Packers Launch Two Million Dollar Meat Advertising Campaign
MES special reports that representatives of midwest land grant colleges including Iowa State outlined a $2,000,000 meat advertising and nutrition campaign. The effort emphasizes meat’s role in health, with funding via packer assessments and a statewide meeting plan at Ames to promote the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State
Finatee
Tre Cheam Corferverce
Dean H.H . Irice
Agri Tutel
Rene Economic
Pos Serer
Tre Amiral Bisernd
Fred
Chicago
Dean Kildee
Ames
Boars Average $30 In Poland Auction Near West Liberty
In the sixteenth annual fall Poland China hog sale of Ruess Brothers near West Liberty boars averaged $30 with more than 25 head of the 78 boars and gifts sold to western buyers. The top boar was sold to ETL Mr Manus of Taylor Ridge for $60. Special to The Gazette.
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Speedum
West Liberty
Poland
China
Ruess Brothers
ETL
Manus
Taylor Ridge
Oelwein
Fayette County
Oerlwen
Thomas Baker
Henry Field
Shenandoah
Auction at Rominger farm near Waukon nets mixed livestock
At the Pr C W Rominger farm five miles northwest of Waukon an auction sold 15 head of corn stock, four heifers and three horses. A Holstein cow brought $81, an Holsteins bull brought $135. The overall totals reflected a range of bids on dairy and horse stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Rominger
Booth Estate Farm Sold At 130 An Acre
A Cedar Rapids report states the Julia E Booth estate farm of 200 acres southeast of Cedar Rapids sold this week for 170 an acre to Will Fohndwik who will take possession next March. The farm is well improved with strong soil quality. Clarence Wilson bought the Henry Demme 306 acre farm northeast of Mount Auburn from Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance at 70 to 73 per acre. Connecticut Mutual also sold the John Coughlin 6 acre farm to Charles Hartgrave of Mount Auburn and James Dufrense bought the Lillian Coughlin 38 acres, both northeast of town.
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B Booth
Cedar Rapids
Julia E Booth
Will Fohndwik
Fomer
North
Spreja
Gare
Mount Auburn
Clarence Wilson
la Porte City
Henry Demme
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
John Coughlin
Charles Hartgrave
James Dufrense
Shellsburg
Lillian Coughlin
Farm sale near Waukon from Burke estate to Donald Cooper
The 97 acre farm four miles west of Waukon sold from the Mrs Thomas Burke estate to Donald Cooper for 4500 dollars. The barn on the property was destroyed by fire this summer and has not been rebuilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Thomas Burke
Donald Cooper
Section 11 Buttermakers Meet at Jesup Oct 9
J F Barnes secretary of section 11 of the Town Creamery Operators Association announced the monthly educational scoring contest and business meeting at Jesup. The event begins at 4 pm on October 9 with an afternoon and evening program.
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Jesup
Snerat
J F Barnes
Alpha
Reed Reports Deep Frost Loss Lessened in Iowa Corn
Federal Crop Reporter Charles D. Reed says last week's frost damaged almost no ears for commercial use in Iowa. About 94 percent of the crop was safe. soybeans in 95 percent harvest show steady progress amid drought. Nebraska farmers face desperate conditions with widespread crop failures and a call for feed shipments and relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Reed
Washington
Carl T Curtis Ri
Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Canada
England
Jackson Husking Meet Near Preston Dates Set
Oct 19 has been set for the men husking contest in Jackson county at the Harry Krabbenhoft farm north of Preston. The contest begins at 11 am. Maquoreta Sparial notes the date and location for the corn husking event. Marengo set Oct 15 as entry deadline for the Iowa county cornhusking contest on Oct 19 with site yet to be finalized.
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Sperial
Maquoreta
Jackson County
Harry Krabbenhoft
Preston
Spreial
Marengo
Willkie
Independence
Linn county cornhusking contest set for Oct 17
The Oxley farm five miles east of Marion owned by Charles B. Towers will host the Linn county cornhusking contest this year. Claire Booth of Cedar Rapids, president of the county Junior Farm Bureau, sponsors the event which starts at 10 a.m. on October 17.
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Oxley Farm
Marion
Charles B. Towers
Claire Booth
Cedar Rapids
County Junior Farm Bureau
Young Iowa farmer voices doubts on Roosevelt and farm policy
In an interview conducted near Rowley, 25 year old Raymond A. Beier, cash renter on a 160 acre farm, discusses his vote uncertainty for November, draft registration, farm program fairness, taxes, corn sealing, hog marketing, and price spreads between Waterloo and Chicago, noting rising costs and frustrations with government measures.
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Roosevelt
Raymond A. Beier
August Beier
Rowley
Independence
Buchanan County
Beier
Waterloo
Keokuk County 4-H elects officers for 1941
Keokuk County 4-H boys elected officers after a skating party that drew 200 club members and 50 leaders near Sigourney. Robert Reinert of Blue Ribbon Farmers Delta was elected president, Leland Cochran of Lancaster Peppy Pushers was named vice president, Ralph Zepp of Junior Farmers Ollie was secretary, and Weldon Hall of Lively Livestock Keswick was historian. The group will hold an annual banquet in November.
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Sigourney
Keokuk
Robert Reinert
Blue Ribbon Farmers Club of
Delta
Leland Cochrane
Lancaster
Ralph Zepp
Junior Farmers Club
Ollie
Weldon Hall
Lively Livestock Club
Keswick
Allamakee Agricultural Planning Board Elects Officials
Horace Clark named president of the Allamakee county agricultural planning board in the first regular session last week. James Pigott is vice president James V. Ryan secretary and C A Pearson and John Rouster are directors.
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Waukon
Horace Clark
Allamakee County Agricultural Planning Board
James Pigott
James V. Ryan
C. A. Pearson
John Rouster
Jersey wins junior champion at Waterloo Cattle Congress
The Waterloo Cattle congress named Sutherland Dows of Cedar Rapids the exhibitor of the junior champion Jersey female on Tuesday. The event highlighted top stock and ribbon awards at the Waterloo fairgrounds.
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Gazette
Waterloo
Waterloo Cattle Congress
Sutherland Dows
Cedar Rapids
Washington Colts and Poultry Show Winners Named
Awards announced for the sixth annual show. Art Prall of Washington won grand championship with a Dark Cornish cockerel, plus best display in the English class with Dark Cornish and White Leghorns in other categories. Nelson Hatchery of Packwood led displays with Buff Plymouth Rocks and took top honors in the American class. Judging wrapped Tuesday with various prizes awarded by Ed Manilaw and others. further judging planned for Wednesday and Thursday.
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Washington
L. A. Jones
Festhorn Horse Show Committee
Bayard Scott
Mitchelville
Wilmer Lauderman
Floyd Hunt
Brighton
Washington County Poultry Breeder's Association
Ed Manilaw
Cedar Rapids
Art Prall
Washington County
Pratt
C M. Scott
Packwood
Nelson Hatchery
Birmingham
Rhua Davison
Buff Rocks
Plymouth Rocks
Maquoketa Barn Fire Sparks From Hay Combustion
A large barn on the Arthur Roe farm five miles west of Maquoketa was destroyed by fire caused by spontaneous combustion in a mow full of hay. Mrs Roe, alone at the time, called for help and neighbors arrived with extinguishers to save nearby farm structures. Insurance partially covered the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Arthur Roe
Edgewood Neighbor Recaps Hagensick’s Farm Work and Health
Neighbors and relatives of George S. Hagensick, a young farmer east of Edgewood, describe his tasks cutting corn for shredding and this week putting up hay. Hagensick underwent an appendectomy last week.
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Edgewood
George S. Hagensick
Hagensick
Farm auctions announce October sales statewide
Listings show upcoming auctions including Beverly Cattle Co near Cedar Rapids on Oct 3, Iowa Livestock Exchange in Cedar Rapids on Oct 4, Oxford Sale Co horse and dairy cow sale on Oct 5, R P Wilson and Son Duroc sale near Coggan on Oct 7, and C Jurgensen Chester White sale near Olin on Oct 9.
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Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Oxford Sale Co
R P. Wilson & Son Duroc
Coggan
Jurgensen Chester White
Olin
Iowa Farmers Planted 88 Percent of 1940 Corn Hybrid Seed
Iowa farmers used hybrid corn on 7 758 000 of 8 816 000 acres estimated July 1 1940. Secretary Mark G Thornburg notes Iowa leads the nation in hybrid adoption with steady gains since 1936 and a 74 percent share last year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Federal Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Mark G. Thornburg
Finois
Indiana
Illinois
Towa
Ames
Corn Belt
Upturn in sleeping sickness reported in Iowa horses
Des Moines reports a rise in equine sleeping sickness cases with 262 cases April 15 to Sept 9 and 373 cases Sept 9 to 21. Dr J A Barger notes 73 deaths in the Apr Sept period and vaccination of about 50 000 horses. Dr H A Seidell adds county tallies including Adams and several others with deaths and recoveries, while vaccines appear linked to lower fatalities.
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Des Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture
J A. Barger
Bureau of Animal Industry
Iowa
H. A Seidell
Seidell
State Department of Agriculture
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RFA
Booth Estate
C. B. Clements
A. F Schmitz
Tony
George B
Basker
Better Livestock Auction
Jackson Husking
Linn
R. A. Beier
Keokuk County
Allamakee Agricultural Planning Board
Martha
Fort Worth
Amos Hoople
Williams
OR Williams
DOWS
Washington Colts and Poultry
Dark Cornish
Resinol
Baltimore
INOL
the Big Shoe Store
Oxfords
Mibig Shoe Store
Sapis
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