North Tama C. T. A. Cows Set Iowa Butterfat Record
The North Tama cow test association announced a state record, with 597 cows on 46377 cow-years averaging 402.5 pounds of butterfat. The rise credited to year-round cracked soy bean protein and balanced rations across 26 herds. Total yearly milk 4,784,862 pounds. butterfat 186,672 pounds. milk per cow 10,317 pounds. average return per cow $95.12 gross, $60.19 after feed costs.
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RAER
Iowa
North Tama Group
North Tama
Henry Nieman
Niaman
Ataa Seekeemteas Banes
Nieman
Tama County
W OD. Mitchell
Reimbeck
Association
W D Mitchell
Roy Hotzel
Traer
Guernsey
E. M Mitchell and Sons
Reinbeck
Jerseys
Tama
J E. Howard
Tracr
Alex Rehder
Gladbrook
Roger Manfull
Orchardists Warn of Codling Moth Menace in 1934
Brecal to The Gazette Ames reports that entomologist W P Flint warns the codling moth will be a major problem for next year’s orchard harvest. H E Nichols and others back the forecast noting surveys across ten states. Flint urges sanitation, treated moth bands, bark scraping, and thorough packing shed screening to prevent spread.
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Brecal
Ames
W P Flint
Flint
Iowa State Horticultural Society
H. E. Nichols
Iowa Extension Service
Machine Replaced By Men After Wind Tangles The Stalks
NORWAY Lawrence Becker farmer northwest of Norway staged a husking bee when he used all available shuckers to harvest corn. Ten men worked Friday with more expected Saturday. He had harvested 160 acres with a mechanical picker before a wind storm tangled stalks. Hand pickers are paid 31 cents a bushel.
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Norway
Lawrence Becker
Becker
Keokuk County Singers To Vie In National Meet
SIGOURNEY The Keokuk County state champion mens womens and mixed quartets will give a series of concerts during the next three weeks to raise funds before competing in national contests at the national Farm Bureau convention in Chicago on December 11.
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Gazette
Sigourney
Keokuk County
National Farm Bureau
Chicago
Onslow Neighbors Husk Corn For Ailing Farmer
Onslow neighbors husked twenty five acres of corn at the John Strong farm. Fourteen hundred bushels cribbed. Ten neighbor women brought baskets of food for workers. Mr Strong hospital in Monticello recovering from pneumonia.
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Onslow
John Strong
Cribbe
Mr Strong
Monticello
Olin
Joe English
English
Ival Clarke
Elmer Dodge
Harley Robertson
Clarence Houston
Ernest Smith
Louie Lendeman
Arnold Feddersen
John Thompson
Bill Dobbs Leonard Peper
Louie Rittmer
Billy White
Leonard White
Harlan White
Louts Guhl Chester Sarbv
Glenn Berryhill
Alfred Groth Alvin
Harry Lessen
Michael Swenson
Iowa professor promotes American cheese and higher quality dairy
Iowa State College professor Mortensen urges Americans to Buy American and expand dairy by making Swiss and Roquefort style cheeses locally. He showcases Ames produced cheese and outlines a curing process, aging benefits, and new markets to raise milk prices and reduce butter reliance.
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Ray Anderson
Europe
M Mortensen
Iowa State College
Prof. Mortensen
Epicure
Iowa
Mortensen
V H. Nielsen
Ames
Nielsen
Copenhagen
Emory Goss
Pyrenees
France
Tre Ames
Goss
United States
Switzerland
Robinson and Sons Win Top Corn Prize at Hopkinton Show
Robinson and Sons exhibited the first prize bushel of seed corn at the Hopkinton show. Judges were Kermith Huehn and Howard Schnittjer. Second prize went to Joe Crowley of Monticello and third to Marian Clark of Hopkinton. Added prizes were awarded to several residents. the coin sold for 120 and the prize sample fetched 510.
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Spee Ai
Hopkinton
Ronson and Sons West of
Ryan
Hopkinton Merchant
Kermith Huehn
Manchester
Howard Schnittjer
Dela
Joe Crowley
Monticello
Marian i Clark
Rash
Lindley Allen
Lawrence Gienapp
Marie Heljens
Debhi
C. Conklin
Central City
Raymond Hughes
Casper Brothers
Robinson and Sons
James Kehoe
W. P Hogan
Russell Lux
Horse Shortage Likely to Persist Four More Years Says Linn
DES MOINES UP Secretary Harry D Linn of the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association warns the shortage of horses and mules will grow worse for four years then ease. He notes farmers can profitably raise stock for 2-3 years, with demand strongest for work animals, while machinery diverts breeding stock nationwide.
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Des Moines
Harry D Linn
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Linn
Minnesota
Iowa
Union
Department of Commerce
Twin City Milk Price Hike Acknowledged Tentatively
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace tentatively approved a milk marketing amendment for Be Paul and Minneapolis raising producer prices to 170 per 100 pounds and retail prices to nine cents per quart. Milwaukee organizations urge citywide distribution support amid ongoing farm strike as violence and bombings continue in Wisconsin communities including Manawa and Appleton.
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Washington
Wallace
Be Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Fle
Common Council
Upstate
Manawa
Appleton
Garrison Co-Op Pays 25 for October Butterfat
Garrison Cooperative creamery patrons earned 25 cents a pound for October butterfat. During October 82,139 pounds were manufactured. Garrison stores bought 7,132 pounds, patrons bought 4,856 pounds, and 68,992 pounds were shipped to market.
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Garrison Co-Op
Gazette Garrison
Garrison Co-operative Creamery
Garrison
Calendar Flocks Return 11.1 Cents Less Than Year Ago
AMES Poultry receipts among calendar record flocks in October continued to drop due to oversupply of eggs and poultry rising feed prices and late hatched pullets. The Poultry Extension service report covers 35 co operators with average receipts per bird at 20.1 cents, down from 312 cents a year ago.
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AMES
The
Poultry Extension Service
Quarter Section Brings $42 Acre At Referee's Sale
ANAMOSA The Atwood estate farm of 160 acres eight miles northwest of Anamosa sold for 42 dollars an acre at a referee's sale Saturday. Buyer was John Lubben, a local farmer, who paid 10 percent down with remaining balance due March 1. Buildings fair, land productive, located on a gravel surfaced road.
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Anamosa
Atwood
John Lubben
Monticello Creamery Pays 26 Cents For Butterfat
Patrons of the Farmers Mutual Creamery company of Monticello are paid 26 cents a pound for butterfat received at the creamery during the last half of October.
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Monticello Creamery
Monticello
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company of
Adamsfield farmer sells matched team of horsesfor $275
Robbins a farmer three miles north of Wadena sold a matched team of four and five year old strawberry roan horses to an Oelwein buyer for 275 dollars. Demand for horses has been brisk in this community.
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Adena
H . Robbins
Wadena
Oelwein
Turkey Poultry Values Mixed Across Markets
Special correspondent reports New York city turmeric values show some improvement at country shipping points but remain uncertain. Opening prices at southwestern points fall short of packing-plant demand while chain stores in large markets offer lower poultry prices. Quality and breed purity influence buyers’ interest more than origin, with pure bred Barred Plymouth Rocks or Rhode Island Reds urged to boost value. Cold weather expected to aid producers and lift prices, while storage eggs and butter respond to the chill with altered supply dynamics.
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New York City
Kansas
Indiana
New York
Middle Western
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Chicago
Middle West
East
Farmers rush corn sales ahead of 45 cent loan offer
Federal grain inspector George W Ramsey Jr notes 100 carloads of corn reaching Cedar Rapids with 150000 bushels as farmers sell swiftly before a 45 cent loan option. He cites heavy receipts, storage crunch, and skepticism about the loan terms while noting market prices around 30 cents a bushel for new crop.
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George W Ramsey
Cedar Rapids
Ramsey
Uncle Sam
Henry Wallace
Let's Talk It Over Farmers Weigh Wallace Grain Plan
Farmers consider Henry Wallace in the grain business as the prospect of dual crops looms if farmer support holds. New corn shows promise with most samples grading No 3 and moisture around 16 to 16.5 percent, some No 2. Cedar Rapids receipts are largely being consigned to Milwaukee Chicago and Peoria.
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Uncle Sam
Henry Wallace
Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee
Chicago
Peoria
Farm Auction Schedule with Multiple Sales This Week
Farm auction notices list sales in Waterloo Mechanicsville Stanwood and Cedar Rapids. Included are a Town Holstein breeders sale in Waterloo on Tuesday November 21 and closing out sales by Towne and Bodenhofer near Mechanicsville and J L Drahos near Cedar Rapids plus a Glyn Mawr Angus sale near Stanwood on Thursday and Saturday.
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Waterloo
Towne and Bodenhofer
Mechanicsville
Glyn Mawr Angus Sale
Stanwood
Potato and apple crop estimates revised by government
The latest USDA estimates show a larger potato crop than initial forecasts while the apple crop is trimmed. Observers had expected a bigger harvest for potatoes and a smaller one for apples, benefiting growers with high quality fruit ready for sale.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Scott County Lad Crowned Iowa 4-H Meat Animal Champion
Lester L. Thms of Eldridge Iowa, a seven year 4-H member and Davenport High School graduate, was named Iowa’s champion 4-H meat animal youth by Paul C. Taff Ames Extension. He has won 253.50 in prizes, led the county 4-H as president, and will receive a gold watch and a chance at a national scholarship.
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Gazette
Eldridge
Lester L. Thms
Scott County
Davenport
Paul C. Taff
Ames
Iowa
Lester
High Patrons Of English Valley Creamery Listed
North English butter production at the English Valley Co operative creamery shows ten top patrons for October. The ranking lists W. D. Sparrow Keswick and others with butterfat between 289.4 and 545.9 pounds. October butter manufacture totals 65 975 pounds, up 37.6 percent from October last year.
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English Valley Co-operative Creamery
W. D. Sparrow
Keswick
Harry Morse
Paul Pfeiffer
Keota
W. W. Fleig
Charles A. Morse
Webster
A. L. Brittain
Hayesville
H. D. Lown
Corn Blown Down Forces Long Harvest Hours
Washington county farmers and laborers work from sunrise to sunset to save corn blown from stalks by a recent wind storm. Despite the early setback, the county reports good yield and quality overall with soybeans threshing also good in recent weeks.
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the Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Alvin Bailey Heads 4-H Boys in Jones County
Alvin Bailey of Anamosa was elected president of the Jones County 4-H boys at the annual recognition program. Officers include Robert Peet vice president Don Meeks secretary treasurer Roy Frantz historian. Girls officers were Bette Fishwild president LaVonne Streeter vice president Eloise Kuhns secretary Erma Lincoln historian. Awards highlighted livestock teams dairy teams and champions with Dempsey Jones providing entertainment and Harriet Cunningham speaker.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Alvin Bailey
Robert Peet
Martelle
Don Meeks
Roy Frantz
Bette Fishwild
Wyoming
LaVonne Streeter
Eloise Kuhns
Scotch Grove
Erma Lincoln
Florence Wehling
Jacqueline Kinler
Velma Peterson
Jean Broderson
Madison
Merry Maidens
Castle Grove
Sam Ellison
Couery
Carl Smith
Meeks
4-H Frolic Planned At Manchester On Nov 23
Delaware county 4 H club boys and girls plan their first annual frolic in Manchester on Nov 23 with 200 expected to attend Recreation directed by Miss Fannie Buchanan of Ames County Agent Kermith Huehn announced the event
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Manchester
the Gazette
Delaware County
Kermith Huehn
Misa Fannie Buchanan
Ames
Linn Farm Bureau Calendar Schedule Highlights
Tuesday 2 p m girls club committee at Marion 6 30 p m Franklin Farm Bureau Mount Vernon Wednesday 10 a m home project meeting Washington township Mrs C H Paul Thursday 10 a m Fayette home project evening Marion township Farm Bureau Friday home project College and Putnam Mrs James Smyth
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Marion
Frankelin Farm Bureau
Mount Vernon
Washington Township
C. H. Paul
Fayette
Marion Township
College and Putnam
James Smyth
Farm Auction Notice Near Cedar Rapids Iowa 1933
Closing out sale lists 9 milk cows with calves at side, 24 hogs, farm implements including DeLaval cream separator, 700 bu corn 10 tons alfalfa hay and 300 mixed chickens. Sale set for Saturday November 25 1933 at 1 PM at residence seven miles south of Cedar Rapids Iowa. Auctioneer A T Bena and owner J L Drahos. Terms on day of sale. Inland bank clerk listed.
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J. L. Drahos
Cedar Rapids
Western
Draport Inn
T. B
A. T. Bena
Iowa
Iowa State Savings Bank
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