U S Lists Foreign Corn As Weakening Factor In Market Surplus
Foreign corn arrivals at U S ports and forecasts of record Argentine supplies, plus large stocks in South Africa and Danube shipments, have weakened the corn market. Surpluses in exporting countries exceed last year, while U S and foreign prices ease as demand remains subdued amid mild winter and lower feeding needs. Argentine crop revisions loom, with forecasts near 500 million bushels. carryover into April remains tight due to low old-corn stocks and reduced domestic use. South African output falls from last year’s level, with 70 million bushels expected for the current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
South Africa
Lower
Danube
Grain Market News Service
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Union of South Africa
North America
Fearon
United
Jugoslavian
Atlantic
Gulf
Danubian
Corn trade shifts from Danube regions and markets
The report outlines 1934 35 grain balances with 25 million bushels for U S farm use 19 million for other domestic needs and 37 million for export The Danube basin yields 507 million bushels in 1934 versus 429 million in 1933 Export outlook peaks at 78 million bushels while Argentine and South African shipments rise In Europe price controls and import duties shape trade Argentina fixes a 353 cent per bushel price and US duty on imports influences market movements
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Argentina
United States
Coming Farm Auctions This Week With Multiple Sales
A sequence of farm auctions is listed for March 27 to 30. H R Dolan hosts a sale 112 miles southwest of Linn County home, Henry Gerdes sells five miles north of Cedar Rapids, Ivestock sale at Vinton led by Frank Dulen, C L Evans closes out sale one mile north Linn Junction, Hoening sale by W L Husek one mile north Toddville, and Page and Bowman cattle sale at Maquoxeta.
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Dolan Sale
Linn County
Henry Gerdes
Cedar Rapids
Ivestock
Vinton
Frank Dulen
W L Husek
Adm
Toddville
Page and
Bowman
Maquoxeta
Linn Dairy Club Round-Up At Marion Stresses Calf Projects
Linn County dairy calf club members and parents attended a Marion round-up with 35 participants. Ernest M Wright of the Iowa State Dairy Association showed a two reel movie and spoke on production records, starting with a good heifer, and carrying the dairy calf project through three years. Harold Ingle emphasized building a small herd of good cows and future dairy club directions, with talks by three seasoned members detailing their experiences.
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Ernest M Wright
Iowa State Dairy Association
Waterloo
Harold Ingle
Tinn County
Marion
Dairy Club
Wright
Dairs Cattle Congress
East Sear
Dairs
Milton Smith
Prairie Union Woldests Club
Donald Dukek
Alhurnett Happy Workers Club
Robert Minor
College Twelve Club
Drought resistant evergreens listed in Iowa windbreak survey
Special to The Gazette. Ames extension forester Guy R. Ramsey reports drought tolerance by species. Douglas fir, western yellow pine, Russian pine, white spruce, Black Hills spruce and Norway spruce showed low death and damage in 381 windbreaks across 52 counties. Scotch pine, white pine and white cedar fared poorly, with notable death and damage, underscoring the need for well cared for plantings and proper site conditions.
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Ames
Iowa
Guy R. Ramsey
Mr Ramsey
Ramsey
Dunlap Heads Soil Improvement Assn In Keokuk County
Keokuk County Soil Improvement association officers elected in Sigourney Saturday are Dale Dunlap president Paul Roy vice president and Harry Shanafelt secretary and treasurer They will work with CCC camp members on soil improvement projects on 150 signed up farms Membership totals 150.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County Soil Improvement Association
Dale Dunlap
Paul Roy
Richland
Harry Shanafelt
Joe Colgan
CCC
Hog Thieves Use Snow Drift As Ramp At Waukon Farm
Thieves used a snow drift as a ramp to push eleven hogs over a woven wire fence from the Emil Leschensky farm near the public stockyards at Waukon. The hogs valued at 300 dollars were taken from a drove of forty five and loaded into a truck. Over the last six months forty five hogs have been stolen from the stockyards and vicinity.
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Gazette
Waukon
Emil] Leschensky
St Louis Dairy Show Revived After 3 Years Inactivity
Waterloo reports the National Dairy show at St Louis will be staged again this year after three years of inactivity. Announcement comes from Charles Hill of Madison, Wis president of the National Dairy association to E S Foster, manager of the Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress. Tentative dates set for the week of Oct 14.
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Speral
Waterloo
St Louis
E S Fster
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Charles Hill
Madison
Wis
National Dairy Association
St Louis Exposition
Farm Life Returns for 82YearOld Hal Horgan
Halvor Horgan of Strum, Wisconsin, leaves retirement at age 82 to move back to a rural farm near Mondovi. He believes life begins at twice forty and aims to operate the family farm after twenty years in retirement.
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Mondovi
Wis
Halvor Horgan
Strum
Horgan
New Rating System Used In Student's Grain Judging Meet
Grain judging teams from Jesup Fairfield Olin Vinton Maquoketa and Tipton competed in sectional contests at Tipton adopting a new rating system with superior excellent and good awards rather than place rankings. Individual and team ratings covered FFA corn legumes small grains and open class judging with multiple districts earning superior or excellent honors and named recipients from Tipton Olin Vinton Jesup Fairfield Maquoketa.
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Tipton
Jesup
Fairfield
Olin
Vinton
Maquoketa
W Anderson
H. Cogart
Forest Anderson
William Penrose
Paul Buchanan
Ed Safely
Francis Moffit
J. Brown
A. Hess
L. Chambliss
Burnett
Leland Goodell
R. Thompson
Harry Riley
Ed.Safely
Church Reports Profit On Operation Of Farm Near Mount Vernon
The First Presbyterian church of Mount Vernon reported a 5 percent net profit last year on its 160 acre farm near Ladora. The report was presented at the annual congregational meeting. A J Rogers chaired the board of trustees which managed the farm.
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Mount Vernon
Ladora
First Presbyterian Church of
J. Rogers
Allamakee Cows Average 19.6 February Butterfat
Allamakee County Cow Test members averaged 480 pounds of milk and 196 pounds of butterfat in February. Hugh Kuhn reports 75 percent of members fed a legume day and a balanced grain ration during the month.
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Waukon
Allamakee County Cow Test Association
Hugh Kuhn
Crop Seed Loans Available Soon in Ames
Emergency crop and seed loans will be available to Iowa farmers as soon as forms are printed by the Omaha Farm Credit administration office. Applicants must work with county crop loan committees and meet AAA program requirements. Loans range from 10 to 500 dollars, secured by a first mortgage on the crop or livestock fed, with a government subordination waiver. Funds aim to aid farmers with depleted resources from the 1934 drought.
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Ames
Iowa
Omaha
Farm Credit Administration
R. K. Bliss
Ames Extension Service
Bliss
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
William I. Myers
Congress
Span Of Mules Bring $350 In Auction Near Baldwin
A team of mules sold for 350 dollars at the Hans Fuglsang farm sale near Baldwin. Cows fetched prices from 30 to 73 dollars each.
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Baldwin
Foster McKinnon and Fuester Do A Little Kidding
Satirical notice from Des Moines mocks legislative bills to license and examine practitioners of arts and healing. It reports a concurrent resolution by Foster, McKinnon, and Fuester proposing a five member board including a doctor, pharmacist, farmer, auto dealer, and restaurant man to test a farmer in bacteriology, chemistry, farming, machinery, and pure food knowledge as ethics standards.
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Des Moines
Foster
Dem
West Branch
McKinnon
New London
Fuester
Ida Grove
Dysart Sweet Corn Acreage Assured at 1050 Acres
Dysart canning plant confirms 1050 acres of sweet corn contracted for the 1935 pack at seven dollars a ton. About ninety contracts averaging ten to fifteen acres each were signed. Farmers will receive seed from the company and repay when their crop is sold. Modern machinery is being installed at the plant.
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Dysart
Charles W. Forte
Canning Company
Creamery Plan Approved for Waukon by Stockholders
WAUKON Stockholders named Roland Herman Fred Straate and Simon Hansmeier to supervise erecting a new plant with an estimated cost of 10 000 dollars. The meeting occurred Saturday.
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Waukon
Waukon Creamery
Roland Herman
Fred Straate
Simon Hansmeier
Timothy Seed Harvest Near Amber In March
Amber area reports unusual March threshing of Timothy hay. Otto Danneman, farmer one mile northwest of Amber, threshed a stack of timothy hay this Saturday and produced forty five bushels of seed amid delayed fall work and varied spring farm activities due to weather conditions.
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Amber
Otto Danneman
Third payments received in Grundy County total 70521
Grundy Center seven hundred eight corn hog checks totaling 70521.13 were received Monday by R W Kiewier treasurer of the Grundy county control association. These checks are final payments on 600 contracts for the 1934 program. Other checks are expected soon.
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Grundy Center
R. W. Kiewier
Grundy
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Lt.Jums
Looney Swain
Union
Roumania
Jugoslavia
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United States Agricultural Attache
Belgrade
Belting E. Cohn & Sons, Inc
L Street
Youtry
Lea Tanee
Caf Romo
Ford Tien Teneh Vale Gop
Ahwel Ata Tracer Yee
Umere Storentorn Tea Taps
C.L. Evans
Poc Lassen
Charles van Note
DR. Wright
Star Jewelrs Co
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C L Evans
North Linn Junction
Linn Dairy Club
Farmer’s Supply CO
Third Street
C.R. Hatchery
First Avenue FE
Ames Forester
Dunlap Heads Soil Improvement Ass
Keokuk County
St. Louis
Guernsey
Ade
Farrow
Welent
McCormick
Gene Pagan
Allamakee
Kneip. Bowen
First Ave
Dial
Foster, McKinnon and
Buehler Bros
First Street
Hance
Dulen
Green Mountains
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First Avenue
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