Timothy Seed Prices Fall Despite Strong Timothy Volume Growth
Timothy seed output expands at farms marketwork but prices drop to 3-4 cents versus 9 cents 18 months ago. Henry King of Hamilton Seed Co reports cleaning Timothy since May 11 with over 100 bags processed in 24 hours. He cites lower grass seed demand, high 1931 exports, and seed industry consolidation as main factors. Clover yields down 20-25 percent in Iowa amid drought, with 7-9 cents paid for seed. quality affected by weather and storage.
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F.ou
Md.colously
Henry King
Hamiton Seed Company
Cedar Rapds
T.mothy Seed
V.s
United States
King
Iowa
Riverside
Columbus Junction
Williamsburg
United States Department of Agriculture
Nation’s Premier Dairy Cattle Show Opens At Waterloo
The nations premier Dairy Cattle and Belgian Horse show opens in Waterloo lasting through Oct 9. The event fills all stalls with a new barn for fifty horses and temporary quarters for fifty more, over 200 total, plus 1250 cattle.
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Waterloo
St Lews
Waterton
Earland Terry
Maddie
Corey KaroyooNer
Toegard
Linn Lasses Commemorate Bath Of First 4-H Club
Mary Brickley reports Linn Lasses celebrate the tenth 4-H achievement of the College Township Owol club near Cedar Rapids. Members and leaders recall early members, display sewing and home crafts, honor top scorers Alberta Hoppe Ellen Borghart and Constance Watkins, and present certificates, demonstrations, and a candle ceremony.
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Linn Lasses
Bath
Met
Sears
Oni Reet
Cam O
Alberta
Hoppe
Oma Booth
Onalee Smith Frouwetindin
Qgaileef
Ste
Naonal
Ellen Borghart
Constance Watkins
Jesue Booth Counts Quest
Aso
Bakke
Helen Watkins
Esther Borghart
Miss Adams
H W. Smith
Miss Minor
TrueArh
Alberta Hoppe
Florence Garrett
Elsie Smith
Jessie Booth
Laura Borghart
O. W. L. Club
Marion Minor
Farm life offers chance to pay for own land, trader says
Edwin Wiltsey, owner of a 120 acre farm near Waubeck, recalls trading Cedar Rapids equity for rural acreage. He left trucking and factory work for self employment, forecasts improving prices, plans 1500 to 2000 chickens, and notes 77 to 85 shocks of corn. He compares taxes, cites mortgage load, and discusses politics and prohibition.
Corn Husking Wages Seen At Fifty Year Low
Fall husking labor will be paid at the lowest rate in fifty years with some farmers offering one and a half to two cents per husk. Farmers sell large quantities of corn to meet interest and tax payments, with major sales totaling thousands of bushels to buyers such as F M Stark Gray estate Louis Hutchison Mrs Fred Striles Theodore Wiese A J Calderwood Wybe N Lewis William Paustian sr Alvin Teuchert and J A Me Cosh.
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Sprein
Gare
Traer
F M Stark
the Gray Estate
Louis Hutchison
Fred Striles
Theodore Wiese
A J Calderwood
Wybe
N Lewis
William Paustian, Sr
Alvin Teuchert
J A. MeCosh
New Pork Cuts Demonstrated By Cedar Rapids Chamber
A Cedar Rapids meat cuts demonstration led by C W McDonald of Ames and Max O Cullen of the National Livestock and Meat Board showcases boneless cuts and new names such as sirloin pork roll and shoulder pork roll. The event aims to promote boneless pork merchandising in the hog industry.
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Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
C W McDonald
Ames
Max O Cullen
National Livestock and Meat Board
Cullen
McDonald
Poultry Man Hartshorn Tops Clay County Fair Auctions
Traer J H Hartshorn of north Tama county wins six firsts two seconds and a third on nine Buff Orpingtons at the Spencer fair along with sweepstakes awards for best male and female in the show.
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TRAER
J H Hartshorn
North Tama County
Clay County
Spencer
Edgewood Creamery Buys Butterfat At 21 Cents
Edgewood creamery pays patrons 21 cents a pound for butterfat while butter holds at 24 cents for three weeks. Eggs fetch 18 cents a dozen, onions 19 cents a peck, and apples 95 cents per bushel. Grapes cost two cents a pound. Tomatoes and other garden produce have no sale.
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Gazette
Edgewood
Co-Operative Creamery
Wood
Here
Dairy Judging Team Named for Keokuk County
Sigourney 4-H selects judging team to represent Keokuk county at Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress. Members include Clair Weymer Harold Benzing from Gibson and Dorothy Schalser from Keswick, announced by County Agent Leonard Zahn.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Clair Weymer
Harold Benzing
Gibson
Dorothy Schalser
Kes Wick
Leonard Zahn
Dying Horse Seeks Aid In Veterinary And Medical Books
A horse on the V. C. Bickford farm near What Cheer was found dying after an abdominal gash. It had ripped apart three books a home medical guide a veterinary text and a mail order catalog in the living room while seeking aid. The animal wandered through the house and broke windows as if searching for help, and a family member who once rode it to the door is believed to be its young friend. The cause of the injury remains unknown.
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The
Gazette
V. C. Bickford
Bickford
Jewish Holidays Weaken Market for Beef at Union Stock Yards
Cattle prices eased over the week despite reduced supply as Jewish holidays and a slow dressed beef market weighed on demand. Best cows and heifers held steady or fell modestly, steers topped at 10.35, grass cattle weakened, hogs and lambs also moved lower amid price realignments and larger grass runs.
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The
Gazette
Union
Chicago
Cows Top At 32 At Sale Near Washington Iowa
Cows topped at 32 dollars while calves sold 7.50 to 15 and steers 10 to 20 at the Dosh farm sale six miles southeast of Washington. Shoats 2.80 to 4.60, brown sows 10 to 20, sow with pigs 17.50, old sheep 1.25 to 3.50. Cream separator 5.50. Auctioneer Paul Klotz and clerk Leslie Gates.
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Gazette
Washington
Mary Dosh
Glen Dunbar
Paul Klotz
Columbus Junction
Leslie Gates
Farm Auction Schedule From West Liberty Cedar Rapids
Auction notices list events from October 3 to October 7. P. N. Gibson leads a livestock consignment sale at West Liberty followed by Ruess Brothers Poland China hog sale. Walter Pose sells an eighty acre dairy farm near Cedar Rapids. DeClow barn hosts a final consignment sale.
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West Liberty
P. N. Gibson
Poland
Ruess Brothers
Cedar Rapids
Walter Pose
Hoover plan affects nearly $300000 Iowa crop loans moratorium
President Hoover's grain loan moratorium could defer about $225000 of Iowa crop loans totaling $301300 tied to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and agriculture department. H S Clarke notes two extra months may be needed. congress may extend the moratorium to other crops, with final repayment likely in stages or long term amortization. He cites regional loan totals and compares cotton tobacco risk.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Iowa
H. S. Clarke
Agriculture Department
Clarke
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress
RFC
Dakotas
Department
South Dakota
Nebraska
Penningroth Corrects Erroneous Rental Report
Ed ward W. Penningroth of Tipton requests correction of a Gazette farm page item stating he rented a farm for 8 dollars per acre. He says the Witmer farm, 325 acres, was stock share and cash rent at that rate would mislead, apologizing for the error and noting the reporter’s inattention.
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Edward W. Penningroth
Tipton
Gazette
Mr. Penningroth
Witmer
Cakes Lasses Demand Stimulates Sorghum Mill
Hopkinton James Boots, a veteran sorghum maker, reports a busy season at his new plant on Carter hill west of Hopkinton. He notes cooler weather boosts breakfast orders for cakes and glasses and calls this one of the best years yet.
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Hopkinton
James Boots
Carter Hill
Boots
Plowing At Hoosier Bend On Knapp Farm
Farmers busy with three fall tasks during World Series broadcasts. Photo taken Friday at Ray Knapp farm in Hoosier Bend Linn county Buffalo township halfway between Viola and Waubeck. Louis Knapp sits on an 18 inch sulky plowing tame sod to eight inches deep.
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Ray Knapp
Hoosier Bend
Linn County
Buffalo Township
Viola
Waubeck
Louis Knapp
Abundant crop outlook with light frost damage in Manchester area
Light frosts this week caused little or no damage to farm crops in Manchester. Corn is ripening with harvest underway. seed corn gathered. hundreds of acres cut and shocked. Husking to begin in about two weeks. expected yields 45 to 50 bushels per acre, some fields 60. Potatoes dug with good quality. prices near 1 dollar per three bushels. Apples abundant with Oscar C. Smith harvesting 3,000 to 4,000 bushels. grapes 15 cents a basket. melons and nuts plentiful. overall harvest volumes high and stockpiles ample for winter.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Oscar C. Smith
Coffin's Grove Township
Anything Can Happen In A Presidential Year In Hoover's Home Town
West Branch farmers report oddities and extraordinary produce in a lighthearted column. Henry A. Johnson tends Jonathan apples, Henry Nelson displays a seven and one half foot corn stalk, Joe Bailey grows a 27 inch around radish, and James Clark grows nine foot tall canvas. Louis Marolf harvests a forty nine pound watermelon while W R Witmer grows fourteen foot tall corn. Mrs Hahn picks daily strawberries and Mrs Bert Witmer sells fresh raspberries.
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The
Gazette
West Branch
Henry A. Johnson
Jonathan
Neal Nelson
Joe Bailey
Springdale
James Clark
Louis Marolf
Moscow
W. R. Witmer
William Hahn
Bert Witmer
Linn County Farm Bureau Week Calendar Events
Linn County Farm Bureau outlines a week of activities including Monday 2 p.m. women's home project demonstration at Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress and an evening meeting led by William Treichler. Tuesday 2 p.m. North Marion home project organization with A E Miller. evening Jackson Farm Bureau and women's organization meeting with Walter Henderson. Wednesday 2 p.m. South Marion Marion library and Otter Creek Farm Bureau home project meeting. Friday 10 a.m. Twinhola and 4-H girls demonstrations plus 1 p.m. Be Natural 4-H 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
Home Project
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