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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1937
Page
4
The text notes a critical week for corn planting in eastern Iowa as overcast, wet fields slow field work. Despite rain benefits in drought zones, planters and tractors face delays with soils not yet saturated. optimism hinges on sun and a May 20 planting target to salvage a normal crop, while grass seed and pests like grasshoppers are discussed.
Special to The Gazette reports farmers in Delawee county faced severe field toil last week with three quarters of oats in poor condition. Harsh conditions hindered haying and other farm tasks, delaying harvests and stressing livelihoods across the region.
Reported in Mechanicsville, an annual veterinary clinic may test a goat debloating procedure. If the June 22 operation succeeds, the method could be tried on Guinea goats.
The Gazette reports March creamery butter output at 119,604,000 pounds, 13 percent below March last year. Month to month rise was 18.4 percent, above the usual 15 percent seasonal gain. First quarter 1937 output fell 12.7 million pounds from 1936.
Benton 4 H Chapter announces candidates for officer posts with Mia Cyrene ofortan Brora Groimewald Burt town Mingel Belle Plaine Poppborn Shellsburg Pere Nochube Blas town Kathleen Barres Vari Horne Mecela Sebve Van Horne Audey Wee Kextone and others vying for president secretary treasurer and reporter in June 1 local election at Vinton.
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Special to The Gazette WM Ashington reports that on April 9 retail prices for twelve kinds of field seeds rose since March 16, with seven types lower. Standouts include red clover and Grimm alfalfa up over a dollar per hundred, soybeans and Kentucky bluegrass up modestly, while director notes Sudan grass and oats held steady or fell slightly year over year.
Judge A B Lovejoy of the district court names Joe A Brunkhorst of Lamont as receiver for the Lamont Creamery Association after Anna Brunkhorst's petition as a creditor for 1500 and alleging insolvency. Directors consented. receiver may continue business and conserve assets under court direction.
More than one foot of tree stumps were removed by blasting on the L. A Whitacre farm south of West Liberty and on the Viewers farm to prepare land for tillage. A Peters oversaw the blasting and used over 109 pounds of dynamite.
A shipment of 200 Hereford calves arrived north of Baldwin this week, bound for Lost Nation area farms. The cattle were stopped and tied, the crew plans to move them to grass-fed pastures near here, with salt prays noted during handling.
Washington reports the bureau of agricultural economics says farm real estate values for the year ending March 1, 1937 reached 85 percent of the 1912–14 prewar level, up from 82 percent the previous year and 73 percent in 1933, aided by higher farm incomes and eased credit and tax conditions though drought hurt gains in the West North Central states. Iowa’s improved land value ratio stood at 73 percent in 1937, with a long historical progression from 213 percent in 1920 to 73 percent in 1937.
Arrivals of soy beans at Chicago last week averaged five cars daily totaling thirty-one, down from fifty the prior week and 143 a year ago, signaling depleted farm stocks. As of April 30, No 2 yellow beans priced at 1 cent over May at 173 per bushel, with No 3 yellow selling around 171 to 172. Open interest by delivery month stood at 509000 for May, 394000 for July, 49000 for October. 30000 bushels were tendered on open May contracts. The new crop future trades well below the old, with October last at 130, about 40 cents under May.
PARALTA The nineteenth girls 4-H club in Linn county was organized for north Linn township Saturday by Miss Lucille Gove and Mrs Archie Minish. Eleanora Dvorsky was named president with IeFonda Parker as vice president Lois Hoyt as secretary and treasurer Dorothy Parker as reporter and Lillian Dvorsky as historian. Club leaders include Mrs Sen Aler Mis Edward Murray and Miss Vera Wickham. Minish conducted a posture demonstration and Gove spoke on style. The girls began their first lesson in the Linn 4-H music course for the year.
Harry E. Barnard of Dearborn Michigan, director of research for the National Chemurgic Council, told chemists at the Midwest regional meeting of the American Chemical Society that chemurgy is not a panacea for the farm’s temporary ills but a practical permanent care. He urged finding two new uses for each old crop and two new crops to replace each old use. Dr Leo M. Christensen of the Chemical Foundation in Atchison spoke on converting farm waste to alcohol and the growing importance of the soybean as a crop.
The ninth annual Iowa baby chick show and the twelfth annual egg show will be held in Ames May 13 14 and 15. The event is directed by the Iowa State College poultry club and sponsored by the Iowa Poultry Improvement Association and Iowa State College.
Four H corn club members listed under John B Clough and assistants Francis Devine Ralph Bruns Armand Dunlap Roy Miller Edwin Green Malcolm Schroeder from Sigourney North English Keota Kinross Webster and other nearby communities. ed Snakenberg Charles Wonderlich Ollie Leland Grove and Carl Seurs are noted among participants.
About 865000 bushels of Argentine corn arrived in the United States in the week ending April 30, mainly at Gulf and Pacific ports. Atlanta demand is met largely by Argentine corn priced at 1.33 per bushel, versus 1.55 for domestic Ohio River No 2. Danube corn offered for prompt shipment at 1.50 delivered to Atlanta.
Oleo sales for January through March fell 8.97 percent to 97,934,164 pounds from the prior year. March alone rose 1,042 percent to 35,739,492 pounds, reflecting a sharp monthly gain after a weak first quarter.
The Oelwein Farmers Cooperative creamery marks its fiftieth anniversary in June with celebration organized by the Oelwein chamber of commerce. The cooperative was founded on May 6.
The Eastern Town Veterinary association announces the seventh annual clinic in Mechanicsville on June 22 with a lighter schedule focused on practical value for veterinarians. Committees are named with many specialists across bovine, swine, ovine, avian, poultry, and pet sections, plus lab, exhibit and meat inspection displays.
The third district Guernsey Cattle club will hold its parish show at Davenport during the Mississippi Valley fair in August. Twenty head will be selected to represent the district at the All-Iowa Livestock exposition in Cedar Rapids September 6 to 10. Counties in the district include Clinton Scott Cedar Muscatine Louisa Johnson Iowa Washington and Keokuk.
Manchester report shows Paul Mc Elmeel herd of thirteen Holsteins in Greeley leading the Greeley Cow Test in April with an average of 1521 pounds of milk and 57.4 pounds of butterfat. A McElmeel cow set a high mark with 2274 pounds of milk and 84.5 pounds of butterfat. John Kooistra served as tester.
W J Breakens ridge of Dinsdale purchased a full carload of molasses last week to use as a corn supplement for cattle. He feeds one barrel daily to about 100 head on full feed. Molasses trades at roughly 23 dollars per ton.
The Iowa Poultry Producers Marketing association and Farm Bureau project opened a Delta branch station Saturday with Ward Utterback as manager.
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