Planting Time Nears as Showers Spark Growth Across Iowa
Leaves unfurled and apple blossoms appeared after widespread showers. Emmet Wisehart near Center Point planted 30 acres of corn. Hopkinton reports early planting. Plowing 60 to 90 percent complete, pastures and alfalfa show variable regrowth. soybean seed demand hints at a smaller corn acreage. Temperature ranged from 38 to 78 degrees with heavy rain in Iowa City. Planting likely spreads next week as soil dries. soybeans expand as dairymen seek protein crops.
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Iowa
Emmet Wisehart
Center Point
Hopkinton
Fayette County
Iowa City
Weather Bureau
Charles D. Reed
Des Moines
Davenport
Forest City
Fort Dodge
Inwood
Weathering sounds and farm notes from Washington county
Report from Washington county farmer lens notes crop seeding progress seeding finished alfalfa sown oats nurse crop and legume emergence planting started Monday corn ground plowed apple trees bud development favorable weather anticipated. County Agent William J. Roudabush reports only three farmers applied for crop loans this season.
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Washington, Ta
Washington County
William J. Roudabush
Hog Market Shows Strength in April
Des Moines reports April hog prices rebounded to match and exceed last year as inflation optimism spurred buying of provisions and lard. Despite heavy weekly runs and rising receipts, packers remained strong buyers while interior plants posted heavier unloads. Direct sales accounted for a majority of activity as competition remained high among midwestern markets.
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Des Moines
Iowa and
Southern Minensota
Hogs Sell Higher In Direct Trade Driven By Strong Demand
Direct hog trade outpaced surrounding markets with margins of 25 to 50 cents over Chicago. Buyers stayed active even on light runs, taking all hogs offered, and packing houses kept ample supplies. Prices near 3.50 to farmers, with weighty butchers fetching top money and light pigs earning premiums.
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Chicago
Missouri River
Farm's value rises seven hundred in six weeks
Amber notes a land deal near Amber with a Amanda Weiss eighty acre farm sold March 1 to Anamosa buyer for 3 300. Six weeks later the same property sold for 50 an acre to Ed Eden of Amber. Swartz earned 700 profit and will lease the farm for 1933 while Eden pays 2 000 of 4 000.
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Amber
Jones County
Amanda Weiss
B Swartz
Anamosa
Swartz
Ed Eden
Eden
Records Analysis Opens Eyes On Cedar Valley Farm Business
Paul N. Smith, tenant on 272 acres east of Center Junction, finds value in detailed farm records. He notes hogs boosted returns, with hogs at 143 per 100 feed, dairy cattle at 62, beef cattle at 60. Budgets and monthly graphs help plan sales, with April peak receipts from seed grain sales.
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Gazette
Center Junction
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
Paul N. Smith
J N Smith
Smith
Contest Association
Farm Business Association
J. J. Wallace
Wallace
Smith Farm
Farm Uprising Is Aftermath Of Boom Days Following War
Des Moines AP reports the Farm Uprising grew from postwar land price booms and 15 years of rapid agricultural expansion. High land values and loose credit led farmers to mortgage properties for new machinery and larger holdings, then prices collapsed, triggering strikes, picketing, and threats as foreclosures and tax sales rose. The Farmers Holiday association sought to withhold products and mediate between creditors and debtors amid widespread unrest.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
South Dakota
Holiday Association
Farmers’ Holiday Association
le Mars
Bonaparte Iowa's Gray Heath Orchard in full bloom
The Gray Heath orchard near Bonaparte Iowa spans 165 acres with 12000 apple trees of many varieties and attracts many visitors each bloom season. It will reach peak bloom the latter part of the week making it the largest orchard in Iowa a popular sight for travelers and locals alike.
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Bonaparte
Gray Heath
Iowa
Hoodoo Day Near Edgewood Strikes Three Farmers
Saturday near Edgewood three farmers faced misfortune. Elmer Gray broke his right ankle leaping from a runaway wagon. Henry Bottleman set a brush fire that swept out of control, destroying eighty loads of hard wood belonging to Emmet Weyant and causing losses over 250 dollars.
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The
Gazette
Edgewood
Elmer Gray
Harlan Weyant
Henry Bottleman
Emmet Weyant
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