Reed Reports Corn Planting 42 Percent Progress in Iowa
Reed of the federal crops bureau says Iowa corn planting is 42 percent complete three days ago, about three days late but could finish on schedule with good weather. Progress varies by subsoil, drainage, and early-season frosts. oats, barley and wheat show good growth while corn germination may be slowed by cold, cloudy days and near freezing mornings. Apple blooms advance south to north as fruit set improves and cabbage and tomato plantings increase across the state.
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ES Moines
INS
Charles D. Reed
Federal Crops Bureau
Reed
Raccoon Valley
Des Moines
Keokuk county corn planting progress and crops notes
Special to The Gazette Maurice Soulis reports about 75 percent of Keokuk county corn planted with good stands in early fields. Rye begins to seed while oats and corn progress. Recent rain with hail caused no major pasture damage. farmers expect full corn planting to finish this week barring more rain. Strawberries and raspberries bloom as garden crops look well. ice and cold stalled some orchard bloom.
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Gazette
Sigourney
Maurice Soulis
County Farm Bureau
Keokuk County
the Gazette
Blairstown
Earr
Fence Drift and Stone City in Cement Era
A reflective note on Fence Drift in woven fire by R. F. A. and Stone City as enduring rock monuments. The piece contrasts permanence and change as Cement reshapes construction while praising a place of lingering beauty despite halted growth.
County committees form for grasshopper war in Keokuk county
A Keokuk county committee is set to lead the grasshopper control drive this season. Members include L. C Strasser Noel Montz SE Brower Earl Grover Herman Sears Carl Greiner Dale Duninap Henry Fass John Cook Clem Streigel Ed Peiffer Walter Cox J E Zepp Harold C Smith and A H Bakehouse with Maurice Soulis as chairman and Dick Embree C C Barnett also on the group. They will oversee poison mash distribution county wide and expect heavy rains to thin hoppers. The Sigourney CCC camp will cooperate throughout the season.
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L. C Strasser
Prairie Townsship
Noel Montz
Adams
SE. Brower
English River
Earl Grover
Liberty
Herman Sears
Lafayette
Carl Greiner
Plank
Dale Duninap
van Buren
Henry Fass
Washington
Charles Fritzler
Warren
S. T Yates
Sigourney
John Cook
West Lancaster
Clem Streige
East Lancaster
Ed A. Peiffer
Clear Creek
Walter Cox
Richland
J. E. Zepp
Jackson
Harold C Smith
Steady Run
A H Bakehouse
Benton
Maurice Soulis
Dick Embree
Board of Supervisors
C C Barnett
CCC
Sigourney CCC
Grasshopper bait program set for Cedar county farmers
County Agent Morrell Leeds oversees a cooperative effort with Ralph L. Johnston Louis Thordson Elmer Meyer Lester Nicoll and Everett Ferguson to prepare and distribute bait. A Tipton bait-mixing station will fill orders within 24 hours.
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Tipton
Morrell Leeds
Cedar County
Ralph L. Johnston
Louis Thordson
Elmer Meyer
Lester Nicoll
Everett Ferguson
I Tipton
Fayette County Farmers Planned Ames Campus Tour
A Fay ette county caravan will leave for the Iowa State College campus at Ames on June 28 to review plant and animal breeding developments and consult extension workers about crop production, livestock feeding, and farmers’ problems.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Iowa State College
Ames
Fayette county four Hs select state convention delegates
Fayette county township clubs name seven 4 H members chosen to attend the state convention in Ames from June 16 to 19 Norma Klammer Elaine Mc Sweeney Donna Meyer Bernice Turner Faith Shirles Caroyle Morgan and Mary Peters make up the delegation for the Fayete area.
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Spreial
Fayette
Ames
Fayette County
Norma Klammer
Elaine McSweeney
Donna Meyer
Bernice Turner
Faith Shirles
Caroyle Morgan
Mary Peters
Forty head of cattle sell for high prices in Chicago sale
Special to The Gazette Tipton Fort forty head of 1059 pound cattle brought by Burdett Huff Cedar County feeder sold in Chicago Monday at 1125 dollars per hundredweight.
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Specia
Tipton
Burdett Huffman
Cedar Counts
Chicago
Hog Prices Soar 45 Cents In Day
Hogs jumped 45 cents on interior markets to 11.45 per cwt the May high in eight years. Interior receipts in Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 9 700 head, with 80 cents added to week gains. Chicago price rose to 12 highest since 1936 peak. Experts predict continued high hog prices into fall amid scarce hog supply and feed concerns. Storage pork and lard May 1 nearly double year ago as demand stays strong.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Chicago
Ventilated baskets speed up refrigeration of peaches
Mallison of the agriculture bureau reports a new ventilated fruit basket with ring pad enhances air flow and cooling. In tests near Fort Valley Georgia peaches in ventilated ring pad baskets cooled to 54.5 degrees from an 83 degree load, faster than standard ventilated and unventilated designs. Pre cooling benefits cited for Georgia Carolinas Virginia and Tennessee receipts. Grain elevator capacities across 56 cities in 24 states total 556 512 000 bushels.
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Washington
EQD
Mallison
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Fort Valley
Georgia
Carolinas
Virginia
Tennessee
Largest Stone Barn in Iowa Reveals Stone City Roots
The 160 acre Cedar Rapids area farm near Stone City hosts what may be Iowa’s largest stone barn. Built in 1889 by Senator J. A Green, the structure measures 124 by 50 feet with a 40 foot peak, features a limestone floor and a hay capacity of 250 tons, and rests on the Nis sen farm operated by James D. Cline.
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Iowa
Frank C. Nissen
Cedar Rapids
Stone City
James D. Cline
J. A Green
Lenth's Holsteins sell strong in Elkader dispersal sale
Cows averaged 155 dollars with total average 150 dollars for Lenth herd at Elkader. Heifer calves averaged 55 dollars and eight bulls averaged 158 dollars. Mature bulls brought 725 dollars combined. Top price 375 dollars for a three year old bull paid by Forest Hamlett. Female top 230 dollars apiece. Heaviest buyer 780 dollars for five head. Leath plans to build Barnes herd with seven cattle remaining.
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Waterloo
L. C. Lenth
Elkader
Contest Association
Forest F. Hamlett
Lamont
W. D. Mitchell
Reinbeck
R. L. Phelps
S. D Phelps
Strawberry Point
Mitchell
R. F. Feldt
St. Ansgar
Leath
Barnes
Nineteen Hybrid Seed Corn Tests Planted in Local Farms
Hybrid seed corn tests are under way this season on the farms of Kenneth and Warren Wiederecht with nineteen varieties, and on the farms of Fred Wier and John Corey who have maintained test plots for several years.
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Kenneth
Warren Wiederecht
Fred Wier
John Corey
Novy Receives Steer Price in Chicago Sale
Iowa City John Novy of Johnson County fed a load of 1,175 pound steers selling Monday for $1,165 per hundredweight in Chicago. The deal reflects strong demand as cattle prices stay firm for midwest producers.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
John Novy
Johnson County
Chicago
Fayette soil club forms 4 H for boys in Ames
Bruce Kilpatrick of the Ames soils department organized a Fayette Fayette 4 H boys soils club with six members. The program includes soil studies, soil conservation, field trips, an erosion map, and a five year cropping plan. Pomona Granges in Pennsylvania oppose Sunday fishing movies and liquor sales at clubs on Sundays.
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Fayette
Bruce Kilpatrick
Ames Soils Department
Pomona
Pennsylvania
Bel gian horses delayed to New York by storm at sea
Tom Holbert of Greeley reports his last importation of Belgian horses arrived in New York five days late due to a storm at sea. He notes a kind word and a pat when a horse is seasick often brings the animal to its feed.
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Tom Holbert
Greeley
New York
Mr. Holbert
Vernon Shepard Sells 686-Pound Heifers in Chicago
Vernon Shepard of Muscatine county sold a load of 686 pound feeder heifers in Chicago for 11 dollars per hundredweight. The sale reflects cattle market activity during the period.
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Muscatine
Vernon Shepard
Muscatine County
Chicago
Correction of Midland Land Sales Average
The Gazette reports an error in Midland Mortgage company figures. John Emery says the total sales price for 3,792.86 acres across 30 farms since Jan 1 was actually 318,977.50, yielding an corrected average of 84.10 dollars per acre instead of 64.13.
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Gazette
Midland Mortgage Company
Cedar Rapids
John Emery
Emery
Midland Company
Williams tops market with 17 heifers in Chicago
Frank Williams of Louisa county sold seventeen 786 pound feeder heifers for 1175 dollars per hundredweight at the Chicago market on Monday.
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Gazette
Wapello
Frank Williams
Louisa County
Chicago
Cedar 4-H Girls Rally Day Set in Clarence June 9
The Cedar county 4-H rally for girls will be held in Clarence on June 9 with registration at 10 a.m. Events include a music review, competitive activities, a picture contest, and an afternoon installation of officers and member recognitions. Committee members from Mechanicsville Tipton Wilton Junction West Branch are listed. A Muscatine county rally follows on June 12 featuring a girls chorus.
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Clarence
Cedar County
Guy Wright
Mechanicsville
Lester Nicoll
August Eiser
Tipton
R. D. Wingert
Frank Eiser
Wilton Junction
W. L. Pemberton
West Branch
Muscatine
the Gazette
Muscatine County
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