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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1933

Page

4

Olson Advocates Minimum Farm Price

A Des Moines based piece argues that setting a federal minimum price for basic farm products would instantly restore rural purchasing power and revive idle industrial jobs. It credits Dr Schultz of Iowa State College and urges executive action to guarantee prices for corn hogs and other staples.

Farm Administration T W Schultz Agricultural Economics Iowa State College Schultz Des Moines America Hans

Champion Husker of Linn County wins corn husking

Special to The Gazette Frank Dinger of Toddouile is Linn county’s champion corn husker. In an eighty minute contest at the For rest and Son farm he tossed 1835 pounds of corn but had a 1155 pound penalty for greeninges and 734 pounds for husks left, netting 1646 pounds. He is 25, with measurements noted as 5 8 and 145 pounds.

Linn County Frank Dinger Toddouile R D Forrest and Son Nehestal

Preston Breeders First Jowa Entry At International

Fragmentary OCR text references Preston Breeders and a first Jowa entry at an international event. Names and details are unclear due to garbled phrasing and missing context. no definite dates, places, or outcomes can be confirmed from the readable fragments.

Preston Breeders

Unclear OCR Fragment On Street Event

Fragmentary text shows scrambled names and phrases about cars, people and actions. No coherent event or identifiable entities to anchor a factual summary. May refer to a traffic or incident but lacks decisive details or dates.

Ames Economists To Report Significance Of Farm Measures

Ames economists will study the significance of farm measures including recovery plans applied to agriculture, the corn hog program, farm credit and mortgage relief, foreign trade, managed currency, and tax issues. The project covers 1933 actions and future prospects, with analyses of farm management during rising price periods.

Ames Iowa

Hopkinton Test Cows Show Milk and Butterfat Averages

The Hopkinton Cow Test Association reported 226 cows in October averaged 363 pounds of milk and 141 pounds of butterfat. Wes Borden tester notes high herds with Guernseys and Holsteins at 554 pounds of milk and 225 pounds butterfat. Joseph’s herd averaged 545 pounds milk and 198 butterfat. Williamson’s ten Holsteins averaged 475 pounds milk and 182 butterfat. The association average butterfat is the lowest in four years.

Hoppnton H M Reeve R ’ Joseph Herd George Willamsons Association Borden

Manchester Merchants Sponsor Corn Show Prizes

Manchester merchants have contributed about £500 in prizes for best exhibits at a corn show on November 4 in Manchester. County Agent Ferris S Huehn will supervise, with entries including grains vegetables memes culinary products cottage cheese jelly bread marmalade fancy work knitted rugs and patterns.

Manchester Ferris S Huehn

Mount Vernon Reverend Hints Early Tomatoes Still Selling

Mount Vernon resident Rev E G Hint continues selling the earliest market tomatoes. His first crop arrived and was marketed in early July, marking the season’s start for local produce.

Mount Vernon

Goats Clear Off 40 Acres Timber Land

Manchester area story reports seventy goats bought by Mr. Retz cleared a 40 acre tract of dense timber and underbrush near Albert Retz place five miles northwest of Manchester. The herd, now totaling seventy, cost about $2.37 each and feeds itself, clearing brush and even killing some elm trees while providing meat and milk potential without farmed costs.

The Gazette Manchester Albert Retz Lindsay Barr Lamont

Calf Club Loans Offered for 4-H Baby Beef Projects

Jackson county youth may obtain loans to buy calves for baby beef clubs, announced by County Agent F E Krause. The Miles organization has produced champions at the Chicago International over the past decade.

Specia Maquoketa F E. Krause Jackson County Miles

Friends Harvest Fifteen Acres Of Corn For Widow

Unity and Happy Hour club members and friends husked fifteen acres of corn on Mrs Nellie Mav Glick’s farm near Olin in two hours with nineteen teams. Mrs Glick died recently from scarlet fever. Women from the clubs served dinner from well filled baskets.

Gazette Olin Unity and Happy Hour Clubs Nellie Mav Glick Glick

Eradication Effort Targets Barberry in Jackson County

Arlo Hagere of the United States Department of Agriculture supervises eradication of native barberry bushes in Jackson County to combat grain rust. He has hired six local unemployed men to work under his direction.

Arlo Hagere United States Department of Agriculture Jackson County

YSART Dirk Siemens and Son Buy New Two Row Corn Picker

Dirk Siemens and his son Leonard purchased a new two row corn picker reflecting farming modernization. The purchase signals ongoing investment in their YSART-area operation and will enhance harvest efficiency this season.

Ysart Dirk Siemens Leonard

Poultry World Waits Eggcitedly for Record Tie

In Vancouver B C the hen Dauntless Dereen No 10 is tied to the world record by laying 357 eggs in 365 days after reaching 356th egg on Monday. The White Leghorn is at the provincial experimental farm coops at Agassiz awaiting the Tuesday tally to confirm the honor.

Vacouver B. C INS Dauntless Dereen Agassiz

Best Corn Husker In Buchanan Gets 1,840 Pounds Net

Henry Naylor of Westbury township won the Buchanan county corn husking contest on the J P Crowley farm near Winthrop under Farm Bureau sponsorship. He husked 1,900 pounds gross in 80 minutes for a net 1,840 pounds, with Arthur VanVoren and James McDonnell placing second and third. About 1,000 people attended.

Independence Henry Naylor Westbury Township Buchanan County J P. Crowley Winthrop Farm Bureau Organization Arthur VanVoren Hazleton Township James McDonnell VanVoren McDonnell Verne Osborne

Montana Horses Fetch Up To Seventy At Winfield Sale

A carload of Montana horses weighing 1200 to 1500 pounds sold for 40 to 70 dollars at Winfield stockyards Monday. Matched teams totaling 2800 pounds sold 120 to 130 dollars. White face yearling cattle brought 370 per hundredweight and thin stock cattle 21 75 a head. Molasses sold at 50 cents a gallon. Paul Klotz of Columbus Junction acted as auctioneer.

Columbus Montana Winfield Paul Klotz Columbus Junction

Keswick Lad Entered in International Livestock Expo Steers

Keswick Indiana entrant Marvin Yoakum of Keokuk County has entered a group of fed cattle in the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. His herd features Shorthorn Hereford and Aberdeen Angus breeds and will compete in the fed cattle division from December 2 to 9.

Chicago Marvin Yoakum Keswick Keokuk County

Five Acre Patch Yields 400 Bushels Potatoes

Special to The G DELTA Ralph Sanders near Delta reports a 400 bushel harvest from a 5 acre potato patch. He notes quality is good, though this year’s yield trails last year’s 480 bushels from three acres.

DELTA Ralph Sanders

Grove’s Laxative Bromo Quinine Cold Remedy Ad

An old advertisement touts Grove’s Laxative Bromo Quinine as a quick, decisive cold remedy. It promises complete relief by opening bowels fighting germs reducing fever easing headache and fortifying the system with a single tablet. Available from druggists for 30 or 50 cents.

Grove

Cornhusking finalists named for Iowa state contest Friday

Twelve of twenty five Iowa farmers qualified for state finals announced by manager W E Crips. The event Friday at the C E Carlson farm near Audubon aims for a record field. Defending champion Orville Wicks heads the announced starters with Stodgell Dinsdale Curley Harmon and Tague among notable contenders. The remaining fourteen finalists will be named after qualifying heats in Jefferson Johnson and Fayette counties. The contest begins at 10 a m and should finish by 2 30 p m.

Des Moines Iowa W. E. Drips C. E. Carlson Audubon Leroy Dinsdale Tama County Ernest Heidecker Kossuth Oscar Johnson Winnebago Arnold Lindaman New Hartford Lee Stodgell Louisa County Clyde Bunting Davis County Ernest Jensen Adair County Allen Tuttle Marshall County Louis Curley Lee County Ruel Harmon Mills County Clyde Tague Guthrie County Orville Wicks Wright County Jefferson Johnson Fayette Stodgell Morning Sun Tama Lee Carey Ben Grimmins Curley Mount Hammill Harmon Tague Drips

East Iowa Truckers To Meet Wednesday To Discuss Strike

TIPTON Tractor truckers from Cedar Muscatine Johnson Linn Jones Scott Clinton and Jackson counties plan a Wednesday meeting with the Farmers Holiday association to discuss the farmers strike. A Saturday gathering drew wide representation but many truckers could not attend, prompting another meeting for broader input.

East Iowa Tipton Cedar Muscatine Johnson Linn Jones Scott Clinton Jackson Farmers’ Holiday Association

Farm Auctions Set For November Two And Three

Consignment sale at West Branch plus a horse auction at Marion stock yards are scheduled for Thursday November 2. On Friday November 3 a Duroc Jersey hog sale will be held three miles east of Martelle by W B Meeks.

West Branch Marion Stockyards Duroc Jersey Martelle W. B. Meeks

Silliman To Speak At Alburnett Farm Meeting

B D Silliman Cedar Rapids attorney will speak Wednesday at Otter Creek township Farm Bureau meeting at Alburnett high school. He will discuss European Deadbeats in the evening program.

Silliman Alburnett Farm Alburnett B. D. Silliman Cedar Rapids Otter Creek Township Farm Bureau Alburnett High School

Huskers In Wilton Junction Vicinity Get 3c A Bushel

Wilton Junction farmers are paid 3 cents a bushel for corn as good weather fuels quick harvesting. Elmer Daut’s fields yield averages of 80 85 and 90 bushels per acre, while Henry Lett reports ~80 bushels per acre.

Wilton Junction Elmer Daut Place Henry Lett

Mothers, Mix This At Home for a Bad Cough

A vintage home remedy ad promotes a cough syrup you mix at home using sugar water and Pinex. It claims quadruple quantity, strong soothing action, and rapid relief with no cooking. Pinex from druggists is described as a Norway Pine extract guaranteed to help breathing and sleep, with money-back satisfaction.

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