Four-County Soils Ass'n Formed At Belle Plaine Meeting
Farmers and county agents from Benton Tama Poweshiek and Iowa counties met with Lester Clapp of the Ames extension soils service to organize a four county soils management association. Four temporary directors were named, and plans include employing a soils specialist by January to direct demonstration areas in erosion control pasture improvement fertilizer use and conservation.
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Elle Plaine
Benton
Tama
Poweshiek
Iowa
Lester Clapp
Ames Extension Soils Service
Lan
B Kline
Vinton
J. J. Boatman
Barnes City
E Hursh
Marengo
E. P
Skrable
Elberon
James Green
Harold F Miller
Poweshick
Hentmire
Burns Byram
Wapello
Monroe
Appanoose
Mahaska
Paul Weichmann
Weichmann
Downward Trend In Horses Expected To Terminate In 1936
Federal outlook projects colt production rising since 1933 will end the long decline in total horses and mules on farms by early 1936 though working-age stock bottoms later. Demand for work stock likely stays strong for 3 to 5 years, influenced by colt output and tractor displacement.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Seed corn mold concerns prompt farmer inspections
Seed corn shows considerable mold prompting farmers to inspect stored ears. Wet weather in September followed by cool October raises mold risk and possible trouble with next spring planting. County agents urge farmers to test and store seed carefully, warning moldy kernels may be hard to use.
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the Gazette
Westmet Vegther
Paris
Fof Krause
Linn county quarries to crush limestone for farmers under SCS contract
Four Linn county quarries will produce about 10 000 tons of agricultural lime this winter under a Soil Conservation Service contract. Workers from the CCC camp at Marion will quarry and crush rock to be sold at cost to contracted farmers, not for free distribution or public sale.
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Linn County
Soil Conservation Service
A. G Beckman
Marion
Beckman
Waukeek
Wilmott Farm
Bachman
Springville
Mitchell Farm
Toddville
Ray
Linn County Souls Conservation Association
Beckmans
CCC
Marion Will
Benton C T A No 1 Butterfat Averages For October
Benton C T A No 1 reports October butterfat average up three pounds from September. Across 337 cows in 24 herds the month yielded 485 pounds milk and 205 pounds butterfat per cow. Matt Birker of Vinton led with 830 pounds milk and 353 pounds butterfat from Holsteins. Herman Rogers of Shellsburg topped milk at 669 and butterfat at 36 from 18 Jerseys. Eleven cows ranged 40–70 pounds butterfat. one exceeded 90 pounds. West Union hosts a northeast Iowa cow tester conference November 19–20 led by Floyd Johnston and Farr Schultz from Ames extension dairy to cover feeding, disease sanitation, and testing methods.
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Gazette
Vinton
Drv
Benton Cow Test Association
Herman Rogers
Shellsburg
Matt Birker
Spectra
Gazette West Union
Iowa
Floyd Johnston
Farr Shultz
Ames Extension Dairy Department
Independence Cow Test Results Show Milk, Fat In October
Independence report from the Wipsie Valleys Cow Testing Association shows 445 cows tested in October averaged 517 pounds of milk and 222 pounds of butterfat, per tester Thomas Hotchkiss. The results reflect a 2.6 pound increase.
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Wipsie Valles
Thomas Hotchkiss
Coming Farm Auctions Week of November Events
A slate of public farm auctions announced for November features Mayer and Rice selling Holstein and Hampshire stock 3144 miles west of Central City and a sale three miles west of Central City. Clarence E Heyen plans Langworthy sale on Thursday November 7 and Albert Alman closing out sale five miles north of Cedar Rapids. An estate farm auction near Fairfax five miles south and Stillers consignment sale 213 miles northwest of Springville are set for November 9 near the Rock Island viaduct south of Cedar Rapids.
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Mayer and Rice Holstein and Hampshire
Central City
Mayer and Rice
Clarence E. Heyen
Langworthy
Albert Alman
Cedar Rapids
Farrell
Fairfax
Stillers
Springville
Thomas
Rosa A. Farrell
Walford
Monroe
Johnson County
Butterfat Production Among September Herds Reported
Forty four cows yielded between 40 and 50 pounds of butterfat, twelve produced 50 to 60 pounds, and one delivered 60 to 70 pounds. Arthur Satterlee led with eight purebred Guernseys at 734 pounds milk and 337 pounds butterfat. Tom s and Bowden were second with twenty grade Guernseys at 663 pounds milk and 30.8 pounds butterfat. Two high cows were purebred Jerseys in W J Campbell herd producing 967 pounds milk 60 pounds butterfat and 1,029 pounds milk 59.7 pounds butterfat respectively.
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Arthur Satterlee
Local dairy testers move between associations
Special to The Gazette Allamakee Clarence Haverly a former tester for Allamakee County No 1 Cow Test Association has joined the Miami Dairy Association in Florida. Paul Dickson Makee Township Allamakee County accepted a position as temporary tester for a cow testing association in Scott County during the illness of the regular tester.
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Gazette
Allamakee
Clarence Haverly
Allamakee Cow Test Association No. 1
Miami Dairy Association
Miami
Florida
Paul Dickson
Makee Township
Allamakee County
Scott County
New Tama Poweshiek Cow Testing Associations Formed
Special to The Gazette. AMES A new cow testing association formed from the split of Tama Poweshiek Cow Testing into two groups. E N Shultz Iowa State College extension dairyman said the Tama group covers southern Tama and eastern Marshall counties while Poweshiek covers Poweshick and part of Jasper. Tama has 27 members and Poweshiek 26, up from 19 in the old association. Earlier this year Davis and Sioux counties also established new associations.
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Ames
Tama- Poweshiek
E. N. Shultz
Iowa State College Extension Dairyman
Tama County
Marshall County
Poweshick
Jasper County
Tama Association
Shultz
Davis
Sioux Counties
Belgians Send 21 Horses to Manchester Stables
A shipment of 21 Percheron and Belgian stallions and mares from Belgium arrived at Dygert Brothers of Manchester. E. F. Dygert selected them during a Belgian and French tour last summer. Omer Van Landeghem Jr. of Antwerp accompanied the horses, with a third import due in December. There are 50 head at the local stables.
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Manchester
Belgium
Dygert Brothers
E. F. Dygert
France
Omer van Landeghem, Jr
Antwerp
Dygert
Garet Greeley
Holbert Horse Importing Company of
Greele
Holbert
Victor Vermiere
Decline in cattle slaughter forecast for early 1936
The annual outlook from the federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics predicts lower cattle slaughter in the first half of 1936 compared with 1935, with more grain finished cattle and a reduced share of cows and calves. Beef prices may dip overall, while lower grade cattle could rise in relative value amid tight pork supplies.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Mississippi River
Rains Delay Corn Cribbing in Washington County
In Washington County Iowa rain slowed corn shucking with farmers having begun cribbing two weeks ago and most report a solid start on their fields. Soybeans threshed yield up to 35 bushels per acre.
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the Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Edgewood Farmers Plow After 24-Hour Rain Stoppage
Farmers along Edgewood and Strawberry Point toiled in fields Monday after a 24 hour rain that began Saturday night with more rain in the afternoon.
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Gazette
Edgewood
Strawberry Point
Local farmers delay corn drying after weekend rains
In this vicinity farmers report delayed drying of corn as dry weather lingered and soil moisture remains high. A few farmers note the corn cribbing is slow due to the recent wet spell and slower moisture loss.
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Delta
Alburnett 4-H Elects New Officers At October Meet
Lee Sloan was elected president of the Alburnett Happy Workers 4-H club in October at the farm home of Muriel, Harold and Dean Thomas. Carl Rockwood became vice president, Paul Quaas secretary, and Dora Rockwood reporter.
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Alburnett
Lee Sloan
Alburnett Happy Workers 4-H Club
Muriel
Harold
Dean Thomas
Carl Rockwood
Paul Quaas
Dora Rockwood
Grasshopper Damage in Iowa Reaches Half Million
Ames extension entomologist A. D. Worthington estimates grasshopper damage to Iowa crops at about $500,000 this year. Damages mainly hit third-cutting alfalfa, fall-seeded alfalfa and rye, with heavy infestation from Plymouth to Polk and Ringgold counties. Poisoned bran totaling 600 tons protected 120,000 acres. next year’s crop loss could reach more than $500,000 if the season remains dry.
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Ames
A. D. Worthington
Ames Extension
Iowa
Worthington
Plymouth
Polk
Ringgold
Outbreaks of hog cholera in eastern Iowa panics farmers
Swine pox outbreaks in eastern Iowa are reported by veterinary practitioners per the infectious animal disease bulletin. hog cholera follows, with losses linked to new corn feed. The bulletin lists numerous outbreak sites across the region including Vinton Keystone Newhall DeWitt Grand Mound Clinton Anamosa Muscatine Maquoketa and many others with totals of sick and dying hogs.
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Iowa
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Vinton
Keystone
Blairstown
Norway
Newhall
Shellsburg
Dysart
Dunkerton
Durant
Mechanicsville
Nashua
Elma
DeWitt
Grand Mound
Lowden
Wheatland
Clinton
Charlotte
Andover
Lost Nation
Toronto
Earlville
Ryan
Luxemburg
New Vienna
Cascade
Lamotte
Rockford
Ossian
Cresco
City
Solon
Anamosa
Wyoming
Monticello
Deep River
Montezuma
Donahue
Dixon
Davenport
Central City
Coggon
Morning Sun
Barnes City
Muscatine
Garner
Kalona
Bellevue
Preston
Maquoketa
Cedar 4-H Committees Named for 1936 in Cedar County
A central county committee led by James Smith H J Safley Harold Alleman C J Ejler William Davidson Glen Ridenour and M A Crary will oversee 1936 4 H club activities in Cedar county Other chairmen include Colt club Gus Schiele farm record club William Davidson legume and small grain club Elmer Sawyer dairy calf club Ralph Klahn beef club Frank Thomson pig club H J Safley honey production club Bert Gill sheep club James Smith poultry club Howard McClellan garden and fruit club Alba Gaul corn club Walter Jack
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Tipton
A_ central
James Smith
H. J. Safley
Harold Alleman
C. J. Ejler
William Davidson
Glen Ridenour
M. A. Crary
Cedar County
Colt Club
Gus Schiele
Farm Record
Elmer Sawyer
Ralph Klahn
Frank Thomson
Bert Gill
Howard McClellan
Alba Gaul
Walter Jack
Jackson county 4-H banquet set for Maquoketa Nov 14
Maquoketa will host the Jackson county 4-H club banquet and rally on November 14. About 150 boys, girls and leaders are expected to attend.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County
Livestock Damage Claims Read In Grundy Center Session
Grundy county supervisors in regular session Monday reviewed livestock damage claims for injuries by dogs. Names and payments included Harold Fogt Reinbeck six dollars for sheep killed. O A Holeman Grundy Center sixty eight for nine sheep. Brunk Lauterback New Hartford ten for a brood sow. Alfred Meyer Parker sburg twelve for a hog. James A Mooty Morrison twelve for two lambs killed. John Rand New Hartford twelve for two lambs killed one injured. Robert Rhea Grundy Center sixteen for two ewes killed. Henry R Rust Grundy Center six sixty for ten ducks killed.
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Grundy Center
Grundy County
John Rand
New Hartford
Robert Rhea
Henry R. Rust
Farm for sale well improved near market with house barn and stock facilities
Starting At 1:20 O'clock 1M acres improved with seven room house basement wood and coal shed shop poultry house large 60x72 barn with stabling on three sides and central mowing. Good soil clay subsoil nearly all tillable. Pars stands moving, nice-sized farm well located, attractive in market. Terms made known at sale. THOS AND ROSA A FARRELL ESTATE CHAS L BENESH Adm Gene Fagan Auct Walford Bank Clerk
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Thos
Rosa A. Farrell
Benesh
Gene Fagan
Walford Bank
Stanwood Farmer Wins Killian Cup in Cedar County
Stanwood farmer Ed Crist captured the Killian Cup for the highest yielding open pollinated corn in Cedar County farm bureau plots near Clarence. Crist’s plot yielded 103.19 bushels per acre, with Beary yellow dent at 96.14 bushels and several hybrids ranging from 86 to 107.78 bushels per acre across four plots.
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Stanwood
Ed Crist
Cedar County
Killian Company
Cedar Rapids
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Crist
Alvin Stonerook
Clarence
George Gaul
Tipton
Stonerock
Domer Brothers Enter Beet Calves in 4-H Show
Arthur Domer and Earl Domer, farm lads from near Stanwood, entered beet calves in the 4-H club show at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago running from November 30 to December 7.
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Stanwood
Arthur Domer
Earl Domer
Chicago
Wallace Fears Farm Land Prices May Get Out Of Line
Washington AP reports Secretary Wallace warns farmers against letting farm real estate values diverge from land earning power. He cites low winter rates AAA activities and easy money as factors likely to drive money into farm land, risking inflated prices and broader economic harms.
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Wallace
Washington (Ap
AAA
Postville Creamery Buys Butterfat at Thirty Cents
Postville The Farmers Cooperative creamery reports the purchase of 64 487 pounds of butterfat during September at 30 cents a pound. A total of 80 243 pounds of butter was produced. Twenty five patrons received checks for 100 dollars or more.
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Postville
Farmers Cooperative Creamery
Junior Farm Group To Hear About Banking Law
H. R. Young Arlington banker will address Fayette county Junior Farm Bureau in Fayette tonight November 13. He will speak on the new banking law and its relation to farming. Officers for the coming year will be elected.
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Fayette
H. R. Young
Arlington Banker
Farm Bureau
Fayette County
Ed J Frye markets steer loads in Chicago auctions
Ed J. Frye marketed his own fed steers in Chicago Monday averaging 1043 pounds and selling at 11.50 per hundredweight. He accompanied three loads consigned by his son Kenneth, including one load averaging 1036 pounds at 11.65 and two loads averaging 1302 pounds at 12.00.
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the Gazette
van Horne
Ed J. Fryé
Chicago
Kenneth
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