meetings Set In Fayette March 16 And 17
West Union activity to host dairy feeding and management meetings on March 16 with speaker E C Pollock of the federal extension service. Delwe will hold a similar session on March 16 featuring E S Dyas Ames extension agronomist and Arthur R Porter extension dairyman.
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Fayette
West Union
E. C. Pollock
Federal Extension Service
Washington
Delwe
E. S. Dyas
Ames Extension Agronomist
Arthur R. Porter
Extension Dairyman
Soil conservation rewards distributed in Fayette county
About $34,000 in soil conservation payments were distributed last week in Fayette county among Clermont Auburn Fairfield Harlan Center Banks and Bethel townships. The total represents roughly 90 percent of payments due for the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Fayette County
Clermont
Auburn
Fairfield
Harlan
Center
Banks
Bethel
Farms Chosen for Phosphate Tests Across Five Iowa Counties
One hundred one tons of TVA superphosphate will be used on sixty seven demonstrational farms across five eastern Iowa counties. Distribution includes 22 tons in Scott and Poweshiek, 24 in Tama, 12 in Benton, and 21 in Iowa. Co operators listed for Poweshiek Tama Iowa counties and Amana Society farm noted. delivery expected this month.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Scott County
Poweshiek County
Tama County
Benton
Harold Macy
Scarsboro
Marion Palmer
Montezuma
J. J. Boatman
W. S. McLennan
Hartwick
Raymond Pilgrim
Grinnell
Leslie Douglas
Malcolm
Frank Smith
Grundy Center
Paul and
Will Mitchell
Reinbeck
Leslie Stum
Buckingham
Donald Stern
Gladbrook
Will Kremenac
Toledo
L. C. Davis
Tama
W. Rowe Cory
J. D. Hayes
Fay E. Wilcox
Fred Hushels
Clutter
Harry Bahr
Dysart
Kenneth Garretson
Earl Lyon
Iowa County
S. F. Sherman
Ladora
Lawrence Martin
Marengo
Byron Goldthwaite
Herman Heitshusen
South Amana
Fayette county selects five townships for TVA phosphate demos
Meetings held in Scott Fremont Illyria Clermont and Auburn townships chose five cooperators for phosphate demonstrations. Fred Kilammer J F Miehe Kenneth Kerr Carl Bodensf…er and W S Rothlisberger to run trials with phosphate shipped from Muscle Shoals. About 25000 pounds required. cost to cooperators is freight about 10 dollars per ton. Each signer adopts a five year cropping plan and keeps farm business records while neighbors review results.
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Fayette
TVA
Scott
Fremont
Llyria
Clermont
Auburn
Paul E. McElroy
Fayette County
County
Fred C. Kilammer
Fremont Township
J. F. Miehe
Scott Township
Kenneth J. Kerr
Clermont Township
Carl Bodensteiner
Auburn Township
W. S. Roth
Publication Of Poultry Survey Planned in Fayette County
A Fayette County poultry marketing committee met with Ames extension agent A D Oderkirk to discuss reform of poultry methods and practices. Members include W O Potratz Monica Potratz Carl Bodensteiner and Mr and Mrs G E Sauerby. The group plans to publish a county poultry survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Fayette County
A. D Oderkirk
Ames Extension Deparment
W. O. Potratz
Monica Potratz
Sumner
Carl Bodensteiner
West Union
G. E. Sauerby
Oelwein
Linn County Farmer Describes Erosion Control Practices
Central City area farmer Herman Koch outlines soil conservation methods on his 240 acre Iowa farm. He details crop rotations including alfalfa and clover for erosion control, permanent pastures along the creek, grassed water ways, terracing plans, liming for better clover stands, and new tree plantings to protect soil and wildlife.
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Linn County Farmer
Central City
Herman Koch
Ames
Koch
Soil Conservation Service
Indian Creek
Iridian Creek
Mr. Koch
Upcoming Farm Auctions At Iowa Livestock Exchange Cedar Rapids
Auctions set for March 12 at the Iowa Livestock Exchange Cedar Rapids for farm goods, March 15 features a horse sale at the same Cedar Rapids venue, and March 18 highlights the Kemp Angus dispersion sale nine miles northeast of Marion with detailed timing.
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Gray
Cedar Rapids
Dodson Barn
Stanwood
Springville
Beverly
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Kemp Angus
Marion
Wright and Linn speak at Cedar Valley veterinary meeting
Ernest M. Wright secretary of the Iowa Dairy association and Harry Linn secretary of the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders association spoke at the Cedar Valley Veterinary association session in Waterloo. Wright discussed Iowa creameries and Linn spoke on horse breeding in England and Belgium. Thirty-two practitioners from multiple counties attended. swine disease talks and a case report on equine and ovine practice were also presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Ernest M. Wright
Iowa Dairy Association
Harry Linn
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Cedar Valley Veterinary Association
Mr. Wright
Iowa
Mr. Linn
England
Belgium
Tama
Linn
Buchanan
Benton
Bremer
Franklin
Polk
Butler
Black Hawk
Grundy
Cedar
Floyd
Delaware
R. M. Hofford
Cedar Rapids
W. A. Moeller
A. R. Stephenson
Bennett
North Tama C T A Averages 27 8 Lbs February Butterfat
The North Tama C T A reported February results with 343 cows testing an average 764 pounds milk and 27.8 pounds butterfat. Top herd was William Simonsen and Son with 1,406 pounds milk and 49.6 butterfat. Individual high was a C T Mitchell cow at 2,013 milk and 80.5 butterfat. A Sterling Thomas Green Mountain herd cow averaged 777 milk and 42 butterfat. Moore and Youngman Toledo produced a top individual with 1,669 milk and 66.8 butterfat.
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Toledo
Tama C. T. A
John P. Jones
William Simonsen and Son
C. T. Mitchell
Clarence Lowe
Tama-Marshall
Sterling Thomas
Green Mountain
Moore and Youngman
Delaware Grange initiates forty eight candidates at Manchester
Forty eight candidates from five Delaware county Granges Gre Ida Earls ville Jones Mill Honey Creek and Prairie Center were initiated here Wednesday. Degree work was presented by Silver Creek and Jones Mill Granges.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Gre Ida
Earlsville
Jones Mill
Honey Creek
Prairie Center
Silver Creek
Poweshiek Breeders Form Angus Cattle Association
Poweshiek breeders of Angus cattle organized a permanent group in a recent meeting. M. H. Brotherson of Victor was elected president and Forrest Breniman of Brooklyn as secretary treasurer. The group aims to promote beef breeding and hold annual sales, with twenty-five purebred breeders in Poweshiek County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poweshiek
State President To Speak At Washington 4 H Fete
Washington county hosts its annual 4 H club banquet on Saturday evening. County Agent William J. Roudabush says 150 reservations are in. Speakers include Paul Taff state 4 H leader from Ames and Arthur Wallace state 4 H president from Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
William J. Roudabush
Paul Taff
Ames
Arthur Wallace
Williamsburg
North Eastern Iowa 4-H Lamb Show Names Chairman
Paul B. Barger of Black Hawk county was named chairman of the north eastern Iowa 4-H lamb show at a planning meeting. He will be assisted by G. H. Slemmons Grundy county club agent and J. Potter Smith Benton county club agent.
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Waterloo
Paul B. Barger
Black Hawk
Iowa
G. H. Slemmons
Grundy
J. Potter Smith
Benton County
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Whiting
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Chinas
Beverly Cattle CO
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Delaware Grange
Poweshiek Breeders of Angus Cattle
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