Adapted Seed Required For Soil Payments In 1937 Program
Agricultural Adjustment administration reminds participants that to qualify for soil-building payments in the 1937 Agricultural Conservation program they must sow adapted seed such as domestic or Canadian clover and alfalfa. Seed from imported or unadapted sources is not eligible for soil-building payments, especially in the North Central region. Nebraska Iowa Minnesota Missouri Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Indiana and Ohio are listed among affected states.
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Ye D C
Agricutural Adjustment Administration
United States
North Central
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin
Illinoi
Michigan
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Canada
Fence Drift in Woven Wire Sparks Seed Debate
A fragmented note discusses seed handling and territory adaptation amid AAA criticism. It cites Claude Woekard and others, mentions Royal building payments, unadapted seed in clover alfalfa mixes, and a large potential loss for an importer if seed was sold outside suitable regions, highlighting political power of big firms.
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Claude Woekard
AAA
Stock Auction Adds Native Horses and Cattle Run
Auction notes a March 3 1937 sale with a large cattle run due to good roads. Entries include 20 head fat W F steers 20 head stock cattle a herd of milk cows feeder pigs sows with pigs and other livestock.
Pennies Used as Fuse Punches Up Rural Electric Course
Ames reports from a three day rural electric inspection course at Iowa State College. Fred Hata of the Sioux City Gas and Electric Company demonstrates hazards of pennies placed in fuse plugs, noting the dangerous outcomes and urging caution for improvised electrical testing.
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Encelal
the Gazette
Ames
Fred Hata
Iowa State Callege
Hatz
Sioux City Gas and Flectne Company
Jeans Norte
20 Months Colt Brings $300 Spreins to The Gazette
A 20 month old Belgian horse colt raised by Harley Andrews near Troy Mills sold to Fred Draper of Colxiiie Washington DC for $300. Foaled June 1 1935 the chestnut sorrel stands 16 hands high weighs 1850 pounds. Also Masonville notes a 5-year-old gelding at $150 a 9-year-old mare at $120 a 9-year-old gelding at $103 and a mule at $60 cows sell 40 to 60 and a grain binder brings 200.
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Spreins
Troy Mills
Harley Andrews
Fred Draper
Colxiiie
Washington
Masonville
Phillip Fritz
Chemurgic Council Plans Renewed Meeting in 1938
Delegates at the first midwestern farm chemurgic conference disbanded and voted to reconvene next year to compare notes on coordinating agriculture science and industry. A motion to permanent status was approved amid concerns about potential price effects and nationalistic tensions affecting farm programs.
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Omaha
Oita Bogner Crofton Neb
Farm Chemurgie
Franus Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
W.W. Waymack
Des Moines
Council
Hoppers Hop On The Dinner Table
Local readers describe a chaotic scene as hoppers hop onto a dinner table in a misread and garbled report. The fragmentary text references Sperini, Iowa City, and a sequence of unclear actions with animals near a household setting.
Home Project Group Sets Bid Schedule At Meeting
The Gazette reports the home project group will complete bids this week after a formal meeting at the Rathje home. Key members include Mrs William Jet and Ms Detdoty, with Mas Geret noted as a bidder.
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Atrins
Bontom
William Jet
Neefy
Ee Cauman
Great Fleorida
Charma Oo
Farm Auction Schedule Appears Across Iowa Towns
List of upcoming sales includes Marci 12 at Iowa Livestock Exchange Cedar Rapids. March 13 Marak Steffer horse sale Ely. March 15 Netolicky closing out sale near Cedar Rapids. March 18 Kemp Angus dispersion sale 342 miles northeast of Marion.
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Marci
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Marak-Steffer Implement Co
Ely
Anamosa Livestock Pavilion
Netolicky
Kemp Angus
Marion
Checks arrive in Buchanan County for 1936 signers
Independence reports 253 soil conservation checks totaling 27 903 76 to treasurer Arthur Satterlee for Middlefield Hazleton and Fremont farmers. The county has received 851 checks totaling 94 116 52, about half of the amount due, with an average check of 110 60 across townships.
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Boccial
Independence
County Soil Conservation Committee
Arthur Satterlee
Middlefield
Hazleton
Fremont
Franchise Hearing Set in Cedar For March 30
Cedar county rural electrification franchise hearing scheduled for March 30. Farm Bureau received word from the Redcoat Commission in Des Moines that Monroe Cergetien Company will move to begin work by end of March.
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Gezette Tipton
Cedar County Rural Electrification
Farm Bureau
Redcoad Commission
Des Moines
Monroe
Getien
Ny Wall
Reinty
Ocr
Jones Program Meeting At Center Junction
A conference meeting of township selection committee members will be held at Center Junction. The agenda includes the new document and changes in the program. Lecter Vegors, site committee representative, and L. T Lorenzen, county chairman, will present.
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Center Junction
Ececa
Cen Ter
Counferce
Sol Creauion
Fo Doan
Frede
Lecter Vegors
L. T Lorenzen
Conny Charman
DFBL ANDILSTMENT MEETING NOTES
Fragmentary OCR notes record a regular meeting involving county farm debt supervisor and mention of a next date. Names appear as Mullen and Hoye amid unclear context and typos.
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Mullen
Foyee
Tous
Farm prices rise to 1929 peak signal 1937 farming boom
U S Agriculture Department reports indicate highest farm prices since 1929, signaling an optimistic 1937 for farmers. Weather is favorable, planting progresses, and moisture levels are high across the eastern plains. Parity thresholds show cotton below parity while wheat and corn approach or exceed parity. wage gains may lift buying power for farm goods.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Offigals
Weather Bureau
Cents Great Plains
Agriculture Department
Corn
Wheat Belt
Pasture Improvement Meeting Set for Tipton
Special to The Gazette notes a pasture improvement meeting in Tipton next Tuesday with H B Cheney farm crops specialist. The event aims to share methods for better grazing, forage growth, and pasture management practices for local growers.
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Tipton
H B Cheney
Mud Grounded Farm Pair Delivers Cream and Eggs
Clarence Rinehart drives a stone boat styled two wheel trailer with mules through deep mud to deliver cream and eggs to West Branch five and a half miles away. The improvised caravan draws curious comments from town folk as it follows waterlogged lanes.
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West Branch
Clarence Rinehart
Here
Mr. Rinehart
More Eggs Set But Fewer Chickens Hatched in February
A preliminary tabulation from 407 early returns by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics shows February egg setting up 19.3 percent from last year, while chicks hatched fell 4.9 percent. Advance chick orders for March or later were 8.7 percent below last year. Egg capacity rose 14.6 percent over February 1936, as hatcheries push production beyond current advance orders. Pigs should be fed only limited amounts of cottonseed meal or disastrous results may follow.
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the Gazette
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Jones Farm Women Plan Achievement Day on April 8
Anamosa officials announce the Jones county women's home project Achievement Day set for April 8. A planning meeting was scheduled in Anamosa on Thursday led by county chairman Mrs. Bernard Cass.
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Jones Farm Women Plan
Anamosa
Jones County
Tama County Farmers Seedings Unhurt By Ice
Reports from Tama county indicate farmers examining seedings, clover, and alfalfa find them in good condition despite winter ice. They expect crops to be solid unless a series of hard freezes occurs in spring.
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Tama
Tama County
Bangs Disease Tumor Cattle Tests Drop Across Jones County
Dr. N D Snell reports federal bang s disease testing in Jones county shows steadily fewer reactors across four rounds. First test 70 herds 2002 cattle 472 reactors 23 percent. second 47 herds 1202 cattle 111 reactors 9 percent. third 25 herds 674 cattle 36 reactors 5 percent. fourth 12 herds 284 cattle 9 reactors 3 percent.
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Anamosa
N. D. Snell
Bang
Jones County
Snell
Farm Bureau
Adlerika Claiming Quick Relief for Constipation
Ad lerika advertised as a double action laxative with seven ingredients claiming to cleanse both stomach and bowels. The copy promises relief from gas and bowel congestion within hours and credits doctors and druggists for 35 years of recommendations.
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