Market Slump Follows Government Price Cut on Beef Ceilings
Government actions trigger a sharp drop in cattle and hog prices with hogs reaching a season high of 15 at interior markets. Hogs declined later as marketings fell, though Chicago tops at 15.70. Interior hog runs show substantial year to year gains while cattle prices stayed largely steady, with limited gains for strictly choice cattle.
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OPA
Washington
Iowa
Chicago
Ted
Agriculture class tours Amana hog farm with Duroc sire
In Norway high school's John Mc Gilvery class a field trip visits Frank Bys farm two and a half miles north of Amana to inspect Mr Bys Duroc herd sire. Des Moines assistant secretary of agriculture Harry Linn joins Gazette farm editor for the photo and notes judging points while students names include Gunderson Holland Waychoff Fritz Brecht Gifney Berger Montague McGregor and Erger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McGilvery
Norway High School
Frank Bys
Amana
Bys’ Duroc
Harry Linn
Des Moines
Jeff
Gazette
Gerald Gunderson
Richard Holland
Robert Waychoff
Melvin Fritz
Edwin Brecht
Tom Gifney
Richard Berger
Kenneth Montague
Hubert McGregor
John Erger
Out on a Limb interview with A Caterpillar
A country woman presents a humorous interview with a caterpillar about September cold, war boards, labor ceilings, clothing rationing, and voting stance. The insect avoids clear answers, insisting it is “Out on a Limb” and preoccupied with its cocoon.
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RF A
War Board
Congress
F.D.R
Top Boar Sells At 225 At Anderson Poland Auction
Sixty one hogs sold for over 4000 dollars with an average above 65 57 Monday at the W C Anderson and Son Poland China auction on the farm southwest of West Liberty The top boar drew 225 dollars from Vernon Kvale of Beaver Creek Minnesota The second top boar went for 220 dollars to Howard Sender of Aledo Illinois The top gilt sold for 76 dollars to William Noe and Son of Ponetta Indiana Three gilts fetched 75 dollars each from Iowa buyers.
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Gazette
West Liberty
W. C. Anderson
San Poland
Vernon Kvale
Beaver Creek
Minn
Howard Sender
Aledo
William Noe
Leghorn Lays 347 Eggs in 357 Days to Set New Record
A White Leghorn hen owned by J A Hanson of Corvallis Oregon set a new world egg production record by laying 347 eggs in 357 days. The record surpasses the prior 345 eggs in 357 days set in Texas by Woodlawn Poultry Farm of Temple.
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Leghorn
Storrs, Conn
J. A. Hanson
Corvallis
Ore
H. M. Scott
Storrs
Texas
Woodlawn Poultry Farm
Temple
Night School to Begin in Manchester for Wartime Farm Needs
Wartime farm production topics spark a series of evening classes starting Monday at Manchester high school. Vocational agriculture instructor W H Magdefrau will lead. County Agent Bill Diamond and AAA chairman Chester O McCarthy speak at the first meeting. Separate sessions for women led by Miss Wilda Busby and Mrs. Paul L Munson are organized by the homemaking and advisory council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
W. H. Magdefrau
Bill Diamond
Chester O. McCarthy
AAA
Wilda Busby
Paul L. Mun~son
Women's Evening School Advisory Council
Sand Springs Creamery Buys Butterfat at 50 Cents
The Sand Springs creamery paid 50 cents during August for butterfat, as reported in The Gazette.
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Sand Springs
The
Gazette
Entrants Named for 3 County Contour Plowing Contest
Plans completed for the second annual tri county contour plowing contest to be held Oct 6 at the Meyer farm near Postville. Nine contestants from three counties will compete with events including tractorette and mayor contests and a turning plow demo. Prize money totals 40 dollars shared by all entrants.
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Postville
Meyer
Elmer Radloff
John Falb, Jr
Postville Commercial Club
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Clayton
Soil Conservation Service
Soil District
Soil District Commissioners
Iowa
Erwin Hamann
St. Olaf
Roger Harris
Victor Sebastian
Brainard
Leonard Winger
Decorah
Albert Adera, Jr
Calmar
Ralph Birdsell
Ossian
Harold Matt
McGregor
Stanton Klinge
Lorendo Embretson
Farmersburg
Hazel Paulsen
Lillian Dickman
Orville Peterson
Charles F. Reincke
Fred Indekofer
Waukon
George Baker
William Davidson
Elkader
H. A
Butch” Wickler
National
Clayton County Soil Conservationist
Scrap yard inventory includes helmets shells and cartridges
A dated fragment lists items such as two steel helmets, a garbage pail with 1000 cartridges, a kitchen sink with 25 33-inch shells, one anti-aircraft director, one set of skid chains, and twenty 37-millimeter shells.
Incoming Farm Auctions Schedule Across Iowa Readied
A sequence of upcoming farm auctions across Iowa lists sales from October 3 to October 13. Farms and dealers such as Anamosa livestock auction Iowa City Sales Co Oxford Sales Co Howard Allman J P Mack Helgens Brothers E C Forest and Son Carey Bros Durocs and others will conduct events in Cedar Rapids Center Point Monticello Belle Plaine Mount Vernon Watkins and Williamsburg with various livestock types including Berkshire Poland China Guernsey and Duroc Jersey animals.
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Anamosa
Iowa City Sales Co
Oxford Sales Co
Oxford
Howard Allman
Cedar Rapids
Harold Wehrman
Berkshires
Belle Plaine
A. F. Aikin and Son
Duroc Jersey Boars
Central City
J. P. Mack
Helgens Brothers
Poland
Monticello
N. Boland
Guernseys
Williamsburg
E. C. Forest and Son
Chinas
Mt. Vernon
Towa Livestock Exchange Auction
Anamosa Livestock Auction
Towa City Sales Co
Carey Bros. Durocs
Watkins
Kansas Wheat Boom Goes Under Cover in Record Year
Kansas chief grain inspector Erland Carlsson reports a near record wheat harvest with ample storage under cover. Unusually large shipments continued through August and September as 192 million bushels were harvested.
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Kansas City, Kan
Erland Carlsson
Kansas
Feed School Planned at Ames October 16
ES Iowa State College will stage a feed school in Ames on October 16 in cooperation with the Western Grain and Feed association. Prof. P. S. Shearer announced the program with G. Bohstedt of Wisconsin as the sole off campus speaker. Ames staff Rex Beresford H. D Hughes George Godfrey C. Y. Cannon and H. L. Wilcke will present.
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Iowa State College
Western Grain and Feed Association
P. S. Shearer
G. Bohstedt
University of Wisconsin
Ames
Rex Beresford
H. D Hughes
George Godfrey
C. Y. Cannon
H. L. Wilcke
Fairfax State Savings Bank Statement 1942
Statement of the Condition of Fairfax State Savings Bank as of September 30 1942 in Fairfax Linn County Iowa. Resources list loans and discounts 22310615 United States bonds and securities 139700.00 due from banks 17324140 total resources 53834795 Liabilities show capital stock 25000 surplus 42500 profits 11335.23 deposits 484512.72 total liabilities 53834795. Officials C J Lynch president Chas A Elson vice president J L Kraul cashier sworn Oct 1 1942 by notary Edna DeLany with directors Wesley Sedlacek.
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Iowa
Fairfax
Linn
A. D
United States
State of
Linn County
C. J. Lynch
Chas. A. Elson
J &. Krall
C. J Lynch
J. L. Kraul
J. Lynch
Edna Delany
E._ A. JOHNSON
Wesley J. Sedlacek
Des Moines meeting shapes farmer union views in early 1930s
Interview with Harry Houck an Iowa farmer near Jesup discusses the Des Moines gathering of AAA Farm Security and Farmers Union figures. He notes speakers Patton and Thatcher, farm policy tensions, price ceilings debate, corn and soybean damage, and support for Hickenlooper as governor.
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Buchanan
Des Moines
Farmers Union
Harry Houck
Jesup
Farm Bureau
Farm Security
AAA
Patton
Thatcher
St. Paul
Kenny Hyde
FSA
Farm Union
Black Hawk County
Grain Dealers’ Association
Washington
O.K
Buchanan County
Farm purchase near Frankville nets 283 acres for 6500
Ambrose McKernan buys 283 acre farm near Frankville from Henry Nerlie and Ben Rovang for 6500 dollars. Possession will pass next March. McKernan already operates another Frankville farm as a renter.
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The
Gazette Decorah
Ambrose McKernan
Henry Nerlie
Ben Rovang
Frankville
Mr. McKernan
Iowa Vocational Enrollment Reaches Historic High
Enrollment in Iowa vocational schools for the year ending June 30 1942 totaled 45 904, a new high and double the five year figure. Agricultural education led with 20 044 students in 203 towns, followed by homemaking with 18 356 in 187 communities, trades and industries serving 7 024 in 39 communities, and distributive education in four communities.
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Des Moines
Iowa
F E. Moore
George Deen
Moore
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