Pig Marketings Boost Chicago Receipts in September
Chicago stockyards recorded 766,313 livestock in September the largest since January and second largest in four years. Hog receipts reached 299,952 head the highest for September since 1934 while cattle fell to 167,232 head the smallest for September since 1885. Lamb prices fluctuated, top lambs hit 8.40, while hogs averaged 8.40. Combined nine month totals show jumps in hog and sheep marketings but declines in cattle and calf runs.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
Five Billion Bushel Wheat Crop Likely Largest Ever
Stanford University researchers declare the world wheat crop for 1938 may total five billion bushels, yielding a surplus of about two billion and a carryover into 1939. Dr. Holbrook Working notes limited consumer response and potential government-led compromises amid ongoing global competition in production.
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Stanford University
Calif
INS
Stanford Food Research Institute
Dr. Holbrook
Institute
700 Horses Vaccinated In Lost Nation Vicinity
Dr Betts, Lost Nation veterinarian, reports treating 93 sleeping sickness cases in horses with 18 fatalities. He vaccinated 700 horses and notes the epizootic has abated somewhat though current cases are more virulent than earlier ones.
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Tno
Lost Nation
RS. Betts
Fence Drift and Morning Glories Scene
A fragmented caption hints at a rural roadside moment with blue morning glories and a silo question. A husband and wife react differently to the same scene as they drive by, noting corn rows and garden flowers in a brief vignette.
Grinnell F. F. A Prizes To Be Awarded
Grinnell high school's Future Farmers of America chapter will hold a dinner Wednesday evening to climax its summer project on raising Poland China hogs. Kenneth Thatcher, instructor in agriculture, says prizes will be awarded with Rupert Hawk as master of ceremonies.
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Grinnell
Grinnell High School
The
Future Farmers of America
Poland
China
Kenneth Thatcher
Rupert Hawk
Ten Wheat Varieties Planted Near Amana For Tests
Special to The Gazette ten varieties of wheat were sown on land near Amana last week. The plots were repeated four times to improve yield data. Varieties include Ioturk Cheyenne Minturki Iowin Sobred Kawvale and three new Iobred numbers 2463 2473 and 2488. A winter barley variety was also sown. Data will be collected in fall and again next spring to assess stand and winter kill resistance.
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Marengo
Amana
FFA Day Highlighted At Kansas City Show
Kansas City schedule notes Vocational agriculture and Future Farmers day on Oct 18 during the American Royal Livestock and Horse show from Oct 15 to 22. Junior auction sales occur Oct 9 and states Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma receive special days on Oct 17 19 and 20 respectively.
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Kansas City
Vocational Agriculture and Future Farmers
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Elwood Swanton Brothers Sell Two Loads on Chicago Market
Elwood Swanton Brothers marketed two loads of cattle in Chicago Monday. A 993 pound yearling load topped at 12 15 per hundredweight and a 1137 pound steer load sold at 12 60 per hundredweight.
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Spreial
Elwood
Swanton Brothers
Chicago
Chelsea Albert Brush Market Steers Sale Reported
Albert Brush and son Merle sold heavy steers in Chicago Monday with a 37 head group averaging 1307 pounds bringing $1160 per lot for 1186 pound cattle. The report highlights brisk cattle trade and notable price levels for heavy beef cattle.
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Chelsea
Albert Brush
Chicago
Merle
Steers Bring 13 30 In Chicago Market
Clarence LaFrenz Brothers sold 38 head of 1 258 pound steers in Chicago bidding at 13 30 a hundred, one of the day’s top prices.
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Clarence—Lafrenz Brothers
Chicago
Hen Lays Three Eggs in Thirteen Minutes
A Light Brahma hen named Biddy owned by O B Simms of Viola Illinois laid three eggs in thirteen minutes at the Dairy Cattle congress after the event ended. The last two eggs shared one shell an egg within an egg reportedly a world record. Oscar Grow supervised the poultry division and witnessed the feat.
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Com Wilson
Waterloo
American Poultry Congress
Dairy Cattle Congress
O. B. Simms
Viola
Ill
Oscar Grow
Poultry Division
Spotted Poland Boars Fetch Top Prices at Walcott Auction
Mechanicville dealer F. Walshire paid $40 for a boar in Julius Paustian’s Spot ted Poland China sale at Walcott. John Coppes near Yarmouth led buyers with $560 top, while Chester Thompson $33 and C H Miller & Son $45 were among others paying $30 or more for boars.
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Mechanicsville
E. F. Walshire
Julius Paustian
Walcott
John Coppes
Yarmouth
Chester Thompson
West Point
W A. Bains
Ed Johnston
Reynolds
C. H. Miller
Durant
F. H. Kronehnberg
Roy D. Hutchins
Aledo
C H Spenke
Stockton
Leo Deichelohen
Bellevue
Albert Lernen
Donahue
Johnson Brothers
Kirkwood
Ill
Carl Bates
Waterman
Night School At Postville Planned Oct 5 to Dec 14
Postville announces fall and winter lesson plans at Postville High School. Women study topics include emotional expression, child welfare, first aid, and Christmas ideas with graduation on December 14. Men cover cold storage, farm structure, rural law, hogs and beef cattle, lamb production, and livestock outlook with graduation on December 14.
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Postville
Iowa's Future Landscape Pattern Shown From Air Over Kerr Farm
Aerial view over Kenneth Kerr farm southwest of Postville shows contour strip farming replacing straight-field rows. Kerr, with Ames extension service and federal Soil Conservation Service, demonstrates erosion control by alternating corn with hay or grain strips to reduce runoff.
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Ames
Iowa
Kenneth Kerr
Postville
Kerr
Ames Extension Service
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Buttermilk Sold To Greeley Farmers For Hog Feed
Joe Bockenstedt and Herman J. Scherbring, farmers near Greeley, have bought the entire output of buttermilk for one month from the Garber creamery at 10 cents a hundredweight. The buttermilk will be hauled about 20 miles to their farms for hog feed.
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Greeley
Joe Bockenstedt
Herman J. Scherbring
Garber Creamery
U S Apple Crop Shrinks by Five Million Bushels in Month
The national apple harvest fell sharply this month due to a hurricane in the Northeast and worm damage in the Northwest. Exports were cut as war fears kept boats away, while some big buyers rush to secure contracts at current prices as shipments pause.
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the Gazette
New York City
Massachusetts
Connecticut
East
Northwest
Homemakers Conference Speaker From Tipton Heads Iowa Falls Event
Miss Frances Hersh of Tipton, state president of the association of vocational home making teachers, will address a district homemakers conference at Iowa Falls this Saturday on the topic Iowa Homemaking Girls Are Keeping in Step.
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Tipton
Frances Hershman
The
Association of Vocational Homemaking Teachers
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau to Hold Stockholders Meeting
E C Campbell director announced a special stockholders meeting of the Iowa Farm Bureau service company in Des Moines to be held Wednesday. The principal feature will be the distribution of 14000 dollars in dividend and interest checks.
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Des Moines
E. C
Campbell
Iowa Farm Bureau Service Company
Farmers Auction Schedule Highlights Regional Sales
A series of farm auctions runs from Wednesday October 5 through Monday October 10 across Iowa. Listings include J B Seehusen Chester White Sale in Center Junction Leo Kelly Co cleanup sale in Marengo G H Kennedy cattle and hog sale west of Marion Beverly Cattle Co auction Sargeant and White closing out 1 mile east Marion Tyler Kiburz farm near Monticello Cedar Rapids Livestock Exchange Aiken Duroc Jersey boats Central City fairground and closing out by Charles Dedek agent 4 miles east Cedar Rapids.
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J. B. Seehusen
Chester White
Center Junction
Leo Kelly Co
Marengo
Colorado
Williamsburg
G. H Kennedy
West Branch
Sargeant and
White
Marion
Beverly Cattle Company
Bert Kiburz
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
A.F Aiken Duroc Jersey Boats
Central City Fairground
Charles Dedek
Co op Grain Men To Convene At Des Moines
The Farmers Grain Dealers association of Iowa will hold its annual meeting January 24 to 26 at the Hotel Savery in Des Moines. Secretary D E Edison of Fort Dodge announced the event, noting last year's attendance reached eleven hundred.
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Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa
Hotel Savery
D. E. Edison
Less Silo Filling Than Usual In Jackson County
Maquoketa area farmers report fewer silos filled this year due to a heavy hay crop and ripened corn. Some farmers plan soybeans in silos with corn that is soft. A Tipton meeting noted 28,423 bushels of corn sealed in Jackson county under the 1937 loan program.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County
Tipton
100 Percent Safe Corn Matures In Fall Field Conditions
The Decorah Winneshiek county crop reports that corn in the 100 percent mature class is safe for storage. A small portion failed to mature in the last ten days but likely would not mature under any condition. Ground is excellent for fall work and pastures can support stock until snow arrives.
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Gazette
Decorah
Winneshirk
Hamilton to Speak at Union-Dover Farm Bureau Meeting
West Union Des Moines leader W B Hamilton secretary treasurer of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will address the Union Dover Farm Bureau and local business men Friday evening in West Union.
Eggs Move Out of Storage Rapidly
The 1938 August peak in storage eggs has passed as demand returns to markets. Since Sept. 1 reductions in stock across 35 cities have surpassed 1937 and the 5-year average. September receipts were lighter while markets remained steady to firm and consumer resistance moderated price gains.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Low Wheat Yields Could Be Classified as Insurance Failures
Rep. Case said the federal crop insurance program may label extremely low wheat yields as failures to exempt farmers from premium payments. He noted officials agreed to draft an adjustment plan to help spring wheat raisers next season, citing possible two bushels per acre yields.
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Washington
Case
S. D
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Wapsie Valley Dairy Tests Report Strong Averages
Independence reports the Wapsie Valley Cow Test association averaged 476 pounds of milk and 19 pounds butterfat from 411 cows tested in September. The Campbell Jersey herd led with 579 pounds milk and 29.1 pounds butterfat and a Walters Jersey cow produced 996 pounds milk and 57.8 pounds butterfat.
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Independence
Wapsie Valley
Glen Cavin
W. G. Campbell
Jesup
Carl Walters
Dairy Herd Near Greeley Sells At 70 Each
Nelson Brothers dairymen near Rockford purchased a complete dairy herd in the Greeley vicinity. The buyers paid an average price of $70 per head for the cattle.
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Greeley
Nelson Brothers
Rockford
SuRey
Bladder Irritation Ad Promotes 4 Day Test
An advertisement urges readers to buy Buklets for 25 cents to test for bladder irritation and excess kidney wastes. It claims excess acids cause waking at night, frequent or scanty urination, burning, back ache, or sexual pains and notes availability at May's Drug Store.
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Nature
May's Drug Store
Speakers Named for Five State Weed Conference in Des Moines
The Des Moines event lists notable speakers from Nebraska Minnesota Illinois Missouri Iowa South Dakota. Includes C T Thompson West Point Neb president Nebraska Farm Bureau C P Bull Minnesota weed commissioner L A Moore Illinois agriculture official J W Zahnley Kansas seed lab director R H Brown Missouri Farm Bureau president R H Porter Iowa State College Ames F B Keim Nebraska agronomist H K Wilson Minnesota University farm A N Hume South Dakota agronomist J A Hackelman Illinois College of Agriculture Homer Hush Iowa agriculture secretary J S Jones Minnesota Farm Bureau secretary J H Lloyd Illinois director of agriculture Jewell Mayes Missouri agriculture commissioner H B Test South Dakota Farm Bureau president.
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Des Moines
C. T. Thompson
West Point
Neb
Nebraska Farm Bureau
C. P. Bull
Minnesota
L. A. Moore
Ilinois
Missouri
H B. Test
The
South Dakota Farm Bureau
AAA Committeemen To Hear Evans October 13 In Cedar Rapids
Former Iowa AAA committee chairman R. M. Evans now assists as secretary of agriculture will speak to newly elected county AAA committees in Cedar Rapids on October 13. Claude Wickard will address Des Moines on October 12, with Evans also slated for Sioux City on October 12. The event precedes the Corn Belt meeting October 14 in Springfield where Henry A Wallace will speak.
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Des Moines
R. M. Evans
Iowa Aaa
Claude Wickard
AAA
North Central
O. D. Klein
Evans
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Wickard
Klein
Springfield
Henry A Wallace
Steers Sold At 13.25 In Chicago Sale
Lorenzen Brothers sold 20 head weighing 1288 pounds each in Chicago on Monday at a price of 13.25 per hundredweight.
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Olin—Lorenzen Brothers
Chicago
Steers Top at $13.35 in Chicago Market
Joe Straka led Chicago market sales with 21 head of 1200 pound steers selling at 13.35 per hundredweight. He also moved a load of hogs at 8.90 per hundredweight.
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Gazette
Wyoming
Joe Straka
Chicago
Clayton Husking Contest Slated October Eighteenth
Clayton county will hold a county corn husking contest on October 18 at the Elmer Klinge farm near Farmersburg. The 40 acre hybrid corn field is expected to yield 80 bushels per acre. In charge are Ole Embresson chairing, Oliver Eno, Joel Clark, and Roy Combs county agent. Entry closes October 15.
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Mcgregor
Clayton County
Elmer Klinge
Farmersburg
Elkader
Klinge
Ole Embresson
Oliver Eno
Joel Clark
Roy Combs
Combs
4 H Club Agent in Louisa County Resigns
Robert Spry, 4 H club agent in Louisa county for a year and a half, has resigned to enroll at North Dakota State College Fargo to work on his master's degree. A new club agent will be employed, the Farm Bureau board said.
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Gazette
Wapello
Robert Spry
Louisa County
North Dakota State College
Fargo
Farm Bureau Board
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