Farmers Protest New Soil Plan Faults in Allocation Rules
Six Iowa farmers from Linn and Benton counties critique the new soil conservation and domestic allotment act. They argue under the plan the "good farmer" is penalized while the offender is rewarded, urging changes before implementation and backing a farmer-led state committee election.
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Linn
Benton County
AAA
Ben Neal
Mount Vernon
Herman Franzenburg
Keystone
Earl Wallace
Vinton
Lewis Greaser
Harry Dunn
Marion
William E. Treichler
Troy Mills
Walker
Neal
Linn County
Franzenburg
Benton
Supreme Court
Questions and Answers on New Soil Conservation Act
Washington UPI outlines the soil conservation act details. It explains purpose, payment scales, eligible crops, and how county committees determine bases. The program is voluntary and benefits distributions will begin after further decisions.
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Treichler
Franzenburg
Wallace
Greaser
Washington
Benton County
New Soil Conservation Program
AAA
It Won't Be Long Now
Field work in eastern Iowa begins as sod plowing starts on Peter Becker farm near Keota with six-horse teams and a 14 inch gang plow. Farmers report plowing in Jefferson Van Buren counties while oats sowing moves forward in Richland area as weather dusts scattered snow and sticky soil.
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Iowa
Peter Becker
Keota
Keokuk County
Raymond Becker
Mr. Becker
Mike Sieren
Jefferson
van Buren
English
Deep River
Richland
Jefferson County
Keokuk
Washington
Lime Crushing 15 Begun at Waubeek
A limestone crusher with capacity 12 to 14 tons an hour started Thursday at a Waubeek quarry. The plant employs 45 WPA workers and serves the Indian Creek watershed soil erosion project. Agricultural lime is delivered free to co operating farmers, with 66 tons sent to William Boddicker and 50 tons to Emanuel Zeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Creek
Waubeek
WPA
R. E. Bennett
Bennett
William Boddicker
Alburnett
Emanuel Zeman
Marion
Solon Farm Sells For 110.25 An Acre
Victor Breza bought the Charles Moel estate farm of about fifty acres three miles east of Solon at auction for 110.25 dollars per acre. The tract is mostly grass with fifteen acres cultivated and lies on a rock road. Buildings are in good repair.
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Solon
Victor Breza
Charles Moel
Farm Bureau Extends Tax Help to Farmers Through March 28
Marengo Iowa Kenneth Disterhoff will continue assisting farmers with state income tax returns on a schedule: Monday North English, Tuesday Victor, Wednesday and Thursday Williamsburg, Friday and Saturday Marengo. The Iowa county Farm Bureau service supports farmers with tax filing.
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Marengo
Iowa County Farm Bureau
Kenneth Disterhoff
North English
Victor
Williamsburg
County Farm Buys Team of Black Draft Horses
Fayette county farm superintendent Carvey bought a team of black draft horses from W F A Rabe of New Hampton for 500 dollars last week.
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West Union
D. C. Carvey
Fayette County
W. F. A. Rabe
New Hampton
Feeder Steers Top Auction Medley at Fort Worth Show
Eighteen carloads of feeder steers averaged 8.15 a hundredweight at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock show in Fort Worth. Five carloads of feeder heifers averaged 7.08. Hereford calves dominated 23 leads with three Anguses. Grand fat stock steer, a Hereford from Duncan ranch Oklahoma City, sold for 1.40 a pound to Fort Worth Frontier Centennial association. Grand champion load of Herefords in carrot class brought 15 a hundredweight, lower than last year’s 18. Other prizes ranged from 11 to 1 a pound for various breeds and classes.
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the Gazette
Fort Worth
Tex
T. L. Burnett
Iowa Park
Overton Barnet
Throckmorton
Duncan Ranch
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth Frontier Centennial Association
Grote Brothers
Mason, Tex
Wether Lamb
Southdown
Lamb
Barrow
Hampshire
Hampshire Barrows
Carlot Lambs
Barley and Livestock Prices At Hansen Brothers Dysart Sale
Barley sold for 3514 cents a bushel and 2614 cents a bushel for another grade, corn at 45 percent a bushel at the Hansen Brothers sale six miles northeast of Dysart. Broad sows brought 33 to 37.50 dollars per head while fall pigs sold at 19.50. Horses peaked at 118 dollars. Milk cows brought 56 to 58 dollars, stock cows 35 to 55.50, feeders 63, yearlings 27 to 34. A tractor was among the total sale items.
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Gazette
Dysart
Hansen Brothers
Hillier Buys Clydesdale Mares For Marion Farm
Meadowbrook farm near Marion receives a pair of purebred Clydesdale mares weighing 1600 pounds each. Purchases were made in Bangor Wisconsin by Guy E Hillier Cedar Rapids manager of Penick and Ford. Also bought eighteen Holstein cows and a bull from L A Kimball Lake Geneva Wisconsin with nine cows delivered and ten to arrive Monday. The farm already houses 203 Leghorn and 130 New Hampshire chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadowbrook Farm
Marion
Guy E. Hillier
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Hillier
Bangor
Wis
Penick and
Ford
Van Buren Credit Union Protects Farmers From Usury
Van Buren County Farm Bureau Credit Union declared a 4 percent dividend for three years of operation. Aim is to help farmers with short term loans and protect them from usurers. Arthur Secor, secretary treasurer, notes stockholders must own a $5 share. A. G. Baldwin of Farmington is president and W. te of Milton is vice president.
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Keosauqua
van Buren County
van Buren Credit Union
Farm Bureau
Secor
Credit Union
Iowa
A. G. Baldwin
Farmington
W. =te
Milton
Presien
Cattle Sold at Chicago Market For 7.25 Per Cwt
Dewey Leppert a farmer from Allamakee county sold a shipment of cattle on the Chicago market last week. The majority were lightweight short-fed heifers fetching 7.25 dollars per hundredweight.
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The
Gazette
Waukon
Dewey Leppert
Allamakee County
Chicago
Lost Nation Farmers Idle as Roads Impassable and Ground Too Wet
In Lost Nation and surrounding dirt road areas cars sit unused at highway crossroads. Field work is delayed by overly wet soil while farmers gather wood and perform farm repairs. Harness repair is underway in preparation for spring farming.
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the Gazette
Lost Nation
Butter Imports Near Zero As Domestic Prices Suppress Trade
Imports of foreign butter at New York were negligible in the week of March 16 with only 200 casks of Holland butter arriving. Domestic prices held firm, discouraging imports, while supply of butter below 90 score was light and price listings for 90 to 92 score were recorded at 32 cents.
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New York
Boston
Sweet Corn Acreage Shrinks Near Dysart
Approximately 900 acres of sweet corn will be grown this year under contract to the canning plant in Dysart, announced by manager C. W. Fort. This is about 1,500 acres less than last season.
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Dysart
C. W. Fort
Farm Bureau Home Project Training Sessions This Week
Linn county Farm Bureau lists training schools this week at three township sites. Tuesday in Franklin township at Mrs Lee Stinger. Wednesday in College and Putnam townships at Mrs William Klinsky. Thursday in Clinton and Fairfax townships at Mrs W C Taber. All meetings start at 10 a.m.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Franklin Township
Sweden Relies Heavily on Milk for Farm Income
Sixty percent of Sweden's farm income comes from milk and milk products, highlighting the dairy sector's dominance in the agricultural economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Southern Iowa Pasture Project 15 Starts Development
The southern Iowa pasture improvement demonstration project will reach peak activity by April 1 with 190 WPA workers. Covering 1450 acres across six counties, the program aims to convert worn-out cropland to productive pasture, reseed with grasses and legumes, lime and fertilize, and improve erosion control. Ames agricultural experimental station will later operate the project.
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Champaign
Ill
Iowa
R. C. Smith
Regional Rural Resettlement Administration
Union
Decatur
Monroe
Appanoose
Davis
van Buren
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
WPA
Ames Agricultural Experimental Station
Maynard Creamery Pays 41 Cents For Butterfat
Maynard Co operative creamery patrons received forty one cents per pound for February butterfat according to secretary C H Paul.
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Maynard Creamery
Maynard
Maynard Co-operative Creamery
C. H. Paul
Sumner area farmers bid high at Bremerton Institute corn sale
SumnerM and A Petratz of Fayette county paid 16 cents per ear for sixty ears on display at the Brem er county Farmers Institute. Championship and reserve championship 30 ear samples sold at auction for 5 dollars each. Petratz bid suggested corn could average 15 to 16 dollars per bushel.
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Sumner
A. Petratz
Fayette County
Bremer County
Collars Change as Horses Lean with Spring Work
When spring work begins, collars may prove too large as horses thin from training. Handlers adjust by switching collars or adding a pad to fit properly.
Temporary Rea Set Up in Linn
A Linn county REA meeting in Marion formed a temporary organization to pursue rural electrification. A survey by Rex B. Conn will be sent to Washington to test feasibility. Temporary officers include Glen Stoner chair and Owen Bremer secretary with directors Koch Wickham Ives Fishel Biderman.
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Linn
Marion
C. V. Barnhill
REA
Rex B. Conn
Washington
Glen Stoner
Mount Vernon
Owen Bremer
Central City
H. A. W. Koch
Charles Wickham
Harley Ives
Fred Fishel
Lumir Biderman
Cedar Rapids
West Branch C T A Records February Milk Output
West Branch Cow Test Association reports February averages for 390 cows in West Liberty area. The herd averaged 545 pounds of milk and 24.7 pounds of butterfat, with 43 cows in a 40–50 pound range, one cow at 70–80 pounds, and Ralph Branson’s herd leading with 1,033 pounds milk and 36.7 pounds butterfat. The top cow was a purebred Jersey from L A Whitacre’s West Liberty herd, yielding 1,267 pounds milk and 72.2 butterfat. Oscar T Strand tested the herd.
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West Liberty
West Branch
Ralph Branson
L. A. Whitacre
Oscar T. Strand
Association
Steers Bring 9.85 on Chicago Market
George YF Turnis, a Delaware County farmer, sold twenty steers averaging 1,255 pounds on the Chicago market for 9.85 dollars per hundredweight.
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Manchester
George YF. Turnis
Delaware County
Chicago
First Record of Soybean Culture in Ancient China
The first record of soybean culture appears in a materia medica dated 2838 BC authored by Chinese emperor Sheng Nung. The text notes early cultivation and use of soybeans in traditional medicine and diet.
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Materia Medica
Sheng Nung
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WM. E. Treichler
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Farm Editor
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William Hansen
Ft. Worth
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Marion Farm
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Iowa City
F. X. Freyer
Gene Fagan
Ted Pripe
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Farm Bureau Calendar
E. Cohn & Sons
L Street
Elisabeth Smith
Guernsey
Chinery McCormick
Deering
Litchfield
Sonn Deere
J. I. Case
Francis Watson
E. Challis
Audt
Lisbon
W. M. Bennett
Cierk
South Iowa
Gottlieb Schmickle
LaFayette
Rock Road
Poland
China
Portland
H.p. United Gas Engine
George Price
R. B. Schmickle
Iowa Angus Breeders’ Assn
Waterloo
Zack McArthur
Shellsburg
Gottlieb
C.T.A
Vinton Brown
Fordson Tractor
John Deere
A. M. Lampman
Chas. Eastman
Ames Hatchery
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