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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1941

Page

6

Hog Prices Rise Amid Liberal Iowa Offers

Iowa and southern Minnesota markets show higher hog prices as heavies gain and lighter hogs hold. Chicago quotes steady to strong with a top around 9.20, while the board top sits near 9.00. Interior receipts trail last week but total May runs exceed last year, with government demand shaping supply and future marketing expectations.

Iowa Minnesota Chicago

Linn County appoints Grover Miche 4-H club agent

Grover Miche 21 of Maynard was named Linn county 4-H club agent in a special Linn Farm Bureau session at Marion to succeed William Horr. Miche, graduating June 8 from Iowa State College in agricultural education, will begin work in Linn in June. He previously earned national honors in Fayette county 4-H dairy judging and helped place ISU teams in Iowa and national competitions.

Linn County Farm Bureau Marion Grover C. Miche Maynard William Horr Miche Iowa State College Linn Carl Miche Grover Miche Fayette County Newcastle-on-Tyne England Harrisburg

Hogs top market at Chicago with rare May highs

Dubuque county Iowa hogs led Thursday trading at the Chicago stockyards. The top consignment of 27 butchers averaging 212 pounds from Dyersville brought 9.20 per hundredweight, ten cents above the prior day. The session averaged 9.00, near 10 cents higher, the best since July 1938 and May 1937 for the market. Farmers' Union also moved 21 heavy butchers at 340 pounds each for 9.10 per hundredweight, among the day’s high sales.

Chicago Dubuque County Iowa Chicago Stockyards Farmers’ Union Shipping Association Dyersville Farmers’ Union

Elms Damaged In Parts Of State By Cankerworms

In Poweshiek and Jasper counties and Des Moines cankerworms defoliate elm trees. Expert Harold Gunderson recommends spraying with 11 1/2 pounds of lead arsenate per 50 gallons of water and a sticker to increase adherence. Severely defoliated trees may die, and dry weather worsens damage as weakened elms become vulnerable to borers and diseases.

Gazette Ames Poweshiek Jasper Des Moines Towans Harold Gunderson Gunderson

Rural Life Sunday Services Planned at Williamsburg Church

Rural Life Sunday will be observed at St. Pauls Methodist Church Williamsburg with morning and afternoon sessions. Mrs Elsworth Richardson of Des Moines, honored by the National Farm Bureau in Boston, will speak in the morning. Speakers in the afternoon include George W Godfrey Town State college director of agricultural relations D H Zentmire Marengo Joseph Davis Marengo 4 H club agent Harold Master Cedar Rapids and Mrs J R Wallace Sixth district Farm Bureau committee heads.

Williamsburg Rural Life St. Paul’s Methodist Church Elsworth Richardson Des Moines National Farm Bureau Boston Mass O. B. Preston Iowa County Junior Farm Bureau Chorus Ellis Lloyd Dorcas Manor George W. Godfrey Town State College D. H. Zentmire Marengo Joseph Davis Harold Mastet Cedar Rapids J. R. Wallace Farm Bureau Committee

Girls Join Livestock Club in Hopkinton Region

Six girls Beverly Stead Donna Mae Orr Clara Huber Helen Huber Betty Halfhill and Claudia Haynes joined the Buck Creek 4-H livestock club meeting at John O Wilson's Hopkinton area home. They discussed judging dairy cows and draft horses.

Hopkinton Buck Creek 4-H Livestock Club John O. Wilson Beverly Stead Donna Mae Orr Clara Huber Helen Huber

Earlville Butter Wins Section 9 Buttermakers Meet

Earlville butter scorer Elmer Primus led the May Section 9 buttermakers gathering as his sample earned 94 points. Milton Reichert of Petersburg and Howard Holt haus followed with 93 and 93 respectively. Mrs Verni O Connor won the women’s judging, Howard Holt haus led the men’s judging, Wayne Cummings supervised, with 60 attendees at the banquet. Next meet set for June 25 in Petersburg.

Edgewood Elmer Primus Earlville Howard Holthaus Milton Reichert Petersburg Verni O’connor Dyersville Wayne Cummings Decorah Elliott Nelson Luana B W. Patsey Maynard Elmer J. Reed Waterloo Harvey Schnur Section 9 Buttermakers

Barn Burns After Lightning Strikes North Liberty Farm

A large stock barn on the L. L. Lentz farm one mile north of North Liberty was destroyed by fire after a lightning strike shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday. No livestock perished except two calves. other stock had been turned out. Baled straw and hay, feed, harness, and equipment burned. loss undetermined, partly covered by insurance. Heavy rain helped limit spread to nearby structures.

the Gazette Iowa City L. L. Lentz North Liberty

Monticello Farmer Sells Large Hog Batch in Chicago Market

Ray George, a farmer near Monticello in Jones county, sold 278 hogs at Chicago. Hog lots weighed 261 to 557 pounds with prices from $8.30 to $8.95 per hundredweight. Lightest hogs averaged 261 pounds, 69 head at $8.95. 57 head at 357 pounds at $8.90. 46 head at 354 pounds at $8.90. 94 head at 354 pounds at $8.85. 12 head at 557 pounds at $8.30.

The Gazette Monticello Ray George Jones County Chicago

Corn Silage Edges Sorgo in Beef Cattle Feed Trial

Purdue University researchers fed 70 beef cattle at Lafayette Indiana to compare corn silage with sorgo silage. Cattle on corn silage averaged higher daily gain 2.31 lb vs 2.25 lb on sorgo. Market prices: corn silage culled cattle $9.60, sorgo $9.40 per hundredweight. initial cost $8 10 per hundred.

Purdue University Lafayette Ind Chicago F. G. King Purdue N. E. Weitkamp Indiana Experiment Station

Maynard Senator Stewart Cow Delivers Triplet Heifers

A seven-year-old Holstein owned by Senator Paul P. Stewart southwest of Maynard dropped triplet heifer calves in a defense program effort. The cow, with a record of 498 pounds butterfat and 16,800 pounds milk as a two-year-old, marks the community’s first known triplets. The Prairieburg area reports Six calves in three years from two cows, including twins and triplets, with the triplets arriving Wednesday night.

the Gazette Maynard Paul P. Stewart Food For National Defense Stewart The Gazette Prairieburg Ray le Clerc

Hog Growth Varies With Silage Type In Steer Fattening

The report notes that hogs following steers fed corn silage averaged 90 pounds per steer gain, compared with 89.4 pounds for hogs after sorgo silage and 83.2 pounds after sorgo silage with whole soybeans. A substitution of soybean oil meal for cottonseed meal occurred in certain lots.

Citizenship Responsibility in the Defense Program Discussed

Linn county Junior Farm Bureau held a Wednesday evening meeting at Myrle Albaugh home Mount Vernon. John Clark Ely led the discussion. A June 12 gathering will be a wiener roast at Arleen Quass home Marion.

Linn County Junior Farm Bureau Myrle Albaugh Mount Vernon John Clark Ely Arleen Quass Marion

Linn County Supervisors Approve 1941 Budget Items

Linn County Iowa board meets in May 1941 session approving April 29 minutes and resignations. They authorize bond filings for payrolls and relief staff, approve a $328 portable mixer, fund courthouse repairs, and accept offers for tax deed property sales and delinquent taxes compromise.

Board OF Supervisors Linn County Iowa Cedar Rapids State of Iowa County of Linn Mo Schoumber Beeson Petty Seevell Esther Flitsch Linn County Relief Department Hugh EK Miguel Linn County Food Stamp Office Co. 8 DeWees Wade AIT Marton Country Club Marton Inns of Iowa Linn Marion Harvey EF. Montgomery C. L. Beeson Harvey E. Montgomery Stevell Iowan Helents Harvey F. Montgomery Donald A. Carlson F. B. Assmugs Beevell Vamue Aye’ Creen Jaime Axmear Arthur Andrews Alexander Aldrich Margaret Ambur Ly

New Dairy Herd Testing Associations Open in Iowa

Three new groups join 74 standard and three bi monthly dairy herd testing associations in Iowa as of May 1. New testers include Howard Hackett in Amana Society herds and Quentin Post for Garnaville, with others in Mahaska, Davis Jefferson, Johnson, Linn, Wapsie Valley and Tama associations. Reports detail milk production, butterfat, feeders, and novel cow naming practices, plus pasture and feeding notes from various farms.

Iowa Howard Hackett Garnaville Association Iowa County Amana Society Quentin Post Southern Iowa Mahaska Wapello County Davis Jefferson Counties Johnson Dhia No. 2 Harold Moore Johnson Association North Jones Berwinn Paine Lawrence Tatum Wapsie Valley Wayne Hillman Howard Guse Tama Marlin Kamper Victor Steege

Fence Drift Caught in Water and Wind

A blurred, weather-worn scene describes fence drift snagged in a watery wire amid a serene Boreal sunset. Clouds drift over a storm-worn horizon as Thursday’s weather loosens, offering a quiet, restful image despite wind and lightning damage.

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Feeder cattle demand tight as Kansas City sales show scarce stock

Illustrative of strong feeder demand a Kansas City report notes a buyer took 26 head of 140 pound stock calves back to the farm at 15 dollars per hundredweight. Feeder prices ranged 10 to 11.50 with some at 12, while fat steer trends were uneven and bulls reached the century mark in price at top markets.

Kansas City Chicago

Seven Townships In Clayton County Rated Superior

Seven of Clayton county rural townships earned superior ratings at the annual achievement day for rural women attended by about 200. Nine were rated excellent and four good. Principal speaker was Mrs. Raymond Sayre of Ackworth. Superior townships: Boardman Cox Creek Grand Meadow Sperry Giard Farmersburg Lodomillo.

Elkader Clayton County N. Mae Larson Ames Boardman Cox Creek Grand Meadow Sperry Giard Farmersburg Lodomille Raymond Sayre Ackworth State Farm de Dittmer Cox Creek Towneship

Rural women’s song tournament in Mount Pleasant

The Seventh district hosts a rural women’s song tournament on May 27 in Mount Pleasant. Guest chorus is the Louisa county group which performed at the state fair last year.

Mount Pleasant Louisa County

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