Dysart Dairyman Breaks Butterfat Record
Joe Chezik Jr of Dysart established a national butterfat production record for the cow test association year ending Nov 1. Chezik averaged 6635 pounds of butterfat and 18 197 pounds of milk from 2109 head, with a 6 year old Holstein topping 9106 pounds of butterfat. The 25 herds averaged 11183 pounds of milk and 4398 pounds of butterfat. total milk 5,362,582 pounds and butterfat 210,8699 pounds.
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Cow Test Association
Joe Chezik
Dysart
William Krapf
North Tama
Krapf
FENCE DRIFT TAMES THE FARMERS IN RAINY TOWN NEWS
A Tama county 4-H annual meeting highlights dairy club progress with awards for Carl Rehder and Dick Brune. Speakers Mr. Kelley and Burns Byram address dairy and farm practices as 4-H members report balanced rations and barn技术 details.
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Tama County
Carl Rehder
Lincoln
Dick Brune
Gladbrook
Mr. Kelley
Waterloo
Burns Byram
Toledo
Plager warns feed supplies may fail in winter
Waterloo Iowa special report: L W Plager, feed conservation director, warns roughage shortages loom as first snow falls. Over 1,000,000 acres of corn stalks cut in Indiana Ohio Minnesota and Iowa. about 250,000 tons listed for contract but likely only 100,000 tons will be contracted. Farmers report higher livestock numbers and rising demand for soybean hay foxtail hay and fodder. Ames trials show fodder with 21 percent moisture or less is safe to shred and bale.
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Waterloo
L. W. Plager
Ames
Grundy County
Gazette
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa State College
H. D Hughes
AAA
W. H. Hosterman
Hay, Feed and Seed Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Hybrid Corn Yields High On Hopkinton Farms
Special to The Gazette Hopkinton farmers growing hybrid corn for the first time report strong yields. H M Reeve and James Akers harvested 100 and 69 bushels per acre from an early variety. Forrest Hutton and Marshall Neil produced larger yields of 72 and 85 bushels per acre from a later hybrid. Neil also grew Reid's yellow dent in the same field to 67 bushels per acre.
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Hopkinton
H. M Reeve
James Akers
Forrest Hutton
Marshall Neil
Mr. Neil
Reid
Monroe Committee Protests Hog Benefit Payments
Monroe committee objects to proposed 1935 hog benefit payments arguing the plan yields only about 2 dollars per hog and would not restore prosperity in southern Iowa agriculture. They urge Washington to maintain the $15 per head benefit, warning continued cuts harm farmers.
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ALBIA
Eurmehe
Washington
Cape Charles Labrador Claims Eastern North America Point
The text identifies the cape as the most easterly point in North America. It labels Cape Charles Labrador as the geographic extremity and notes its eastern position along the Atlantic coast.
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North America
Cape Charles Labrador
Corn Picker Gets 609 Bushels on Will Efferding Farm
Clarence Roe of Green Island harvested 609 bushels of Reid's yellow dent corn from ten acres on the Will Efferding farm near Buckhorn in five and a half days averaging 110 bushels per day. His best day yielded 137 bushels in five loads despite recent rain hindering fields and roads. Merchants report strong demand for boots and high overshoes with several stores sold out.
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Maquoreta
Clarence Roe
Green Island
Will Efferding
Buckhorn
Reid
Maynard Test Association Averages 19.7 Butterfat
The Fayette Cow Test association No 3 reports October averages of 5 pounds milk and 197 pounds butterfat across 307 cows with 60 dry. Cracaneers and Holsteins from several herds show high butterfat outputs, including 314 pounds in one Holstein and 598 pounds in another herd.
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Maynard
Fayette Cow Test Association No 3
Robert Stohr
Toter Moh Releding
Carl Miehe
Lily Pool Built After Long Wait on the Farm
A farm family explains their modest lily pool project finished after years of desire. The irregular seven by twelve foot pool uses limestone edging, holds two to three feet of water, and supports water lilies despite skeptics.
Fayette Farm Folk Plan Township Drama Project
About 35 Fayette county Farm Bureau members met with Miss Zaneda Eager of the Ames extension division to plan drama projects for township home talent programs this winter. The group expects local productions to replace county drama contests this year.
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Fayette Farm Folk Plan Township Drama Project
Spina
Fayette
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Zaneda
Ames Extension Division
Thanksgiving Market Ads Drive Low-Cost Turkeys and More
Row is the time to place Thanksgiving orders for poultry and farm products in The Gazette Want Ads. The Spring ads at 920 M St SW sold 45 spring chickens 22 hens and 23 dozen eggs for Mrs. Sam Abraham. Ad cost 64 cents. Dial 2112 for rates.
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Gazette
Sam Abraham
Dairyman Joe Chezik Jr Sets Nation Leading Butterfat
Joe Chezik Jr a Holstein dairyman on 880 acres eight miles northwest of Dysart Tama county produced an average butterfat of 663.5 pounds per cow yearly from a herd over twenty head. The achievement is claimed to be unmatched in the state or nation and is reported on this page.
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EM McElhinnes
Joe Chezik, Jr
Dysart
Tama County
Fewer Hens But More Eggs Per Hen Nov 1 Report
Washington report shows about 20 000 farm flocks with fewer hens but higher eggs per hen on November 1. Eggs per 100 hens rose 9 percent from last year’s low and 2 percent above the five year average. total production up about 4 percent from last year though below the five year November average by about 8 percent.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Central States
960 Ears of Corn Winnowed in Washington Show
In Washington Iowa 960 ears of corn were entered in a show judged by M A Hauser of the Ames crop and soil department. Russell Williams of Crawfordsville won sweep stakes for the 10 car entry and Carl Oldfield of Wellman took reserve honors, both displaying yellow corn amid drought conditions.
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Washington
Iowa
M. A. Hauser
Ames Crop and Soil Department
Stover Bale Safety If Weather Allows Says ISU Report
Iowa State College researchers report mature corn fodder and stover can be shredded and baled without spoilage if weather permits. Shredded material should have about 21 percent moisture, whole baling up to 24 percent, with careful bale orientation to prevent heating.
Farm Auction Schedule Across Iowa The Week
A series of farm estate auctions announced for late November into December lists sales by Mrs Scott Walker Towa Livestock Exchange Guy Hop ker Mrs O Kent Penns Dairy Edw Dostal and Walters and Barlow Holstein. Locations include Iowa City Cedar Rapids Ely Anamosa West Liberty Marion Mount Vernon North Liberty Toledo and surrounding areas.
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Scott Walker
Iowa City
Towa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Butterfat Prices in Oelwein Creamery Report
The Oelwein Farmers Co operative creamery paid patrons 31 to 33 cents per pound for October butterfat. For the first half of October the rate was 31 cents, averaging 32 cents for the month, with 111 829 pounds of butterfat handled. Frank Schroeder, secretary, reports the totals.
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Oelwein
Roudabush Rehired Agent In Washington
At the November Farm Bureau board meeting in Washington county County Agent William J. Roudabush was re elected to a third year of service. He was commended for work on drought and chinch bug problems and for membership gains. The Farm Bureau annual meeting is set for December 8 in Washington.
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Washington
Ita
Farm Bureau Board
William J. Roudabush
Washington County
Roudabush
Farm Bureau
Gardeners Persist With Late Season Harvests
Edgewood report notes gardeners still harvest broccoli kale and Brussels sprouts despite frosts. Remaining crops supply produce later in the year, with gardeners reporting unimpaired flavor and continued yield.
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Edgewood
Corn Brings $1.003 Bushel at Auction in Iowa Farm Sale
In Washington Iowa Eight hundred fifty one bushels of old corn sold for just over a dollar per bushel. New corn sold for 80 cents a bushel and 150 bushels by weight brought $1.05. A year old mare topped at $162.50 and the sale total reached $5140. Other auctions near North English and Troy Mills sold seed corn cows and livestock with prices listed for each asset. A. M. Lampman acted as auctioneer.
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the Gazette
Washington
William Lintz
Richmond
Claude Lockridge
C. C. Evans
Russell Ferris
Troy Mills
Harry G. Powell
Poland
A. M. Lampman
Mysterious Illness Claims Eleven Cows Near Toledo
Eleven young cows died and four more fell ill in the Holstein herd of Barlow and Walters at Toledo. Dr. Harry E. Biester found no contagious disease after examination. Owners and Dr. C. G. Moore suspect poisoning from a weed or new growth of oats that had frozen, but cannot identify the poison.
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Toledo
Barlow and
Walters
Harry E. Biester
Ames Veterinary Division
Scott Farmer Bales Corn Stalks Direct From The Shredder
Davenport reports Clarence Paustian a Scott county farmer invented a bale shredder that feeds chopped corn stalks directly into a baler saving a step. The AAA bonus spurs farmers to bale more fodder for drought areas though some doubt the fodder’s value if not dried after shredding.
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Davenport
Clarence Paustian
Scott County
AAA
Paustian
Farm Debt Councils Back Moratorium Extension Aid Plan
Conciliation boards in eleven northwest Iowa counties favor extending the state moratorium act for farms and homes. They call for abolition of the deficiency judgment, payment of cost of production plus a fair profit, and direct federal refinancing of mortgages at low rates. M L Bowman urged accurate farm appraisals for refinancing. Congressman Fred Gilchrist urged liberalization of farm refinancing laws and praised the Frazier Lemke act.
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Spencer
Iowa
M. L. Bowman
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Debt Advisory Council
Fred Gilchrist
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K.F. A
Monroe Committee
ORN
Ted Harry “Mitler
Okn
Fowa
Aortion
Fesler Farm
Jawa City
North Tiberts
Swisher
Swan
Wepsesdad
Coops
Ine
Edw
Dostal Owuner
J. E. Kennard Auctioneer
ALS
Albright
Clerk
Maynard Test Association
Delbert Mavorrry
Jeter
Pren Etod Streeter
Horefermaters
Penns Dairy Fury
Mount Vernon
Jersey
Penn Dairy
W.W. F. Challis
Anson S Burge
Springs
Ais Gistesses
United States
Crawfordsville
Wellman
Stover
Anamosa Fairgrounds
Lee Bebee
D. E. Brickley
Anamosa
Standard Oil
Copr
Standard OF Co
Guy Hopker
Ely
Angus Sale
P. N. Gibson Commission Co
West Liberty
O. Kent
Sale
N.W. Marion
Penn's Dairy
Dostal
North
Liberty
Walters and Barlow Holstein Sale
Scott Farmer
Shredder
Farm Debt Councils
Jae of
Xideeyeetlvily
Foley
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