Farmers Holiday and Union Seek Moratorium on Debts
The National Farmers Union and Farmers Holiday association in convention demand a debt and tax moratorium, test case on mortgages payable in gold, and refusal to recognize foreclosures. They seek constitutional challenges and push for legislation or, failing that, the holiday movement to aid agriculture under Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MAHA
National Farmers Union
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Agriculture
Farmers Holiday Association
Union Assembly
Supreme Court
Congress
Holliday Association
John A. Simpson
Union
Simpson
Holiday Association
Milo Reno
Reno Simpson
Edgar Howard Neblem
Roosevelt
Farm Auctions and Farm Beliefs Stir Grain State Meeting
Farmers plan two auctions near Mt Vernon and DeClow burn as George Horesby promotes a closing sale while a national meeting in Omaha features John A Simpson of Oklahoma urging farm aid and criticising European debt reductions tied to bankers and political action. Simpson says farm product prices drive business failures and predicts a new day for agriculture with potential Democratic reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Ap— Drecates
Conention
National Farmers Union
Joh A Simpson
Oklahoma C
Iowa Bees Add Big Cash to State Economy
Ames AP reports Iowa beekeepers earned about 90 million dollars from 250 colonies and honey and beeswax sales total roughly 3 million annually. Beekeeping supports farms statewide, with honey production rising for 12 years and demonstration apiaries boosting yields and disease control under state guidance.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Towa
Orchardis
Washington
Orreon
Areha
Dsts
Towa Accore
Ava
Wesern
Testare Paacheck
Wondburry Cominty
How to Lose Fat a Pound a Day on a Full Stomach
Advertisement claims a diet plan helps lose fat quickly by eating a full stomach and consuming Jad Salts. It promotes water intake, prebreakfast tea, and foods that convert to energy while promising fat loss, endurance, and body toning.
County Farm In Buchanan Furnishes Milk For Poor
Independence residents benefit from Buchanan county farm milk supply. Ten gallons daily go to thirty-one families, saving about 60 cents a quart compared with city purchases. Officials pay four cents per quart for milk to the courthouse distribution, while the county board funds timber cut by unemployed workers to aid groceries, with wood distributed to indigent families.
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Spee
To the Gazette
Independence
M.k
Buchanan County
James Hood
Court House
Buchanan County Board of Supervisors
Court House Yard
Turner Addresses Iowa Convention of Co-Ops
Governors Dan W Turner and George Godfrey of Algona were set to speak at a banquet during the third annual Iowa convention of co operative associations. Henry A Wallace was to deliver the principal address at Wednesday’s meeting. Other speakers included W H Thompson Fort Dodge C B F Michel Marion Clyde Bechtelheimer Waterloo John Evans Grinnell W F Coddington Le Mars and Willam McArthur Mason City.
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Dan W Turner
George Godfrey
Algona
R. M Hurhes
Town State College
Henry A Wallace
W H Thompson
Birthday Party Guests Husk Farmer's Corn
Relatives and friends of Louie Dunn celebrated his birthday at the Dunn farm near Central City. They husked 400 bushels of corn as part of the event, with guests including John A Dunn Marion Nightingale Wylima Mro Leo Kelso Cal Flemming Lester Doris O Connor Charles Hall Glenn Nightingale and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Louie Dunn
Dunn
John A Dunn
Marion Nightingale
Wylima
Leo Kelso
Cal Flemming
Lester
Doris O'Connor
Charles Hall
Glenn Nightingale
Washington 4-H Boys Compare Hybrid and Open Pollinated Corn
Eight Washington county 4-H boys harvested corn yield tests under County Agent supervision. Each planted a half bushel of hybrid corn beside home varieties. Hybrid plots averaged 86.81 bushels per acre, 7.96 more than home varieties. Francis McConnell showed notable gains. range across plots was 1.21 to 16.01 bushels in favor of hybrid. Participants include Day Brighton Schmitter Rubio McConnell Kerr Jarrards Wellman Durst Noble and Horak Riverside.
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Washington
Washington County
Harold J Montgomery
O. C. Patterson
Joe Knotek
Francis McConnell
William Day
Brighton
Dean Schmitter
Rubio
Donald Kerr
Doyle Jarrard Sll
John Durst
Wellman
Donald Rinner
Noble
Leonard Horak
Riverside
Iowa Livestock Exchange Friday Auction at De Clow Yards
The Iowa Livestock Exchange at De Clow Stock Yards Marion Boulevard Cedar Rapids Ya invites buyers to a Friday sale on November 18. A big run of feeding steers stock cattle and cows plus feeding shoals and work horses are listed. They offer native cattle and financing options and invite orders if specific stock is not available.
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Marion Boulevard
Cedar Rapids
Porterhouse Steaks Yield To Pork In Popularity Shift
Des Moines report notes Iowa as the leading pork producer with cheaper corn driving meat consumption toward ham sausage pork chops and pork lard. Pork consumption rose about 4 percent while beef declined, boosting Iowa’s pork industry despite cattle feeding costs and long cattle maturing times.
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Des Moines
Iowa
American Institute of Meat Packers
Chicago
Institute
William Whitfield Woods
John W. Rath
Packer
Waterloo
Woods
Towa
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Leslie M. Carlos
Regional Agricultural Credit Corp Lends to 25 Farmers
Sioux City based Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation closes and pays out 25 loans totaling 48 843 47 dollars, averaging 1953 per loan. Omaha branch reports 2 250 000 lent to farmers and stockmen since formation with 3200 loan applications seeking 9 200 000. Most loans exceed 1 000 dollars, some surpass 75 000, for cattle purchase and farm chattel security.
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Sioux Cit
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation of
Sioux City
Omaha
Charles Kuning
Kuning
Nebraska
Iowa
Wyoming
South Dakota
Farmer In South Cedar County Sells Pumpkins At $6.40
Ed Brennan, a farmer near Tipton, sold forty acres of pumpkins to a Muscatine canning company for 6.40 a ton. Pumps are hauled by company trucks. Brennan planted the pumpkins in a field of corn, with little corn husked recently due to poor weather. Temporary cribs are being built on many farms to store the crop. Some huskers are paid 11S cents a bushel while others take potatoes, corn, chickens or pigs in payment.
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South Bethel
Ed Brennan
Tipton
Muscatine
Brennan
Hybrid Out Yields Home Varieties In Jones County Tests
Hybrid corn outyielded home strains by 19.5 bushels in six field tests in Jones county. Twelve bushels of hybrid seed were used per six farms, with hybrid and home varieties in paired planter boxes. Differences varied by soil quality, and two hybrids Nos. 323 and 311 showed similar gains. Local cooperators included Lyle Tompkins and J. C. McConaughy among others.
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Jones County
Lloyd E. Hudson
Mr. Hudson
Lyle Tompkins
Wyoming
Schaeffer and Steele
Rete
McColm
Anamosa
J. C. McConaughy
Martelle
D. M. Strawman
Jones Country Home
Scotch Grove
Cattle and Hog Shipments Reported At Local Yards
Local stockyards saw notable movement on Saturday with John Levien sending one car of his own fed cattle, a local buyer dispatching two cars, and 5. E. Brower sending a double deck car of hogs sheep and calves for the shipping association. The note also claims New York theater seating totals exceed 860000.
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John Levien
E. Brower
Shipping Association
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Holiday Assn
National Farm Union
Holiday Movement
Mt Vernon
George Horesby
DeClow Burn
Howard
Roasere
Pan Fuever
Faromar
ASK
The
Oklahoman
Woodbury
Park
Staten
Padanork
Paddock
Farmers Supply Co
Std
St. SE
Suepe Fas
Asa
Stromberg
Hadad
8Th Street E
Buchanan
Tru
Turner
Husk Farmer’s Corn
South Cedar County
Fred W. Stirm
Hent
Daisy Furnace
Cedar Rapids Fuel'co A
Mar
H.J. Robertson Electric Company
Troy Laundry
Rey Nay
Jones
New York
Natoleo
Brookfield
Swift
Lamb Chops
Montgomery Ward & Co
Norge Refrigerators
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