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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1937
Page
14
September imports of beef and veal reached 11,533,271 pounds, a monthly peak, with pork exports also rising for lard and a record month. Year to date totals show robust volume despite declines in beef, veal, and pork versus last year.
The article discusses fence drift issues in woven wire and outlines rules and tests for meat export regulation. It cites figures for lard exports, noting 4108 892,000 pounds in the first nine months of 1935 and 481 238,000 pounds for the same period in 1934, with deductions and testing periods mentioned.
Benton County REA announces incorporation of Benton Farm Supply Association in Vinton with authority to wire and install electrical systems and supply agricultural electrical appliances. A 186 mile primary line network is nearly complete with 100 more miles planned. Substation work near Garrison to connect to Iowa Electric Power lines begins. first 186 miles expected by December 1.
Fraser Jones of Monticello enters a Shorthorn calf in the 4-H junior feeding center at the Western Exposition. The calf, Cedar Raj, is shown as a grand champion from Cedar County, with entries from nearby counties, competing in the Interregional event.
West Branch buyers paid top prices for the W H Crew Jersey herd as Fred Albin sold thirty-eight cows. Dows Farms of Cedar Rapids paid $158 for the high priced cow, with others sent to Lone Tree West Liberty Tipton Wilton and West Branch. Three bulls found buyers in Phin Gib son West Liberty Dale Hayslett West Liberty and Pete Espensen West Branch. Hay sold to Cock shoot's dairy at Wilton for 12.50 a ton. The Crew herd, under current management eleven years, is sold to Albert F. Martin east of Rochester who plans to bring his own Jerseys to West Branch.
Benton County beef feeders plan a gathering at Vinton on Wednesday to review grazing plans and exchange feeding tips. The event will feature a short program and a discussion on local pasture conditions and cattle nutrition.
Dr William H. Pierre age 39 to lead Ames agronomy on Feb 1 succeeding the late Dr P E Brown. Pierre joins from University of West Virginia where he heads the agronomy department. He studied at Wisconsin earning BS MS PhD.
North English residents gathered at the Gibbs farm for a corn husking day. Attendees included Merlin A Faas, Orval Faas, Charles DeLong, Owen Hux fore Eddie Grimm, Truman Faas, Bert C MecArtor B E Award, El bert White, Robert Gilmore, Jas par Brewer, Charles Calvin, Stanley Wite, Carl Eve, Bert Cram, Ros OL c John Calvin, Joe King, George Pennington, and Donald Gibbit. The Gibbs family is reported to be in ill health but convalescing.
Marengo notes show growing season rain from April 1 to November 1 totaled 27 21 32 inches, below 1935 and 1936 but above 1931 droughts. Ten month rainfall exceeded last year’s total and 1937 nears a normal yearly amount for parts of Iowa. Frank Wiley reports a $25 Farm Bureau reward for capture of livestock thief John M Cline, who served a short jail term.
The Hog Outlook report from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics says slaughter totals for 1937-38 will be slightly below 1936-37 but higher than 1934-35 or 1935-36. Average weights are expected to rise, offsetting fewer hogs and leaving total supplies similar to last year. Prices likely to be lower than 1936-37. A larger pig crop in 1938 may boost production later in 1938 and 1939.
A series of farm auctions runs in November across Iowa towns including Springville Mount Vernon Anamosa Cedar Rapids Langworthy Fairfax and Iowa City. Listings feature Nelson Nelson Noah Starks Fisher Howard Folkers Parkyn and others closing out estates and holdings with sales scheduled on November 6 8 10 and 11.
The department projects favorable conditions for dairymen for the next two years and over a five year span. It expects stronger demand for fluid milk and cream, rising milk cow prices in 1938 and 1939, lower winter dairy-feed prices, and higher output per cow. Ice cream, concentrated milks and cheese drive sustained per capita dairy consumption.
L A Winborn of Williamsburg was named district chairman of the Town Poultry Improvement association at a Belle Plaine meeting. Putney of Gladbrook became district vice chairman while Mrs V O Phelps of Central City was secretary and treasurer. The group discussed reduced hatchery output for 1938 due to winter losses and surplus chick issues, with plans for a social on Dec 8.
Allan B Kline of Vinton, vice president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation, will speak at the second annual night school graduation banquet to be held November 22 in Marengo R L Amsberry, vocational agricultural instructor, said. Night school on livestock feeding has averaged about forty men in attendance.
Des Moines market review notes a rebound from last week's drop with prices 30 to 50 cents higher than the prior week’s close. Hog receipts fell early in the week, with 49 400 head for three days and a four day total near 70 000, easing overall price pressure as quality and uniformity improve.
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