Wool Prices Ease From War Peak in September
Boston October wool prices slipped from September highs with declines of 3 to 4 cents in grease for some domestic wools and 1 to 2 cents for others. Activity was light, buyers built inventories in September, then reduced purchases in October due to war-related policy shifts and South African and South American price dynamics. The market remained unsettled as buyers covered urgent needs amid wider price differentials.
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Oston
Boston
Europe
Mort
South Africa
South America
Tama County Farmer Sells 44 Short Red Cattle in Chicago
Special to The Gazette. Chelsea Tama county farmer S Albert Brush sold 44 head of short red cattle weighing about 110 pounds each at 10.10 per hundred in Chicago.
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the Gazette
Chelsea
S. Albert Brush
Tama County
Chicago
April in November Blooms Spark Thoughtful Queries
A Country Woman notes unseasonable April blooms on violets rambler blooms and fruit trees. She muses on what this unusual signal could mean, finding pleasure in the oddity and pondering nature's message.
Keota Corn Banquet Set With 168 Farmers in Contest
About 600 people are expected for the Keota Community club corn banquet Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the school gymnasium closing the fourth annual 10 acre yield contest. 168 farmers entered, 108 yielding 100 or more bushels per acre. cash prizes for top two, ribbons for other high producers. extra guests include nearby growers. Lester Pfister and Clifford V. Gregory headlined as speakers. Vern W. Butler acts as toastmaster.
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Keota
Lester Pfister
el Paso
Clifford V. Gregory
Des Moines
Wallaces’ Farmer
Vern W. Butler
Troy Mills Corn Husking Sees High Yields Across Farms
Troy Mills reports rapid corn husking with both mechanical pickers and hand methods. Farm women assist, and yields reach 117 bushels per acre on the W. M. Skallerup nine acre field north of town. Other farms report about 100 bushels per acre of high quality corn.
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Troy Mills
W. M. Skallerup
Walker Creamery pays 32 cents butterfat in early October
The Walker Farmer's creamery paid 32 cents for butterfat delivered in the first two weeks of October. Kenneth Butler, secretary, filed the report with The Gazette.
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Gazette
Walker
Walker Farmer’s Creamery
Kenneth Butler
10 Acre Corn Yields Lead Cedar County Contest
Cedar county agent Tipton-Harold A Hamilton announced 1939 county 10 acre corn yield results. Weldon Woods Mechanicsville took first with National hybrid 116 at 128.74 bushels per acre. Banquet awards will be set after a club meeting. all but three plots averaged over 100 bu/acre with numerous farmers listed by location and corn variety.
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Tipton
Howard A. Hamilton
Cedar County
Weldon Woods
Mechanicsville
Red Oak Township
Greater
Earl Anderson
Iowa
Mitzner
Hy von Muenster
Stanwood
Pioneer
Otto Pruess
Leroy Wiese
Bennett
Don Davidson
DeKalb
Elijah and Joslin
Clarence
Clarence Stonerook
Funks
A. V. Mather
West Liberty
M. A. Johnson
W. A. Small
West Branch
Kenneth Smith
George Kiser
Wilton Junction
Earl Elijah
Elmer Meyer
F. J. Bachman
Pfister
Ben Geibelstein
Robert Elijah
H. L. Witmer
Moscow
de Kalb-Pfister
Frank Kiser
H. C. Moeller
Shucks Ming Across the State Reveals Grain Bin Boom
The writer notes a surge of government bins from Sioux City across the state, with as many as 60 at one location. Growers keep grain off the market while benefiting from higher income, while brokers push for selling. Observations cover Montana Wyoming Nebraska cattle, auto traffic in the Sand Hills, and optimism for Iowa’s year including a strong football season at the university.
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Iowa
Linn County
Fairfax
William Behle
Crowell
Kenneth Berger
Berger
Behle
Ed Ellison
State
AAA
Des Moines
Sioux City
Farm Board
Hoover
Montana
Wyoming
Nebraska
Sand Hills
Herr Hitler
West
High quality corn crop yields in Keystone Iowa
In eastern Iowa the season ends with corn cribs full and yields near 80 bushels per acre as seen on George Franzenberg farm. Cedar Rapids federal grain supervisor records show October carloads with 1 115 grade 1 and 17 grade 1 samples, reflecting top quality despite lighter movement due to sealing efforts.
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Iowa
Keystone
George Franzenberg
Art Franzenberg
Federal
Cedar Rapids
Red Berries And Red Roses Near Blairstown
Mrs. William M. Schwartz near Blairstown has supplied fresh ripe strawberries from her garden for a week. She shared the late crop with her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Heck of Blairstown. Alex Little of Luzerne uses red raspberries from his patch, and roses bloom along the Jessie Wise home’s east side in Blairstown.
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Blairstown
William M. Schwartz
A. R. Heck
Alex Little
Luzerne
Jessie Wise
Walker Man Loses Arm in Corn Picker Accident
George Arnold, a farmer north of Walker, caught his arm in a corn picker Thursday afternoon. The injury was severe enough to require amputation. He was transported to a hospital for care.
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Walker
George Arnold
Heifers Sell at Chicago Sale From Mount Vernon Farm
Raymond Mallie of Mount Vernon sold 22 head of heifers at Chicago sales Wednesday. The cattle averaged 921 pounds and brought $10 per hundredweight.
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Mount Vernon
Raymond Mallie
Chicago
Erosion-Control Practices On AAA Lands Reached Vast Area
Erosion-control measures were implemented on about 16,006,000 acres under the 1938 AAA farm program, reflecting a broad effort to limit soil loss and stabilize farming areas nationwide.
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AAA
Five-Head Texas Calves Accepted for Iowa Project
Fifty seven Texas calves were unloaded and allotted Saturday at Hawk Eye Downs Cedar Rapids fair grounds for junior feeders from three counties. Six Linn county boys receive six head each, Tama and Jones county boys receive three and two shares respectively.
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Texas
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids Fairgrounds
Linn County
Tama County
Jones County
Lester Schirm
Cedar Rapids
Roy Quaas
Alburnett
Melvin Levasseur
Dale Thomas
Marion
Keith Carson
Ely
Keith Jacobs
Springville
Willis Fairbanks
Anamosa
Leo Levien
Clarence
Leonard Schutt
Tama
William Irvine
Dysart
Arthur Timm
Marfa
Tex
Mechanization of the farm surveyed in Washington
The WPA report on Field Implements shows mechanization cutting man hours to grow and harvest corn from 16.2 in 1909 to 12.4 in 1936 with high capacity gear reducing effort to 6.3. The corn picker and tractor adoption rise reshapes labor, speeds planting and cultivation, and lifts equipment use across multiple row machines.
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Washington
Corn Belt
Work Projects Administration
WPA
National
Calves distributed for Cedar county junior beef project
Feeder calves were distributed in West Branch for the Cedar county junior five head baby beef project. Recipients include Gordon Agne Tipton Richard Anderson West Branch Paul Hain Moscow Amos Mohr Durant and Marold Guyer Wilton Junction. Calves will be fed for exhibit and judging at the All Iowa fair in Cedar Rapids next summer.
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West Branch
Cedar County
Gordon Agne
Tipton
Richard Anderson
Paul Hain
Moscow
Amos Mohr
Durant
Marold Guyer
Wilton Junction
Cedar Rapids
Neighbors Help Erb Husk Corn at Mennonite Farm
About eighty neighbors gathered at Jacob Erb’s farm near Wellman to husk his corn, as illness kept him from field work. The event shows communal support in the Mennonite community around Wellman.
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Wellman
Jacob Erb
Erb
Huskers Work In 35 Acres At Rammelsberg Farm
Neighbors gathered at the Ivan Rammelsberg farm near Vinton and husked 35 acres of corn. Rammelsberg is recovering from a major operation. Helpers included John Scott Alva Scott Archie Martin Henry Glandorf and others.
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Vinton
Ivan Rammelsberg
Mr. Rammelsberg
John Scott
Alva Scott
Archie Martin
Henry Glandorf
Joe Wax
Albert Ordt
Clarence Hornung
Harold Scherbaum
Fred Simnacker
Homer Crowe
Russell Walthart
Harold Happel
Fire Destroyed 50 Bushels of Corn Near Traer
Traer firefighters responded to a blaze on the Pulkrabek Petra farm seven miles north of Traer. The alfalfa stubble field fire spread to corn in the crib, destroying about 50 bushels while the crib structure was saved. cause remains undetermined.
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Traer
Traer Fire Department
Pulkrabek-Petra
Otto Hansen
Linn County Farm Bureau Week Calendar Entries
The Linn County Farm Bureau calendar lists meetings this week. Highlights include 4-H girls training at Y M C A Cedar Rapids Monday. Jackson township home project at Mrs Hiel Henderson’s Tuesday. Farm Bureau board at federal building Cedar Rapids Tuesday night. Otter Creek township meeting at Alburnett High School Wednesday. Otter Creek school Evangelical church Alburnett Thursday. and North Marion school at Mrs Gerald Thomas's Friday morning.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Jackson Township
Home Project
Hiel Henderson
Farm Bureau Board
Federal Building
Oter Creek
Alburnett High School
Otter
Farm Auction Schedule for November in Iowa
Auction list details sales on November 9 through 14 across Wellman Chester White Olin Maquoketa Ely and Des Moines area with Wallace Bash Holsteins Jurgensen Ches ter White W H Morehead estate Mathias Nemecek and In City Sales Co. livestock auction.
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Wallace Bash Holsteir
Wellman
C. Jurgensen
Chester White
Olin
W. H. Morehead
Maquoketa
Mathias Nemecek
Ely
City Sales Co
ACREAGE SALE NEAR MARTELLE SETTLED AT 110 PER ACRE
Elmer Bixler of Clarence purchased the Edwin C. Williamson estate farm of 160 acres located two miles northwest of Martelle for 110 dollars per acre. Possession will pass March 1. The George P. Witwer company handled the transaction.
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Martelle
Elmer Bixler
Clarence
Edwin C. Williamson
George P. Witwer Company
Cedar Rapids
Arlington man buys Ed Haye 50 acre farm near Volga City
John Gamm of Arlington purchased the Ed Haye 50 acre farm four and one half miles north of Volga City for 6000 dollars or 40 dollars an acre. Possession will be given March 1 1940. The Clair Everetts family are tenants of the farm.
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Volga City
John Gamm
Arlington
Ed Haye
Clair Everetts
Annual Jersey Breeders Meeting in Cedar Rapids
The Iowa Jersey Cattle Club will hold its annual meeting November 17 at 10 a.m. in Hotel Montrose Cedar Rapids. Plans include officer elections and discussions on Parish shows and the state sale with a noon banquet and program featuring musical selections by Mrs. Donald Jones Mrs. Ivan N Gates and Lowell Adams. Directors include C W Howe Don Jones John W Johnson C R Peters Ivan Bartz and Ed Geraghty.
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Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
Montrose
Cedar Rapids
Ivan N. Gates
West Liberty
Donald Jones
Lowell Adams
Pearle Schooley
Gates
C. W. Howe
Des Moines
Iowa City
W. J. Campbell
Jesup
John W. Johnson
Auburn
C. R. Peters
Ivan Bartz
Rudd
Ed Geraghty
McGregor
Iowa Guernsey Breeders to Meet in Ames for Election
The Iowa Guernsey Breeders Association annual meeting is set for December 7 in Ames. Four directors will be elected and officers reports plus other business will be discussed. Expiring terms belong to E. R. Hicks J. H. Buckett S. R. Woodruff and Francis Stewart.
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Ames
Iowa Guernsey Breeders’ Association
E. R. Hicks
J. H. Buckett
S. R. Woodruff
Francis Stewart
4-H Training Session At Maquoketa Wednesday
Miss Selma Ekquist Ames extension home efficiency specialist will lead the Jackson county 4-H club training school starting at 10 a.m. Leaders, assistants, and one girl from each club are invited. Newly organized 4-H girls club near Miles lists Dorothy Papke as president, Gertrude Baasch as vice president, Leola Cook as secretary, Joan Walker as historian, with Carol Cook and Ruth Ehlers as members.
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Maquoketa
Selma Ekquist
Ames Extension
Jackson County
Miles
Dorothy Papke
Gertrude Baasch
Leola Cook
Joan Walker
Carol Cook
Ruth Ehlers
Strawberry Point Night School to Hear Sutton
Strawberry Point reports over 30 attendees at the first four adult night sessions. Lyle Sutton of Delhi is scheduled to speak on New Methods of Hog Production this Wednesday evening at the next meeting.
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Strawberry Point
Sutton
W. H. Magdefray
Lyle Sutton
Delhi
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Ellison
State Aaa
R. B. Blinks
Frank Frederick
Milo Wolrab
Ralph Drake
Palo
John Gill
Charles Towers
Linn County Cattle Feeders Association
4-H Club
WPA Research
Chester
Farm Bureau Calendar
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