Record Crop Of Gobblers This Year
CHICAGO UP More than 44 000 000 turkeys are fattened for Thanksgiving dinner. The 1945 crop is 22 percent larger than last year and will supply civilian tables. Heavy birds over 16 pounds are plentiful. prices around 63 cents a pound for light birds and 59 to 60 cents for larger. The army lifted its freeze order, and cranberry crops face a moderate year with labor shortages and rain in New Jersey. The L W Burt estate farm was sold to Fred Ross of Ryan with possession March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Institute of American Poultry Industries
Institute
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Public Sale Notice Near Liberty Nov 21 1945
One mile southeast of Liberty on route 218 a dairy business is quitting with 30 head registered Guernsey cattle and 8 registered spotted Poland China hogs. Farmall 14 tractor and equipment also listed for the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.E
Liberty
Guernsey
Arkansas Farm Folks Echo Iowa Pot Luck Meeting
Sunshine Crop Improvement group near Tuttgart Arkansas hosts a pot luck supper and talks with County Agent Ed Loudermilk Home Demonstration Agent Ruth McIlney and Ruth Mills. Dues are 2.50 per family and farmers discuss roads and rice. The event shows Arkansas farming parallels Iowa amid heavy rains and muddy clay soils.
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Tuttgart
Ark
Arkansas
Iowa
Sunshine Crop Improvement Association
Here
Ray Anderson
Ed Loudermilk
Ruth McIlney
Ruth Mills
Farm women pool orders and upholster stools in extension work
Miss McIlney reports five meetings this year with 150 farm women pooling pineapple and canning 1 000 pints at 12 cents each. They upholstered 98 mahogany or walnut frames at 3 25 each, selling the stools at 10 each. Extension cooperators are turning old feather beds into 900 plus satin covered comforts.
Donlon Elected Head of Clayton Farm Bureau
At the Clayton County Farm Bureau annual meeting in Elkader Steve Donlon was elected president for a two year term joining Vernon Diers secretary Ray Tieden treasurer and Joel Clark voting delegate Also Des Moines state women's chair Mrs Raymond Sayre spoke to about 200 members in attendance.
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Elkader
Clayton County Farm Bureau
Steve Donlon
Vernon Diers
St. Olaf
Ray Tieden
Joel Clark
Raymond Sayre
Des Moines
Women’s Farm Bureau
Jersey cows bring high bids at Goodwin farm sale
At John Goodwin farm two miles south of here Jersey cows sold up to 105 dollars. Chester White sows with two week old pigs sold 80 to 85 dollars. Oats brought 69 cents a bushel and farm machinery sold at fair prices. Auctioneers were Brown and Bruty.
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Washington — Jersey
John Goodwin
Here
Chester
Brown and Bruty
Coming Farm Auctions Across Iowa Listings
A Gazette advert lists multiple farm sales across Iowa with sale dates from November 14 to 21. Harold Hand, Arthur E. Athoff, C. A. McCormick, Charles Avis, J. K. Steinkopf, Kuba and Tremain, B. H. Blocher, and L. V. Hurlbut appear as closing out or public sale organizers near Center Point Marion Mechanicsville Urbana North Liberty Linn county Ryan and related locales.
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Harold Hand
Center Point
Arthur E. Athoff
Marion
C. A. McCormick
Mechanicsville
Charles Avis
Alburnett
J. K. Steinkopf
Ryan
Kuba and
Tremain
Linn County
B. H. Blocher
Urbana
L. V. Hurlbut
North Liberty
Manure Is Worth 2 39 A Ton Says Ames Agronomists
Iowa State College agronomists A J Englehorn and H B Cheney report manure has value at 2.39 per ton based on crop gains. Eight tons applied in a four year rotation added 21.5 bushels oats and 3.7 bushels. clover and timothy hay rose .58 ton per acre per rotation.
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Ames
A. J. Englehorn
H. B. Cheney
Iowa State College Agronomists
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa State College Agronomy
Webster
November Is Good Time To Poison Trees
Urbana Illinois November is the best month for poisoning weed trees says W F Bulkley assistant extension forester University of Illinois. Poison is poured into slanting cuts encircling the trunk to kill tops and roots and a tree killing tool speeds work. Sodium arsenite is deadly so livestock must be kept out two to three winter months before grazing resumes. Stumps do not respond to poisoning.
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Urbana
Ill
W. F. Bulkley
University of Iinois College of Agriculture
Bulkley
Buckley
Poison spray advises for plant pest Atlacide use
The guide states plants can be killed by spraying leaves and stems with Atlacide. It recommends applying the chemical in May or June with a follow up spray in August to kill any missed sprouts.
Poland China boars sell at $75 average in fall sale
D H Christianson Conesville and C E Pierce and Son Evergreen farm near here sold 75 head of pure bred Poland China boars and gifts for an average of 75 dollars Thursday at their second fall sale at the sales pavilion.
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Columbus Junction
D. H. Christianson
Conesville
C. E. Pierce and Son
Evergreen Farm
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Vinton
Prairie Creek Church
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Wolstein
Hampshire
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Sohn Deere
McCormick
Deering
Deering Endante
Zenith
Delaware County
Arizona
Dyersville
Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Cosson
Tony Sciomitz
van Horne
Ifa
Citizens State Bank of Ryan
AC Trinds Welders
REA
E. Cohn & Sons
9Th Ave
3Rd ST. SW
Champlin
Champlin Refining CO
Enid
Oklahoma
A. B.C
Association
C. A. Vickers
Houston
Loudermilk
Old Dick
Miss Mcliney
Ade
Revne
Paradise
Pearl Clow
Humphrey
Clow
Donlon
Clayton Farm Bureau
Ames Agronomists
Earl May’s Store
First Street
City
Gazette
Sun
Kuba & Tremain
W. F. Mitchell
Auct
Beverly Cattle Company
Montana
Colorado
WMT
Cedar
DRUC
Second Street
Lady Hamilton Carton
Df C
D.D.T
Thornton & Minor
Hornton & Minor
Seleeth
Sumlakia
Edward
Missouri
Prince
Mohamed
Lao
TSG
North Dakota
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