Heckendorn resigns as manager of Iowa poultry co op
William Bill Heckendorn resigns as manager of the Iowa Poultry and Egg Marketing association effective immediately at a directors meeting. Grant Lindsay is named successor and will oversee organization procurement and field work. Claude D. Fiete is promoted to assistant general manager and Frank Bliss becomes feed sales supervisor. Heckendorn plans to return to the Farm Credit Administration in Washington DC where he was on leave since December 1938.
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Iowa Poultry and Egg Marketing Association
Grant Lindsay
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Heckendorn
Claude D. Fiete
Ottumwa
Frank Bliss
South English
Iowa
William “Bill” Heckendorn
Farm Credit Administration
Washington, DC
Washington, D. C
Poultry and Egg Marketing
Washington
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Omaha Bank For Cooperatives
Out of the Woods
Bob Stewart Hired By American Guernsey Assn
Maynard Robert Bob Stewart son of Senator Paul P. Stewart will headquarter at Lafayette Indiana and supervise Guernsey activities in ten states. He will assume the regional fieldman post for the American Guernsey Cattle association beginning November 1.
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the Gazette
Maynard
Robert
Bob" Stewart
Paul P. Stewart
Maytag Company
Newton
American Guernsey Cattle Association
Stewart
Lafayette
Ind
Guernsey
FENCE DRIFT in the Oven Wire
A fragmented item from Waterloo cattle and horse congress notes a global show of its kind while hinting at Eastern Iowa replacing Europe as a center of dairy cattle production. The piece mentions Belgium Holsteins Jerseys Guernseys and other breeds in a sweeping, uncertain context.
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Belgium
France
Holland
Isles of
Jersey
Guernsey
Switzerland
Iowa
Europe
Berks
Boars Average $35 In Duroc Auction
Special to The Gazette Central City 25 boars averaged 35 dollars at the A F Aikin and Son Duroc sale. Twenty gifts averaged 22.84 dollars. Buyers came from 16 towns and six counties. Top boar No 17 sold for 56 dollars to John Wente of Farley. Other high prices went to Herman Becker Dyersville 55 Drake Brothers Palo 50 Will Jurgens Hopkinton 49 Henry Richliff Scotch Grove 46 and Herman Koch Central City 46.
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Central City
A. F. Aikin and Son Duroc
John Wente
Farley
Herman Becker
Dyersville
Drake Brothers
Palo
Will Jurgens
Hopkinton
Henry Richliff
Scotch Grove
Herman Koch
Cows Establish Record Butterfat Output in Iowa
Special to The Gazette. Iowa dairy herd improvement associations report a record butterfat average of 33.12 pounds and 8,337 pounds milk per cow for the July 1939–July 1940 period based on 66 associations, 35,481 cows in 1,627 herds.
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Waterloo
Towa
Floyd Johnston
Iowa State College Extension Dairyman
Dairy Cattle Congress
Johnston
Iowa
Site Chosen For Women's Husking Meet In Jackson
Maquoreta Keeley announced the corn husking event will be held Oct 15 at 11 a.m. on the P H Dell farm north of Hurstville. Five women are entered with prizes of 50 dollars and one bushel seed corn for first, 20 dollars and two bushels for second, 10 dollars and two bushels for third.
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Maquoreta
H. D. Keeley
P. H. Dell
Hurstville
Holstein Yearlings Bring Average $58.10 in Cedar County Sale
Twenty grade Holstein heifers from Cedar County farm sold Wednesday at Cedar County Livestock Exchange for a total of 1162 dollars, averaging 58.10. The top animal brought 75 dollars.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Cedar County Livestock Exchange
Out On the Acres interview with Roy Chilmore
A 1880 born owner operator of 175 acres near Coggon sits for a county auditor drawn interview. He advocates U S entry into war against Japan and Germany, supports Singapore naval bases, and praises Roosevelt for aiding agriculture. He reflects on relief, politics, and ages in service.
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Roy Chilmore
Coggon
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Chismore
United States
Singapore
Germany
England
West Indies
California
Farmers 322 Hybrid Corn Yields 85 Bushels
The speaker notes belief that age lessens difference in life and death but recalls not backing down at 40. Conversation then praises Donald shocking corn and asserts the hybrid Farmers 322 will yield about 85 bushels.
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Donald
Interior hog run reveals heaviest September inland market hog flow
Hog receipts in September at interior markets in Iowa and southern Minnesota reached 538000 head, up 17 percent from September 1939 and surpassing 1933’s previous high by 20000. Five day interior runs show continued heavy marketing as prices fluctuated 10 to 20 cents earlier in the week, then rose a nickel to dime Friday.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Federal Livestock Market News Service
Des Moines
Champ Holsteins Swiss Guernseys Named At Waterloo
Judging in the Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo named champions across Holstein Brown Swiss and Guernsey divisions. Junior and senior champions were awarded to farms in Illinois Kentucky Wisconsin Minnesota Ohio and Iowa with grand champions in multiple categories. Poultry sweepstakes honors went to Shenandoah Illinois and other regional breeders.
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Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
Hillman Farms
Rockford
Ravenglen Farms
Antioch
Pabst Farms
Oconomowoc
Wis
V. Z. Miller
Brookville
Ohio
Domnovan Brothers
Delaware
A. E. Bower and Sons
Wagner Bros
Rushton
C. E Swenson and Sons
Chisago City
Minn
Boulder Bridge Farms
Excelsior
St. James Farm
Naperville
Minnesota
Iowa
Shenandoah
W. J. Prestien
Denver
Kraegel Poultry Farm
Prairie du Chien
Famous Poultry Farm
W. G. McMartin
Tama
Acre farm sales near Reinbeck Ossian and Fayette
Real estate dealers report multiple farm sales: E. E. Wittum farm four miles east of Reinbeck to Mrs. Sadie Miller for 140 per acre. Billie Doerr farm west of Ossian sold to Felix Holthaus for 100 per acre. Joe Wood farm near Fayette sold to Casper Arnold and Son for 65 per acre, with possession in March. Harley McCalley sells 120 acre Marion area to H. B.
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Traer—Conant and King
E. E. Wittum
Reinbeck
Sadie Miller
Ossian
Clem Lechtenberg
Billie Doerr
Felix Holthaus
Lechtenbergs
Fayette
The
Continental Life Insurance Company
Joe Wood
Casper Arnold
George P. Witwer and Company of
Cedar Rapids
Harley McCalley
Marion
H. B
Farm Auction Schedule Moves Through October
Coming farm auctions list events on October 7 8 9 11 across multiple Iowa locations. Marvel Sales Co Webster City Duroc Bert E Miller Lisbon R P Wilson Son Coggon Chester White C Jurgensen Olin E C Forest Poland Mt Vernon.
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Marvel Sales Co
Webster City
Bert E. Miller
Farm sale near Olin nets 70 dollars per acre
Alfred Groth of Olin purchased an unimproved 80 acre farm two miles west of Olin for 70 dollars an acre in a cash deal. Possession passes March 1. The sale was reported by Olin field representative Lyle F. Shoot of the Equitable Life Assurance Society and negotiated by C. M. Miles, real estate broker at Olin.
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Olin
Lyle F. Shoot
Manchester
Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States
Alfred Groth
C. M. Miles
J. W. Kinler
Groth
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Claude Fiete
Bob Stewart
American Guernsey Ass
RFA
Iowa City Sales CO
Gatens
Marvel
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Nebraska
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Owa
Jackson
Louisa
Wapello
Louisa County
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Grandview
Coggon Farmer
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Donald Ashby
Ryan
Hitler
Sam
Paul Reverie
Ato
Iceboy
Mor Lile Skeeri
Spa
Williams
OR Williams
Miller's
Lisbon
Farrer
Lisbon Cel
Fancy Wave
Iowa State Fair
John Vayra
Noah
Wilson and Co
Neon
Guy Pettit
Walt Challis
Anery Lisben Bank and Trust Co
Hammond
Wonder Market
Stark’s
First Ave
East Dial
Jonathan
Shankless
Ois
Quaker Oats Company
Elberta
Sunkist
Doz
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