Oleo Margarine Tax To Be Argued At St Paul Session
National Cotton Council representatives will debate state taxes on oleomargarine with National Buttermakers Association officials at the final day of the convention in St Paul. The discussion aims to weigh tax as a trade barrier against dairy and cotton interests, with leaders from both groups attending. A second feature is the national butter scoring contest with judging at Land O Lakes, culminating in a banquet where winners are announced.
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St. Paul
OWA
National Cotton Council
National Buttermakers Association
Oscar Johnston
Cotton Council
C G Henry
Phillip Tucker
Jo H Anderson
Thompson
St Paul
Minnesota
Land O ° Lakes
FENCE DRIFT sparks lard naming plan at Epworth farm
Frank Edwards of Epworth, an ace pork producer, argues lard needs a distinctive new name to boost merchandising. He suggests a renaming to brand shortening and cites Wilson and Company as a potential industry lead for a better marketed product.
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Frank Edwards
Epworth
Edwards
Wilson
Company
Butter Classification Debate Aims Consumer Guidance
Discussion on grading butter for consumer guidance asserts Wednesday testing will occur. Advocates of butter standardization argue clear quality classifications could boost consumption by helping buyers choose better products.
Guse Named Tester for Wapsie Valley Cow Test
Special to The Gazette reports Howard Guse of Iowa Falls is employed as tester for the Wapsie Valley cow test association, set to begin in April. The appointment links a local resident with a regional agricultural project, highlighting ongoing dairy testing efforts in the area.
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Independence
Howard Guse
Iowa Falls
Natex touted by local man for relief from chronic illness
Local resident John Hammond credits Natex with restoring activity after severe constipation, gas, sleepless nights, and crippling leg aches. A Natex representative at Podzimek's Pharmacy promotes the medicine, sharing Hammond's experience and inviting others to learn more, with a standard testimonial note.
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Natex
Podzimek
Second Ave
John Hammond
Sixth Avenue
Nate
100 Second Ave SE
Corn Planting 18 Under Way in Texas
Kansas City office reports corn planting advancing in Texas and into Arkansas. About 12,000,000 bushels were sealed under federal loans this week, bringing total to 250,055,000 bushels as of March 20. Argentina harvests extend in main areas with shipments small, while U. S. exports run around 500,000 bushels weekly.
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Kansas City
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
Texas
Arkansas
Argentina
Buenos Aires
United States
Early March egg settings show 7 percent drop from last year
The Agricultural Marketing Service reports 14,100,000 eggs set by 229 hatcheries in the first 15 days of March, down 7 percent from the same period last year. February saw a 13 percent decline and January a 36 percent drop.
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the Gazette
Washington
Agricultural Marketing Service
4-H Girls Rewarded In Fire Prevention Project
Edith Barker announced ten Iowa 4-H girls who will travel to the 1940 state convention as awards for fire prevention work last year. Names include Marie Reiken Postville Charlotte Eskelson Moorhead La vonne Newell Fenton Bernadine Reiter Pocahontas Madonna Kuhn Fort Atkinson Bernice Wampler Scranton Magdalena Lewis Corydon Dorothy Reiff Ida Grove Mary Schulte Fairfax Marie Fluckey Aston. Each inspected home and neighboring farms to locate and remove fire hazards. results judged by Selma Ekquist.
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Edith Barker
Iowa
Tnas
Marie Reiken
Postville
Charlotte Eskelson
Moorhead
Lavonne Newell
Fenton Bernadine Reiter
Pocahontas
Madonna Kuhn
Fort Atkinson
Bernice Wampler
Scranton
Magdalena Lewis Corydon
Dorothy Reiff
Ida Grove
Mary Schulte
Fairfax
Marie Fluckey
Aston
Catses
Selma Ekquist
Town Women In Johnson Invited To AAA Talk
Mrs L Keith Johnson county chair of AAA women announced a meeting for town and farm women in Johnson county to be addressed by Mrs Ellsworth Richardson state AAA women’s chair. Wives urged to attend with a guest and Mrs Gertrude Fuller of the AAA information division may attend. Richardson will speak in Elkader March 30 as part of a Clayton county five town series on the nation’s agriculture and its significance to all people.
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Speect
Gazette
Iowa City
L. Keith
Johnson County
AAA
Ellsworth Richardson
AAA Womens Organization
Gertrude RB Fuller
Information Division
National Aaa
Washington, D C
Elkader
Clayton County
Richardson
Food price index shows 1939 costs at 77 percent of 1923 25 levels
Labor Department data reveal 1939 average food cost 2.4 percent below 1938 with cereals and bakery down 4 to 7 percent and meat and dairy prices mixed. Fresh fruits and vegetables rose 4.4 percent while sugar and sweets rose 2.8 percent.
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Labor Department
United States
Department of Labor
Europe
Farm Bureau plans noon meal for annual Farm Women day
WAUKON April 3 marks the annual achievement day program of farm women with Allamakee county Farm Bureau men again planning the menu cooking serving and washing dishes for the noon meal following a precedent set last year.
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Speciail Tn
Gazette
Waukon
Farm Bureau
Allamakee County
45 Members Added To Benton County 4 H Girls Clubs
Benton county 4 H clubs closed a week with 45 new members added to the roll nine from Jackson Girls 4 H club six from Leroy Luckies two top clubs Miss Ann Nygaard home demonstration agent reported. Week climaxed with two teas one at Blairstown and one at Vinton Seventy girls and leaders attended from multiple townships. Teas were hosted by Iowa State College 4 H girls and Benton Junior County Farm Bureau members. In Blairstown leaders Esther Ebert Marie Grunewald Margaret Swatos directed events. In Vinton leaders listed include Clara Stueck Hazel Skoog Helen Vaupel Betty Pangborn Harleen Harper.
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Winton
Jackson
Leroy Luckies
Benton County
Ann Nygaard
Blairstown
Vinton
Iewa
Leroy
Union
Florence-St. Clair
Eldorado
Polk
Harrison
Cedar
Bruce
Big Grove
Eden
Taylor
Canton
Iowa State College
Benton Junior County Farm Bureau
Esther Ebert
Marie Grunewald
Margaret Swatos
Clara Stueck
Hazel Skoog
Helen Vaupel
Betty Pangborn
Harleen Harper
Austrian Archdukes Inspect Towa Farms
Arch duke Franz Josef Otto von Hapsburg and Archduke Felix visited Towa farms and the state college at Ames in Des Moines after arriving from Peoria. Their Midwest tour aims to study American farming methods for potential leadership of a Danubian confederacy. The brothers are sons of Charles, later emperor, and grandsons of Emperor Franz Joseph.
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Des Moines
INS
Franz-Joseph Otto von
Franz Joseph
Cottonseed meal leads wheat feeds in price this February
The federal market review shows cottonseed meal averaging $750 per ton above the 10-year February average, $8 higher than February 1939. Bran runs $175 above the 10-year average and $350 above February 1939. Linseed meal is cheaper, $5 below the 10-year February average and $7 below February 1939. Soybean meal trails, $350 under the 5-year February average, though $5 above February 1939. Gluten feed sits $1 below February’s 10-year average but $8 above a year ago.
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Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
Weekly Feed Market Review
Orchard demonstrations planned in 32 counties Ames
Ames extension service schedules 169 orchard planting and management demonstrations across 32 counties. S. W. Edgecombe, extension horticulturist, announced recently.
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Ames
Ames Extension Service
S. W. Edgecombe
U S D A Demonstration to Make Paper from Low Grade Cotton
The U S D A has launched a demonstration program to produce high grade paper from low grade cotton. The project aims to showcase efficient conversion methods, potential cost benefits, and broader applications for the cellulose resource in agricultural byproducts.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Digestive Health
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a remedy for sluggish liver bile and constipation. It claims the product stimulates bile flow, tones intestinal action, aids digestion of fatty foods, and emphasizes its purely vegetable composition. Consumers are urged to buy at drugstores for 15¢, 30¢, or 60¢.
4-H Lamb Feeders Lose $1.15 Per Unit in 1939 40 Plan
C W McDonald Ames extension animal husbandman reports the Town 4-H Western Lamb Feeding project showed an average loss of 1.15 per feeding unit of 16 head. There were 265 units fed 89 to 103 days with purchase price 9.12 per hundredweight and selling price 9.31. Death loss averaged 3.2 percent. feed cost per 100 pounds of gain was 9.39.
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AMES
C. W. McDonald
Ames Extension Animal Husbandman
Rowley Creamery Pays 32c For Top Butterfat
Special to The Gazette Rowley patrons of the Rowley Farmer's Cooperative creamery received pay for butterfat in late February. Joe McGrath secretary reports prices at 32 cents for Grade No 1, 31 cents for Grade No 2, and 30 cents for Grade No 3, with first half February values listed as 32, 31, and 38 cents respectively.
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Gazette
Rowley
Rowley Farmer's Cooperative Creamery
Joe McGrath
Farm Auction Notices March City Sales Co and Frank Havlik
Tuesday March 26 Stanwood horse sale by City Sales Co followed by March 27 Frank Havlik public sale near Troy Mills. Listings note livestock auctions and public sales in local area.
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Stanwood Horse Sale
City Sales Co
Frank Havlik
3'S
Troy Mills
Roudabush Named District Supervisor for Marketing Service
W J Roudabush Washington county agent from 1933 to 1939 has been appointed district supervisor for the Agriculture Marketing Service United States Department of Agriculture. He will oversee 20 to 25 men across 22 counties in southeastern Iowa with headquarters temporarily in Davenport.
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Gazette
Washington
W. J Roudaebush
Agriculture Marketing Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Tweny
Iowa
Jackson County
Monroe County
Davenport
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