Northeast Iowa farms post 2518 average net income in 1935
The 68 farms in Allamakee Clayton Fayette Winneshiek Chickasaw and Bremer counties show an average net income of 2518 with total cash sales averaging 4293 of which 3463 came from livestock and livestock products. Hogs and dairy products drive returns, while higher profits align with larger spending on improvements and labor efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeastern
Iowa
Allamakee
Clayton
Fayette
Winneshiek
Chickasaw
Bremer
Carl C. Malone
Ames Agricultural Economics Staff
Midnight Moon and Market Echoes in a May Loom
A blend of verse and agricultural data notes. The poem speaks of a midnight moon in early May while a separate market overview reports April farm price indexes, hog price shifts, and the relative buying power of Iowa farm products compared with pre war and prior months.
Iowa Farm Index Dips One Point On Grain Decline
Special to The Gazette Ames decline in grain prices drives a one point drop in the Iowa farm price index for March 15 to April 15. The index stands at 116 on April 15, with prices higher than any April since 1930 except 1935. Eggs' weighting also shifts the index.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Ames Agricultural Economists
Agricultural Economic Facts
Extension Service
Judges Named For Clinton Farm And 4-H Club Festival
DeWitt Iowa August 12 13 14 set for the third annual Clinton county Farm Bureau festival and 4-H club show with a slate of judges. Mrs Sarah Porter Ellis Ames leads girls 4 H and home demonstration work Carl Oldson Ames secretary Iowa Beef Producers Assn P S Shearer Iowa State College Floyd Johnston Ames dairy extension J S Quist Ames state boys 4 H Henry Jaeger DeWitt handles poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt
Clinton County Farm Bureau
Sarah Porter Ellis
Ames
Carl Oldson
Iowa Beef Producers Association
P. S. Shearer
Iowa State College
Floyd Johnston
Ames Dairy Extension Service
J. S. Quist
Henry Jaeger
Landscape Demonstration in Jones County by Ames Architect
An Ames landscape architect will visit Jones county next Wednesday at 10 a.m. to demonstrate planting flowers and shrubs and to answer questions about home grounds landscaping. The event will be at the Max Wortman home in Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Ames
Jones County
Max Wortman
Keokuk Farm Bureau Women Stage Achievement Program
Sigourney hosts Keokuk County Achievement Day as fourteen exhibits showcase fifth year home furnishings. Two township entries Plank and West Lancaster win top honors while judges include Miss Aleene Wilson from Ames extension service. Over 200 women attend with main address by Mrs. Ellsworth Richardson of Eddyville.
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Sigourney
Farm Bureau
Keokuk County
Aleene Wilson
Ames Extension Service
Plank
West Lancaster
Frank Brown
John Cook
Delta
Keokuk
Velma Packer
Rollin Brown
Ellsworth Richardson
Eddyville
State Farm Bureau
East Central Iowa cow testers hold spring conference at Cedar Rapids
The annual meeting discusses the impact of the national soil conservation program on dairy, pasture crops, hay storage, and the better sires program. Floyd Arnold and Arthur Porter lead the Ames dairy extension service with attendees from multiple Iowa counties.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Arnold
Arthur Porter
Ames Dairy Extension Service
Robert Sucher
L. C. Adams
Otto Bruns
Linn County
Harold Porter
Carl Fredericks
Benton
Wendel Donnelly
Jones
al Breitbach
Dubuque
Wesley Borden
Delaware
Hopkinton Association
Oscar Strand
West Branch Association
Clark Batchelder
Johnson
Gerhard Mayer
Scott
Ross Engle
Alvin Lueder
Washington
C. H. Jennings
Henry
Clarence Babcock
Lee-Des Moines
Flax Payments Tied to Soil Building Crops
The AAA announces flax payments of 20 cents per bushel on normal yields will be conditioned on maintaining one acre of soil conserving crops for every five acres of flax. Payments cap at a national total tied to a 19 000 000 bushel 10 year average. production not limited, budget limitation only.
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Washington
AAA
H. R. Tolley
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
United States
Bosch Named Leader After Reno Death
Associated Press reports John Bosch of Minneapolis will succeed Milo Reno as head of the Farmers' Holiday association. Reno died Tuesday at Excelsior Springs Missouri. Bosch has been vice-president of the organization.
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Associated Press
Dale Kremer
Farm Holiday News
Des Moines
John Bosch
Minneapolis
Milo Reno
Farmers’ Holiday Association
Reno
Excelsior Springs
Bosch
Farm Bureau Women Hold Chair Recaning Lesson
In Center Point Washington township Linn county Farm Bureau women gathered at A H Ring home for a follow up lesson on chair recaning. Miss Agnes Simon and Mrs A H Ring led the session with recaning tips and Miss Simon also taught basket weaving for members who had missed the earlier drifted roads session.
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Center Point
Washington Township
Linn County
Farm Bureau
A. H. Ring
Agnes Simon
Simon
Many Fields Ready to Plant as Soil Warms in Iowa
Des Moines AP reports rain last week improved soil across Iowa, but April rainfall averaged 1.08 inches, 40 percent of normal. Gov meteorologist Charles D. Reed said ground conditions are better, plowing easier, and corn ground ready for planting though warm weather is needed.
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Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Iowa
Reed
Henry
Weather resumes field work after rain with crops promising
Field work resumed in the region after recent rains. Onions radishes and lettuce from early gardens are ready for use. Rhubarb and asparagus are plentiful. Fruit trees show promise of a good crop. T. V. Malcom reports a young cow killed by lightning during a storm. A. I. Sarse also lost a cow to lightning.
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Littleton
T. V. Malcom
A. I. Sarse
West Branch C T A Averages 27 2 Lbs Butterfat In April
West Liberty reports the West Branch Cow Test association tested 433 cows in April. The group averaged 621 pounds of milk and 27.2 pounds of butterfat. C Earl Smith led with 1 076 pounds of milk and 50.5 pounds of butterfat from ten grade Guernseys.
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West Branch C.T.A
West Liberty
West Branch
Anamosa herd tops April Cow Test averages
Anamosa J E Ahlrich’s herd led the Anamosa Cow Test association in April with 799 pounds of milk and 43.4 pounds of butterfat. the men’s reformatory herd ranked second with 37.2 pounds of butterfat and had the high cow producing 1,983 pounds of milk and 95.2 pounds of butterfat.
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Anamosa
J. E. Ahlrich
Anamosa Man Edgar Beach Named Rural Electric Manager
Edgar Beach of Anamosa has been hired by the Jones County Rural Electric Co operative as manager. He will lead an educational campaign to acquaint farmers with the project, with meetings planned in every township.
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Anamosa
Edgar Beach
Jones County Rural Electric Co-Operative
Jones County Farm Bureau adds 102 members in drive
One hundred two new members joined the Jones county Farm Bureau after a week long membership drive in Jackson Fairview Greenfield Rome and Hale townships led by W M George. The drive will continue this week and next to cover all townships in the county.
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Jones
Anamosa
Jones County
Farm Bureau
Jackson
Fairview
Greenfield
Rome
Hale
W. M. George
Corn Planters Click in Eastern Iowa At Fair Weather
As fair weather continues, corn planters increase activity in eastern Iowa. L. C. Morrin, located two miles south of Williamsburg, is among the early planters photographed Tuesday afternoon.
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Iowa
L. C. Morrin
Williamsburg
Farmer Joseph Michalek Jr First to Plant Corn in Bertram
Joseph Michalek Jr a farmer two miles east of Bertram becomes the first to plant corn in Bertram township Linn County marking the start of the season with a local planting milestone.
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Bertram
Joseph Michalek, Jr
Bertram Township
Linn County
Eleven 4 H lads in Jones County to produce hybrids
Eleven 4 H boys from Jones county enroll in a three year corn breeding project. Participants include Howard Jones and Kenneth Ballou of Olin Merle Ballou Delbert Grafft Anamosa George Shover Carl Wehling Center Junction Maurice McNeilly Duane Lincoln Wyoming Irvin Sievers Onslow Dale Mayberry Mechanicsville Verne Embree. The program begins with selfed line seed planting and hand self pollination, then crosses in the second year, and a hybrid corn field in the third year. Enrollment in 4 H is rising toward 300.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Howard Jones
Kenneth Ballou
Merle Ballou
Delbert Grafft
Olin
George Shover
Carl Wehling
Maurice McNeilly
Duane Lincoln
Center Junction
Irvin Sievers
Wyoming
Dale Mayberry
Onslow
Verne Embree
Mechanicsville
Ames Engineer To Talk REA in Allamakee County
C H Van Vinck of Ames agricultural extension engineer will lead a discussion on rural electrification advantages at two Allamakee county meetings on May 11 at Cherry Valley school and May 12 at Waukon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
C. H. van Vinck
Ames
Allamakee County
Cherry Valley School
Solon Eighty Sells For 11250 An Acre
The eighty acres on the John Novy farm four miles west of Solon were sold to Albert Dvorsky for 112.50 an acre. The farm is well improved and buildings are in good condition. Dvorsky will take possession in March 1937.
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Solon
John Novy
Albert Dvorsky
Dvorsky
Demonstration windbreaks planted in Allamakee county
More than 300 Douglas fir and white pine trees were planted in two windbreak demonstration plots in Allamakee county last week under supervision of G. R. Ramsey of Ames extension forester. The plots sit on the James White farm in Makee township and the Hall beeag farm in Franklin township.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
G. R. Ramsey
Ames
Extension Forester
James White
Makee Township
Hallbeeag
Franklin Township
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