Record Butter Output Tops One and Half Billion Pounds
United States butter production for the first ten months of 1938 reached 1,550,436,000 pounds, up 10 percent from the same period in 1937 and 8 percent above the 1929–36 eight year average. Output rose across most regions, with declines only in New England and the middle Atlantic states.
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United States
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Central States
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Jews
North Central
Iowa
Butter markets hold firm amid holiday demand in New York
New York butter values held firm as holiday demand kept receipts steady while Chicago showed slight weakness on some grades. Prices rose a quarter cent in New York ahead of Thanksgiving, with storage movement ahead of last year across ten markets. Traders fear a modest post holiday recession as seasonally low production approaches. Chain stores raised prices a cent, signaling expectations butter will stay firm though overall outlook remains cautious with heavy storage supplies and rising production likely after December.
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New York City
New York
Chicago
Fence Freer Caught in the Woven Wire
A rural scene follows a dog named Fence Freer as a team and farm boss approach over the hill. The narrator notes longing for companionship and the old world feel without dogs.
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Cyent
Storage surplus disposed of despite government ownership pressures market
Storage surplus is disposed of even though moil owns it. the government still exerts pressure on the market.
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Moil
Turkey Prices Fall as Supplies Overwhelm New York Market
The turkey market in New York shows early sharp gains then weakening as heavy receipts push prices down. Retailers report most birds sold 29 to 35 cents per pound with expectations of steady demand and clearance of stock.
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The
New York City
Egg Market Firm With Holiday Trade
New York reports strong holiday demand for eggs and smooth movement of high quality lots. Castern and northern country auctions show ahead of last year supplies, while midwestern packing plants also rise. Pacific coast production remains below last year, keeping overall market tight. Typically prices ease after Thanksgiving with pullet eggs rising later, and production upgrading by year end barring severe weather.
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The
New York City
New York
Castern
Pacific Coast
Veterinary program outlined by East Central association
Eastern Town practitioners received a tentative year long meeting schedule from A R Menary Cedar Rapids chairman of the program committee Key headliners include H A Benbrook Ames F R Ahlers Lamotte and Frank A Walsh Ames with meetings in Iowa City Mechanicsville and Ames A newborn livestock disease focus is set for April 13 and horse sleeping sickness for May 1 0 The annual meeting is planned for June at Mechanicsville Also on the committee are James W Pirrey Cedar Rapids Stephenson Bennett Robert C Stewart Lamont and Grant B G Munger Cedar Rapids
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A. R Menary
Cedar Rapids
East Central Veterinary Association
H. A. Benbrook
Ames
F. R. Ahlers
Lamotte
Frank A Walsh
Iowa City
M. Wilson
Mechanicsville
George Fowler
Dwight A. Smith
Menarsys
James W. Pirre
Aor Stephenson
Bennett
Robert C Stewart
Lamont
Grant GB Munger
Imports Of Canned Meats Likely To Be Smaller Next Year
Washington AP reports that 1939 meat supplies will rise mainly in pork while beef may tighten as farmers hold cattle. Imports of canned beef from Argentina Uruguay and Brazil are not seen rising, and fresh meats will drive demand more than canned varieties.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Argentina
Uruguay
Brazil
South America
Central City Fair Dates Set For Aug 2 6 1939
Special to The Gazette CENTRAL CITY The 1939 Linn county fair at Central City will be held Aug 2 6. Perry G Mills was reelected president H H Henderson vice president A J Schueler of Alburnett treasurer and F O Sutter secretary Mrs Osie Page named official delegate to the state fair association meeting at Des Moines Dec 12 14.
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Central City
Perry G Mills
H H. Henderson
A. J Schueler
Alburnett
F O. Sutter
Osie Page
Des Moines
Second Crop of Snow Apples at Elberon Farm
Elberon farmer Martin Ulch reports a second crop of snow apples from a 12 year old tree. The tree bloomed again in July yielding both normal apples and some dwarf fruit this season.
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Martin Ulch
Elberon
Woodlands Conservation Plan for Farmers Night School
Strawberry Point hosts a weekly farmers night school meeting on Wednesday to discuss Woodlands in a Conservation Program. Plans aim to establish a demonstrational woodland on a local farm by vocational agriculture students.
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Strawberry Point
Farmers
Outstanding 4 H Boy in Washington Wins National Trip
Donald Marek of Washington earns a trip to the National 4 H Club congress in Chicago for an outstanding club record. He completed 12 livestock projects, winning 26 blue ribbons and $729 in premiums from 34 county state and national shows. Marek, a freshman at Ames on a scholarship, will exhibit two Angus baby beeves at the Chicago International Livestock Exposition. Other Washington county 4 H members attending the congress include Maurita Darnell Mildred Meyer Velma Jarrard James Combs Ruth Smith Maynard Schneider River side and Mary Wells West Chester.
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Washington
Donald Marek
Chicago
Paul W. Peters
Gowrie
Bernard Ebbing
Eagle Grove
Marek
Ames
Washington County
Maurita Darnell
Mildred Meyer
Velma Jarrard
James Combs
Ruth Smith
Maynard Schneider
Riverside
Mary Wells
West Chester
Corey Announces Fair Secretaries Convention Dec 14
A R Corey secretary of the state fair board announced plans for the annual Iowa agricultural convention in Des Moines on December 14. The agenda includes major agricultural subjects and a review of the Iowa centennial. Thomas R. Holbert will discuss the future of the draft horse and Harry Atkins will address the poultry industry’s meaning to Iowa. J P Mullen and Corey will deliver their annual reports.
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DES Moines
R Corey
State Fair Board
Iowa
Thomas R. Holbert
Greeley
Harry Atkins
Davenport
American Poultry Association
J. P. Mullen
Corey
Log Selection Demonstrations Near McGregor Next Week
Special to The Gazette Three woodland demonstrations in the McGregor Farmersburg area will teach how to select trees for cutting to provide fuel post material and some saw logs without harming timber stands. Forester G R Ramsey of Ames will lead the sessions. On Nov 29 the Grover Miller timber hosts the morning event and McGregor Heights the afternoon. The final meeting is Dec 1 at Henry Klinkenberg woodland on Highway 13.
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Mcgregor
McGregor-Farmersburg
G. R. Ramsey
Ames Forester
Grover Miller
McGregor Heights
Henry Klinkenberg
Linn 4-H Members Head For Nat s Club Congress
Five Linn county 4-H members and one Farm Bureau member prepare to attend the Chicago International Livestock Exposition and 4-H Club Congress. William Barnhart and Jack Gill from Marion will show Angus steers, Geneva Scheer, Geraldine Scheer from Springville, and C Mack Towers from Marion also attend with Milo Wolrab of Mount Vernon entering Angus heifers.
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Farm Bureau
Linn County
Rex Conn
Wilson and Company
William Barnhart
Marion
C. Mack Towers
Jack Gill
Geneva Scheer
Geraldine Scheer
Springville
Barnhart
Gill
Angus
Milo Wolrab
Mount Vernon
Delta-W. S. Utterbach Feeds Cattle at Ottumwa Sale
In The Gazette, Delta W. S. Utterbach sold thirty-nine 1,201 pound cattle fed by Paul Kinzebach at Ottumwa. Each animal brought ten dollars per hundred weight.
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DELTA
W. S. Utterbach
Ottumwa
Paul Kinzebach
Thanksgiving bawl out at Grange Gables calves weaned
Special to The Gazette reports a yearly event at Grange Gables where 26 black calves inside a barn bawl as 26 mothers outside respond during a daylong weaning. The scene lasts from dark until dawn and back to dark.
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the Gazette
Mount Vernon
Grange Gables
R. P. Ink
Livestock Markets Active This Week
Farm editor notes Chicago stockyards strike has little effect on outside markets. Interior Missouri river and eastern markets show activity as buyers “make hay” while Chicago is closed. Hog receipts Friday totaled 32 300 head, down 2 000 from last week, with a 5 cent advance. Feeder demand remains urgent across weights and grades amid strong pork cut demand.
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Chicago
Missouri River
East
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Dust Bowl Farmer Declares One Place as Good as Another
C L Dietz a central Nebraska Grange delegate says droughts grasshoppers hot winds and cheap prices left farmers in his district rugged but proud Most stayed on their land rather than become refugees noting every district has advantages and that land consolidation shows refugees will return and farms must be divided properly again
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Crops Used in Silos By Iowa Dairy Farmers This Year
A survey of 1 565 cow testing association members shows 183 farms used crops other than corn for silage. Atlas sorgo led with 48 silos, sorghum mixtures 20, alfalfa 16, sweet clover 11, soybeans 5, plus red clover Sudan grass oats and beet tops among others.
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Ames (Ap
Towa
Towa State College Dairy Husbanry Extension Service
Tony
Atlas Sorgo
Sudan
Columbus Junction Farm Bureau Elects Leaders
C E Pierce elected chairman of Columbus City township Farm Bureau Louisa county Oliver Rees named vice chairman Mrs Glen Sands home project chairman and Mrs Stephen Hawkins secretary and treasurer The second sentence notes thunder’s loudest sound heard about 20 miles from the flash.
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Columbus Junction
C. E. Pierce
Columbus City Township
Louisa County
Oliver Rees
Glen Sands
Stephen Hawkins
Upcoming Farm Auctions Listing for Late November
LatLouis Nov 26 timber sale by Bertha Miller three miles southeast of Lisbon. Nov 28 C G Blunt Jersey herd dispersal three miles northeast West Union Administratrix sale 714 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids. Nov 29 Dan Joslin closing out 3144 miles northwest Morley. Dec 11 F D Stoddard closing out eight miles northwest Anamosa.
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Jersey
Blunt
West Union
Cc. G. Blunt
Bertha Miller
Lisbon
C. G. Blunt
Cedar Rapids
Dan Joslin
Morley
F. D Stoddard
Anamosa
Amanda Mack
Nette
Guernsey
Grace L
MON
Admisx
Lassen and
Mitchell
Auris Charles van Note
Entries in Chicago Hay and Grain Show From 41 Countries
Forty one nations are represented with entries in the hay and grain show tied to the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago from November 26 to December 3. Most entries are wheat with corn from Bolivia Czechoslovakia Switzerland Peru and Santo Domingo among others.
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Chicago
Bolivia
Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Peru
Santo Domingo
Grange delegates outline railways money and laws
Portland AP Grange delegates from 36 states adjourned the 72nd annual convention with support for private ownership of railroads and for abandonment or consolidation of unprofitable lines. They backed the St Lawrence Seaway, uniform traffic rules, and urged currency reforms.
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Ore
Grange
National Grange
St Lawrence Seaway
Fred J. Freestone
Interlaken
Congress
Relief Administration
Waukon Farmer Lists Contour Farming Gains
Waukon area farmer Charles Whalen reports harvest of contour drilled corn and yields about 60 bushels per acre. He notes level husking, many long contour rows, reduced moisture and topsoil runoff, and says contour plowing required more time but less draft. Whalen plans another contour field next spring.
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Waukon
Charles Whalen
Whalen
Floyd Parks
Fred O'Riley
Cabbage Surplus Threatens New York Markets
New York faces a cabbage surplus as the state’s growers struggle to sell at $2 a ton. Government purchases and kraut mills have filled capacities, but storages are full and hundreds of tons remain in temporary storage. If southern sections do not freeze, much of the crop may be fed to livestock or lost.
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the Gazette
New York City
New York
Winteroth Buys Dysart-Area Farm at 120 Per Acre
Harry Winteroth purchased an insurance company farm near Dysart for 120 dollars per acre. Purchase includes tenanted parcels by Hugo Dethlefs. Possession transfers March 1. Winteroth currently leases a Dysart-area farm owned by J A Mehlhaus.
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Gazette
Dysart
Harry Winteroth
Hugo Dethlefs
Winteroth
J. A. Mehlhaus
Auctioneers Move Cattle and Farm Equipment Across Dysart and Lisbon
Dysart area sale totals near four thousand dollars with Chester White sows milking as fall fitters at fifty three dollars per head. Gilts 150 pounds bring seventeen fifty. boar thirty. Horses and colt bring three hundred five and seventy two dollars. Milk cows fetch fifty seven to eighty seven. yearlings fifty to fifty two. Farm machinery includes a tractor seven ten and implements from seventy to one hundred dollars. Lisbon sale features sows and calves at five ninety five to seven per head. cows forty to seventy. veal calves ten. summer calves twenty one. Ducks at one ten. geese two ten. potatoes seventy to eighty cents. oats twenty nine cents. clover seed six ten. W E Challis of Lisbon listed.
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Gazette
Dysart
Chester White
Chris Knoop
Lisbon
Herb Walmers
E. Challis
Soil Saving and Wildlife Tie in MecGregor Farm
On Carl Miller’s farm near MecGregor a gullied area was fenced and wired to stop washing. Black locusts were planted and area left ungrazed. Eleven quail from a neighboring farm wintered there, three of which nested and raised thirteen total offspring. The family keeps kaffir corn for winter feed, helping the birds persist year round.
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Speein
McGregor
Carl Miller
MecGregor
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Miller
Hybrid Seed Corn Prices Range From Four to Seven Fifty
MES reports hybrid seed corn prices are running lower than last year. Certified seed sells as low as four dollars a bushel while large firms price around seven fifty per bushel, about fifty cents less than last year. Joe L. Robinson notes more acres inspected this year, eighteen thousand versus six thousand last year, signaling limited price rises.
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Joe L. Robinson
Ames
Robinson
Oelwein Youth Wins Beef Judging Award At Iowa State
The 1938 Col. E. N Wentworth gold medal for winning the annual beef cattle judging contest at Iowa State College was awarded to Dean Platt, a horticultural student from Oelwein. Harold Parks of Des Moines was second and Wilbert J. Mottet of Ottumwa third.
Neighbors Help Jurgensen Harvest 1200 Bushels of Corn
In Morley Iowa thirty five neighbors gathered to husk between 1200 and 1300 bushels of corn for Malcolm H. Jurgensen an ailing farmer who recently had emergency surgery. The event involved local families including Henry Seeger and many community helpers with meals provided by area residents.
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Morley
Malcolm H. Jurgensen
Jurgensen
Henry Seeger
Charles Seeger
Irvin Aubney
Garrett Steenbock
Cliff Miller
Ike Jackson
Clarence Tenley
Avert Cook
Fred Austin
Wilkie Bixler
William Pye
Max Jurgensen
Clarence Hartley
Lew Dingman
Harry Austin
L. A. Hughes
Jimmie Austin
Fred Meineke
Rob Bickerstaff
Merle Morelock
H. Leaf
Leonard Bixler
Jimmie
Ruth Smith
Delbert Smith
Richard Jackson
Far West Wheat Stops Moving to Eastern Markets
Washington officials report bumper midwest supplies and price supports have halted Pacific Northwest wheat shipments to eastern markets. Wheat from Washington and Oregon rarely reaches New York and Philadelphia this fall as eastern buyers switch to cheaper midwestern grain due to transport costs. The loan program helps keep prices in balance between midwestern and northwestern wheat.
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Agriculture Department
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Department
Oregon
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