Wallace Urges Balanced Farm Industry Plan for Roosevelts Era
Secretary Wallace outlines a broad social economy program tying farming and industry to national security and prosperity. He urges a six point plan including fair income shares, long term land tenure, soil conservation, farmer control of marketing, and ever normal granary to smooth prices. He supports a moderate processing tax on one commodity to fund long range agricultural controls and warns against coercive production restraint except in emergencies.
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Wallace
Congress
Willa Boas
Chile
Piones
Fragmented 1930s ramblings on economic policy and morality
A garbled, OCR style excerpt blends fencer drift imagery with a chorus about children and water. It shifts to a critique of corn loan programs and a quixotic lecture on national economic goals. The text cites Wallace’s so called formula for balanced expansion and sustainable consumption.
Average Price Of Alfalfa Seed To Growers Is 23 50
Washington reports alfalfa seed movement far above average since harvest with about 80 percent of the crop sold by growers by early November. Prices per pound rose slightly as growers received about 23.50, while activity varied by district and overall sales advanced faster than in 1935 and the 1 year average.
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Washington
Havest
Bureau Ofs Agricultural
Frower
Browears
Farm Auctions Set for November Dates
J M Redmond and Robins Arden Schulze close out farms on Thursday November 18 at 935 mile SE Van Horne. On Friday November 26 the Jehl estate sells a 148 acre farm four miles SE Walker.
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J. M. Redmond
Robins Arden Schulze
Mile
van Horne
Jehl
Walker
Outlook points to lower wool prices
Special to The Gazette Washington reports that domestic wool prices in 1938 may average lower than 1937 as bureau of agricultural economics notes 1938 wool supplies likely to be slightly above 1937 but below long term average. Mill consumption in 1938 expected smaller than 1937 amid accumulated finished goods and high wool prices.
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Gazett
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
United States
United States Mills
Federal Agricultural Economics Bureau
Iowa
Ames Agricultural Economist
The
Gazette
Ames
Corn Pickers Failing Due to Brittle Maquoketa Corn
Maquoketa farmers report mechanical corn pickers ineffective as stalks crumble. Harvest near finish. buyers pay 4 cents a bushel or more. Farmers expect completion by Thanksgiving in a season marked by brittle corn.
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Maquoketa
Iowa Hog And Cattle Outlook For 1938
Ames economists forecast more pigs for next spring and fall if corn stays favorable, with little price effect this year. Beefs outlook varies by grade as high corn and hog supply influence prices. better cattle may fall early 1938, while higher grades could rise late 1938 if demand holds.
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Ames (Ap
Ames
Iowa
Williamsburg Buyer Pays $425 For Pair Of Colts
Special to The Gavette Stanwood Dan Smith farmer weather and chairman of the Stanwood horse show sold a pair of two year old colts to a Williamsburg buyer for 425 dollars. The pair weighed about 3100 pounds.
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Williamsburg
Stanwood
Dan Smith
Farmer Weather
Stanwood Horse Show
Walliamsburg
Colorful Laundry Blooms Across Backyards
A country woman notes how wash days brighten drab landscapes with vibrant garments. She recalls旧 lines once held blacks, grays, and blues, but now fabrics shine in flame, peacock blue, butter yellow, apricot, amber, and pastels, transforming backyards year round.
Exports Hit Fresh Peak With 134000 Bushels of Corn
The first week of November saw 134000 bushels of corn exported from U S ports, the season's largest weekly outgo. Oats exports are small, while total oats exceeded 2,000,000 bushels since the season began. Rye exports approach 2,000,000 bushels since July.
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United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Bureau
Thanksgiving Birds Expected To Retail For 33 To 35 Cents
Prices for turkeys are expected to be 33 to 35 cents per pound this Thanksgiving season as buyers begin early purchases. Last year, chains sold turkeys at 27 to 29 cents. Growers may favor heavier birds for Christmas, while a CIO union threatens overtime pay demands that could disrupt turkey unloading.
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Colonel L. Brown
New York City
Enery
United Maat Workers Union of the
CIO
Turkey
REA Plans Rural Lines Across Grundy County At $921 Mile
Special to The Gazette reports the Rural Electrification Administration approves contracts for three farm cooperatives building rural power lines into Hardin Butler Grundy and Franklin counties. Projects span 332 miles serving 1274 Grundy Hardin Blackhawk Marshall Butler customers with total cost exceeding 300000. Butler and Franklin lines cover 322.5 and 418 miles serving hundreds of customers with allotted funds and material requisitions. Westinghouse meters will be installed without farmer cost.
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Washington, D. C
Rural Electrication Administration
Electc
Hardin
Butler
Grundy
Franklin
Marshall
Blackhawk Cerro Gordo
Hamailton
Wright, Hancock
Floyd
Bremer
Grundy County
Frankln Rural Electric Cooperative
Westinghouse Electric Supply Company
Waterloo
Franklin Cooperative
Cerro Gordo
Mcmilton
Wright
Hancock
REA
Iowa Test Assns Average 20 Pounds October Butterfat
Butterfat production in fifty-seven Iowa cow testing associations rose to an average of 26 pounds per cow in October, up from 18.3 pounds in September. Floyd Arnold cites better feeding, cooler weather, and fall freshening as causes with winter gains expected. Top associations include Scott 25.2, Lee-Des Moines 25.2, Story 25.0, Grundy 24.9, Polk No. 1 24.4. Leading herds list Fred Ellen Wellsburg 51.3, Fred Stanzel Bee City 42.1, Morton Emde West Chester 41.2, J. J. Kelley Washburn 40.0, E. W. Stanley Springville 38.6, Ray Wiley Fredericksburg 38.5.
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Ames
Iowa
Floyd Arnold
Ames Extension Dairyman
Arnold
Extension Dairyman
Scott
Lee-Des Moines
Story
Grundy
Polk
Henry
West Branch
Fred Ellen
Wellsburg
Fred Stanzel
Bee City
W. J. Campbell
Esup
Morton Emde
West Chester
J. J. Kelley
Washburn
E. W. Stanley
Springville
Ray Wiley
Fredericksburg
Garnavillo Cow Testing Averages Milks 358 Lbs Fat 17.1
October results from the Garnavillo Cow Testing association show 545 cows averaging 358 pounds of milk and 17.1 pounds of butterfat per cow. Howard Hackettt reports top herds owned by George Dickman and A J Hemp ler, with two of Dickman’s cows holding the month’s best individual records.
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Garnavillo
Howard Hackettt
George Dickman
A. J. Hempler
Dickman
Dairy test shows high butterfat from Greeley herds
Manchester reports 490 cows in 30 herds tested by Greeley Cow Test association, 112 dry. October average butterfat 17.8 pounds. William Gienapp led herds with 33.4 pounds. Inka Jane owned by Paul McElmeel tops individuals with 1959 pounds milk and 70.5 pounds butterfat.
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Manchester
Greeley Cow Test Association
John Kooistra
William Gienapp
Inka Jane
Paul McElmeel
Cow testing herds compete in October in Iowa
Iowa City reports the Johnson County Cow Testing association tallied 444 cows, including seventeen dry ones, while Oakdale state sanatorium herd of seventeen purebred Holsteins averaged 917 pounds of milk. The second high herd, John M. Woltz’s twenty two grade Holsteins, produced about 803 pounds of milk and 29 pounds of butterfat.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Oakdale
John M. Woltz
390 Enrolled In Vocational Ag Classes This Year
DES MOINES Enrollment of high school students in 139 vocational agriculture departments in Iowa at the start of the 1937 38 school year totaled 5 390, the largest figure for a single department. Guthrie Center reported over 70 students, with ten schools between 60 and 69 and 13 between 50 and 59.
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Des Moines
Towa
F. E. Moore
Guthrie Center
Nordheim Tops Decorah Merchant's Corn Show
DECORAH Ed Nordheim of Pleasant township Winneshiek county exhibited first place corn in an annual show here Saturday conducted by a Decorah merchant Lars Samuelson took second and fourth places Olvin C Howden third and J J Akre fifth Lester Allen exhibited the longest car 1234 inches and Ernest Wheatman showed the largest car inches in circumference
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Decorah
Ed Nordheim
Pleasant Township
Winneshiek County
Lars Samuelson
Olvin C Howden
J. J. Akre
Lester Allen
Ernest Wheatman
There Are Greens Other Than Spinach by Lucille Gove
Linn county home project meetings on cookery of unusual vegetables highlight spinach alternatives such as Chinese cabbage endive kale broccoli and rhubarb leaves. 205 women attended as leaders from Mount Vernon Palo and nearby townships reported diverse gardens and balanced menu planning with high scores for nutrition and cost effectiveness.
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Lucille Gove
Linn
Popeye
Linn County
Arlo Stinger
Mount Vernon
Sarah Kirkpatrick
Frank Prasil
Henrietta
Palo
Letts Youth Is Elected President 4-H Boys In Louisa
About 160 persons attended the Louisa county 4 H clubs banquet in Wapello. Max Hafner of Letts was elected president of the boys clubs with Robert Weber of Wapello as vice president and Kenneth Blasi of Wapello as secretary and treasurer. Roy Swan of Oakville named historian and publicity chairman. Mary Jane Dolson led as girls clubs president and toastmistress. Fred Stone retired as boys president with remarks by Fred Wier Farm Bureau president Jack Cowen county agent and Robert Spry club agent. Mrs J B Garrett girls club chairman and Lee Dotson boys club work chairman presented awards.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Max Hafner
Letts
Robert Weber
Kenneth Blasi
Roy Swan
Oakville
Mary Jane Dolson
Fred Stone
Boys
Fred Wier
Farm Bureau
Jack Cowen
Robert Spry
J. B. Garrett
Lee Dotson
FASTEETH keeps false teeth secure and comfortable
An advertisement touts FASTEETH as an alkaline powder that prevents embarrassment from slipping teeth. It claims the product keeps dentures in place, provides sweet breath, and offers all day comfort, urging readers to buy at drug stores and not accept substitutes.
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May
K-O-Kol Company
Dept. G
Glendale
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