Tame Hay Acreage Totals Grow Slightly in 1936 Report
The federal crop report shows tame hay acreage in 1936 at 53,312,000 acres, up 2 percent from 1935 but below the 5-year average of 53,725,000. Iowa harvests 3,200,000 acres, near the 1935 level, with a 5-year state average of 3,020,000 acres.
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Iowa
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
Potomac River
Indiana
Illinois
Nebraska
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Fence Drift Across Woven Wire Sparks Debate
A fragmentary notice references a satirical claim about Veterans of Future Wars style groups at Iowa universities and Ames Iowa. It mentions potential future control programs and benefit payments on rotated grass lands, implying financial schemes linked to farming and a push for funds before expenses.
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USAP
Iowa City
Veterans of Future Wars
Gold Star
Ames
Acres
Iowa
Tractor Dealer Sells Three Teams At More Than 450
Approximately seventy five head of horses traded in on new tractors were sold at auction by an implement firm in Columbus Junction. Prices ranged from 150 to 480 dollars for horses and mules, with several livestock and farm implements selling for modest sums. Auctioneers were Paul Klotz and H. M. Duncan.
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Columbus Junction
C. E. Pierce
Albert Holtz
Muscatine
Paul Klotz
H. M. Duncan
Mrs Mattie Radeke sale yields mixed livestock prices
Special to The Gasette. At the Mrs Mattie Radeke sale near Blairstown on Monday three brood sows sold for 42.50 each. Four pens of pigs eight per pen sold for 119.20 118.80 115.20 and 72.50 respectively. Morses topped at 206 per head for a 5 year old gray mare and a 4 year old brown mare. A colt brought 77. Cows topped at 83 and 80 a head. A bull sold for 81 and six steers sold for 32.50 each. Corn in the crib sold for 441 cents a bushel and oats 24% cents a bushel. Timothy hay sold for 5 a ton. Harness sold for 21 and 18 a.
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Blairstown
Timothy Hay
Local Farm Auction Totals Near Nine Thousand Dollars
A farm equipment set sold for $30 a gang plow and a cultivator brought $29 each. A drag and cart also sold for $29. The sale totaled approximately $9,000.
Sixty 4-H Baby Beeves On Feed In Jones County
Sixty baby beef calves are on feed in Jones County with twenty seven 4-H boys enrolled in the project. The fall weights averaged 425 pounds, ranging from 235 to 640 pounds. Dairy calf club ranks second and market pig club third. other projects include pure bred beef heifers sow and litter sheep colt garden corn breeding and farm record work.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Max Sauerbry
Potatoes Placed In Montour Gardens As Farmers Harvest
Montour gardeners harvested the last of the 1935 potato crop while a gardener planted for 1936. J A Vreeland and J D Alden found good potatoes beneath the snow, both being cooked and eaten. Henry Stump, 82, first to plant this year, dropped Monday. Other persons began early gardening.
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Gazette
Montour
J. A. Vreeland
J. D. Alden
Henry Stump
Service Company Elects Local Officers
Paul P. Stewart of Maynard was named president of the Fayette county Farm Bureau Service company. J. R. Wood of Fayette was elected vice-president and Clarence Hoag of Elgin secretary. L. C. Surface of Maynard was re employed as manager.
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Maynard
Paul P. Stewart
Fayette
Meetings to start April Fools Day in Iowa farms
Iowa officials designate April 1 for township meetings to elect permanent committees and fill work sheets used to set quotas and award soil conservation aid. A two day Ames conference will instruct temporary county committees led by former AAA leaders. Schedule covers Linn county and several townships with Feb meetings planned.
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Washington, Des Moines
Ames
Iowa
Claude Wickard
Joe Reed
Washington
Wickard
AAA
Reed
Ames Extension Service
State Corn and Hog Committee
Des Moines
County Agricultural Planning Board
Linn
Quasqueton Belgian Stallion Sold for $1000
W C Harris of Quasqueton sold a 2-year-old Belgian stallion weighing 1900 pounds to Joe Miller of Kalona for $1000. Foaled in October 1933 the colt’s sire and dam are owned by Harris. In two weeks Harris also sold Belgians to Ed Seeger of Denver Matthias Brothers of Palo and Henry Kurtz of Waterloo.
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Quasqueton
W. C. Harris
Joe Miller
Kalona
Mr. Harris
Ed Seeger
Denver
Mathias Brothers
Palo
Henry Kurtz
Waterloo
Carter
Election of permanent township committeemen named
Under the soil conservation and domestic allotment act the new township committeemen include L. B. Bishop Earlville as chairman County Agent Kermith S. Huehn Manchester Dennis E. Drummy Ryan Howard Schnittjer Delhi and Chester O. McCarthy Manchester for the county.
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L. B. Bishop
Earlville
Kermith S. Huehn
Manchester
Dennis E. Drummy
Ryan
Howard Schnittjer
Delhi
Chester O. McCarthy
Township meetings set on new soil conservation program
Education meetings by Tama county in multiple townships outline dates for sessions on the new soil conservation program. April 1 in Indian Village Clark Highland Geneseo Carlton. April 2 in Grant Crystal Columbia Tama Buckingham Richland. April 3 in Lincoln Howard Otter Creek Spring Creek. April 4 in York Perry Carroll Oneida Salt Creek Toledo.
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Toledo
Tama County
Indian Village
Clark
Highland
Geneseo
Carlton
Grant
Crystal
Columbia
Tama
Buckingham
Richland
Lincoln Township
Howard
Otter Creek
Spring Creek
York
Perry
Carroll
Oneida
Salt Creek
Fayette County forms committee to explain new farm program
The temporary Fayette county committee to supervise election of and explain the soil conservation and domestic allotment act program includes W. S. Rothlisberger Elgin C. B. Holtzman Oelwein L. D. Hitch Elgin Homer Chapman Fayette W. C. Robinson Hawkeye and County Agent Paul E. McElroy Rothlisberger is chairman.
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Fayette
Fayette County
W. S. Rothlisberger
Elgin
C. B. Holtzman
Oelwein
L. D. Hitch
Homer Chapman
W. C. Robinson
Hawkeye
Paul E. McElroy
Rothlisberger
Township meetings on soil conservation program dates
Notices announce meetings across Allamakee county to explain the new soil conservation program and to elect officials. Locations include Union Prairie Makee Jefferson Post Fairview Union City Linton Iowa Lansing Paint Creek French Creek Franklin Center Ludlow Hanover Lafayette Waterloo and Taylor townships with sessions from April 1 to April 4.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Union Prairie
Makee
Jefferson and
Post
Fairview
Union City
Linton
Iowa
Lansing
Paint Creek
French Creek
Franklin
Center
Ludlow Township
Hanover Township
Lafayette
Waterloo
Taylor Township
Tipton Cedar county committees set for farm program meetings
A temporary Cedar county committee to present the new farm program and supervise township election meets next week. Members include J. M. Reeve Tipton chairman E F Walshire Mechanicsville E F Jordan Tipton Hy Von Muenster Stanwood and County Agent Morrell Leeds. Meetings begin 1 30 p m March 31 at multiple towns.
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Cedar County
J. M. Reeve
E. F. Walshire
Mechanicsville
E. F. Jordan
Hy von Muenster
Stanwood
Morrell Leeds
Center Township
Fairfield
Fremont
Massillon
Schneider Hall
Springdale
West Branch
Red Oak
Red Oak Church
Farmington
Durant
Springfield
Lowden
Iowa
Township Hall
Cass
Sailor Hall
Inland
Bennett, Linn
Linn No. 2
Rochester
Sugar Creek
Lime City
Pioneer
Dayton
Clarence
Gower
Plato
Temporary committee forms to roll out new farm program
A temporary committee in Delaware County is named to present the new farm program to farmers and oversee its implementation. The group will coordinate outreach, gather feedback, and supervise early trials.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Temporary Winneshiek committee formed for farm act meetings
A temporary committee led by Charles M. Langland and including M R Ringoen Leo Herold S J Moore and County Agent E J Weigle has been formed to hold educational meetings and help form a permanent county committee under the new farm act. Meetings will be held across Winneshiek between April 1 and April 7.
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Decorah
Charles M. Langland
Highlandville
M. R. Ringoen
Ridgeway
Leo Herold
Fort Atkinson
S. J. Moore
Kendallville
E. J. Weigle
Winneshiek County
Iowa Farmers Gauge Spring Planting Plans for 1936
Reports indicate Iowa intends to plant 10,478,000 acres of corn in 1936, up from 9,525,000 acres in 1935. The data reflects acreage forecasts from agricultural authorities and farm planners.
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Iowa
Fifty Holsteins Average $127.30 at Waterloo Auction
Waterloo Iowa Holstein breeders Auction saw fifty head bring 6365 dollars averaging 127.30. Nine males eight under serviceable age and five heifers under one year. Top price 180 for a four year old cow consigned by L C Lenth Elkader. Polk County farm was the top buyer paying 1025 for seven cows.
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Waterloo
Iowa
L. C. Lenth
Elkader
Polk
Des Moines
Matt Birker
Vinton
Nels Rehder
Gladbrook
Polk County
Schrier Brothers
Indianola
Tritomia
Elmer Santman
Dysart
Destiny Of John's Wedding Clothes
A rural club weaving session evokes memories as colorful rug strands echo family history. Women repurpose mustard skirts black alpaca and old wedding suit fabrics to create designs, each rug telling a personal story from decades past.
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Mary
Anne
John
Why You Should Never Cut a Corn
An advertisement warns against paring corns or calluses due to infection risk. It urges using Ice Mint from a druggist to relieve pain and loosen the corn, removing it safely with surrounding skin. It notes druggists endorse the product and cautions readers to stop cutting corns.
Farm Auction Day Sets Public Sales
Public sale set for Thursday March 26 by Zack Mc Arthur five miles northwest of Shellsburg includes Page cattle sale at Beverly and a horse sale by E. V. Duer at Monticello.
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Zack McArthur
Shellsburg
Page
Beverly
E. V. Duer
Monticello
Town livestock sales listed at Cedar Rapids and Muscatine
On Friday March 27 the Town Livestock Exchange holds a sale at Cedar Rapids followed by a horse sale hosted by William Glatstein in Muscatine.
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Cedar Rapids
William Glatstein
Muscatine
Schmickle sale near Alburnett and Bartlett estate near Solon
Saturday sale listing shows Gottlieb Schmickle selling property 212 miles west of Alburnett. Tuesday sale notes Edwin Bartlett estate of 181.86 acres 342 miles east of Solon.
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Gottlieb Schmickle
Edwin Bartlett
Solon
District Court of
Johnson County
Iowa
Cedar Township
Rock Road
Grover C. Watson
W. E. Challis
Discing Begins at Spencers Grove as Spring Work Opens
Farmers in the Spencers Grove area start spring field tasks with discing and grain seeding ahead. John Smith and Frank Cramer lead the early plow, ground in good shape, while corn harvesting finishes delayed autumn. Labor shortages push up wages for single and married men. seed corn and horses remain sought commodities with prices noted.
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Spencers Grove
John Smith
Frank Cramer
Shred Corn Fodder Near Walker Delays Lift
Walker Jeffries and Ashley McCright shredded fodder for Claude Wright and Roy Butterfield, farmers near Walker, after weather delayed work. Farmers prep fields while ground dries, oiling harness and repairing machinery as side roads become passable.
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Walker
Elza_ Jeffries
Ashley McCright
Claude Wright
Roy Butterfield
West Liberty Sale Totals $20 686 11
Six hundred three head of livestock were sold at the P N Gibson commission auction in West Liberty totaling $20 686 11. Over 1000 bidders attended as 56 horses brought in $5 620 with averages above 100 dollars. Highest horse price was 187 50 and top feeding shoals 11 40. Hog top prices included 10 75 for sows and 7 75 per cwt for stock steers. Hog total 201 head brought 3034 29 cattle 327 head brought 11943 19 sheep 19 head brought 88 72.
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West Liberty
P. N. Gibson
Scotch Grove consignor ships steer load to Chicago market
Emil Paulsen shipped seventeen long fed steers to Chicago for the Tuesday market. The cattle averaged 1324 pounds and sold at 11 per hundredweight, the top price. A few heifers in the consignments went for 8.50.
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Gazette
Scotch Grove
Emil Paulsen
Chicago
Iowa dairy census shows beef and dual purpose cows dominate
Data from the 1930 census indicate that 35 percent of cows milked in Iowa during 1929 were primarily beef or dual purpose breeds. The finding highlights the state's mixed cattle production priorities in the late 1920s.
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Iowa
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