Muscatine 4-Hers win premier honors at Waterloo show
Muscatine county dominated the annual Waterloo Cattle Congress 4-H show winning five major awards. Bob Naber captured champion showman overall and Holstein class, Clement A McBride won champion Guernsey showman, and Muscatine led in Holstein and Guernsey group classes. Other top honors included national and town entries with multiple age classes across Ayrshire Brown Swiss Jersey and Guernsey divisions.
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Muscatine County
Waterloo Cattle Congress
Bob Naber
Muscatine
Clement A. McBride
Guernsey
James B. Lang
Grinnell
Elwood Mabon
Randalia
Paul Harrison
Maynard
Martin Warren
Iowa City
Eugene Jacobs
Marengo
Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
Earl
Russell Lyons
Toledo
Russell
Elmcrest Farms
Indianola
Fred Idise
Ayrshire Keifer
Evelyn Lang
Brooklyn
Richard Sears
Irene Lang
Wallace Lang
Eugene Lang
Ayrshire
James B Lang
Merl H. Lang
Poweshick County
Farm Auction Schedule for October Sales
Willard Hoffman closes out sale 244 miles southeast of Springville on Thursday October 10. Fayette county Holstein sale in Oelwein on Friday October 11. Stanley and Hobson close out sale two miles northwest of Whittier on Friday October 11. 160 acre Dahms farm auction six miles northeast of Marion on Wednesday October 16.
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Willard Hoffman
Springville
Fayette County
Oelwein
Stanley & Hobson
Whittier
S. Dahms
Marion
L. B. Stanley
Linn County
Tranley & Hobson
P. C. Lassen
Auch
J. Emmons
Dairying Research Project Moves Through Clayton County
USDA officials ELEADER Dallas Jackels and Charles Griswold will visit at least eight Clayton county dairy herds this October to study inheritance of dairy herd sires and foundation cows. The survey, in cooperation with Ames extension service and the Clayton County Farm Bureau, targets producers in Garnaville McGregor Elkader and Edgewood areas.
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Eleader
Dallas Jackels
Charles Griswold
United States Department of Agriculture
Clayton County
Ames Extension Service
Clayton County Farm Bureau
Hempecler
Garnaville
Kinselvy McGregor Lo
Leath
Elkader
Irvin Meyer
McGregor D N Olmstd
McGregor Fred Sherman
Edgewood Mart
Future Farmers Elect Strawberry Point Chapter Officers
In a re organization meeting of the Strawberry Point Future Farmers of America chapter, Ard Marquardt was elected president. Roger Otdocier became vice president, Donald Rankin secretary, Charles Tvory treasurer, and Virgil Boynton reporter.
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Future Farmers
Strawberry Point
Howard Marquardt
Future Farmers Organization
Roger Otdocier
Donald Rankin
Charles Tvory
Virgil Boynton
Dairy Sires Plaque Goes To Benton Ass'n No. 1 For Keeps
Gravers Underberg, longtime tester for Benton County Cow Test Association No. 1, photographed with the Dairy Sires plaque for the third straight year. The award, from the State Dairy association, makes permanent the Benton No. 1 association after three consecutive wins. Underberg, who arrived from Denmark in 1928, led a program to improve feeding, breeding and management while the association boosted average butterfat per cow from 258 to 322 pounds. The group fostered cooperative herd sire exchange. eighteen sires used were bred by members, seventeen proved, five remained in use last year. Underberg left in July to pursue graduate dairy husbandry at Ames.
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Waterloo
Gravers Underberg
Benton County
Iowa
State Dairy Association
Benton No. 1 Association
Underberg
United States
Denmark
College
Ames
Asso
Association
Wellman opens $25,000 turkey packing plant
Maplecrest company led by A. C. Gingerich opened Wellman’s new $25,000 turkey packing plant. Over 125 workers began this season as Washington county pivots to turkey production, with 400,000 birds raised this year. Output, aided by spur tracks, will ship six to eight carloads daily during rush season. Dressed birds will reach eastern markets at up to fifty cents a pound during Thanksgiving, Christmas, Jewish holidays, and beyond.
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Wellman
Maplecrest Company
A. C. Gingerich
Washington County
Wellman Lumber Company
Gingerich
California
96 By 120 Cattle Shed On Sargent Farm Near Mount Vernon
Special to The Gazette Mount Vernon The Fred Sargent farm near Mount Vernon completed a 96 by 120 foot cattle shed to shelter 200 Hereford feeder calves. The animals, about 500 pounds, arrived in five carloads from Belle Fourche South Dakota this week. A prior carload came from Larame Wyoming last week guided by John Kirkpatrick and Bert Clark.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Fred Sargeant
Ito
Belle Foursche
Larame
Wyo
John Kirkpatrick
Bert Clark
Ten thousand dollars distributed to corn contract growers
The Dysart canning plant distributed about $10,000 in first half payments to nearly 100 growers who contracted an average of ten acres each. The company contracted 1,050 acres of corn at $7 per ton. second half payments will be made December 1.
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Dysart
Canning Company
Iowa C T A Cows Average $47 Return Above Cost Of Feed
Waterloo report on the 24,453 cows in 1,113 Iowa cow testing associations shows average income over feed cost of $47 for year ending Sept 1. Feed cost per pound butterfat averaged 17 cents. butterfat sold at 32 cents per pound. North Tama led all associations with 11,184 pounds milk and 439.8 pounds butterfat, with Joe Chezik Jr. herd at 18,245 pounds milk and 688 pounds butterfat.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Floyd Johnston
Ames Dairy Extension Service
Dairy Cattle Congress
Tawa
North Tama Association
United States
Joe Chezik, Jr
Dysart
F. A. Chester and Sons
Plainfield
Charles Stubbs
Conrad
J. N. Martin
New Providence
E. M. McElhinney
E. C. Forest
Mount Vernon
State Hospital
Woodward
E. M. Santman
E. T. Mitchell
Buckingham
Fred Elten
Wellsburg
Corn Safe At Home Plate In Farm Notes
The farm editor reports a peculiar but successful corn season with Iowa’s corn crop finishing strong. Hay, oats and fruit crops were plentiful, while honey was the only notably short harvest due to rains. Manchester then notes a killing frost ending the growing season, halting unripe corn but allowing mature corn to be husked and stored. Apple yields are about 70 percent normal, with prices for apples around fifty cents per bushel and potatoes near one dollar per hundred pounds.
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Weatherman
Iowa
King Corn
Jack Frost
Chicago Cubs
the Gazette
Manchester
West Union Crops Enjoy Record Yields Amid Freezes Warnings
Farmers rush to shock corn as a hard freeze looms Thursday night. Despite earlier heat, corn and hay yields are high across West Union with abundant pastures, oats and apples among top crops. In Troy Mills silos, most are filled this fall with plentiful field crops reported elsewhere.
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West Union
Linn Women Win At Waterloo Home Demonstration Exhibit
Linn county Farm Bureau women won blue ribbon at the Waterloo show with a home furnishings display prepared by Linn home demonstration agents. Judge Mrs. Mary Gregg of the Ames extension department checked the booth. A quilt making demonstration by Otter Creek township women led to the award, featuring Mrs. Frank Shantz Miss Faye Hauser and Mrs. Earl Dukek of Alburnett. Aleene Wilson of Cedar Rapids serves as Linn home demonstration agent, with Stella For (incomplete line).
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Waterloo
Ty Farm Bureau
Linn County
Mary Gregg
Ames Extension Department
Otter Creek Township
Frank Shantz
Faye Hauser
Earl Dukek
Alburnett
Aleene Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Stella
Linn Holiday Ass'n To Meet Tuesday At Marion
The October meeting of the Linn County Farmers Holiday association is scheduled Tuesday evening at Marion, announced Art Hoover of Springville, president.
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Linn Holiday
Marion
Linn County Farmers Holiday Association
Jis
Art Hoover
Springville
Col tote show linked to Center township festival
A colt show is planned this year in connection with the annual fall festival of Center township high school. The event will take place in October about eight miles northwest of Kalona.
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Center Township High School
Oct
Kaona
Emergency Silos Use On Farms Near Mechanicsville
MECHANICSVILLE The first trench silo near Mechanicsville was dug on the Miss Ella Burk farm by Henry Boedeker and Frank Walbaum. The 100 by 13 by 10 foot silo was dug with a northward fall for drainage, two weeks to dig, and filling expected to start. Seven new concrete stave silos have been erected on local farms. A flat silo of corn cribbing is being built on Otto Pruess’s farm as farmers store feed for winter and harvest soybean hay.
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Gazette
Mechanicsville
Forest Rhoads
Glen McKibben
Ben Schroeder
Charles Hoyman
William Davidson
Harry Smith
Otto Pruess
The
Millersburg
Elmer Schulz
Corn Fodder Harvest Boosts Farm Output
Farmers report late soft corn used for filling and a large amount harvested for fodder. Several farmers have begun hogging down their corn to stock feed.
Special tap The Gazette in Columbus Junction
Silo filling nears completion as soybean hay is stored. Apple picking begins with quality and quantity above normal. Garden truck killed by frost on Thursday night. Housewives last week busy canning pears tomatoes and beans.
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Gazette
Columbus Junction
Silos Filled in Local Farms Report
Farmers in the area have completed silo filling with Tabor and Tabor two silos, Sam Scott and son, George Wicker and Hans Jorgensen named. Harvesting of the last alfalfa crop and soybeans continues while many farmers gather seed corn.
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Baldwin
Tabor
Sam Scott
George Wicker
Hans Jorgensen
Mixed silos praised as alfalfa and corn blends spread
Special to The Gacette reports Durango farmer Frank Fischer fills his silo with a corn and third crop alfalfa mix for the second year, echoed by Dubuque county farmers. Mrs. Walter Kennedy used corn and soybeans last year and plans the same again this year. Grundy Center notes corn mostly out of danger after frost, with ample seed-ready ears on display as farmers report a bumper corn crop locally.
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Durango
Frank Fischer
Dubuque County
Walter Kennedy
Grundy Center
Winter apple crop harvest near Troy Mills
One of the largest winter apple crops in years is being harvested in the vicinity. Orchard prices range from 35 cents to 1 dollar per bushel.
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Troy Mills
Soybean Yield In 6 States Placed At 33 541 000 Bushels
The 1935 soybean crop in six major states Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Missouri and North Carolina is estimated at 33 541 000 bushels, nearly twice 1934 and three times the 5 year average. Harvested grain area is projected at 2 101 000 acres vs 1 084 000 in 1934 and the 5 year average of 650 000.
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Washington, D. C
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
North Carolina
Crop Reporting Board
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Auctions Net High Prices Around Kalona and Tipton
KALONA The Aaron Kinsinger 110 acre farm west of Sharon Center sold for 150 an acre to Amos J. Gingerich. Uriah Miller farm north of Kalona sold at auction to Joe C. Ropp for 77 an acre. TIPTON Ben Pennerth of Tipton bought Mose Bunker 367 acre farm northeast of Tipton for about 38000.
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Kalona
Aaron Kinsinger
Sharon Center
Amos J. Gingerich
Uriah Miller
Joe C. Ropp
Tipton
Ben Penningroth
Tiptin
North Tama C T A Averages 22 7 Lbs September Butterfat
The North Tama Cow Testing Association reports that 365 cows tested in September averaged 582 pounds of milk and 22.7 pounds of butterfat. Thirty five cows produced forty pounds of butterfat each. Joe Chezik Jr Dysart led with 21 purebred Holsteins averaging 998 pounds of milk and 31.4 pounds of butterfat. A Chezik cow produced 1,905 pounds of milk and 72.4 pounds of butterfat.
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Toledo
North Tama
William W. Krapf
Joe Chezik, Jr
Dysart
Roy Hotzel
Traer
Extension Horticulturist Moves to Teaching Staff
Ames H E Nichols extension horticulturist at Ames has been transferred to the teaching staff of the horticultural department. Dr. R M Hughes president announced Saturday.
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Ames
H. E. Nichols
Horticultural Department
R. M. Hughes
Hog kill estimate holds at thirty million six hundred thousand head
A federal report dated Oct 3 projects hog slaughter under federal inspection for the marketing year ending Sept 30 at 30,600,000 head, down 30 percent from last year and 34 percent below the five year average. Parity values for mid-September show hogs near or above parity while other farm prices lag.
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United States
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Linn County Farm Bureau calendar meetings this week
Linn county Farm Bureau lists a week of events led by home economics teas across Marion Otter Creek Boulder Maine and North Marion townships with sessions on oven products training and a general countrywide organization meeting plus a tea at Mrs H W Erwin’s Marion home and a Peter Karch farm venue in early week schedules
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Marion
Otter Creek Township
Alburnett
Farm Bureau Organization
Boulder Township
Eveening
Maine
Farm Bureau
Peter Karch
North Marion
South Marion Township
H. W. Erwin
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Webster
Tama
Robert Jones
Marvin F. Davis
Fort Dodge
Richard Spears
Spears
Davis
Dallas Harrison
Hampton
Dale Baldwin
Nashua
Merle Baldwin
Carroll Sandell
Lewis D. Baughman
Duncombe
Brown
Lewis Baughman
Marvin F Davis
Ardis M . Anderson
Gowrie
Lorence Beeber
Henry Holslng
New Hampton
Webster County
Chickasaw
Franklin
Robert C Anderson
Newell
Dorothy McBride
Gordon Streger
Seton Golimeux
Clement A MecBride
Paul
Genevieve Naber
Martin Warren Town City
Ver Miche
Marvin Simpson
Fayette
Frank Schoby
Bode
Holstein
Martin J. Warren
Ronald Grafenberg
Robert Naber
Floyd Bode
Algona
Grover Miche
Victor Mueller
Lone Tree
Winifred Wickersham
Melbourne
Thomas Wickersham
Johnson
Marshall
Kossuth
Black Hawk
Scott
Jersey
Albert and
Arthur Wallace
Williamsburg
Conrad Jones
Jack Veline
Eldora
Lawrence Kochheiser
Ankeny
Paul Kochheiser
Don G Willett
Rudd
Glenn Morris
Ivan Robinson
Milford W Nabholz
Independence
John K Maxwell
Davenport
Leonard Widdel
Dewar
Gerald Gray
Chelsea
Wwe
Linn Conwy
Bern
U.S.D.A
Delaware County
H. E. Henderson
Benton Ass’n No. 1
Northwestern
Edgar Beach
Anamosa
Guy Secrest
Downey
Cal Keith
Mount Pleasant
Iowa Livestock Marketing Corp
Co-Operative
16Th and Maury St
Des Moines
Rock Island
C.T.A
Farm Editor
Lee
Central City
Plan Colt Show
Ella Burk
Alfalfa
Ensilage
North
Tama C.T.A
J.L. Farmer Canning Co
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Farm Bureau Calendar
Poland
China
Newman Bros
John Duncan
Springeville
Martelle
Rock Road
Paralis
Fordson Tractor
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