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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1939
Page
24
A federal report notes that six states bought 3.209 million feeder and stocker sheep and lambs July through September, far above last year. The outlook predicts larger fed lamb supplies, earlier sales, and price activity supported by high wool prices and strong meat demand.
Gazette photos capture Ernest and Ralph Gaul on their farm six miles northeast of Tipton. They show 762 western lambs in the main scene, brought from New Mexico and expected to finish after year turn, with an average weight around 57 pounds at 8.35 per hundredweight. A second image shows several hundred more lambs already on feed, weighted 95 to 100 pounds and ready for market.
Maquoketa businessman Harris Penrose bought the W. H. Morehead estate farm of 124 acres eight miles northwest of Maquoketa at public auction for 53.50 an acre. The property includes 20 acres of timber by the Maquoketa Caves state park. Twenty tons of clover hay sold for five dollars per ton and 50 feeder spring pigs brought eleven dollars and sixty cents each. Penrose said he purchased the farm as an investment.
The 120 acre Kirkeby Burrows farm six miles north of Waukon has been sold to Clem Knickerbocker of Lansing for 2200 dollars or 18.33 dollars per acre.
The November crop report places Cedar County as the premier corn area in Iowa with an estimated 66 bushels per acre, noting that final figures will come next year. Other eastern counties show lighter yields, while overall state production remains high despite potential 1940 planting cuts by the Triple-A authorities.
Melvin Hagge a farmer northwest of Traer suffered a crushing injury when his foot was drawn into a corn picker while clearing a clogged stalk. He had two toes amputated at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo, with three others badly crushed but potentially saved.
Six major Iowa landholders answered a Gazette questionnaire showing 538 farms totaling 82 788.6 acres sold in the first 10 months of 1939 for 6 387 149.50 dollars. About 70 percent of sales went to tenant farmers. several firms reported sales of 16.5 to 55 percent of holdings.
Coming farm auctions list several closing out sales on specific dates. Thomas A. Davis and Manford Powelka conduct auctions near Martelle and Wyoming. A. M. Crain prepares a sale near Springville. Thomas Willmott Estate auction near Waubeek. Henry Schlesselman conducts a farm implements sale near Whittier.
Special to The Gazette CENTRAL CITY August 1 to 4, 1940 Linn county fair dates were set at a fair association meeting. Elected officers include Hiel H. Henderson as president Lester A. Falcon as vice president A J Schueler as treasurer and F O Satter as secretary G O Filloon will run concessions Mrs Osie Page named delegate to the state convention at Des Moines next month with Filloon as alternate.
Demand greatly exceeds the supply of tickets 300 for the Jackson county beef feeders banquet set for Thursday evening in Maquoketa officials report H J Gramlich secretary of the American Shorthorn Breeders association will be the principal speaker D D Fuller of Maquoketa serves as master of ceremonies
The schedule includes Bertram township training at Mrs. Harry Decious and Bertram township meeting, Washington school event at Mrs. Carl Paul, Cedar Rapids music and chorus at YWCA, and multiple township sessions across Putnam Linn Boulder Clinton Grant with homes and training hosts. Saturday features a 1:30 p.m. home project music training at the YWCA Cedar Rapids.
Garzette photo features BORGE B. PIRNIE, inventor farmer near Center Point, with Ed Pratt at Pratt’s Cedar Rapids apple storage. The unit vents and fans regulate temperature humidity and gas in the space with conduits under bins feeding a suction fan and ceiling inlet ducts. The system could be fitted in rail cars farms or granaries.
Iowa's five farm business associations hold annual meetings from November 27 to December 2. Featured speaker is John Ise of the University of Kansas with farm management specialists L G Albaugh L K Macy and Dorothy Simmons attending from Ames. Meetings span Cedar Rapids Davenport Ames West Union Orange City for Cedar Valley Northeastern Mississippi Valley Central Iowa Northwest Iowa associations.
A country woman promotes sweetnin and its iron benefits. Medical authorities announce bread and molasses provide more usable iron than beef liver or spinach. She advises wholesome buttered bread for schoolchildren to maintain healthy appetites and rosy cheeks.
Calves topped at 11 dollars and steers at 10.35 per hundredweight at the Wednesday livestock sale. A total of 252 head sold for a gross exceeding 12 thousand dollars. A load of heifers brought 9.60 per cwt, near the Chicago market.
National Grange master Louis J. Taber announced the seventy third annual convention will run from November 15 to 23 in Peoria. Delegates from 36 state Granges will craft policy including opposition to war participation and a farm price stability platform.
The program lists National Master Taber delivering the opening address at 2 p.m. on November 15. Nov. 16 features Albert S. Goss and Wheeler McMillan as morning speakers, with E. L. Dirksen speaking that evening. The schedule includes seminars, a seventh degree ritual, and various officials as potential speakers through Nov. 28.
In Columbus Junction thirty-nine government steel storage bins have been filled with 70,000 bushels of shelled corn from Louisa county farmers as payment on government corn loans. This marks one of eastern Iowa’s largest bin storage groups.
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