Learn to Live with Corn Borer Says Purdue Expert
Purdue entomologist J. J. Davis warns farmers Indiana Iowa will face ongoing corn borer damage with losses running into millions. He cites control practices including field residues plowing delayed planting trap crops rotations and new equipment trials at Purdue while a federal breeding program targets resistant hybrids.
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Afayette
Ind
Indiana
J. J. Davis
Purdue University
Gazette Farm
Iowa
Davis
Purdue
Chicago
United States Department of Agriculture
Buchanan Newlyweds to Meet Oct 7
Independence Iowa Farm Bureau publicity director Clarence Wilson will address the Buchanan county newlyweds in Independence for their season opener. County agent Dale Irwin announced the talk on parity at the meeting scheduled Wednesday evening.
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Independence
Clarence Wilson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Buchanan County
Dale Irwin
Wilson
Corn in Field Brings $38.25 an Acre at Auction
Special to The Gazette Traer near Traer Iowa on a Henry Boldt closing-out sale seven miles west of Traer. Spirited bidding yielded top prices: $150 for a Guernsey cow $23 a head for 125 pound shoats $100 for a young bull and $1.41 each for chickens. Oats 53 cents a bushel hay seven dollars a ton. South English two used tractor tires sold for 200. A low wagon box ten dollars fifty cents four section barrow sixty seven fifty corn planter ninety two fifty binder two hundred fifty seven fifty truck five hundred fifty six year old tractor one thousand forty power mower one hundred sixty corn picker five hundred twenty threshing machine four ninety hay baler four hundred. High cow sold at one hundred thirty two a team two ninety and a brood sow seven small pigs at ninety seven Evans and Hanson auctioneered the sale.
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Traer
Henry Boldt
South English
Dave Moyer
North English
Evans and
Hanson
Farm sale at Dennler Bullfofer yields strong prices
Four horses averaged above 100 dollars at the east Elgin sale led by 114 dollars. A 21 head cattle lot averaged over 100 with two at 124 each. Hogs showed strong demand. four brood sows with 21 pigs brought 390. Sows sold at 47 and pigs at 810. Hay brought 4 dollars per ton. corn and oats priced at 46 and 38 cents a bushel.
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Elgin
G. Dennler
Harry Bullfofer
Here
Stabilized Farm Prices Set at Sept. 15 Levels
President Roosevelt ordered farm prices stabilized at the September 15 level under the anti inflation law. Iowa prices reported by the U S Department of Agriculture list corn 74 cents per bushel wheat 1 03 oats 43 cents barley 57 cents rye 58 cents soybeans 1 50 flaxseed 2 23 hogs 13 60 per 100 pounds beef cattle 12 70 veal calves 13 30 sheep 5 50 lambs 12 50 milk cows 97 a head horses 88 mules 596 chickens 20 1 cents a pound eggs 31 cents a dozen butterfat 45 cents a pound milk wholesale 2 20 a hundredweight wool 40 cents a pound and all loose hay 6 30 a ton.
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Roosevelt
Iowa
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Leila S Farley Named H D A in Johnson County
Leila S Farley of Grinnell, a home economics graduate from Iowa State College, has been appointed Johnson County home demonstration agent and will begin duties Monday. Emmett C Gardner, Johnson County agent, announced the appointment citing growth of women s home project and 4 H club work and the war emergency program as reasons for the hire.
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Iowa City
Leila S Farley
Grinnell
Iowa State College
Johnson County
Emmett C. Gardner
Gardner
Riverside growers deliver one million pounds of tomatoes
J. F. Cooney in charge of the Riverside receiving station for H. J. Heinz reports that farmers in the area delivered 1,000,000 pounds of tomatoes during the just closed picking season. The tomatoes were of unusually good quality.
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Riverside
J. F. Cooney
H. J. Heinz Company of
Muscatine
WEHRAT S WHAT OUT ON THE ACRES
Interview with Kenneth Wagner, 160 acres seven miles west of West Liberty, discussing extension-service lessons, contour farming, soybeans, cover crops, and planned livestock expansion for 1943. He outlines labor, housing, feed, and future crops while noting scrap drives and political views.
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Kenneth Wagner
West Liberty
Ames Extension Service
Embargo on Soybeans Rail Movement Expanded
Des Moines Iowa Triple-A announces a rail embargo on soybeans to terminal markets and processing plants effective midnight Oct 7 to ensure orderly marketing of record Midwest production. Permits required from Des Moines or Cedar Rapids agents. truck movement may be restricted to prevent plant floods.
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Des Moines
Laurel Dieterich
Iowa
Triple-A
Dieterich
Interstate Commerce Commission
Triple-A and
Commodity Credit Corporation
War Production Board
Selby to Speak on Civilian Defense in Iowa
Rodney Selby secretary of the Iowa Industrial and Defense commission will address Marengo night school on Civilian Defense in Iowa at the second meeting Monday night.
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Marengo
Rodney
Selby
Iowa Industrial and Defense Commission
Iowa
Diverse Farm Auction Items Listed for Oct 5 Sale
At 12:28, auctioneered by P. C. Laasen, a sale includes 4 horses two mares roan and bay aged years, 2 three year old colts. 2 Holstein and 2 Shorthorn cows with two yearling heifers and spring calves. 25 hogs including 2 spotted Poland sows, Berkshire boar, hay and grain, farm machinery, 100 bushels shelled corn, 340 bushels oats, alfalfa and clover hay, straw. a 1935 Ford coupe in good shape.
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Cales
Timothy
McCormick
Public Sale Near Pale and Rapids Set for October 12
A public sale will be held at the seller's place south of Pale, northwest of Coast Rapids and east of Atkins on Rock Road Monday October 12 at 11 am. Items include 4 head of horses, 29 Shorthorn cattle, hogs, hay and grain, machinery such as a Model T truck, binder, plows, wagons, furniture, miscellaneous farm gear, and lunch by Lincoln Ladies Aid. Usual terms apply.
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My Place
Pale
Coast Rapids
Atkins
Rock Road
Deleo
Lincoln Ladies Aid
Tipton
Arivel Road
Herman J. Martin & Sons
Challis and Resing
Grant White
Farm Auction Schedule From Oct 5 to 14 Across Iowa
A sequence of farm auctions listed for October 5 through October 14 across multiple Iowa locations. Entries include closing-out sales by Howard Auman and J. P. Mack, Duroc and Guernsey livestock offerings by Aikin Son and Helgens Brothers, Poland China and Duroc sales by S N Boland and Voorhies, and auctions in Cedar Rapids, Center Point, Garwin, Monticello, Westgate, Williamsburg, Mt. Vernon, Tipton, Palo, Watkins, Fairfax, Anamosa, Iowa City, and Tama City Sales Co. livestock venues.
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Howard Auman
Cedar Rapids
Harold Wehrman
Berkshires
Belle Plaine
A. F. Aikin and Son
Duroc Jersey Boars and Gifts
Central City
J. P. Mack
Center Point
Iowa City Sales Co
Joe A. Mathern
Garwin
Helgens Brothers
Poland
China Boars and Gifts
Monticello
W. A. Norbohm
R. O. Dietl
Guernseys
Westgate
S. N. Boland
West Edge
Williamsburg
E. C. Forest and Son
Chinas
Mt. Vernon
Towa Livestock Exchange Auction
Anamosa
Towa City Sales Co
Herman J. Martin and Sons
Duroc Jerseys
Tipton
L. H. Wels
Palo
Carey Bros. Durocs
Watkins
Guy Voorhies
Duroc
Wesley Chlad
Fairfax
Purebred Guernsey Auction Sale at Nothohm Farm
W. A. Nothohm farm four miles east and one mile south of Sumner mile south and a quarter west of Center Valley Creamery on Highway 03 miles north of Westgate hosts a Purebred Guernsey cattle sale. Includes lifelike butterfat record cows from accredited herds and two horses a Way Gelding and a Roan Gelding. Lunch served by Union Evangelical ladies. Sale starts 12 30 under cover. Johnston Auct First Natl Bank Sumner Clerk.
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W. A
Am & RK. O. Dietel
Union Evangelical Ladies
W. A. Nothohm
Sumnermile
Center Valley Creamers
Wighway
Westgate
MEAD
Guernsey
Johnston
FIRST
Nati. Bank
Sumner
Hog producers urged to curb marketings in peak hog season
Des Moines Iowa A J Loveland state USCA War Board chairman urged farmers to top their herds and push heavier hogs for early marketing to avoid a market glut during the late November to early February peak. He cited a 20 percent rise in spring pig production and warned against selling light pigs for early sale. A War Board committee will study the situation with voluntary consumer cooperation seen as best solution.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
A. J. Loveland
U.S.C.A. War Board
Loveland
State War Board
Lovesland
War Board
Ree
Leslie Carl
The
Agricultural Marketing Service
Henry de Boer
Agricultural Marketing Administration
R. K. Bliss
Extension Service
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Major Bowes
Kern King
Walt Challix
People's Sayings Bank
Toledo
Traers
Garwia
Tama County
Buskskin Mars
Hampshire
From & Reed
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F. E. Nissen
National Bank of Toledo
A. Mathern
Leila S. Farley
China Bears
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Celby and Swartzendreber
Wehrat
Sioux County
Farrow
Senator
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Martin
Nall
Sundberg
AAA
A. W. Tischer
O. W. Limestahl
Rock Island Railroad
American Association of Railroads
Maurice O'Reilly
Don Jorgenson
Inland Milling Company
Frank Leathers
Swift and Company
H. F. Sundberg
ICC
Midwest
China
Scotch Grove
Minnesota
Jones County
Helgens Bros
HL. S. Duncan and
Lee Bebee
Monticello State Bank
RB. R. Viaduct
Howard Alman
P. C. Laasen
Auct
L. H. Weis Sehmita and Leng
Peeples Savings Bank
Noathok
Jersey
Wesley Child
Fairfax Township
Tony Schmitz
J. A. Krall
van Horne
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