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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1933
Page
10
Iowa farm cash income fell about 63 percent from 1929 to 1932, larger than the national drop of 59 percent. The 1929 Iowa crop and livestock cash receipts totaled about 685.7 million, vs 253.1 million in 1932, with declines in crops and livestock income and a combined farm value lower across the board.
Shipping associations and live stock buyers on the Northwestern railway face a new stop-in-transit ruling effective May 15. The rule lets shipments be stopped once to complete loading at intermediate points except public markets, with freight calculated from the original loading station and a $2 charge for the stop. For example, Mechanicsville shippers loading 12 000 pounds of hogs can finish the trip at Stanwood or another main line point by paying $2 plus freight on the entire carload from Mechanicsville.
Special to The Gazette Dewey Culver farms four miles south of Urbana and has planted two acres of sweet corn seeking an early harvest.
Thirty veterinarians from Linn and nearby counties met at Hotel Montrose for the Linn county association May meeting. Otis Tuttle spoke on Hereford cattle history while others led discussions on feeder cattle diseases, workhorse ailments, quarantine practices, and tetanus. The group honored Dr N O Bevins of Hawkeye with condolences.
Special to The Gazette reports in Troy Mills Williamsburg Millersburg and Bethel as farmers face ongoing heavy rainfall and cold conditions delaying corn planting. Some soybeans and alfalfa seed plantings are noted while fruit trees show mixed bloom. Prices and crops are listed amid weather setbacks.
Newly organized Gre Ida Grange near Oneida and Greeley to install 17 officers at the Masonic hall on May 17. R L Amsberry of Oneida, superintendent of schools, says Mrs Austin Mead of Manchester leads the installation with music by the Ottilie family orchestra of Manchester and a Greeley quartet. Seven girls will assist Mrs Mead.
Western Railroads petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to abolish stocker and feeder rates which are lower than fat stock charges. They argue current rates harm revenue and could disrupt the livestock rate structure.
A fire swept a farm three miles southwest of Morley on Wednesday destroying a broader house and 150 baby chicks kept by Harlan Russell. Local firefighters battled the blaze but could not save the structures or poultry.
WINTHROP Eugene A. Dunlap began planting a 50 acre field of corn on Wednesday but rain halted work. He expects about 150 acres in corn this year. OELWEIN George Hill, southwest of Stanley, is the first in the area to start planting with sandy soil and a preference for the work.
Farmers weigh their chances on early planting as warm weather remains uncertain. Seed corn tests strong and supplies look ample, but demand for early maturing varieties could rise if cold wet conditions persist.
At the open house exposition in Ames high school students competed in agricultural and homemaking contests. Maxine Lawler and Irene Moore of New Providence high school won sweepstakes in the Weisen homemaking congress.
Seven Tipton high school vocational agriculture students travel to Ames for the agricultural congress. Attendees include dairy demonstrators Harlan Butterbrodt and Delmar Bell, grain judging team members Harold Wehde Harold Wentzel and Wallace Wingert, animal feeding contest participants Wallace Wingert and Harlan Kroeger, Future Farmers of America activities, and Jack Fulwider honored with the Iowa Farmer degree.
Ten boys from Vinton High School compete for state honors at the Ames agricultural congress this week. Members include Ralph Skoog Lyle Crisman and Calvin Reiss on various judging and management teams plus Gale Johnson in Farm Forum. Griffin at Sigourney also enters three judging teams with Hudson Kadel Bruns Yates and Eastburn Conner Hixson Gillilan and Thompson among others.
Iowa creamery official Clyde Bechtelheimer reports April butter prices averaged higher than March and above April 1932 levels for the first time since 1929. He notes dairy policy questions tied to the farm bill and urges industry unity to support production control or demand growth. March butterfat paid by Iowa creameries averaged 19.71 cents, down from February, with New York extras at 18.14 cents in March.
The Washington county Cow Test association reports 235 cows plus 17 dry cows produced an average 681 pounds of milk and 24.6 pounds of butterfat in April. Irwin and Failger lead with 956 pounds of milk and 38.6 pounds of butterfat per herd. The high cow was E. P. Hayes with 1473 pounds of milk and 173.6 pounds of butterfat.
Des Moines officials say Dr. N O Bevins death will not interrupt tuberculosis testing for Iowa cattle. Secretary Ray Murray will oversee operations with Dr J A Barger assisting until a successor is named. Funeral set for Hawkeye at 2 p m Saturday. state offices closed for funeral. Twenty one people including Murray plan a bus trip.
Low farm land around Wilton Junction remains flooded after days of rain. Acres of corn ground plowed earlier lie underwater and much more needs planting. Gardens suffer heavy damage as rainwater pools across the area.
Oelwein Farmers Cooperative creamery paid 24 cents a pound for April butterfat. In March 921 patrons received an average price of 20.34 cents per pound. Checks totaled $22,690.27 for 110,563 pounds of butterfat, reported secretary Frank Schroeder.
GREELEY J R Holmes, near here, sold 200 Montana lambs for 5.75 a hundredweight in Chicago this week. He bought them as culls at Omaha in late January for 4.50 a hundredweight. They weighed 40 pounds on arrival and averaged 70 pounds in Chicago, were clipped two weeks ago, yielding 1,000 pounds of wool expected to fetch 25 cents a pound. They were fed oats, corn and alfalfa.
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