Buchanan County 4-H Dairy Team Declared Ineligible
The Buchanan county dairy cattle judging team led 41 entries at the Cattle Congress but was ruled ineligible by E. M Wright of the Iowa Dairy Association after it was found one member had competed in a national F A A contest in Kansas. Boone county briefly faced ineligibility before being reinstated as second place. Fayette county also failed eligibility and was ruled out. The ruling had been in effect since last year.
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Buchanan County
Harrisburg
E. M Wright
Iowa Dairy Association
Wright
Future Farmers
Kansas
Boone County
Fayette County
Waterloo
Fayette
Elwood Mabon
Randalia
Humbolt
Clayton County
Dale Tieden
Elkader
Dale
Georgina
Aaron Tieden
Georgina Tieden
United States
Floyd Burns
Moorland
Ivan Nelson
Boone
Everett Ohrt
Jesup
Fence Drift Caught in Woven Wire on Ames Farm
A report from the Howard Ames farm near Oelwein notes Soybean rows set for harvest with a grain binder to take full swaths in any direction. RFA records describe the drift affecting the fence lines and field alignment during field operations.
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RFA
Howard Ames
Oelwein
Humboldt wins dairy judging as Iowa team tops intercollegiate
Humboldt county earns first in the 4-H dairy judging with Paul Parsons Robert Rasmussen and Robert Oppendahl on the team coached by Robert Lichty. Iowa State College leads intercollegiate dairy judging with Earl Oertley of Illinois as top judge and Harold Kaeser of Iowa State second.
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Iowa State College
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Ames
Harold Kaeser
Waukon
Paul Elam
Plano
Grover Miche
Maynard
R. Alan Williams
Iowa City
Marvin Senger
Elmer Hansen
Earl Oertley
Illinois
Miehe
Elam
Iowa
Kansas
South Dakota
Minnesota
Kenneth Dyer
Clyde Gleason
Howard Dailey
Gleason
Dailey
Women Husking Contest Set for Maquoketa Oct 15
Maquoketa hosts a women's cornhusking contest as part of a street celebration with free pancakes and coffee. Entries already received. event sponsored by a hybrid seed corn company and the Maquoketa commercial club. Committee led by H. D. Keeley with J. R. McNeilly D. Fuller and others.
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Maquoketa
Maquoketa Commercial Club
Barn Under Construction At Earl Smith Farm
A large modern barn is nearing completion on the Earl Smith farm in Keokuk county near North English. Carpenters from North English and South English are laboring on the 300 acre operation about five miles southeast of North English.
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Earl Smith
Mason City
Keokuk
Parity period price shifts for farm commodities
A Des Moines report by federal crop statistician Leslie M Carl shows Sept 15 price changes across crops and livestock. Wheat oats barley rye soybeans flax hogs cattle calves sheep wool eggs hay and others moved relative to the 5-year parity average, with several items higher and many feed ratios more favorable than 1925-29.
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Leslie M Carl
Des Moines
Carl
Anamosa Judging Teams Travel to Waterloo Dairy Congress
Anamosa vocational agriculture instructor C. B. Jessen led two Anamosa high school judging teams to the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress this week. Poultry team members are Louis Siebels and Donald Bray. Dairy judges include Russell Brown Lloyd Brickley Duane Herren and Willard Byerly. Senior team members are John Slater Olin James Miller Martello John Messerli and Dale Adams from Monticello. High school teams were set to compete Tuesday for honors.
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Anamosa
C. B. Jessen
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Louis Siebels
Donald Bray
Russell Brown
Lloyd Brickley
Duane Herren
Willard Byerly
John Slater
Olin
James Miller
Martello
John Messerli
Dale Adams
Monticello
Cedar 4 H Records Entered In State Contest
Cedar county 4 H memory record books advanced to the state contest at Ames. Ber Nice Wentzel of Tipton with a five year record from Red Oak Live Wires and Ruth Eleanor Eiler of Tipton with a four year record from Fairfield Ramblers will compete against other county winners for a trip to the National 4 H Club congress in Chicago this winter.
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Tipton
Ames
Cedar County
Berniece Wentzel
Red Oak Live Wires Club
Ruth Eleanor Eiler
Fairfield Ramblers Club
Chicago
Willkie Backer in Rural Iowa Interview on Farms and Debt
An interview with Howard C. Ames, a 50 50 renter on 210 acres near Oelwein, discusses crop prospects, livestock, and political views. Ames prefers Willkie, cites national debt, AAA and REA programs, and argues farm income ties to national policy and wartime needs.
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Howard C. Ames
Sioux City Towboat Debuts With 140 Tons Corn Down Missouri
The towboat Sioux City left Sioux City Tuesday with 140 tons of corn for private buyers in Memphis Tennessee. The vessel, part of the Sioux City New Orleans Barge Lines, will later load 550 tons of grain at Kansas City and other freight upriver, with a 14 day downriver trip expected.
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Sioux City
Missouri River
Memphis
Government corn storage space tripled at West Union
West Union reports tripling of government corn storage capacity this year with 16 knocked down bins adding 2300 to 2400 bushels each, for about 27000 more bushels. Nine bins last year held about 16000 bushels and erection of new bins should finish by Saturday. Sealing of old corn from sealed cribs will begin to free space for this season. The dry weather has accelerated drying and sealing of the 1940 crop is expected soon after cribs are emptied.
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West Union
Iowa
Ohio
50 Pound Shoats Bring 4 30 At Independence
Independence Sale Company reports sales of more than $5,000 at a Saturday consignment sale. Seventy five calves sold top $21, 125 shoats averaged around 4.30 per 50 pounds, cows topped at 71.50, Herefords 33 each, Holstein heifers 32.25, six roan heifers 23.50, horses to 79, colts to 63, and sows with pigs at 24.50 each.
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Independence
Independence Sale Company
Top
Iowa State Husking Meet Adds Shock Huskers At Mitchellville
An Iowa state husking contest near Mitchellville on Oct. 25 will feature a shock husking demonstration and a five-man teams race. Competitors use old-fashioned methods with pegged husking and hand-tied bundles, following pioneer practice. An old-timers peg husking club will organize on contest day for Iowa natives aged 70 plus with home made wooden pegs.
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Des Moines
INS
Mitchellville
Iowa
Cedar County Planning Board Names Officers and Goals
Cedar county agricultural planning committee elected William Davidson Stanwood as president Robert Kelly Clarence as vice president and Howard Hamilton Tipton as secretary. Goals include eradicating noxious weeds expanding rural library service promoting farm ownership improving rural credit soil conservation poultry marketing and coordinating efforts to avoid duplication.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Farm Bureau Poultry Marketing Committee
Farm auctions set for early October in Iowa listings
Coming auctions include Aikin & Son Duroc Jersey sale in Central City on Wednesday October 2 Beverly Cattle Co auction five miles SW of Cedar Rapids on Thursday October 3 Oxford Sale Co horse and dairy cow sale Saturday October 5 and R P Wilson & Son Duroc sale ten miles NE of Coggon on Monday October 7 Jurgensen Chester White sale five miles NW of Olin on Wednesday October 9.
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A. F. Aikin & Son Duroc Jersey
Central City
Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
Oxford Sale Co
R. P. Wilson & Son Duroc
Coggon
Jurgensen Chester White
Olin
Hess Polands Average 42.00 At Fall Auction
Worthington Iowa Hobat sale of Q J Hess Poland China breeder saw 49 head sold 38 boars 11 gifts with an average price of 42 50 Top boar brought 175 top gift 75 Emmett Brothers Mason City bought the boar Allen Fairbanks Monticello bought the gift Majority of buyers from Iowa and sales totaled 49 head for the event.
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Worthington
Q. J. Hess
Poland
Emmett Brothers
Mason City
Allen Fairbanks
Monticello
Hess
Iowa
Rain Needed for Winneshiek Pastures After Frosts
DECORAH reports a renewed need for rain in Winneshiek County to revive pastures. The region saw frost damage on Sept 25 and 26, with higher ground faring better. The second hay crop is in, and a third alfalfa growth is progressing well, especially in southeast Winneshiek.
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Decorah
Winneshiek
Farmers Repair Buildings Before Rush Of Husking
Farmers in Stanwood take advantage of autumn weather to repair old structures and build new ones ahead of corn picking. L. F. Fredrickson is constructing a house for hired help on the former Maple Grove school site. Walter Davidson farm, tenanted by Carl Gallmeyer, sees extensive repairs. Frank Hora’s farm adds a new pump house and numerous minor repairs.
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Stanwood
L. F. Fredrickson
Maple Grove
Walter Davidson
Carl Gallmeyer
Frank Horr
Maquoketa Club Sponsors 4-H Pig Project
The Maquoketa Commercial club approved a contract to sponsor a pure bred hog project for Jackson county 4-H members. A sow is provided by the club. members pay in three pigs about 200 pounds each. Pigs from the second litter may be chosen. remaining litter pigs belong to the member and may be shown at next year’s county fair and fall festival.
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Maquoketa
Maquoketa Commercial Club
Jackson County
West Liberty 160 Acre Farm Sells for 8750 Per Acre
The 160 acre farm four miles south of West Liberty, farmed by Ruben Smith, sold to Robert Grigg for 8750 per acre. Grigg will take possession March 1 1941.
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West Liberty
Ruben Smith
Robert Grigg
Wapsie Valley DHIA Averages 346 Lbs Butterfat
Independence report by Wapsie Valley Herd Improvement shows 555 cows tested across 26 herds with 454 cow years and an average butterfat of 346 pounds. High year grade Guernsey herd, Verne Osborne, 10 43 cow years, 9 778 pounds milk and 481 6 pounds butterfat. Highest individual is W J Campbell's purebred Jersey Brownie, 11 months in milk, 12 553 pounds milk and 586 8 pounds butterfat.
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Independence
Wapsie Valley Herd Improvement Association
Howard W. Guse
Guernsey
Verne Osborne
W. J. Campbell
Middle Amana Harvests 400 Bu Seed Corn
Sixteen workers at Middle Amana sorted and harvested hybrid seed corn. The harvest finished Monday, totaling about 400 bushels, unchanged from last year, says farm manager William Zuber.
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Middle
Amana
Middle Amana
William Zuber
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