375000 Midwest Farmers Enlisted In Corn Hog Program
The 1935 corn hog reduction plan drew 375000 farmers across five Midwest states into new contracts. Iowa Nebraska lead in signed contracts, while Missouri Kansas Oklahoma lag. Payments total millions, with Nebraska at 6.99 million in 2024 dollars, Missouri at 3.5 million, and Kansas about 4.41 million. signs of adjustments in acreage and signups continue.
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Ansas City
AAA
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
J. W. Burch
Dan D. Casement
Manhattan
Kan
Wired Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Kansas State College Extension Service
Dust Storm Threat to Farm Belt Aims at Million in Losses
The dust storm sweeping the nation threatens the bread basket as soil erosion experts warn of a potential national disaster. Estimates put crop damage in the millions of dollars with plains states at risk of becoming wind swept deserts.
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Washington
H. H. Bennett
Department of Interior
U. S
Bennett
Weather Bureau
Irving F. Hand
United States
Surplus Pigs In Eastern Iowa To Be Fed At Tipton
TIPTON D S Englar reports in Des Moines with W J Albers that AAA surplus pigs in eastern Iowa will be concentrated at the Cedar county hog farm south of Tipton. Pigs fed there and shipped to Davenport for slaughter proved superior. Meat from the pigs will be distributed among relief cases in the state.
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Iowa
Tipton
D. S. Englar
Des Moines
W. J. Albers
Cedar County
County farmers sign 1348 1935 corn hog contracts official count
Official tally from D. H. Zentmire County Agent shows 1348 applications signed by Iowa county farmers for the 1935 corn hog contracts to date. The report highlights active participation in the program across counties.
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Marengo
Iowa
D. H. Zentmire
Better seed treatment boosts corn yields in belt states
Washington DC report says disinfecting seed corn reduces decay after planting and improves stands and yields. Extension pathologist R J Haskell notes seed treatment helps poorer seed especially in wet cold postplanting weather. Iowa Illinois Indiana show gains, with costs about three cents an acre if one bushel gain is realized.
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Gazette
Washington, D. C
R. J. Haskell
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Indiana Experiment Station
Haskell
Farm Census Nears Completion in Washington County
Federal farm census work in Washington county will be completed this weekend, with one enumerator remaining. M. D. Thomson, supervisor of district No. 7, notes the district including all counties in the First and Second congressional districts should finish within three weeks.
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the Gazette
Washington
Washington County
M. D. Thomson
Seed Loan Groups Ready To Function
Washington dispatch reports that federal seed loan programs are ready to disburse after President Roosevelt signs a $112 million deficiency bill setting aside $60 million for lending. Loans go through county emergency loan committees to farmers unable to obtain credit elsewhere, with expected funding to begin by March 30 and a yet undecided loan cap per farmer.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hen lays golden egg in Delaware farm narrative
Mr and Mrs Otto Mussehl of Delaware boast of a remarkable hen that laid a seven and a half inch circumference egg. The egg sets a local record and will not be sent to market as the family jokes about keeping it as a curiosity and to be rewarded with extra corn.
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Manchester
Otto Mussehl
Delaware
Mussehl
Farm Auction Schedule Heads to Cedar Rapids Maquoketa Marion
Auction notes list events on March 23 and 27 including Andrew Kovach farm sale on 42nd street in Cedar Rapids Page and Bowman cattle sale at Maquoketa and a community sale at DeClaw's sales barn on Marion Boulevard H R Dolan sale is set 14 miles southwest of Linn County home All events occur midweek entries indicate local farm auction activity and dates
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Andrew Kovach
Cedar Rapids
Page and Bowman
Maquoketa
DeClaw
Marion Blvd
H. R. Dolan
Linn County
Strong Bee Stock Demand Prompts Early Orders
Iowa State College extension apiarist F B Paddock notes unusually high demand for package bees this spring due to three years of colony deaths. Dealers report full bookings. orders should target delivery after April 20 for comb setups, with delays for foundation setups. Three-pound packages favored over two-pound ones to reach full strength quickly.
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Ames
F. B. Paddock
Iowa State College
Iowa
Wyoming
Wallace Approves Amended Plan For Marketing Of Milk
Secretary Henry A. Wallace tentatively approves an amended evaporated milk marketing agreement for industry signature. If a majority signs, it goes to the Agricultural Adjustment Administration for final approval and a date of effect. The plan replaces resale price lists with an open price system and allows licenses. it includes open case prices, a volume based industry committee, and optional check testing at plants.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
One-Eyed Bee-Apiary Rarity Photographed at ISU
J F Reinhart of Iowa State College entomology photographs a rare one eyed bee, noting only three or four such bees in literature. The normal bee has two compound eyes and three simple eyes, the cyclops bee shows a single fused compound eye.
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Ames
Iowa State College
J. F. Reinhart
Reinhart
Seed Oats Bring 65c Bushel At Columbus Jet
At Columbus Junction a consignment sale sold six hundred bushels of seed oats for 65 cents per bushel. Other gains included corn at 88 cents, clover seed at 14 dollars, and fifty cattle related items. Auctioneers were Paul Klotz and H M S Duncan with Farrel Smylie as clerk.
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Columbus Junction
Paul Klotz
H MS Duncan
Farrel Smylie
33 000 Iowa farm women aid clothing study outcomes
More than 33 000 Iowa farm women took part in extension clothing projects across 28 counties, producing over 13 000 garments. The report notes 4 835 dresses and 10 337 accessories made, with 29 700 patterns used, and local leaders conducting 17 700 follow up meetings.
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Ames
Iowa Farm
Iowa State College Extension
Emma McGrath
New Wheat Ruling Helps Drought Area Farmers
The AAA wheat section allows excess winter wheat planted for pasture to mature for harvest in drought areas of southern and western Iowa. Farmers with wheat contracts may plant spring wheat as needed and need not uproot last fall's pasture wheat, but must sign the 1936 contract and offset acreage increases. The policy aims to ease drought damage and stabilize wheat supplies without altering 1935 contract benefits.
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Ames
The
AAA
Iowa
J. W. Merrill
Iowa State College
Harrison County
Merrill
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Helps Girlhood Pains
Mrs E C Thompson of Beatrice Nebraska reports relief from monthly menstrual pains and headaches after using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She says a long summer of weakness ended and she regained spirits and energy to return to school. Available in tablet and liquid forms with listed prices.
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Dr. Pierce
E. C Thompson
RFD
Beatrice
Dr Pierce
Birth row of unusual births rattles Wallace era talk
An early AP brief notes a farmer near Mount Carroll Illinois reporting twins in cows and triplets in sheep as a boost for birth control opposition, with separate quadruplets on another nearby farm. The item recalls Vice President Wallace facing political troubles amid the reduction program.
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Clinton
Henry Wallace
Earl Delp
Mount Carrol
Elizabeth Irwin
Delp
Mike Goodmiller
Wallace
Wheatland Creamery Pays 35 For Butterfat
Patrons of the Wheatland Creamery association were paid 35 cents a pound for last half of February butterfat. High producers were Klahn Brothers with $79.62 and Mrs. E. Schneider with $55.82. Buttermilk for April May and June sold to Joe Blumer for $1.25 per hundred pounds.
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Wheatland
Wheatland Creamery Association
Klahn Brothers
Third Corn-Hog Payment Received in Washington Iowa
Washington Iowa reports a $207 000 third payment of corn-hog checks received by Marion Stransky treasurer of the county allotment committee. These are the first third payments in Iowa according to Mark Brandt district field representative. Checks total about two thirds of Washington county farmers share of $300 000 with distribution to begin Monday per O C Patterson chairman.
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the Gazette
Washington
Marion Stransky
Washington County
Iowa
Mark Brandt
O. C. Patterson
Creamery Operator Pleads Guilty to Butter Adulteration
Maquoreta F J Goetzin ger, operator of the Bellevue creamery, pled guilty in Justice Miller's court to adulteration of butter. The moisture content found was 23.6 percent. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs, with 25 dollars suspended.
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Maquoreta
F. J. Goetzinger
Bellevue
Miller’s
Goetzinger
Nine Iowa County Farmers Pass Hog Cholera Exams
Nine Iowa county farmers passed hog cholera examinations at a hog cholera school in Williamsburg March 12 and 13 led by County Agent D H Zentmire. They earned permits to vaccinate their own hogs against the disease. Awarded were Truman Eb Schmidt Homestead Paul W Schmidt Henry Madoer Charles Dietrick Williamsburg A G Maas Rudolph Hudepohl J H Baach South Amana and August Trys Charles de Meulen aere Victor.
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Williamsburg
Iowa County
D. H. Zentmire
Truman EB. Schmidt
Homestead
Paul W. Schmidt
Henry Madoerin
Charles Dietrick
A. G. Maas
Rudolph Hudepohl
J. H. Baach
South Amana
August Trys
Charles de Meulenaere
Victor
Tipton Creamery Trustees Declare 5 Percent Dividend
At the Tipton Creamery association annual meeting held this week, trustees voted to declare a five per cent dividend on stock effective April 1. The action was announced during the meeting here.
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Tipton
Tipton Creamery Association
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