Pole Type Barn Built West of Quasqueton by Shaver
Doane Agricultural Service plans informed rollins Shaver farm project a pole type barn costing about $2000 with 31 creosoted poles. The structure extends 52 feet with a six foot addition using existing foundation, housing calves and hay storage while allowing future stanchions for Guernsey milk herd. Tests suggest durability, withstood Oct 10 wind without damage.
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Quasqueton
Rollins Shaver
Doane Agricultural Service of
St. Louis
Shaver
Doane
Buchanan County
Fayette CROP Drive To Begin This Week
Plans for the third annual Fayette county CROP drive are set with a farm to farm canvass in Union township on November 18 for cash or corn donations. Truckers will assist, selling corn for the drive. Windsor Bethel and Pleasant Valley townships run Nov 13 to 20 with local chairmen named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Union
Fayette County
E. C. Franke
Windsor
Bethel
Pleasant Valley Townships
Union Township
Pleasant Valley
Max Medberry
E. W.kramer
Hawkeye
H. Diemer
Sumner
William P. Mullen
Fayette
George Goeken
Eldorado
Lutheran World Relief
Christmas Decor On Cedar Rapids Streets
Workmen erect decorations on Cedar Rapids streets as Christmas traditions surface in mild fall weather. The piece notes only six weeks until Christmas and reflects on fifty years of progress, praising technical gains but urging more progress in human relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Tama Breeding Assn to Meet in Traer Library
The Tama County Artificial Breeding Association holds its annual meeting Tuesday evening in the Traer library. Dr. John Herrick of Iowa State College and Burns Byram of the Eastern Iowa Artificial Breeding Association will show movies. Officers are to be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRAER
Tama County
Artificial Breeding Association
John Herrick
Iowa State College
Burns Byram
Eastern Iowa Artificial Breeding Association
Feeder Cattle Shipments Hit Record in Iowa October
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service notes October feeder cattle into Iowa reached a 16 year high at 386 561 head, up 53 percent from last October and the July through October period is also a record. Sheep and lamb movements show a normal seasonal pattern with last month Meid numbers about 25 percent above a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
DESMO
INS
Iowa Crop and Liven
Mead
Farmers Join Cedar Valley Farm Association in Iowa
Fifteen farmers in an Iowa county joined the Cedar Valley Farm Business Association. The organization now includes 165 farmers from nine counties with L. G. Kral of Cedar Rapids serving as fieldman.
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Cedar Assn
Marengo
Iowa County
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
L. G. Kral
Cedar Rapids
Holstein Record Shows High Butterfat From Behn Herd
Decorah area Holstein in Paul Behn’s Frankville herd completed a five year lactation with 699 pounds of butterfat and 18 739 pounds of fat. The 28 cow Behn herd averaged 393 4 pounds of fat.
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Decorah
Paul Behn
Frankville
Behn
Farm Income Suffered Big Cut in 1948
Iowa farm income from 1948 fell from 14358 to 9645 for 1948 among 779 farmer accounts, the largest drop in 15 years. Net income rose over 1940 in money terms but lagged in buying power, with large farms earning more yet some losses. Key factors include price changes, reduced inventories, and income dispersion by farm size.
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Ames
INS
Iowa
Iowa State College
Agricultural Economics Department
Feeder Prices Rise At Sioux City Market
Sioux City stock cattle prices rose last Monday with gains up to 50 cents. Early figures show choice to fancy steer calves at 30 to 31.17 dollars, good grades 23 to 28, and heifer calves at 25 dollars. Medium to good feeders ranged 17 to 22, with highs to 24.50 for select lots. A strong Northwestern run and several loads from Canada are expected next Monday.
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Sioux City
Shucks Farm Page Highlights Utility in Building Designs
The farm page notes rising eastern Iowa construction with focus on practical design. Howard Doane warns many barns and buildings fail to justify cost. Rollins Shaver builds a 52 by 58 foot pole barn for 2000 dollars plus labor for lasting service. Modern barns cut labor. new hay barns allow cattle to eat from the mow and be cleaned with power equipment. USDA corn quota guidance discussed with potential marketing quotas tied to 1950 crop estimates. Soybean history notes from ancient China to America, with acreage growth from 50 000 in 1907 to 120 million in 1946 and over 100 named varieties today.
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Howard Doane
The
Doane Agricultural Service
Rollins Shaver
Quasqueton
New Deane
Schnittjers
Delhi
Leo Boddicker
Newhall
John Lindemann
Iowa City
Public Sale Includes Horses Cattle Hogs and Farm Machinery
A public sale offers a team of well trained horses, Holstein cattle including fresh cows and heifers, a Holstein bull calf and 10 month old bull, plus 4 electric cream separators and 4 milk cans. Machinery listed includes tractors, plows, combines, harvest gear, wagons, planters, and miscellaneous farming equipment. Hay, hog feed, and fencing supplies also offered.
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Chester White
Iowa Farm Price Index Rises in September
Iowa City report shows the composite index of prices received by Iowa farmers rising 3 percent from mid August to mid September. The index using 1939 as base moves from 274.2 in August to 282.5 in September, matching March and about 5 percent above the postwar February low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
INS
Iowa
Iowa Business Digest
State University of Iowa Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Iowa Economic Signs Point to Slow Postwar Recovery
The Digest notes a rebound in some indicators but overall weakness in 1949. Farm cash receipts for eight months fall about 10 percent from a year earlier while Iowa seven month receipts drop roughly 11 percent. U.S. consumer prices stay about 3 percent below peak earlier. Iowa employment climbs 2 percent from August to September, while bank debits rise 2 percent in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
U. S
Demand for Milk Now on Decline
Washington AP reports a drop in American milk consumption while production rises and dairy income falls. The Agriculture Department notes wage and spending shifts, higher prices, and price supports as factors, with milk prices near 20 cents per quart and farmer income down about 15 percent from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Traer Hatchery Owners Sum Acquires Management
Traer Hatchery and Feed Inc. announces new management by Traer Rob ert Wilson. A group of Waterloo men own the business and hold controlling interest in the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
Robert Wilson
Traer Hatchery and Feed, Inc
Waterloo
Farm Sale Ledger Listing Large Live Stock and Equipment
A detailed auction listing catalogs Shorthorn and Hereford cattle including cows, steers, calves, heifers, two Hereford bulls, plus 67 hogs and 2 horses. Also noted are hay, grain, straw, oats and corn storage, chickens, a shepherd dog, and an extensive array of farm machinery and implements from tractors to binders and harvest gear. The entry specifies quantities, types, and equipment models typical of a mid-20th century farm sale.
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Tama
Coggon
KRC
McCormick
Deering
Little Genius
Beshel
John
MccCormick- Deering
McCork
McCormick-Deering
Johnson
John Bading
W. F. Mitchell
Bud Smith
Rufus Sisler
Linn County State Bank
R. B.C
Tama Breeding Assn
Bolson
John Wiebold
Ton Schmitz
H. B. Howell
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Europe
Engelbert Kaempfer
Japan
Kew Gardens
London
America
James Pease
Pennsylvania
Orient
Iowa City Sales CO
Montana
Colorado
Canada
D. J. Gatens & Sons
van Horne
Vinton
Oliver
Oliver Row
Massey Harris
Oliver Rubber
J. D
Ternational
Barrow
Winland
Timothy Hay
Timothy
Cedrei
Glen Meyer
Schmits
Yao
Horne Savings Bank, Cierk
Ely
First Trust and Sav
Ings Bank
P.M
Burt Neal
Jos. W. Holets
Cascade
Onslow
Temple Hill Church
Towit
Hampshire
John Deere
John Hay
Ward
Thomas Supple
Joe Herard
Cascade, Laws
Harold Curoe
Disston
Allen Supply CO
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