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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1934
Page
9
The United Kingdom plans to cut imports of foreign bacon and ham by 12.5 percent for 1935 from the 1934 five month quota. The new limit would set total foreign pig product imports at about 601.5 million pounds for the year, with the United States quota for 1935 about 47.9 million pounds.
Marvin Bunnell of Montezuma was elected press of Poweshick county's 4-H jleby beef club at a Farm Bureau meeting. Marvin Doty of Brooklyn was chosen vice president, Stanley S Brown of Grinnell secretary, Virginia Blakely of Monroe club reporter, with Donald Austian of Malcolm as club leader.
A vivid, fragmented glimpse of a cityscape at night. The piece references a fence drift caught in woven wire, gleaming lavalière, a rosary-like pendant, and avenues crossing river bridges of light. It weaves Marion Mount Vernon Center Point Solon Atkins with flaming highway chains seen from the air.
Granger AP reports a check for 27995 dollars covering 224 acres at about 125 dollars per acre was received for buying land to establish a subsistence homestead.
Er nest Weiss of Papillion paid 19000 cash for a quarter section of land near Millard Nebraska. The 63 year old farmer bought the property for his three young sons.
A. N. Watson offers a large Saturday specials list featuring sugar, oleo, milk, cheese, bread, coffee, cocoa, dates, prunes, raisins, vanilla, spices, flour, cereals, and canned goods. Free delivery from 129 Third Ave. SW with phone 1155. Featured items include Picked produce and fresh fruits, with many bulk spices and snacks.
The USDA reports red and alsike clover seed crops this year at their lowest on record, with sweet clover also at its lightest since extensive cultivation began. Alfalfa seed remains below average, with persistently small carryovers and low seed supplies across varieties.
Four Keokuk county 4-H club members enter calves in the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago from December 1 to 8. Dwight Zepp and Ralph Zepp of Hedrick and Evelyn Sorden of Webster will exhibit Short horn calves, while Billy Yates of Sigourney will show a Hereford.
Ted Balko aged 29 from Redwood Falls Minnesota won the national corn husking contest at Fairmont defeating seventeen competitors from nine states. Berry Akers presented Balko a $100 prize as Balko claimed his first prize after six meets, with four brothers expected to compete in future contests.
Ten cow testers from eastern Iowa met in Cedar Rapids for their fall conference with Ames extension dairymen to discuss feed scarcity and high prices and to work out regional rations. Attendees included L. C. Adams Harold Klinger Paul Henderson and others from Linn Dubuque and surrounding counties.
Iowa State College will test a practical farm rehabilitation on a Hardin county tract about ten miles south of Iowa Falls. George Godfrey announced the project stating the land has been tenant farmed and soil resources have been depleted but can be revived with proper handling.
Auction schedule lists events on Saturday November 10 near Lake Comely Cedar Rapids and Anamosa consignments and a November 14 sale. Frank Zimmer Purebred hog sale near Garrison details show two miles west Cedar Rapids area.
The farm of 194 acres will become a demonstration unit under college guidance. Part is permanent pasture with soil lime needs and a rotation including legumes. It will be rebuilt to resemble private enterprise and be self sustaining, with a tenant farmer and no overfunded expansion. In 1933 Iowa farmers sold 70 percent of hogs directly to packers.
Des Moines reports higher prices across interior hog markets despite increased receipts. Hogs over 200 pounds rise 5 to 15 cents, lighter weights 10 to 20 cents, and packing sows gain similar. November sees higher total receipts vs last year with large Thursday run.
Six five head of sheep sold at four to four dollars fifty per head at a Columbus Junction consignment auction. Eighty feeder shoats weighing about 130 pounds went for three ninety five per hundredweight. Pigs calves and cows brought varied prices with milk cows averaging thirty two dollars and a cow with calf at thirty eight fifty. Auctioneers were Paul Klotz and H. M. Duncan with Farrel Smylic as clerk.
Clarence Ehlers near Dinsdale completes 100 acres of soybeans with a combine. The crop averaged 23 bushels per acre. He has 40 more acres to harvest. Electricity powers 31,704 Iowa farms as of May 31, 1934.
Ames extension director AMES-R. K. Bliss cites the agricultural adjustment act as worth several million dollars to Iowa farmers and notes five benefits including higher farm income, cash from benefit payments and loans, and conservation programs. He highlights hog and corn programs, wheat payments, and improved prices for oats barley and rye, plus truck and fruit grower gains from informal marketing agreements raising contract prices.
Randalia dairyman Hugh A. Mabon was named a director of the National Brown Swiss Breeders Association at the Beloit Wisconsin convention. For fourteen years he has been active in Iowa Brown Swiss circles, earning premiums at daily shows and fairs.
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department has risen from a minor agency to a billion dollar entity under the New Deal. For the year ended June 30, 1934 total funds reached 1.243 billion with 1.131 billion in emergency money though obligations totaled 795.8 million.
Special to The Ganette. Charles Petra of the Traer Clutier area sets a local record with a near perfect potato fourteen by seventeen inches and weighing two and a half pounds. He also grew a three pound specimen and at least 150 potatoes weighing between one and two pounds. Some vines spread over five feet.
Jim Forrest a farmer on the north edge of Central City reports a crop of fifteen potatoes by weight per peck this season.
Preparatory to township meetings county agents and local leaders will attend district outlook meetings conducted by the Extension Service starting Tuesday in Ames. The program covers beef cattle hogs corn dairy hay and grain poultry credit and business with emphasis on the corn-hog and feed seed situations due to drought.
Ames ISU exhibit features a formal garden at Home Economics hall November 16 1% and 18 with chrysanthemums roses snap dragons fall flowers succulents rock garden plants plus displays of fancy vegetables apples and honey. Commercial growers and Iowa State students compete for prizes in fruits flowers and vegetables.
Tama county contract signers delivered 402 surplus hogs to the Toledo county fairgrounds. Of these, 263 remain on hand 106 have been issued for relief and 33 were disposed of for unknown reasons.
Purebred Hampshire Duroc Jersey and spotted Poland boars to be sold at the farm south of Garrison starting 1 p.m. Wednesday November 14. Sixteen Hampshires sixteen Duroc Jerse y and four spotted Polands eligible for registry with several fall boars and spring gilts. Durocs include two litters by Pure Gold the champion boar at state fairs. Cash preferred, free lunch at noon. Frank Zimmer owner with local clerks.
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