Linseed oilmeal types tested for bloom in Benton cattle feeding
Iowa State researchers study fat content in three linseed meals hydraulic solvent and expeller along with cottonseed and soybean meals to determine bloom impact in fattened cattle. Eight steers per test group, six months on feed by June 7, costs and prior tests noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C Culbertson
Iowa State College
Benton County
Ames
Culbertson
Colorado
Reid
Iowa
Pioneer
U.S
Butter Ratings Highlight April Educational Contest Winners
Six entries scored 94 percent or higher in the April contest at Bancroft. Entrants included Alvin Thoreson Garnaville Howard Holthaus Edgewood Harold Glienke Algona Kern Elerick Whittemore Kenneth Media Whittemore and L B Cash Clear Lake. Eastern Iowa participants earned 93 92 point rankings with Theron Smith Cedar Rapids and others. May 28 at Sheldon will judge the next butter contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft
Eastern Iowa
Alvin Thoreson
Garnaville
Howard Holthaus
Edgewood
Harold Glienke
Algona
Kern Elerick
Whittemore
Kenneth Media
L. B. Cash
Clear Lake
Westgate
J. F Barnes
Alpha
George Heine
Waverly
F. W. Nelson
Wadena
F. H. Harms
Oelwein
E. P. Gernand
Volga City
Sheldon
Corn planting prep underway in Iowa and Nebraska counties
Iowa crop reporter Charles D. Reed says about half of corn land is ready but air and soil remain too cool for good germination. Reports from central to northeast counties note slow progress while oats and barley seeding finishes. Frostproof cabbage and tomatoes are set out. flax acreage rising as rains saturate surface soil. fruit trees bloom slowly. pastures and lawns grow unevenly. In Barnes City areas Mahaska county farmers plow and disc seedbeds ahead of corn, winter wheat benefits from recent rains, oats and clover are sowed, and planting should start soon.
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Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Iowa
Reed
East Central
North Central
Troy Milils
Barnes
Mahaska County
Barn Fire Destroys Farm Structures Near Winthrop
A 40 by 60 foot barn and a cattle shed on the Peter Helton farm south of Winthrop were destroyed by fire Monday night. Tenant Charles Keller owned the property. About 300 bushels of corn 300 bushels of oats and 20 loads of hay were lost. Water scarcity hampered firefighting with town crews hauling water in trucks. A portable mill near the barn is suspected as the fire starter.
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Winthrop
Peter Helton
Charles Keller
Barn Fire Destroys Hyman Farm Structures and Livestock
Fire of undetermined origin burned a barn and corn crib on the William and Henry Hyman farm northeast of Jesup early Sunday. Five cows seven calves and a hog were lost along with a crib holding 2,000 bushels of sealed corn belonging to former owner Frank McClain. Insurance covered the buildings.
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Jesup
William and Henry Hyman
Frank McClain
Cedar county farmer sells 87 hogs at Chicago top market
Ernest Street of Tipton Cedar county sold 87 hogs in Chicago on Monday for 6.40 dollars per hundredweight. Hogs ranged in weight with 30 at 204 pounds, 12 at 205 pounds, and 45 at 231 pounds, within five cents of the day’s top.
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Gazette
Tipton
Ernest Street
Cedar County
Chicago
Rural Recent Weds Discuss War Impact at Spring Dinner
Winton hosted 300 Benton county rural Recent-Weds for an annual spring dinner and discussion. W B Hamilton of Des Moines, Iowa Farm Bureau secretary, spoke on war effects on agriculture and US role in promoting peace, prompting many questions from members. W C Niebuhr of Blairstown chaired the meeting.
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Winton
W. B. Hamilton
Des Moines
Benton County
Hamilton
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
United States
W C Niebuhr
Blairstown
Pork Selling Envoy Heads for England
The American Pork Producers association voted to send its own commission to England to boost sales of American pork. The panel, including Wheeler McMillan, Sam Guard, and J. D. Harper, will select members and depart by airplane once feasible to Europe.
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Chicago
American Pork Producers Association
England
Europe
Wheeler McMillen
Philadelphia
Sam Guard
Breeders
J. D. Harper
Rally Day Planned June 6 In Allamakee
Allamakee county 4-H girls club plans a June 6 rally day in Waukon with program numbers by clubs a music memory contest a grooming contest and election of county officers for the coming year Miss Ela Loughran assistant state club leader attends the planning session with the county committee and officers.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Ela Loughran
Ames
Washington Festicorn Fete Planned Oct 1 3
Washington Ia residents set Festicorn from October 1 to 3 with a plan to decorate storefronts using red yellow and white corn. County Agent J W Chandler reports renting seven acres for red corn and possibly five more for calico corn. Rev Carl W Klein leads as general chairman.
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Washington
General Committee
J. W. Chandler
Carl W. Klein
Government Corn Shipped From Victor to Chicago
Five bins containing about 11 000 bushels of government corn will be sent from Victor to Chicago once cars are available. Marvin McLain, Poweshiek county AAA chair, said the order came from the Commodity Credit Corporation after inspectors found kernel damage from cracking during storage. An Victor elevator firm will unload and load, with trucking between bin and car at a 2 cent per bushel operating allowance.
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Brooklyn
Victor
Chicago
Marvin McLain
Poweshiek County Agricultural Conservation Association
Commodity Credit Corporation
McLain
Commodity Credit
Poweshieck Aaa
Poweshick County
AAA
Victor Elevator Company
Iowa Reports Pleasing First Inspection Of Government Corn
Des Moines IDPA reports the first inspection of 33 million bushels of government owned corn stored in steel bins began April 15 and shows most corn remains in good condition. Less than 1 million of 282 million bushels under seal have been marketed, with all graded No 1 or No 2. Weevil damage and a bin fire caused some shipping, but losses are insured. Complete inspection ends May 5 with reinspections likely May 15 and June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
AAA
Soul Conservation in Census Day Farm Life
A COUNTRY WOMAN wryly notes census questions force farmers to be precise about eggs produced consumed and per cent calf gain. She imagines the farmer answering with tangled hair and a fierce gaze after tallying dairy and livestock figures.
Wheat Loan Payoffs Profit From War Market Rise
Growers who repaid 1939 wheat loans gain from a 20 cent plus price rise over original loan rates as the government ends most loans. About 21 million bushels remain eligible for extension, with others called. Total loans exceeded 110 million dollars on 167 million bushels. Grain markets flood with receipts and refinancing via banks continues amid war impact.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
Commodity Credit Corporation
FSA Loans Fund Iowa Cooperatives for Shared Farms
Ames AP State Director H W Anway says the federal farm security administration backs 632 cooperative enterprises in Iowa with 152 086 dollars in loans. Members use funds for sire services implements dairy herd improvements sheep dip soil and conservation equipment. Cooperators total 3287 among 1764 FSA clients 1171 low income farmers and 352 others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
H. W. Anway
Federal Farm Security Administration
Iowa
FSA
Anway
Benton 4-H Queen To Be Crowned At Rally Day
Benton county 4-H girls will gather in Shellsburg June 5 for rally day as Ann Nygaard notes the queen will be crowned and county officers elected during the program.
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Shellsburg
Benton County
Ann Nygaard
Tester's Conference At Oelwein May 2 and 3
Northeast Iowa cow testers will meet in Oelwein for their annual spring conference on May 2 and 3 according to The Gazet.
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Tester
Oelwein
Gazet Oelwein
Iowa
Joseph Clouhy
Iowa State dairy extension to lead discussions on feeding rations
Floyd Arnold Floyd Johnston and Arthur Porter of the Iowa State College dairy extension will head the session. The discussions cover feeding balanced rations proved sites testers and members relations to the C T A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Arnold
Floyd Johnston
Arthur Porter
Dairy Extension Department
Iowa State College
C.T.A
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Dent
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L. A
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Henry Grunewald
W. C. Niebuhr
Maxwell Automobile Telephone Manager
Paramount Theater
Carter
Makina
Towa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
O. B. Clements
A. F. Schmitz
George B. Basker
Better Livestock Auction
A Gazette
TWA
JO Christen
Tim
Joo
Mitter
Williams
Remy Oe
Matil
Saddle Oxfords
White, Bowe
sOyYs
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Natrew
Stree Children's
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Second Avenue SE
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Swisher Trust & Savines Bank
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Geo
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