Cattle Return Figures Spark Dairy Beef Debate in Iowa
In an Iowa Farm Business Association annual report J J Wallace of Marion shows dual purpose cattle yielded 103 dollars per 100 dollars of feed, vs 105 for dairy and 112 for beef cattle. Beef income per head was 15 dollars, dairy 57, with feed cost 67. Meetings follow March 25–29 at Anamosa Independence Vinton Tipton and Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
J. J. Wallace
Marion
The
Farm Business Association
Iowa
Ohe
Wallace
Association
Anamosa
Independence
Vinton
Tipton
Cedar Rapids
Federal
Foreign Corn Imports Outpace Domestic at Key Markets
The weekly market review reports foreign corn arrivals last week reached 1.6 million bushels, largely from Argentina, with Boston receiving a Roumania cargo. Domestic receipts at primary terminals were 1.517 million bushels. Argentine May-delivery corn offered at 76 cents delivered duty paid. Oats imports about 300 thousand bushels, mainly Argentina No 2 heavy red oats at 45 to 47.5 cents fob New York and Galveston. Canadian barley totals about 11 thousand bushels arriving in Buffalo.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Argentina
Boston
Roumania
Union of South Africa
F.o.b
Galveston
New York
South America
Fort Worth
Buffalo
Achievement Day Planned May 1 By Women In Cedar
Mrs Elizabeth Gibson of the Ames extension service led four training schools in fifth year clothing project work for Farm Bureau women in Cedar county. Meetings were at the homes of Mrs Alex Buchanan Tipton Mrs George Eves Springdale township Mrs Earl Elijah Dayton township and Mrs Will Koering Red Oak township. The county home project achievement day is set for May 1 at Tipton. Alma H Jones will lead the next project on child care beginning the week of September.
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Tipton
Elizabeth Gibson
Ames Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Cedar County
Alex Buchanan
George Eves
Springdale
Earl Elijah
Dayton Township
Will Koering
Red Oak Township
Alma H Jones
Pigs Farrow 76 Off 13 Sows Near Amber
Otto Danneman, a former resident one mile north of Amber, reports spring farrowings. He owns 13 sows that produced 76 pigs, marking the first such litter in the vicinity.
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Amber
Otto Danneman
FENCE DRIFT accident claims Benton County agent
W A Bill Geiger Benton County agent died after an automobile crash Monday. Described as one of the finest men, Geiger’s quiet diligence and dedication to farm improvement left a lasting imprint on eastern Iowa communities.
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Gene
W. A
Bill” Geiger
Benton
More Persons Move Into Iowa Than Out
Special to The Gazsite reports Iowa gains in population since 1930 with drought and other factors drawing families from other states. Northeastern counties see 15 to 25 out of state families establishing farms while in-state movement grows. out of state migration is near negligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazsite
Ames
Iowa
Ray E. Wakeley
Edwin Losey
Iowa State College
Nowa
Grundy County
Chinch Bug Meeting Set at Amana on March 19
Amana hosts a public gathering led by A. D. Worthington Ames extension entomologist to discuss chinch bug problems and effective control methods scheduled for the afternoon of March 19.
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Amana
A. D. Worthington
Ames Extension
Corn Germination Reaches 96 Percent From 1934 Seed
Todville report: seed corn selected from the 1934 crop by R. B Schmickle two miles east of Todville shows 96 percent germination in a five kernel individual ear test. The 1933 crop seed germinated 80 percent while 1930 seed yielded only two good ears out of thirty five.
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Toddville
R. B Schmickle
Schmickle
Bangs disease hits High Amana dairy herd
In the High Amana farm department herd more than 300 cows were tested and sixty eight were found infected with Bangs disease. Most cases were milk cows. Dr Glenn of Norway conducted the test.
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Speen
High Amana
Bang
Glenn
Norway
South Dakota Lad Named National Holstein Champion
Vernon Ullman of Brookings South Dakota was chosen as national champion 4-H Holstein boy for 1934 by the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. He began 4-H dairying in 1926, now manages 35 purebred Holsteins, won $673 in county and state fairs, earned a $500 scholarship, and held multiple top titles at the state fair in 1933.
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Madison
Wis
Vernon Ullman
Brookings
S. D
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Vernon
Bill to reform Iowa state fair board naming process
Iowa senator William McArthur proposes appointing the state fair board members by the governor with senate approval replacing the current December convention elect system. Ex officio members would include the governor secretary of agriculture and ISU president. Directors would now serve six year terms starting 1935 with voting by county society and industry representatives.
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Des Moines
State Fair Board
William McArthur
Cerro Gordo
McArthur
Senate
Iowa State College At
Ames
Second payments virtually completed in Washington county
Washington Iowa report notes second benefits on 1934 corn hog contracts largely finished over the weekend for county farmers. A few checks remain held in Washington DC causing minor delays. Total second payment checks amount to fifteen thousand dollars on early pay contracts. Word on final payments is expected soon.
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the Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Washington, D. C
Quartet Sings Happy Days Are Here Again in Iowa
Four Jones county men form a harmonious quartet once the only corn and hog county allotment committee in Iowa. John H. Specht Monticello bass William Stanton Bernard baritone Harry Holcomb Martello first tenor Oscar Kinler Hale second tenor remain fond of singing though Holcomb is no longer on the 1935 committee.
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Anamosa
Iowa
Jones County
John H. Specht
Monticello
William Stanton, Jr
Bernard
Harry Holcomb
Martello
Oscar Kinler
Hale
Seed Price Increases Across Iowa Farmers Pay Higher for Timothy
A federal price tabulation shows Timothy seed up $14.50 per hundredweight year over year with clover and bluegrass also rising. Other grains and seeds such as corn and soybeans are up modestly, while potatoes and rye grass run lower. Iowa retail prices on Feb 19 list diverse gains and slips across seed categories.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Iowa
Washington Bureau of Economics
Towa
Iowa approves higher corn and hog base changes at Des Moines
Claude Wickard outlined that Iowa farmer applications for corn or hog base increases will be decided in Des Moines under Robert Straszheim's supervision instead of Washington. Signatures deadline is April 1 with no deviation. Final 1934 payments began in Washington and further disbursements total about 80 million dollars expected by month end. Wickard toured Iowa officials and planned visits to Ames Red Oak and other states to accelerate the 1935 program. Pound for pound a pullet needs four times as much oxygen as a cow.
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Des Moines
Claude Wickard
Iowa
Washington
Robert E. Straszheim
Wickard
Ames
Red Oak
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Farm Auction Schedule Early Spring
A list of upcoming farm auctions across Iowa in March and April. Listings include Mrs J R Morehouse sale near Springville, Mrs Wm Rieger sale near Lisbon, Arthur Man fall sale near Traer, Mrs Anna Pohorsky acreage sale in Cedar Rapids, Foley Bros mule sale in Anamosa, Kovach farm sale on 42d Street Cedar Rapids, and Page Bowman cattle sale in Maquoketa.
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J. R. Morehouse
Springville
Anna Pohorsky
First Avenue West Road
Cedar Rapids
Foley Bros
Anamosa
Andrew Kovach
Page and Bowman
Maquoketa
U.S. Reports 1933 Per Acre Land Tax Lows Since 1918
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics finds farm real estate taxes in 1933 were the lowest per acre since 1918 and the lowest relative to land values since 1929. Texas averaged 1.22 dollars per 100 of value, or 39 cents per acre, with taxes per $100 of value rising earlier but falling 19 percent from 1932 to 1933.
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Gazette
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Texas
Dogs Slay 26 Sheep At Grundy Center Farm
Stray dogs attacked the King and Fearer farm six miles southwest of Grundy Center Friday night. Nine sheep were found dead Saturday morning and seventeen were badly injured, some had to be killed. The lot contained seventy sheep.
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the Gazette
Grundy Center
King and Fearer Farm
Vicksburg Campaign Highlights in Civil War History
This article recounts the Vicksburg campaign, detailing Grant and Sherman’s moves to seize the Mississippi fortress. It covers battles at Iuka Corinth Port Gibson Champion Hill and Yazoo River, Iowa regiments’ sacrifices, and the 1863 siege leading to the town’s fall and river control.
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Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
Jackson
Holly
Tennessee
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Broad River
Shiloh
Corinth
Memphis
Chattanooga
Grant
Iuka
W. T. Sherman
Holly Springs
Sherman
Yazoo River
Iowa
Yazoo
Chickasaw Bayou
Dee
Towans
Gulf
Georgia
Farm buying boom boosts 1935 farm business optimism
Midwestern business leaders report a sharp rise in farm purchases and brighter 1935 expectations. Tractor sales surge, land prices rise, credit loosens, and farmers repay debts as dealers anticipate a boom year. economists warn recovery remains uneven amid global market shifts.
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Des Moines
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Illinois Agricultural Association
Waterloo
Sioux City
CANNERY REORGANIZED IN GRAIN TOWN GRUNDY CENTER
Creditors of the Grundy canning factory approve a plan to issue preferred stock in the reorganized company for part of their claims. The firm will pay seven dollars per ton for the 1935 sweet corn crop which may be planted on restricted field corn acreage. T. E. Evans leads the reorganization.
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Grundy Center
Grundy Canning Factory
T. E. Evans
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Ray Anderson
Cedar
Resinol
May Drug Co
Lydia FE
Inkham
Sally Mariel
Putnam
RK. F. A
South Dakota
Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Truarteus
Timothy
U. S
John Ely Briggs
Gibraltar
Port Gibson
Grand Gulf
Porter M. Redge
Associated Press
Cannery
J. 3
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