Range Cattlemen See Best Season Since 1930 Prices Up Widest Feeder Values
Chicago reports range cattlemen enjoying the strongest season since 1930 as feeder cattle at the stockyards average 42 percent higher than last year. Receipts reach 160,000 head versus 110,000 in 1934 with heavy movement to terminal markets and elevated prices across western grass cattle.
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NION
Chicago
Western Cattie
AMD
Owas
STO Fryren
Esloes
ST Down
Feeder cattle bought in Clinton county in recent weeks
Special to The Gazette reports many feeder cattle bought by feeders in Clinton county over the past six weeks. Henry Harmsen and John Harmsen of near Teeds
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Dewitt
Clinton County
Henry Harmsen
John Harmsen
Teeds
Thanksgiving Prayer for Iowa Farm Folk
A Thanksgiving morning prayer praises gratitude for tangible harvests and inner peace. It notes no one suffers from our actions and suggests some may be helped, reflecting on mental and communal well being among eastern Iowa farmers.
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Iowa
Calf Purchases Across Several Iowa Farms in Texas Hereford, Angus Lots
Grove bought 175 head of Texas Hereford calves averaging 400 pounds. F. P. Grimm John Thompson and August Petersen purchased 85 head of Texas cattle. Walter Wes sel bought 59 head of Angus calves at Cresco and 23 head at Maquoketa. Jorgo Brothers and Will Jorgo of Andover received over 200 head of Texas calves in a shipment.
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Grove
Texas
F. P. Grimm
John Thompson
August Petersen
Walter Wessel
Cresco
Maquoketa
Jorgo
Options On 1,436 South Iowa Acres Obtained By FRA
The Resettlement Administration announced options on 1,436 of 1,730 acres for a southern Iowa pasture improvement demonstration project. The optioned land will cost 1569 dollars, while the remaining land totals 5306 dollars. Regional officials in Urbana, Illinois coordinate with the Works Progress Administration to employ workers on the project aimed at improving pasture and converting exhausted crop lands.
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Washington
Iowa
Resettlement Administration
Urbana
Ill
Wth
Town Works Progress Administration
Three Fourths of Husking Finished in Central Iowa
Federal Meteorologist Charles Reed reports three fourths of the corn husking is completed in central Iowa with southern counties still lagging. Freezing ground halted plowing but aided hauling. clear, cold weather improved harvest conditions midweek as sub-zero readings appeared in northern stations, lowest 7 degrees below at Rock Rapids.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles Reed
Reed
Rock Rapids
Lamont Schoolman Starts A Series Of Farm Night Classes
Lamont adult evening school begins a year of lessons. Two sessions have been held: Farm Water Systems by C H Van Vlack of the Ames extension service and Quality Cement by F W Schreiber of Des Moines. Men study Farm and Home Improvement while women cover Making the Home More Livable and related topics.
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Gazette
Lamont
C H van Vlack
Ames Extension Service
F W. Schreiber
Des Moines
Milo Pitcher
van Vinck
Philothean Class Hosts Corn Husking Bee at Clare Hill Farm
South Bethel reports 450 bushels husked by Philothean members and helpers at Clare Hill farm. Volunteers including Nebergalls, Rev Nebergall, Rev Otis Moore, McCroskey family, Drager, Kiser, Laucamp, Nebhergall, Werling, and Mrs Cro mer aided. Hill paid 4 cents per bushel and proceeds fund church coffers.
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South Bethel
Philothean
Clare Hill Farm
Lioyrd Nebergall
Rev Nebergall
Otis Moore
Harry McCroskey
George Drager
Nebergall
Robert MecCroskey
Orren Kiser
Dick Laucamp
C A
Nebhergall
Louis Cromer
Mary Woode
Lena Werling
Hill
Hazen Joins Iowa Corn and Hog Committee
Herve E. Hazen of Denmark Lee county farmer was named a member of the Iowa corn and hog committee succeeding Senator William McArthur. Hazen serves on the Iowa Farm Bureau federation executive committee and heads the Lee county committee. McArthur was moved to supervise the corn loan program in multiple states amid Iowa Farm Bureau related investigations.
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Herve E. Hazen
Denmark
Lee County
Chester Davis
AAA
Iowa Corn and Hog Committee
William McArthur
Mason City
Hazen
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Lee County Corn and Hog Committee
McArthur
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Francis Flood
Henry Wallace
Iowa Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Ames Extension Service
Canadian Pact Topics at Benton Farm Meetings
Special to The Gazette Benton county towns host educational sessions from December 2 to December 6 at various halls and schools. Carl Carden and I E Trottnow will lead discussions on farm organization the 1936 corn hog program and the reciprocal trade treaty with Canada.
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Winton
Canada
Benton County
Eden Township
Eden Community Hall
Iowa
Belle Platine City
Fremont
Atkins School
Cedar
Mount Auburn
Union
Chester Thompson
Monroe
Monroe Center
Eldorado
Newhall
Polk
Township Hall
Urbana
Canton
Warren Pangborn
Kane
Kane Center
Carl Carden
Henry County
I. E. Trottnow
Equality League Formed in Linn County Meet
Eighteen farmers met in Marion to form a Linn county unit of the League for Economic Equality. The Sioux City headquarters funds legal representation in the U S Supreme Court on processing taxes. Vernon Vrooman of Des Moines serves as attorney with oral argument rights.
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Marion
Linn County
League For Economic Equality
Sioux City
United States Supreme Court
Vernon Vrooman
Des Moines
League
Supreme Court
High Court
C. W. West
Mount Vernon
Linn County Co-Operative Oil Company
Mr. West
R. L. Stallman
Fairfax
Glen Hoglan
Center Point
Martin Shirm
Cedar Rapids
Robert Bechman
Lew Mighell
Ida County
Fair Managers Gather in Des Moines for Annual Iowa Meeting
The twenty eighth annual meeting of the Fair Managers Association of Iowa is set for December 9 and 10 at the Savery hotel in Des Moines. Lt. Governor Nels G. Kraschel will speak at a banquet December 9, with association president Co. S. Miller as toastmaster.
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Des Moines
Fair Managers’ Association of
Iowa
Savery
Nels.g. Kraschel
Co. S. Miller
Tipton
C. Jay Bains
Alta
J. C. Howe
Sidney
Mazie C. Stokes
Davenport
E. M. Wright
Waterloo
C. D. Moore
Urbana
Harley Walker
Boone
Champion Jones County Baby Beef Shown at Chicago
Donald Meeks of Martelle prepares his yearling Angus Blackie for entry in the 4-H baby beef class at the Chicago International Livestock Exposition. Blackie, 1050 pounds, was champion at the Jones county fair in Monticello last summer and originated from the Miller herd near Morley.
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Jones County
Chicago
The
Gazette
Martelle
Donald Meeks
Angus
Blackie
Monticello
Senator H. D. Miller
Morley
Farm Auctions November 29 to December 4
Mrs. Charles Post closes out sale Friday November 29 one percent mile north of Whittier. H A Ferguson public sale Monday December 2 ten miles northwest of Cedar Rapids. Wednesday December 4 635 acres auction three miles west of Sigourney by referee R D Kelley.
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Charles Post
Whittier
H. A. Ferguson
Cedar Rapids
Sigourney
R. D. Kelley
Four-County corn champ yields 129.4 bushels per acre
Elwood C. White of New Providence won the ten acre corn yield contest at the Four-County fair with 129.4 bushels per acre, earning membership in the 100 Bushels Per Acre club. Martin J. Ryken of Ackley was second with 117.7 and Wilbur Plager of Grundy Center third with 117.3.
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Ackley
INS
Elwood C. White
New Providence
White
Martin J. Ryken
Wilbur Plager
Grundy Center
Allamakee Farm Bureau to Hear Allen Kline
The Allamakee county Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting December 11 at the Waukon opera house. A Farm Bureau party will follow. Officers for 1936 will be elected. Allen Kline of Vinton, chairman of Benton county Farm Bureau, will speak.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Farm Bureau
Waukon Opera House
Allen Kline
Vinton
Benton County Farm Bureau
Sealing Fee Set for Allamakee County Corn
A 1 cent per bushel sealing charge will be levied in Allamakee county under the 1936 corn loan program. Minimum $4 per crib. Harvey Stock chairs the warehouse board. Ed Ludeking of Waukon is official sealer. Sealing requests will be handled Tuesdays and Fridays starting next week. An inspection fee of $150 applies if the corn qualifies for scaling.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Harvey Stock
Allamakeee
Ed Ludeking
Hazleton Creamery Buys Butterfat At 34 Cents
Hazleton Farmers Creamery paid patrons 34 cents a pound for first half November butterfat, as reported by secretary M. C. Coy. The price reflects the market rate set by the creamery for dairy suppliers in Hazleton.
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Hazleton Creamery
Hazleton
Hazleton Farmers Creamery Company
M. C. Coy
Webster Corn Yields 25 To 90 Bushels An Acre
Webster reports about 75 percent of local corn in crib with yields from 25 to 90 bushels per acre. A 90 bushel result came from F. O. Hall in a hybrid corn field. Saylor Miller in Keswick brought Gold Medal corn for a germination test, planted June 7 8 and testing 99 percent.
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Webster
Crib
F. O. Hall
Saylor Miller
Keswick
Maquoreta Farm Bureau Receives 1935 Crop Checks
In Jackson county the Farm Bureau reports receiving invoices totaling about 2500 for corn hogs and 500 for wheat checks due in 1935. Checks are expected within one or two weeks.
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Maquoreta
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Chicken theft hits Elmer Bahnsen farm near Wyoming
About 100 chickens mostly pullets were stolen from the Elmer Bahnsen farm one and a half miles east of Wyoming Sunday evening while the family was away. Ducks were seen outside the henhouse upon return, leading to an investigation by Sheriff Henry Eichhorn.
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the Gazette
Wyoming
Elmer Bahnsen
Henry Eichhorn
40 Acre Farms At Troy Mills Bring 50 and 60 an Acre
O R Kramer of Troy Mills bought the 40 acre farm of the Charles Butterfield estate two miles west of Troy Mills for 50 dollars an acre. Henry Schmickly of West Prairie bought forty acres owned by Mrs A D Washburn two and one half miles west of Troy Mills for 60 dollars an acre with possession to be given March 1 1936.
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Troy Mills
O. R. Kramer
Charles Butterfield
Henry Schmickly
West Prairie
A. D. Washburn
Sows Bring 41.50 To 46 In Lone Tree Auction
At Mrs. Mayme Nemic closing sale on the Krall farm in Lone Tree bids rose for livestock. Spring shoats sold 11.60 to 13.60 per head, sows with litters 41.50 to 46 each, cows 45 to 60 per head, a team of old horses 240, a blind horse 60, a nearly new tractor 292.50, and an old model car 37.00.
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Mayme Nemic
Krall
Farming sale near Elgin lists prices for oats corn barley hay and cattle
At the Lehman and Freitag closing out sale three and one half miles southwest of Elgin on Monday, oats sold for 30 cents a bushel, corn 40 to 41 cents, barley 44 cents, hay 3.30 a ton, cows up to 50 dollars. A 9 year old horse brought 136 and a 12 year old sold for 116.
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Elgin
Lehman and Freitag
Rye program outlined by AAA official at Ames meeting
A W Aamodt of the AAA grain division told about a new four year rye adjustment program during a session with about 100 Iowa county agricultural agents. He cited abundant supplies, weak export demand, and high carryover as reasons for the program and explained sign up procedures to be handled by county wheat production control associations.
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Ames
A. W. Aamodt
AAA Division of
Aamodt
Iowa
Mr. Aamodt
United States
Stimmel And Ross Take Top Honors At Wellman Corn Show
Winners at the Wellman corn show include best ten ears yellow corn Clint Stimmel ten ears white corn Russell Ross rye W E B Hole red clover seed Donald Huntsberger timothy seed Clint Stimmell Manchu soybeans M L Yoder Illinois soybeans Clint Stimmell alfalfa hay Toppan Johnson yellow popcorn Harold Steiner Jap hurless popcorn Mrs E Mapl e thorpes
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the Gazette
Wellman
Clint Stimmel
Russell Ross
W. EB. Hole
Donald Huntsberger
Clint Stimmell
M. L. Yoder
Illinois
Toppan Johnson
Harold Steiner
Mrs. E. Maplethorpes
Want Ad Pricing Request Form
A note inviting readers to mail their listing to Cedar Rapids Gazette for a price estimate. It explains sending an ad on the blank form to receive the cost assessment for selling, trading, or renting items.
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Cedar Rapids
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