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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1934
Page
13
Iowa dairy politics center on a proposed 5 cent per pound butterfat tax to cut production by 15 percent. The plan drew opposition from local creameries and a split among the five member sub committee, with meetings finally called to align county delegates and state action.
An advertisement from Cedar Rapids touts Gly-Cas as the best medicine for ailments including neuritis and digestion. It claims dramatic patient relief after four years of illness and urges readers to visit the local drug store on Corist Street and nearby avenues for purchases.
A fragmented sports note recalls rough bench talk and coaching conduct in earlier games. It hints at a dangerous sideline attitude affecting the dairy control game Monday in Des Moines, with Rubinoff among coaches and a push toward aggressive play and ball handling.
The five member committee urged county sessions led by county chairs, with Linn County meeting set for Saturday afternoon at the Cedar Rapids M C A. Creamery interests pledged support to any plan adopted at the Des Moines state meeting, seeking to back regional talks and a dairy program.
The Western Grain Dealers association plans an April Des Moines convention to address sealed corn handling and distribution channels. Milligan reported about 120,000,000 bushels to be moved, with a national code approval and tax processing changes under review.
The Senate committee wrapped up hearings on the Capper direct marketing measure. Proponents argued it would raise prices and widen outlets via radio reports and better market access, while opponents warned of price setting and farm ruin. Witnesses included J A Spies and Frank Flint among others, with packers like J H Hardt opposing limits. Senator Norris quipped that the last witness was reached.
Local auction reports Jersey items selling for 30 to 40 dollars at Columbus Junction closing sale. Other livestock and produce prices listed include cattle and grain, with mixed quality goods and multiple bidders noted in the event.
A midwest sale at Columbus features purebred Percheron and Belgian mares and fillies with stallions aged up to six years. Notable lots include a coal black Percheron stallion of 2 MM weight and a Belgian stallion aged two, plus twenty five farm mares and geldings. The event is hosted by Midwest Sale Company with R F Savlie as manager and is held each Tuesday.
Dr. R H Porter reports flax oats and barley show low germination in Ames seed lab tests. He notes 50 60 percent germination for flax, wide variation for oats and barley, with light infection causing root rot and head blight. Mercury dust and formaldehyde solutions are recommended, and early sowing enhances gains.
Patrons of several Iowa creameries received 29 cents a pound for February butterfat as reports from Luana Monona and Strawberry Point show. Production totals, sales to stores and patrons, and shipments to eastern markets are listed for each cooperative. A Black Hawk county dairy meeting named a Waterloo delegate to the state dairy center conference in Des Moines.
Des Moines report shows interior hog market down as demand weakens after Monday’s uptick. Prices vary by weight and quality with heavy discounts for rough hogs. 200 to 260 pound hogs sold $3.75 to $4.05, 270 to 310 pounds $3.60 to $3.90, 150 to 190 pounds $3.25 to $3.90, and many packers paying $3.00 to $3.30 per hundredweight.
Opinion forwarded to county committees holds that secretaries of county corn-hog control associations are not federal employees and thus may not use the franking privilege. It also states county agents cannot send association correspondence via the mail on penalty envelopes while serving as secretaries or agents for the control group.
Ellwood Brothers and Herman Horjes near Millersburg sowed oats and began spring field work. Good work horses are in large demand for discing and plowing in the locality.
William Thiesen, stock feeder of Tama county, sold fifty five 220-pound hogs at Chicago on Wednesday, topping the market at $4.50 per hundredweight. Joe Rayman, also of Tama county, marketed hogs at the same price in Thiesen's shipment.
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