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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1933

Page

6

Advertising Urged To Help Solve Dairy Surplus Problem

Wisconsin Guernsey judge George M Newlin urged advertising as the key to solving the dairy surplus at the Town Guernsey Cattle club banquet in Fond du Lac. He noted dairymen must persuade the public of milk health benefits, citing national studies on diet. He warned competitors advertise while dairymen must do the same to avoid losses.

Weuionohn George M Newlin Fond du Lac Wis Guernsey Cattle Club Newlin Corium Farms Guernseys Dairy Cattle Congress Wisconsin Chicago New York City New York McCollum Nationa Guernscominn Karl Musser Brattleboro American Chuernsey Cattle Club L. V Miker Boulder Bridge Farm Excelsior Minn Fred Logsdon Ames Guernsey Dairyman Iowa Organization Contest Association O E Reed Bureau of Dairy

Fence Drift at Waterloo Cattle Congress Draft Horse Show

A dramatic scene at the Waterloo Cattle Congress and Draft Horse Show features a ten-horse Belgian team named Gee or How led by driver KRELA. The article describes the horses' gaits from gallop to trot to walk as a crowd enjoys the thrill and a man contemplates the challenge of leading such power compared to piloting a tri-motor plane.

Gee Waterloo

Dairy Cattle Congress Highlights 4-H Entry and Ten-Horse Belgian Team

Iowa Dairy Cattle Congress showcases include awards for best herd sire and association, with special honors for top group of herd sires. Earle Brown’s ten-horse purebred Belgian team from MinneapolisBrooklyn farms thrills crowds, weighed 4,300 pounds total. Judging of Holsteins and Brown Swiss underway as 4-H dairy cattle entries expand, with Governor Herring slated to attend.

United States Department of Agriculture Towa Test Association Iowa Dairy Cattle Congress Earle Brown Brooklyn Farms Minneapolis EF G Stimson Orange Cabf Jesse Howe F. S. Estel Clyde Herring

Sigourney Night School For Farmers Is Planned

The Gazette reports Sigourney will host the fourth annual evening school for adult farmers starting October 9. Fatry Griffin vocational agriculture in charge. the program will explore the role of cattle in Iowa farming, with sessions on tractor and automobile oil impacts.

Sigourney Night School Spreiat Sigourney Sigourne, Hich Fatry Griffin Iowa

Champion Cockerel Awarded at Watering Poultry Congress

Mr and Mrs William Goldsmith of Pleasant View Poultry farm near Clarence won the cockerel championship with a White Leghorn at the American Poultry Congress in Watering. Their Waterloo entries swept pullet and cockerel classes as well as hens and pens, earning grand championships and top prizes.

Willam Goldsmith Clarence American Poultry Congress Watering Goldsmith Pleasant View Poultry Farm Town State Fair Waterloo

Unemployed To Be Used In Barberry Eradication Work

Ames residents will see unemployment laborers assigned to barberry eradication under a public works program. D R Shepherd, director, said workers will be drawn from state re employment lists and assigned across eight counties including Allamakee and Clayton. The shrub is erect with clusters of leaves, spiny edges, yellow inner bark, and red berries, and elimination will continue in central and eastern Iowa.

AMES Public D R Shepherd Iowa Allamakee Clinton Dubuque Winneshick Guthrie Johnson Boone Clayton Shepherd Kneirht

Shorthorn Heifers Bring 23.75 to 25 at Marengo Sale

MARION COUNTY IA. A fall auction at Bolger farm north of Marengo drew buyers for Shorthorns and Poland Chinas. A purebred Shorthorn cow aged one year sold for 40, nine heifers brought 23.75 to 25 a head. three Holstein cows sold for 34.50 and 42.40. Poland China spring pigs sold 5 to 20. a sow and boar lineup brought 1450 to 1975, as a crowd attended and bids flowed under clerk Schroeder.

Marengo Poland Bolger Marrs Schroeder

Grange Convention Planned Oct 10 12 in Grinnell

The 64th annual Town State Grange convention will be in Grinnell October 10 11 and 12. Ralph W Smith of Newton state master announced daily sessions run from 10 am to 9 pm with state officers reporting. Gov Clyde L Herring speaks Wednesday evening. state officers elected Thursday morning and Agnes Samuelson speaks Thursday evening.

Grinnell State Grange Ralph W Smith Newton Clyde L. Herring Agnes Samuelson

Linn Test Ass'n No. 1 Averages 22 Pounds Of Butterfat

Special to The Gazette from Springville reports Linn County Cow Test association No 1 with 282 cows, 57 dry, producing September averages of 470 pounds milk and 22 pounds butterfat. W S Penn high herd with eight grade Guernseys at 38.8 pounds butterfat. creamer separation speeds affected butterfat recovery. Edgewood Elkader-Volea City test group records top Guernsey, 1,209 pounds milk and 72.5 pounds butterfat, among 469 cows. L. C Leath leads Holsteins with 1,000 pounds milk and 31.5 pounds butterfat. J C Beck herd near Littleport posts 575 pounds milk and 278 pounds butterfat.

Springville Linn County Adams Penn Edgewood Elkader-Volea City Fred Sherman Association L. C Leath Elkader Littleport Evert H. Neal

Henry Club Calves Average $6.43 At Chicago Auction

Five Henry county Iowa 4-H calves sold at the Chicago baby beef auction with a top of $7 per hundredweight. The five calves averaged 643 dollars per head and weighed about 1030 pounds. Through eight weekly sales total calves sold 1411 at an average 636 dollars and top 775 dollars, with weekly weights around 930 pounds. The week's high price was $7.50 for an 840-pound calf from Stuart Tracy of Tama?well county.

Ga? Union Stockyards Chicago Henry County Iowa Stuart Tracy Tazewell County

Cribbing Of Corn Begins In Central City Vicinity

Special to The Gazette reports Frank Randall of Central City area uses a mechanical husker to crib corn. The item also notes Tipton Cedar county farmer Henry Vitense sold a carload of 213-pound Dorues at $5.30 per hundredweight on the Chicago market. An original notice lists a Linn County district court case G S McCorkie Pininum v WH Mc Corkie Alta McCorkie Anna Marie McCorkie Mabel McCorkie Clark and others, with defendants named and a real estate affair described for a forthcoming Oct 1993 hearing.

the Gazette Central City Frank Randall Tipton Henry Vitense Cedar County Chicago District Court of Town Linn County G S McCorkie Pininum WH McCorkie Alta McCorkie Anna Marie McCorkie Mabel McCorkle Clark Harry Clark L E McCorkle Naaint Louise McCorkle Hie Vale Anita McCorkle Clark Mr. Clark McCorkle Alta MrCorke Annun Marie McCorse Ingle Mabel McCorkie Clark Harry Clara EO McCorkie Naam Louise McCorkie Anta McCorke M OO Fita McCorkie Anna Marie McCorke Tao Sretinn Rane Pavetti Toon Saparse Gert Ranee & Wert Marrone Tinn Carrera Am Dard Renera

Crops Specialists Advise Pasture Improvement Plan

Iowa State College crops men urge farmers to plan pasture improvements for next year. Rest blue grass in fall to build reserves, sow winter rye this fall, and consider a succession of crops for early spring to late fall grazing. Proper liming, discing or plowing, and reseeding with alfalfa red clover sweet clover and blue grass boost quality and reduce feed costs.

Ames Iowa Iowa State College H. D Hughes Professor Hughes Sudan H R. Meldrum Mr. Meldrum

Farm Commodity Export Index Drops 14 Points In Month

In August the Index of exports of agricultural commodities stood at 66, down from 80 in July and 64 in August last year. Heavy cotton exports and a sharp fall in wheat and flour exports defined August, with Japan and the United Kingdom boosting cotton demand to a two-decade high. Exports of fruits rose modestly to 208, while other groups showed varied changes from a year ago. Excluding cotton, the composite August index was 50, among the third smallest monthly figures since 1909.

the Gazette Washington

Farmer Nico Demus Hurt Falling From Silo

Lynn Nico demus, a farmer near Spencer's Grove, suffered several cracked ribs and bruises after a fall from a silo on the Joe Prenosil farm. He narrowly avoided the ensilage cutter in the incident.

The Gazette Spencer's Grove Lynn Nicodemus

Malice Of Sale For Warehouse Charges In Cedar Rapids

Calders Van & Storage Co Inc in Cedar Rapids Iowa will sell at public auction on October 25 1933 starting at 9 am at 407 to All South Second Street Cedar Rapids to satisfy charges for storage and care of goods including household items such as stoves beds trunks boxes barrels dressers rugs chairs and furniture from names listed as stored goods and costs of advertising and sale. The sale is conducted by Gen VW Harmer manager.

District Court Calders van and Storage Co Inc Cedar Rapids Iowa South Second Street Town Adair C Barber Geo. Bowman Chartpar Perley Clark Foster Lenora Gresham Gisrrety Dimrpster Paul Nongland Israel Tom_Jones M Mauger Geo F Brien M Shores R Thoroushman Todd Frank Whitton WA Witageman SAMO Caiders van & Storage CO. Inc Gen VW Harmer Menage

Webster Corn Yields 20 to 60 Bushels Per Acre

Local farmers report corn yielding twenty to sixty bushels per acre ascribable to cribbing efforts. Husking is delayed until cooler weather with some hogging, shelling, and sale of old corn at about 35 cents a bushel. Apples harvested with average yield and good quality while pears are scarce. Northern Iowa potatoes are shipped and trucked to the area.

Webster Iowa

Miles-John er Mommsen Angus sale tops Chicago market

Special to The Gate reports Miles John er Mommsen from Clinton county presented nineteen Angus cattle at Chicago Tuesday. The cattle averaged 1101 pounds and sold at 6.90 per hundredweight, the top price of the day and 25 cents above competing lots.

Miles John Er ‘Mommsen Clinton County Chicago

Shuckers Seek 1.6 Billion to 256 a Bushel

Corn huskers in the Spencer's Grove area expect 113 to 20 cents a bushel this fall based on unloading facilities and yield. Cliff Hoffman near Spencer's Grove is the first to start cribbing as harvest moves in. The crop is dry and many farmers are concerned about quality and yield. Soybean harvesting is underway and demand remains strong with one mill offering 75 cents a bushel direct from the combine.

Spencer's Grove Cliff Hoffman Charles Cross Urbana Comine

Central City Creamery Pays 25c For Butterfat

CENTRAL CITY The Farmers Mutual Creamery company of Central City this week sends checks for the first half of September butterfat at 25 cents a pound. Production shows a rise from the previous month. Top patrons include Mayer and Rice with 216.12 pounds, William Smola 160.11, E W Rowley 156.79, Karch and French 154.23, Ray Knapp 142.74, T E Hense 134.48, Gerd Tholen Jr 127.8, Earl Henderson 123.63, Price and Barons 120.88, A W Aller 113.79.

Central City Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company Mayer and Rice William Smola E. W Rowley Karch and French Ray Knapp T. E. Hense Gerd Tholen, Jr Earl Henderson Price and Barrons A. W. Aller

Porter Proposes Chlorate to Fight Fall Weeds

AMES AP Iowa State College plant pathologist Dr. R H Porter outlines two chlorate weed eradication methods for fall. Method one uses wet chlorate two and a half pounds per gallon. method two uses dry chlorate two and a half pounds per square yard. Wet solution soaks leaves. dry application targets roots. both aim to curb quack grass after rains or on humid days.

Porter

Farm Auction Schedule From Cedar Rapids Area

A sequence of farm sales announced for October shows auctions in Cedar Rapids at Reload yards by A L Diehl on October 6 with livestock, and Oct 8 at Forest Poland China sale in Mount Vernon plus a West Liberty cattle sale by William Ceynar. October 10 features Guernsey Breeders sale in West Union, and October 11 Holstein Breeders sale in West Union.

Cedar Rapids A. L. Diehl FE. C. Forest Poland China Mount Vernon Guernsey Breeders West Union William Ceynar Holstein Breeders

Corn Harvest Near Greeley After 110 Days

Thirty acres of white corn planted June 2 on the Henry Holthaus farm northeast of Greeley were husked and cribbed September 20. The crop matured and averaged fifty bushels per acre.

Greeley Henry Holthaus

Apple Blossom Time At West Branch Hits Henry Wilson Place

Crab apple trees on the Henry Wilson place in West Branch are white and pink with blossoms. The item mentions a place to get fountain pens repaired in the personal Want Ads.

West Branch Henry Wilson

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By Krela Aine Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Company Gaayt Salikdo S. W. Wansen Hereford Ed and Hammy Allen Emmett, Neb P. N. Gibson West Liberty, Iowa Tom Moy 4Th Street Ds Kolt Union Sao CATIA Prater Yeon Mived Wade Sale WM. Ceynar A. T. Bena United State Bank William Goldsmith Robert oPrarttan Marian Aterhes Vweeanan Vale Duster Bros Perth Eth Henry Club Mr Meldrum Dean H H Kildee Buehler First Street NRA Central City Creamery Alway Rema Foley Pilla Monsey Mississippi Joe Stark Meat Market Coal and Wood Directory of Gavette
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