Man Behind Gun Determines Farm Profit, Wallace Claims
James J. Wallace of Marion analyzed 121 Cedar Valley Farm Business association records for 1935. He reported average income per acre and stark gaps between high and low profit farms, noting factors like crop mix, investment, and livestock prices, and suggesting methods behind profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Wallace
Marion
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
Mr. Wallace
Wallace
Association
Tipton
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Farmers Begin To Sow Oats Across Iowa Regions
East central and southern Iowa show oats sowing in progress with Albert Uthoff near Walford leading a 15 foot disc. Weather favorable. oats set to be sown Thursday, with broader sowing expected next week barring extreme north conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Albert Uthoff
Walford
Uthoff
Buchanan County
Skunk River
English River
Wapsie
Minnesota Line
Winners In Maquoketa Corn Show Announced
Special to The Gazette Maquoketa Iowa: A four ear sample of Reid's yellow dent entered by Mrs F A Hull of Fairfield township was the outstanding exhibit at the Jackson county Farmers institute. Three hundred ninety five ears were entered in the show with judge Kenneth Helfert of Sabula. Winners in the single ear class were Ray Morehead James Fowler H B Vincent Cecil Baresel Ray Baresel. Ten ear class winners were Virgil Jones William Baresel Robert Fowler Allen Fowler Cecil Baresel. Forty ear class winners were Mrs F A Hull Virgil Jones Robert Fowler Glen F Bailey H B Vincent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Reid
F. A. Hull
Fairfield Township
Jackson County Farmers’ Institute
A. G. Hallett
Jackson County Corn and Poultry Association
Kenneth Helfert
Sabula
Ray Morehead
James, Fowler
H. B. Vincent
Cecil Baresel
Ray Baresel
Virgil Jones
William Baresel
Robert Fowler
Allen Fowler
Glen F. Bailey
Pigs Born in Hazleton Farm Crossbreed
I A Morey and Son report eighty four March pigs farrowed from ten Duroc sows crossed with a Poland China boar at their Hazleton operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
I. A. Morey and Son
Poland
Farmers Begin Oats Sowing Amid Spring Preparations
Delta-C area reports farmers like Augustine and Sons sowing oats northwest of Delta after deep snow. Ground ready for spring planting ahead of schedule as some corn remains unharvested. Seed corn scarce and costly, weeded pastures need reseeding. livestock fared well with ample feed through winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta
C. N. Augustine and Sons
Farmers weigh signup for new soil program drift in Iowa
Farmers debate joining a new soil conservation program as oat and grain decisions affect final compliance. Most will study details before deciding, while some seed grass or harvest grain for hay. The seal will attend educational meetings as spring work begins and oat crops influence interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Dubuque Cattle Tops Chicago Market Wednesday
Dubuque county cattle led the Chicago market on Wednesday with top prices and many high bids. John A. Hosch set the day’s extreme with 1 388 pound prime steers at 11.50 to an eastern buyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Dubuque County
Chicago
John A. Hosch
Talbert Brothers
N. J. Hoffman
Leo Till
John A. Finn
George Kurt
Fewer Farmers Join 1936 37 Soil Plan Warned
Washington officials anticipate lower farm program participation this year with a wheat surplus and ample feed grains, forecasting cheaper hogs by 1938 and a large corn harvest. Wallace and Bean clash over wheat carryover with export bets, while drought history affects livestock prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Department of Agriculture
Middle West
Plains
AAA
Wallace
Louis K. Bean
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
REA Committees Named In Benton and Black Hawk
Approximately 150 farmers from Benton and Black Hawk counties met in La Porte City to form temporary county REA organizations. Benton members include Harry Fagan Mount Auburn secretary Kenneth Fry Van Horne and E E Taylor Vinton Leo Ockenfels Watkins and Harry Reiss Garrison. Black Hawk members are George Konicek chairman Ralph Ballinger Carl Hebell Arthur Harding and Oscar Miles. County Agents Barger and Green discussed the rural electrification project with farm groups and a plans outline will be reviewed by an REA officer before a house to house canvass to offer electricity to every farm home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Porte City
Benton
Black Hawk
Benton County
Harry Fagan
Mount Auburn
Kenneth Fry
van Horne
E. E. Taylor
Vinton
Leo Ockenfels
Watkins
Harry Reiss
Garrison
Black Hawk County
George Konicek
Ralph Ballinger
Carl Hebell
Arthur Harding
Oscar Miles
Paul B. Barger
James C. Green
G. J. Long
REA
Rural Electrification ‘Administration
Cattle dealer Frye tallies sales at Chicago market
Kenneth Frye by Blairstown sent two loads of 1 217 pound steers to Chicago selling at 9.85 per hundredweight and a load of spayed heavy heifers averaging 1050 pounds selling at 8.75. He still has three loads of fat cattle in the feed lot and has sold seven loads of cattle and hogs this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Blairstown
Kenneth Frye
Chicago
Hay Harvest Underway Near Kinross In March
Farmer Adolph J. Gislain and crew stack soybean hay two miles east of Kinross. The 14 acre field yielded about 30 tons with five acres fed over winter. Other east central and southern Iowa farmers harvested soybeans amid dry conditions permitting combines despite some draw difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinross
Adolph J. Gislain
East Central
Iowa
Farm Auctions Set for Friday March 27
Iowa Livestock Exchange conducts sale in Cedar Rapids while William Glatstein runs a horse auction in Muscatine on Friday March 27 drawing farmers and horse buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
William Glatstein
Muscatine
Schmickle and Co Public Auction Pages
Public sale listings include Gottlieb Schmickle sale 214 miles west of Alburnett Anamosa consignment sale and a Mackie and Co sale at Vinton with details readable in the notice. The notices indicate multiple local auctions on a March weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gottlieb Schmickle
Alburnett
Anamosa
Mackie and Co
Vinton
Edwin Bartlett estate sale acreage 312 mi east of Solon
On Tuesday March 31 the Edwin Bartlett estate offers 181.86 acres for disposition located 312 miles east of Solon. The notice provides property size and reference point for potential buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Bartlett
Solon
John W. Pichner Estate Public Sale Notice
Public sale of the John W. Pichner estate to be held Wednesday April 1 at 7 miles northeast of Oxford. Auction details unreadable in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Pichner
Oxford
North Liberty
Amana Road
New Bridge
Half Of Trees Die In Maquoketa Erosion Project
Maquoketa CCC camp reports about 50 percent of trees planted in three years of soil erosion control work are growing. About 175000 black locust trees will be planted this spring to replace dead plantings from drought and a hard winter. Camp officials inspect farms, assist with strip cropping and terraces, and extend the camp period to improve completion prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
CCC
Frank Larson
Floyd Harrison
Moothart
Larson
Principal Iowa Soybean Varieties Include Manchu and Illini
The list of principal soybean varieties grown in Iowa features Manchu Muk wae Illini Dunfield and Black Eye row. The note highlights diverse cultivar names used by farmers across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Old Seed Corn Brings High Prices at Wilton Junction Auction
James Doran sales near Wilton Junction featured seed corn at 8 and 9 dollars per bushel. Other corn sold 58 cents a bushel while oats brought 34 cents and hay six dollars a ton. Livestock included broad sows with pigs at fifty dollars each and horses selling up to four hundred ninety dollars. John Osmers acted as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Wilton Junction
James Doran
John Osmers
Draft cost rises with feed to thirty months
Estimated feed required to raise a draft to thirty months is about 2,392 pounds of grain, 5,805 pounds of hay and other forage, plus ample pasture.
Cattle Trucking Reaches February Record Across Markets
Chicago reports 412 273 head of cattle trucked to thirteen leading markets in February, up from 376 682 last year and 402 380 two years ago, setting a new peak. Hog shipments totaled 821 007, while calves 154 426 and sheep and lambs 240 009, with declines from a year earlier in sheep and lambs and calves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Chicago
Lowden Creamery pays 40 cents for February butterfat
Lowden Creamery farmers received 40 cents a pound for butterfat in No. 1 cream during February. Butter production for the month totaled 13,474 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden
Creamery Pays Patrons for February Butter Output
Monona patrons at the Farmers Co operative Creamery received 40 cents per pound of February butter produced from 31 986 pounds of butterfat. A total of 39 300 pounds of butter were made and 36 032 pounds shipped to eastern markets 1 500 pounds sold locally and 1 768 pounds to patrons. Four patrons received checks over $200 each with a top payment of 243 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monona
Farmers Co-operative Creamery Company of
Hem Roids Pill Promise End Pile Misery
A Western physician Dr. J S Leonhardt develops Hem Roid an internal medicine to treat piles by improving lower bowel blood circulation. May Drug Company and druggists advertise one bottle of Hem Roid tablets will relieve pile misery or offer a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Leonhardt
Dr. Leonhardt
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J. J. Wallace
Business Association
Ray Anderson
Vinton, Iowa
Guernsey
Ing Tractors
Mackie & Co
Hite and
Gillam
Clint Schlotfelt
Yette
Rock Road
McCormick
Robinson
Deere
Portland
H.p. United Gas Engine
Gottlieb
George Price
Audt
R. B. Schmickle
Dubuque
Rapaport
West End
Sixteenth Avenue
Bean
Dean
Liverpool
Black
Hawk
Hampshire
China
W. K. Kedy
First Trust
Releve
Cedar, Rapids. In
Dia First Trust and
Savas
A. J. Gislain
Tankar
Tankar Gas
Second Ave
Lowden Creamery
Anamosa Sale Pavilion
Lee Bebee
D. E. Brickley
Mer
Fordson Tractor Parts
Sixteenth Avenue Bridge
Robinson Bros
Third Street
Glycas
Fitch
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