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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1937
Page
7
Official February figures show 708221 cattle slaughtered nationwide, a February record though below January and last year. Hog slaughter reached 2842000 for February, the largest February total since 1934, with sheep and lambs totaling 1315303 as the year to date hits 3015309, a record pace.
H A Dobbins of State Center Iowa was reelected vice-president of the Chicago Producers Commission association at its annual meeting in Chicago. Directors Henry Wieland Beloit Wisconsin and G F Tullock Rockford Illinois were reelected. About five hundred attended the farmer owned terminal market sales agency session.
An advertisement urges readers to treat kidney and bladder issues with Cystex, claiming it detoxifies acids and wastes. It promises a 48 hour vitality boost and a year younger feeling within a week, backed by a $10,000 deposit guarantee. Readers are urged to call their druggist for guaranteed Cystex today.
The note discusses freeing livestock from croven wire and parasites by exposing them to a warm spring rain. It argues for quick relief after long stables and recalls past methods to improve animal comfort, cautioning against broad judgments about livestock condition.
The fifty acre James T. Jones farm located a half mile south of Keystone sold to William Callahan of Van Horne for five thousand two hundred dollars, equating to one hundred four dollars per acre.
The Linn County testing association reports February results for 348 cows across 20 herds. An average of 508 pounds of milk and 23 pounds of butterfat per cow were recorded, with the A R Pearson herd leading in milk and fat. Top individual, a grade Holstein from the Stanley and Scheer herd, produced 1459 pounds of milk and 70 pounds of butterfat. L C Adams notes longer-tenured herds averaged 20.7 percent more butterfat than newer herds.
John Haines of a Center Point area farm gathered eggs Sunday and found an unusually large egg. Laid by a White Leghorn hen, it measured eight and a quarter by six and three quarters inches in circumference, nearly the size of a goose egg.
Special to The Gazette Anamosa Charles Guhl received 10.40 a hundredweight for six seven butcher hogs averaging 268 pounds in Chicago. Lewis Guhl, his son, was in Chicago the day before with hogs bringing 10.30 a hundredweight.
United States Department of Agriculture figures, compiled by George R. Davies of the University of Iowa, show farm product sales increasing by 156 million over three years while government payments fall by 15 million. Totals climbed from 420 million in 1934 to 561 million in 1936, with fluctuating monthly receipts but a clear upward trend beginning May 1934.
The Agriculture Department reported demand for farm products looks good for several months. Farm income in January reached 669 million dollars, the highest for that month since 1930, with prices rising due to tighter supplies and stronger consumer buying power. Tobacco, fruit, cotton, and wheat markets show higher prices, while potato and citrus damages from January freezes are noted.
Wilbur Donahue Tipton sold ninety four hogs weighing about 340 pounds each and priced at 10.30 dollars per hundredweight in Chicago.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a remedy for chest cold bronchial irritation and inflamed membranes. It claims the medicine reaches the trouble, loosens germ laden phlegm, and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied after the first bottle.
Roy and Russell Ashley Jr. built a 160 acre dairy on land from their father in La Porte City Iowa. Since starting in 1924 with two Holstein heifers they now manage fourteen registered cows five yearlings and seven calves. Their February herd average reached 54.4 pounds butterfat and 1363 pounds milk as they emphasized balanced rations and soybean hay. They operate on a strict twelve hour schedule with a self made getter-upper alarm and rely on family labor with Roy serving as 4 H leader and Russell as a Farm Bureau director.
Upcoming sales list the Gray closing out sale near Cedar Rapids and Dod son Stanwood Beverly Ely Marion and Cedar Rapids venues with horse and mule consignments and a Kemp Angus dispersion sale 34 miles northeast of Marion plus a March 11 to 18 sequence of auctions across the region.
An ad advises washing affected skin with Resinol Soap and warm water to soften scales, pat dry rather than rub, and applying Resinol Ointment to penetrate outer skin. It promotes Resinol Soap and Ointment for quick relief and healing, with a free sample offer from Resinol Dept. 1 Baltimore MD.
Tama county voters approve an experimental soil administration plan by 664 to 21. The plan sets per farm goal based on township committee decisions with payments tied to achieving the goal rather than mere compliance. Intertilled crops and cover crops are included in the eligible classifications for payments.
A rural electric inspection short course opened in Ames with about 200 attendees from farms insurance and electrical trades. Speakers warned that many farms will be wired and some may hire inexperienced contractors or DIY, risking fires due to limited on site extinguishing capability and tight farm budgets.
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