Consignment Auctions Freer of Disease in Iowa Under State Supervision
Iowa consignment auctions show near complete disease freedom since May under veterinary supervision. Dr. W. C. Stewart reported no cases of hemorrhagic septicemia or shipping fever in the last year across Cedar Rapids Maquoketa and Anamosa auctions. Regulations require thorough cleaning disinfecting and inspections of all animals entering and leaving the rings.
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Iowa
W. C. Stewart
Maquoketa
East Central Veterinary Association
Cedar Rapids
Stewart
Dr. Stewart
Stewarts District
Anamosa
Dakotas
Chicago
Des Moines
Dubuque
Waterloo
Cedar County
C H Wanrte
Stanwood
G . Shipley
West Bione
Ro M Hofford
JT OW Moranville
Durant
Fred Kummuller
T. B. Free
J A Barger
Towa
Barger
Manly
St Powis
Veterin
Mate Dans
Tan Dutuggine Olinson
Cedar
Benton
Pebiavare Mahaska
Scott
Buchnin
Story
Polk
Teo
FENCE DRIFT Caught in the woven avire
A fragmentary verse by RK F A about flood disaster and river destructive rush into homes. It mentions Cedar Rapids and echoes Gertrude Stein and Poe with repeated hopeful phrases amid flood imagery.
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RK. F. A
Veterinaryassociation expands to East Central group elects officers
Dr C He Waite of Stanwood elected president of the expanded East Central association formerly Linn County Veterinary association. Dr W S O'Brien of Ryan named vice president and F J Crow of Iowa City chosen secretary.
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Linn County Veterinary Association
East Central Association
C He Waite
Stanwood
W S O'Brien
Ryan
F J. Crow
Iowa City
Percheron Stallion Tops Columbus Jet Auction at $335
Special to The Gazette. Columbus Junction sale features seven Percheron and Belgian stallions with top bid of 335 for a Percheron. Other horses include a 2 year old at 250 and aged Belgians at 200 and 192.50. Various livestock and produce also sold, details listed.
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Columbus
The
Gazette
Columbus Junction
Thee &O
Paul Hiety
Mo Duncan
Smee Cluik
Lent 15 Factor in Livestock Market
The Farm Editor notes Lent was the key factor pushing down livestock prices this week as consumption dropped during the season. Hog prices fell on light weekend runs, with butchers and sows also lower, while wholesale cured meats and lard dropped over a dollar per hundredweight.
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Towa
Philadelphia
Wallace
Consumers’ Counsel
Washington
National Grain Co-Op Launches Research Project
The Farmers Elevators National Research Bureau, announced in Chicago, aims to develop new grain products, reduce farm waste, and expand markets to raise farm income. Homer B Gromman of Plainfield, Illinois, leads the 800000 to 900000 farmer association across ten states.
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Sneet
Gazette
Chicago
Farmers’ National Grain Dealers’ Association
Farmers’ Elevators National Research Bureau
Homer B Gromman
Plainfield, I
Illinois Farmers Grain Dealers’ Association
Springfield
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Ohio
Nebraska
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Kansas
Oklahoma
Myers Outlines Credit Facilities for Dairymen
MINNEAPOLIS UP The farm credit administration now caps financing for individual dairymen to sound and reasonably priced terms. Governor W T Moyers said at the Land O Lakes creameries conference that dairymen may borrow for cows feed equipment and replacements. Co operatives may obtain bank credit for better merchandising. Over 10 million dollars Was loaned to dairymen and dairy co operatives in 1934 to support Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan North Dakota South Dakota Indiana and Nebraska delegates.
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Minneapolis
Farm Credit Administration
W T Moyers
FCA
Land O' Lakes
Myers
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Towo
Dakotas
Hino
Nebraska
Indiana
Local Farm Auctions Slated Across Iowa March 16 19 20
Several farm auctions are announced for mid March with sales in Anamosa Springville Lisbon and Cedar Rapids. D E Brickley Mgr handles the Anamosa consignment sale while Mrs J R Morehouse and Mrs Wm Rieger close out in Springville and Lisbon respectively. Anna Pohorsky holds an acreage auction on First Avenue West Road Cedar Rapids.
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Anamosa Consignment Sale
D. E. Brickley
Mgr
J. R. Morehouse
Springville
Wm. Rieger
Lisbon
Anna Pohorsky
First Avenue West Road
Cedar Rapids
Bremer County Leads Farm Census Gains in Iowa
Washington AP reports rising farm counts across the Midwest from the first federal census returns. Bremer County Iowa shows 2,092 farms this year up from 2,021 in 1930, with Nebraska counties adding 34 to 46 farms and the South Dakota entry Covington County rising from 1,245 to 1,380.
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Washington
Middlewest
Census Bureau
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Bremer County
Covington County
S. D
Harvester Firm Reports First Profit in Three Years
International Harvester president McKins try announced a 1934 profit of 3.949 million at a stockholders meeting in Chicago. Deficits in 1933 and 1932 were 1.886 million and 7.583 million respectively. Payrolls rose with 10 000 more workers than in 1933. Dividends totaled 8.264 million and 203.182 million working capital remained.
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McKinstry
Canada
Woman Heads Poultry Breeders In Washington
Mrs. Fred Wagner was elected president of the Washington County Poultry Breeders association at the annual meeting in Washington Iowa. Harry Ward was elected vice president with Fred Downing as secretary. Directors include Harold Hayes Harry Ramseycer Delbert Bailey Art Prall Mrs Joe Wolfe and Gerald Duncan. Guest speaker Harry Atkin of Davenport praised the group and the January poultry show. Plans for a second show this fall underway as membership topped fifty by year end.
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Washington
Fred Wagner
Washington County Poultry Breeders Association
Harry Ward
Fred Downing
Harold Hayes
Harry Ramseycer
Delbert Bailey
Art Prall
Joe Wolfe
Gerald Duncan
Harry Atkin
Davenport
Maynard Test Association Averages 21.3 Butterfat
In Fayette County Cow Test association No 3 February results show 262 cows twenty seven dry averaging 519 pounds of milk and 21.3 pounds of butterfat per cow. S H Harrison and Sons had the high cow producing 1434 pounds of milk and 66 pounds of butterfat. J Decker posted the top herd with 953 pounds of milk and 308 pounds of butterfat. Other notable herd owners include R O Dietel Frank Downing Will Adams S H Harrison and Sons Carl Miche Kearle Downing T F Lynch Fred Hoeger and Mrs Martha Tessmer nd Son.
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Maynard
Fayette County
Acreage at Auction Near Cedar Rapids on March 2 1935
Acreage 21 miles from Cedar Rapids on First Avenue Hea road south of Shell filling station features a 5 room house full basement attic deep well large barn hen house wood house with about 2 acres of orchard vineyard and other fruit. Buildings in good repair. Personal property sale at 1 pm includes hay mare cow 7 dozen chickens lumber wagon plows harrows mower harness and more. Terms stated. Mrs Anna Pohorsky owner. First Trust and Savings Bank clerk.
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Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Hea
Anna Pohorsky
Bena
Onser First ‘Trust and Sivimis Bank
Misbranded seeds caught by federal seed act
The report details multiple enforcement actions against misbranded seeds including New Victory Oats shipped from Chicago to Kansas and labeled Iowa grown, seed sold as government tested but not, and penalties for firms and individuals in Indiana Alabama and Louisiana. It notes cooperation with state seed inspectors and warns of temptations from high seed prices.
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Gazette
Washington, D. C
Sun-Field
Chicago
Clarinda
Iowa
Kansas
Salina
Humboldt
Baldwin
Pacific Northwest
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Kansas College of Agriculture
Manhattan
American Field Seed Company
West 43Rd St
Sun-Field Seed Service
United States District Court
Remington
Ind
Montgomery
Ala
Sidney J. Weber
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Fidelity Seed Company
Memphis
Divisions of Seed Investigations
Department
Thurston Opposes Centralization Of Tests At Beltsville
Washington AP Representative Thurston of Iowa opposes centralizing agricultural experiments near Washington. He favors regional stations over a giant Beltsville Maryland facility citing soil and fertility concerns. He also urged more road funding for farm to market roads and praised a 2.5 million dollar line to combat church bugs enabling oil barrier programs.
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Washington
Thurston
Iowa
Agriculture Department
Appropriations
Beltsville
The
Iowan
Epworth butter contest crowns Pete Jordahl at Iowa creamery meeting
Pete Jordahl of Delhi wins the butter contest with 93 percent at the Iowa Creamery Operators association Section 9 meeting in Epworth. John Sadler of Hickory Valley is second with 93 on 14 notes, two third place entries tie. Women’s judging sees Mrs John Sadler win, with Mrs Blaine and Mrs Honn sharing second. Banquet host H H Schnur. Next meeting April 10 in Dubuque hosted by Dean Potter.
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Epworth
Pete Jordahl
Delhi
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
John Sadler
Hickory Valley
Howard Holthaus
Worthington
Arthur Honn
Colesburg
Dean Potter
Dubuque
Linn County completes 1934 corn and hog payments
Cedar Rapids arrival totals 11118 dollars on rider contracts and 8196 dollars on regular contracts mark near completion of second installment payments for corn and hog adjustments in Linn county. George Dillon secretary of the county control association states that checks for overrun acreage are still delayed and recipients have been notified by mail.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
George Dillon
County Control Association
Administrative costs per corn hog signer in Allamakee 1934
County Agent Fred O Riley reports the average administrative expense per signer in Allamakee county for the 1934 program was 9.92 dollars, 0.33 below the state average of 10.25. Costs totaled 3.37 percent of 399112 dollars in benefits, covering office admin, incidentals, field acreage measurements, and hog counts.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Fred O'Riley
Dysart Canning Plant to Open Under Des Moines Firm
After three years idle the Dysart canning plant will reopen this season under Des Moines management with Charles W. Fort of Waterloo supervising operations. He will arrange acreage after March 16 and sweet corn will be the principal pack. The plant was formerly owned by Waterloo Canning Company.
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Dysart
Des Moines
Charles W. Fort
Waterloo
Waterloo Canning Company
East Iowa Grain Judges To Compete At Tipton March 23
East Iowa grain judging teams from twenty vocational agriculture schools will compete March 23 at Tipton. Events include judging white and yellow corn, oats, wheat, barley, clover, soybeans, and seed identification. Blue ribbons honor top work, red and white for other ranks, with special awards for seed and legume identification and individual honors.
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East Iowa
Tipton
Gazette
Iowa
Ames
Five Hundred Seventy-Eight Head Sell at West Liberty Sale
West Liberty reports a consign ment sale this week selling 578 head of livestock. Milk cows reached 75 dollars per head while steer weight values ran at 9.05, heifers 9.60, fat cows 8.50, ewes 9.25, fat hogs 9.45, and stock hogs 9.10 per hundredweight.
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West Liberty
Public livestock and machinery sale in Lisbon Iowa
Auction by Mrs. Wm. Rieger offers torse s, cattle, hogs, sheep, machinery and hay. Horses include a four year old black gelding and other draft and general purpose stock. Cattle include Holstein and Jersey dairy cows with several due to calve. Machinery features McCormick Deering equipment and John Deere plows. Hay and corn in lots, 1000 bushels yellow corn. Lunch stand on site. Sale listed by W.E. Challis and Anet Woomennett, clerks.
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Poland
Shropshire
Ram
Ade
Oxford Hay
Ike
McCormick-Deering
Emerson
Ike New J
Surrey
John Deere
John
Henry Lane
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