Farm Near Mechanicsville Sells For 125 An Acre
The 160 acre Bert Buchanan estate farm four miles south of Mechanicsville sold for 125 dollars an acre cash to C. E. Rhoades. The bank receiver seeks court permission for the sale with full payment due March 29 and final approval set for that date in Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echanicsville
Helmer and Gortner State Bank
Mechanicsville
Bert Buchanan
C. E. Rhoades
John T. Moffit
Moffit
Tipton
Clover Seed Sells for 8 1 2 a Bushel at Columbus Jct Auction
In Columbus Junction top horse sold for 125 dollars. Good work horses 95 to 120. Milk cows averaged 30. Corn fed stock cattle 4 90 per cwt. Calves 4 to 4 50 per cwt. Shoats 100 lb 3 80. Clover seed 8 50 a bushel. Potatoes 2 20 per 100 lb. Farm machinery, tools, and harness sold well. Paul Klotz and H M Duncan acted as auctioneers.
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Columbus Junction
Paul Klotz
H. M. Duncan
Dairy producers to select delegate for state meeting
Louisa county dairy producers will meet in Wapello Friday at 12 30 p m to choose a delegate for the state corn hog control association to attend the Des Moines gathering Monday where a dairy production control plan will be drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snecinton
Wapello
Louisa County
Porta
Scott Lieberknecht
County Corn-Hog Control Association
Loutsa County
Dee Moines
Fence Drift Caught in Woven Wire In Iowa Dairy Debate
A satirical note from the state corn and hog committee claims county delegates to the Des Moines dairy powwow should be uninstructed. It questions who will run Iowa dairy policy, asking if wire pullers or teat pullers will lead the program.
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Hby R. F. A
Des Moines
Iowa
Demand for Bred Sows Is Brisk in Several Seasons
Breeders south of Monticello report the strongest demand for bred sows in years as inquiries pour in by telephone and telegraph. No auctions were held this season as breeders dispose of breeding stock directly. Farmers plan to keep fewer but better sows, aiming to profit from corn hog reduction programs and anticipated government payments.
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Monticello
Helgens Brothers
Poland
China
Winneshiek Farmers Seal Loans for 6333 Bushels Corn
One hundred ten farmers in Winneshiek county had obtained loans to date March 15 on 6333 bushels of corn sealed for a total of $29,399.85.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Durango Butter Tops Ryan Contest
Special to The Gazette Durango buttermaker H Kamps won first in the Unit 9 educational contest of the state buttermakers association and tied for first in butter judging with a 93.75 percent score. Ten samples were entered and officials from Osterdock Waterlo and Waterloo judged.
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Gazette
Ryan—H. Kamps
Durango
Unit 9
State
Kamps
GO. N. Bachler
Greeley
A. C., Hogan
Masonville
Arthur Honn
Colesburg
R. V. Blaine
Dyersville
Elmer Reed
Ryan
Drake Reports Chinch Bugs Exceed Last Year
Dr J Drake state entomologist reports chinch bugs far outnumber last year in southern Iowa. If weather remains adverse during hatching early May damage may be slight. Farmers urged to destroy nests and burn grass in fence rows where bugs hatch in Washington county.
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Washington
J. Drake
Iowa
Drake
Washington County
Washington Women Set Achievement Day for May 11
Washington county Farm Bureau women announce their annual achievement day for May 11. Mrs Homer Birney, chairman of the county home project committee, notes Mrs Mary Regg from Iowa State College will judge exhibits and contests held during the day.
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Washington
Washington County Farm Bureau
Homer
Birney
Mary Regg
Iowa State College
State Owned Holstein Tops Two Year Old Record
Anamosa Holstein heifer Anamosa Ormsby Turline Haide, in the Men's Reformatory herd, led Iowa in senior two year old production in the National Holstein Association advanced registry. At two years nine months she produced 17,825.7 pounds of milk and 510.9 pounds of butterfat in 305 days, carrying her second calf 173 days. Full year totals: 20,200 pounds milk and 600.3 pounds butterfat. The reformatory herd, led by William Vincent, averaged 372 pounds butterfat last year and aims for 400 pounds by year end.
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Iowa
National Holstein Association
H. W. Norton, Jr
Madison
Wis
William Vincent
Vincent
Peanut hog shapes debate on Capper stockyards act
In a Senate hearing the so called peanut hog from Georgia was presented alongside Iowa hogs to argue the Capper stockyards act amendment. Roy Robinson of Donaldsonville Georgia described the soft hog and shrinkage costs at market. The hearing also heard from GC A Schoeppe of Strawberry Point Indiana and others about direct marketing and livestock pricing pressures.
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Washington
Georgia
Senate Agricultural Committee
Iowa
Roy Robinson
Donaldson
Robinson
A. Schoeppe
Strawberry Point
Schoeppe
Norris
Farm Administration
G. W. Patterson
Burt
Sennator Norris
Neb
E. C. Weller
Interior Nebraska Auctioneers Association
R. L. Pemperton
Toledo
Troy Mills Cattle Dealers Sell High Number at Chicago Market
Troy Mills dealer W. P. Durham sold eleven fat prime steers in Chicago on Wednesday. John Takes sold fifteen head. Cattle weighed from 1,000 to 1,500 pounds average and were trucked to market.
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Troy Mills
W. P. Durham
Chicago
John Takes
Consignment Sale At Anamosa Fairgrounds
Auction at Anamosa Fairgrounds on Saturday March 24 at 2 30 p m features 30 head of native horses a large run of beef and dairy cattle hogs 30 bred sows and a dairy herd plus machinery 20 bu clover seed seed corn a 1929 Chevrolet coach and miscellaneous items livestock to be on grounds by 10 a m D E Brickley manager Lee Bebec auctioneer office phone 351 Anamosa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Fairgrounds
Chevrolet
D. E. Brickley
Lee Bebec
Anamosa
State Board Seeks Fast Submission of Corn and Hog Lists
Des Moines reports the state board of contract review urged township corn and hog committees to submit all contracts immediately to speed county tabulation. Early tabulations allow allotments to be calculated and bonus payments to reach Washington sooner, preventing delays from late contract retentions. County allotment leaders were told to file tabulations this week, with figures expected in one to ten days.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Board of Contract Review
State Board
Washington
Des Camnet
Moines
U S Reports 780 000 Signers to Corn Hog Program
Washington reports about 780000 farmers have signed corn hog adjustment agreements. Nine leading corn belt states show more than 700000 signers, led by Iowa with 155000. Other totals include Illinois 90000, Missouri 84000, Indiana 79000, Nebraska 74000, Minnesota 65000, Kansas 63000, Ohio 55000, South Dakota 48000, Texas 19000, Tennessee 15000, Arkansas 8000.
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Washington, D. C
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
United States
Iowan
Timneis
Missouri
Indiana
Nebraska
Minnesota
Kansas
Ohio
South Dakota
Texas
Tennessee
Arkansas
Linn County Corn Loans Reach 380 Thousand Dollars
Linn County reports total corn loans of 380159 dollars and 846677 bushels. Ten loans filed at the county recorder's office since Tuesday noon cover 7721 bushels and total 3474 dollars.
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Linn County
County Recorder's Office
Farmers triple use of limestone in Jones county area
In Jones county and eastern Linn, farmers are applying three times as much agricultural lime as last spring. Warden Frazer reported 943 tons bought since March, versus 324 tons a year ago, with 500 tons from reformatory farms excluded. Prices set at 60 cents per ton for 100 ton lots, 65 cents for smaller lots.
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Jones County
Linn
W. H. Frazer
In Lieu Of Milk Rural Children To Get Cod Liver Oil
In rural South Dakota areas milk per child is lower than in cities, says Florence Walker Engelsby state director of child health pursuing projects. From 89 county nurses she finds undernourishment and defects are alarming, and she calls for aid to provide milk while starting wholesale cod liver oil distribution.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Florence Walker Engelsby
Ewe Drops Lambs at Fayette County Farm in March
West Union report states Charles Oolberg farm near Lima in Fayette county saw a ewe drop a lamb on Feb 10 and wean it shortly after. On March 18 the same ewe dropped another lamb which she is currently nursing.
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Beedal
The
Gazette
West Union
Charles Oolberg
Lima
Fayette County
Sealing Permits Cancelled for Two Sealers in Iowa
Ray Murray of the Iowa Department of Agriculture cancelled the sealing permits of two sealers upon a warehouse board recommendation. One sealer allowed feeding out of sealed cribs without a partition. the other sealed corn in adjoining counties despite proper instructions.
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Des Moines
Ray Murray
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Prof Frank Robotka Leaves Ames for Washington Leave
Special to The Carette reports Ames professor Frank Robotka of the agricultural economics department will take a three month leave starting April 1 to study grain marketing for the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in Washington.
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AMES
Frank Robotka
Ames Agricultural Economics Department
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
First farmers break corn stalks for field work
William Paul and George Curry, noted as the first in the Troy Mills area to gin break corn stalks for field work, lead the seasonal agricultural effort.
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Troy Mills
William Paul
George Curry
Associations Form In Midwest To Safeguard Eastern Dairy Markets
Iowa joins Wisconsin Minnesota Ohio Michigan Missouri in forming an association to protect eastern dairy markets, particularly cream, from regulatory losses. John Feeney leads Iowa efforts to rally chambers of commerce and backers to retain market share for midwestern producers.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Ray Murray
J. D. Beck
Wisconsin
New York
Connecticut
Minnesota
Ohio
Michigan
Missouri
John Feeney
Iowa Dairy and Food Division
Murray's Department
Feeney
Chambers of Commerce
Linn County contract deadline set for April fifteenth
Linn county corn and hog control association directors meeting in Cedar Rapids set April 1 as the deadline to sign contracts. They also issued Administrative ruling No. 30 requiring marking boundaries with four foot high wood or steel posts, two by two inches if wood, before township appraisal committees visit farms. The signer bears responsibility for measurements and marking. committees may verify if needed.
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Linn County Corn and Hog Control Association
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Board
Butterfat at Elgin sells for 30 cents per pound
Elgin patrons received thirty cents a pound for butterfat in the last half of February. Lews Lehman was hired as buttermaker at the Elgin Farmers' Dairy, filling the vacancy left by Floyd Sires, who served eight years. Mr Sires moves to the Benson creamery near Cedar Falls. George Nydegger will assist Lehman.
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Onzette. Elgin
Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Company
Ruary
Lews Lehman
Farmers’ Creamery
Floyd Sires
Mr. Sires
Benson Creamery
Cedar Falls
George Nydegger
Lehman
Jones Club Lad Enters Heifer In State Contest
Amber Carl Wehling, 4-H member of Jackson township near Amber, entered his Holstein heifer Crest Haven Lucille Midget in the state dairy club production contest. The heifer milked 19 days in January, yielding 540 pounds of milk and 16.2 pounds of butterfat, with a ration of corn cob meal oats bran and linseed oil meal fed.
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the Gazette
AMBER
Carl Wehling
Jackson Township
Crest Haven
Dairy Club
Eighteen Take Hog Vaccination Course
Eighteen men completed the two day hog vaccination course led by Dr. J. D. Shoeman state veterinarian. Permits issued upon passing the examination with a three dollar fee.
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J. D. Shoeman
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Forrest Rhoades
Clover Seed
Columbus
Louisa
Earl May
My Seed and Nursery Store
Roosevelt
Earl E. May
E. S. G. Earl's Spring Garden
Alaska
Farm Seeds
Sudan
Mayworth
Dakota
Mayworth Grimm
DU Secessnrees
Wyengerren
BABY
Demianian
KEMA
Woc-Wiho
Earl E. May Seed Co
First Street
Tru
Anamosa Ormsby
Turine Haide
Senate
U.S
Ripley
Robotka
Gilbertson
Jamesway
Whitcomb
Purina
Ramseyer
Ramseyer Hatcheries
Hughes
Davis Feed CO
Second St
Killian
Ass'n
Elgin
Jones Club Lad
Rainbow Flour & Feed
16Th Ave
Dial
W. L. Matus
Hamilton
Hamilton’s
Achill
Hawkeye
Ames Experiment Station
Paul WN
Smitie Center Junction
Terim
Seed & Coal CO
Oakland Avenue
New Post Office
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