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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1934
Page
13
Extension service at Ames proposes a creosote barrier along furrows to stop pests feeding on legumes. Worthington method suggests burying a pulverized furrow slice and renewing creosote daily for 12 to 15 days. Post holes along the barrier trap nymphs for destruction with crankcase oil or flame.
Farmers and poultry raisers are urged to buy feed today at Riverside Feed Mill. Listings include 100 lbs Hen Scratch $1.50 and 160 lbs No Corn Chick Scratch $1.15, plus Dairy Feed and flours. Tel 2-7120, 319 9th Ave SE.
Fayette County Farm Bureau women will host the annual home project achievement day at Fayette on May 31. Twelve township exhibits will be judged by Mrs May Larson of Ames and Mrs Ellsworth Richardson of Albia will speak. Thirty Farm Bureau women will present a style show and a county pageant under the direction of Mrs W Ho Hatch and Mrs G F E Sannerbry of Oclwein.
Heaton Omaha, president of the production credit corporation in the Eighth district, announced at an Iowa Bankers meeting that last Wednesday’s cut to five percent equalizes Iowa farmer borrowing costs with commercial rates. He said loans help good farmers budget needs and fund crop and feeding operations. Seventeen production credit associations now operate in Iowa.
An Associated Press report from Washington states that contracts by the Federal Relief Surplus corporation include 990 000 pounds assigned to Wilson and Company of Cedar Rapids. The packaging covers skinned sweet pickled smoked hams, pig picnics, lard, and bellies totaling the stated allotments for relief.
A southwest wind storm near North English Saturday toppled apple peach and cherry trees and set a Merle Schauff farm building ablaze with hundreds of baby chicks lost. About 0.75 inches of rain fell around 2 am Sunday as farmers finish corn planting and begin soil pulverizing with harrows while sheep are being sheared.
The Co operative Livestock Marketing association at Winds Central stockyards Independence has discontinued operations after a board meeting. C S Birchfield, previously in charge, has been transferred to Des Moines.
Keokuk County 4 H clubs vote to hold the annual Fete June 12 at Sigourney with an all day program including installation of officers. Miss HW Shanatel county woman of the year directs events while Bran Mpectatta Pie Cinzelia and Payette counties plan accompanying activities. A luncheon is scheduled and clubs will present drills plays and stunts with representatives on the program.
Farm folk receive daily agricultural notes from SAY ANDERSON highlighting crop tips livestock updates and market signals. The brief emphasizes seasonal planting advice and weather patterns affecting yields for local growers.
Checks totaling funds to farmers are delivered to Marty Meha and Farm Bureau staff in Anamosa for a weekend giveaway after a Monticello event. The plan calls for recipients to collect Saturday evening at the Farm Bureau office.
Iowa representative Wearin accused packing firms of depressing livestock prices by direct purchases at local yards. He urged his bill to regulate direct buying and said farmers sell 35 to 40 percent of hogs direct into unregulated markets. He also backs a provision to let the agriculture department inspect packer books to curb price manipulation.
Elkader Volga City Cow Test reports 441 cows on test averaged 739 pounds milk and 28.9 pounds butterfat in April. High cow was L C Leath's purebred Holstein at 2310.4 pounds milk and 85.8 butterfat. Smith Brothers led the herd with 1285 pounds milk and 43.6 fat.
Canners and growers report planting intentions to the U S crop reporting service. With average yields the 1934 pack could reach 17 4 million cases, similar to 1930 but likely depress prices. Sweet corn beans and other vegetables show sizable acreage increases with potential heavy carryovers into 1935 36.
State average precipitation from Jan 1 to date shows a deficit of 4.57 inches. May totals reveal a 1.31 inch shortfall against the 2.16 inch normal, with no 24 hour precipitation reported through 7 am Thursday.
The report states that sellers will move goods at materially higher prices and reduce stocks to their lowest level in years. It notes carryover stocks for most canned vegetables are expected to be low at season end.
Clarence near Clarence Iowa received 200 yearling and 2 year old Herefords and Shorthorns from Cresbard South Dakota. They were bought from Hal Miller and brought to Iowa to graze through the summer due to South Dakota drought. Miller plans summer grazing south of Tipton and near Buchanan. He holds 200 cattle and 1000 pigs in total.
Mrs. Henry Turbett of Toledo served home grown tomatoes Friday picked from her own vines. Plants began as seeds in a flower pot and were transplanted later. Turbett described the tomatoes as large and mighty fine.
New York farm machinery sales in the first quarter of 1934 rose to about triple 1933 levels for the same period. The gain reflects actual purchases by growers not dealer stocking, with cash sales and better collections strengthening manufacturer finances. Prices rose about 10 percent offsetting higher material costs while expanding sales push the industry toward break even.
Sioux City reports that loans totaling 70,686,550 were made to Iowa farmers from May 1, 1933, to March 24, 1934, through the federal land bank at Omaha. A. Kopperud of Omaha, vice president, announced the figures. the bank serves Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming as well as Iowa. South Dakota loans were 18,862,300 Nebraska 47,026,000 and Wyoming 1,440,950.
Ralph Livingston of Washington reports business picking up at his farm after a morning that brought four lambs three calves and four kittens in one day. One ewe yielded four lambs and a cow twin calves.
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