Timothy Seed Prices Fall On Volume in 1932 Market
Seed manager Henry Kling of Hamilton Seed Co Cedar Rapids reports timothy seed flowing in at low prices 3 to 4 cents below 9 cent levels from 18 months ago With 100 carloads cleaned since Aug 11 factors include overall lower seed prices large exports and reduced eastern demand Amid droughts and storms Iowa yields of timothy and clover seeds are mixed with clover down 20 to 25 percent in Iowa versus national gains of 20 to 25 percent Buyers pay 7 to 9 cents a pound for seed with quality issues noted in timothy and discolored seed common
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Othy
Henry Kling
Hamilton Seed Company
Cedar Rapids
Timothy
Timothy Seed
United States
Mr. Kling
Iowa
Riverside
Columbus Junction
Williamsburg
States Department of Agriculture
Nation's Premier Dairy Cattle Show Opens At Waterloo
Waterloo hosts the national dairy cattle and Belgian horse show from Monday to October 9. The event fills stalls with over 1,250 cattle and 50 extra horses, after the St. Louis show ended. The gathering features 4-H judging teams from multiple states, inter-state collegiate judging, and extensive 4-H and women’s department programs engaging hundreds of youths and girls.
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Waterloo
St. Louis
United States
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Ontario
Canada
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Tennessee
Texas
Michigan
South Dakota
Women’s Department
New Pork Cuts Demonstrated for Cedar Rapids Households
A Cedar Rapids meat cutting demonstration Tuesday at 7 30 pm will reveal new pork cuts with names like butterfly pork chops and sirloin pork roll. C W McDonald of Ames and Max O Cullen of the National Livestock and Meat Board lead the event, highlighting boneless cuts and innovative merchandising in hog industry trends.
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Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
C. W. McDonald
Ames
Max O. Cullen
National Livestock and Meat Board
Cullen
McDonald
Linn Lasses Mark Ten Years Of 4-H Club Growth
The O W L girls 4 H club of College Stan commemorates its 10th achievement program at Union church near Cedar Rapids. Members recount early shy days, reveal O W L stands for Obedience Willingness and Loyalty, and celebrate honors won by Oma Booth Ellen Borghart Alberta Hoppe and Constance Watkins.
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Union Church
Cedar Rapids
Cat
Linn County
Ellen Borghart
Florence Booth
Nevin Duffe
Wilton Junction
Mildred Booth
Oma Booth
Olga Biderman
Alberta Lee
Marguerite Shaner
Helen Wu
Constance Watkins
Marion Minor
Helen Watkins
Miss Minor
Laura Borghart
Elsie Smith
Jessie
Alberta
Hoppe
Onalee Smith
Alberta Hoppe
Jessie Booth
Esther Borghart
Minor
Gladys Adams
R. B. Booth
Frank Hoppe
G. M. Booth
Josephine Arnquist Bakke
Ames
United States
Bakke
Florence Garrett
O. W. L. Club
Acre Farmowner Seeks Independent Work Near Waubeek
Interview with Edwin Wiltsey owner-operator of 120 acres three and a half miles southeast of Waubeek. He moved from Cedar Rapids seeking self employment and higher earnings after a decade in town and five years trucking for a lumber firm. He settled on Sept 18, 14 days ago, and was born near Palo in 1896.
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Edwin Wiltsey
120 Acres
Waubeek
Palo
Cedar Rapids
Dying Horse Seeks Aid In Veterinary And Medical Books
Special to The Gazette reports a What Cheer area case where a mare on the Wv. C. Bickford farm suffered a fatal abdominal gash. The dying horse wandered the houserooms in search of medical help, breaking furniture and windows before dying in the yard.
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The
Gazette
Wv. C
Bickford
Jewish Holidays Weaken Chicago Beef Market Amid Sluggish Demand
Cattle prices in Chicago fell versus the prior week as supply declined and Jewish holidays slowed activity. Strictly choice offerings held near steady while other cattle weakened. steers topped at 10.35, grass cattle fell 25 to 40 cents, and heavy red steers ranged 8 to 9.50. Hog prices corrected with lighter weights down 25 to 35 cents, heavier weights down 10 to 20, and sows down 15 to 35. Fat lambs slid 25 to 50 cents amid more supply and tighter dressed market.
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The
Gazette
UNION
Chicago
Hoover moratorium to affect nearly $300000 in Iowa crop loans
Washington expects the Hoover plan to defer about $225900 of Iowa grain crop production loans for two months. Officials estimate repayments may be stretched in stages, with some suggesting amortization over years, while others see no authority for such action. Distribution of government loans favors cotton and tobacco regions.
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Washington, D.C
Hoover
Iowa
H. S. Clarke
Costane Loan Office
Tyre Department
Clarke
Finance Corpora Agriculture Department
Congress
RFC
Agriculture Department
Dakotas
Department
South Dakota
Nebraska
Pigs Sell at Chicago Auction Through Garnavillo Group
J H Kaiser through the Garnavillo Shipping association sold sixty four 174 pound pigs at Chicago on Thursday for $4.15 per hundredweight.
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Garnavillo
J. H. Kaiser
Garnavillo Shipping Association
Chicago
Husking Wage Falls To 50 Year Low In Traer Area
Corn huskers in Traer area will work for the lowest rate in fifty years this fall with some farmers offering one and a half to two cents per husk. Several large corn sales in the past two weeks include 4 200 bushels by Al a and 3 200 by Theodore Wiese, among others, as farmers rush to meet interest and tax payments.
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TRAER
F. M. Stark
Gray Estate
Louis Hutchison
Fred Strnley
Theodore Wiese
A. J. Calderwood
Wylie
N. Lewis
William Paustian, Sr
Ala
J. A. Mc
Poultry man Hartshorn dominates Spencer show
Traer J. H. Hartshorn, a north Tama County poultryman, won six firsts two seconds and a third on nine Buff Orpingtons at the Clay County fair in Spencer this week. He also took sweepstakes titles for both male and female from the entire show.
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TRAER
J. H. Hartshorn
North Tama County
Clay County
Spencer
Edgewood Creamery Pays 21 Cents For Butterfat
Edgewood co operative creamery pays patrons 21 cents a pound for butterfat while butter remains at 24 cents. Farmers get 18 cents a dozen for eggs with retail at 20 cents. Onions 19 cents. Last week eggs sold at Wood four miles east for $1.10 a bushel. Apples 95 cents a bushel and grapes two cents a pound. No sale for tomatoes or other garden produce.
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Gazette
Edgewood
Co-Operative Creamery
Wood
Dairy judging team named for Waterloo congress
Sigourney 4-H selects Keokuk County dairy judging team for Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress. Members include Clair Weymer and Harold Benzing of Gibson and Dorothy Schaiser of Keswick.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Clair Weymer
Harold Benzing
Gibson
Dorothy Schaiser
Kes
Cows Top At $32 At Sale Near Washington
At the Dosh farm six miles southeast of Washington Mrs. Mary Dosh and Glen Dunbar sold cattle and swine. Cows topped at 32 dollars, calves 7.50 to 15, steers 10 to 20, shoats 2.80 to 4.60, brown sows 10 to 20, sow with pigs 17.50, old sheep 1.25 to 3.50. A cream separator sold for 5.50. Paul Klotz of Columbus Junction was auctioneer and Leslie Gates of Washington clerk.
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Gazette
Washington
Mary Dosh
Glen Dunbar
Paul Klotz
Columbus Junction
Leslie Gates
Farm Auctions Schedule and Listings
The notice lists upcoming sales: Monday Oct 3 livestock at West Liberty by P. N. Gibson. Tuesday Oct 4 Poland China hog sale at West Liberty by Ruess Brothers. Wednesday Oct 5 eighty acre dairy farm three miles southeast of Cedar Rapids by Walter Pose. Friday Oct 7 gale at DeClow.
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West Liberty
P. N. Gibson
Poland
China
Ruess Brothers
Cedar Rapids
Walter Pose
Penningroth Corrects Erroneous Rental Report
Edward W. Penningroth of Tipton asks correction of a Gazette farm page item stating he rented a farm for $8 an acre. He clarifies he rented the Witmer farm of 325 acres on a stock share basis and opposes paying $38 cash rent, fearing a year of work with little chance of profit unless prices rise.
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Edward W. Penningroth
Tipton
Gazette
Mr. Penningroth
Witmer
Cakes Lasses Demand Stimulates Sorghum Mill
James Boots, a Hopkinton sorghum maker with a new plant on Carter hill, reports a busy season as cooler weather boosts demand for sorghum syrup used with cakes and lasses. Boots notes years of cane juice experience and calls this one of his best years.
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Hopkkinton
James Boots
Carter Hill
Hopkinton
Boots
Plowing At Hoosier Bend Photo On Knapp Farm
Farmers near Hoosier Bend busy with fall work between world series broadcasts cutting corn picking seed corn and plowing. The pictured plowman sits on the Ray Knapp farm in Linn county midway between Viola and Waubeek.
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Priday
Ray Knapp
Hoosier Bend
Linn County
Buffalo Ae
Viola
Waubeek
Knapp
Ted Deen
Abundant crop outlook despite light frosts in Manchester
Light frosts caused little to no damage to farm crops in Manchester area. Corn near harvest with 45 to 50 bushels per acre expected. some fields may reach 60. Fall plowing active with ample moisture. potatoes dug with good quality. Apples large scale in Coffin's Grove, Oscar Smith harvesting 3000 to 4000 bushels. Grapes 15 cents a basket. sweet potatoes and nuts widely available.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Oscar ©. Smith
Coffin’s Grove Township
Anything Can Happen In A Presidential Year In Hoover's Home Town
Special to The Gazette West Branch Henry A Johnson raises hogs and chickens near West Branch noting that a presidential election year brings surprises. Jonathan apples blush pink and white while Nelson displays a seven variety corn stalk twenty seven inches around and seven and a half pounds. James Clark grows canvas over nine feet tall. Louis Marolf near Moscow grows a forty nine pound watermelon. W R Witmer grows fourteen foot tall corn and Mrs William Hahn near West Branch picks daily strawberries while Mrs Bert Witmer sells fresh raspberries.
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the Gazette
West Branch
Henry A. Johnson
Jonathan
Nelson
James Clark
Louis Marolf
Moscow
W. R. Witmer
William Hahn
Bert Witmer
Farm Bureau Activities Schedule Briefing Week
Linn county Farm Bureau lists events for the coming week. Monday includes a 2 pm women's home project demonstration at Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress and an evening meeting with Spring Grove Farm Bureau and women’s group led by William Treichler. Tuesday features a 2 pm North Marion home project meeting with A E Miller and an evening Jackson Farm Bureau women’s meeting with Walter Henderson. Wednesday has 2 pm Marion library event at South Marion and an evening Otter Creek Farm Bureau home project meeting. Friday starts with 10 am Twinhola 4-H demonstration, followed by Marionette 4-H girls’ demonstration and 1 pm Be Natural 4-H girls’ stunt at Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Spring Grove Farm Bureau
William Treichler
North Marion
A. E. Miller
Jackson Farm Bureau
Walter Henderson
South Marion
Marion Library
Otter Creek Farm Bureau
Auction of Pose's Dairy 80 Acre Farm Schedules Sale
A farm known as Pose's Dairy comprising about 80 acres will be sold at auction on the premises. The notice states the location and date for bidding and outlines terms of sale. Potential buyers are to inspect the property beforehand and bid according to the auctioneer's conditions.
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Pose’s
Otis Road farm sale near Cedar Rapids
Walter Pole owner will sell personal property on October 5 at 16 o clock A M located three miles southeast of Cedar Rapids on Otis road. Auction includes 2 horses 31 cattle 18 hogs 6 sheep full farm machinery hay corn wood household goods cream separator milker unit. A Benn auctioneer Cedar Rapids Iowa. Clerk Iowa State Savings Bank.
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Cedar Rapids
Joe Shimek
Walter Pole
A. T. Benn
R.F.D
Iowa State Savings Bank
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