Farm Buying Power Better Than In Midsummer Says
The fall farm economy showed gains in credit and banking with improvements in cloth, shoes, food products and tobacco, while steel, freight, building and electric power also rose. Prices for farm goods declined from June to October, with costs lower due to cheaper supplies and wages. Corn prices fell for seven weeks as a record crop boosted export opportunities and feed grain output.
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U. S
Ashington
D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
Oneida Farmer Finds Gopher Ear Corn
Oneida farmer Fred Fensterman holds a ear of gopher corn found on his farm this fall by students from the Oneida consolidated school's vocational agriculture class while gathering seed corn.
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Gazette
Oneida
Minnesota
Gopher
Fred Fensterman
Oneida Consolidated School
Morning Radio Schedule Summaries Across Stations
A dense list of daily radio programming across CBS NBC and related stations. The entries name programs such as Gene and Glenn Melody parade Tony Wons and Mighty bands, with times ranging from morning through late evening and noting participating stations WABC KMBC WMT WEAF WJZ KYW WLS WLW WBBM KMOX.
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CBS
WABC
KMBC
WMT
Gene
Glenn
NBC
WTAM
WLS
WOC
Bill
Melody Magic
WEAF
WMAQ
Tony Wons
WABCO
KMOX
Fin, Neere
Wooc
Merrzmakers
Betty Crocker
KYW
Rhythm Ramblers
WJZ
WLW
WEA Grate
Jet Ben Alrey
Jonny
NEC
WEAP
Revue
CBA
WBBM
Entereb
WRAS
CBB
WHO
Ee Berenee
Pouhadeura
NDC
Belle Forbes Cutter
WEBM
Woman's Review
Binacksuts
Etonhove
Honknaetch
Rameay MacDonald
WGN
Lady Ne Aone
Going To Press
Gene and
Charile
WEEM
aith—Caravan
Hall Orch
KDKA
Lone Wolf Tribe
Woc-Who
O'Hare Orch
Varahonds
Buck Rogers
Carrigan Orch
Denny Orch
WHAQ
KMBO
Pat Barnes
Weap Kyw
Wiz
WENR
Ruth, Etting
Wwac-Who
Phillips Herd
EDKA
WMA
O. A
William — O'Neal
WAT
Duchin
Barlow Symphony
WABG
Amos 'N
Andy
Aon
Edka Redman
MOX
Bernie
Wiz Kdka
ST BC
Ed Wyman
WMTV
Phillins Lord
Jones
Redman
Whiteman
Iowa Livestock Exchange Notice to Buyers Shippers
Sale postponed this week due to election and Armistice Day. Regular sale set for Nov 18 with cattle hogs and horses. Seeking 4 to 9 year old market horses 1200 to 1800 pounds and well broken. Mail two cards or call 7963 days or 2 2037 evenings to sell. Financing available for parties desiring cattle on hand.
Turkey receipts decline trims December storage levels
The year saw a 4,500,000 pound drop in turkey receipts from Argentina offsetting gains. Net storage holdings fell by 750,000 pounds versus a year earlier while reports indicate turkeys are in better condition than last year.
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Turkey
Argentina
Washington C T A Averages 22.8 Lbs October Butterfat
The Washington county Cow Test association reports October averages of 540 pounds milk and 22.8 pounds butterfat from 273 cows. High herds include E P Hayes with 786 pounds milk and 37.6 butterfat among grade Guernseys, and W W Fleig and Son with 870 milk and 33.6 butterfat among grade Holsteins.
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Washington
Washington County Cow Test Association
Association
E. P. Hayes
W. W. Fleig and Son
Fred Palmer
Arthur Duensing
Joe H. Miller
Dean
Dan
Johnston
Lehne Brothers Optimistic On Beef Industry At Manchester Farm
Lehne Brothers eight miles northwest of Manchester project rising beef prices after expanding feed facilities. The 357 acre farm raises Herefords, Hampshire hogs, grow corn, and manage dry lot feeding with a concrete floor. They marketed three carloads of prime beeves at Chicago last summer and expect to avoid buying feed this year with 100 acres of corn.
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Manchester
Lehne
Chicago
Lehne Brothers
Hampshire
Oelwein Co-op Pays 23c Butterfat for First Half
Oelwein Farmers Co operative creamery patrons received payment for the first half of October butterfat at 23 cents a pound. Secretary J. L. Butler reports an increased amount is being handled during November.
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Oelwein Co-op
Guedal
Oelwein
Oelwein Farmers' Co-operative Creamery
J. L. Butler
Corn Yield Lower Than Expected Near Oelwein
Local farmers near Oelwein finish husking as moisture slowed progress and yields fall short of expectations. Women assist in fields across locales. standing corn on the Gibb Fox place sold for 4.75 to 5.10 dollars per acre, with other fields cheaper. Huskers paid one and a half to two cents.
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Bpeciato
Gazette
Oelwein
Gibb Fox Place
Beneen
Tama County Agent Discusses Farm Ills Cedar Falls Meeting
Z R Mills Tama county agricultural agent told Cedar Falls Lions Club excessive taxes debts and government extravagance hinder business recovery. He said real causes lie in speculation and overextension not in barometers and urged use of weights to gauge when normal farm purchasing power returns.
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Tama County
Cedar Falls
Beecinl
Z. R. Mills
Lions Club
Europe
Mr. Mills
United States
Mills
Tft
Reinbeck Farmers Struggle for cattle under contract
Reinbeck farmers who contracted for feeding cattle on the Bowles Milwaukee plan have been told there is little chance of obtaining the cattle. The Milwaukee railroad was to finance the operation, but borrowers cannot release cattle from the state due to mortgage holds.
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Reinbeck
Bowles-Milwaukee
Milwaukee Railroad
Gold Fish Hatchery Planned for Reinbeck
A nine acre lease on the Dan Richmond farm west of Reinbeck to William Larsen and Frank Snow enables a new industry next year. The plan includes large scale gold fish farming and commercial cultivation of water lilies for ornamental pools and rock gardens on the peat marsh.
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Reinbeck
Dan Richmond
William Larsen
Frank Snow
Soy bean crop yields thirteen bushels to acre in Mount Auburn
Special to The Gazette reports farmer S. H. Pollock near Mount Auburn finished threshing soy beans. From twenty five acres the crop yielded 325 bushels, averaging thirteen bushels per acre.
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Mount Auburn
S. H. Pollock
Illinois corn on all water route to Pacific coast
Illinois corn moves by river to Havana then to steamships for San Francisco and Los Angeles with England bound cargo to follow. Milner says first water route from Illinois to Pacific coast and Europe marks new markets and broader opportunities for Illinois and Iowa growers through Farmers National Grain. Havana serves as key seaport on Illinois river for marine grain handling.
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Illinois
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Iowa
George S. Milner
Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
National Co-Operative Sales Agency
Havana
San Francisco
Los Angeles
England
New Orleans
West Coast
Panama Canal
Mr. Milner
Europe
Farmers National Grain, Corporation
California
Illinois Cooperative Grain Marketing Associations
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Iowa Co-operative Grain Company
Farmers’ Elevators
National Cooperative
Ill
Traer Holstein Sires All American Ball Calf
Two years ago R C Wood, a dairyman near here, sold a purebred Holstein bull to South Dakota for use with its Redfield herd. The sire sired the first prize senior calf at the Dairy Cattle Congress this year and is likely to win the All American senior Holstein bull calf title as undefeated in his class. The dam as a four year old produced 22 3266 pounds of milk and 929 6 pounds of butterfat in 365 days. Her dam produced 1241 8 pounds of butterfat at age four.
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TRAER
R. C. Wood
South Dakota
Redfield
Dairy Cattle Congress
Tipton Folk Create Demand For Suckling Pigs For Roasting
Special to The Gazette reports a new demand for suckling pigs for roasting in Tipton, with good markets for dressed pork sausage chops and lard. A farmer diverted hogs from market when prices were unfair, suggesting future sales could occur with little extra feed. Some flu is reported in hogs but overall droves are fairly healthy.
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Milwaukee
St. Louis
Omaha
Chicago
Tipton
Outstanding 4 H ers To Be Honored At Fayette Party
Fayette county 4 H youths will be honored at the third annual Fayette party at Upper Iowa University gymnasium on November 19. County Agent B W Lodwick says about 400 people, including club members and parents, are invited for recognition of the year’s honors with Miss Fannie Buchanan of the Ames extension serving as host for games and music.
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Gazette
Fayette
Fayette County
Upper Iowa University
B. W. Lodwick
Fannie Buchanan
Ames Extension
Serine
Feed needs for livestock under ideal conditions vary by species
In Chicago agricultural notes pigs need 450 pounds of corn per 100 pounds gain if tankage is used. Lambs require 400 pounds of corn and 400 pounds of hay. Steers need about 700 pounds of corn and 400 pounds of hay for 100 pounds gain. Calves require 500 pounds corn and 300 hay.
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The
Gazette
Chicago
Turnips and Carrot Weigh Big Home Garden Produce
West Branch resident M. L. Marks shows a turnip at five pounds twelve ounces and neighbor Esme One presents a five pound six and a half ounce carrot. Paul Pownall displays a carrot weighing five and a half pounds.
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West Branch
M. L. Marks
Esme
Paul
Pownall
Yuich
Nebraska fair bars 4-H girls from livestock show
Lincoln AP reports Nebraska state fair official George Jackson proposes excluding 4-H girls from livestock exhibitions. He argues girls should focus on home, community service, and moral development rather than raising calves or hogs, saying stock raising does not prepare them for life and could blunt finer sensibilities.
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Lincoln, Neb
George Jackson
Nebraska
Jackson
Washington Farm Women Study Nutrition Project
Ruth Cessna of the Ames extension service spoke to sixty two leaders in Washington county as the first lesson of the nutrition project. The discussion covered fundamental food needs and emphasized four main groups cereals milk milk products eggs meat and fish.
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Gazette
Washington
Ruth Cessna
Ames Extension Service
Washington County
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O. Wilson Cope
Ralph W. Branson
Mr. Cope
Milnor
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Hedges Company
Montgomery Ward & Co
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