Eastern Iowa turkey prices hold near year-ago levels
Retail prices in eastern Iowa run 27 to 33 cents a pound with quality and size influencing cost. New York top retail prices reach 38 cents in some districts, 33 at chains, driven by strong holiday demand and lean supply. Wellman Iowa's turkey plant shipped another carload to New York for Thanksgiving, as eastern buyers stay eager for premium birds despite heavier weights and high quality.
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Iowa
New York City
New York
Express
Wellman
A. C. Gingerich
Wellman Company
Philadelphia
Boston
Gingerich
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Gingerich
Charles Duster
Orrie Becker
Johnson Reports Record Harvest Sunday Attendance
Iowa Farm Bureau federation president Francis Johnson said Harvest Sunday drew record crowds in rural churches across the state thanks to favorable weather. The federation sponsors the event and noted crowds from towns to the country.
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Des Moines
INS
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Johnson
10 Acre Winner Averages 118.47 Bushels Of Corn
George Pashby of Cedar Falls topped seven entrants in Black Hawk county 10 acre corn yield contest with an average of 118.47 bushels per acre. A J Hansen of Cedar Falls placed second with 118.29 bushels. Top placings were achieved on hybrid corn.
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Waterloo
George Pashby
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Corn Club
A. J. Hansen
All-Iowa Livestock Show Set For Aug 13 to 18
C D Moore manager announced the All-Iowa Livestock exposition will run at Cedar Rapids from Sunday Aug 13 through Aug 18 1939. The dates shift from Aug 15-20 to mid August after a conference with breed associations junior farm groups and Cedar Rapids chamber of commerce representatives.
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C. D. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Moore
U S D A Exhibits For International Are All Popped Up
Fifteen sections of new exhibit material from the United States department of agriculture were shipped to the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago opening Nov. 26. The displays translate livestock data into models, show gains for beef cattle, and include sections on soils, pasture grasses, wool, silage, and crop notes.
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Gazette
Chicago
United States Department of Agriculture
Corn Belt
Department of Agriculture
Rural Youth Assn In Jones Stages Short Play
The November Monticello meeting of the Jones County Rural Youth association featured a one act play by community members Loren Cramer Max Specht Elizabeth McLaughlin Phoebe Hiller Margaret Balster Margaret Fairbanks Clarence Eberhardt and the Rev Thalacker A B Grimes Monticello schools superintendent spoke on the European situation and a general discussion followed.
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Monticello
Jones County Rural Youth Association
Loren Cramer
Max Specht
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Phoebe Hiller
Margaret Balster
Margaret Fairbanks
Clarence Eberhardt
Thalacker
A.B. Grimes
Parents Plan To Start Farming For Sons In Future
In New Hampton AP report parents of the 64 members of the Never Hampton high school vocational agriculture class were to meet with instructor Clarence Parker to discuss a plan allowing a son to begin farming at 25 without placing hardship on either parent or son.
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NEW Hampton
Never Hampton High School
Clarence Parker
Early lambs sold early pay the best in Iowa County
Johnson County Farmers Livestock Marketing reports 996 lambs graded and sold across four demonstrations. Early marketing yielded higher returns with prime lambs fetching up to $9.50 per hundredweight and overall prices dropping as market prices declined after June. Emmett Gardner notes creep feeding and early sale boost profits.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County
Emmett Gardner
Gardner
Grangers Urged To Battle Communism Fascism And Nazism
National Grange leader Louis J. Taber called one million American farmers to a crusade to defend democracy and bar the triple evils of communism fascism and nazism in a memorial service at the national Grange convention in Portland Oregon. Delegates discussed farm problems and legislation after a weekend of activities.
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Portland
Ore
INS
National Grange
Louis J. Taber
Hitler
Rome
Taber
Shortfed steers sell at $9.50 a cwt in Chicago sale
DeWitt Glenn Hicks of Clinton County feeder sold 17 short fed steers weighing about 928 pounds each at Chicago on Thursday for 9.50 dollars per hundredweight.
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the Gazette
Dewitt
Glenn Hicks
Clinton County
Chicago
Farm Home Burns Near North English
Fire destroyed the basement and kitchen of Aaron Wyant’s one story farm house six miles west of North English early Thursday. The house was insured and the Wyants plan to rebuild at once.
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Gazette
North English
Aaron Wyant
Wyants
Farm Auctions Set for November 23 Across Multiple Counties
Auction notices list H W Walmer dairy herd disposal in Lisbon and Maple Grove Short horns in Independence with Verne Marsh closing out. Sale at 1632 Memorial Dr Cedar Rapids.
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H. W Walmer
Lisbon
Maple Grove
Independence
Verne Marsh
1632 Memorial Dr
Cedar Rapids
700000 Bushels of Corn Exported This Period
Export demand for United States corn remained slow with Liverpool No 2 yellow at 69.73 cents a bushel. Exports for the second week in November totaled 750000 bushels, lifting October 1 to 5,000,000 bushels. Lake shipments reached 707000 to Canada and 1238000 to the United States. New crop No 3 yellow corn quoted at 45.4 to 49 cents, bids for No 4 white or yellow at 42 cents for delivery by December 15 in Chicago.
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United States
Liverpool
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Chicago
Planting Of Water Melons To Increase In 1939
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics indicates a slight reduction in truck crop acreages for 1939 due to low prices in 1938. If production falls and consumer purchasing power rises, producer prices and income should improve. It also notes smaller acreages for lima beans beets cabbage celery cucumbers onions tomatoes, with possible increases for asparagus snap beans cantaloupes cauliflower lettuce spinach and watermelons.
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Washington
INS
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Australian Wheat Hit By Drought And Insects
In Victoria pests and drought slash the wheat harvest, reducing an estimated 32 million bushels by about 75 percent. Caterpillars and grasshoppers ravage crops across the state, with inspectors reporting widespread damage.
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Melbourne
Australia
Victoria
Barn Burns at Schultz Farm Southwest of Rochester
A main barn on John Schultz’s farm three miles southwest of Rochester burned to the ground around midnight Friday. No livestock were reported killed.
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Tipton
John Schultz
Rochester
Home Project Group Formed in Cass Township
Anamosa based home project group organized in Cass township Jones county with Mrs Edward House as president and Mrs Frank Pillard as secretary. Leaders include Mrs Jesse Hansen and Mrs Henry Uhr. publicity chairman is Mrs Richard Shaffer.
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Anamosa
Cass Township
Jones County
Edward House of
Frank Pillard
Jesse Hansen
Henry Uhr
Richard Shaffer
Butter Prices Rise on Holiday Demand in New York and Chicago
Holiday demand pushed butter prices higher in New York with extras at 26 34 and then 27% cents as of Friday. Chicago also firmed by half a cent amid ample supplies. government support hoped for January and February to sustain the market. Eggs show steadier prices but light storage and warmer weather temper demand for refrigerator eggs while fresh eggs rise modestly with holiday buying.
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New York
Chicago
Apple Holdings On Nov 1 Show Slightly Below Last Year
New York City report shows cold storage apples on November 1 are a bit lighter than a year earlier and heavier than the USDA forecast. The data align with strong rail and truck movement this fall. Despite firmness, the 1936 season may not match last year due to intensified citrus competition.
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the Gazette
New York City
United States Department of Agriculture
Record High Farm Egg Production for November Report
The crop reporting board of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics says October weather and low feed costs boosted feed use and produced a new record high farm egg production for November 1. Across regions, average layers rose to 73 from 69.3 last year, with eggs per 100 layers at 22.3 up from 21.1. Total production reached a new peak, about 12 percent above 1931 and 1937 highs and 23 percent above the 1927-36 average. Pullets not yet laying numbered 335, up from 313 in 1937, with the west north central area showing the largest pullet gain.
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the Gazette
Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
West North Central
Far West
East North Central
Jones County Rural Women's Chorus Chooses Directors
Mrs. Lloyd Robertson of Anamosa was named chairman and Mrs. Arthur Wilcox of Center Junction was named chorus director of the Jones county rural women's chorus. The organization invites new members to join.
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Anamosa
Lloyd Robertson
Jones County
Hybrid Grasses May Follow Path Of Hybrid Corn
Dr. W M Myers describes how forage crops could follow corn breeding: mass selection first, then inbred lines and hybrid crosses. Perennial forages offer seed reuse and repeatable crosses, while challenges include limited prior selection and pollination control.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
W. M. Myers
Dr. Myers
United States Regional Pasture Research Laboratory
State College, A
Myers
Wife Wins Freedom From Neuritis Pain
An advertisement claims Nurito quickly relieves neuritis and related pains without opiates. It promises a money back guarantee if the first three doses fail to ease pain, urging readers to try Nurito now despite skepticism.
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Nurito
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13Th St
Eaton’s Food Market
1St Ave
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Henry Jensen
St. SW
Jerry Klinsky
Ave
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