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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1935
Page
2
Farmers across eastern Iowa report a late start to spring field operations due to moisture and frosts. Discs and harrows appear outside sheds as men prepare for fieldwork while previous fall harvests and chinch bug concerns influence planned seedings and crop choices.
One hundred Clinton county farmers who received federal aid in the form of soy beans for drought relief began repaying their debt to the government by performing road maintenance. Teams and drags are used to cope with mud and muck as road machinery proves ineffective, says County Engineer B R Anderson.
Marion field man James J. Wallace of the Cedar Valley Farm Business Association is slated to speak at Cornell College sponsored farmer business forum in Mount Vernon on Friday night, the third event in the series.
A poetic reminiscence by R. F. A. about a freckled-faced kid, and a mentor urging independence. The speaker supports the youth Don in Conroy as he seeks answers by inquiry and self effort.
The Agriculture Department plans to buy a fifth of the U S creosote supply to combat chinch bugs in the corn belt. Lee A Strong said the pests pose a clear threat next season and estimated 2 500 000 dollars needed for barriers. Iowa would require 7 000 000 gallons, Illinois 4 000 000, Missouri 1 500 000, Nebraska 406 000.
Special to The Gazette in Washington Iowa reports 123 checks totaling 14724 dollars arrived this week at the Washington county corn hog office marking one half of the second payment on early pay contracts. To date 1100 applications for 1935 contracts have been signed by county farmers and the final total is expected near 1300. Chairman Q C Patterson notes appraisal work on 1935 contracts is delayed by bad roads.
Farmers near Cascade shipped hogs to Chicago with Clarence Finn selling 37 head at 280 pounds for 960 dollars per hundredweight. Peter N Hosch sold 79 head for 955 dollars per hundredweight and J B Gehl also commanded 955 dollars a hundredweight. The market average for hogs of this weight ranged around 960 with slight variations.
The Agriculture Department and AAA are set to spend about $700 million in the next fiscal year beginning July 1, with $122 million for regular activities and an estimated $578 million from automatic appropriations, largely for AAA benefits. The package also includes road funding, weather bureau changes, and increased enforcement and research allocations across several agencies.
A rural Sunday service shows a struggling village church with worn walls, heat and repair needs, but a notable display of faith. About 25 worshippers, mostly elders, sing Faith of Our Fathers while the minister talks on The Seeding and the Harvest, reflecting life close to nature.
The February Ames extension summary shows 571 cows tested under the herd improvement registry plan versus 348 a year earlier. Purebred breeders enroll through the cow testing association, with records recognized by national breed groups. Top producers include E M Santman’s Dysart herd and several high associations across Benton, Sac Carroll, Dallas Boone, Pioneer Cedar Falls, Fremont Page, and more.
In February the Elkader Volga Cow Test Association reported 431 cows averaging 734 pounds of milk and 28.4 pounds of butterfat, ranking second in Iowa. Eggiman Brothers led with 16 Holsteins averaging 979 pounds milk and 40.5 butterfat. J L Cords followed with 9 Holsteins averaging 1,191 pounds milk and 40.2 butterfat. a grade Guernsey in Joseph Walter and Son herd produced 699 pounds of butterfat.
Washington AP reports the AAA warns of a 10 million head shortage of work stock. One proposal backs a stallion maintenance subsidy, another a government supplied breeding program citing success in the army remount service. Fewer than 12 million equines remain, down from 21.5 million after World War I, due to mechanization and trucks replacing animal transport.
The Gazette advises a quick inexpensive sale method by placing a Want Ad in classification 38-A of the Want Ad section Advertisement to sell seed hay fodder and related goods.
A study by R C Bentley shows Cedar Rapids handling 38 percent of Iowa's commercial oats rail shipments for 1924 95 to 1930 31. Iowa totals reach 56 million bushels annually with 74 percent produced by 25 counties including Polk and Story. The report notes August shipments rise to 23 percent and 45 percent depart by Oct 31, with market shifts influenced by northern and western demand.
The report notes a shift of farm shipments toward the southeast during years of deficit, with Kansas City and other southern terminals receiving more trucks. Feed oats move from Iowa markets like Cedar Rapids Davenport and Des Moines to deficit areas southwest and beyond, with 96 percent of re shipments leaving Iowa. Of these, 58 percent go to out of state terminals and 38 percent to out of state consuming areas.
North English implement dealers report strong prospective tractor sales to farmers in the area. Three new general all purpose tractors were sold to Dale Lawn southeast of North English Willis Lown northwest of North English and Howard Johnston west of North English. Lambs are arriving daily on farms in the North English vicinity.
A 1921 formed Conroy Livestock Shipping association faces dissolution after a near halt in business. A Wednesday meeting failed to elect new directors and raised how to legally count unknown member votes and handle an indefinite reserve fund. Directors will seek bona fide member lists and decide to dissolve merge with Williamsburg or donate the reserve to local public projects.
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