Possibility Seen 8,000,000-Acre Shift From Cotton To Corn
Agricultural leaders in congress study flaws in the new farm act and warn a non-commercial cotton area could push for a referendum on marketing quotas for corn this year. Sen Gillette says a definite possibility exists as corn belt members weigh potential shifts and quota effects.
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Ashington
Congress
Gillette
Senate Agricultural Committee
Inter
Middlewest
Senate
House
Wallace
Agricultural Department
Department
Farm Auction Schedule In Anamosa And Surrounding Areas
A series of farm auctions is planned this week. Marcie Lynch closes out near Anamosa four miles south on March 4 and Zack McArthur closes out one mile west of Fairfax on March 16. Auctions occur March 12 in Anamosa and March 15 at Town City Sales.
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Lynch
Anamosa
Marcie
Town City Sales Company
Zack McArthur
Fairfax
Schoonover
Guernsey
Tinlstedn Heer
Owen
Deroc-Sampshire
Farrow
Hampshire Cifts
Welchine
Marness
Timothy Bay
Rock Rand
Iowa City
Tues
Nebraska
Colorado
New Mexico
Wood Chopping Bees Aid Ill Farm Families Near Chelsea Amber
Neighbors assisted James Stadler and Phil Bailey on their farms two communities apart. At Chelsea two miles southwest, about 20 men chopped wood for Stadler who has been ill for two months. several women prepared dinner. In Amber, fifteen neighbors helped Bailey, who is in Des Moines Veterans Hospital, with wood cutting and meals provided by local women.
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the Gazette
Chelsea
James Stadler
Stadler
Walter Rich
Edward Clappe
Fred Upah
Emanuel Zmolek
George Kasal
Edward Matula
Tony Matula
Joseph TF Stadler
James Hayek
Edward Hayek
George Vavra
Albert Kalina
Joseph Kasal
Ray Wilkinson
Fred Vavra
Emil Varner
Jack McNall
J M = Stadler
Snedal
Amber
Phil Bailey
Bailey Farm
Bailey
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Ben
Hans Christiansen
Jack Husman
Taurance
Clarence Otten
George Andrew
Carl Folkers
Wes Burlingmair
Chris Bendixsen
Jens Broderson
Carl Husman
Alva Freese
Grover Preston
Henry Gailey
Taurance van Styke
Freese
Mrs Preston
Edyth Weir
Davenport Veterinarian Dr Hasenmiller Dies
Davenport mourns Dr Hasenmiller a veterinarian and Davenport municipal meat and dairy inspector died Thursday afternoon Funeral services are set for 2 pm Saturday He helped found the Eastern Town Veterinary Association and was a founder member of the local veterinary group.
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Davenport
F. T. Hasenmiller
Wasenmiller
Eastern Town Veterinary Association
Profits Prorated Among South Iowa Creameries
Ot tumwa reports profits of 2664.99 dollars prorated among members of the South Iowa Creameries association at the annual meeting. For 1937 profits of 2260.27 dollars may be loaned to the organization for one year. Keosauqua manager C M Reeve presented income figures for print and tub butter, with substantial volumes shipped and a net worth noted. Reeve urged a central sales organization linking affiliations for farm program success.
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Ray Inprntsonx
Ottumwa
South Iowa Creameries Association
South Town
Keosauqua
Farmington
Brooklyn
North English
Williamsburg
Lamoni
Allerton
Knox- ViNe
Avoca
Chariton
Burlington
Morning Sun
E. W. Stoll
Reeves
South Iowa
Q. O. Hatskins
C. M. Reeve
W. IL. Wasson
Mr. Nauskins
Iowa Farm Income in January Sets Eight-Year High
Washington reports Iowa farm income in January reached 52.745 million dollars, an eight year high. The last January figure over 50 million was 1930 with 62.563 million dollars.
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Washington
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Sleeping sickness outbreak risk discussed at Iowa veterinary meeting
Dr H A Seidell warned eastern Iowa horses face higher outbreak risk than northwestern areas, citing 4 percent infection in 1937 and 1 percent mortality. Vaccination timing favors May, and mosquito links are noted as epizootic drivers. Proceedings included Bangs disease talk, case reports, and veterinary association planning.
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Garvette
Iowa City
Iowa
H. A. Seidell
East Central Veterinary Association
Seidell
Fort Des Moines
Bureau of Animal Industry
Seddell
Towa
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
St. Paul
East Central Association
Eastern Lowa Veterinary Association
Cedar Rapids
Mechanicsville
Karl Lieb
College of Commerce
University of
S G Paul
Clarence
J. I. Gibson
R. M Hofford
J. S. Potter
Johnson County Veterinary Association
AAA Meetings in Linn Scheduled
John F Wager announces a Linn county farm program meeting schedule for townships across Linn. Sessions cover Washington Otter Creek Buffalo Marion Brown Springville Toddville Linn Grange Mount Vernon Coggon Franklin Boulder Palo Ely Covington Prairie Bertram Central City Bertram Fairfax and College through March 21 with a preparatory all day session for 62 township and county committeemen led by Roy Dyas.
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John F Wager
Linn County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Washington Township
Center Point
Otter Creek
Alburnett
Grant
Walker
Buffalo
Waubeck
Marion
Brown
Springville
Monroe
Toddville
Linn
Grange Hall
Mount Vernon
Jackson
Coggon
Franklin
Boulder
Prairieburg
Fayette
Palo
Putnam
Ely
Clinton
Covington
Spring Grove
Prairie School
Maine
Central City
Bertram
Fairfax
College
Federal Building
Cedar Rapids
Roy Dyas
Maquoketa
AAA Committee
FENCE DRIFTed in the acoven wire and bee sex ideas
A quirky ramble asks if plant sex and bee sex share a link via pollen and beebread. The writer muses on how bees determine bee egg sex and wonders if humans could someday learn sex determination, riffing on bees in the bonnet this sunny morning.
Meetings Set Across Townships on March 21
Meetings will be held Monday March 21 at 8 p m in Reif school Grand Meadow township and Center school Marion township with residents invited to attend.
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Eskader
Mederville
Strawberry Point
Reif
Grand Meadow Township
Center
Marion Township
Olin Night School Graduates 49 From Farm Programs
Thirty-four men and fifteen women in the Olin community earned diplomas Monday at a graduation dinner for night-school courses. E W Horr taught vocational agriculture and Esther Kidder led home economics. Men studied farm law while women learned prudent household budgeting.
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Olin
E W
Horr
Esther Kidder
Hog Shipment Brings $9.50 Per Hundredweight at Jones County Feeder
AMOSA-Howard Albaugh from Jones county feeder sold seventy three hogs averaging 240 pounds each at nine dollars and fifty cents per hundredweight Thursday, as reported by The Garett AX.
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Garett AX
AMOSA
Howard Albaugh
Jones County
Spring 15 Peering Around the Corner
The Farm Editor notes early spring signals in southern Iowa from Sigourney to Ottumwa with oats seeded and stalks disced. Hedrick farmers plow with six horses while winter wheat greens in dry pastures and roads improve though mud remains. Conesville truck growers prep sweet potato beds for sale and home plant beds. Mrs Brown in Washington reports grasshoppers on house plants. U.S. farm income in 1937 from crop sales totaled 8.575 billion dollars.
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Iowa
Sigourney
Ottumwa
Hedrick
The
Gazette
Conesville
C. L. Wolford
the Gazette
Washington
W. FR. Brown
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Anamosa Livestock Auction
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Wilbur Colby
Iowa City Sales Co
D. J. Gatens
Southern Iowa Association
Gazette Photo
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Mr. Farmer
Jersey
Loth St NW
Tom Cochran
Lechorns
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