Wool Prices Reach Highest Level Since 1929 Amid Forecasts
Government report says wool supplies are tight and prices in the United States remain near current highs for the first months of the season. Demand has strengthened since mid 1955 due to improving economy and foreign rearmament programs. The study predicts steady prices into early 1935 with limited consumption growth and notes United States sheep shearing last year at 45,663,000 head with an average fleece of 7.69 pounds.
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United States
Domeur
Momsitunge
Saa
Damesin
Barty
CCC Drainage Corps Did $1,056,000 Job, Says Ames Engineer
Iowa CCC drainage camps in Clarion Bancroft Whiting Missouri Valley and Oakville completed drainage work valued at 1 056 000 in the last year and a half The CCC spent 800 000 of this with savings to farmers The program improved public ditches levees tile drains and bridges while avoiding private lands and new cultivation Byron T Virtue of Iowa State College notes one fifth of the state lies in drainage areas and details the work and its impact The five camps span Hancock Wright Franklin Webster Hamilton Winnebago Kossuth Emmet Palo Alto Monona and other counties
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Ames
Iowa
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Clarion
Bancroft
Whiting
Missouri Valley
Oakville
Byron T. Virtue
Iowa State College Extension
Virtue
Hancock
Wright
Franklin
Webster
Hamilton
Winnebago
Kossuth
Emmet
Palo Alto
Monona
Calf Vaccination To Control Bang's Disease Tested
Washington officials say calfhood vaccination against Bang's disease shows promise but remains experimental. The U S Department of Agriculture bureau notes vaccines using Brucella abortus strains require careful, qualified use and should not be trusted beyond scientific findings to date.
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Washington
Bang
R. Mohler
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Fero
Triae
FENCE DRIET Involved in SOMVON ICING Incident
Unclear OCR fragment references a fence related incident and mentions a committee of alumna to work out details. Names, dates, places, and roles are unreadable, leaving only scattered phrases about a second year and a Los Gasiunetse creation.
Calfhead vaccination trial limits Bangs disease spread
The text warns against vaccine use in pregnant cattle and in herds free of Bangs disease. It notes adult nonpregnant cattle vaccination is inadvisable and calf vaccination shows promise only under extensive farm trials. The Bureau of Animal Industry works with about 250 herd owners in states conducting a calfhead vaccination experiment targeting herds with 15 percent or more reactors.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Corn For Grain On Farms Estimated As 474 314 000 Bushels
Cromwell of Lamson Brothers notes March 1 stock of corn for grain at 474 314 000 bushels, about 377 percent of the prior crop. He compares with 453 percent of 93 483 000 bushels, and cites percentages near 2 percent above or below the 1928 32 averages.
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R O Cromwell
Lamson Brothers and Company
Cromwell
Ty Cromwell
Farm Auction Schedule Heads into March
A list of upcoming regional farm auctions shows Hansen horse and mile sale at Dixon on Tuesday March 16, Burt livestock auction one mile west of Coggon on Wednesday March 17, and Kemp Angus dispersion sale 3 miles northeast of Marion on Thursday March 13.
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Hansen
Dixon
Burt Livestock
Coggon
Kemp Angus
Marion
Drainage Camp Work Boosts County Cooperation and Yields
County and local cooperation accelerated drainage projects in Oakville, Louisa, Muscatine, Des Moines, Harrison, and Pottawattamie counties. Virtue notes volunteers donated draglines, tractors, materials, dynamite, and skilled labor totaling nearly a quarter million dollars. Enhanced drainage aids flood control and improves crop yields by stabilizing the water table and allowing earlier spring field work.
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Woodbury
Oakville
Louisa
Muscatine
Des Moines
Missouri Valley
Harrison
Pottawattamie
Mr Virtue
CCC
Virtue
CCC Drainage Work Supervised by National Engineer Team
John J Sutton of Milwaukee directs local CCC drainage projects with L A Jones in Washington supervising nationwide CCC drainage efforts under S H McCrory head of the Bureau of Agricultural Engineering.
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John J Sutton
Milwaukee
Wis
Town
L. A
Vernon Winn Named President of Walker Farmers Creamery Board
Walker Vernon Winn was named president of the board of directors of the Walker Farmers creamery Friday. A. J. Nelson was elected vice president Emery Arnold secretary J. H. Fairchild treasurer and L. H. Ross buttermaker named to the management group.
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Walker
Vernon Winn
Walker Farmers Creamery
A. J. Nelson
Emery Arnold
J. H. Fairchild
L. H. Ross
Name Officers By F.F.A. Chapter At Decorah High
Decorah reports a newly organized Future Farmers of America chapter at the high school with officers Don Asperson president Ray Marcy vice president Merle Fulsan secretary Vernon Rovang treasurer Orvin Ramlo reporter Kenneth Reeves vocational agriculture instructor and advisor.
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Alburnett
Farm Bureau
Farmers’ Institutes
Toddville
Troy Mills
Covington
Spring Grove
Rogers
Earl Dukek
Charlotte Lillie
Dorothy Quaas
Ellyn Koch
Ruth
Decorah
Future Farmers of America
Don Asperson
Ray Marcy
Merle Fulsans
Vernon Rovang
Orvin Ramlo
Kenneth Reeves
Opfer Livestock Sale Fetches About $4000 in WaukOn
Receipts from the sale of livestock and machinery owned by John C. Opfer of Wau kon Friday totaled $4,000. Cows ranged from $60 to $68, horses from $100 to $150 and a yearling colt brought $60.
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Waukon
John C. Opfer
Buttermakers To Meet At Waterville And Dyersville
Iowa Creamery Operators association section nine will hold its March meeting at Dyersville on Wednesday.
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Waterville
Dyersville
Iowa Creamery Operators’ Association
Decorah Section 1 Sociation Meet Set at Waterville
Section No 1 of the sociation will meet Wednesday at Waterville, announced by N F Larson Decorah secretary and buttermaker.
Meats Imports Reach 2.25 Million Pounds at New York Ports
Special to The Gazette reports heavy imports of canned corned beef from South America and cooked pork in tins from Europe arriving in New York for the week ended March 12. Corned beef totals 868,860 pounds and tinned pork 1,379,539 pounds, with arrivals from Argentina Brazil Uruguay and Paraguay. Also, 1,028,850 pounds of cooked ham from Poland plus 89,554 from Hungary and 45,414 from Denmark. 235,716 pounds of other pork from Poland. Grain market shows about 1.7 million bushels of Argentine corn received at Atlantic and gulf ports, with May and April shipments priced around 94–97 cents. Domestic corn in Atlanta and Fort Worth quotes around 1.15–1.28 dollars.
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the Gazette
New York
South America
Europe
Brazil
Uruguay
Paraguay
Poland
Hungary
Denmark
Atlantic
Gulf
United States
Atlanta
Kansas City
Fort Worth
New Comfort for Those Who Wear FALSE TEETH
FASTEETH powder offers a firmer fit for upper or lower plates with no gummy taste. It deodorizes and leaves wearers comfortable. Available at May's Drug Store and other drug stores.
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May’s
Kidneys Must Clean Out Acids Side Effects Ad
An advertisement touts Cystex for kidney and bladder disorders with a Bank of America guarantee. It claims nine million kidney tubules filter acids and wastes and promises relief within 48 hours or money back. The U S ads target nocturia nervous tension leg and back pain and other symptoms.
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Bank of America
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Muriel Thomas
Alma Lillie
Emagene Dukek
Gertrude Fishel
Marie Koch
Tom
Afr - Koef
Sam
Ealor
oReo
Williams
Wyta Et Aya
Pat
Walker Creamery Board
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Decorah High
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Capons
Sargent
Ajiwe Cash Company
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Mays Tea Room
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Martin Dry Goods CO
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