1935 Wool Clip Sized by Drought Cuts Sheep Numbers
The fall sheep and wool outlook reports a sharp drought driven drop in U S sheep numbers likely to shrink the 1935 wool clip to the smallest in years Lamb crops and meat supplies will be lower next year boosting lamb prices in 1935 compared with 1934, with U S wool production down from 1934 levels and global output edging lower in major producing countries.
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Ashington
D.C
United States
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Australia
New Zealand
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Fence Drift and Last Load of the Season
A clip about a pair of grey geldings pulling the final 52 bushels load as the season winds down. The piece notes a great fall for field work with most corn out and much plowing completed, reflecting agricultural strides and seasonal tasks.
Lespedeza Seed Crop Drops One Third From 1933
Lespedeza seed production this year is estimated to be one third smaller than last year’s record crop. Spring sowing rose 63 percent in retail sales, but much land was cut for hay or pasture. Drought reduced yields, though some districts like western central North Carolina and southwestern Mississippi reported gains. Quality should be good, prices around 4.75 to 7.00 per 100 pounds, higher than last year on Oct 16.
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United States
Texas
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Lespedeza
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
North Carolina
Mississippi
Kobe
Minnesota
Rankings Of Test Associations In Iowa Announced
The Gazette presents October summaries from Iowa cow testing associations under the Vines Dairy Extension service. Seven high producing herds and average butterfat are listed with numbers for Fremont- Page, Johnson, Manon-La-Day, Washington, Linn No 2, Finn No 1, and Henis-Jefferson-Buchanan. Owners named include Joe Chezik Dysart, Joe Martin New Providema, Clark Hoyt La Porte City, Fred R Blside Williamsburg, I. H. Goff Purdy, Leo Kennedy Mount Pleasant, and Fred Keten Wellsburg.
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Ames
Iowa
Vines Dairy Extension Service
Fremont- Page
Johnson
Manon-La- Day
Washington
Linn
Finn
Henis-Jefferson-Buchanan
Joe Chezik
Dysart
Joe > Martin
New
West Branch Pens and Fowl Auction Summary
West Branch auctioned fifty four pens for 75 55 dollars, averaging about 1 4 each. The sale included a largest fowl described as red and weighing ten pounds, which fetched a high price.
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West Branch
Tom
Improvements planned on McKinnes farm near Toledo
Verne Basquin of Rowena tenant the farm in the Poona area will undertake improvements at the Brandon McKinnes farm two miles outside Toledo. The project includes painting the house and building a new woodshed on the property. Local notices indicate approval and cooperative efforts among residents.
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Brandon
Catie McKinnes
Toledo
Poona
Timothy Growers Offered $16.40 Cwt in Oct Trade
The Bureau reports Timothy seed prices fell 40 cents per 100 pounds from Sept 18 to Oct 16 with growers offered 16.40 dollars per cwt, varying by region from northern Ohio to western Oregon and southeastern Iowa. Early movement was rapid but by Oct 16 only 10 to 15 percent remained unsold. overall crop quality rated fair to good with 85 percent of shippers calling it fair or better.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Ohio
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Oregon
Michigan
Threshing Volunteer Oats Near Atkins Yields 16 Bushems
On the H. C Keiper farm one mile south of Atkins a rare volunteer oat crop matured enough to thresh. Alfred Rinderknecht and Fred Keiper operated the threshing rig as neighbors aided, yielding sixteen bushels per acre from twenty acres of second-growth oats and praised for good grain quality.
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H. C Keiper
Atkins
Keiper
Alfred Rinderknecht
Fred Keiper
George W. Rinderknecht
Henry Rinderknecht
Paul Rinderknecht
Albert Happle
E. Kieper
Fred Schminke
W. H. Schminke
Martin Happle
William Koehn
John Koehn
Peter McGivern
Farm Auctions Schedule With Hogs Cattle Sales
Upcoming sales list includes a Purebred hog sale by Frank Zimmer a half mile south of Garrison on Wednesday November 14. On Thursday November 15 E M Wetherbee closes out sale two miles southeast of Central City. A cattle sale at Beverly yards is also noted.
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Frank Zimmer
Garrison
E. M. Wetherbee
Central City
Beverly Yards
Crop quality and shipper survey across kota and region
The report covers western Iowa prices at $635 with good crop quality in Kota and southern Minnesota. Seventy percent of shippers rate the crop as good to very good while 25 percent call it fair, indicating a generally positive outlook.
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Kota
Minnesota
Iowa
Government Sets Up On Buying Of Drought Livestock
Washington AP reports a reversal in federal policy as four months of relief and farm purchases reach 7,500,000 cattle at about 101 million dollars. Officials urge producers to stop liquidating herds and resist further government buys to avoid harming the industry. Chester C Davis, farm administrator, says the aim is to encourage feeding through to next winter and market at higher prices next spring and summer.
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Washington
Federal Relief and
Chester C Davis
Brood Mares Sell For 108 Dollars At Tipton Sale
Special to The Gazette Tipton eight miles southwest of Tipton at Frank Bair closing out sale two smooth mouthed white mares with colts sold for 108 dollars each. A bay mare 1200 pounds brought 152.50 another aged sorrel saddle horse 32 dollars. A two year old red roan mare 121 a yearling blue roan 77 and a spotted shetland 55. Shoats cows heifers calves and equipment fetched varied sums.
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Tipton
Frank Bair
Guernsey
Jersey
Scott County Lad Named Outstanding Colt Club Member
DES MOINES Harry Linn secretary of the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders association announces that Robert Howell of Donahue Scott county has been selected as outstanding 4 H Colt club member in Iowa during 1934 The 4 H Colt club member selected for this honor wins the prize trip given by the association to the International Livestock show Chicago Dec 1 to 8.
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Des Moines
Harry Linn
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Robert Howell
Donahue
Scott County
Iowa
Association
Chicago
Trucks Deliveries Mount at Chicago Union Stockyards
In ten months trucks supplied 36.21 percent of open market livestock at Chicago. They carried the equivalent of 44 336 rail cars compared with 38 805 a year ago. Trucks hauled 538 236 cattle 143 265 calves 1 593 180 hogs and 241 113 sheep, representing substantial shares of each category on the open market.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
Stockyard Company
Shredding And Plowing Resumed In Cedar County
Recent rains ended a brief pause in shredding of corn fodder in Cedar County Tipton. Some fields have half the crop shocked while drought limits stalk basing. Fall plowing restarts, cribbing nears completion. Ear worm damage heavy though sod corn yields forty to fifty bushels per acre in several spots. Fall pastures provide excellent grazing for livestock heading into winter.
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Tipton
Jones Proposes AAA Change to Protect Foreign Markets
Washington DC March 6 1949 Congressman Marvin Jones chair of the house agriculture committee urged modification of the AAA to safeguard foreign markets. He praised the program for the agricultural emergency but urged simplification after current contracts end. He wants local committees to set production quotas for cotton and wheat for the domestic market with export freedom and premiums only for excess above the quota.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
House Agriculture Committee
AAA
Jones
New Buda and the Hungarian Exiles in Iowa
A Hungarian exiled leader and a band of patriots settled near Davis City Iowa naming New Buda after their homeland. They built a log castle and hoped for a free American life but farming proved difficult and most immigrants dispersed. Only a small group remained through the Civil War before leaving Iowa for other fronts.
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United States
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Washington
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Iowa
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Davis City
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Count Ajhazy
Texas
New Buda
George Pomutz
Kossuth Platz
Boehm University
Ujhaz
Pomutz
St Louis
Iowa Volunteers
Towa
Amana
Count Vihas
Dobozy
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