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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1939

Page

10

Poultry Co Op Notes Settlement Pushed In Iowa Counties

The Omaha Bank for Cooperatives seeks payment or assurance of $236000 in notes held against Iowa Poultry and Egg Marketing association members in sixteen counties. Jerry Mason leads the push with assistance from Kenneth McClure Everett Smith and Jim Green. The effort uses personal calls and meetings to secure patronage and note payment amid prior collection actions and mixed financial results.

Bank For Cooperatives Omaha Bank For Cooperatives Iowa Poultry and Fgg Marketing Association Ottumwa Jerry Mason Des Moines Omaha Bank Mason Poweshiek County Tama Kenneth McClure Omaha Everett Smith Town Farm Bureau Federation Ottumwaa Co-Op

Complete Public Sale of Estate Items in Iowa

Death of husband prompts complete closing out sale at residence two miles east and one mile south of Walker Iowa. Auction lists livestock including mares cattle calves and dairy cows with March 1 freshening dates. full farm machinery hay and feed items. miscellaneous tools and household goods. auctioneers McCades and Geo Price with administrators Frances Serbousek and Peoples Savings Bank Cedar Rapids.

Walker Center Point Guernsey McCormick Tinmilton Jerow Sohn Deere Warrons McCormick-Deering New Hampshire M-callon Initar Vuhlneg Top Woods Gforge Screousek Estate Frances Serbousek M. McCades Geo. Price Aucts Peoples Savinges Bank Cedar Rapids Rinderkneecht Mikota

Fence Drift Caught in the tmoven Wire at Haeussler Farm

At six in the morning in a cow barn near Ryan the fence drift interrupts milking as milk streams hit pails in rhythm to a tune. REA credited for contented cows and hired men on the Bill Haeussler farm.

Bill Haeussler Ryan Rea

1939 Sowed Clover Produces Seed Crop

Grinnell farmer R S Pilgrim planned to harvest seed from spring sowed clover as soon as a combine could be engaged. Des Moines weather expert C D Reed noted many new clover meadows died in heat last Aug and Sept. Pilgrim planted thirty acres with small grain. half is well headed and full of seed on limed and phosphated soil.

Grinnell R. S. Pilgrim Pilgrim C. D. Reed Des Moines

Neighbors Aid Ed Henderson Farm Family in Cornhusking Bee

In Columbus Junction neighbors gathered at the Ed Henderson farm for a cornhusking bee. Henderson family members and well wishers helped with farm work as his wife underwent a major operation in Rochester Minnesota. A large list of helpers contributed effort.

Columbus Junction Ed Henderson Henderson Rochester, Minn Jerry Boone Howard Lennox Floyd Galloway Donald Ashby W. J. Montgomery L. A. Hinton F. A. Munnecke Lacy Hill Frank Boxx Cliff Main Alfred Ross Carl Evers Glenn Ellis William Henderson Arthur Henderson Leslie Henderson Dick Henderson Howard Runyon Evelyn Shenback

Farm Sale Yields High Prices For Livestock and Grain

At Martelle a two year old English Shepherd sold for 25 dollars to one of five bidders in the Thomas U Davis estate sale. Cattle horses and farm equipment also brought strong prices with corn at 40 to 43 cents a bushel and soy hay at five dollars a ton. Auctioneers were WE Challis of Lisbon and O J Emmons of Springville.

Gazette Martelle Thomas U Davis Timothy Hay WE. Challis Lisbon Gerald Hill Specia the Gazette Paralta M. Crain O J Emmons Springville W. E. Challis Webster Charles E. Hastings Chicago North Western

Jackson Beef Producers Hear Gramlich Speak

About 350 attended the Jackson County Beef Feeders banquet in Maquoreta where 4-H calves fed by Steven Schwager and Ambrose Rutotzke were served. H.F. Gramlich of Chicago, secretary of the American Short Horn Breeders Association, spoke on livestock feeding, noting horse numbers fallen since World War I and urging a long range program to shift feed use toward other livestock.

Maquoreta Jackson County Steven Schwager Ambrose Rutotzke D D Fuller J Gramlich Chicago American Shorthorn Breeders Association William Dohise Jackson County Beef Feeders Association

Farm Fun Night at Montezuma Highlights 20 Year Members

The Poweshiek Farm Bureau hosted a Thursday fun night in Montezuma with pie ice cream cake and coffee for over 600 attendees. Prizes for top members included tools while 58 of 80 twenty year members attended. events featured William Heekendorn of Ottumwa and performances by the rural women’s chorus and a Toledo Juvenile Home group.

Poweshick Poweshiek Farm Bureau J. J. Boatman Montezuma William Heekendorn Ottumwa Iowa Poultry and Egg Marketing Association Rural Women's Chorus Toledo

Weather Blamed for Hog Price Decline

Unseasonable warm weather is cited as a factor in a sharp drop in hog prices this week despite smaller receipts. Packer buyers remain bearish as fresh pork demand slackens and storage purchases are not yet under way. Friday's receipts totalled 158,700 head, down 13 percent from last week and 17 percent from a year ago, with price trends varying by weight class and odd shifts in mid November levels.

Community program highlights from local event

Community singing was led by H Roy Lan ner and instrumental music by Miles high school 4-1 girls. Recognition was given to Paul Bauch Otto V Battles Aberdeen Angus breeder and H L Bow man, sales manager. A novelty number was performed by C V Phillips and dinner music was by Johnny Wright.

North East Iowa cattle breeders meeting speaker decries inferior bulls

About 150 attendees heard J Gramlich of Chicago secretary of the American Shorthorn Breeders association condemn the use of inferior bulls in grade beef herds across the corn belt at a meeting in Postville Iowa on Wednesday evening.

Postville Iowa J. Gramlich Chicago American Shorthorn Breeders Association Gramlich Corn Belt

AAA Checks Arrive for Cedar County Farmers

Hy Von Muenster reports first batch of Triple A checks totaling 158000 dollars arrived in Tipton for 1939 compliance. Checks will be disbursed immediately to farmers in about eight Cedar county townships.

Tipton Hy von Muenster Cedar County

Farm Auctions Weekend Listings With Navy and Iowa City Sales

Weekend farm auction schedule includes Navy 18 Thomas Willmott Estate auction 21 miles east of Waubeek Anamosa livestock sale on Saturday Henry Schlesserman farm implements auction 3 miles northwest Whittier Geo Serbousek estate sale 5 miles southeast Walker and Iowa City Sales Co livestock sale on Tuesday November 21 Davis and Sigmund sale near Mt Vernon 2 miles west and D A Stamy sale at Brockman farm 234 miles northwest Marion on Wednesday November 22.

Navy Thomas Willmott E. Waubeek Anamosa Henry Schlesserman Whittier Geo

Hog market faces price slide amid lighter pork costs

Market notes show price declines and slower hog sale pace as fresh pork values drop to year lows. Observers link weak receipts to sellers avoiding cuts while higher farm weights shift supply. Light loins post season low, with Chicago wholesale centers recording the weakest figures since 1934.

Chicago

Milford Farmer Sets Corn Harvest Pace On Farm

Clyde Jones of Milford husked 256 bushels of corn in 10 hours with a wagon driver assisting. He averaged 53 ears per minute and is a three time Dickinson County husking champion.

Milford Clyde Jones Jones Dickinson County

Jeanne Verne Named Home Demonstration Agent for Iowa Keokuk

Miss Jeanne Verne, assistant home demonstration agent in Shelby and Pottawattamie counties, is hired to serve Iowa and Keokuk counties jointly as home demonstration agent. She starts in Keokuk November 20 and in Iowa county December 1, alternating every two weeks. Verne, a Iowa State College home economics graduate, will complete the training series and work with girls 4 H clubs. Phyllis Seymour remains temporary agent during the transition.

Williamsburg Jeanne Verne Shelby Pottawattamie Iowa Keokuk Iowa County Miss Verne Iowa State College Phyllis Seymour Farm Bureau Board North English

Farm equipment auction listing near Whistler with Henry L Schlesselman owner

Auction notice lists Farmall F-20 tractor implements and assorted gear including a 15 ft disc, drag, corn planter, row cultivator, mower, hay loader, binders, corn binder, hay racks, wagon, corn shelter, forks, and tools. Items purchased new 1986 35 era year models. Located 21 miles north of County Wome and 3 miles southwest of Whistler. Auction conducted by Lassen and Mitchell Auds with Lockwood Clerk.

D. S-ft John Deere Henry L. Schlesselman Lassen and Mitchell Lockwood

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