Iowa corn planting slowed by dry cloddy soil in east. rains urged
Federal crop observers report 60 percent of Iowa corn planted by May 17, with southern regions ahead at up to 90 percent and eastern areas only 5 to 15 percent. Dry soils and heat hinder early sowing while oats, wheat, barley, and flax make progress and gardens, potatoes, and strawberries show variable growth awaiting rainfall.
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South
Iowa
ES Moines
Charles D Reed
Reed
Towa
Wapello
Egg production near seasonal top in May survey
Federal May report shows egg production per hundred hens in farm flocks at 565 on May 1, near the seasonal peak. The May 1 total eggs per flock rose 4 percent from last year, but still trails the 5-year May 1 average by 8 percent due to fewer hens.
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the Gazette
Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Oklahoma
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Neighbors raise seed corn fund for Brandon farmer ill since April
In Brandon, a seed corn fund is being raised by popular subscription for Frank Cottrell who has been ill since April. Neighbors plan to plow a twenty acre tract on the Cottrell farm and plant the seed. Helpers also sowed oats and plowed gardens during his illness.
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Brandon
Frank Cottrell
Cottrell
Corn-Hog Payments Scheduled for Winneshiek County
Final payment corn-hog checks for 1935 contracts signed in Winneshiek county total 150143.70 dollars and have been approved per Washington headquarters. Local committee expects distribution within ten days, with checks arriving soon.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Washington
Plan Soil Conservation Meetings In Cedar County
Cedar County plans a series of soil conservation meetings to explain the soil conservation program. Meetings run May 20 in Bennett through June 3 in Tipton with start times at 8 pm. Land operators are invited to attend.
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Tipton
Morrell Leeds
Bennett
Springdale
Mechanicsville
Durant
Stanwood
June City School
Cedar Bluff
Clarence
Beef Cattle Tour Planned for Clinton on June 3
Clinton residents will host a beef cattle tour starting June 3 at 1 p.m. featuring 4-H and auction displays. County Agent Lucy Speeds will present on market trends and grazing practices with speakers from the Chote market highlighting steers and price ranges around 29.4 hundredweight.
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Clinton
Clinton County
Hoppers Threaten Eastern Iowa Crops
Des Moines AP report says grasshoppers, once a western Iowa issue, are moving into eastern Iowa. Black Hawk County agent Paul Barger notes developing infestation, with Muscatine County fields of sweet potatoes destroyed. The agriculture department has 4,000 bags of federally supplied poison bran to aid farmers.
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DES Moines
H. C. Auberg
Iowa
Paul Barger
Black Hawk County
Aaberg
Muscatine County
Agriculture Department
Iowa Homemakers Start Round Robin Of Books Project
Members of the Iowa Master Homemakers Guild meet at Ames for the annual session. Officers elected include Mrs Albert Jacobson of Jewell as president and Mrs W H Royer of Dallas Center. The group plans a Round Robin of Books reading project and World Peace study. Five members will attend the national Guild meeting in Washington DC with the ACWW conference. Attendees and families listed include Royer, Smith, Joslin, Koehler, Sayre, Decatur, Jacobson, Schubert, Schmidt, Putzke, Mills, Keefer and others.
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Iowa Master Homemakers Guild
Ames
Albert Jacobson
Jewell
W. H. Roger
Dallas Center
Iowa Guild
Guild of Master Homemakers
Washington, DC
Associated Country Women of the World
W. H. Royer
J. O. Smith
Whitten
Roy M. Joslin
Etta Koehler
van Meter
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
Clarence Decatur
Grinnell
Lowan Named Judge for International Dairy Judging Meet
Floyd Johnston Ames extension dairyman has been selected as a judge for the international dairy cattle judging contest in Bristol England on July 1. He joins Scott Watson of Oxford University and Hugh Dales, livestock inspector of Trellind, as judges. Johnston will judge while accompanying the national championship team as funds are raised. $1.45 has been raised of $4,000 needed.
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Waterloo
Floyd Johnston
Ames Extension Dairyman
Bristol
England
MM. Tiles
London
Fuglind
National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs of England
Scott Watson
Oxford University
Hugh Dales
Trelind Johnston
Iowa Farmer Degree Awarded To Paul Trumbauer Of Jesup
Paul Trumbauer of Jesup received a degree of Iowa Farmer at a high school agricultural conference in Ames on Saturday. He was elected vice-president of the Town Association of Future Farmers. Jesup high school teams earned top ratings in farm crops and livestock judging, while West Branch and Dysart entries also received superior livestock and judging marks. Henry Casey of Dysart bought over 100 feeder horses for market.
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Jesup
Paul Trumbauer
Iowa
Ames
Town Association of Future Farmers
West Branch
West Brinth
Agricultural Congress
Judemy West Liberty
Tapton
Gazette Dysart
Henry Casey
Elgin Creamery Pays 34 Cents For Butterfat
Patrons of the Farmers' Dairy company at Elgin were paid for last half of April butter fat at the rate of 34 cents a pound.
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Elgin Creamery
Elgin
Farmers’ Dairy Company
Steers Sold on Chicago Market at 9 1/4 CWT
Roy Yeager, a Jackson County farmer, sold twenty three head of steers averaging 1,160 pounds on the Chicago market for 9.25 dollars per hundredweight.
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Gazette
Maquoreta
Roy Yeager
Jackson County
Chicago
Electric co-ops seek lowest rate for new appliances
Davenport reports the Electric Home and Farm Authority told eastern Iowa federated electric co-ops to offer low energy rates before approving loan requests. Two rate schedules set a maximum first 50 kilowatt hours cost of 5 and 3.50 dollars respectively, with a sharp drop for higher usage. The move aims to lower current costs and expand appliance purchases as lines expand. Farm value of Iowa's 1935 crop was 49,233,000 dollars.
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Davenport
Electric Home and Farm Authority
H. J. Strong
Federated Electric Co-Operatives
Iowa
EHFA
Strong
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