Court Refers Foreclosures To Agricultural Credit Council
Judge Atherton B Clark directs six farm foreclosure cases to Linn County Agricultural Credit council under the Iowa mortgage emergency act. A Cedar Rapids committee, chaired by GC Michel, will conciliate between mortgagor and mortgagee, with trustees named if continuances extend to March 1 1935.
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Linn County Agricultural Credit Council
Atherton B. Clark
Iowa
Clark
Cedar Rapids
Farmers’ Organization
Gazette
Linn County Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Linn County
GC. B . Michel
Marion
Ben Neal
Mount Vernon
Fred Stanley
Springville
Paul Huston
Karl Kendall
R. D. Smith
Thomas D. Powell
District Court
H.C Ring
F O Elii- Son
John T Moffit
One Of Beans Three Of Corn Make Good Ensilage
Manchester farmer D W Ryan reports that a mix of one fourth sow beans and three fourths corn yields good ensilage when cut as usual. Alan grows twenty acres of beans on the Thorpe place with alfalfa nearby. Soy beans recently priced at 50 to 60 cents a bushel after selling at 3 dollars.
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Boedal
Tee Gate
Manchester
W_ Ryan
Thorpe
L M Ryan
Edgewood
Alan
Thorpe Place
Public Sale of Livestock At Toddville Area
Public sale to be held at residence two miles northwest of Toddville and seven miles south of Center Point on Thursday March 30 beginning at 1 30 pm. About 110 head of livestock including horses cattle and hogs plus 25 cattle 88 hogs and 40 feeding shoots offered. George Minor owner. Gene Fagan auctioneer. B F Roy clerk.
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Toddville
Center Point
Midway Filline Station
Farrow Betwen
Das George Minor
Gene Fagan
B. F. Roy
Mount Vernon
Bertram
Palisades
Hampshire
E. H. Morrow
Mw.de. Challis
Mt. Vernon Bank and Trust Co
Wheatland Creamery Sets Butterfat Price and Payouts
Wheatland officers of the Wheatland Co operative creamery set 17 cents per pound for butterfat for the last month. Miss Ernestine Schneider received the largest check for 100 dollars 72 cents with Fred Schneider second at 47 dollars 55 cents. Joe Blumer contracted for the buttermilk output at 25 cents per hundred gallons for the next three months.
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Wheatland
Wheatland Co-operative Creamery
Ernestine Schneider
Fred Schnede
Joe Blumer
Livestock Sale Nets $1 350 In Hour at Decorah Auction
Farmers in Decorah consigned cattle and hogs for an auction that drew buyers quickly selling out in about one hour for a total cash return of 1350 dollars. The sale highlighted strong local demand and efficient bidding as livestock moved fast.
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Ga Decorah
Farmers Grow Alfalfa on Whole 105 Acres in Iowa
W L Fowler of Cedar Rapids converts 105 acres near Cedar Rapids and Whittier to alfalfa, with seven-year history on two farms. Last season 70 acres near Cedar Rapids and 35 near Whittier yielded alfalfa, while 14 acres were replanted. Fowler says the crop fits his city lifestyle and low grain risk, despite high initial costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
W. L. Fowler
Linn
W L. Fowler
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Fowler
Whittier
Cream Haulers and the Farm Bill Debate
A column argues for the dairy cream hauler as a vital link in the agricultural economy amid weather disruptions and farm relief proposals. It lauds Roosevelt and Wallace while urging patience, unity, and faithful support for farm policy despite criticism and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wallace
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Rubber-Tired Tractors Begin to Change Farm Work
Rubber tires for tractors, now common on city roads, are being tested in eastern Town. Roscoe Blinks near Marion shows a 28 inch wheel rear tire on his tractor, with front tires smaller and wheel weights needed. He estimates costs around 250 dollars, with potential fuel savings and reduced soil packing. W L Fowler of Cedar Rapids also plans a rubber tire equipped tractor for pavement pulling.
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Roscoe Blinks
Marion
Linn County
W. L. Fowler
Cedar Rapids
Whittier
Mr. Fowler
J W. Fowler
Porter Hemenway
Hemenway
Hogs Weigh 254 Pounds At Five Months Of Age
ROWLEY Thomas Burdick, a local farmer, marketed five five month old hogs. Four averaged 254 pounds while one weighed 275 pounds. The hogs were fed milk and grain. Field work halted by bad weather. George Osborne, P C Thedens and Frank Hare plan to sow oats when weather allows.
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Rowley
Thomas Burdick
George Osborne
P. C Thedens
Frank Hare
Pheasant Club Planned by Winneshiek 4-H Lads
A Winneshiek county 4-H group plans to organize a pheasant raising club. George Kaufman, a deputy game warden from Lansing, will meet with the boys Friday evening to discuss future plans.
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Pheasant Club
Winneshiek
4-H Lads
Gazette
Decorah
George Kaufman
Lansing
Ewe Lambs A Quintet Living And Thriving At Keswick
Clarence Ash on the Joe Higgins farm near Keswick reports a ewe giving birth to five lambs after twins and triplets. The five lambs named Hying and Hiter are thriving while another ewe loses twins and nurses two. Several nearby farmers report heavy lamb losses over the past two weeks.
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the Gazette
Keswick
Clarence Ash
Joe Higgins
Wool Prices Steady Amid Curtailed Trade
Boston AP reports wool markets show sharp trade curtailment last week with few large deals and slow demand. Prices largely held to recent gains as large houses kept quotations unchanged while smaller lots were offered cheaper, especially inferior lots.
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Boston
Butter production at Garrison creamery tops 3200 pounds daily
Garrison Co operative creamery churned more than 3200 pounds of butter daily in February from butter fat. Patrons received an average of 19 cents per pound. Secretary C Ridenour reports a likely market increase within the next thirty to sixty days.
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Garrison
Garrison Co-operative Creamery
T C Ridenour
Ridenour
Hopkinton Corn Money Assured Trade Plan Backed
Banker H A Miller calls the Hopkinton Corn Money Exchange a sure go with 56 merchants backing the plan. Farmers may deliver up to 100 bushels of corn on April 1 and 3 for scrip or coupons, exchangeable for goods in Hopkinton for two months. In Traer more than $500 in scrip circulates, backed by the local commercial club with 600 patrons, extending the creamery area across multiple counties.
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Hopkinton
H. A. Miller
Hopkinton Corn Money Exchange Bank
TRAER
Commercial Club
Maurice Bordewick
Creamery
Poweshiek County
Marshall
Benton
Black Hawk and Grundy
Jersey breeders plan a state fair Jersey show in Iowa
Iowa City notices a meeting at 1 30 p m March 30 by southeastern Iowa Jersey breeders to plan a district show for the Iowa State fair. Attending will be Fred S Idise of Indianola and Floyd Johnston of Ames. The proposal calls for a Jersey show only of Iowa cattle with nine districts staging preliminaries to select entries for Des Moines. Cash premiums total 233 dollars shared equally if a district has a full herd. Ribbons will indicate placings. Eligible dairymen may enter purebred Jerseys.
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Iowa City
Iowa
S. L. Duncan
Fred S. Idise
Indianola
American Jersey Cattle Club
Floyd Johnston
Ames Extension Dairyman
Des Moines
Cascade Creamery butter prices dip in February
The Cascade Creamery association reports butter sold at 17 cents a pound for the last half of February, two cents lower than the first half. Claude Miller, the manager, announced at a directors meeting. Checks for butter fat were cashed Saturday.
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Cascade
Cascade Creamery Association
Claude Miller
Crochet belt from barn door hinge craft idea
A farm page feature suggests making a crochet belt from yarn tied into a hinge using a spindle hinge from a barn door. Instructions detail chaining stitches through hinge holes and binding with doubles or trebles, noting yarn weight and belt length. Editor invites reader feedback for future Sundays.
Heavy Cattle Run Triggers Price Break Across Markets
Union Stockyards Chicago reports a heavier cattle run week ending with prices sharply lower. Heavy supply due to disturbed banking, poor demand for dressed beef, and weaker top grades. Light steers and yearlings mainly $4.75 to $7.10. heavy steers $4.25 to $5.50. heifers $4.25 to $6. cows $1.75 to $3.25. hogs mixed with some weakness early week, lambs up 10 to 15 cents to $5.25 to $5.85.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
Cow Poisoned By Moldy Sweet Clover Dies Near Mount Vernon
Neal, a farmer near Mount Vernon, lost a cow fed moldy sweet clover hay. Veterinarians warn such hay impairs blood clotting, causing fatal hemorrhages from minor wounds or bruises.
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Mount Vernon
BOC
Neal
Horse mortalities exceed foaling losses in Iowa reports
Wallace Scheck, Cedar Rapids buyer for a Chicago tannery, estimates horse deaths in eastern Iowa exceed foaling losses. He notes 1 067 hides shipped March 24 and large prior shipments. about 600 hides held by Cedar Rapids buyers. He cites 6 000+ horses dead in the past year from rendering works and hides, plus plants at Topeka and Rockford slaughtering hundreds weekly.
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Wallace Scheck
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Scheck
Mr. Scheck
Pose
Iowa
Topeka
Rockford
Court rules Farm Bureau fund shall not be paid
Clarke county supervisors will not grant the Clarke county Farm Bureau a $2,000 appropriation after district court ruled the bureau failed to meet state requirements for funding. Judge George A. Johnston of Creston delivered the decision after the bureau filed a mandamus writ to compel the supervisors.
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Court Rules Farm Bureau
Osceola
Clarke County
Clarke County Farm Bureau
George A. Johnston
Creston
Linn County Farm Bureau Week of Township Activities
The Linn County Farm Bureau lists poster training schools and Farm Bureau meetings for the coming week. Activities include Monday at 1 p.m. in North Marion township at Mrs. Forrest Hann and evening meetings in Monroe and College townships at Union church.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
North Marion Township
Forrest Hann
Monroe Township Farm Bureau
Toddville
Putnam Township
College Township
Union Church
College Township Farm Bureau
Monroe Towneship
Economist Cady to Speak at Farm Bureau Meeting
E L Cady Ames extension economist will address farmers and business men in Decorah next Wednesday evening under Winnebago County Farm Bureau sponsorship. He will discuss the present agricultural situation.
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Decorah
E. L. Cady
Ames Extension
Winne‘shirk County Farm Bureau
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Agricultural Credit Council
Judge Clark
Linn Farm Bureau
Ray Anderson
Fairfax
Joe Jindrich
George Minor
Wheatland Creamery
Wall Street
United States
Wallace
Board of Trade
Farm Relief
Rassle
Phey Wallow
Wade
Town
Et's Gate
Wal
Grimm
South Dakota
Ewe Lambs
R. C. Weaver
Ames
Iowa County Farm Bureau
Anna B. Maas
Williamsburg
F. A. Bolger
Leonard Dye
Mies Ethel Bolger
Blairstown
Irene Boucher
Marengo
J. H. Wallace
Walter Talbot
Camilo Vercande
Ralph Lortz
Fred Blythe
Maas
Mary Brickley
H. E. Page Cattle Co
Beverly Yards
Cellar Rapids
Towa
Linn Farm Bureau Calendar
Economist
Packing House
Third Avenue E
First Avenue E
Ariana Sauerkraut
Wieners Frankfurts Bologna
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