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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1933
Page
8
Ames economist Murray says a Iowa farmer with mortgage debt may seek relief under a national emergency act. Officials note four possible actions by creditors to scale down obligations, with details still not fully available.
Fragmented notes describe emergency act bonds and stock valuations with mentions of government actions, mortgage and farm credit, and market movements. References to banks, stock quotes, and refinancing appear amid general farming news and political commentary.
Fragmentary local items mention Winneshiek Achievement Day and Prime Way 21 with unclear phrases about farms and investments. Other lines reference a Cedar region meeting and keeper roles, but details are obscured by OCR errors.
Western Iowa reports confirm corn planting gains across the region with three days of suitable weather. Mud and wet spots slow progress in many fields causing farmers to plant in sections and rely on short-term planning as stands begin to emerge.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports that reduced hog product storage will likely be offset by a projected rise in inspected slaughter for the remainder of the market year. A recent price surge in lard and hog markets follows shifts in the broader economy. UK bacon imports fell year over year, while dam imports rose slightly. US lard exports declined in March but pork exports increased from the prior month. Hog product exports in the first half of the current marketing year edged higher than last year.
Washington County Farm Bureau women prepare for achievement day with exhibits judged by Frances Pew of the Anes extension service on June 1. Emmett Hayes and Homer Birney will speak, with Ellsworth Richardson as possible principal speaker. A county wide 4-H fair is planned for August 9–11 judged by Ames expert E L Quaife.
Maynard Co operative creamery pays 23 cents per pound for April butterfat, reported by secretary C H Paul. Produce houses offer 54 cents a dozen for eggs, while local fruit prospects show a rough 20 percent yield from plantings.
A historical notice notes a national jersey breeders’ meeting set in Nashville with organizers listing speakers and topics on breeding standards and trade policies. Details are fragmented but emphasize a formal gathering of Jersey breeders and associated organizations.
Belle Plaine area hog feeders and poultrymen have used over fifteen tons of ground sweet clover prepared by E A Tappan elevator operator and farmer. Tappan says the sweet clover meal sells for 1 per hundredweight and compares favorably with alfalfa meal as a hog and poultry ration component. He farms 160 acres of sweet clover and alfalfa at Belle Marie and 190 acres north of Luzerne seeded to red clover.
Special to The Gazette Hawkeye Dr F T McGrew in charge of retesting cattle for tuberculosis in Windsor township Fayette county reports seven clean herds. These herds are owned by Wil Hyman Paul Wendland Harley Fritz Fred Miller Charles Millbrandt Charles Weidemann and Herman Newkirk. Nine reactors were found in four other herds. Dr McGrew also oversees Bethel and parts of Banks and Center townships.
Dorothy Miche was elected president at the first meeting of the year for the NRG 4 H club in Harlan Township. Florence Cummings is vice president, Theteria Martha secretary-treasurer, Eleanor Barnes reporter, and Gruendsa Brownell historian. Other members include Mildred Sewell Lillian Cummings Ruth Patridge Fern Esther Retz and leader Mrs Louis Barnes assisted by Mrs L U Surfus Tar project involves clothing.
Ames Iowa 4-H corn club members may win gold medals for county champions and an educational trip to Chicago for the state champion. National prizes include $300 $200 and $100 college scholarships plus two 21 jewel gold watches for top bushels per acre and lowest net cost per bushel. Corn club work is expanding with 407 boys in 30 counties last year and 50 expected this year.
A pigeon on Bert Graham farm watches over her squabs hatched this week. One chick seems unusual as it hatched from an egg laid by a Graham hen, drawing concern from the mother pigeon on the farm.
Muscatine county agent Carl Rylander announces that 150 pounds of Iowa Belle watermelon seed, a wilt resistant variety developed at the state experiment field station, is available at the Farm Bureau office in Muscatine.
Amana corporation reports 1,500 acres of corn 50 percent planted as weather allowed. Gardens grow fast and small plots for table use are available. Shearing of colony flocks has begun and wool from outside farmers is bought for local mills. prices range 20 to 23 cents a pound.
After passage of the Emergency Farm Mortgage act, 304 farmers asked for information loans from the Federal Land Bank of Omaha as part of a nationwide week of inquiries. The twelve federal land banks logged over 4,000 applications, with St. Louis bank handling the most at 1,348 requests.
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