Wickard Sparks Iowa Corn and Hog Pact Talk
Des Moines hosts 93 county allotment chairmen as Claude Wickard, head of the corn and hog section, reassures jitters and signals relaxed production rules for permissible contracts. Reconsideration of over 800 rejected applications follows, with five bases for increasing corn and hog production outlined. Committees report mixed feelings over trust and lenience amid 57 forms and compliance questions.
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Ashington
Iowa
Claude Wickard
Des Moines
Wickard
A. G. Black
Black
Ben’ Neal
Neal
Linn
Frefitabie
Fence Drift and Morning Drive on the Farm
Early morning along the highway shows a youth with a Jersey cow near a fence. A farmer plows with a tractor as white face cows and calves, pigs on a feed floor, and the scent of outdoors create a quiet rural scene before a shower arrives.
Plan to form state AAA group fails amid fears
The article notes the failure of a push to form a state AAA organization due to worries of misunderstandings and allegiance to the administration. Lawrence Brennan of Palo Alto served as unofficial state chairman to organize county meetings if needed while Henry Wallace was slated to address contract signers in Ames before canceling.
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Lawrence ‘Brennan
Palo Alto
Washington
Henry Wallace
Ames
Chester Davis
AAA
Wallace
Hogs Bring $18 On Chicago Market For May Sale
Jackson county farmer C S Hamilton sold sixty head of hogs on the Chicago market Tuesday. The Hampshires averaged 251 pounds and brought $10 a hundredweight, the highest price since Oct 23 1930 and the best May total in five years.
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Maquoreta
C. S. Hamilton
Jackson County
Chicago
Reed Reports 37 Percent of Iowa corn planted
Iowa weather and crop chief Charles D. Reed says over half of the state's corn is in the ground with planting about 57 percent finished. Progress is 9 percent below normal and about two days late, while southern counties show heavy losses from rain and replanting.
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REED
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau
Buena Vista
Sac
Calhoun
Webster
Hamilton
Pottawattamie
Mississippi River
Jackson
200 Turkey Poults Die In Elgin Brooder Fire
Special to The Gazette Elgin farm fire destroyed a brooder house killing 200 turkey poults near the Fred J. Schneider farm four miles south of Elgin at 3 am Sunday. A nearby machine shed was saved. Turkeys weighed about 2½ pounds each.
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Elgin
Fred J. Schneider
Farm crop imports fall short of decade average
Imports of competitive farm crops from July 1, 1934, to March 1, 1935, were 25 percent below the 10 year average for the same months, signaling weakened agricultural demand and trade activity.
More Cattle Bloat Cases This Spring Across Iowa
Ames extension veterinarian K W Stouder reports cattle bloat unusually prevalent in Iowa this spring due to last winter feed conditions and drought. Recommendations include not grazing damp legume pastures, offering alternative feed, constant water access, short pasture intervals, mineral salt mix, and cautious drenches or preporatory opening techniques for severe cases.
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Ames
Iowa
K. W. Stouder
Dr. Stouder
Mole
Stouder
Murray Expects To Issue 15000 Grading Licenses
Des Moines AP State Agriculture Secretary Ray Murray said he expects about 15000 licenses to be issued under the new cream grading law. The act requires licensing of every cream grader and all creameries cream stations and cream vehicles. Schools of instruction for cream graders opened Tuesday in five counties and will be held in every county during the next two weeks.
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Des Moines
Ray Murray
Indicted For Low Milk Consumption Discussed At Dairy Day
Prof. J. B. Fitch of the University of Minnesota says inefficient milk distribution limits consumption. He notes consumers pay half the milk price for services like pasteurization bottling and delivery. Citing Milwaukee trucks traveling 13 000 miles daily, he cites an AAA survey finding 14 percent of 160 000 families bought no fluid milk.
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Ames
J. B. Fitch
University of Minnesota
Iowa
Fitch
Minnesota Dairyman
Milwaukee
Wis
AAA
Picnic Planned by Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
Dr. T. W. Schultz of Ames and Dr. Margaret Reid of Ames home economics will headline the Cedar Valley Farm Business association picnic on June 4 at Thomas Park in Marion. J. J. Wallace, fieldman for the association, announces the event.
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T. W. Schultz
Agricultural Economics
Ames
Margaret Reid
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
Thomas Park
Marion
J. J. Wallace
Association
Wheatland Creamery Pays 34 Cents For Butterfat
Wheatland Co operative creamery patrons were paid thirty four cents a pound for last half of April butterfat. Klahn Brothers topped producers with a ninety six dollar and ninety cent check. Mrs. Ernestine Schneider received ninety dollars and twenty three cents.
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Wheatland
Wheatland Co-operative Creamery
Klahn Brothers
Ernestine Schneider
Alfalfa Prices Fall on New Market Arrivals
Prices for alfalfa slipped by about $2 a ton at Kansas City and San Francisco to $16.75, down from $17.81 a week earlier and the season peak of $18.50. New western crop and limited eastern cars, including Oklahoma, reached markets last week. Platte valley demand was near standstill due to rains swelling pastures, with farm lots offered at $12–$13. New crop prospects in the valley and for spring crops were reported as the best in five years.
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Kansas City
San Francisco
West
Oklahoma
Platte Valley
Nebraska
Iowa Farmers Holiday group urges AAA repeal at convention
The Iowa Farmers Holiday association adopted twelve resolutions condemning the Agricultural Adjustment Act as dictatorial and calling for removal of key farm program officials. They also urged Roosevelt to apologize for remarks, and endorsed the Patman bonus bill and Frazier Lemke refinancing plan.
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DES Moines
Iowa Farmers Holiday Association
Wallace
Chester Davis
Rexford Tugwell
Association
United States
Roosevelt
AAA
Iowa
Alaska
Patman
Fayette County Names Chinch Bug Control Committee
Fayette County Agent Paul E McElroy announced a committee to assist chinch bug control efforts. Members include County Engineer A D Finch Fayette J F Wilkinson Grant Lauer Eldorado and Henry Henniges Maynard. Plans for statewide control are advancing with county committees under the national program led by Secretary Ray Murray and others. A $2.5 million federal appropriation is expected with about $1 million allocated for Iowa.
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Fayette
Paul E. McElroy
Fayette County
A. D. Finch
West Union
J. F. Wilkinson
Grant Lauer
Eldorado
Henry Henniges
Maynard
Secretary of Agriculture
Ray Murray
R. E. Buchanan
Ames
R. K. Bliss
Ames Extension Service
C.J. Drake
Farm Bureau
State Committee
Drake
H. C.’ Aaberg
A. D. Worthington
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Hogs Bring About Nine Ninety Five Per Cwt at Chicago Market
Bennett Shipping association manager J W Smith shipped three carloads of butcher hogs to Chicago on Tuesday. Hogs averaged 250 to 278 pounds and brought 9.95 dollars per hundredweight. Consignments included 68 Hampshire hogs at 278 pounds by F W Schiele, 42 Hampshire hogs at 278 pounds by Wright and Blair, and 46 Chester White hogs at 250 pounds.
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Bennett
Bennett Shipping Association
J.W. Smith
Chicago
F. W. Schiele
Wright
Blair
Chester
4-H Demonstrations Reach Vast Iowa Audience in 1934
Special to The Gazette reports that Ames Girls 4-H demonstration teams taught home furnishing canning clothing and bread baking to 140 746 people across 99 counties in 1934. A total of 890 demonstration teams were trained and 5333 individual demonstrations were given at local clubs.
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the Gazette
AMES
Josephine Arnquist Bakke
Johnson County
Wheatland Gardens Thrive Despite Cold Weather
In Wheatland all community gardens are thriving with radishes and lettuce on tables. Fruit trees and strawberry beds are in full bloom and promise a good crop for the season.
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Wheatland
Spillville Forty Sells For Four Thousand Dollars
Oliver Thompson bought forty acres with buildings near Spillville from Joseph Junko for 4000 dollars. In Washington township Winneshiek county eighty eight acres changed hands at about 68 dollars per acre. Joseph Kuennan paid 6000 dollars for the farm from John P. Smith and Anna R. Smith.
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Decorah
Oliver Thompson
Spillville
Joseph Junko
Washington Township
Winneshiek County
John P. Smith
Anna R. Smith
Joseph Kuennan
Kuennan
Tax On 199 Acre Farm For 32 Years
Postville readers learn of Adolph Foels track in Post township totaling 199 13-100 acres bought for 15930.40 dollars at 80 dollars per acre. Taxes paid since purchase amount to 12014.23 dollars, about 60 dollars per acre. Tax bills rose from 116.32 dollars in 1933 to 411.54 dollars in 1934.
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Postville
Post Township
Adolph Foels
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