Old Line Commissions Unchanged By High Court Ruling
Readable report from Chicago shows the Supreme Court ruling affects only the 18 month period from March 1934 to November 1935. Wallace upholds the case against the livestock exchange requiring $801,000 in refunds to shippers. Iowa shippers to receive 280,350 to 320,400 dollars. Refunds to begin in about a month after legal requirements. Exchange remains bound by a $50,000 monthly bond to cover refunds if final decision stays adverse.
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Union
Chicago
Supreme Court
The
Livestock Exchange
Wallace
Exchange
Iowa
Poultry Clinic Set in Waukon Next Friday
Special to The Gazette Dr John B Wineinger a poultry specialist with the USDA will conduct a poultry clinic in Waukon Friday between 10 am and 4 pm Poultry raisers with diseased chicks or flocks are asked to bring sick birds for examination by Dr Wineinger and county veterinarians will assist by posting sick birds at the meeting
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Waukon
John B. Wineinger
Federal Bureau of Animal Husbandry
United States Department of Agriculture
Wineinger
4-Hers In Jackson To Plant Potato Test Plots
Maquoketa reports 4-H club members will plant potato test plots near Lamotte and Preston under normal farm conditions. Fields previously in alfalfa may be used with potassium and phosphate fertilizers. Trials compare Irish cobbler Warbas Chippewa varieties against home grown potatoes for disease resistance maturity and yield.
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Maquoketa
Lamotte
Preston
4-H Rally Day Set For June 11 In Waukon
Allamakee county 4-H girls clubs plan the Rallyday celebration in Waukon on June 11 at 9 30 a m The program features a song contest with ten clubs stunts games and the election and installation of county officers.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Fence Drift Through Chicago Market After Drought
Woven wire fencing drift noted in Chicago market scene as drought and Henry Wallace influence reshape business. Many commission firms relocated to regions with richer corn and hog production and will likely continue to move amid evolving conditions.
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Chicago
Henry Wallace
3-County Farm Bureau River Boat Excursion Planned
TIPTON The Cedar and Scott county Farm Bureau Mississippi river boat excursion is set for June 1 announced Morrell Leeds county agent. Rock Island county Farm Bureau members are invited. The steamer leaves Davenport levee at 9 30 a m stops at Rock Island then goes upriver through government locks at Davenport and LeClaire before returning to debark at six p m more than 1 000 Farm Bureau members from the three counties expected to attend.
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Tipton
Scott County Farm Bureau
Morrell Leeds
Rock Island County Farm Bureau
Leeds
Davenport
Rock Island
Government Locks
LeClaire
Corn Planting 15 Virtually On Time
Favorable weather and soil in eastern Iowa keep corn planting nearly on schedule. Most farmers aim for May 20, with substantial progress by week’s end. some check corn delays on sod with grub damage. Seed germination was rapid, pastures lush, and small grain progressing well as the season appears excellent.
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Iowa
Corn planting advances in Winneshiek County fields
Winneshiek County reports 75 percent of corn planted with 10 percent emerged and good stands. Alfalfa and new clover grow well, pastures excellent, cattle on feed and milk cows gain well, small grain stands good. Rain needed to restore topsoil moisture after last week’s wind and heat.
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Gazette
Decorah
Winneshiek
Farmers Replant Acres After Morning Glory and Worm Damage
PARNELL T. J. Collins and sons east of Parnell plowed a thirty acre field for the second time for corn due to an excessive stand of morning glories. George Randels six miles east of New Sharon is re planting fourteen acres of sod corn due to cut worm damage and a poor stand.
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Parnell
T. J. Collins and Sons
George Randels
New Sharon
Holbrook Area Hit by Sunday Hail Storm
A hail storm Sunday afternoon damaged trees bushes and strawberry plants south of Holbrook. Windows were broken and damage was widespread across the area.
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Holbrook
Hog Cholera Toll Hits Parnell Area Farms
A farmer near Parnell loses four sows and nine shoats weighing 160 to 175 pounds and eighteen spring pigs to hog cholera. Another farmer east of Parnell reports three sows and twelve young hogs killed by the disease.
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Parnell
Severe wind hail storm damages Frytown area crops
A Sunday storm in the Frytown vicinity caused extensive damage to gardens potato vines berry patches and alfalfa fields. Many west facing windows were shattered though the storm was brief.
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Kalona
Frytown
Barn And Contents Burn On Independence Farm
A large barn on Henry Sanders farm two miles northwest of Independence burned Sunday. Tenanted by Dewey Copeland, the fire destroyed thirty five tons of hay 500 bushels of corn oats soybeans and other grain along with machinery harness and tools. Estimated loss about 1000 with only 100 insured. The barn valued at 2500 was new and the farm ownership is tied up in litigation. The referee says the barn will be rebuilt at once.
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Independence
Henry Sanders
Dewey Copeland
Copeland
Weather notes and crops outlook for Webster area
Rain is needed in the Webster vicinity as vegetation grows rapidly. Rye heads out and oats are thin while corn comes up well. Cut worms plague gardens. Early lettuce and radishes ready for use. Raspberries bloom and strawberries set with rain needed. Prospects show no cherries or gooseberries this season.
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Webster
Fayette Beemen To Meet Wednesday In West Union
State apiarist F B Paddock and assistant H F Shipton will conduct a Fayette county beekeepers meeting in West Union at 1 30 p m Wednesday A four reel film on bees and the bee industry will be shown in the evening
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West Union
F. B. Paddock
Ames
H. F. Shipton
Fayette County
Cow Raises Set Of Triplets Near Brighton
Triplet calves born to a grade Guernsey-Holstein dam with an Angus sire on Walter Shuppy’s farm three miles east of Brighton on April 26 1935 now weigh about 600 pounds each. Dairy extension services note triplets are rare and little data exists on their frequency.
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Brighton
Walter Shuppy
Shappy Farm
Elkader-Volga Cow Test report shows strong milk butterfat output
Annual Elkader-Volga Cow Test report for 1935-36 records 592 cows tested with 454.65 cow years and average milk 8530 pounds per cow. Butterfat averaged 329.7 pounds per cow, value $112.01, feed cost $53.82, net above feed $58.19. 166 cows culled 28 percent for various reasons. 106 heifers freshened, 46 cows bought. Six cows exceeded 500 pounds butterfat. notable herds listed. Reorganization on March 1 1936 formed Elkader-Monona and Clayton- Delaware associations with 14 herds each.
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Elkader
Elkader-Volga
Association
T. B
Howard Sampson
J. L. Cords
Sargent Brothers
Robinson Brothers
Edgar Zieglar
Smith Brothers
L. C. Lenth
Earl Sampson
Joseph Walter and Son
Elkader-Volga Association
Elkader-Monona
Clayton- Delaware
Farmer Plants Corn for Sixty Sixth Straight Season
Ephraim Patterson, an 82 year old farmer near Parnell, has planted corn for 66 consecutive seasons. This spring he replanted six acres after mole damage.
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Parnell
Ephriam Patterson
Linn County to receive final corn and hog payments
John E. Dunn, treasurer of the Linn county corn and hog committee, said invoices from the AAA in Washington total about $190 000. He expects checks within ten days. These will be the final payments for the 1935 corn and hog control program.
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John E. Dunn
Linn County Corn and Hog Committee
AAA
Washington
Mr. Dunn
Wheat checks in Jackson county approved payments
Maquoreta County Agent F. E. Krause says wheat check payments are approved for Jackson county and will arrive next week. The payments range from 98 cents to 85.61 dollars.
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Maquoreta
F. E. Krause
Jackson County
Independence county to distribute corn-hog payments
Final payments for 1935 corn-hog contracts in Buchanan county totaled 106,930.78 dollars for 1,296 farmers. An additional 60,000 dollars due will arrive soon, said county treasurer Arthur Satterlee. Checks will be issued across Fairbank Rowley Jesup and Farm Bureau office in Independence on scheduled days.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Arthur Satterlee
Fairbank
Homer
Cone
Rowley
Perry
Westburg
Jefferson
Jesup
Farm Bureau
New Pigs Are Thrifty In Brandon Community
Brandon area farmers J. F. Naylor and his son in law Orlen Blue report 120 pigs farrowed by fifteen sows this spring an average of eight pigs per litter. They note unusually large thrifty pigs this season while some farmers report losses from trampling and poor brood sow feeding. Naylor and Blue also report twenty one ewes dropping thirty lambs with no losses as sheep ran loose on pasture.
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Brandon
J. F. Naylor
Orlen Blue
Naylor
Blue
Iowa Farm Income Up 22 Percent In First Quarter 1936
May report by Dr. O C Stine shows Iowa farm income $110 729 000 in the first three months of 1936 up 22 percent from the same period a year earlier. March sales totaled $37 292 000 with $27 486 000 from live stock. Iowa's first quarter income exceeds Illinois 92 million California 83 million Minnesota 73 million New York 67 million.
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O. C. Stine
Division of Historical and Statistical Research
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Stine
Illinois
California
Stolen Chickens Hit Farmer Near Bennett
Sam Handley, a farmer northeast of Bennett, reported that between 150 and 200 chickens were stolen by chicken thieves. Each bird bore a poultry association mark.
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Bennett
Sam Handley
Poultry Association
Davis Returns to London After European Survey
Chester Davis AAA administrator came back to London after six weeks of surveying agriculture in eleven European nations. He said US farmers may grow sales in Europe but cannot regain former markets for major commodities due to rising self sufficiency programs and new trade barriers. Davis will sail home Thursday aboard the S. S. Washington.
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London
Chester Davis
AAA
S. S. Washington
Davis
United States
Europe
Illinois experiment station finds soybean oil meal superior for chicks
A feeding test by the Illinois experiment station shows soybean oil meal greatly outperforms ground soybeans in chick rations. The result highlights oil meal as a more effective protein source for poultry nutrition.
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Illinois Experiment Station
Beef Imports Top Twenty-Four Million Pounds in Early 1936
Official statistics show the United States imported over 24 million pounds of beef and veal in the first quarter of 1936, about three times the five year average. Live cattle imports reached 101,653 head, pork imports exceeded 7 million pounds, while exports were 2.7 million pounds beef and veal and 13.3 million pounds pork.
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United States
Cold tea as burn treatment surpasses oils, study claims
A report suggests cold tea is a more effective dressing for serious burns than any oil-based treatment. The article notes potential cooling and antiseptic effects, urging further medical evaluation.
Kidney and bladder health advertisement promotes Haarlem Oil
The ad urges readers to use Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules to cleanse kidneys and bladder, claiming quick results and health benefits. It lists symptoms like backache and puffy eyes and emphasizes buying the original Haarlem product from Holland through a druggist, labeling it a kidney stimulant and diuretic.
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Haarlem
Holland
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