Oats and barley income trends shown by 1910 38 report
A report by the Agricultural Economics Bureau outlines farm incomes from oats and barley from 1910 through 1938. It notes oats income fell to 23 percent of prewar levels by 1934 due to drought, reduced feed use, and lower exports, while barley followed a similar trend with postwar gains from brewing demand and exports. The piece also mentions high wartime gains for oats, shifts in industrial use of barley during drought years, and 1938 exports surpassing 16 million bushels.
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Ashington
D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Largest 4-H Dairy Show Awards At Waterloo Congress
The eighteenth annual 4-H dairy club show at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress awarded $3,619.18 in cash and prizes. E M Wright of the Iowa State Dairy association said the event drew 41 county 4-H dairy judging teams 20 demonstration teams and $311 prize-winning heifers. The Clayton county judging team won the congress biggest prize a $250 trip to San Francisco.
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Des Moines
INS
Waterloo
Iowa State Dairy Association
Clayton County
Congress
San Francisco
Shorthorns Enter Six Steers for Chicago Exposition
Neal Shorthorns entered six head of Shorthorn steers by Neal Shorthorns and Sons north of Mount Vernon for the International Livestock exposition in Chicago from December 2 to 9.
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Mount Vernon
Burt Neal and Sons
Chicago
Olin Area Farm Sold for 250 Acres at 25 000
Arthur McGuire bought the K. T. Lamb farm located one and a half miles west of Olin. The 250 acre property was sold for 25 000 dollars, with possession to be taken in March. Twenty acres are timber pasture and the remainder tillable.
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Olin
Arthur McGuire
K. T. Lamb
Poultry Co-op Names Feeders Fact Committee
In Ottumwa Iowa the Iowa Poultry Producers Marketing Association forms a feeders fact committee led by Charles A Gary Tama county organization manager The committee includes Joe Raudaubaugh Ranard McGowan William Garretson William Kremenak and Ed Gray Each man serves as chairman of four townships District meetings ran from October 25 to November 2 with township meetings to begin November 6 in the afterglow of the district sessions
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Gazette
Toledo
Iowa Poultry Producers Marketing Association
Ottumwa
Charles A. Gary
Tama County
Joe Raudaubaugh
Ranard McGowan
William Garretson
William Kremenak
Ed Gray
Feeders' Fact Committee Promotes Poultry Marketing
An editor's note describes the feeders' fact committee as mainly selling poultry feeds mixed by the central poultry marketing co op in Ottumwa. It also aims to promote cooperation in marketing poultry and eggs with similar groups planned in Benton Marshall Poweshiek Muscatine and other counties already organizing poultry and egg marketing associations under Ottumwa's umbrella.
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Gary
Central
Ottumwa
Benton
Marshall
Poweshick
Muscatine
West Union Night School Series To Begin Nov 8
T R Collins vocational agriculture instructor at West Union offers a 10 lesson night school for farmers starting November 8. Topics include feeds for dairy cows swine cross breeding hogs poultry farm wiring fire prevention and concrete on the farm. Council members listed include Grant Lauer Harry Olesen T R Collins Donald Scott Le Roy Alcorn Lawrence Gehring Carl Palmer Albert Moschel Albert Quass John Leader and S B Crowe. Last year 86 farmers were enrolled in evening classes.
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West Union
T. R. Collins
Grant Lauer
Harry Olesen
Donald Scott
Leroy Alcorn
Lawrence Gehring
Carl Palmer
Albert Moschel
Albert Quass
John Leader
S. B. Crowe
Egg Auction to Be Tried in Illinois
Special to The Gazette Yorkville New Jersey. An egg auction of about 9 000 dozen eggs will be held at Yorkville AL November 16 under the Yorkville Poultry and Egg auction. Government graded eggs will be concentrated in Illinois for the first time. Nine thousand dozen eggs a week from 93 poultry men in 10 counties and 50 000 hens expected to supply 300 cases weekly. The plan aims to help producers buyers and consumers by simplifying the market and boosting prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville
H. H
No Sharp Rise Seen for Grain Prices by U S D A
The U S Department of Agriculture said no sharp advance in corn and feed grain prices is likely this year and into 1940 given ample domestic and foreign supplies. The report notes price directions depend on Europe war developments and domestic demand, with war potentially boosting European imports of U S farm products and shifting trade dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture — Department
Europe
Department
United States
Dyersville Farmer Reports Low Moisture Corn Test
Ed Duster of Dyersville northeast of Holy Cross received word from Iowa State College that his 6 acre field yielded 157 bushels per acre with moisture content of 10.79 percent. The state average moisture is about 16 percent and the crop was planted in the last week of May.
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Dyersville
Ed Duster
Holy Cross
Iowa State College
Ames
Duster
Soybeans average 30 to 35 bushels per acre in Hopkinton
Special to The Gazette notes Hopkinton farmers report soybean yields averaging 30 to 35 bushels per acre while others have finished husking corn. Many growers are using mechanical pickers this season.
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Hopkinton
Gazet we photo Queen's Viola K sixty six times champion
The aged Angus Queen's Viola K, twenty on Oct 3, holds 66 show ring championships and has raised 16 calves. Owned by Irvin Kemp near Marion, four of the calves are in Kemp’s herd, the rest sold for an average of 500 dollars. Her progeny value totals about 6000 dollars plus substantial show winnings. Her grand titles include 1920 Town State Fair Des Moines, 1924 Chicago International, and 1926 Philadelphia Sesquicentennial.
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Angus
Queen's
Viola
Irvin Kemp
Marion
Kemp
Des Moines
Philadelphia
Chicago
Charles Swab
Steel Corporation Fame
Congdon
Battles
Yakima
Wash
Maquoketa
Creamery Workers Hear Explanation of Wage Hour Act
Winfrey G. Nathan of the U S department of labor outlined wage and hour provisions for dairy workers at a joint convention of the Iowa creamery groups in Waterloo more than 225 workers attended and asked questions. The three organizations met Tuesday to elect officers and continue discussions through Wednesday including an annual banquet and judging contests.
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Waterloo
Winfrey G. Nathan
United States Department of Labor
Iowa Creamery Operators’ Association
Iowa Association of Local Creameries
Iowa Association of Creamery
Nathan
Department of Labor
Triple Organization
Mr. Nathan
O. J. Kloeck
Garner
W. A. Gordon
St. Paul
M. Mortensen
Ames
Soul Conservation Fight Opens Nation’s Pangboard Battle
A patriotic call to effort describes civilians rallying with home made gear like patched denim and warm overshoes as the country braces for a pangboard fight. The piece favors peaceful defense over militarized conflict and emphasizes domestic resilience.
Dairy group names include Thornburg and Smith at session
Mark Thornburg of Des Moines and E. T Smith of Volga City join Iowa dairy advertising committee secretary of agriculture oversees meeting. Owen M. Richards of Chicago represents the National Dairy Council and C. M. Reeve of Keosauqua also attends.
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Mark Thornburg
Des Moines
E. T Smith
Volga City
Iowa Dairy Advertising Committee
Owen M. Richards
Chicago
National Dairy Council
C. M. Reeve
Keosauqua
Butter churnings drop sharply as milk output falls
Chicago reports August to September butter churnings slumped by over 18 percent from 164 960 000 pounds to 134 515 000 pounds. The month saw a record September milk decline as pastures withered in drought laden Midwest regions.
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Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Mercantile Exchange
Midwest
Fire destroys outbuildings on Manchester area farm
A blaze Tuesday destroyed a corncrib and a 26 by 40 foot hoghouse on the J. M. Jones and sons farm southwest of Manchester. Twenty one pigs were killed. The Manchester fire department saved other buildings. The Helmrich family, tenants, discovered the fire and insurance partially covers the loss.
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Manchester
J. M. Jones and Sons
Manchester Fire Department
J. Fred Helmrich
Drought Hurts Western Iowa Wheat Despite Rain in East
Corn husking advances across Iowa while one half to three fourths of fields are finished in places. Met meteorologist Charles D Reed reports ongoing drought harming winter wheat in western Iowa with poor stands and unsatisfactory growth. Soybean losses rise as pods open. Eastern counties see pasture improvements and over an inch of weekly rainfall. Winterset records 1.54 inches last week.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Charles D Reed
Reed
Rural electric lines approved across Iowa farms
The Iowa commerce commission approved 20612 miles of rural electric transmission lines to serve more than 500 farms. Franchises were granted to DEK cooperative and various public utilities across counties including Emmett Dickinson Kossuth Palo Alto Cedar Franklin Webster Pocahontas Calhoun Hamilton Louisa Washington Henry Grundy Shelby Tama Plymouth.
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Des Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Commission
DEK Rural Electric Cooperative
Estherville
Emmett County
Dickinson
Kossuth
Palo Alto
Cedar County
Franklin
Webster
Pocahontas
Calhoun
Hamilton
Louisa
Washington
Henry
Grundy
Shelby
Tama
Plymouth
Neighbors chip in for corn harvest near Norway
Seventeen men and one picker gathered 18 neighbors to harvest about 20 acres and 1800 bushels of corn for E. F. Paulsen five miles northeast of Norway. Workers included Chester Risdale Emil Carlson Leroy Russell Milton Kolsto and others with women providing meals. Paulsen had a hospital confinement following a six week old accident.
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Gazette
Norway
E. F. Paulsen
Chester Risdale
Emil Carlson
Leroy Russell
Milton Kolsto
Kenneth Kolsto
Lyle Buraneck
F. W. McClure
Arley Schultz
Herbert van Way
Marcus McKechnie
Jake Lieb
Victor Christenson
Charles Hincliffe
Gilbert Johnson
Dale Johnson
Art Krug
Archie Kimm
Curtis Bennett
Huskers
Hurd Russell
Janet Brownlie
Evelyn Risdale
M. M. McKechnie
Herbert van Vay
Greeley C T A Averages 17 4 Lbs October Butterfat
In Manchester the 447 cows on test in October averaged 447 pounds of milk and 17.4 pounds of butterfat, with 26 herds tested. Two herds tied for high butterfat at 21.9 pounds, and a cow in the Binning Rob inson herd produced 1 522 pounds of milk and 65 5 pounds of butterfat. Greeley C T A has set November for signups.
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Manchester
Greeley C
Binning and Robinson
Greeley C.T.A
Ames Sweeney to Speak on Chemical Engineering Topic
Ames Dr Sweeney head of the chemical engineering department will give a lecture at the university. The talk will cover recent advances in catalysis and process design and is open to students and faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Sweeney
Chemical Engineering Department
Farm Auction Schedule Listings For Early November
Upcoming sales across Iowa include Clark Wayson closing sale near Urbana, Beverly Cattle Co. near Cedar Rapids, Ia Livestock Exchange Poland auction in Cedar Rapids, Geurink farm referee sale near Davenport, and W P Bate estate female sale near Mechanicsville. Dates span Thursday November 2 through Saturday November 4 with multiple locations and bidder opportunities.
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Clark Wayson
Urbana
Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
Livestock Exchange Poland
Geurink Farm
Davenport
W. P. Bate Estate Fem
Mechanicsville
Lecture Tour Planned by ACS Leader on Agricultural Wastes
A series of lectures for the American Chemical Society runs from November through the 21st. The speaker will tour Missouri Tennessee Louisiana Texas Oklahoma and Kansas lecturing at 13 colleges. The subject is Utilization of Agricultural Wastes and its Relation to the Segregation of Population.
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Amerilcan Chemical Society
Missouri
Tennessee
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Steers Bring $10.15 in Chicago Market
George Heitman a farmer near Williamsburg sold a load of 1294 pound steers at Chicago for 10.15 per hundredweight.
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Williamsburg
George Heitman
Chicago
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