Anguish Angus Sale in Iowa Hits High Bucks at Marengo
In Marengo Iowa the annual spring Aberdeen Angus sale by Town County breeders drew 54 head averaging $153.61 and a total of $8295 from 15 consignors. Top price was $310 for an 8 year old cow with calf, while bulls peaked at $260 for a yearling.
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Iowa County
Marengo
Illinois
C. E. Lawler
Aberdeen-Angus Breeders’ Association
F. W. Crump
Morrison, HJ
Charles E. Lawler
Parnell
Banks and Banks
Knoxville
Kate L. Donohoe
Holbrook
LNG Mgn
Wes Oduu Pala
Williamsburg
Ivor P. James
Ed Hamann
Sunbury
J F Keller
Ladora
J. C McCabe
Kate L
Grinnell College of Parnell
J. C. McCabe
Howard Nicholas
Hen
Angus Breeders’ Association
P. J. Donohoe
Milt Tudor
Oiin
Fence Drift Noted Insect Sightings On Missouri Farm
On a farm desk at 9 30 am Wednesday Acicada or the seventeen year locust is being checked by state entomologist Carl Drake as reports suggest a light season for bugs with widespread foliage damage feared in Missouri in 1909.
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Acicada
Carl Drake
Missouri
Auctioneers named for regional sale open bidding
Ry Sehmaecker and Sons of Amana are joined by auctioneers WH Cooper Hedrick Guy Pettit Bloomfield Jack Halsey Des Moines and Tom Sherlock Chicago in handling an upcoming regional sale announced in the notice.
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Ry Sehmaecker and Sons
Amana
WH Cooper
Hedrick
Guy Pettit
Bloomfield
Jack Halsey
Des Moines
Tom Sherlock
Chicago
Drought Cuts U S Wheat Crop Estimates Down
Chicago report by Mrs E H Miller private crop expert forecasts total wheat production at 661 million bushels, 270 million below 1938 and well under normal domestic needs. Winter wheat at 492 million, spring wheat uncertain with potential 169 million, rye at about 37.8 million, and total outcrop around 975 million.
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Chicago
E. H. Miller
Miller
Eighteen Horse Deaths From Sleeping Sickness in May
DES MOINES Dr J A Bare eer in charge of the federal bureau of animal industry Iowa reports eighteen horse and mule deaths in May from sleeping sickness as diagnosed by veterinarians. Dr Barger says 104959 head have been vaccinated against the disease this spring.
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Des Moines
J. A. Bare Eer
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Iowa
Barger
Marker Planned For Birthplace Of The Tractor
Special to The Gavette Froelich near McGregor will host a marker designating the site where the first gasoline tractor was built by John Froelich. A gray aralite block with a bronze plate and concrete steps is to be erected within three weeks with community help and tractor maker cooperation.
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Froelich
McGregor
John Froelich
Vinton 4-H Queen Crowned At June Rally Day
A Benton county 4-H girls rally at the school for the blind in Vinton on June 8 will crown a 4-H queen nominee from among Kathleen Barry Rhoda Ann Weichman Laura Mae Cisna Audrey Werning Mildred Skoog Jean Floyd Zora Jean Thompson Rene Niebuhr Florence St Clair Nadine Schroeder MaryJorie Beresford Cedar Chums. A better groomed girl will be chosen on personal and clothing grooming and her club record with county officers Margret Newton Mabel Hansen Nadine Schroeder Helen Ricke Lorna Jurgens Jean Pangborn aiding by a group of local wives.
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Vinton
Benton County
School For the Blind
Kathleen Barry
Industrious Union Club
Rhoda Ann Weichman
Canton Upstreamers
Laura Mae Cisna
Polk Pals
Audrey Werning
Eldorado Early Birds
Mildred Skoog
Taylor B-Natural
Jean Floyd
Harrison
Busy Bluebirds
Zora Jean Thompson
Eden
Rene Niebuhr
Florence St. Clair
Nadine Schroeder
Iowa
MaryJorie Beresford
Cedar Chums
Margret Newton
Mabel Hansen
Helen
1938 Iowa hail losses reach 1.6 million dollars
Iowa farmers suffered hail damage totaling 1,599,187 during 1938, about half the long term average. No losses were reported in Jones, Hardin, Floyd and Monroe counties. Palo Alto led with 82,849 dollars. 28 percent of townships statewide reported some loss.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Jones
Hardin
Floyd
Monroe
Palo Alto
Grundy Township Sets Iowa Corn Yield Record At 69.4 Bushels Per Acre
Des Moines reports Clay township Grundy county averaged 69.4 bushels per acre in 1938, an apparent state and national best. Federal crop statistician Leslie M. Carl noted the unusual yield and said 60 bushels per acre was the typical benchmark.
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Grundy
Des Moines
Clay
Grundy County
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Carl
Soul Conservation and a Five Year Look Back
A country observers recounts changes over five years noting the Dionne quintuplets reaching five, census of social shifts, and common themes from soil conservation to parity payments. It surveys weather, wars, floods, and fairs shaping rural life and the nation through May memories.
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The
Gazette
Mary
Dionne
Grindy County Townships Lead in 1938 Farm Census Yields
In 1938 eighty six townships reported averages of 60 bushels per acre or more. Clay in Grundy ranked near top with 60 plus. Clarke in Tama 69, Felix in Grundy 66.6, Clay in Webster 66.5, Springdale in Cedar 66.4, Black Hawk in Grundy 65.7. Humboldt led the state with 60.4 bushels per acre.
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Clay
Grundy
Clarke
Tama
Felix
Webster
Springdale
Cedar
Black Hawk
Humboldt
Carl
SLEEPY SQUIRRELS DIE IN IOWA WOODLANDS
Farmers in Marshalltown report a dying epidemic among squirrels in wood lots and timbered lands. The disease resembles sleeping sickness and does not spread to other animals as cats and dogs avoid the dead squirrels.
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Marshalltown
Weather official J Earl Cook resigns from Iowa bureau
AP reports veteran meteorologist J Earl Cook has resigned from the Iowa weather and crop statistics bureau effective July 1 after seventeen years of service. State Secretary of Agriculture Mark Thornburg announced the move and said Cook will enter private business.
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DES Moines
J. Earl Cook
Iowa
State
Mark Thornburg
Cook
Thornburg
Farm Women’s Chorus Members Named for Cedar Rapids Meet
The Cedar county farm women's chorus under Dr K G Walker of Tipton lists members slated to sing at the district chorus tournament in Cedar Rapids on June 8. Names include Mrs John Bolin Tipton, Mrs Frank Kiser, Mrs George Kiser, Mrs Orin Wiser, Mrs Walter Kiser Wilton Junction, Mrs Carl Olduift, Mrs Harold Oldary Stanwood, Mrs Kermit Spencer, Mrs Frank Stout, Mrs William Koering, Mrs Louis Thordson, Miss Beulah Dodds Tipton, Mrs LeRoy Witmer, Mrs Robert Witmer Moscow, and Mrs Thelma McClellan Stanwood.
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Tipton
Cedar County
No Federal Cash To Fight Chinch Bugs Advised
DES MOINES AP state official Thornburg said Iowa will not receive a federal allotment to combat chinchbugs. The state will, however, obtain funds for grasshopper eradication.
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Thornburg
Des Moines
Mark Thornburg
Iowa
Pig crop survey under way in Iowa by mail carriers
Des Moines reports Iowa rural and city mail carriers are helping the department of agriculture gather spring pig crop data. About 35 000 farmers will be polled on pigs poultry milk cows and breeding stock. The pig crop report is due June 28 and will show state results with earlier figures indicating a possible rise in sows farrowed.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
R. L Pemberton
Iowa Hog Producers Association
Bang
Chemurgists Stage 2 Day Session In Columbus
About 250 registered and as many as 400 attended the national chemurgic council sessions May 19-20 at its new Columbus headquarters. Attendees included chemists and representatives from farm organizations processors of farm commodities and the U S department of agriculture. A sales promotion division of the council was announced.
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Columbus. O
National Chemurgic Council
United States Department of Agriculture
Council
Des Moines Reports Colt Foaling and Stallion Totals
The agricultural statistics division reports 43,000 colts foaled on Iowa farms in 1938 and 2,875 stallions and jacks registered. Belgians lead with 1,174 stallion registrations in the state.
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Des Moines
Agricultural Statistical Division Today
Lowa
Washington County contest association meet set Friday
Special to The Greene Washington plans an annual meet in the county contest association Friday evening. Tester Alvin Luc her said today that Arthur Porter Ames extension dairyman will attend.
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Greene Washington
Washington County Contest Association
Alvin Lucher
Arthur Porter Ames Extension Dairyman
First FSA Cow Tester Starts Work in Washington County
The first farm security administration cow tester begins duties Thursday in Washington County. Rice will test 52 herds owned by FSA clients, performing bi monthly checks rather than monthly. Floyd Arnold and Don Phin of the Ames FSA office noted a similar bi monthly arrangement in Bremer Black Hawk with headquarters at Waverly.
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Town
Farm Security Administration
St Bodsted
Washington County
Bremer-Black Hawk
Waverly
Don Phin
Merly
Ames Fsa
Greeley C T A Plans Picnic at Anamosa June 2
The Greeley C T A announced the annual judging program and picnic will be held June 2 at Anamosa and nearby areas. The event involves the state herd of Holsteins and related activities.
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Greeley C. T. A
Garnavillo fair association schedules event at National Fairground
The Garnavillo one tet association announced a gathering set for June IL at the National Fairground. Details on participants and activities were not fully clear in the readable text.
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Sueciuate
Crrette Garnavillo
Garnavillo
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