Iowa 1937 Soil Conservation Plan Aims for Early Benefit Figures
Iowa suggestions for the 1937 soil conservation program outline how farm payments will be computed based on crop acre bases and fixed rates. The plan, adopted at Ames, stresses advance knowledge of payments and classifies crops as soil conserving or depleting, with three topography based classes and limits on intertilled areas to guide farmer compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ames
Soil Act
Warren Bissell
Greeley
Fieldman
State Committee
Washington
AAA
R. M. Evans
Bissell
Cedar Rapids
Interview With a Turkeys on Acres Farm Near Iowa City
D J Fisher owner operator of seventy seven acres seven miles southwest of Iowa City discusses turkey farming. He raises about four thousand birds with feed costs ranging from $1.50 to $2 per day and expects $3 per bird. He uses movable range pens, sanitation plans, and soybeans or alfalfa for pasture. He criticizes graft in state politics and notes rising taxes as a burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Fisher
Iowa City
Eastern Iowa voter discusses the 1936 race and farm policy
A resident, an Amish Mennonite bishop, reflects on Roosevelt and Landon. He notes farm relief programs helped but increased debt, lambasts fiscal excess, and predicts GOP support if Landon wins. He confirms Mennonites vote, with no church ban on political participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon
Roosevelt
Hoover
Dr Murray Named Dean Of Veterinary College
Special to The Gazette reports Ames appoints Dr Charles E Murray as dean of the veterinary division following the death of Dr C H Stange. The state board of education approved the appointment at Dubuque. Murray will also continue as director of veterinary research.
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Ames
Charles E. Murray
Veterinary Medicine
C. H. Stange
State Board of Education
Dubuque
Charles E. Finley
Town State
Murray
130 An Acre Paid For Keystone Farm
Benton county land transfers show strong demand with several purchases. Richard Anderson bought the 141 acre Adolph Selk farm northwest of Keystone for 130 dollars per acre. C Risdal paid 100 dollars per acre for an 80 acre farm east of St John’s Lutheran church in Eldora township. Allan Kline expanded his Benton County Farm Bureau holdings by buying a 120 acre Ed Burk farm in Harrison township for 5000 dollars. George Gessner acquired 160 acres of John Wehrend land south of Alburnett in Linn county at about 100 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County
Richard Anderson
Elberon
Adolph Selk
Keystone
Elmer Broendel
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Eldorado Township
C. Risdal
Allan Kline
Benton County Farm Bureau
Ed Burk
Harrison Township
George Gessner
John Wehrend
Alburnett
Linn County
Soybeans yield 30 bushels per acre on Morris Johnson farm
Webster area report notes combined soybeans produced 30 bushels per acre on the Morris Johnson farm near Webster last week. Prices for soybeans stood at 1.15 dollars at Kinross.
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Webster
Morris Johnson
Kinross
Sows Bring High Prices At Gladwin Area Livestock Sale
Broad sows sold for 18 to 23 dollars at the Joseph W. Dvorak farm sale near Gladwin. Sows with litters brought 24 to 29 dollars, stock hogs 6 to 8.50, fall pigs 2.50 to 4.25. A Hampshire boar and two-year-olds sold for 95 dollars, a yearling colt 65, twenty-nine sheep and a ram fetched 3 to 6 and 61 dollars for a milk cow, calves 15 to 23, real calves 13.10 each. Auctioneer Paul Klotz Columbus Junction and clerk J. E. Ashton Lone Tree.
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Columbus Junction
Joseph W. Dvorak
Gladwin
Hampshire
Paul Klotz
J. E. Ashton
Lone Tree
Reader Letter Opposes Doubling Farm Bureau Fees
Dave McCreery of Alburnett, Linn county Farm Bureau president, argues against doubling state Farm Bureau membership fees. He cites Linn county leaders’ opposition, potential loss of small members, and the impact on low income farmers, noting support for $5 memberships over $50. He claims broad farmer backing for his stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave McCreery
Alburnett
Linn County Farm Bureau
Gazette Farm
Farm Bureau
Linn County
County Board of Directors
Public Sale Includes Purebred Bulls and Saddle Horses
Auction at Granville Farm near Marion features purebred Guernsey and Red Poll bulls with known dam records, Red Poll Vallee Duke, Aberdeen Angus Revolution and Ellanor, plus Hampshire boars, incubator, turkeys, pullets, ewes and saddle horses. Terms half cash and balance in 12 equal payments at 6 percent interest. Auctioneer P C Lassen.
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Guernsey
Aberdeen
Marion City
Old Granville Farm
Bonnie Brae
Archer
Lindy
Floyd
Fred
Noble
Paul
Ellanor
New Hampshire
Spring Hatch
Witwer
P. C. Lassen
Cholera Hits Hog Farm Southwest of Greeley
An outbreak diagnosed as cholera caused the death of 100 hogs in three weeks on a farm six miles southwest of Greeley. Losses included eleven brood sows sixty spring shoots and about thirty smaller pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Township 4-H and Farm Bureau Meetings Schedule
Tuesday to Saturday listing shows Eastern Towa and Eastern Iowa Cow Testers conferences, home project nutrition training schools, Farm Bureau meetings at multiple townships, and joint 4-H club meetings. Includes locations Mrs F L Colyer Bertram Presbyterian Burlingham Center Point Legion hall and Alburnett North Marion Marion Washington Maine Center Point.
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Towa
Cow Testers
Se. Wit. LA
Iowa Cow Testers
Home Project Nutrition Training School
Washington Township
F. L. Colyer
Otter Creek Township
Farm Bureau
Alburnett High School
North Marion Township
Raymond Etzel
Bertram Township
Bertram Hall
Marion Township
Presbyterian Church
Marion
Maine
John Tritle
Buffalo Township
Burlingham School
Legion Hall
Center Point
Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Farm Bureau Office
Farm Auction Dates Announced For Early November Sales
Coming farm auctions set for Monday November 2 featuring a Duroc and Hampshire sale by Frank Zimmer located one half mile south of Garrison. A purebred livestock sale follows Thursday November 5 by Weaver Witwer four miles northeast. Closing out sale by R C Greenwald four and a half miles east of Solon.
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Duroc
Hampshire
Frank Zimmer
Mile South Garrison
Weaver Witwer
Marion
R. C. Greenwald
East
Solon
REA Grants Co-op in Benton $200000
Washington AP reports rural electrification allotments totaling 2.2845 million across several states. REA Administrator Morris L. Cooke says lending reaches 35.58 million to build about 32 000 miles of line serving over 120 000 customers. Iowa’s Benton County Electric Cooperative receives 200 000 to start a 418 mile Benton county project serving 1 243 customers.
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Washington
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Montana
Ohio
Oklahoma
Rural Electrification Administration
Morris L. Cooke
REA
Benton County Electric Co-operative
Mount Auburn
Benton County
Barn Fire Destroys Farm Barn Near Greeley
Fire believed caused by defective wiring destroyed a barn on the Mrs. Mary Eaton farm tenanted by Burdett Wessel, five miles northwest of Greeley. Forty tons of hay, two soybean stacks, two sets of harness, a separator, two calves and small grain and corn burned. Strong wind prevented saving any part. Edgewood and Greeley fire departments answered.
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Greeley
Plans Take Shape for Husking Derby in Newhall
Eighteen huskers will qualify to start in the annual Iowa husking derby near Newhall on November 5. The entrants will be chosen Monday from winners of fall local meets. Counties to be considered include Dickenson Emmet Kossuth Clay Sioux Palo Alto Calhoun Buena Vista Worth Cerro Gordo Mitchell Winneshiek Butler Bremer Hamilton Hardin Grundy Black Hawk Jones Benton Marshall.
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Newhall
Iowa
Arthur T. Thompson
Wallaces’ Farmer
Iowa Homestead
Dickinson
Emmet
Kossuth
Clay
Sioux
Palo Alto
Calhoun
Buena Vista
Worth
Cerro Gordo
Mitchell
Winneshiek
Butler
Bremer
Hamilton
Hardin
Grundy
Black Hawk
Jones
Benton
Marshall
Harding trio tops world corn husking record in county meet
Theodore Tuftie of Harding Illinois husked 44.40 bushels to win the La Salle county contest at the A. M. Lee farm near Earlville. Donley Martin 42.62 bushels and Floyd Wise 42.13 bushels also surpassed the prior 41.52 bushel world mark set by Elmer Carlson.
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Ottawa
Ill
la Salle
Elmer Carlson
Audubon
Iowa
Theodore Tuftie
Harding
Til
A. M. Lee
Earlville
Donley Martin
Floyd Wise
Top-notch Huskers Seek State Title in Iowa Huskings
County results indicate keen competition next Thursday as top winners from Audubon Jasper Johnson Cedar Clinton Scott Tama Louisa and Mahaska vie for state titles. The article names leading contenders hoping for advancement.
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Audubon
Jasper
Iowa
Johnson, Cedar
Clinton
Scott, Tama
Louisa
Mahaska
Husking
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Ray Anderson
Kraschel
Herring
O’connor
Timothy
Clover
Turkey
Wellman
Des Moines
Kraschel, Herring and O’connor
Santa Claus
North Pole
Gazette Photo
W. J. Zimmerman
Amber
Zimmerman
Dr. Murray
Veterinary College
Wayne Boland
McCreery
Farm Bureau Calendar
New
Roosevelt Hotel
Colorado
Amana
Beverly Cattle CO
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
M.J. McCalley
Smal
Second St. SE
Security Laboratory
Merchants National Bank Bldg
Paramount Pharmacy
Paramount Theater Building
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