Farmer's share of food dollar climbs to 47 cents in 1937
Government economists said farm prices rising pushed the farmer’s share of the average food dollar to 47 cents in early 1937, up from 44 cents in 1936 and 42 cents in 1935. They noted middlemen costs rise slowly, while farmer prices swing more sharply, and 58 standard foods showed retail costs up 3 percent while farm values rose 10 percent.
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Thursdias
farmer + Shere
Mereas
Marengo
Agent Hired In Louisa County Set To Start June 15
Special to The Gazette reports Robert Ho Spry of Sergeant Bluff is hired as an agent for Lotsa farms in Louisa County. Spry, a former 4-H member and Future Farmer, will graduate in June from Iowa State College with a major in animal husbandry and begin duties June 15.
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Louisa County
Wapello
Robert Ho
Spry
Bluff Woordbury
Lotsa
Oeal
Opel
Iowa State College
Budding In Anamasa Orchard Is Successful
Budding in Anamasa Orchard shows successful growth with healthy shoots. Local observers note thriving trees and promising yields for the season.
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Anamasa
Queen on the Acres and a Rural Week of Strain
A narrator recalls a tense farm week with 300 acres to plant and a broken planter. Amid radio songs and coronation pomp, pressures rise from exams and social duties to weather and unkept tasks.
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Tor
Kang
Elmost
Margaret Mitehulls
Mist
Scott
Farmyard Verse Scramble Inspires Whimsical Rhyme
A playful collage of farmyard creatures and people names appears in a lighthearted verse. Imagery includes doves mares and foals, lambs and calves, a rosy lass and a cheerful lad, with a charming nod to rural life.
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Rosy
Achievement program draws 350 at Blairstown event
About 350 farm women attended Benton County home project achievement day in Blairstown. The event highlighted a year of home furnishings work led by Miss Ann Nygaard with Mrs G A Carlson as chair. Township booths, music memory contest, and a women’s chorus formed the day’s featured activities.
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Blairstown
Benton County Home Project
Ann Nygaard
G A Carlson
Benton County
Aleene Wilson
Ames Extension Service
Leroy
Eldorado
Taylor
Iowa
St Clair and
Kane
George Newton
Waldo Niehbuhr
George Radeke
Stanley Railsback
Ernest Reiss
H. C. Rinderknecht
John Schild
Henry Schmuecker
Henry Slaybaugh
Bernard Smith
J. Potter Smith
George Seboldt
Earl Tatge
S. W. Trego
Oscar Walker
E. D. Wehrman
W C. Wehrman
George Woman
Leslie Yerkes
Miss Dora Tyler
Allan B. Kline
Vinton
Benton County Farm Bureau
R. Wallace
Williamsburg
Ellsworth Richardson
Ottumwa
Hybrid seed crop shows drought era impact on supply
Seed dealers report a tight hybrid seed corn market amid droughts reducing single and double cross seed availability. Growers rushed seed purchases last fall, keeping prices above ten dollars a bushel while inbred and coated oil supplies remain limited, with drought history shaping future production.
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Irs
Iowa
Aloomorston
Corn Planting Progress Report From Vin ton Area
Corn planted on April 30 in the Vin ton area shows good stand and forward growth on ten acres at Allan B Kline farm northeast of Vin ton. Minnesota hybrid planted on high ground with warm soil. farmers note ample rainfall and ahead planting season as May rainfall surpasses past years.
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Allan B Kline
Vinton
Kline
Minnesota
Columbus Junction Area Sees Early Garden Ready For Use
Farmers in the Columbus Junction vicinity report grasses and small grains in good condition and fruit trees in full bloom with early garden produce ready for use as completion is expected by the end of next week.
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Columbus Junction
Johnson Follows O'Neal's Lead In Chemurgic Attitude
Des Moines Iowa Francis Johnson president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation asks the Omaha chamber of commerce to withdraw from the second annual chemurgic conference committee if the Chemurg Council is listed as a cooperating organization He notes the American Farm Bureau federation has withdrawn from the council and urges member federations to do likewise He still supports expanding industrial use of agricultural products and cooperation with the Omaha chamber and other groups to grow farm markets through broader industrial uses
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Des Moines
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Omaha
State Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau
Chemurgh Council
Iowa Farm Bureau
Johnson
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Defends Roles in Council Debates
The Iowa Farm Bureau asserts its focus on farm product issues and avoiding controversial subjects outside council duties. The stance follows comments by Chemurghc Council members opposing agricultural programs. Johnson said the Farm Bureau leader traveled to Washington, D.C. at Ed A. O'Neal’s invitation to join a national farm leaders conference on national legislation.
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Farm Bureau
Chemurghc Council
Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau
Washington, D.C
Ed A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau
Linn Farm Woman Chorus Prepares For May 19 Program
Final rehearsals for the Linn county women's chorus before their appearance on the achievement day program at Whittier May 19 are set Saturday at Whittier and Monday in Marion. The chorus of 37 is directed by Mrs. F. M Beck with accompanist Mrs George Silha.
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Linn County
Whittier
Marion
F. M Beck
Thirty-third Street
Cedar Rapids
George Silha
Palo
Mesdames M R. Henderson
John Grassfield
J S Cogdill
Oliver Domer
Darrill Millard
Manly Ford
Russell Joyce
S Kingville
Marge McBride
Joe Adams
DeWitt Dyer
B. Frantz
L. F. Melton
L. L. Burgess
Carl Steffenson
W. O Whiting
Gladys Frantz
Elsie Karr
Carpenter Wanted for Repairs Remodeling or Garage
Classified ad instructs readers to look under classification 12 in the Want Ad section for carpentry services including repairing remodeling and garage construction. It notes guidance for advertisers to place ads under the proper classification.
Holdings of lard reduced in April amid market bullishness
Special correspondent reports storage figures show lard holdings 7 million pounds below March, while pork rose slightly. Beef in cold storage dropped sharply, with May 1 beef stocks at 111,294,000 pounds, the lowest since 1921, signaling a more favorable price outlook and bullish trends in pork products.
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UNION
Chicago
Board of Trade
Apri
United States
Turkey
Hybrid corn test plot planned near Marengo farm
A test plot at the Harry Langlas farm in Sumner township south of Marengo will sow twelve samples of first seed and some second year seed this spring. Each variety will be planted in five different locations. Soybeans are noted as a good supplement for dairy and beef cattle.
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Gazette
Marengo
Harry Langlas
Sumner Township
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