Market Prospects for Early Lambs Favorable
The Farm Editor notes a government report says early lambs to July 1 will be fewer than last year due to poor conditions in California and Texas. It cites smaller spring lamb crop, poor feed in California, and heavy losses in Texas. Eastern Iowa shows good progress with photographed lambs from F Rothlisberger and Son near Elgin, Southdowns and Hampshire breeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Texas
U. S
Iowa
F. Rothlisberger and Son
Elgin
Rothlisberger and Son
Hampshires
Winneshiek
Rex Conn
Cedar Rapids
Butter Price Drops Widens Gap in Wholesale Markets
Butter of 92 score fell 314 cents a pound in Chicago and 3% cents in New York since Thursday after the federal surplus commodities corporation announced end of market stabilization purchases. Chicago price 22 cents Saturday, New York 22% cents, lowest March level since 1933. Government notes uncertainty about further declines and potential retail impact. Storage reserves remain high with 80 82 164 pounds on hand versus 84 797 173 total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
DPMA
FSCC
Hog Prices Reported at Chicago for Hogs near Clarence
Clarence Dethman brothers feeders received 7.50 dollars per hundredweight Thursday in Chicago for sixty 299 pound hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Dethman Brothers
Chicago
Farm Auction Schedule Near Cedar Rapids in March
Auction notices list sales by E. S. Williams estate on March 14 at 1925 First Avenue SW Cedar Rapids, Charles Conner on March 15 at 3% mile SW Solon, and Mrs Frances Buresh on March 16 five miles west Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.S. Williams Estate
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Charles Conner
Solon
Frances Buresh
Butter Top Stacyville Contest Sparks Section 3 Meeting
Kern Elerich of Alta Vista and A. H. Robinson of Jerico led the butter scoring contest with 93 1 4 scores at a Stacyville Iowa Creamery Operators meeting. L. Eten of Stacyville and R. Larson of New Haven also scored 93. Carl Cunningham of Rockford and Earnest Jule of Nashua tied for first in judging. About 165 attended. Next Section 3 gathering set for Rockford May 11.
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Stacyville
Kern Elerich
Alta Vista
A. H. Robinson
Jerico
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
L. Eten
R. Larson
New Haven
Carl Cunningham
Rockford
Earnest Jule
Nashua
Jack Brunner
Jefferson
Roy Storvick
Mason City
Russell Willey
Egg Prices Firm At New York No Excessive Supply
Special to The Gazette New York City trade shows steady egg prices with good support and confidence. Receipts are not excessive and output remains steady with storage movement similar to last year. Pacific coast production is down while the Midwest and East show slight gains. Active storing buying hasn't started but market tone has recently improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
New York City
Pacific Coast
Midwest
East
Homemade Toys Delight Keokuk County Women
Marylin Van Fleet visits Mrs. W A Schlaser's home to see homemade dolls, peg boards, and bright towers. The toys cost almost nothing and are part of a home project course in child development and family relationships studied by Keokuk county farm women. The Adams township study group made these items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keswick
Marylin van Fleet
W. A. Schlaser
Aiee
Drmaem Sens
Keokuk County
Adams Township
Ein
Charles van Ficeteswic
1938 Farm Output Below 1937 by Five Percent
Special to The Gazette Washington reports that total agricultural production for sale and home use in 1938 averaged nearly 5 percent less than the record 1937 level but still 4 percent above the 1924 29 average. Crop output fell 13 percent from 1937, grains and truck crops rose to new highs, cotton declined most, livestock products rose 4 percent, meat and dairy gains offset poultry drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Land O Lakes Adopts Four Point Dairy Program
Land O Lakes Creameries Inc pledged a four point plan at its eighteenth annual convention in Minneapolis. The program backs federal action to bar land diverted from AAA crops from dairy use, sustain open market butter purchases, require sanitary standards for imported dairy and livestock products, and impose higher duties on foreign fats oils and seed oils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Land O' Lakes Creameries, Inc
AAA
United States
Township AAA Meetings Scheduled In Tama County
Local meetings in Tama County for instruction and discussion of the 1939 farm program are set. Monday afternoon at Tama and evening at Montour, Tuesday afternoon at Traer, Wednesday afternoon at Chelsea. The township meetings follow a two day instruction meeting at Toledo Wednesday and Thursday for county and township committee men.
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Gazette
Toledo
Yama County
Tama
Montour
Traer
Chelsea
Businessman Farmer Banquet Draws Local Attendees
One hundred seventy five farmers and commercial club members attended the Postville annual banquet for local farmers. H L Dieterich, a state AAA committee member, spoke to the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Farmers and Commercial Club
H. L. Dieterich
AAA Committee
Farm House Burns on Clayte Miller Farm Near Aurora
Fire of undetermined origin partially destroyed the Lampher residence on the Clayte Miller farm two miles northeast of Aurora. A neighbor discovered the blaze and most furnishings were saved. Loss is covered by insurance.
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Aurora
Clayte Miller
Harold Lampher
Eastern Iowa farm agents report mixed pig litter sizes
Thirteen county agents in eastern Iowa report seven counties with normal litters and six with small, none too thrifty litters. They expect a large overall rise in pig numbers due to more sows, despite some pessimism over local gains and seed-oats concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Linn
Cedar
Johnson
Benton
Winneshiek
Clinton
Farrow
Poweshiek County
Loan Ass'n Heads To Meet At Omaha March 20
Five hundred presidents of national farm loan associations from Nebraska Iowa South Dakota and Wyoming will meet with federal land bank officials in Omaha for two conferences the week of March 20. Charles McCamsey president said Saturday. About 250 associations in Iowa and eastern Nebraska meet March 20 and 21 while South Dakota Wyoming and western Nebraska groups meet March 23 and 24. The conferences aim to unite local cooperative associations servicing more than 500 million in farm mortgages.
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OMAHA
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Wyoming
Federal Land Bank
Charles McCamsey
Saturay
McCamsey
Corn loans totaling 172 million bushels sealed for federal aid
The Commodity Credit Corporation announced loans totaling 98,354,583.37 dollars on 172,753,730 bushels of corn. State allocations include Illinois 42,426,377. Iowa 84,351,369. Minnesota 13,139,615. Nebraska 15,358,342. South Dakota 3,638,621. Wisconsin 79,928.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Contour farming outlined on Castalia and Postville fields
In Castalia near Oxley farm four miles northwest contour farming is laid out with 75 foot manure piles marking base lines, while near Postville 25 acres are prepared for strip cropping with 84 foot wide strips and planned crop rotations including corn oats and hay through 1941.
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Castalia
Iowa
Floyd Parks
Waukon
Walter
Tad” Oxley
Joe Bodensteiner
Earl Linderbaum
Oxley
Tad Oxley
Er Farm
Postville
Parks
Turner
From Chautauqua Platform to Feeding Floor
Alice Davidson profiles W. W. Weatherwax a Cedar County farmer and former performer who gave up a city career for farming on 120 acres near Clarence. once a touring tenor and Riley poet reader he now directs livestock care and chairs Eastern Iowa Light and Power cooperative activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Davidson
W. W
Bill” Weatherwax
Cedar County
Clarence
Bill
Weatherwax
James Whitcomb Riley
Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
Rea
Modernized product could ease hog lard pressures in Iowa
An Iowa agricultural ad discusses a new process improving lard production and its impact on farmers and merchants. Swanson notes 1938 hogs averaged 233 pounds, boosting pork and lard by 18 percent. The piece urges restraint on lard growth and anticipates packers pushing prices, with quotas a possible future factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UITE
Iowa
Dave Swanson
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Swanson
Canadian seed oats offered in Iowa at $2 a bushel
The page notes Canadian seed oats are sold in this Iowa section for $2 per bushel. Contacts for exact data are L. C. Burnett at Iowa State College Ames and Ottawa estimates for Canadian prices. It mentions data on adaptability yield lodging disease resistance and other phases of culture, and that no seed-oat shortage threatens the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
L. C. Burnett
Iowa State College
Ames
Canada
Ottawa
Monona Co-Op Declares Four Percent Sales Dividend
The Farmers Commission company at Monona approved a four per cent dividend on sales at its thirty fourth annual meeting. 1938 sales totaled 76541.11 with a net profit of 3043.09. Walter Kaiser was elected president, John Schmitt vice president, Harold Klinkel treasurer, W Baskerville secretary. Other directors include Barney Wittle F Leath Robert Ferguson Rudolph Garris John Dettman Harold Moon and Fred Drahn. Frank Klotzbach named manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monona
Farmers Commission Company
Walter Kaiser
John Schmitt
Harold Klinkel
W. Baskerville
Barney Whittle
F. L. Leath
Robert Ferguson
Rudolph Garris
John Dettman
Harold Moon
Fred Drahn
Frank Klotzbach
Former 4-H Health Champ Granted Divorce
Clista Millspaugh Dossett of Mount Pleasant, the 1933 national 4-H club health champion, was granted a divorce by District Judge E O Newell fifteen minutes after filing a petition accusing her husband M L Dossett of cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple married a year ago and have worked at Mount Pleasant state insane hospital.
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Mount Pleasant
INS
Clista Millspaugh Dossett
E. O. Newell
M. L. Dossett
Dossetts
Mount Pleasant State Insane Hospital
Grange Meeting Planned At Manchester March 15
A joint session of the Jones Mill Grange and the Delhi Grange is set at Jones Mill Grange hall on Wednesday evening. Assisting with conferring of degrees will be the Earlville Honey Creek and Live and Let Live Granges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Jones Mill
Delhi
Jones Mill Grange Hall
Earlville
Honey Creek
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Tama Co
Ray Anderson
Forrest Bennett
Sigourney
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James Green
Vinton
Benton County
Green
Vanguard
Winnipeg
Banner
Ralph Olsen
Muscatine
Olsen
The
Loan Ass
Castalia Farm
Harry
Atkins
Bill Weatherwax
Emmetsburg
Weatherwax Brothers
Redpath Lyceum Bureau
Union
Asa
Basin
Wyo
Lester
Wichita
Kan
Tom
Des Moines
Trinity
Westminster
Christian Churches
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Second Street SE
First Street
Monona Co-Op
4-H Girl
Awalk
Credit Conta
Cincereneseee
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