Feeder Cattle Shipments Down 10 Percent in October
Special correspondent reports light feeder cattle shipments to the corn belt in October, 10 percent below last year and 20 percent under the five-year average. November first two weeks show a 40 percent drop. Iowa arrivals fall to 33 000 from 46 000 a year ago. Prices rise amid tight supplies. fancy stock cattle sell near parity with choice fat cattle. Hog market weak but stabilizing. 250 to 270 pound hogs forecast with mixed price movement near 3 dollars.
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Mississippi
Wyoming
Chicago
Iowa 4 H Star Heads to Chicago Expo to Exhibit Beef
Leo Edward Millner of Iowa City named outstanding livestock 4 H club member. He will travel to Chicago for the International Livestock Exposition to show a Shorthorn baby beef and compete for national honors and a 300 scholarship. Millner has raised beef and sheep, earned 400 in premiums, sold 1500 of livestock, and served as Johnson County 4 H president health champion and livestock judg ing alternate. Two calves from Millner’s group won state fair first prize and were reserve champions at Des Moines.
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Leo Edward Multner
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Chicago
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Ins County
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Des Moines
4-H Leadership Champions Named
Minnesota farm boy and Kansas girl win 4-H national leadership awards for club work and demonstrations. They each receive a one year national leadership trophy and a trip to the 11th national club congress during the International Livestock Exposition.
Johnson 4-H Boys Ship Ten Calves To International
Special to The Gazette Iowa City Johnson county 4-H club beeves shipped to Chicago Wednesday. Ten will be shown Saturday at the International Live Stock exposition. Entries include twenty seven Angus feeders forty four Herefords and fifteen Shorthorns in purebred classes with several named exhibitors and breeders.
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International
Iowa City
Johnson County
Chicago
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Lone Tree
Joseph Mhulmer
Ernest
Creer Krogh
West O
Leslie Crow
Hereford
We Man
Weiman
Howard
Ory
Agere
Ames to Represent in International Livestock Exposition
Ames animal husbandry staff will play a major role at the Chicago International Livestock Exposition next week. H. H. Kildee announces Fred S. Beard will supervise the carcass cutout contest, with Prof. D. Helser previously directing it. Prof. A. L. Anderson serves as a swine judge, while C F Curtiss is in Europe. The college sends many staff and graduate assistants to the program, with papers by Lush, Snedecor, Culbertson, and others. Bulls and cattle from local breeders, including Hereford and Short horn stock, will be shown in Chicago and at Fayette County fairs, with notable calves and exhibitors listed.
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Ames Animal Husbandry Department
Chicago
H. H. Kildee
Fred S. Beard
D . Helser
A. L. Anderson
C F Curtiss
Europe
American Society of Animal Production
J G L Lush
G W Snedecor
C C Culbertson
Meee Yoo
TY Ae
Oery Hoyal
Fayette County Fair
Aummes
Fred Rothberger
Bot
Elkader
A Thanksgiving Prayer
A short devotional poem by Mary Brickley thanking God for presence, support, and daily gifts. The speaker expresses gratitude for shelter, food, work, and joy, and asks God to remember them in appreciation for being there.
Milk production rises in 1931 in United States farms
The 1931 milk output on farms is estimated at 101.815 billion pounds, up from 99.705 billion in 1930 and 98.782 billion in 1929, with about 2.807 billion pounds produced annually in non farm towns and rural areas. About 76.417 billion pounds on farms were sold or used, with 34.973 billion skimmed for butterfat, 6.943 billion retailed locally, and 34.501 billion delivered to creameries and other outlets. Regional variation in per cow production and milk use is noted.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Atkins And Olin Farmers Show The Thanksgiving Spirit
A group of twenty one farming teams gathered at the F. W. Schminke farm to husk 2 200 bushels of corn from forty five acres over Monday and Tuesday. The Schminke family faced illness with Clarence still recovering from an infection in his heel. Helpers included Theo Happel Paul Krause Martin Happel Henry and Alfred Rinderknecht Harvey Krug Roy Popenhagen Adam George and Will Krug Marvin Moeller Herman Haerther Henry Fred and Ervin Keiper Paul Haerther and Edwin Schminke. Neighborhood women prepared meals for workers. Forty five acres of corn remain to be picked on the Schminke farm.
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Theo Happel
Man
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Martin Happel
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Alfred Rinderknecht
Farm Aid Feeds Neighbors During Corn Picking at Olin
While Willam Conklin lay ill in a Anamosa hospital, friends and neighbors gathered at his farm to finish picking corn. Dinner from Willard Sherman’s home filled baskets, bread and coffee were supplied by an Olin merchant. Many local names contributed to the effort.
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Willard Wright
August Zimmerman
Joe Cook
William Hudachek
Marion Grafft
Lewis Zimmerman
Frank Jameson
Leslie Frankfurt
Floyd Shew
Sam Tarbox
Roy Skeels
Verne Dearby
Floyd Coon
Carl Rohwedder
Ray Stivers
Orlo Freeman
Lewis Tarbox
Chancy Reside
Everette Kopenhaver
Lewis McGuire
Maynard Byers
Don Dahm
Earl Byerly
Milton McGuire
Clarence Grafft
John Heiken
George Allen
Harold Houstman
Hubert Shankland
William Sherman
Joe Sherman
Melvin Barrett
Farm agent M. D. Textrum resigns for bank job in Bankers Life
Knoxville reports Marion county farm agent M. D. Textrum has resigned after four years to join the farm department of Bankers Life Insurance. He will start December 3 and a successor will be chosen next month.
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M. D. Textrum
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Bankers Life Insurance Company
Fair Managers Annual Meet Planned Dec 12 13
The twenty fifth Iowa Fair Managers association convention in Des Moines on December 12 and 13 will feature talks on the role of fairs in community life. A B Kiine of Vinton opens Monday session with a discussion led by Harry S Rodman of Monticello.
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Iowa Fair Managers’ Association
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Vinton
Harry S Rodman
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Ofelt
Burlington
Dwight Lewis
Paul C Taff
Town State College
A. J Secor
Keosauqua
Leo C Dailey
Spencer
J Reg Pearson
Decorah
CG Kraschel
Ole L Wil
Turks Beat Hogs in Turkeys and Profit Talks
Cornelius and Jao Heiser brothers supported Jah of the turkeys invading Toward Thanksgiving tables. They note turkeys are more profitable to raise than hogs, hogs at $3 per hundred, turkeys four times as heavy, costs to feed less. Coreelius Reyerson of Cucty confirms bad turkeys have been hisavat on.
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Hein
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20 Per Cent of Soy Bean Crop Marketed
Washington D C early movement of soy beans out of growers hands outpaced last year with about 20 percent sold by November 8 according to the U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Prices for thresher run beans varied by variety and state with Illinois showing the most rapid movement and exports rising.
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the Gazette
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Central States
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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Manchu
Virginia
Wilson
Mammoth
Laredo
Biloxi
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Impromptu Talks Planned For Fayette Farm Meeting
Fayette county Farm Bureau directors announce two features for the annual meeting on December 19 in Fayette. A rural orchestra contest and an extemporaneous speaking contest will be held. Five topics were chosen for contestants including tariff reduction, Iowa tax policy, funding for rural schools, direct marketing impact on livestock prices, and value of boys and girls club work.
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Fayette
October Butterfat Sells For 2014 Cents At Hopkinton
Hopkinton creamery patrons received October butterfat payments at 2014 cents per pound. Albert Horst of Jackson County sold 43 hogs at 244 pounds for 3.85 per hundredweight and 23 hogs at 144 pounds for 3.80 per hundredweight in Chicago.
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Hopkinton Creamery Association
Maquoreta
Albert Horst
Jackson County
Chicago
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