Hay Carryover On U S Farms Reaches Ten Year Peak
May 1 reports show 12,724,000 tons of old hay on U S farms except for 1936, with 6,047,000 tons on hand in 1937. Winter and spring were generally open, reducing hay from the 1937 crop, and pasture conditions varied by region but overall remained favorable across many states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Man
Ansas City
Bureau of
Agun
Tana
Wyoming
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Great Plains
Cotton Belt
Iowa
New Mexico
Texas
Plains States
Rockies
Montana
Minnesota
Fence Drift in Woven Wire by R F A
Poem notes horses and tractors amid muddy roads and fields. It contrasts modern farming gear with traditional work and praises old dobbin for utility despite changing times.
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R.F.A
Burco Holsteins Lead Fayette Cow Test With High 93.8 Butterfat
The Don Burco herd of purebred Holsteins topped Fayette Cow Test association No. 1 in April with an average butterfat of 44.4 pounds per cow. tester Morris Swenson reports one Burco cow achieving 93.8 pounds of butterfat as a high individual.
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Aurora
Fayette
Morris Swenson
Poultry Congress Boosters Launch Drive For Funds
The World’s Poultry Congress in Cleveland 1939 prompts a drive to sell 22 000 tickets to raise 22 000 dollars. Ames executive secretary W M Vernon says about a quarter will fund Iowa’s committee, with 100 meetings planned to organize support statewide. County quotas set. Des Moines hosts upcoming county chair meeting. Dewey Termohlnen lines up government agency support and tours Europe to drum up foreign interest.
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Des Moines
the World’s Poultry Congress
Cleveland
W. M Vernon
Ames
Iowa
Polk County
Linn
Page
Wapello
Scott
Woodbury
Lee
Black Hawk
Cerro Gordo
Bay France
Cherokee
Wallace
Congress Committee
Dewey Termohlen
Europe
Traveling Sheep Dipper Baptised In Winneshiek
Decorah residents report a new portable dipping outfit for sheep in Winneshiek County northern Iowa. Lawrence Buchelt of Festina leads a four-farm operation started Monday with 4 000 sheep awaiting dipping capacity 300 to 400 per day. Nearby counties and Minnesota inquires follow.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Lawrence Buchelt
Festina
Bucheit
Minnesota
Iowa corn planting three days behind normal pace
Des Moines ap corn planting in Iowa lags about three days with only 34 percent of acreage planted by May 14 as unseasonably cool weather slows germination and delays field work. Winter grains progress well while grass and alfalfa look strong, though pests like grasshoppers and chinch bugs appear in several counties.
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California
Great Plains
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Plains
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D Reed
Reed
Woodbury
Muscatine
Montgomery
Taylor
Mills
Decatur
van Buren
Rain Delays Planting as Iowa County Sees Slower Corn Work
A traceable rainfall of one and three fourths inches fell Monday night into Tuesday in MARENGO area slowing corn planting in Iowa county. Despite the wet spell small grain grows well though some fields show spots from prior cold. The spring pig crop is moderate in size with many pigs saved. Prospects for soybeans in Town county are bright for hay and green manure and several plantings aim for 1938 program performance.
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the Gazette
Marengo
Iowa
Town
Variety Test Plots Planted In Winneshick
Special to The Gazette reports Winneshick county corn yield plots area two thirds of an acre each at Ted Hillesland Calmar township and Ernes Vine Canoe township. Twenty one hybrid samples, three open pollinated and one second hybrid test twenty five varieties across five range plots.
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Decorah
Ted Hillesland
Calmar Township
Ernes Vine
Canoe Township
Winneshick
Jersey Show Planned at West Liberty June 1
WEST LIBERTY The fifth annual Jersey parish show and Fourth district picnic will be held at the West Liberty fair grounds June 1. A district show winner will advance to the state Jersey show at the All-Iowa Livestock exposition in Cedar Rapids September 4 to 9.
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West Liberty
Jersey Parish
West Liberty Fairgrounds
A. M. Spencer
Downey
Cedar Rapids
Mail Carrier Goes Horseback on Muddy Rural Route
A rural mail carrier C L Wilcox rode a horse to transfer Milo Miller's mail from saddlebag to a mailbox one mile west of South English. The scene shows farmers navigating muddy roads as cream haulers and school bus drivers also contend with slick surfaces and worn pavements.
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South English
C. L. Wilcox
Milo Miller
Miller Farm
Production Credit Heads To Meet Next Week in Cedar Rapids
Twenty-five former directors from five eastern Iowa Production Credit associations will meet May 25 and 26 in Cedar Rapids for their annual mid year conference. Attending will be directors from Cedar Rapids Waterloo Davenport Elkader and Mason City associations plus secretary-treasurer representatives from each group. The meeting will cover short-term farm credit history and the origin of Production Credit associations as all weather farm loans. A banquet will close the first day.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
K. E. McClure
Omaha
Waterloo
Davenport
Ellkader
Mason City
Production Credit Corporation of
Farm Credit Administration
Towa
Benton county women’s home project plans meeting
The Benton county women’s home project committee and township leaders met at Mrs. C. D. Knupp’s home in Vinton on Wednesday to chart next year’s work. Ames extension nutrition expert Miss Lillian Lewis joined the group. The county committee includes chairwoman Mrs. A. Carlson and vice-chairman Mrs. Gilbert Dekoltz along with secretary-treasurer Mrs. Oscar Walker and other officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County Women’s Home Project Committee
C. D. Knupp
Lillian Lewis
Ames Extension
A. Carlson
Gilbert Dekoltz
Oscar Walker
Will Thorman
Ernest Reiss
Harry Kray
Mount Auburn farmer burned when tractor catches fire
Leslie Mackie, a young farmer living four and a half miles southwest of Mount Auburn, suffered severe burns Monday when his tractor caught fire. He was transported to Vin ton hospital for treatment.
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the Gazette
Mount Auburn
Leslie Mackie
Mackie
Vinton Hospital
Last days of country school by a country woman
The piece reflects on rural eighth grade ceremonies and the shift from old time schools to modern rural education. It contrasts past and present, noting long memories of school events, exams, and gatherings, while predicting country schools will become pleasant recollections.
Cattle Bring $8.75 A Cwt In Chicago Sale
Tama county feeder Carl Nitch reported a bid of 8.75 dollars per hundredweight for an 871 pound shipment of cattle received Tuesday in Chicago.
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the Gazette
Toledo
Carl Nitch
Tama County
Chicago
Steers Sell at 8.65 and 9.25 in Chicago Market
Earl Mayberry feeder from Jackson County reported selling a shipment of steers at 8.65 and 9.25 dollars per hundredweight in Chicago this week.
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Maquoreta
Earl Mayberry
Jackson County
Chicago
Anamosa Lofstedt Brothers Market 378 lb Hogs in Chicago
Anamosa Iowa producers Lofstedt Brothers and Jones County feeders sold forty eight hogs weighing 378 pounds each in Chicago for 795 dollars per hundredweight the top price for that weight class.
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Anamosa
Lofstedt Brothers
Jones County
Chicago
Canker Worm Outbreak Strips Southern Iowa Trees
In southern Iowa a severe canker worm outbreak defoliates thousands of trees including many apple orchards that were unsprayed this spring. Elm foliage is 60 to 75 percent lost in Oskaloosa as the worms spread mostly in the southeast. Entomologist H. D. Tate of Ames notes potential spread to northern Iowa, advises lead arsenate spray with oil, and explains worm behavior and control methods.
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Ames
Iowa
H. D Tate
Extension Service
Tate
Oskaloosa
Ames Men Inspect East Iowa Soils Saving Projects
AAMES MEN INSPECT erosion control and soils improvement efforts across Iowa ahead of a June soils session in Ames. W. H. Pierre leads a team from Ames and the Iowa Soil Conservation administration visiting the Indian Creek watershed near Marion and the McGregor farmershore area with engineers and extension staff.
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Ames
East Iowa
Iowa Soil Conservation Administration
Iowa
Indian Creek
Marion
McGregor Farmershore
Thursay
W. H. Pierre
J. B. Davidson
Ames Agricultural Engineering
William Watkins
John Galloway
Ames Farm Management Division
Lester Clapp
L. R. Combs
Regional Soils Conservation Administration
Sam Beek
Don Dilworth
Ames Extension Service
Butterfat Cost Per Pound Reported At 21 Cents
The Allamakee County Cow Test association reports an April feed cost of 21 cents per pound of butterfat. The 503 cows averaged 736 pounds of milk and 28.5 pounds of butterfat. John Goeke’s herd of 13 grade Holsteins led with 1,096 pounds of milk and 43.5 pounds of butterfat.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Howard Gordon
John Goeke
Iowa Hatcheries Support Plan For Improved Chicks
Iowa hatcheries with 2,242,890 egg capacity join the National Poultry Improvement plan. Forty-five hatcheries supply U S Approved chicks hatched from large eggs weighing at least 23 ounces per dozen. Nearly 31 percent of spring chicks are White Leghorns with other breeds ranked by share.
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Ames
Iowa
National Poultry Improvement Plan
Iowa Poultry Improvement Supervisory Board
U. S
W. M. Vernon
Vernon
New
Dairy Income In April Lowest For Month Since 1934
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reported April dairy product prices at their lowest for the month, due to higher milk production and manufactured dairy goods alongside subdued employment and payrolls. May 1 milk production stood 8 percent above the prior year, while March output of principal dairy products rose about 75 percent from March 1937.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Eight Cars Of Corn Shipped At Buckingham
The Buckingham Grain Company shipped eight carloads of corn and one car of oats to Chicago and Cedar Rapids markets early this week. They sold 1,200 bushels of soybeans to a Brookings buyer in South Dakota. Last week large corn deliveries included 6,090 bushels to Connecticut General Mutual Insurance, 3,100 to Equitable Life Insurance Iowa, 2,200 to J. W. Logan trustee, 1,500 to L. J. Philp, and 1,400 to Mead Hines.
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Buckingham
Buckingham Grain Company
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Brookings
S. D
Connecticut General Mutual Insurance Company
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Iowa
J. W. Logan
L. J. Philp
Mead Hines
4-H Tour Planned in Linn County May 23 24
The annual Linn county 4-H baby beef tour is set for Monday and Tuesday May 23 and 24. Club Agent P J Letson said all 4-H members and baby beef club members may participate. The itinerary lists farms to be visited north and south of Linn county with judging events and expert guidance by John S Quist of the Ames extension department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
P. J. Letson
Marion
Junior Reid
William Barnhart
Mack Towers
Martha Kemp
Jack Gill
Lee Sloan
Delman Bowers
Toddville
Virgil McArthur
Schirm Brothers
Raphil Martin
Louis Cerveny
Eldon Stepaneth
Robert Scott
Melvin Levasseur
Robert Mollenhare
Carl Rockwood
Ray Quaas
Owen Thomas
Philip Hand
Donald Mills
Donavan Kramer
Bernice Shaffer
Glenn Kester
Eldon Burr
Joe Carson
Glenn Betenbender
John S. Quist
Ames Extension Department
Alcoba offered as non habit forming prescription aid
A long standing prescription for alcoholism is marketed to the public as Alcoba. It claims to curb liquor cravings and help recovery, usable with any liquid. Sold by May’s Cut Rate Drug Store and other druggists with a money back guarantee.
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Maay
Alcoban Sadav
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Dobbin
Poultry Congress
Winneshiek
Jersey
Zette
Plan Nutrition Project
Gertie
Gerald
Buster
Curly
Williams
Cavalier
Ol Pwilliams
North Port State
Elkon Laboratories
Scholls
G. J. Ronan
Optometrist
Higley Bidg
Grey
Pat All
Jabardines
Second Avenue
Buehler Bros
1St St. SE
Carter
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