Iowa Records Largest Corn Crop in History at 539 Million Bushels
Iowa's 1932 crop estimate tops 539,672,000 bushels with an average of 46 bushels per acre. Federal statistician Leslie Mr. Carl notes the record matches the 1920 per acre peak while remaining old crop supplies and fuel demand push receipts. Buckwheat and flaxseed also rise. potatoes exceed 1931 yields. Egg and milk outputs show mixed changes as herds grow slightly and per cow yield drops.
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Iowa
ES Moines
Leslie Mr
Carl
Charles D Reed
Farmer Near Reinbeck Buys 890 Western Lambs
Harold Miller of Reinbeck area buys 890 western lambs for feeder purposes. Several local farmers have purchased feeder lambs, but this is the largest single purchase in the locality.
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Reinbeck
Harold Miller
Farmer Still Picking Berries Near Oxford
Special to The Gazette. Fred Elliott, a farmer southeast of Oxford, continues picking strawberries from his garden. One berry measured four and a half inches in circumference. Elliott has long hobbyed berry farming and this year shipped plants to Texas, along with a large orchard.
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the Gazette
Oxford
Fred Elliott
Adlerika claims quick relief for gas and constipation
An advertisement touts Adlerika as a stomach and bowel cleansing remedy. It promises relief from gas and digestive discomfort with one spoonful and cites testimonials from Dr HIL Show and J E Puckett. The ad mentions a free sample and lists Cedar Rapids and Marion as places selling the product.
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New York
Puckett
Adierika
Adlertia
Wabasha St Paul Minn
Cedar Rapids
May Drue Co
Marion
Carl N. Owen
Insurance men push plan to save debt-ridden farmers
In Red Oak Iowa officials and farm leaders discuss a voluntary council plan to prevent foreclosures. They note 46 percent of US farms are owned outright and 54 percent of those are debt free, with only 5 percent mortgaged above value. State and county councils would review individual cases for readjustment.
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RED Oak
H S Nollen
Des Moines
Ninth District Farm Bureau
E. W. Clark
Iowa
Central States
National Farmers Union Opens Annual Meeting in Omaha
The National Farmers Union opens its annual convention in Omaha with optimism that President-elect Roosevelt will support the group’s reform agenda. Simpson, national president, cites six key objectives including a 10 percent interest refinancing and the Strong-Thaiss bill to regulate crop marketing. Top speakers include Senators Elmer Thomas and Lynn Frazier as delegates note Democrats carried many farming counties.
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Omaha
Amenes
Rus
United States
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Lynn Frazier
North Dakota
Simpson
Roosevelt
White House
Agricultural Credit Council Formed in Jones County
Harry Newman of Martelle announces completion of appointments to the Jones County Agricultural Credit council with Max A Wortman as chairman. Members include F E Stimson Monticello J C McConaughy Martelle G J Hughes Scotch Grove Marvin C Levsen and J J Locher. The council aims to aid mortgagor and mortgagee in amicable adjustments when foreclosure seems near and will meet when needed.
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Anamosa
Harry Newman
Martelle
Jones County Farm Bureau
Jones County Agricultural Credit Council
Max A Wortman
State Reformatory
F E. Stimson
Monticello
G J Hughes
Scotch Grove
J C McConaughy
Martello
Marvin C Levsen
J. J. Loch
More Short Courses To Be Held In Iowa During Coming Year
Iowa state agriculture officials report a rise in short courses and achievement shows for the coming year. Counties may replace county fairs with these events to avoid deficits. Farm groups favor short courses for club work and achievement displays. Up to 600 dollars is available per county for premiums, with county fairs eligible for up to 2000 dollars.
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Iowa
Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Carl N. Kennedy
State Secretary of Agriculture
Ensilage Still May Be Made Says Crops Man
Ames Iowa AP Farmers with silo space may convert corn cut for fodder into ensilage says C S Dorchester of the Iowa State college farm crops department It is not too late to make fodder into ensilage He recommends adding an equal weight of water to the stalks when filling the silo Best results come from soaking before feeding into the ensilage cutter Fodder will be less palatable than green corn but livestock will relish it It preserves more leaves and reduces waste when shocks would trample them under today’s prices ears may be removed before cutting but under current conditions it is better to cut it all for ensilage
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Ames
C. S Dorchester
Iowa State College Farm Crops Department
Dorchester
Bee Tree Yields Fifty Pounds Quality Honey
While cutting wood on the Kensington farm owned by Nels Erbe of Cedar Falls, Jack Petersen, John Needham, and Sam Thompson found a bee tree that yielded fifty pounds of good quality honey.
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Reinbeck
Kensington
Nels Erbe
Cedar Falls
Jack Petersen
John Needham
Sam Thompson
Monmouth hog consignments top Chicago market prices
A Monmouth consignment of 130 hogs sold at the Chicago market top price of 3.65 per hundredweight. consignments included 205 and 207 pound hogs from A J Fayram and Miss Daisy Brady, with others from John Barney H Green and Ray Finkenbine E R Hamilton. E R Hamilton sent twenty 178 pound shonts at 3.60, Tom Hamilton had 345 pound sows at 315, and John Barney's 510 pound packers at 2.70.
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Monmouth
Monmouth Shipping Association
Chicago
A. J Fayram
Daisy Brady
John Barney
H. Green
Ray Finkenbine
E.R Hamilton
Tom Hamilton
Purebred Holstein Leads Test Group With 828 Pounds
In Toledo the Holstein cow Segis topped the North Tama Cow Test year ending 41 with 21,088 pounds of milk and 626 pounds of butterfat. Other cows including Sova and Wann posted notable yields as the association reports six years of test data amid scattered OCR errors.
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Segis
North Tama
T. Mitre
eWstals Cf Racine
Aprn
Wast Ass Stats Bish
Linn County 4-H Girls Learn Nine Health Rules From Nurse
Public health nurse Mass Eue phemia Peterson led four meetings across Linn County under Miss Gildys Adams sponsorship. About ninety girls from College and Putnam townships heard health guidance stressing nine rules including sleep water breathing posture bathing brushing teeth and exercise. The program ties into first year home furnishing work teaching light air sunshine and comfort for their rooms.
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Tums
Euephemia Peterson
Siris
Gildys Adams
Linn County
Muss Peterson
College
Putnam
Cedar Rapids
Miss Peterson
Washington
Monroe
A W. Savage
Coggan
North Linn
H. W. Smith
Adams
Hog herd hit by cholera loss near Homer township
Special to The Gazette. George Koutny, farmer in Homer township northeast of here, reports the loss of half his drove of 130 hogs from cholera.
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Dysart
George Koutny
Homer Township
Here
Farm Folk in Jones County Study Home Ground Improvement
Jones County Farm Bureau members take part in a landscape architecture series this week. Lord W. Davis, Ames landscape architect, leads home grounds improvement lessons at the homes of local club members across several townships from Martelle to Monticello with sessions Tuesday through Friday.
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Jones County
Anamosa
Jones County Farm Bureau
Lord W. Davis
Ames
Harry Newman
Martelle
Fairview
Greenfield
Rome
W. E. Hay
Cass, Wayne and
Jackson
B. D Heiken
Center Junction
Madison
Wyoming
Oxford
Hale Townships
Edwin Wilcox
Monticello
Castle Grove
Lovell
Richland
Scotch Grove
Evening School For Farmers At Oneida Will Feature Corn
Oneida hosts the fifth annual evening school for adult farmers starting Wednesday November 23. R L Amsberry, vocational agriculture instructor, will teach corn and small grain production. No home economics class due to budget cuts unless a local leader volunteers. Greeley no winter classes may boost attendance here.
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Oneida
R. L. Amsberry
Amsberry
Greeley School
Cedar County Farm Bureau to Hold Training School
The Cedar county Farm Bureau will host a recreation training school at Moose hall on November 21. County Agent Emmett C. Gardner announced ten residents from each township will be chosen to attend and relay the information to their communities. It is the bureau’s first training school of this kind.
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Specia
Tipton
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Moose Hall
Emmett C. Gardner
Seasonal drop in U S pork cold storage stocks reported
The Nov 1 cold storage report shows a 13 percent seasonal decline in U S pork holdings from Oct 1, less than typical. total pork, excluding lard, is near last year and above the five year average. Pickled pork rises while dry salt and frozen pork fall. slaughter and foreign lard demand trends noted.
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Gazette
Union Stockyards
Chicago
United States
Public farm auctions and lard market update
Public sale at Lisbon by W. E. Challis set for November 15 with another closing out sale near Mt. Vernon by George Horesky on November 17. Official lard records for September show an 18 percent year over year increase and export data for the first three quarters near last year. lard movement, supply, and farm stock levels vary against five year averages. Beef and lamb holdings rise slightly but remain small. poultry shows mixed shifts with broilers down while fryers and roasters rise. turkeys and eggs are limited. butter stocks fell in October yet exceed last year though stay well below five year averages.
Buggy whip makers face shortages as farmers return to horses
In Muskogee Oklahoma dealers report selling more buggy whips in six weeks than in ten years. The rise comes as moodier farmers swap flivvers for old Dobbin horses, complicating restocking for shops.
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Muskogee
Okla
Ames Judging Team Sets Records at American Royal
The Ames Town State college judging team led by Martin G. Weiss and teammates P. W. Gull and J. M. Colgan won the intercollegiate dairy judging contest at the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City. They posted a composite 5 009 of 5 400 and an individual 1 704 of 1 800, topping Oklahoma A and M and Minnesota. Howard Dean of Nichola, Iowa, placed third in vocational agriculture, Iowa State College earning second in junior Aberdeen Angus and first Angus junior yearling.
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Kansas City
Martin G. Weiss
Muscatine
P. W. Gull
Turkey River
J. M. Colgan
Corning
Weiss
Oklahoma A
M. College
Minneesota
Howard Dean
Nichola
Iowa State College
Reinbeck Farmer Sells Corn For Cash Needs
W. H. Sprole shelled and delivered 5,000 bushels to the Zaneta elevator, despite the new largest corn crib locally, and fifteen men husked to store. He sold on a low market to obtain coins amid storage shortages. The text notes the Vatican houses the oldest known Bible manuscript.
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Reinbeck
W. H. Sprole
Zaneta
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