Back to Peasantry Urged for American Farmers
Washington report cites Dr. Carl C. Taylor leading a rural reform group advocating level with European peasants. They argue small farms, local markets, and reduced work hours would raise living standards while preventing urban-to-farm mass migration. They warn New Deal plans to ship city families to farms would ruin both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seincton
Washington
Country Life Association
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
American Country Life Association
Theodore Roosevelt
Carl C. Taylor
Dr. Taylor
Graduate
North Carolina College of Agriculture
AAA
South
New Deal
Europe
Rural Iowa Leaders Attend National Forum in Washington
Five Iowa figures participate in a national American Country Life Association forum in Washington. Mrs Ellsworth Richardson of Albia chairs the Iowa Farm Bureau women's committee and speaks on church and community program coordination. Stacy reports on rural music and drama, adult education gains are noted by Bliss, while Kildee and Fisher discuss state planning and home economics leadership.
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Specini
Gazette
Washington, D. C
Iowa
American Country Life Association
Ellsworth Richardson
Albia
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
W. H. Stacy
Iowa State College
R. K. Bliss
Ames
H. H. Kildee
College of Agriculture
Iowa State Planning Board
Genevieve Fisher
Stacy
Bliss
Kildee
State Planning Board
Poultry Show Planned This Week At Tipton
The Cedar County Poultry show will be staged in Tipton on Thursday Friday and Saturday. Prizes totaling $100 are provided. Harry Atkin will judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
Harry Atkin
Public Sale Near Cedar Rapids Offers Horses Cattle Farm Equipment
The sale near Cedar Rapids on Wednesday November 21 at 1 00 PM features three work horses twelve cows two yearling Guernsey bulls two calves eleven pigs hay corn farm machinery and household goods Terms are announced day of sale J R White owner A Schuler clerk George Price auctioneer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Midway
Toddville
Wed
J. R. White
A. J. Schuler
George Price
Hearst Protests Proposed Boost In Freight Rates
C F Hearst Iowa Farm Bureau president argued at an interstate commerce hearing that any rise in freight rates for Iowa agricultural goods would be insupportable. He cited farmers’ dire finances and drought driven cost increases while noting many Iowa farmers risk losing their farms. Testimony also raised claims of regional discrimination in petroleum rate increases affecting North Dakota Minnesota and surrounding areas.
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Chicago
C. F. Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa
Hearst
National Farm Bureau Federation
C. A. Carr
Watertown
S. D
N. S. Herman
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Carr
Early Iowa plow joins Harrison County history collection
An 84 year old wooden moll plow, among the first used to till western Iowa soil, is now in the Harrison County Historical Society. The presentation was made by H. Clay Mefford of Woodbine whose grandfather brought the plow from Kentucky to Harrison County in 1840.
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LOGAN
Iowa
Harrison County
Thanksgiving Bird Prices Seen Slightly Higher This Year
Poultry dealers expect Thanksgiving bird prices to average about five cents above last year on a delivered New York basis. Weather and crop reports indicate smaller overall supply, with drought states and Oklahoma Texas producing less. Butter and egg markets remain firm with potential price support into Thanksgiving.
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New York City
United States Department of Agriculture
New York
Oregon
California
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginias
Oklahoma
Texas
Creamery Association Moves Into New Quarters at Calmar
The Calmar Farmers' Creamery Association moved into a new $10,000 fire-proof building on highway 55 near Calmar's business district. The old creamery, in use since 1909, will be razed. The plant yields 400,000 pounds of butter annually with 350,000 pounds shipped, 32,000 sold in Calmar, and the rest to patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calmar
Calmar Farmers' Creamery Association
Highway No. 55
Farmers’ Association
Closing Out Sale Auction Notice at Jackson Station
A public auction at the seller's Jackson Station home eight miles northwest of Anamosa and seven miles southeast of Prairieburg takes place Monday November 19 at 1 00 oclock. Items include one team of horses four head of cattle hay grain machinery furniture and more. Lunch stands on grounds. Mrs L Underwood listed as owner with Lee Bebec as auctioneer and D F Merrill as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Station
Anamosa
Prairieburg
L. Underwood Lee Bebec
D. F. Merrill
Farmers Cash Their Hogs In Manchester Vicinity
Special to The Gazette Manchester hog buyers report strong sales at Waterloo. Charles H Nieman delivered Chester Whites averaging 212 pounds for Frank Jordison earning a $300 check. Lester Porter sold 25 Hampshires averaging 215 pounds for $300. George Tischhauser moved two loads totaling $600. William Darey delivered 25 Chester Whites averaging 211 pounds for $300.
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Gazette
Manchester
Charles H. Nieman
Chester
Waterloo
William Darey
Corn Shredders Active Throughout Town This Fall
Shredders are humming in all localities to conserve rough feed and bedding after hay and small grain shortages. The scene, three miles south of Independence on the Guy Ferguson farm, shows Chris Meythaler operating the shredder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Independence
Guy Ferguson
Chris Meythaler
Iowa Apple Crop Falls One Third From 1933
Des Moines reports Iowa apple yield at 96 000 bushels for 1938, a third below 1933, due to weak export demand. J E Cook notes general declines in fruit and vegetable output, with potatoes down to 4 864 000 bushels and tomatoes to 14 000 tons, while sweet corn rises to 55 000 tons. US cold storage apples stand at 30 457 000 bushels. National potato crop up 20 000 000 bushels to 383 000 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
J. E Cook
State Department of Agriculture Statistician
Iowa State Horticultural Society
Amés
Cook
United States Department of Agriculture
Whittier Farm Sold at 80 Dollars an Acre
Ed Clark of Marlette bought the Barclay Dewees farm of 100 acres near Whitier, one and a half miles northeast, for slightly more than eighty dollars an acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittier
Ed Clark
Martelle
Barclay Dewees
Linn County dairy averages report October butterfat leaders
The Linn County Cow Test association No. 3 reports 280 cows with 64 dry, averaging 446 pounds of milk and 20 pounds of butterfat in October. W. L. Smith, Central City, had the high herd with 803 pounds of milk and 28.2 pounds of butterfat from 29 Holsteins. his top cow yielded 1 668 pounds of milk and 65.1 pounds of butterfat. The second high cow was a Roy Wickham herd Jersey at Center Point with 60.2 pounds of butterfat. The second high herd belonged to Charles Reinheimer, Marion, four teen Jerseys, averaging 443 pounds of milk and 5 pounds of butterfat.
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Linn County
Paul Henderson
W. L. Smith
Central City
Smith
Association
Roy Wickham
Center Point
Charles Reinheimer
Marion
Tipton Lads Win Grain Judges at La Porte City Meet
The Tipton judging team coached by Prof. M. A. Crary won the Northeast Iowa Vocational Agriculture contest at La Porte City. Tipton finished second in poultry judging with Lester Chambliss as top Tipton scorer. Forest Weller and Jerry Martinek of Tipton tied for first with 820 points. Forest Anderson of Vinton led individuals with 805. Vinton won poultry. Tipton second. Maquoketa third in grain judging.
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Orange City
Vinton
Tipton
Maquoketa
Steers Top At 990 A Hundredweight In Chicago Market
SCADE-J. P. Kurt, from Dubuque County, led the cattle market in Chicago last week with steers bringing 990 dollars per hundredweight.
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Gazette
Scade
J. P. Kurt
Dubuque County
Chicago
Soy Threshing Fee Set At Ten Cents A Bushel
In Manchester area threshing soy beans brings ten cents per bushel this year. The Ward Walston farm near Manchester completed threshing 1,000 bushels from eighty acres on Saturday after a four day run. Walston plans to hold crop for higher prices while others report strong yields across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Ward Walston
Les Porter
Herb Stone
Oneida-Greeley
Walston
Stone’s Place
Central City Creamery Pays 31c For Butterfat
Patrons of the Farmers' Mutual Creamery in Central City received 31 cents a pound for last-half-October butter fat. The creamery building is remodeled and expanded with a 16 by 16 room for cream cans and an 8 by 22 weighing room. An encene driveway and unloading dock will be between the additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company
Lantern under the buggy recalls stop and go era and spooks
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls riding with a lantern under the buggy on country trips. The writer describes spooky shadows, family games, and childhood thrills, then compares the old lantern era to modern stop and go driving and safety practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bally
Mable
Dad
Administratrix Sale of Farm Goods and Livestock
Administratrix P C Lassen announces an auction starting 10 30 A M featuring 3 horses including a black team, one spotted pony, 6 Holstein cows plus a two year old bull, 75 hogs with breed breakdown, 400 bushels old oats plus 300 bushels new corn and more hay and corn stalks, a full line of farm machinery led by a model C Case tractor. Lunch on grounds. First National Bank clerk.
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Poland
China
O. Kent
P. C. Lassen
First National Bank
Large National Grange degree ceremony initiates 15000
Hartford with 15000 candidates entered the seventh degree in a record National Grange ritual reportedly the largest fraternal ceremony in the nation and expected to last fifteen hours. Fred Fisher bought 120 acres known as the Chester Butterfield farm near Troy Mills and will take possession March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
National Grange
Troy Mills
Fred Fisher
Chester Butterfield
Insurance Company of Independence
Fisher
Closing Out Sale of Farm Heavy with Livestock and Machinery
Auction on the farm premises 20 miles southwest of Monticello Indiana on Thursday November 22 at 10 o clock. Sale includes 26 head cattle Holstein herd breeding stock 150 White Rock and Leghorn chickens One Farm All tractor disc and two row corn plow large quantity corn hay and other farm implements Safe Day lunch on ground W E Tuetken owner Gene Fagan auctioneer Monticello State Bank clerk
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Monticello
Guernsey
T. B
W. E. Tuetken
Gene Fagan
Monticello State Bank
Farm Auction Listings For November Events
Upcoming farm auctions scheduled Monday November 19 by Milo Phelps 314 miles southeast of Morley and Mrs L Underwood closing out sale eight miles northwest of Anamosa Tuesday November 20 Holstein breeders annual sale at Waterloo Wednesday November 21 J R White sale one mile northeast Toddville and Roy Ireland closing out sale five miles west of Wyoming.
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Linn County
Marion
Milo Phelps
Morley
Waterloo
J. R. White
Toddville
Roy Ireland
Wyoming
Amsberry Elected Master Of Pomona Grange In Delaware
R L Amsberry of Oneida was elected master of the Delaware County Pomona Grange. New officers include Homer Burhans Manchester overseer Edna Greener Manchester lecturer Dale Henderson Manchester steward Lawrence Gienapp Manchester assistant steward Mrs Anger Strawberry Point chaplain George Schenke Manchester treasurer Mrs Ed Campbell Manchester secretary Jim Cole Strawberry Point gate keeper Mrs R L Amsberry Ceres Mrs George Schenke Pomona Mrs Dale Henderson Flora Mrs Lawrence Gienapp lady assistant steward and Austin Mead Manchester executive committeeman three year term. Mr Amsberry also masters Greida Grange in Oneida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Delaware County
Pomona Grange
R. L. Amsberry
Oneida
Homer Burhans
Edna Greener
Dale Henderson
Lawrence Gienapp
Anger
Strawberry Point
George Schenke
Ed Campbell
Jim Cole
Ceres
Pomona
Flora
Austin Mead
Amsberry
Greida
Frank Bigger
Floyd Bigger
Butter Make Totals 86 744 Lbs At North English
North English The butter make of 86 744 pounds last month by the English Valley Cooperative creamery here was a gain of 31.4 percent over the make in October 1933. The ten high patrons last month were H Boland W D Sparrow Harry Rabel E T Voss C C Bottger W W Fleig and Son J A Churchhill L R Herrick Earl Streigel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North English
English Valley Co-operative Creamery
C. H. Boland
Webster
W. D. Sparrow
Keswick
Harry Rabel
Ollie
E. T. Voss
C. C. Bottger
W. W. Fleig and Son
Richland
J. A. Churchhill
L. R. Herrick
Earl Streigel
Harper
Sand Springs Sale Tops Chicago Market With 262-Pound Hogs
Walter First via the Sand Springs Shipping association led a Chicago market sale Tuesday by selling fifty 262-pound Duroc hogs at 6.05 dollars per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Springs
Walter
Sand Springs Shipping Association
Chicago
Old oats bring 66 cents at auction near Central City
Closing out sale of E. M. Wetherbee near Central City reports oats at 66 cents a bushel old and 34 cents for new. Other prices include corn 75.4 cents, seed corn 1.22 per 75 ears, horses 116 and 123, cows 51, and pigs 3.05 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Central City
E. M. Wetherbee
William Mitchell
A. J. Scheuler
Clarence
John Dettman
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar This Week
The Linn county Farm Bureau lists meetings this week including Monday 10 a.m. College and Putman home project with Mrs H W Smith. Tuesday 10 a.m. Fayette home project Mrs DeWitt Over. Evening Franklin township Ben Neal farm. Wednesday 10 a.m. Washington home project Mrs Ernest Martin. Evening Linn township John Strother. Thursday Marion planning girls club and home project achievement day Putman Farm Bureau John Clark Marion Farm Bureau. Friday 10 a.m. Maine home project Mrs John Miller.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
College and
Putman
H. W. Smith
Fayette
DeWitt Over
Franklin Township Farm Bureau
Ben Neal
Washington Home Project
Ernest Martin
Linn Township Farm Bureau
John Strother
Marion
Girls’ Club
Home Project
Putman Farm Bureau
John Clark
Marion Farm Bureau
Maine Home Project
John Miller
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North
Harrison Salisbury
L. Brown
Creamery Association
D. J. Farnes
A. A. Olson
H. A. Fijelstul
Linn C.T.A. No
Tipton Lads
la Porte City
Harry Miller Olin
Central City Creamery
Administratrix Sale
W. E. Tucken
Sale
N.W. Marion
Delaware
Iowa Theater
Farm Bureau Calendar
Frank Thomson & Sons Mechanicsville
M. N. Howe
Harry G. Powell
A. M. Lampmann
W. A. Bell
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