Corn Price Rise Driven by Government Loan Program Gains
Prices for corn rose about five cents since November 3, supported by the government loan plan which created a market floor. Receipts at Cedar Rapids fell week over week, with total grain arrivals down from prior periods while government loan corn storage boosted elevator stocks. Weather and election factors also influenced market dynamics and farmer behavior in selling or storing grain.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Te Government
Government Coort
Kansas City
Iowa farm income to rise 40 to 50 million under 1939 programs
Des Moines based economists say AAA conservation and corn loan plans will lift Iowa farm income by 40 to 50 million dollars in 1939. They note increased returns from the 1938 crop and government ties to relief, trade deals, commodity purchases, and farm credit will boost cooperators' earnings by 25 to 50 million depending on corn sales volume.
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Des Moines
Ona
Ames
Iowa
Community Fair Planned at Dysart Next Friday
The seventh annual Dysart community exhibit is planned Friday with judges R. Gordon Strayer of Hudson Mrs. M. H. Taylor of La Porte City and C. C. Benson Belle Plaine vocational agriculture instructor. Displays include grain vegetables fruits and needlework.
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Dysart
R. Gordon Strayer
Hudson
M. H. Taylor
la Porte City
C. C. Benson
Belle Plaine
Fence Drift Caught in the Woven Wire
A woman busted a tooth on Sunday and, unable to reach a dentist, was helped by her airplane-building son. He advised using ambroid to fix the tooth, a fix that left her feeling flighty but grounded in humor about modern repair methods.
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R.F. A
Storage stocks of eggs reduced during last month
October egg markets were mostly steady to firm with light early month receipts pushing prices up on all classes. By month end heavier receipts and stronger trading narrowed gains. storage shell egg holdings fell by about 1.5 million cases and November stocks may fall below 3.5 million cases. Frozen egg stocks declined to about 95 million pounds by November 1.
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the Gazette
Washington
Monthly Review
Central West
Pacific Coast
Radio values offered under Want Ads classification 30 A
A large selection of good used radios is now advertised under classification 30 A in the Want Ads. The listings emphasize affordable prices and a variety of makes and models for quick sale.
Pig Crop Forecast Likely To Rise In 1938
Hog producers anticipate about 12 percent more pigs in 1938 than 1937, though totals stay well below the 1928-32 average. Favorable corn hog ratios suggest another rise next year, with one unit representing 3 million pigs.
New Zealand Beef Imports Rise in New York Market
Colonel L. Brown reports large New Zealand beef arrivals in New York over ten days with about 186000 pounds of fresh frozen beef and livers last week. Prices for beef and lamb have declined slightly, while quick frozen vegetables pressure fresh produce. Weather cools may lift potato and onion markets, with Maine and Idaho Oregon losses noted from freezing and supply shifts.
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New York City
New Zealand
New York
Maine
Idaho
Oregon
Fayette C T A cows average high butterfat year
George A Youmans reports Fayette County Cow Test association No. 3 shows 360 cows on test averaged 8713 pounds of milk and 335.9 pounds of butterfat for the year. Feed cost averaged 57.50 dollars. High cow was a purebred Holstein owned by F A Gilley of Maynard producing 138,235 pounds of milk and 556.1 pounds of butterfat.
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Gazette
Maynard
George A. Youmans
Fayette County Cow Test Association No
Youmans
C J. Decker and Son
Westgate
R. O. Dietel
Sumner
A J. Meyer
F. A. Gilley
Association
Decker and Son
Decker
Meat prices dip below pre mood levels in Oct reports
Retail meat prices in New York and Chicago for the first half of October ran lower than the 1924 28 pre mood average. Beef stood at 82 percent on October 15 down from 83.4 on September 30 and 1037 a year ago. Lamb at 61 percent vs 61.6 at end of September and 70.6 last year. Pork products at 806 percent versus 822 in late September 1938 and 971 percent a year earlier.
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New York
Chicago
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Butter Controversy as Creamery Group Bets on Iowa Butter Boost
The Iowa Creamery Operators Association sent a prize tub of Iowa butter to the University of Iowa football team after a convention in Mason City. They reasoned the butter would help the Hawkeyes win, noting wins by Iowa State and the team’s use of local butter. Iowa soon lost to Minnesota and Indiana, leaving the group feeling futile.
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Iowa Creamery Operators Association
Mason City
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa
Ames
Iowa U
Minnesota
Towa
Indiana
Officers Named By Farm School Group At Jesup
Jesup part time school reorganized with Glenn Miller as president John Stewart as vice president Dan Strauer as secretary treasurer. Executive committee includes Marcon Seamans Paul Trumbauer Richard O'Brien John Nesbit Leland Schuette Russell Gibson Robert Crawford and Marshall F Grosscup. Students will meet weekly to study feeds and feeding of farm animals and agricultural law.
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Jesup
Glenn Miller
John Stewart
Dan Strauer
Marcon Seamans
Paul Trumbauer
Richard O’brien
John Nesbit
Leland Schuette
Russell Gibson
Robert Crawford
Marshall F. Grosscup
Dairy test shows October averages for Iowa County cows
Forrest Darey reports October results from Iowa County Cow Test. Twenty six herds averaged 590 pounds of milk and 24.5 pounds of butterfat. Fred Gingerich herd of eight Guernseys led groups with 745 pounds milk and 38.8 pounds butterfat. A purebred Holstein in High Amana set a high individual with 1863 pounds of fat and 671 pounds of butterfat.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Forrest Darey
Fred Gingerich
Wellman
High Amana
Electric Wiring Demonstrations For Linn Farmers This Week
Harold H. Beaty an agricultural extension engineer at Ames will lead four meetings for Linn county farmers on electric wiring and safety features this week. Rex Conn announced first at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce then 8 p.m. Thursday at Alburnett high school with Friday sessions at Whittier and Toddville discussing wiring safety and Linn county rural electrification plans.
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Harold H. Beaty
Ames
Linn County
Rex Conn
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Alburnett High School
Whittier
Toddville
Beaty
Conn
Training schools set on farm wiring in Delaware county
Harold Beaty Ames extension agricultural engineer will lead two farm wiring training schools in Delaware county. The first starts at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Manchester, the second at 7:30 p.m. at Buck Creek school.
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Manchester
Harold Beaty
Ames Extension Agricultural Engineer
Delaware County
Buck Creek School
North Tama Cow Test report shows October averages
The association with 318 cows on test averaged 535 pounds of milk and 268 pounds of butterfat in October. The W. D. Mitchell herd led with 1,103 pounds of milk and 41.2 pounds of butterfat. one Mitchell cow produced 1,823 pounds of milk and 78.4 pounds of butterfat.
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Dysart
North Tama Cow Test Association
W. D. Mitchell
Mitchell
Dysart Opens New Veterinary Hospital by Dr Harry Lames
A modern two story veterinary hospital was opened in Dysart by Dr Harry S Lames. The building measures 54 by 36 feet of hollow tile and sits on the former G Lames veterinary barn site. It houses an office waiting room garage dog kennels operating and autopsy rooms and a large horse and cow hospitalization room with a second floor for feed and storage.
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Dysart
Harry S. Lames
Dr. G. Lames
Ohio Man Heads Natl Brown Swiss Association
Reloit Wisconsin AP C F York of Greenville Ohio assumed duties as president of the National Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association at its fifty eighth annual convention drawing about 150 delegates from eastern and midwestern states. C R Brill of Lakefield Minnesota was named vice president to succeed York with J P Allyn of Delavan Wisconsin and D N Boice of Churchville New York reelected directors.
Ames To Show 87 Head Of Livestock At Chicago
Iowa State college will send 87 head of livestock to the International Livestock exposition in Chicago from November 26 to December 3. P S Shearer head of the animal husbandry department said the entries include 20 fat steers 29 breeding sheep and 88 fat hogs. Most animal husbandry staff expect to be in Chicago for the show.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Chicago
P. S. Shearer
Linn County Farm Bureau Plans December 19 Meeting
Linn county Farm Bureau schedules its annual meeting for December 19. County Agent Rex Conn said the program will be announced later.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Rex Conn
Neighbors Help Morris Johnson Harvest 25 Acres of Corn
Ninety seven neighbors and friends with twenty six teams husked 25 acres of corn last week for Morris Johnson, a farmer east of What Cheer.
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the Gazette
Webster
Morris Johnson
Farm lands sell in Troy Mills auction results
The Otto Tielebein estate near Troy Mills sold 245 acres of timber and farm land. A 140 acre farm near Kiene went to Dora Tielebein of Quasqueton for 10500 dollars. An 80 acre farm northwest of Troy Mills bought by Etta Church of Independence for 1920 dollars and 25 acres of timber land sold to Bruno Tielebein for 850 dollars. Possession passes March 1. Casey and Harman were auctioneers.
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Troy Mills
Otto Tielebein
Kiene
Dora Tielebein
Quasqueton
Etta Church of Independence
Bruno Tielebein
Casey
Harman
Butter Institute Program Announced in Chicago
The American Butter Institute plans its thirtieth annual meeting at the Palmer House in Chicago on November 29 and 30. The first day focuses on business meetings and the annual banquet, while the second features technical talks on dairy by products, cream quality, milk fat behavior, and related topics presented by industry and university experts.
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Chicago
American Butter Institute
Palmer House
James S. Thomas
Thomas S. Clarkson
Chicago Laboratory
B. W. Hammer
Ames Dairy Bacteriologist
Federal Credit Agencies Stage Sessions At Omaha
Regional FCA headquarters in Omaha will host two conferences for Nebraska Iowa South Dakota and Kansas FCA reps. The Omaha Bank for Cooperatives will host meetings Monday and Tuesday for about 300 managers of farm cooperative marketing and purchasing associations. C C Hakes of Muscatine Jr president will open the Thursday Friday session for national farm loan associations.
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Omaha
Farm Credit Administration
FCA
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Kansas
Omaha Bank For Cooperatives
National Farm Loan Associations
C. C. Hakes
Muscatine
Johnson County Farm Bureau to Hold Dec 19 Meeting
IOWA CITY The annual Johnson county Farm Bureau meeting is scheduled for December 19 in Iowa City. County agent Emmett C. Gardner announced Monday. H. H. Masteller district director will be the principal speaker. Plans honor members affiliated since the 1929 reorganization.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Emmett C. Gardner
H. H. Masteller
Sixth District Farm Bureau Organization
Brooklyn Locker Plant Planned in Brooklyn
A refrigerated storage plant with 350 lockers will be built in Brooklyn and operated by C. C. Irwin. The project contract goes to Refrigeration Equipment Company of Cedar Rapids.
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Brooklyn
Gazette
C. C. Irwin
Refrigeration Equipment Company of
Cedar Rapids
Benton 4-H Frolic Set for Van Horne Friday
The Benton county 4-H club plans its annual fun festival at Van Horne on Friday evening. About 375 boys and girls are expected to attend, with Ann Nygaard of H. D. A. at Vinton promising a light hearted program free from serious interruptions.
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van Horne
Benton County
4-H Club
Ann Nygaard
Vinton
Olive Tablets Promise Gentle Bowel Movement Aid
An advertisement urges lifestyle changes to prevent constipation and promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable, harmless remedy. It claims improving digestion and liver bile flow, notes 20 years of use by Dr F M Edwards, and lists prices 15 30 60 cents at druggists.
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Dr. Edwards
F. M. Edwards
Farm Auction Notices Spread Over Three Days
Dairy cow sale scheduled for Tuesday near Aledo. Albert Streets closing out sale near Springville on Wednesday along with Neilson consignment sale at Central City. Harry Dunn closing out sale near Springville on Thursday.
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Aledo
Albert Streets
Springville
Neilson
Central City
Harry Dunn
Eggs Move Out Of Storage Faster As Weather Is Cooler
The article notes cooler weather improving the market for refrigerator eggs in New York City, with demand for storage eggs waning after a warm spell. It mentions limited fancy fresh egg supplies, Thanksgiving demand, and a likely market shift after early December. It also covers dressed poultry storage trends, chicken prices around 25 cents, and New York state efforts to boost state turkey production and grading programs.
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New York City
New York State
New York
New York State Bureau of Markets
Soybean market moves fast with higher sales pace
Demand for soybeans surged in October with about 65 percent of the crop sold by November 1, up from 45 percent a year earlier. Grower prices for threshers run beans averaged 60 cents per bushel on November 1, down from last year and the five year average. Alfalfa seed prices rose to about 17.50 per 100 pounds, while movement lagged behind last year. From July 1 to Oct. 31, Canada supplied 31 million pounds of alfalfa seed, far above earlier years, with September exports to Mexico and Venezuela recorded.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Canada
Mexico
Venezuela
Home Project Planning Session in Benton Friday
Mrs. Lucille Lacock Cochran Ames extension home economics specialist will lead a Benton county home project planning meeting at Mrs. Waldo Niebuhr's home Friday. The Benton project will study best use of home produced foods and farm living factors for the year.
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Vinton
Lucille Lacock Cochran
Ames Extension
Benton County Home Project Committee
Waldo Niebuhr
G. A. Carlson
Benton
Butter Advances Without FSCC Aid
The market for 90 to 92 score butter rose half a cent in Chicago last week without FSCC assistance. FSCC purchases in the first four days of the week totaled 555,282 pounds, down from 1,675,485 pounds the prior week, with total FSCC buys about 24,621,612 pounds to date. DPMA accounted for 11,765,318 of those FSCC pounds. DPMA butter buys total 113,687,333 pounds. Last week’s butter withdrawals across ten markets reached 1,739,609 pounds, up from 1,110,114 a week earlier.
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Chicago
FSCC
New York
DPMA
Per Capita Butter Consumption Holds Steady in 1938 Nine Months
The American Butter Institute of Chicago reports no change in per capita butter use for the first nine months of 1938 versus 1937 at 12.9 pounds. Total butter disappearance reaches about 1.666 billion pounds, with a full-year estimate of 17.2 pounds per person, and a 2 cent per 1000 pounds contribution drive to fund a campaign in 180,000 stores.
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Chicago
American Butter Institute
The
Butter Institute
Institute
Sweepstakes Exhibitors Named At La Porte City
La Porte City fair named senior corn king Lloyd Shefler and junior corn king Grover Parks. Parks and Harry McQuilkin exhibited sweepstakes birds in the poultry show, while Joe Schmidt displayed sweepstakes apples.
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la Porte City
Lloyd Sheffler
Grover Parks
Harry McQuilkin
Joe Schmidt
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Linn
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Williams
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Core
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Potinciiaras
Linn Farm Bureau
Federal Credit Agencies
Johnson Farm Bureau
Nurito
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