Hybrid Corn Out Yields Home Varieties in Linn County Test
Hybrid corn averaged eighteen bushels more per acre across fourteen Linn county plots, with ranges from 9 to 37 bushels. Some plots showed minimal advantage while two farms produced large hybrid gains. Stalks were taller with greener foliage, ears plentiful, moisture 28 percent vs 29 percent for home seed, and maturity similar. Farmers cautioned hybrid results vary by variety.
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Linn County
George E. Dillon
Dillon
Iowa
Lee Stinger
C. M. Wickham
R. B. Blinks
Pollock Brothers
R. B. Booth
E. F. Smith
Ralph Little
Gary Railsback
Glenn Ritze
H. A.w.koch
C. C. Briggs
Joel Chalupeky
C. Ri. Mills
J. M
Wyoming farm sale records offer varied prices
Special to The Gazette reports livestock and farm items at two sales near Wyoming. Cows ranged 26.50 to 30 dollars, pigs 1.20 each, chickens 41 cents, corn 14.5 cents a bushel. The Thelma Benson place saw calves 10.40, steers 24.75, heifers 17, and farm tools plus incubators and a tractor attachment sold. Frank Story of Olin oversaw both sales.
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The
Gazette
Wyoming
Henry Peterson
Thelma Benson
Frank Story
Olin
High Herd Averages 35.1 Butterfat In Iowa County
Marengo records show Harry Morse’s nine Guernseys lead the Iowa county Cow Test in October with 667 pounds of milk and 35.1 butterfat. Fred R Blythe’s thirteen Holsteins follow at 66 pounds of milk and 33 butterfat. Marvin Matthes ranks third with ten Guernseys at 708 pounds milk and 32 butterfat. Morse also owns the top individual cow with 1057 pounds milk and 74 butterfat.
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Marengo
Harry Morse
Iowa County
Fred R. Blythe
Marvin Matthes
Guernsey
Fence Drift: A Boy's Dream of America and a Pet Dog
A fragmentary piece by BFA reflects a boy born in India with an American father planning to sail home next May. It imagines America as a land where a boy can have a dog that cares for sheep.
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BFA
America
India
Tests Endorse Fall Plowing of Green Manure for Higher Soil Nitrogen
Dr. F B Smith of the Ames experiment station reports that fall plowing of green manure crops yields higher soil nitrate and better humus levels than spring plowing. He advises not turning the furrow slice flat to keep a layer separating surface and subsoil. He notes deep rooted legumes on poor soil best when grown, and suggests plowing green manure once every 3 or 4 years to maintain humus content.
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Ames
F. B. Smith
Six Of Nine Places In Ak Sar Ben 4 H Show
Iowa 4 H entries captured six of the nine places in the baby beef showmanship contest at Ak Sar Ben livestock exposition. First went to Iruz Lauder of Pawnee Nebraska. Hassler and Struve of Carroll Iowa took second and third. Julia Jackson of Lewiston Montana drove 2300 miles to compete. Heartbreaker, grand champion steer, sold for 618.80 total at Friday auction.
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Omaha
Iowa
Iruz Lauder
Pawnee County
Nebraska
Harold Hassler
Ralph Struve
Carroll County
Hassler
Struve
Elmer Goecke
Marshall County
Robert Rae
Lyons County
Donald Houston
Crawford County
Julia Jackson
Lewiston
Mont
Heartbreaker
J. W. van Natta
Lafayette
Horse Handling Demonstration Set for Greeley November 10
Harry Linn of the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders association will present a horse breaking and multiple hitch demonstration November 10 at the Holbert Horse Importing company yards in Greeley. The event is sponsored by the Delaware county Farm Bureau with county agent Kermith Huehn coordinating.
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Manchester
Harry Linn
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
Holbert Horse Importing Company
Greeley
Delaware County Farm Bureau
Kermith Huehn
Hog prices fall to lowest level in fifty years
Des Moines reports a continued strong decline in hog values over the past week with prices 10 to 20 cents lower across weights and grades. Receipts at central markets were light and demand remained weak as packers and buyers showed limited interest at the reduced levels.
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Des Moines
Neighbors Help Harvest 2000 Bushels for Springville Farmer
In Springville area residents gathered with twenty five teams to haul about 2000 bushels of corn from Hillis Armstrong's farm six miles northwest of Springville. Dozens of neighbors and many helpers named in the listing assisted with picking and hauling the crop.
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Baecal
Gazette
Springville
Hillis Armstrong
Armstrong Farm
Gunderson
Xenneth Anderson
Neal O Larson
Kenneth Goodlove
Frank Machacek
Harley Nielson
M. L. Taber
Wilfred van Fossen
Gene Reed
Clarence McGrew
Roy Armstrong
Bill Myers
B. W. Heald
Leonard Oliver
Alvan W. Hoge
Arnold Hoge
A. L. Bright
Ernest McGrew
Kenneth Armstrong
Arthur L. Hoge
Paul Stewart
Clifford Bright
O. W. Armstrong
Samuel J. Palmer
Roy Plumley
Lloyd Boyse
Bert Meyers
Alfred Watson
Jep White
John Shadle
Clifford McClelland
Erwin Anderson
Leon Rollins
T. L. Samuels
Clare Petty
Ivan Domer
Fred Leaf
Floyd Butler
Herbert Pollock
Irwin Orcc
Edmond Archibald
George Right
Cecil Cooper
Harold Armstrong
Oliver Hampton
Homer Pollock
Ralph Pearson
Raymond Hobson
Floyd Hampton
Clifford Armstrong
Stewart Hawk
George Armstrong
S. W. Smith
W. P. Bedell
C. C Post
H. L. Andrews
D. W. Hampton
Si Bradley
John Armstrong
C. E. Batchelder
Mr. Rosher
Iowa 4-H Membership Drive Launches in November
Iowa 4-H clubs across Ames and counties launch a first annual membership drive in November. Paul C. Taff announces enrollments for the year and explains that November enrollment avoids rush and grants a full year for activity. Former members and new youth are urged to join, with 27,034 enrolled in 1931 and expectations of similar 1932 totals, slight growth projected for 1933.
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Ames
Iowa
Extension Service
Farmer Ed White Sells Five Shorthorns Near Greeley
Ed White, a farmer near Greeley, sold five Shorthorn cows weighing 5410 pounds for 80.74 dollars, about 15 cents a hundredweight, compared with 276.50 dollars for three cows at 8 cents a pound in fall 1929.
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Greeley
Ed White
Farmer Roscoe Lewis Discusses Taxes and a Scrip Plan
Interview with Ralph C. Lewis of Hazleton area, a 120 acre farmer and township trustee. He argues for tax relief through downward valuations, discusses poll tax work in lieu of cash, and presents a gold standard backed scrip proposal tied to corn and staples, weighing Hoover Turner tax ideas and prohibition.
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Ralph C. Lewis
Hazleton
Farm Auction Notices for November
Pole and Amish style notices list a Poland China boat sale by Fullmer Brothers at 3 miles northeast of Belle Plaine on Saturday November 5. A consignment sale is planned for Monday November 7 at the Gibson barn in West Liberty.
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Poland
Fullmer Brothers
Belle Plaine
Gibson Barn
West Liberty
Local farmer tests corn fuel in furnace
Clayton Cripps becomes the first local resident to substitute corn for coal in his furnace on Wednesday and reports good results. Neighbors note a starch factory odor but Cripps plans to increase supply if performance holds in cold weather. Meanwhile Wilton Junction notes falling corn prices and widespread husking as women work hard in uneven fields.
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Olin
Clayton Cripps
Cripps
Whittier
Butter and Eggs Lift Midwest Farm Prices
In Chicago the farm outlook brightens as dairy prices rise while grain sinks. Eggs move from eight to nine cents to 20 to 26 cents a dozen, butter at 19 cents a pound, with creamery sales up 74.5 million pounds year over year. Export demand underpins a cautious optimism for temporary improvement.
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Chicago
Columbus
Midwest
Rock Botton
First Nutrition Lesson for Wilton Farm Bureau Held
Miss Elizabeth Armstrong presented the first lesson of the fourth year nutrition project to Wilton township Farm Bureau women at Mrs. Walter Sheetzs home. Vegetable Cookery was the theme and a cost scored dinner featured chicken supreme with sides and desserts.
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Wilton Junction
Elizabeth Armstrong
Muscatine County
Farm Bureau
Wilton Township
Walter Sheetz
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P. N. Gibson Com
Sinclair
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Ohio
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Third St. SE
Zelezny
Mt, Vernon Ave
Riverside Feed Mill
Frank Patek
14Th Ave
Board of Supervisors
Henry Wallace
Hoover
Turner
Lo I
Tru
Seth
Chuck Roast
Polehna Bros. & CO
Pillsbury
16Th Ave
Jean
Wilson
Armour's
Black Hawk
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