Iowa Farmers Plan Larger Oats and Barley Plantings
Iowa and Washington reports show farmers expect to plant 9.72 million acres of corn in Iowa this year, 16.3 percent less than recent years, with oats and barley up and soybeans rising. National figures project spring wheat harvest at 17.85 million acres and corn yield around 95.69 million acres, amid shifts in acreages and market conditions.
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ES Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
AAA
Gari Cata
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Egg Production Slightly Lower in 1935 March Report
The 1935 farm egg output through March 1 was about 3 percent below last year but 15 percent under the 5-year March average. Laying rate per farm flock stood at 28.3 eggs, down from 29.2, with 75.7 hens and pullets of laying age on March 1, 1935, versus 81.8 a year earlier and 85.3 for the 1928–32 average.
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Washington
United States Department of Agricultural Economics
Farm Auction Schedule March 21 23
Livestock consignments at Vinton led by Frank Dulen manager on Thursday March 21. Friday March 22 features Town Livestock Exchange sale in Cedar Rapids with E. V. Duer horse sale at Monticello. Saturday March 23 lists Andrew Kovach farm sale on 42d street in Cedar Rapids and Page and Bowman cattle sale in Maquoketa.
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Andrew Kovach
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon Road
A. T. Benn
Sa. R
First Trust & Savings Bank
Vinton
Frank Dulen
Mgr
E. V. Duer
Monticello
Page and Bowman
Maquoketa
Iowa Livestock Exchange
12Th St
12Th Ave
Jack Clements
Tony Schmitz
White Rock poultry fetches 87 96 cents at Columbus Jct sale
At the William Sink farm sale west of Columbus Junction ten dozen White Rock chickens sold for 87 to 96 cents each. Thirty six Jersey and Holstein cows averaged 40 to 67 dollars per head with calves 12.50 to 20. Mares and horses brought 55 to 247.50 per team or head. Old corn sold for 70 cents a bushel. Paul Klotz acted as auctioneer.
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Columbus Junction
William Sink
Paul Klotz
Sperta to The Gazette Farm Sale Prices
Sperta to The Gazette reports a Springville auction at J. R Morehouse farm two miles north of Springville. Team of horses sold for 230 dollars, cows 62, yearling heifers 28, brood sows 25, ewes 10, soybean hay 11 3/4 dollars per ton. P. C. Lassen was auctioneer and H. F. Lockwood clerk.
Fayette Corn Hog Signups Reach 1670 in County
To date 1,670 corn hog contract applications for 1935 have been signed in Fayette County. Walter Rothlisberger, county allotment chairman, says township committeemen will deliver contracts for signatures after April 1 as appraisal work completes and township figures are approved by the state board of review. Last week 50 second payment checks arrived, leaving about 200 signers still awaiting their checks.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Walter Rothlisberger
Feeding lambs on increase in Iowa during 1935
Iowa State College economists report that lamb feeding rises despite short feed supplies. A federal survey shows similar numbers of lambs on feed as 1934, with gains from drought consequences and a shift of shipments from stockyards to farms. Lamb prices may strengthen due to hog and cattle scarcity, while wool prices depend on foreign markets.
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Iowa
Warns Farmers To Work On Lowering Of Tariff Walls
Ames Iowa audience hears Prof. W Schultz of Iowa State College urge farmers to reduce production to reclaim foreign markets. He warns tariffs and policy barriers keep value of exports low and says corn hog and other surpluses require market gains and cost-structure cuts for agriculture.
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Ames
INL
W. Schultz
Iowa State College
Schultz
AAA
Delaware Farmers Form Belgian Colt Club
About thirty farmers in South Fork township Delaware county joined to buy a Belgian stallion from Holbert Brothers of Greeley for a $3,300 nucleus Belgian Colt club sponsored by Gus Steffens of Manchester. Officers: Peter Kelchen president Raymond Becker vice president Leo Ament secretary and treasurer, directors Raymond White Harry Cook James Littlefield.
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Hopkinton
South Fork Township
Delaware County
Holbert Brothers
Greeley
Gus Steffens
Manchester
Peter Kelchen
Raymond Becker
Leo Ament
Raymond White
Harry Cook
James Littlefield
Rural youth clubs form in county meeting at Fayette
George Strayer state president and extension assistant will attend the county organization meeting of rural young folk ages eighteen to thirty. The event is scheduled to begin at 10 at the Legion hall in Fayette.
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Fayette
George Strayer
Legion Hall
Truck corn fodder shipped from Maquoketa to drought areas
A quantity of corn fodder signed up last winter to be sold in drought areas was trucked out of Maquoketa last week with most going to southern parts of the state.
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Maquoketa
Improvement Of Farm Homes Can Be Made One Step At A Time
Ames farm families can remodel and improve homes gradually under a definite plan. C H Van Vlack advises outlining all desired improvements and tackling them one by one, starting with urgent repairs to protect structures. Priorities include painting foundations chimneys porches and basic systems, with some tasks doable by owners themselves.
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The
Gazette
AMES
C. H. van Vlack
Extension Agricultural Engineers
Town State College
van Vinck
C. H. van Vinck
Iowa State College
Farmers In North English Vicinity Start Garden Work
North English area farmers plow gardens as they prep for spring. Colts are hitched and fences go up while wood is sawed. Recent foxes? No. Sheep losses from stray dogs total over 100 head of horses have died within ten miles this winter. Names listed: Wallace Lown Alice Wallace Wayne Popham L. E. Berry Herman Guenther.
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Wallace Lown
Alice Wallace
Wayne Popham
L. E. Berry
Herman Guenther
Oelwein Farmers Prepare Seed as Drought Persists
Dry weather grips Oelwein area as farmers rush to bring in corn fodder and prep oats seed. Work continues on seed cleaning harness greasing and testing seed corn ahead of sowing season.
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Oelwein
Fayette 4-H Boys Clubs to Represent in State Basketball
Fayette county 4-H clubs will represent the area at the state basketball tournament in Waterloo on April 5 and 6. Seventeen teams entered, but only sixteen will advance, prompting a local district No. 6 tournament. Seven players will travel, all must have completed a 1934 project, be enrolled in 1935, and not have graduated high school.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Waterloo
Poweshiek F. B. Members Banquet at Grinnell
Poweshiek county Farm Bureau members will host a stag dinner for local business men in Grinnell. Guest speaker will be I. W. Arthur, Ames extension livestock marketing specialist.
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The
Gazette
Brooklyn
Poweshiek County Farm Bureau
Grinnell
I. W. Arthur
Ames
Farm sells for 35000 on 310 acres near Beaver
A 310 acre Senator Olson farm adjoining Beaver west of Boone sold for 35000 to State Representative Ben B Doran of Grand Junction, brokered by George Hargrove, receiver of City Trust and Savings Bank. Several local bidders and one from California competed for the property at an average of about 113 an acre.
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BOONE
Beaver
Ben B. Doran
Grand Junction
George Hargrove
City Trust and Savings Bank
California
Charles Olson
Oelwein Creamery Pays 38 Cents For Butterfat
Patrons of the Farmer's Co operative creamery of Oelwein received 38 cents a pound for last half of February butterfat. A total of 47 439 pounds of butterfat were handled during the period as reported by secretary Frank Schroeder.
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Oelwein
Farmer's Co-operative Creamery
Frank Schroeder
Maynard Creamery pays patrons 38 cents for February butterfat
Maynard Co operative creamery reports February butterfat paid at 38 cents per pound while skim milk sold for 14 cents. C. H. Paul, secretary, notes the simple things are the lowliest.
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Maynard
Maynard Cooperative Creamery
C. H. Paul
Machinery Schools In Linn March 26 27
A two day machinery school for farmers will be held at the county highway commission building in Marion March 26 and 27 under Byron T. Virtue Ames extension agricultural engineer. Demonstrations run 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Mowers needing repair brought by neighbors will be used to show proper adjustment and repair work and how to adjust grain binders to bind and tie correctly.
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Highway Commission
Marion
Byron _ T. Virtue
Ames Extension
Virtue
County Agent In Jackson Recommends 1935 Crops
Maquoreta F E Krause county agricultural agent in Jackson recommends planting sunflowers for silage soybeans for hay flax as a cash crop and rape for pasture for farmers to combat possible chinch bug invasion. He reports the seed oats supply light and says clover seeded this year for a hay crop next year or alfalfa will not be injured by the bugs.
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Maquoreta
F. E. Krause
Jackson
Iowa farm cash income jumps in January 1935
Iowa farms saw cash income rise by 15.5 million dollars in January 1935 from a year earlier, totaling 43 million. The gain came mainly from livestock and AAA benefits, offset by lower crop marketings, with expectations for higher mid‑year income due to livestock gains.
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AMES
INS
Iowa
Iowa State College Extension Division
AAA
Implement Dealer Sells 26 Tractors In Oelwein Vicinity
An Oelwein implement dealer reports the spring sale of nineteen new tractors and seven used ones in the area. One farmer traded four horses for a tractor, while demand for horses remains strong with good horses selling around 175 dollars.
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Oelwein
Mule Dies While Attempting To Pull Car From Mud
Morley farmer Frank Leaf reports the loss of one mule after it collapsed while trying to pull his automobile free from mud. Farmers note unusually bad road conditions this spring.
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Morley
Frank Leaf
Mr. Leaf
Alpha cellulose from sugar-cane refuse edges into industry
A Department of Agriculture chemist has turned sugar-cane mill refuse into alpha cellulose, a key rayon ingredient. D. F. J. Lynch will supervise Hawaii production as demand grows in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Louisiana and other sugar regions. World rayon output reached 735 million pounds last year. Hawaii could produce 200 thousand tons annually, Puerto Rico 200 thousand, and Louisiana 125 thousand.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Department of Agriculture
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Louisiana
D. F. J. Lynch
Washington
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Germany
All
France
Pruning Demos Planned by Ames Extension Agent
H E Nichols of the Ames extension service will give two pruning demonstrations in Poweshiek county Tuesday. One demonstration will be held in the eastern part of the county and the other in the western part.
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Brecal
Gazette
Brooklyn
H. E. Nichols
Ames Extension Service
Poweshiek County
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Columbus Jct
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Delaware
Belgian Colt Club
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Farrow
Walter Challis
Jay Patten
O. M. Bundy
Oelwein Creamery
Esslinger
UFVER
Linn
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DIAL
French & Reeves
Third Avenue
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