Rain Boosts Fall Crop Prospects Across Eastern Iowa
Rain totaling 1.37 inches at Knoxville Thursday night marked Iowa's first substantial rainfall in two months, aiding fall grain and pasture grasses in eastern and south central regions. Corn picking benefited as moisture reduced shelling losses and stiff stalks, aiding machine harvests. hand picking also eased. Wheat seed germination was uneven, with western Iowa most affected. clover and alfalfa seedings suffered.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Des Moines
Reed
Iowa Falls
East Central Iowa Veterinarians Elect Officers
Dr. A R Stephenson of Bennett was elected president with Dr. M W Osborn of Independence as vice president and Dr. James W Pirie of Cedar Rapids reelected secretary and treasurer. Thirty five veterinarians from 12 counties attended the Cedar Rapids meeting. Dwight A Smith of Ames demonstrated the Thomas splint for small animal fractures and George Fowler of Ames spoke on wound treatment.
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A. R. Stephenson
Bennett
East Central Iowa Veterinary Association
Cedar Rapids
M. W. Osborn
Independence
Center
James W. Pirie
Dwight A. Smith
Ames
Thomas
George Fowler
Four Day Slump in Hog Prices Reverses Friday
Liberal receipts and wholesale pork weakness pushed interior hog prices down for four days this week. Friday's market solidified, with prices steady to 10 cents higher. top hogs slipped near $6 in first hands at country points while 180 to 200 pound animals saw smaller losses. Packing sows mostly off 10 to 20 cents.
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Chicago
171 Bushels To Acre On Coe College Farm
Savoy Illinois farmer Roland Resier claimed what was believed to be a new Illinois corn yield record with 1028 bushels from six acres yielding 171 bushels per acre on the Coe College farm near Cedar Rapids. Affidavits from two neighbors corroborate the total, noting 76 pounds per bushel moisture and a thick stand that produced five or six ears per hill.
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Savoy
Ill
Roland Resier
Coe College of Cedar Rapids
Illinois
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Ira Marshall
Ada
Ohio
Resler
Cornhusking Two-Thirds Completed Near Webster
Special to The Gazette reports farmers near Webster have two-thirds of cornhusking done with one-half to two-thirds husked. Rest expected to be shocked before Thanksgiving as yields run from 500 to over 90 bushels per acre. Government steel storage bins are filled and sealed in South English Webster What Cheer with multiple bins per town. Roy Sorden and son say bins hold 100 to 200 more than listed capacity.
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Gazette
Webster
What Cheer
Roy Sorden and Son
Rains Bring Relief to Kansas and Missouri Drought
Heavy rainfall spread across eastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri, easing a drought threaten ing the 1940 wheat crop. Overnight showers drenched Pra, Hutchinson, Salina, Junction City, Topeka, Pittsburg, Kansas City and Pattonburg, while far western Kansas remained dry for months. Kansas City ended an all time dry spell with 1.6 inches in 88 days, a 9.1 inch deficit.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Pra
Hutchinson
Salina
Junction City
Topeka
Pittsburg
Kan
Pattonburg
Beef Feeders In Clinton Hear Gramlich Dec 13
H J Gramlich secretary of the American Shorthorn Breeders association will be the principal speaker at the Clinton county beef cattlemen banquet in Clinton on December 13. He is expected to discuss breed improvements and industry issues affecting local ranchers.
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Clinton
Gramlich
Dewitt
H. J. Gramlich
American Shorthorn Breeders Association
Clinton County
Heifer Sold the Same Day Ad Printed in Gazette Want Ads
Sells D. P. Swartzendruber of 2847 Mount Vernon Avenue reports quick results from the Gazette Want Ads in the Farmers Market Place. He sold the heifer he advertised for sale the same day the ad appeared, highlighting the ads’ effectiveness for eastern Iowa livestock and farm equipment.
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D. P. Swartzendruber
Mt. Vernon Ave
Night on a frozen Iowa creek in husking season
A country woman paints a quiet rural dawn where the moon glints like gold, milk pails steam, stock tanks show ice, a rooster crow echoes across fields, and corn hurls against wagon boards in a husking morning melody.
Washburn Farm Lands Sold At 125 An Acre
Hugo H. Joens of Toledo buys the Mrs Anna Joens farm of 160 acres three miles south of Washburn for 20000 dollars cash, equating to 125 dollars per acre. The sale reflects a strong demand for farmland in the Buckingham area, with Joens securing the property from Mrs Anna Joens in a straightforward transfer.
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Buckingham
Hugo H. Joens
Toledo
Anna Joens
Washburn
Auction Sells 24 Acre Tract Near Williamsburg
A 24 acre tract at the west edge of Williamsburg owned by local men sold at auction to R. E. Jones for 2300 dollars, about 95.83 per acre. The sale reflects active land trading in the Williamsburg area and marks a notable local transaction by a purchaser identified as R. E. Jones.
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Williamsburg
R. E. Jones
Stelken Buys 120 Acre Cole Farm Northeast of Oneida
Alphonse Stelken of Farley purchased the Cole farm of 120 acres four miles northeast of Oneida from the Equitable Life Assurance Society for 90 dollars an acre. Possession is set for March 1, 1940, with George Ham of Dyersville handling the transaction.
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Manchester
Alphonse Stelken
Farley
Cole
Oneida
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States
George Ham
Dyersville
Centerdale Women’s Club Marks Golden Jubilee Federation
Centerdale women’s club joins with federated groups across Iowa to celebrate the federation’s 50th anniversary. Members will deliver a bushel of corn per person to Wilder Grain elevator in West Branch to fund a carload to Chicago aboard a special car with Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs Golden Jubilee banners. Centerdale club has been federated since 1920.
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The
Gazette
Centerdale
Centerdale Women’s Club
Federated Women’s Clubs
Iowa
General Federation Organization
Wilder Grain Company
West Branch
Chicago
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Centerdale Club
West Branch Ass'n Reports October Milk and Butterfat Averages
West Branch Cow Test association tester John Offringa reports October results for 379 cows with 594 pounds of milk and 26.6 pounds of butterfat on test. John Coxon leads with eight Holsteins averaging 1,323 pounds of milk and 44.7 pounds of butterfat, while Ivan Gates of West Liberty is second at 39.1 pounds butterfat. A grade Holstein in the Swaner and Taylor herd of Iowa City posted 2,093 pounds of milk and 79.5 pounds of butterfat. The board plans an annual oyster supper at the Ellis Taylor home near Iowa City, tentatively set for December 8.
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Gazette
West Liberty
John Offringa
West Branch
Swaner and Taylor
Iowa City
C. C. Erb
Ellis Taylor
Southeast Winneshiek Cow Test records October milk output
The 505 cows tested in Southeast Winneshiek averaged 470 pounds of milk and 184 pounds of butterfat in October. Twenty six cows exceeded 40 pounds butterfat. T Selness Highland township Guernsey herd led the association with 33 pounds butterfat this month, with top individuals producing 59.4 and 57.7 pounds.
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Decorah
Winneshiek Cow Test Association
Guernsey
T. Selness
Highland Township
Selness
Washington County Cow Test shows top cows and herd
The October results of the Washington County Cow Test association report 356 cows driven in October averaging 605 pounds of milk and 23.4 pounds of butterfat. High cow is a grade Holstein owned by Dan and Dean Johnson of Brighton, yielding 1,491 pounds of milk and 68.6 pounds of butterfat. Hugh Jones and Son of Keota win high herd honors with 742 pounds of milk and 33.3 pounds of butterfat from their all milking Il grade Holsteins.
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the Gazette
Washington
Drv
Washington County
Alvin Lueder
Dan and
Dean Johnson
Brighton
Hugh Jones
Allamakee Cow Test Highlights October Results
Postville report shows 26 herds on test with 402 cows producing 468 pounds of milk on average and 20.1 pounds of butterfat. C H Hagen led the herd with 20 cows and one dry, averaging 658 pounds of milk and 288 pounds of butterfat.
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Gazette Postville
Allamakee
C. H. Hagen
Maynard dairy test shows high Holstein yield in Fayette C T A
Maynard records report 344 cows with 122 dry on test in Fayette C T A No 3 in October averaging 461 pounds of milk and 18 pounds of butterfat per cow. Myron Talcott herd of 13 purebred Holsteins topped the list with 89 pounds of butterfat in 29 days. Talcott herd overall ranked high, averaging 1,017 pounds of milk and 36.1 pounds of butterfat.
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Maynard
Fayette C.T.A. No
George A. Youmans
Myron Talcott
Talcott
Association
Campbell herd tops Wapsie Valley cows in October test
Independence breeder W J Campbell's herd of 17 registered Jerseys from Jesup led the Wapsie Valley Cow Test association for October per tester Glenn Gavin. The Campbell herd averaged 797 pounds of milk and 44.4 pounds of butterfat with top individual cow Clar- as a member of the standing figures.
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Independence
W. J. Campbell
Jesup
Wapsie Valley
Glenn Gavin
Campbell
Clar
Farm Auction Schedule Closings Near Ely Martelle and Springville
Coming farm auctions list events on Saturday November 11 at Amamosa livestock auction near Ely, Tuesday November 14 at In City Sales Co. with Thomas A. Davis and Manford Powelka selling near Martelle and Wyoming, Thursday November 16 at A M Crain closing out sale near Springville.
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Mathias Nemecek
Ely
Amamosa Livestock Auction
City Sales Co
Thomas A. Davis
Martelle
Manford Powelka
Wyoming
Oxford Junction
Hale
Immo
Boddicker Jersey Leads With Milk Output in Monthly Report
The report shows No 8 grade Jersey Ence Boddicker producing 1 339 pounds of milk and 73 6 pounds per cow average 576 pounds of milk and 23 8 pounds per cow for the association during the month. It notes 441 cows with 91 dry and rest in the association.
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Ence Boddicker
Jersey
Neighbors Help Roy Steele Farm Near Ainsworth
Seventy one men with 25 wagons gathered at the Roy Steele farm two miles north of Ainsworth on Wednesday to husk and crib 1800 bushels of corn dig potatoes store produce and tend farm tasks. Fifteen women baked 35 pies and joined a community dinner for the volunteers. Steele has been confined to the Veterans hospital in Des Moines for two months.
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Washington
Roy Steele
Ainsworth
Legionaires
Steele Ome
Mr. Steele
Veteran’s
Holsteins Average 980.27 at Auction Sixty-Eight Neighbors
Sixty eight neighbors plus many friends gathered at the Errol Long farm to husk 1400 bushels of corn as Long broke his arm. A separate line notes Wellman Holstein sale with 54 mature cattle and nine calves auctioned for 4607.50, average 85.27 for mature cattle and 17.28 for calves, with top prices paid by Harrison Orr and Jack Worley.
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Sigourney
Errol Long
Mr. Long
Roscoe Klingaman
Dale Appleger
Leo Brown
Gerald Niles
Charles Gilliland
George Bruns
Samuel Walganot
Oregon
Earl Hammond
John Stein
Ralph Chilton
Fred Long
Claude Vandement
Earl Long
Lynn Martin
Harold Martin
Gazette
Wellman
Iowa
Harrison Orr
Iowa City
Morton Emde
West Chester
Emde
Jack M. Worley
Newton
Worley
Bash and Swartzendruber
Hugo Stuhr
Tip
Rural electric cooperatives to meet in Ames on November 20
Representatives of Iowa rural electric cooperatives along with county and home demonstration agents will gather in Ames on November 20 for an educational meeting. They will discuss plans to increase membership and electricity usage on existing lines.
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Ames
Iowa
Five In Clinton Enter 5-Head Feeding Project
Five DeWitt Clinton county 4-H boys join the eastern Iowa 4-H five head feeding project by buying calves from H. M. Stueland of Grand Mound for 10.99 per hundredweight. Steers, range bred, averaged 435 pounds and were chosen from 100 head by Leo Harmson Teeds Grove Ford Schmidt DeWitt and Will Jargo Andover. Calves will be shown at the 1940 All Iowa in Cedar Rapids. Participants include Lloyd Fey Hawkeye Earl Stuedeman Noel Olson Victor Stueland and the Win or Bust club.
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Dewitt
Clinton County
Iowa
H. M. Stueland
Grand Mound
Calamus
Leo Harmson
Teeds Grove
Ford Schmidt
Will Jargo
Andover
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Fey
Earl Stuedeman
Noel Olson
Junior Stueland
Victor Stueland
Clinton County 4-H Club Girls Hear Canning Lesson
Miss Nelle Thompson Ames extension nutrition specialist will present the first lesson in canning to Clinton county club leaders county club committee members and older 4-H club girls in a meeting scheduled here on December 14.
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Dewitt
Nelle Thompson
Ames Extension
Clinton County
Closing Out Sale of Livestock and Machinery
Auction lists 31 head of cattle including registered polled Hereford cattle with calves, 20 sows and pigs, plus 30 day feed on cattle. Machinery includes Farmall tractor, multiple plows, disks, combines, wagons, harvest gear, corn planters and mowers. Hay and corn totals exceed 65 tons hay and 2,000 bushels corn. Lunch by Lutheran Ladies Aid. Cash terms. Manford Powelkr proprietor. A Y Mowry auctioneer. Citizens State Bank clerk.
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Hampshire
John Deere
Harrow
The
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Manford Powelkr
Mowry
Citizens State Bank
Buckingham Grain Co. Sets October Sales Record
Buckingham Grain Co. reports October as the largest business month in its history under Manager George Beenken. The yard received 50,500 bushels of corn for 25 government storage bins, shipped 6,000 bushels to Kansas City and Milwaukee, and bought 30,000 bushels of corn and 60,000 bushels of soybeans from farmers. The top single purchase was 9,900 bushels of corn from Walter Nation of Geneseo.
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Buckingham
Buckingham Grain Company
George Beenken
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Walter Nation
Geneseo
Clinton 4 Hers To Show Eight Calves At Chicago
Clinton county 4 H club members to exhibit eight calves in the junior livestock feeding contest at the International Livestock exposition in Chicago December 2 to 9. Calves include four Shorthorns by Leo Duer Jr. of Charlotte. one Hereford by Glen Mommsen of Miles. one Hereford by Kenneth Klahn of Wheatland. one Shorthorn by Marcellus Hansen of Charlotte. and one Hereford by Charles Williams of Charlotte.
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Dewitt
Chicago
Clinton County
Leo Duer, Jr
Charlotte
Glen Mommsen
Miles
Kenneth Klahn
Wheatland
Marcellus Hansen
Charles Williams
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Anamosa Livestock Auction
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Buckingham Grain Co
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