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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1940
Page
2
The Agricultural Marketing Service reports 1940 alfalfa seed production near 1318,000 bushels up 35 percent from last decade’s average and above last year’s 1410,000 bushels. Carryover seed on farms totals about 60,000 bushels with overall stock trends leaning higher.
Readers recall familiar scenes of pine and spruce and redwood while contemplating autumn hills at home. The writer notes grand views, snow kissed summits, and the sense of belonging that travelers feel returning to familiar lands.
Preliminaries for the Ak-Sar-Ben show open with more than 450 entries in livestock and produce. Under the direction of TO Wo Moxley, Kansas State college, judges will narrow entries to 450 for final judging on Tuesday at 1 45 pm. Swine show runs morning, with 32 entries in the cattle exhibit, baby beef and horse shows also featured.
An advertisement from May’s Drug Store promotes FR Tablets for asthma relief and free breathing. It offers a money back guarantee if customers do not see results and cites a six year trial period. The copy references Benton Harbor and a store address at 215 2nd St SE.
The Commodity Credit Corporation announces a grain sorghum loan to help producers hold feed and seed. available in Colorado Kansas parts of New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas to growers obeying 1940 conservation acreage rules. Loan rates vary by grade from 40 to 20 cents per bushel and mixed grain rates two cents less. stored on farm or in warehouse terms, with loans running to 1941 or 1944 for certain facilities.
Manchester Delaware county 4-H announces a county-wide roller skating party scheduled for the evening of October 25 at a local skating venue. The event invites all 4-H members and families to enjoy a social evening and friendly skating activity.
A Swanes farm dairy scene east of Grinnell shows a calf feeding from a nipple-equipped gate hookup as Kenneth Swanesy explains the method. He notes the ease of switching from whole milk to skim and the rough but practical advantages of the device.
A Linn County rural teachers tour praised soil conservation service efforts. Nineteen or twenty two people attended, including 15 teachers. The group toured three farms near the county home to view erosion control and soil conservation methods, with requests for SCS materials noted.
Independence farmers held a stock sale Saturday grossing about 4000 dollars. Calves topped at 1950 dollars with most light calves selling 3 to 12 dollars. One hundred shoals averaged 220 to 480 dollars each. Shoats around 100 pounds brought 623 dollars per hundred. Dairy cows largely sold for 50 dollars and up. Forty steers at 300 pounds averaged 32 dollars per head. A few stock calves moved 1750 to 25 dollars and a Hereford bull brought 59.50.
Local sale list announces multiple farm auctions across eastern Iowa from Tuesday October 8 through Friday October 11. Auctions include Marvel Sales Co livestock at Webster City Chester White sale near Chester White event, Eastern Iowa Angus sales and other regional closings with locations in Olin Mt. Vernon Lisbon Cedar Rapids Springville and beyond.
Special to The Gazette Iowa City Janesram Johnson county AAA chairman announced about 850000 bushels of sealed corn in storage in Johnson county This includes crib corn on farms and shelled corn in bins of the ever normal granary program He also announced distribution of 16 more bins around the county to be filled with shelled corn taken by the commodity credit corporation Each bin has a 2750 bushel capacity
The Buckingham Grain company builds an oval crib 90 feet in circumference and 24 feet high to store about 10 000 bushels of corn. Wiggens of Fort Dodge supervises the project with George Beenken as manager. A second double corn crib, 45 feet long and 4 500 bushels capacity, is rising on the Clarence Seeley farm west of Buckingham operated by Herb Claussen for government corn storage.
Special to The Gazette Independence Iowa up to Oct 1 1938 and 198 corn had been resealed in Buchanan county in 217 bins. Sixty thousand bushels were turned over to the Commodity Credit Corporation in settlement of loans. Seven carloads of bins have been received and distributed to Hazleton Aurora Winthrop Rowley Brandon Jesup Independence. All bins have been sent to Masonville.
National Fire Waste Council urges farmers during National Fire Prevention Week to inspect chimneys and flues attic spaces for cracks, re roof fuzzy shingles, store gasoline and kerosene safely, guard furnaces and stoves, clean stovepipes, enclose open fires, and keep matches out of reach. Electric lighting is safer with proper installation and inspection advised.
New crop corn from Missouri reached Kansas City last week, in grades mainly No 3 and No 4 yellow due to moisture. Prices ranged 58 to 58 34 cents per bushel, about 3 to 3 1/2 cents under old crop low moisture. Wet processing industries acted as buyers.
An eight year old cow from Pine Creek Farm Nakomis 334574 in the Lenders herd of Marion earned admission to the Advanced Register of the American Guernsey Cattle Club after completing an official herd improvement record. Secretary Karl Musser of Peterborough NY notes the animal produced 11 8675 pounds of milk and 598.3 pounds of butterfat in class AHI over 362 days.
Patrons of the Rowley Farmer's Cooperative Creamery received prices for first half September butterfat: grade one 32 cents, grade two 31 cents, and grade three 30 cents, per secretary Joe McGrath. Last half of August paid 31, 30 and 29 cents respectively.
A 240 acre renter near Montezuma discusses the AAA, weather woes, and crop losses. He notes dry conditions, bean and corn changes, and weighs Roosevelt versus Willkie with a Farmers Union perspective. The interview reveals mixed political loyalties and views on cost of production programs.
Veterinary bulletin warns hog raisers to monitor unvaccinated herds for influenza linked cholera. Reports over the last two weeks list 67 localities including Mechanicsville, Olin, London, Dixon, Paris, Dubuque, Vinton, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids area not shown, and others. Cholera also noted in several farms in Davenport, Hazleton, Waverly, Deep River, Elgin, Manchester, Shellsburg. Equine encephalomyelitis identified in 15 focalities including Keystone and Winfield.
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills claiming to wake the liver with two pints of bile daily to aid digestion. It promises quick relief from constipation and sour feelings, urging purchase of 10¢ and 25¢ packs.
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