Farm Index Dips One Point On Lower Livestock Prices
Federal statistician Leslie M. Carl reports Iowa farm products index fell one point from Aug 15 to Sept 15 as livestock prices dropped two points and grain one. Gains in poultry and eggs and dairy did not offset the declines. Price levels remain above the year's low in February and stay near prewar levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Carl
Bprevil
the Gazette
Washington, D. C
FENCE DRIFT in woven wire and sports notes
Fence drift caught in the woven wire by KR F A. Farmers' Holiday starts Tuesday. Hubbell or Whitehill winds up at New York to pitch the first ball in the World Series. SUI football team's win over Northwestern boosts state morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KR. F. A
Hubbell
Whitehill
New York
SUI
Northwestern
NRA
AAA
Prices Received and Paid Signal Shifts in September
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports the index of prices paid by farmers rose to 116 on Sept 15 from 112 on Aug 15 with 107 on July 15 and 106 a year earlier. Prices received advanced for dairy and poultry while oats, barley, rye, flax, calves, and wool rose. potatoes, sweet potatoes, and cottonseed fell, with many staples like wheat, corn, hogs, cattle, and apples down. Hogs averaged 3.73 per 100 pounds. corn and wheat fell modestly. egg prices rose about 23 percent from Aug 15 to Sept 15, aided by lower storage and production adjustments.
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Hampshire
Poland
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Limestone quarrying begins near Delaware farm
Delaware district reports limestone mining started Monday by Lou Crouch of Coggon on the Whitney farm two miles south of Delaware. The rock tested ninety percent pure limestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Lou Crouch
Coggon
Whitney
Graettinger Butter Tops Waterloo Show
Graettinger butter created the top score at the Dairy Cattle congress and Belgian Horse show in Waterloo with 95.5 entered by O. A. Bonstead of Graettinger. Albert Harms of Oelwein placed second with 95.25 and Floyd Sires of Elgin third with 95. The best five-title entry earned a bronze plaque for Fayette county creameries. George Rapp of Holdingford led a Minnesota entry with 94.5.
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Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
O. A. Bonstead
Graettinger
Palo Alto
Albert Harms
Oelwein
Floyd Sires
Elgin
Fayette County
Harms
Leroy Waskow
Aurora
John Schroeder
Westgate
Little German Creamery
Fred P. Gernand
Volga City
Walter Waskow
Arlington
Minnesota
George Rapp
Holdingford
H. P. Kuschel
Pound
Wis
Cholera Outbreak Reports Across Iowa Regions
The Veterinary Association lists hog cholera outbreaks in numerous counties and towns. L. W. Kellogg notes affected areas include Linn Cedar Durant Johnson Washington Dubuque Wapello Lee Benton Palo Alto Des Moines and Des Moines area entries with multiple locales in each.
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Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
L. W Kellogg
Linn County
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Cedar—Lisbon
Durant
Johnson— Town City
North Liberty
Solon
Shueyville
Henry—Winfield
Houghton
Washington
Keota
Packwood
Richland
Scott
New Liberty
Princeton
Clinton
Wheatland
Dubuque
Hog Cholera Strikes Local Herds Near Decorah
Fifty five of sixty two hogs owned by Lew Halse seven miles north of Decorah died from cholera last week. Twenty four hogs on the John Johnson farm in Springfield township south of Decorah also perished. No additional cases reported yet.
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Decorah
Lew Halse
Here
John Johnson
Springfield Township
Buchanan Women Plan Home Articles Project In Fall
Independence Iowa women from Buchanan county Farm Bureau will start a third year home furnishing project this fall led by County Agent L A Walters. Ames extension specialist Miss Elizabeth Merrill will present lessons on basket weaving lamp shades waste baskets book covers and other accessories.
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Independence
Buchanan County Farm Bureau
L. A. Walters
Elizabeth Merrill
Ames
Jessons
Farm Auction Listings From Mount Vernon Area
Closing out sale two miles west of Mount Vernon by Jesse H Travis and a consignment sale at West Branch. Forest Poland China sale at Mount Vernon scheduled Monday October 8 with E C. Sold items include livestock and farm equipment.
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Mount Vernon
Jesse H. Travis
West Branch
E. C. Forest
Poland
Iowa counties plan corn husking meets across the state
More than twenty counties in Iowa have scheduled tentative dates for county corn husking contests ahead of the state meet in Audubon county on November 3. W. E. Cripps announced the plans, noting growing interest and likely more counties than last year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. E. Cripps
Audubon County
Dripps
Orville Wicks
Wright County
Wicks
Walter Johansen
Johansen
Illinois
West Point
Neb
Winnebago
Mitchell
Fayette
Black Hawk
Butler
Cripps
Grundy County
Hamilton County
Tama
Calhoun
Audubon
Benton
Polk
Jasper
Johnson
Scott
Muscatine
Washington
Louisa, Lee
Adair
Mahaska
Wapeilo
Ames Dairy Cattle Association Day at Waterloo Dairy Congress
Ames Friday hosts Cow Testing Association day at the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo. O E Reed of the U S Department of Agriculture will speak at the banquet, Elmer Hansen acts as toastmaster, and judging results plus prizes for Better Sire and Sire Index contests will be announced.
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Ames
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Iowa State College
O. E. Reed
Bureau of Dairy Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Elmer Hansen
Ames Dairy Husbandry Department
Satisfactory Corn Crop Anticipated In Delaware
Manchester area reports steady farm activity with plowing cutting and hauling fertilizer. A satisfactory corn yield is anticipated with silos filled. Walter Locke filled an 11 by 44 foot silo twice from eleven acres. Apples are a short crop sold at 75 cents to 1 50 a bushel and Oscar O Smith harvests 1000 bushels versus 4000 last year.
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Manchester
Walter Locke
Oscar O. Smith
Proposed Changes in Federal Grain Standards
Federal grain supervisor G A Cabinett notified Cedar Rapids brokers and millers of proposed revisions to grain standards under the grain standards act. The changes include reducing corn grades from seven to six, include all musty and sour grains in sample grade, and aim to better align grades with user needs, improve No 2 and No 3 contract grades, and curb uneconomic mixing while expanding grade designations for market value and news reports.
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Cedar Rapids
G. A. Cabinett
Department of Miscellaneous
Washington
Cabinett
Federal
Tama County Corn Shucking Contest Set for Oct 21
The Tama county corn husking contest will be held October 21 on the Roy Hotzel farm one mile northwest of Traer under the Traer Lions club. The twenty acre field of Reid's Yellow Dent is expected to yield at least sixty bushels per acre.
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TRAER
Tama County
Roy Hotzel
Traer Lions Club
Reid
County corn husking contest planned at Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau officials in Independence coordinate a county corn husking contest to be held this month at the state hospital farm pending final date and arrangements.
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Farm Bureau
State Hospital
Feeders Shipped to Cascade from Cody Ranch
One hundred fifty six head of young feeders were shipped into Cascade Thursday from the Arnold ranch at Cody Nebraska for two local farmers. Thirty six head went to William Knepper and 120 head were consigned to Edward Reiter.
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Cascade
Arnold Ranch
Cody
Neb
William Knepper
Edward Reiter
Changes in Food Prices Reported by Consumers' Counsel
Washington figures show monthly average household purchases including beef pork lamb chicken eggs milk butter cheese potatoes flour bread macaroni with price changes from February to August. Notable shifts include butter up 12.5 percent and flour up 165.5 percent, among others.
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Washington, D. C
Fred C. Howe
Consumers’ Counsel
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
United States
Demand for Limestone Is Active in Buchanan County
Buchanan county reports strong demand for limestone as six crushers struggle to keep up. Soil is in excellent condition after rains and liming, clover seed harvests reach a near record, with Charles Hoffman near Spencer's Grove yielding sixty eight bushels of red clover seed from twenty acres. Hoffman plans to combine sixty five acres of soybeans this week, expecting over thirty five bushels per acre.
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Independence
Buchanan County
L. A. Walters
Charles Hoffman
Spencer’s Grove
Hoffman
Byrd and Crew to Have Their Spinach for Pole Expedition
Los Angeles reports Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his 2 year South Pole expedition will receive 35 tons of fresh vegetables en route from Southern California to New York. The food is processed by a method that removes water while keeping cellular structure, developed by Dr. Paul A Boucquet of USC. The shipment includes soup flakes, carrot and spinach flakes, onion slices, pepper, pimento, potato slices, cabbage, string beans, rhubarb, and celery. The technique is hailed as a major advance to prevent malnutrition on long voyages.
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Gazette
Los Angeles
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
California
New York
Paul A. Boucquet
University of Southern California
Bonequet
Snd
Byrd
Fruit And Vegetable Storage Meeting Planned
C V Holsinger Ames extension horticulturist will conduct a vegetable and fruit storage meeting at the Farm Bureau office in Iowa City Wednesday afternoon. Farm men and women and representatives of relief agencies and other organizations will attend, says County Agent Lysle Duncan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Iowa City
C. V. Holsinger
Ames Extension Horticulturist
Farm Bureau
Lysle Duncan
Fewer Potatoes Eaten Per Capita In United States
Washington reports potato consumption per person has fallen by more than twenty five pounds over the past decades. From 1903 to 1908 the per capita use stood at 176 pounds, while 1928 to 1932 saw figures under 150 pounds, with a small 1932 rebound insufficient to reverse the long decline.
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United States
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Department
Fire Destroys Buildings On Perry Farm Near Ryan
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed three buildings on the Vernon McCrea farm ten miles northwest of Ryan three miles from Cedar Rapids owner J B Perry. A barn with thirty five tons of hay burned along with harness and machinery. Seven hogs died and 1500 bushel oats burned in granary and corn crib. The house was saved. McCrea had 2700 insurance on personal property and Perry’s loss was partly insured.
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Ryan
Vernon McCrea
J.B. Perry
Cedar Rapids
McCrea
Perry
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