Interior Hog Run Projected Record March Totals
An estimate from Des Moines indicates interior hog marketing in Iowa and southern Minnesota will total about 814 700 head for March 1939 814 700 exceeds the previous high and marks a 49 percent rise from 1930. The run stems from earlier fall pig movements larger summer farrowed pigs and a weak corn hog price ratio. Prices were weak with top bids under a nickel at many markets, while deliveries remained heavy into April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior
Towa
Minnesota
Albert Lea
Aust
Federal Livestock Market News Service
Des Moines
Dez Verne
Des Vieines Livestock Market News Service
Avril
Demonstrations On Contour Laying Set In Linn County
Rex Conn Linn county agent will lead four contour line layout and stripcropping demonstrations next week assisted by Harold Shold. The schedule includes April 1 at 9am Emerson farm near Lachoan and 1pm Wert farm near Mount Vernon, and April 29 at 9am Haeseler farm near Mount Vernon and 1pm Hand farm near Center Point. A farmstead landscaping demonstration is planned at Horn farm near Mount Vernon with Marguenta Tarr Ames extension landscape architect in charge plus two talks on landscaping at Jordans Grove church and Troy Mills school house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Shold
SCS
Marion
Rex Conn
Linn
Mr. Conn
S&s F Emerson Farm
Lachoan
Stephen Wert
Mount Vernon
M B Haeseler
C H Hand
Center Point
Conn
Harry Horn
Marguenta Tarr Ames
Miss Tarr
Jordans Grove Church
Troy
Mills School House
Fence Drift Caught in the Woven Wire
A farm editor recalls a March 19 brainstorm about spring and farm life. The anonymous writer questions the editor's move back to the farm and muses on farming hopes and snow in Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RF A
Walker
Gorma
Minnesota
Farm bought at $72.39 per acre in Washington County
Cecil F Rooks of the Farm Security Administration reports the sale of the McFarland estate farm, 112 acres near Crawfordsville, to Elmer MecArthur and wife for 10280 dollars. The deal, at 72.39 per acre, includes improvements, liming, and fencing as part of federal tenant purchase program. Possession set for March 1, 1911, with three more farms pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan Cecil F Rooks
Washington County
McFarland
Crawfordsville
Elmer MecArtor
Kenta
Hamilton Dieterick To Speak April 8 Waukon
Waukon set to host a county wide Triple A educational meeting on the evening of April to discuss aims and objectives since its inception six years ago Principal speakers include HL Dieterick of Des Moines state AAA committeeman and WB Hamilton of Des Moines secretary of the Town Farm Bureau federation Movies will be shown Speritta The Gazette reports. A public hearing on improving the Triple A program will be held by the Lowen County agricultural conservation board at the Farm Bureau office on April 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Hl, Dieterick
Des Moines
AAA
WB Hamilton
Nes Moines
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Speritta the
Gazer Waperllo
Lowen Counts Agricultural Conservation Board
Farm Bureau
Petition Filed for Clayton Soils District in Clayton County
A photo shows three petition signers from Farmersburg Elkader and St Olaf backing a soils district in Clayton county. Circulated by 25 farmers the petitions total over 200 signatures meeting the state districting law. The next steps include a county hearing by the state committee and a possible referendum with 65 percent landowner approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Clayton Soils District
Elkader
Clayton County
Asnmeusural Conservation
Harvey Debes
Farmersburg
Ole Embertson
St Olaf
Joel Clark
Wagner
Debes
Flkader
State Sails
Farl Elijah
Clarence
Sorgo Seed Shipments Shrink 14 Percent From 1938
Washington reports 1939 sorgo seed shipments expected to be 14 percent smaller than 1938, with Sudan grass seed shipments up about 10 percent. Reports from 92 sorgo shippers and 54 Sudan grass shippers show declines for Orange sorgo, while Sumac sorgo nearly matches last year. By Jan 10, 1940, about 35 percent of sorgo and 50 percent of Sudan grass crop had shipped, with stocks higher for sorgo and slightly lower for Sudan grass. Prices to growers averaged around 1.30 per 100 pounds for sorgo seed, up from last year and below the five-year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Agricultural Marketing Service
Sudan
Texas
California
Stalk Clearing Opens Webster Field Work Season
Speral reports Webster farms begin spring field work with corn stalk breaking as the first activity. A few farmers have already started while pruning of trees and grape vines follows a spell of warm weather. Vines appear to have weathered the winter well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speral
Webster
Music Project In Cedar To Be Reviewed Saturday
Ames extension rural sociology specialist Miss Fannie Buchanan will review the 1940 music project Gems From an Old World Treasure Chest in Cedar county. She will meet home project women at 10 a.m. and 4-H workers at 1:45 p.m. Saturday to plan music memory work for the May 7 achievement day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Tipton
Fannie Buchanan
Ames Extension Rural Sociology
Cedar County
Public Sale of Farm Machinery and Tools
Joe Drahos owner announces a public sale of assorted farm equipment and tools at one-half block south of the general store Bertram on Tuesday April 2. Items include a Farmall tractor, winch, manure spreader, hay tender, broadcast feeder, wagon, potato equipment, dehorning chute, harness, small tools, corn, Timothy seed and more. auctioneer W Challis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram
van Reunt
Joe Drahos
W. Challis
Lishon
Four 4-H Club Officers Elected in Cedar and Allamakee
In Cedar county Harmody Hustlers elected Robert Jos hin as president Baxter Freese as vice president Robert Severen as historian and news reporter and Frank Stonerook as secretary and treasurer In Allamakee county Four Square club named Stelen Gilbertson president Virginia Larson vice president Olivia Hill secretary treasurer and Betty Thomson historian and reporter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmody Hustlers
Robert Joshin
Wyarmody Hustlers Boys 4-11 Livestock Club
Cedar County
Baxter Freese
Robert Severin
Frank Stonerook
Four Square Club
Allamakee County
Stelen Gilbertson
Virginia Larson
Olivia Hill
Betty Thomson
Monopoly Control Of Foreign Type Cheese Alleged
A federal trade commission complaint charged four Midwest and two New York firms with combining to monopolize and fix prices for foreign type cheese produced in Monroe Wisconsin. The suit claims price fixing meetings, upper limit agreements, and centralized control of Monroe factory output, threatening competition and US dairy pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Midwest
New York
Wisconsin
Monroe
Wis
United States
Linn County Cow Testing Association Names New Tester
Directors of the Linn County Cow Testing Association No. 2 met in Mount Vernon to appoint Dwight R. Moser of Dallas Center as tester. He succeeds E. R. Nation who resigned March 1 to work as herdsman for E. C. Forrest of Mount Vernon. Howard Nelson of Walker served as tester in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sordal
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Waukon FFA Chapter Elects New Officers
Willard Goeke chosen president of the Waukon Future Farmers of America Little Switzerland chapter. Other officers include Donald Hansmeier as vice president Robert Sander as secretary Hartley Enyart as treasurer and Donald Schon as reporter succeeding Charles Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spay
AUKON
Willard Goeke
Bebe
Little Switzerland
Future Farmers of America Organization
Charles Cook
Donald Hansmeier
Robert Sander
Hartley Enyart
Donald Schon
Poultry-Egg Co-Op Reports Feed Cost and Growth
The Iowa Poultry and Egg Marketing Cooperative reports 65 assembling stations replaced by 15 self supporting procurement units at Ottumwa. Manager Heckendorn says uniform feed yields a premium price, with the co-op now serving 21 counties and 4500 members up from 2100. New and re elected directors listed from several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winton
Iowa Poultry and Egg Marketing Cooperative
Ottumwa
William Heeekendorn
Benton County Poultry and Egg Marketing Organization
Heekendorn
East Central
Heckendorn
Arvid Shogren
Vinton
Benton County Association
Walter J. Brandt
Dysart
George Raabe
Belle Plaine
Henry Demmel
Mount Auburn
M. D. Fry
Harold Miller
Matt Birker
Henry Glendort
Royal Tuttle
Norway
Tuttle
Benton
State Co-Op
Indiana Chemurgic Commission Formed by Governor Townsend
Gov. M Clifford Townsend announces creation and appointment of Indiana's state farm chemurgic commission. Members include Russell G. East of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Purdue's Dean H. J. Reed, Hasill Schenck of Indiana Farm Bureau, Herschel D. Newsom of the Indiana State Grange, K. E. Beeson of the Indiana Corn Growers, Dale McMillen of Decatur, Henry E. Perry of Commercial Solvents, David E. Ross of Lafayette, J. L. Davis of Buish Milling, Lieut. Gov. Schricker, J. B. Edmonson of the American Soybean Association, and J. H. Albershardt of the state publicity division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprejal
Gazette
Indianapolis
Ind
State Farm
Chemurgic Commission
Indiana
M.clifford Townsend
Russell G. East
Pennsylvania Railroad
National Farm Chemurgic Council
Dean H. J. Reed
Purdue University
Hassil Schenck
Indiana Farm Bureau
Herschel D. Newsom
Indiana State Grange
K. E. Beeson
Indiana Corn Growers Association
Dale McMillen
Decatur
Henry E. Perry
Commercial Solvents Corporation
David E. Ross
Lafayette
J.L. Davis
Buish Milling Company
Henry F. Schricker
J. B. Edmonson
American Soybean Association
J. H. Albershardt
Division of State Publicity
Keokuk Farm Women Host County Achievement Day
Approximately 265 attended the Keokuk county home project women's achievement day in Keokuk with Mrs. Raymond Sayre of Ackworth as principal speaker. A panel led by Mrs. Rollin Brown of Sigourney discussed Our Neighbors and foreign trade. exhibits on nutrition led by Sarah Porter Ellis of Ames. demonstrations on Neufchatel cheese and a play Catching Up. The Clayton county achievement day set for April 10 at Elkader announced by County Agent Grover Hahn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Keokuk County
South English
Ray Pollock
Hedrick
Doyle Stevenson
Leo Adams
Delia
Verne Hasty
Sherman Moore
Keswick
Sarah Porter Ellis
Ames
Prairie Township
Theodore Coleman
Elmer Schrader
Ann Brower
Jeanne Verne
Kepuk
Eleader
Clayton County Women's Home Project
Elkader
Grover Hahn
Clinton 4-H Club Show Scheduled At DeWitt Aug 6 9
Clinton county Farm Bureau festival and 4-H club show set for August 6 to 9 in DeWitt. Officers include RL Traver president and Mrs Florence Wilson vice president. Premiums exceed $1,000 with entry day August 6 and grand parade August 9. Local dignitaries on executive committee include George Paulsen and J H Stimson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speaal
Dewitt
Clinton County Farm Bureau
RL. Traver
Florence Wilson
Camanche
Lea Coverdale
von Hanrahan
George Paulsen
Charlotte
Charles Mortensen
Delmar
C. V. Carlson
H. C. Meints
Grand Mound
Lloyd Hill
Low Moor
Harold Harrison
Goose Lake
Stimson
M. D. Lacy
O W. Nantz
Vincent Kearney
Farm Bureau
Hog buyers in Chicago snap up Olin hogs at 495 cwt
August Lactare sale near Olin sent 48 hogs averaging 347 pounds to Chicago this week for 495 dollars per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
Chicago
Farm Auction Schedule Posted for March and April
Upcoming sales include Oxford Sales Co. horse sale in Oxford and Anamosa livestock auction on Saturday March 30. On Tuesday April 2 Joe Drakos sale of farm machinery in Bertram and City Sales Co. live stock sale. Wednesday April 3 Ia Livestock Exchange horse sale in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Sales Co
Oxford
Anamosa
Joe Drakos
Bertram
City Sales Co
Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
South Jones C T A Averages 28.7 Lbs Butterfat In March
March production figures for South Jones County C T A show 334 cows on test producing 764 pounds of milk and 287 pounds of butterfat. The Jones county home herd led with 17 cows at 1,265 pounds of milk and 42.2 pounds of butterfat. The men’s reformatory herd averaged 393 pounds of butterfat and Prentice and Streeter 381 pounds per cow. High cow in the reform school yielded 72.8 pounds butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Jones County
Dale Barker
Prentice
Streeter
Final 4-H Training School In Linn At Cedar Rapids
A final 4-H training school for Linn county leaders and representatives will be held at the M C A in Cedar Rapids starting 10 a m Monday. Miss Lucille Gove will announce details with Miss Selma Ekquist reading a discussion on buymanship including cosmetics and kitchen equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
C. R
Jn Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Lucille Gove
Selma Ekquist
Ames
Tipton
Cedar County
Farmers To Be Guests Of Norway Civic Group
Farmers of this community will be guests of the Norway civic organization the evening of April 4. County Agent Don Groves of Vinton will discuss weed control, Miss Ann Nygaard home demonstration agent of Vinton will discuss land, and Fred Kammiller of Dubuque will address cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Norway Civic Organization
Don Groves
Vinton
Ann Nygaard
Fred Kammiller
Dubuque
Prices steady to higher for Iowa farm goods
Iowa farm product prices for the period ending March 15 were largely steady to higher. Hog and egg prices fell, with hogs averaging 480 dollars, the lowest since July 1934, while the corn hog ratio dropped to 10, the lowest in 31 months, amid rising corn prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Washington Sheepmen Favor 1940 Wool Pool
Sheepmen of Washington county meeting with County Agent J W Chandler and C W McDonald decide to form a wool pool for 1940 through the Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers association. A pool to start mid April with two or three more planned. a lamb grading demonstration planned for the first week of June in Washington county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enecal
the Gazette
Washington
Washington County
J. W Chandler
C. W. McDonald
Ames Extension
Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers Association
Indoor Culture Of Grapes Studied By Decorah Man
Decorah observer Henry Symonds experiments with growing Concord grapes indoors at his greenhouse. Two vines show healthy growth and blossoming bunches while his late father W T Symonds also practiced indoor grape culture with success. The indoor crop produced fewer grapes per bunch than outdoor vines but the fruit was larger and of superior quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Henry Symonds
Symonds
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ray Anderson
Nterior
FOA Farm
Spreial
Traer
Hamilton
Dieterick
Avhil 2
Wapello
Brictow
Pennsylvania
Katz Auto Parts Co
Dave Flink
Mgr
Adams School
Fifth ST
Seventh Ave
Cedar
Dallas
Linn C.T.A
Waukon F. F. A
Joe StArk Meat Market
Ib St. NE
Dial
Pork
Wilson
Keokuk Farm
Clayton
Clinton
South Jones C. T. A
Decorah Man
Iowa City
D. J. Gatens, Mgr
Iewa
L&c
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!