Ames Beef Expert Predicts Market Upturn and Corn Shortage
Cattlemen in Cedar, Linn and Benton counties hear Rex Beresford of Ames forecast a stronger market through year end with a high fat cattle market next summer. He cites a billion and a half bushel corn crop as a guarantee against long fed surplus and warns a short corn crop will tighten feed and raise prices, aided by mock ensilage and substitutes.
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Cedar
Linn
Benton
Rex Beresford
Ames
Beresford
Bereford
Roscoe Blinks
Marion
C. R. Mills
Central City
Fence Drift and Flies Plague Farm Life
Farmhand notes a flood of flies around barns and fields and warns of wormy pests like chinch bugs and grasshoppers in previous seasons. The writer predicts winter parasite trouble in stables and laments the toil of farm life.
Benton cattle feeders plan beef banquet and association
Fifty five Benton cattle feeders met in Vinton Tuesday evening to announce a beef banquet during the week of November 15 and form a Benton county beef producers association. Temporary officers named include President Chris Kinsel of Vinton Secretary J Potter Smith of Vinton and directors Otis Tuttle of Norway Sam Reike of Van Horne and Darwin Cooper of La Porte City.
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Vinton
Benton
Benton County Beef Producers’ Association
Chris Kinsel
J. Potter Smith
Otis Tuttle
Norway
Sam Reike
van Horne
Darwin Cooper
la Porte City
Grange Session Set For Grinnell In October
The sixty seventh annual Iowa State Grange meeting will take place in Grinnell on October 13 to 15. Verne Raffety Grinnell state secretary in charge of arrangements announced the event.
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Grange
Grinnell
Iowa State Grange
Verne Raffety
What Causes Epilepsy and Is There a Cure
A free booklet from the Educational Division invites readers to write to 551 Fifth Avenue New York NY Dept 0 519 for opinions of famous doctors on epilepsy. The offer promises timely insights and seeks to inform the public about causes and potential cures.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Drought Iowa farmers begin corn husking in southern counties
Government meteorologist Charles D. Reed reports that southern and western Iowa farmers started corn husking last week as drought conditions ease. Some newly harvested corn grades No 4 and No 2 moisture, yields range from one to twenty bushels per acre, with better prospects expected in the north and east. Seed corn saving continues and wheat seeding increases.
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Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Iowa
What’s What Out on the Acres and Eno Family Farm
Interview with J L Eno owner operator of 360 acres six miles south of Luana born on the same farm sixty three years ago. He recalls his father W P Eno who took the land from the government in 1854 at 1 25 an acre and reflects on erosion control, blue grass pasture, and the farm program's impact on foreclosures and stability in Clayton County.
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J. L. Eno
Luana
Clayton County
W. P. Eno
Quebec
Canada
Erie
Iowa
England
Suggestions on Farm Program in Iowa Meetings
Iowa farmers propose paying for on farm crop feeding and soil building actions. Reports from 506 farmers across 25 meetings in 11 counties cite changes in crop classification, soybean inclusion with cover crops, and payments based on positive soil building practices rather than negatives.
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Ames
Iowa
Black Hawk County
R. M. Evans
Soil Conservation Administration
Sudan
Timothy
Farm Auction Roundup in Cedar Rapids Area
Auctions schedule with multiple livestock sales. Joe Raim Duroc Jersey sale near Solon. E R Jellison sale at Auman farm 12 miles north of Cedar Rapids. Beverly cattle company live stock sale. Friday October 9 consignment sale at Iowa Live Stock Exchange Cedar Rapids.
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Joe Raim Duroc
Jersey
Solon
E. R. Jellison
Auman Farm
Cedar Rapids
Beverly Cattle Company
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Duroc Jersey Sale and Estate Auction Schedule
On Tuesday October 13 Bert Miller of Lisbon hosts a Duroc Jersey sale. The next day Wednesday October 14 an estate farm auction takes place two miles south of Walker. Also on the schedule is the Seehusen Martin Chester White sale at Center Junction.
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Center Junction
Iowa
Expert
New Wonder
Hillside Giant
Supreme Ruler
Gene Fagan
Onslow Savings Bank
J. B. Seehusen
W. R. Martin
Duroc Jersey
Bert Miller
Lisbon
Wachal
Walker
Seehusen-Martin Chester White
Stouder to Lead Swine Health School in Tipton
Dr. K. W. Stouder Ames extension veterinarian will conduct a swine sanitation and vaccination school in Tipton on October 13 focusing on herd health and disease prevention for local swine producers.
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Tipton
K. W. Stouder
Ames
Jones County 4-H Roundup to Aide Center Junction
Center Junction hosts the annual Jones County boys 4-H Roundup on the evening of November 4. Local youths compete in the event, showcasing projects and achievements in a community youth program hosted by 4-H leaders.
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The
Gazette
Center Junction
Jones County
Acre Sold For Garrison Farm Near Dysart
A 138 acre price farm on the west edge of Garrison was sold for 73 dollars an acre to George Koutny, a former resident southeast of Dysart. Possession will pass March 1.
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Dysart
Garrison
George Koutny
Corn Test Plot Harvest Planned Near Iowa City
A seven acre corn variety test plot on Fremont Isaacs farm southwest of Iowa City will be harvested October 19 and 20. County Agent Emmett C. Gardner announced the event with D. M. Rhoades of the U S Department of Agriculture in charge of harvesting.
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Iowa City
Fremont Isaacs
Here
Emmett C. Gardner
D. M. Rhoades
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm inspection deadlines set for Cedar County awards
Morrell Leeds, county agent, says requests for soil conservation farm inspections must be filed at the Farm Bureau by November 1. All inspections are to be completed by November 16.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Farm Bureau
Morrell Leeds
Marshall County Husking Contest Listed For Oct 12
Marshall County corn husking contest scheduled for October 12 on the J T McKibben farm one half mile north of Green Mountain. The event serves as a preliminary to the state meet in early November. Special to The Gazette. Anamosa tentative plans for the Jones County contest place time and site in late October on a farm in the southeast quarter. committee members include Glenn Jones Anamosa J E Porter Anamosa Lee Streets Scotch Grove A C Lincoln Wyoming and August Hansen Oxford Junction.
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Marshalltown
Marshall County
J. T. McKibben
Green Mountain
Anamosa
Jones County
Glenn Jones
J. E. Porter
Lee Streets
Scotch Grove
A. C. Lincoln
Wyoming
August Hansen
Oxford Junction
Johnson county corn husking contest committee named
A committee is appointed to arrange the Johnson county corn husking contest with details on time and place to be announced. Members are Dale Anderson Madison township George Krall Newport and Ray Smalley Sharon.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Dale Anderson
Madison Township
George Krall
Newport
Ray Smalley
Sharon
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Farm Board
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National Treasury
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RTA
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
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W. B. Meeks Martelle
Bert Auman
Number 11
Lafayette
McCormick Deering
John Deere
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