Illinois Central Eyes Truck Rail Combo for Cascade
Illinois Central freight agents proposed a combined truck and rail freight system to move livestock from Cascade and nearby towns to IC shipping points. The plan would haul animals from farms and towns, move grain and materials, and serve southern Dubuque and northern Jones and Jackson counties. A second meeting will decide on rate quotations. notable supporters included Robert Keane John Kurt and Ed Reiter.
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Illinois Central
M. J. Flicker
Waterloo
J W McMahon
Chicago
J P Houston
Dubuque
Jones
Jackson
Robert Keane
John Kurt
Ed Reiter
Frank McDermott
Cascade
Howard Baldwin
Eugene Kean
Cascade Commercial Club
Fire destroys poultry house killing 625 chicks and hens
A Wilton Junction fire at Ed Wiecks farm five miles north destroyed five hundred chicks a hundred twenty five hens a brooder and a chicken house. The Wilton Junction fire department saved nearby buildings as heavy rains aided crops but halted field work.
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Wilton Junction
Ed Wiecks
Urbana Farm Mare Trixie Works Spring on Chambers Farm
Special to The Gazette says Trixie a 32 year old sorrel mare weighing 900 pounds and in good condition is doing her share of work this spring on the George Chambers farm two miles east of Urbana.
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The
Gazette
Urbana
Trixie
George Chambers
Fence Drift in Woven Wire Sparks Iowa Inquiry
A 1932 survey of eighty seven North Central Iowa farms shows the average after expenses across multiple local occupations from grocer to banker and others, highlighting debates on equality of opportunity for agriculture and the role of each profession in rural economy.
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Iowa
Tabulation Shows Upward Trend Of Farm Commodities
Des Moines report by Leslie M Cay shows April 15 farm commodity prices rising from March 15 across many markets. Grain prices led gains with cotton steady, milk and hogs slipping slightly, while dairy indexes remained near March levels.
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Des Moines
Leslie M Cay
Federal
Towa
United States
iMik Caus
Receipts exceed cash costs by 260 in Iowa farming report
Eighty seven farmers in north central Iowa show an average net cash income of 260 after expenses, a drop from 1931 amid price declines. The report notes 64 farms with 1931-1932 comparisons, profits on high profit farms, and the impact of machinery, feed efficiency, and operating costs on net income.
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Ackley
Farm Business Association
North Central
Iowa
Butler Frankin
Grundy
Hardin Calhoun
Greene and
Webster Counties
C E. Herriott
North Central Report
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
Northern
Willies Quip Sparks Debate Over Smoking Style
A fragment quotes Willie Willis saying that a young man should have a cigar or a pipe to avoid appearing effeminate. The remark reflects cultural attitudes toward masculine image and smoking habits.
New County Agents Employed In Poweshiek And Clinton
New county agents have been hired by Farm Bureau groups in eastern Iowa. H F Miller from Dinsdale and Buena Vista county, starts Monday at Brooklyn. Lacy of Ames, starts Tuesday in DeWitt to replace A M Kirby who resigns to join Equitable Life. Lacy, 25, Texas native, Texas A&M 1930, Iowa State 1931, worked with Dr Jay Lush on livestock publications. Kirby remains secretary of Clinton county federal land bank association.
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New
Iowa
Poweshiek
Clinton Counties
H F Miller
Dinsdale
Buena Vista County
Brooklyn
MD Lacy
Ames
DeWitt
A. M Kirby
Clinton
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Lacy
Kirby
Clinton County
Federal Land
Utah Farmer We Speak June 22 At Linn County Picnic
MS Winder a Utah farmer and secretary of the American Farm Bureau federation will speak in Linn county on June 22 as decided by the Linn Farm Bureau board at their May meeting in Cedar Rapids. A farm picnic for Linn and adjoining counties will be staged that date with the venue to be announced.
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MS Winder
Utah
American Farm Bureau Federation
Linn County
Linn Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Sand Spring Creamery Pays 19 Cents for Butterfat
Patrons of the Farmers' Mutual Creamery in Sand Spring have received March butterfat payments at 19 cents per pound. Six patrons delivered 3785 pounds, led by Pete Kurt with 1076 and Ray Slauson 600, Weber 566, Ray Becker 3120, and Ray White 631 pounds. WILTON JUNCTION farm bureau women plan a pageant for June 6 as part of the last day of the county 4-H camp with participants from fourteen townships and county clubs exhibiting at West Liberty.
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Speral
Gazette Sand Spring
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company
Pete Kurt
Ray Slauson
W F
Weber and Gestel
Ray Becker
Ray White
Sprra
Wilton Junction
Farm Bureau
Women of Muscatine
West Liberty
Planting Season Nears Normal Progress In Iowa
DES MOINES AP A weather and crop bulletin says plowing and discing for corn advanced quickly and most of Iowa neared normal conditions. Field work progressed north to Marshall County with scattered plantings and early grains showing mixed growth due to late germination and recent rains. Winter wheat was scarce except in the extreme southeast. alfalfa and certain fruits suffered frost damage. gardening and truck crops improved where moisture held.
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Des Moines
Charlies D. Reed
Federal Weather and Crop Bureau
Marshall County
Reed
Early Planting Begins as Weather Delays Hit
Blairstown Edison Hayden Albert Schulze and Louis Johnson among first farmers to plant corn in the vicinity. Planting paused by heavy rain Monday night. Gardens thriving with strawberries blooming and potatoes from last week spared frost. Local gardeners offer home grown asparagus at 10 cents a bunch.
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Blairstown
Edison Hayden
Albert Schulze
Louis Johnson
Corn Planting Opens in North Liberty Area
John Canney, a farmer northwest of North Liberty, leads corn planting in the area on Monday. Much plowing remains and several farmers report cloddy soil conditions delaying field work.
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North Liberty
John Canney
Delaware Farm Bureau Wins at Manchester Achievement Day
Seventy five Delaware county Farm Bureau members gathered at the community church in Manchester to judge five townships. South Fork won with 995 points, Delaware township 975, and outfits Adams Prairie Oneida and Coffin's Grove also participated. Highlights included a cinerama plant display and a "Spirit of the ideal homemaker" base.
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Manchester
Delaware County Farm Bureau
South Fork Township
Ray Chaplin
Delaware Township
Adams Prairie
Oneida
Coffin's Grove
South Fork
Delaware
Farm
Bureau
Cinerama
Julia Satterlee
Mary Gregg
The
Ames Extension Service
Paul Munson
Ellsworth Richardson
Albia
Farm Bureau
Roosevelt
Albany
M. H. Runkle
Near Manchester
John Matthews
Hileen Jones
Clifford Brady
Hopkinton
Fred
Washington County Farm Bureau Plans June 1 Achievement Day
Washington county Farm Bureau women set an achievement day at city hall on June 1. The year program focuses on second year nutrition with topics including diet for school children preschool children mothers family meal planning and meals for special occasions.
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the Gazette
Washington
Washington County Farm Bureau
Egg ducking mystery as Perry hens prod unusual eggs
Randalia farmer W. M. Perry reports a tadpole like egg with a tail and soft shell containing a white but no yolk, surrounding a normal hard shelled egg. The second unusual creature on the Perry farm this spring is a two bodied pig found by his son. Vinton cattle feeder Charles Alcorn was knocked down by a heifer while vaccinating, breaking a rib and bruising himself.
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Gazette
Randalia
W. M. Perry
Perry Farm
Mr. Perry
Iowa City
Vinton
Charles Alcorn
Beryl
Mr. Alcorn
Iowa Jersey cattle to headline 1933 state fair
An all Iowa Jersey cattle show will open the dairy department at the 1933 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines from August 23 to September 1. Led by the Iowa Jersey Cattle club and Ames extension service, district parish shows in June will select top bulls and cows to compete in state finals, ensuring district representation in all open and group classes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dairy
Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
Ames Dairy Extension Service
New Mexico Man Buys Angus Sires At Morley
Dr. W. A. Kellogg Anamosa veterinarian tested five young Angus bulls at the H. D. Miller farm on Monday afternoon. The bulls were sold to a breeder in New Mexico and will be shipped soon.
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New Mexico
Angus
Morley
W. AL. Kellogg
Anamosa
H. D. Miller Farm
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