Cold Beef and Other Meats Storage At Nov 1 Declines
Beef holdings stood at 49,246,000 pounds on November 1 up from 36,943,000 a month earlier but still near the lowest for November 1 since 1932. Total meat storage reached 383,000,000 pounds, the largest since 1936 yet below the five year average, with lard and pork also showing declines and poultry rising seasonally. Cheese and butter stocks were down from October while government holdings remained a minority share of total storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nold
Agricultural Marketing Service
DPMA
FSCC
Hillier of Cedar Rapids Pays 385 For Canadian Bull
The National Holstein Blue Ribbon sale saw Top Row the top seller at 1000, consigned by Lauxmont farms Wrightsville Pa and P B Miss ner Ellicott City Md. Canadian cattle ranged 185 to 585.35, with Madam Korndyke Colantha sold to F W A Hopkins Minn and Springbank Captivator Reecho to Cedar Rapids for 385.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Wis
U.S. Naval Academy
Top Row
Lauxmont Farms
Wrightsville
P. B. Missner
Ellicott City
Korndyke Colantha
George L. Bell
Sarnia
Ont
Hopkins, Minn
T. R. Dent
Woodstock
Springbank
Reecho
Guy Ae
Cedar Rapids
Waukon Farm Sale Totals $2,000 With Grains and Hogs
Corn brought 38 cents a bushel oats 35 cents a bushel and timothy hay seven dollars a ton at the Mrs Charles Klepper farm sale six miles southwest of Waukon. Feeding hogs brought 7.25 each cows sold at 5 a head one horse 105 and calves 22 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Timothy Hay
Charles Klepper
Cook
Urbana
Center Point
Cedar Ridge Road
Serrel
Celta
Chester
McCermick
Andy Blow
Mayes Corm
McCormick-Deering
Ome de- Laval
Nine Watershed Projects Approved In Winneshiek
The Winneshiek county soil improvement association approved nine watershed projects including Krumm creek in Jackson township and Springwater in Canoe township. Additional areas are Rock Springs Highland Sylvester Wise Pleasant Bakke Frankville Nordness Springfield Schrandt Washington Military Calmar Madison. Each area covers four to eight farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Krumm Creek
Jackson Township
Springwater
Canoe Township
Winneshiek County Soil Improvement Association
Rock Springs
Highland
Sylvester Wise
Pleasant
Bakke
Frankville
Nordness
Springfield
Washington
Military
Calmar Township
Haugen Home
Madison
Hog Cholera Reported In 32 East Iowa Localities
Thirty two localities in eastern Iowa show hog cholera outbreaks reported by veterinarians in recent weeks. Listed areas include What Cheer Cresco Ossian Postville Volga City Fayette West Union Elgin Calmar Wa_ucoma Elkader Garber Garnaville Spillville Grinnell Dike Bremer Waverly Hazleton Brandon New Hampton and extensive outbreaks at Thornburg Keswick Victor Sigourney Hayesville Hedrick Hartwick Webster Harper Calmar Decorah.
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Iowa
What Cheer
Cresco
Ossian
Postville
Volga City
Fayette
West Union
Elgin
Calmar
Waucoma
Elkader
Garber
Garnaville
Spillville
Grinnell
Dike
Bremer
Waverly
Hazleton
Brandon
New Hampton
Thornburg
Keswick
Victor
Sigourney
Hayesville
Hedrick
Hartwick
Webster
Harper
Calmar and
Decorah
Begin Soil Conservation Weekly Class At Grinnell
Grinnell hosts the first of 10 weekly soil conservation classes for local farmers Tuesday evening. Kenneth Thatcher, Grinnell high school agriculture instructor, leads as part of the state vocational program. Experts will cover farming aspects and the 1940 price outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Kenneth Thatcher
Cedar 4 Hers To Show Five Calves At Chicago
Four Cedar county 4 H club members plan to exhibit five calves at the International Livestock Show in Chicago from December 2 to 9. Participants include Robert Joslin Clarence with two Herefords Ethel Domer Tipton with one Angus Donald Bachman Clarence with one Shorthorn and Ron Armstrong Tipton with one Shorthorn. The sanderling is known as the globe trotter of the bird world due to its wide distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County
Chicago
Robert Joslin
Clarence
Ethel Domer
Angus
Donald Bachman
Ronzo Armstrong
Spilled corn bin collapse at Marion prompts rebinned storage
A government bin burst Sunday night at Marion sending corn into a nearby bin with a reinforcing hoop near the bottom. The collapsed bin held 2 457 bushels with about 2 425 expected to transfer. cinders and dirt will cause part loss. Hoops, made at Cedar Rapids, cost 435 each. Floyd Emmons tightens the hoop on the receiving bin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Emmons
Linn County
November 4-H enrollment month urged for Iowa youth
Ames assistant extension director Paul C. Taff named November as 4-H enrollment month and urged all rural Iowa boys and girls to enroll by December 1 to ensure a full year's activities. He cited 190 000 nonmember farm youths and 27 000 last year as current 4-H participation, outlining projects in swine, beef, dairy, sheep, poultry, corn, gardens, and home economics plus music, wildlife, conservation, and fire prevention. Farm youth should contact their county agent or 4-H agent for enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Paul C. Taff
Iowa Club
Iowa
Taff
Neighbors Help Husking at Earlville Farm
Twenty two neighbors from 10 teams gathered at Martin Yelden's Earlville farm to husk his corn crop while he remains ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlville
Martin Yelden
Yelden
Farmers Institute Set for Colesburg December 1 2
The annual Farmers Institute at Colesburg will be held December 1 and 2. Officers include President John Schaub, Vice President Harley White, Secretary Edith Merten, and Treasurer E H Birkholz. Committees cover programs exhibits and merchant interviews with listed members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colesburg
Farmers’ Institute
John Schaub
Harley White
Edith Merten
E. H. Birkholz
Harold Holthaus
John T. Rider
Lois Wahl
Edward L. Molln
Ben Holthaus
Martin Freidlein
Cedar Women To Hold Chorus Rehearsal
A Cedar county rural women's chorus rehearsal is set for 8 p.m. November 20 at Mrs. James Britcher's home in Tipton. Director is Mrs. Don Dallas. business manager Mrs. Harold Oldorf. secretary treasurer Mrs. John Bolin for the 1939 40 organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
New Farm Bureau Drive Adds 410 Members in Allamakee County
A one day membership drive in Allamakee County added 410 Farm Bureau members after canvassing all but one township. The effort brought in 75 new members in Waukon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Allamakee County
Farm Bureau
Annual Session Of Butter Institute Set For Dec 5 6
CHICAGO W N W Hepburn executive secretary announced the thirty first annual meeting of the American Butter Institute will be held here December 5 and 6 A banquet program on December 5 will feature Clifton M Utley director of the Chicago council on foreign relations discussing Current World Affairs Another keynote speaker will be E V McCullum nutrition expert from Johns Hopkins University Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
WN. W. Hepburn
American Butter Institute
Hepburn
Clifton M. Utley
Chicago Council On Foreign Relations
E. V. McCullum
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Hybrid Corn Field Day Planned by North Iowa AEA
North Iowa Agricultural Experimental Association schedules the Hybrid Corn Field Day for November 15. Dr. C S Reddy will announce official yield results from 78 tests and show labeled bushel samples for moisture, quality and disease comparisons. New disease resistant hybrids, including Hancock, will be distributed as attendance prizes. Weed show by Ames plant pathologists R H Porter or J H Standen follows in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha
North Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
C. S. Reddy
Ames Extension Plant
Reddy
Hancock
R. H. Porter
J. H. Standen
Ames Plant Pathologists
Forty second Clayton county Farmers Institute at Edgewood
EDGEWOOD The forty second annual Clayton county Farmers Institute is set for December 4 6 at Edgewood. Special focus on hybrid seed corn classes with seven prize categories. Prizes totaling 50 dollars paid as premiums on corn small grains seed potatoes baked goods and candies. Farmers from Clayton Delaware Buchanan and Fayette counties may compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
Clayton County Farmers’ Institute
Clayton
Delaware
Buchanan
Fayette
Riverside Farmers Deliver 18000 Bushels to Government Bins
A total of 18,000 bushels of corn was delivered to government bins at Riverside by local farmers under loan liquidation. Albert Navy of the Iowa township committee confirms the large shipment and oversees bin erection duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Albert Navy
Iowa Township Committee
Slaughterings of Livestock Increase in Midwest Markets
Week ended November 10 showed higher cattle calves hogs and sheep slaughter at interior Iowa and southern Minnesota markets versus the prior week and year earlier. Total hogs 170 712 head calves 8 870 cattle 15 964 and sheep 44 995 across 27 centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
Dysart Man To Exhibit At International Grain Show
Dysart grower Myron Schuchart will enter yellow soybeans at the twenty first International Grain and Hay show in Chicago with the International Livestock exposition. H R Richards of Swan Marion county was elected to the corn judging committee. The closing date for grain show entries is November 20. A strong Iowa presence is expected due to early corn harvest and late show dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dysart
Kowa
Chicago
Myron Schuchart
Tama County
H. R. Richards
Swan
Marion County
Iowa
Farm Auction Week Briefing With Multiple Sales Listed
A calendar of farm auctions across Iowa shows A M Crain closing out near Springville, Beverly Cattle Co near Cedar Rapids, M S Cook near Urbana, Thomas Willmott Estate near Waubeek, and Henry Schlesselman implements sale near Whittier. Listings specify dates from Thursday to Tuesday with locations and proximity details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Crain
Springville
Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
M. S. Cook
Urbana
Thomas Willmott
E. Waubeek
Henry Schlesselman
Whittier
Crop Production In Nebraska Near Forty Percent Of Normal
Lincoln Nebraska crops are pegged at 40 percent of normal by federal Crop Statistician A E Anderson. Indicators show more sheep feeding this winter, the weakest outlook on record for winter wheat hay and roughage with 70 percent of normal supply, and no change in November corn and small grains estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
A. E. Anderson
Nebraska
Louisa F. B. Membership Drive Kickoff in Wapello
A kick off banquet at Wapello high school Wednesday evening opens the 1940 Louisa county Farm Bureau membership drive. Each township fields four teams of four. the drive ends Saturday with a victory oyster supper and awards for participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Wapello
Wapello High School
Louisa County Farm Bureau
Wellman Eighty Farm Sells at 35 An Acre
The Louie Zillmer 80 acre farm near Wellman sold to Eardly Bell Jr for 2800 dollars, 35 dollars an acre. The property has fair improvements and is tenanted by Charley Long Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Louie Zillmer
Eardly Bell, Jr
Charley Long, Jr
Allamakee Cow Test Averages 20 Lbs Fat in October
WAUKON The Allamakee County Cow Test Association reports October results for 483 cows on test. The herd averaged 456 pounds of milk and 20 pounds of butter fat. 34 cows produced over 40 pounds of butterfat, nine over 50 pounds, and one over 60 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Allamakee County
4-H Training School Set for November 21 in Waukon
Miss Gladys Adeams Ames extension clothing specialist will conduct a first training school on the clothing project for the coming year. She will meet with older 4-H girls leaders county officers and county 4-H club committee members in Waukon on November 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AUKON
Gladys Adeams
Ames Extension
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Tiffany N. Twiggs
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Cedar
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Gittin
Williams
Trwilliams Stat
Butter Institute
Kanawha Experimental Ass’n
42Nd Farmers Institute
Louisa F. B
Merle EF Garmoe
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Ralph Ceek
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Anamosa
E. E. Ramsey
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