Cedar Valley Farm Group Shows Higher 1939 Management Return
Cedar Valley Farm Business association reports 1939 average management return up by 1 057 over 1938 based on 142 records. The Cedar Valley average rose to 1 417 from 360 with highest farm 6 020. Details include higher inventory values, livestock gains, and 10 bushel yield increases.
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Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
Stanley Nicol
Cedar Rapids
Fieldman
Association
Linn
Benton
Tama
Marshall
Poweshiek
Iowa
Jones and Grundy
Nicol
Cedar Valley Association
Ames
Cedar Valley
Northeast Iowa Association
Central Town
Mississippi Valley
Northwest Iowa
Mississippi Valley Association
Northeast
Towa
Northwest
Central
Butter Scores High In State Butter Contest In Iowa
Iowa butter judging shows 65 entries. 6 rated superior at 95 percent, 31 at 94, 24 at 93. Winners include A C Honn Colesburg and Mrs Howard Holthaus Edgewood leading among top scorers. judges used committee method supervised by A W Rudnick. Soybean meal production totalled 385600 tons in late 1939 quarter.
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Earlville
Iowa
A. W. Rudnick
Ames Dairy Manufacturing Extension Service
A. C. Honn
Colesburg
F. P. Gernand
Volga City
E . Primus
Floyd Netzger
West Union
N. E. Frabricius
Ames
L. C. Peterson
Story City
E. C. Riser
Postville
B Sholton
Hull
Otto Weger
Strawberry Point
M. J
Des Moines
L. J. Ethan
Stacyville
Helmer Hovland
Scarville
Co. Honn
Howard Holthaus
Edgewood
Caesarian Operation on Berkshire Sow at Dysart Vet Hospital
Doctors H. S. Lames and G. C. Brown operated on a purebred Berkshire sow owned by Ed Weaver of Hudson at the Dysart veterinary hospital. Two piglets, about three times normal size, were delivered dead through the sow's left side, estimated dead for around 48 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire
H. S. Lames
Dysart
Lames
G. C. Brown
Hudson
Ed Weaver
Jones County youth discuss costs to start farming at Anamosa
About 100 Farm youth from Jones county gathered in Anamosa for a discussion on the cost to begin farming and establish a home. They voiced practical plans and showed strong interest despite obstacles, signaling hopeful engagement with agriculture’s future.
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Jones County
Anamosa
Grain loan program nears end as 400 million bushels held
Chicago AP reports the government holds more than 400 million bushels of grain as loans on collateral approach $285 million. With note signing ending and March 31 deadline near, farmers face tighter supplies and market prices near loan rates, while May corn and wheat show year over year gains.
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Chicago
Europe
Farm Classes At Coggon Concluded With Dinner Program
Two graduates from CogGon night school, Frank Ross and Thomas Patton, posted perfect attendance over 10 sessions taught by G. E. Sutton. Diplomas were presented at a high school gym banquet attended by 110. Roy Chilmore, school board president, gave the presentation. Banquet speaker George Godfrey of Ames urged agricultural ties as Sutton noted average attendance at the farm night schools was 40 with women’s classes led by Miss Maurine Walters.
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Coggon
G. E. Sutton
Frank Ross
Thomas Patton
Roy Chilmore
Sutton
Maurine Walters
Ross
Mr. Patton
John McDonnell
Carl Meints
W H. Trefz
George Willmot
Kenneth Lennox
Paul Pillard
Jerry Boone
Henry Kerr
Harry Kinley
Jean Weedon
Orie Long
Herman Madcry
Marion Mann
Harold Nilsson
Willard Robinson
W. H. Trefz
George Godfrey
Ames
Contour Demonstrations Planned In Washington County
Three contour demonstrations will be held in Washington county Monday led by C H Van Vlack Ames extension agricultural engineer and Bruce Kilpatrick extension agronomist J W Chandler announced. The first at 30 a m at the Richard Cray farm four miles west of Wellman. Afternoon shows at 1 p m at the Joe Knotek farm eight miles northeast of Washington and at 3 p m at the Earl Schuerman farm northeast of Ainsworth.
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Gazette
Washington
Washington County
C. H. van Vlack
Ames Extension Agricultural Engineer
Bruce Kilpatrick
Extension Agronomist
J. W. Chandler
Richard Cray
Wellman
Joe Knotek
Belle Plaine Cannery Under New Management
Belle Plaine news notes the Belle Plaine Canning plant and equipment sold to E. S. Pyburn of Gilman. Pyburn takes possession April 1 and plans to operate the plant this year after repairs, focusing on corn canning.
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Belle Plaine Cannery
Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine Canning Company
E. S. Pyburn
Gilman
Calmar Creamery Pays 33 Cents For Butterfat
Calmar Creamery paid 33 cents per pound for February butterfat. The plant produced 40,910 pounds of butter from 34,866 pounds of butterfat received.
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Calmar Creamery
Calmar
Calmar Creamery Company
Morley Farmer Sells 88 Prime Porker Dogs in Chicago Sale
Morley R O McColm a farmer near Morley Jones county sold 88 prime butcher dogs cross bred Poland Chinas and Chester Whites at Chicago on Thursday averaging 297 pounds and bringing 5 dollars 10 cents per hundredweight.
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Morley
R. O. McColm
Jones County
Chicago
Interior hog sales set new records in Iowa and Minnesota
Farmers in Iowa and southern Minnesota sold a record 624 600 hogs in interior markets through Friday, beating the previous March peak of 615 500 from 1933. Receipts ran 64 percent higher than a year ago in early March, with prices hovering around five dollars a hundredweight for top hogs.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Livestock Market News Service
Des Moines
Record Sow Farrows 49 Pigs in 11 Months at Arlington Farm
Spotted Poland China sow owned by Floyd Manson near Arlington produced 49 pigs in 11 months 14 days across three farrowings. March 17 1939 saw 15 piglets with 11 surviving, Sept 23 produced 15 with 10 living, and Feb 26 yielded 19 with all surviving. Credit given for balanced feed and good housing.
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Arlington
Poland
China
Floyd Manson
Manson
Farm Auction Dates listed for Ana mosa and Stanwood
Local notices announce two farm auctions: on Saturday March 23 at Anamosa Livestock Auction and on Tuesday March 26 at In City Sales Co Livestock Auction. The items include cattle and horses offered by respective hosts.
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Iowa City
D. J. Gatens, Mgr
Anamosa Livestock Auction
Stanwood Horse Sale
City Sales Co
Anamosa
Senate Approves Funds For I S C By-Products Work
Senator Guy M. Gillette reports the Senate has approved continuing the appropriation for the agricultural by products laboratory at Ames Iowa State College. The item was cut by the House but restored by the Senate. A conference committee will reconcile the two versions.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Guy M. Gillette
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Senate
Washington Farmers Eye Wool Pool Plan
Charles Sexton secretary of the Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers association and C W McDonald Ames extension animal husbandman will meet Washington county wool growers at the Farm Bureau office Monday at 730 p m to discuss a wool pool for 1940.
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Washington
Charles Sexton
Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers Association
C. W. McDonald
Ames Extension Animal Husbandryman
Washington County
Farm Bureau
Land Near Dinsdale Sells At 115 Per Acre
Midland Mortgage of Cedar Rapids closed a deal for 120 unimproved acres two miles north of Dinsdale. Mrs. Mina Ellis of Marshalltown bought the land as an investment at 115 dollars per acre totaling 13 800 dollars.
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Midland Mortgage Company
Cedar Rapids
Dinsdale
Mina Ellis
Marshall~ Town
Ellis
Tama County Farm Sales Total 480 Acres Fetch 53600
Traer-Conant and King real estate dealers report the sale of two northwest Tama county farms totaling 480 acres for 53600 last week. William Laufert buys 320 acres in Grant township for 35200 cash. Laufert now holds 1280 Tama acres. Wilbur Halton buys 160 acres near Lincoln for 18400 at 115 an acre.
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TRAER
Conant and King
Tama Counery
William Laufert
Gladbrook
James Stewart, Jr
Grant Township
Tama County
Laufert
Wilbur Halton
Green Mountain
John Lundt
Lincoln
West Chester Buyer Buys Ada Gray Farm At $90 Per Acre
Bert Rittens house purchases Mrs. Ada Gray farm of 80 acres adjoining West Chester for 7200 dollars. The property is gently rolling and well improved.
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West Chester
Bert Rittens
Ada Gray
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Toledo
Grinnell
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Vinton
Marion
New York
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J. H. Gerlich
Hopkinton
E. S. Asleson
Lone Rock
A. Caswell
P. A. Jordahl
Delhi
Chris F. Fischer
Tripoli
HA. Fjestal
Co. J. Meyer
Waverly
Ernest Juel
Nashua
F. W. Nelson
Wadena
A. C Hogan
Masonville
F. H. Harms
Oelwein
Gerritt Teeselink
Boyden
Arnold Rucker
Fenton
H. Hangartner
McGregor
Kenneth Medin
Whittemore
W. F. Wargowsky
Martin Bleich
Tito
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
THE
Atz. Feodor
Williams
Seriou
Bull OF the Woods
S.rwiklians
Joe Ae
Ray Anderson
Morris
Morris Plan
D. E. Brickley
Lee Bebee
Bristow
Pennsylvania
Katz Auto Ports Co
Dave Flink
Mgr
Adams School
Fifth ST
Seventh Ave
Potato
Calif
Witsoka
Bowie
Red River
SWIFT
UAC Coffee
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