Murray Urges Caution in Buying Land
Special to The Gazette reports Iowa State College economist W. G. Murray warns buyers land prices are risky even with mortgage credit. He notes cash purchases push prices up, credit sales remain high, and postwar price support may falter if production drops. Murray urges caution beyond rosy current values.
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Gazette
Ames
W. G. Murray
Iowa’ State College
Murray
Iowa Farm Economist
Iowa State College
Public Farm Sale Near Vinton and Garrison Details Listed
Pete Johnson owner announces a Saturday December 2 sale at the farm 142 miles west and 1 mile south of Vinton and 4 miles east of Garrison. Items include 3500 pound roan horses 90 Hereford cows hogs and 335 pound pigs plus machines like McDeering tractors a 22 36 Red River Special and a wide array of hay grain dairy and household items. Auctioneer Tony Schmitz Van Horne and State Bank of Vinton serve as clerk with usual terms.
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Vinton
Garrison
EIC
NcDeering
McDeering
Little Genius
John Deere
Nc-D
Sesson
Red River
Dampshire
King
Lyric
Pete Johnson
Tony Schmitz
van Horne
Dows
State Bank of Vinton
Contour Farming Boosts Yields In Tama County
Three year trials in Tama county show contour planting increases yields over conventional farming. Average per acre gains include 0.65 bushels of corn on 16 fields 5.62 bushels of oats on five fields and 2.5 bushels of soybeans on 10 fields. Cooperating farmers include Wesley Bruene Lawrence Bell Emil Eckert Fred Bruene Fay Wilcox Earl Lyon Robert Stark and Frank Earley. Other tests indicate listing may have a definite place in corn culture with rotation and erosion control benefits.
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the Gazette
Toledo
Tama
Burns M. ’Byram
Byram
Wesley Bruene
Lawrence Bell
Emil Eckert
Fred Bruene
Glabrook
Fay Wilcox
Earl Lyon
Robert” Stark
Frank Earley
Traer
Tama County
Don Hayes
van Balloun
Byyam
Spotty Wool Trade Reported in Boston Market
Spotty activity in the Boston wool market last week saw mostly small lots between 15 000 and 25 000 pounds. Demand favored long staple fine wools fleece and territory fleece medium wools territory blood and long staple coarse wools for paper makers felt. Manufacturers and topmakers were selective for army orders with little interest in Idaho Utah Colorado original bag lots. Scoured medium wools were moderately active.
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Boston
WFA
Midwest
Idaho
Utah
Colorado
Boston Wool Association weighs domestic use vs imports
At a Boston Wool Association meeting recommendations urged domestic wools for current use and sale of foreign government wool in the United States. Attendees supported auctions with upset prices to compete with foreign wools while opposing import restriction measures.
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Tive
Uruguay
Spor
Montevideo
Buenos Aires
Australia
New Zealand
Boston Wool Bee” Association
United States
Penn Avenue Grange Elects 1945 Officers
Edward Hadley of Penn Avenue Grange was reelected for the coming year. Other officers elected include T B Holcomb overseer Helga Jensen lecturer Stanley Phelps steward Nega McKillip assistant steward Grace Phelps chaplain Robert Morrison treasurer Dorothy Morrison secretary Glen Jensen gatekeeper Frances Holcomb Ceres Ada Smith Pomona Ruby Morrison Flora Treva McKinlip lady assistant steward Clarence Lindle executive board member Installation set for the December 13 meeting.
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Atalissa
Edward Hadley
Penn Avenue Grange
Stone-man re elected regional head at tri state REA meeting
E J Stoneman of Platteville Wisconsin was re elected president of the Tri State Rural Electric Cooperative Association serving Wisconsin Illinois and Iowa. Delegates named to the national board include G Wayne Welsh of Sciota Iowa Ben Jaspers of Storm Lake Iowa and Stoneman.
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Gazette
Dubuque
E. J. Stoneman
Platteville
Wis
Farm Accidents report partial injuries at corn farms
Special to The Gazette from Mount Vernon details Joseph Pospisil a farmer southeast of town who suffered a crushed right shoulder blade and lost part of a finger while moving a corn elevator. Decorah reports Leander Becker losing part of the second finger on his left hand when a glove caught in a corn picker at the Joseph Wolfe arm.
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the Gazette
Mount Vernon
Joseph
The
Gazette
Decorah
Leander Becker
Wordness
Here
Joseph Wolfe
Papers Left at Certain Places Aiding Subscriptions
The note asks readers to inform where papers can be left to aid subscription or renewal efforts. It urges timely submissions and highlights convenient drop-off points for paper distribution.
Bennett Farmers Offered Adult Evening Classes
The Bennett community will host ten weekly adult evening classes for farmers. J. Morris Christy of the Tipton schools will lead sessions starting at 8:15 PM, each lasting about an hour and a half, on a discussion basis.
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Bennett Farmers
Gazette
Tipton
Bennett ‘School Board
Vocational Agriculture Department
Tipton Consolidated School
Bennett
J. Morris Christy
Coming Farm Auctions Schedule Listed by Closings
Auction notices detail dates from November 30 to January 3 for farmers and bidders across Iowa towns including Norway Olin Anamosa Marion Vinton Springville Martelle Tipton Tipton Coggon Cedar Rapids Mechanicsville Viola Marion Newhall Cedar Rapids with entities Edward L. Kimm J H Siebels Mike Wyman Dolph Van Sikle George L Drips Buckner Hale Emmet Lehmann Ralph Buline John Wigger Elmer Broendel C E Voelker Louie Robbins Leo Feyerabend A L Wilson and locations 334 miles northeast Norway to 1 mile east Springville in the long closing out series.
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J. H. Siebels
Anamosa
Mike Wyman
Marion
Pete Johnson
Vinton
Dolph van Sikle
Springville
George L. Drips
Martelle
Muirhead and
Steele
Enki
Tipton
Buckner and
Hale
Emmet Lehmann
Ralph J. Buline
Solon
John Wigger
Olin
Elmer Broendel
Newhall
Chilmore
Blofield
Coggon
Arthur Knapp
J Ave
Weing Road
Cedar Rapids
C. E. Voelker
Mechanicsville
Louie
F. Robbins
Viola
Leo Feyerabend
A. L
Wilson
WFA Extends Potato Supports to Slow Movement to Market
The War Food Administration extended price support for fall potatoes through March 31 to slow the rapid market movement and cushion a potential spring shortage. The plan maintains the existing support with minor changes, promising gradual returns as supplies tighten.
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WFA
Washington
War Food Administration
Son Buys Farm from Father Near Calmar
Calmar area news notes that Roman Gehling purchased the 100 acre farm two miles north of Calmar on highway 52 from his father Barney Gehling for 100 dollars per acre. The sale reflects a family transfer of rural property in the region.
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Calmar
Roman Gehling
Barney Gehling
Highway 52
New Tax Rule Benefits Livestock Breeders In 1942 43
The Holstein-Friesian World reports a new rule placing breeding livestock on par with capital assets for income tax purposes. Proceeds from sales held six months or more face capital gains tax up to 29 percent, regardless of the seller’s bracket. Breeders gain when selling profitable stock but not when culling stock in normal operations. The ruling is retroactive to years after December 31 1941 and urges consulting tax advisors for refunds on 1942 and 1943 taxes.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Vernon C Hoffman Moves Farm North of Winthrop
SARNYARD CHATTER reports Vernon C Hoffman, previously farming near Walker, relocated last week to a farm north of Winthrop. Ralph Tipton of Walker has recovered enough from a broken foot to move without crutches. Agricultural note: young dairy calves under 100 pounds need Vitamin A rich feeds in winter. green grass is best, or high quality legume hay and whole milk. Cod liver oil is advised to supplement poor rations, about one tablespoon per animal daily.
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Vernon C. . Hoffman
Walker
Winthrop
Dwight Espe
Iowa State College
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Monda
Ray Bowden
Grain and Feed Dealers National Association
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Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Harry Schaack
Chicago Board of Trade
J. P. Parks
Kansas City
National Association
S. W. Wilder
Walter D. Kline
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Chicago
Walter C. Berger
Penn Avenue
Tri-State
REA
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Iowa
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Geo. B. Easker
Bamper
Wilson & Co
Teeey Rapios
Ieee
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Edward L. Kimm
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