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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1937
Page
10
Scarcity pushes interior hog prices to the May high not seen since 1929 as Iowa and Minnesota markets move 5 600 head Tuesday at about 118 dollars per hundredweight. Receipts lag last week and year ago as farmers harvest and cattle packers feel the squeeze amid weak pork imports.
Heavy rain halted field work in northern Fayette county delaying corn planting well behind seasonal norms. Plowing resumes late, farmers wary of cold wet ground, prairie areas slow to plow, pastures and grass thrive while fruit trees begin to bloom and hay crops look strong despite drought last year. In Wyoming, corn planting resumes amid good weather as fields look in excellent condition with grains and pastures growing strongly and fruit trees in bloom.
Ronald and Howard Van Note of Plato work Monday to plant corn from different sources. Ronald uses seed from a South African shipment and Howard from Argentine stock. Sister Caroline helps as they test growth of both corn batches. Grain broker Jack Piper arranged the seeds after imports at Chicago.
Special to The Gate MORL a Russell a Mor ley retired farmer has potatoes in bloom in his garden. Plants measure eight to twelve inches, sturdy and green. They were planted since Good Friday, using sprouts pointing upward and with no special care other than gentle planting.
A series of tenth acre test plots is being established on Senator Paul P Stewart's farm southwest of Maynard this spring by the Farm Bureau and four-county soils association to study fertilizer values for corn. Half plots receive Manines beng, while whole-row applications use 0-20-0, 0-20-10, and 4-12-6 fertilizers.
A 4 H poultry club is formed in Louisa County in conjunction with the Iowa Cooperative Poultry Marketing Association. Each member will follow a schedule of poultry showing and competition with entries to be judged at a regional market event.
Des Moines AP reports Iowa sheep flocks may yield about 9,000,000 pounds of wool this year with May and June as key shearing months. McDonald cites farm-prepared wool handling, market fluctuations, and a 35 cent on-farm price as of April 15, plus a 20 cent advance to members of the Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers association.
BY . G. YOUNKIN plant pathologist. Conesville Most of Iowa's 3000 acres of sweet potatoes will be planted within two weeks. Despite cool weather most growers will transplant this week. Semesan Bel treatment boosts vigor and yields 10 to 15 percent. Stem rot and black rot partly controlled by treatment. healthy plants guarded against soil organisms on field transplant.
The secretary stated the basis of weight and grade. Amana colonies two woolen mills, under manager Arthur Barlow, report using about three quarters of a million pounds of wool annually.
Otto Weger of Strawberry Point won with 94 in the district buttermakers meet at Volga City. Albert Harms of Oelwein placed second with 93 12 points and Wal Behrens of Arlington scored 93. Official judges were J McKenzie Waterloo Brunner Jefferson and E Primus Earlville. Weger tied with F W Nelson for first in men’s judging. Harms and Waskow tied for third. Women’s winners were Mrs Phil Lusson Alpha first Mrs Albert Harms second and Mrs F W Nelson third. J W Lesley of Dubuque county named state inspector to succeed Hans Skoll. Speakers included Howard Holthaus Edgewood Elmer Reed Ryan and Ed Ruizer Postville.
The northeast Iowa Jersey breeders show is planned at Postville on June 17. Floyd Johnston of the Ames dairy extension department will judge and Fred Idtse, Jersey association fieldman, supervisor. A committee to select entries includes Harold Kaeser Allamakee county Roy Learn Fayette Gerald Stevn Clayton and Frank Davis Clayton.
A fire caused by an oil-burning brooder stove destroyed an 8 by 12 foot brooder house on the Luther Plattenberger farm northwest of Mount Vernon. It held 110 ten day old White Rock chicks, of which seventy were saved. Firefighters prevented spread to adjacent buildings and the loss was insured.
A Midland Mortgage led sale of 30 farms totaling 3792.86 acres fetched 243437.50 dollars, averaging 6413 dollars per acre. Farms span 18 Iowa counties and one in Minnesota with wide crop prospects and market stabilization notes from F C Waples and E P Childs.
Fayette Buchanan Winne shiek and Fayette county Holstein breeders plan a one day district show at West Union on June 11. Earl N Shultz of the Iowa Holstein association attended the meeting. A picnic accompanies the event and Floyd Johnston of Ames will judge the dairy cattle competition.
Wapello Louisa county farmers and families will tour the state college campus at Ames on June 20 and 21 for inspection and information on new agricultural developments.
Cool damp weather favors army worms says entomologist Carl Drake. County Agent Rex Conn of Cedar Rapids relayed the warning Tuesday. Army worms likely in low spots of wheat and rye fields.
Washington AP report notes a new Agriculture Department bulletin from the Clarinda Iowa soil erosion experiment station. Five years of research show soil and water conservation practices can cut erosion losses and boost corn yields. Barnyard manure increases porosity, improves water penetration, and speeds plant growth.
Special to The Gazette. Larry Skoog stuck in quicksand while plowing on the Mrs Anna Lasack farm east of Oxford Junction. Vincent Lasack Jr and Louis Lasack and their tractors summoned from neighboring farms. They used planks blocks and posts to lift the tractor from the mire.
Ames extension economists report 442 hatcheries show a 20 percent drop in eggs set in April from a year earlier. May 1 onward orders are 55 percent under the prior year while high feed costs and low egg prices push hatcheries to an order only approach.
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