Iowa Renters Benefit From Tenant Land Purchase Loans
William Weininger, a renter near Hawkeye, receives an $5,500 federal loan to buy an 80 acre farm for $5,000 with $500 for repairs. John Foubert of North English obtains a $9,650 loan to buy a 145 acre farm three miles east, with $8,700 for purchase and $900 for repairs. Nine farms in Lafayette County are being purchased under Jones-Bankhead act loans totaling $54,710.
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Hawkeye
Iowa
FSA
William Weininger
Weininger
Jerry Spencer
West Union
Bopp
Iowa County
John Foubert
North English
Fayette
Abraham Lincoln
Will Lincoln
Oelwein
Mr. Lincoln
Stanley
Johnny Lincoln
Swartz Brothers
Lincoln
Itca
Lafayette County
Indianapolis
B. W. Lodwick
Spencer
NOR. English
Nelson G. Kraschel
Foubert
Quincy Lockridge
Hog Barn Raising Near Garnavillo Replaces Burned Structure
Neighbors assisted in raising a new hog barn on the Eldo Kaiser farm near Garnavillo Tuesday, replacing the barn that burned last winter.
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Garnavillo
Eldo Kaiser
Weather delays grasshopper hatch in Iowa regions
Entomologist H. D. Tate of Ames reports only 10 percent grasshopper eggs hatched in southern Iowa while none hatched in the north due to recent weather. A survey notes up to 200 newly hatched grasshoppers per square yard in southern alfalfa. Chinch bugs are plentiful in the southern two tiers threatening small grains.
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Ames
H. D. Tate
Iowa
Plan to Reclaim 6000 Acres in South Eastern Iowa Land
A Chicago group led by Ledru Willets announced a giant reclamation plan to drain and farm 6000 acres near Fort Madison Iowa. More than 3000 acres in Green Bay district have been bought by the Chicago group headed by William Lodwick. The land was made unfarmable by seepage from the Keokuk Mississippi river dam, but remains among the richest in the Mississippi Valley. plans to drain and farm are unfinished with possible rice cultivation considered.
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Fort Madison
INS
Ledru’ Willets
Green Bay District
Here
Chicago
William Lodwick
Willets
Mississippi Valley
Keokuk Mississippi
Southeastern Iowa
Izaak Walton League
Nelson G. Kraschel
Oscar Potthoff
Burlington Sportsman
Iowa
Randalia Creamery Pays 28 Cents for April Butterfat
Randalia Mutual Creamery patrons received 28 cents a pound for butterfat delivered in the last half of April. The payment reflects the cooperative price for dairy producers in Randalia.
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Randalia
Randalia Mutual Creamery Association
Homegrown Strawberries Shown in North Manchester
William C. Deecklar of North Manchester displayed some of the first homegrown Premier strawberries picked in the area. The berries were large and firm.
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Manchester
William C. Deecklar
North
Ames Iowa feeding experiment steers fetch higher prices
In Ames Iowa the whole fodder steers sold for 25 cents more per hundredweight than corn ensilage steers and 5 to 15 cents more than prepared corn fodder cattle. Prices ranged from 9.00 to 9.15 per hundredweight with dressings around 59 to 60 percent. The 28 native Iowa long yearlings and 2-year-olds, fed 156 days at average 824 pounds, cost 650 per hundredweight. The test compared effects of corn roughage preparation on cattle value.
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The
Gazette
Chicago
Iowa
Ames
Kildee Medal Awarded To Mr Pleasant Boy
AMES Donald Rinner of Mount Pleasant won the Kildee medal for top honors in the junior animal husbandry hog judging contest at Ames. Rinner scored 96.33, one of the contest's highest marks, with Paul McNutt of Sheldon taking second at 94.33 and Tom Gleason of Austin, Minn, third at 94. Buford McClurg of Scranton placed fourth with 90.67.
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Ames
Donald Rinner
Mount Pleasant
Kildee
Rinner
Paul McNutt
Sheldon
Tom Gleason
Austin Minn
Buford McClurg
Scranton
Robert Howard
Slater
Darwin Larson
Stanton
Keith Myers
Beaman
Royal Holt
Rippey
Beryl Keen
Marshalltown
Jacob Stimson
Clarinda
Spring Pigs Average $7 In Columbus Jet
Columbus Junction buyers paid seven dollars a head for each of the 100 spring pigs sold in the weekly consignment sale. Cattle comprising 350 Hereford steers and heifers from Texas weighed 350 to 800 pounds and moved to buyers from five southeastern Town counties.
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Columbus Junction
Texas
Greeley Cow Test Association Picnic Set in Manchester Park
Members will picnic at a Manchester park on June 3 with a noon luncheon. Judging contests take place at the William C Mawe farm east of town and at the William W Hockaday farm in Manchester. Du buque dairyman Fred Kamillar will be the afternoon speaker.
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Manchester
Greeley Cow Test Association
William C. Mawe
Here
William W. Hockaday
Fred Kamillar
Dubuque Dairyman
Hog prices climb steadily this week in Des Moines market
The Des Moines hog market rose to the highest direct territory level since mid April as light-weight hogs showed the strongest cut out values. Through Thursday, May receipts reached 406 400 head with May total expected around 475 000. sow volumes rose, and overall prices have edged up about 80 cents since May 11 though fresh pork values weakened late in the week.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Field Work Again Stopped By Rain In Fayette County
CORN planting was halted in Fayette county Friday morning after a half inch of rain Thursday night. Rain continued at 8 a.m. Friday. Farmers in the area rush planting with favorable weather expected to finish by week’s end. Some early fields replanted and sandy ground is being cultivated.
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Fayette County
the Gazette
West Union
Troy Mills
Corn Planting Delayed by 8 to 10 Days in Buchanan County
Dallas Western, the county agent, reports corn planting in Buchanan County is eight to ten days late. About 80 percent of planned planting should be done this week with good weather. Emergent corn is yellow and needs warmth and sun. Cutworms and wireworms are causing damage while oats pastures and hay thrive. Apple crop prospects look excellent and global unmined coal is estimated at 7.8 trillion metric tons.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Dallas Western
All Township Exhibits Rate Excellent At Linn County Farm
Center Point hosts Linn county home project achievement day with 350 women. Exhibits from fourteen townships rated excellent by Mrs. N May Larson. Monroe, Brown and Linn named state fair possibilities. Activities include bread making demo and panel on farm life satisfaction, a music contest, and a history of American music pageant.
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Linn County Farm Women’s
Alice Davidson
Center Point
Linn County Home Project
Center Point High School
Lucille Gove
Cedar Rapids
Arlo Stinger
Mount Verdon
N. May Larson
Teader
Ames
Jackson
Maine
Clinton
Linn
Monroe
Brown
North Marion
Otter Creek
Spring Grove
Larson
Booth
Helen Kacena Stark
Frank Bedell
Florence Beni
Marjorie Albaugh
Mount Vernon
Lester Mitchell
Fairfax
Reader
R. D Burgess
Henriette Prasil
Palo
Lee Morris
Marion
James McNamara
C R Mills
Central City
W. C. Hemmerling
A. D. Brennaman
Des Moines
European drought menace diminishes
The International Institute of Agriculture said heavy rains this month saved Europe’s wheat crop and the continentwide harvest will be slightly higher than last year. A cold dry spring had stunted crops and rye oats and barley fared worse than wheat.
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Rome
International Institute of Agriculture
Europe
Institute
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