Crisscross Hog Breeding Boosts Market Pigs in Minnesota
Minnesota experiment station reports six years of crossbreeding work with 49 hog lots totaling 1 535 pigs. Crossbred sows outperform purebreds in producing market pigs and three breed crosses exceed two breed crosses in vigor. Findings suggest crisscross breeding as a simple, long term method for improving hog production and note a feeders day at the University farm St Paul on Oct 15 to present results.
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Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
University Farm
St. Paul
Minnesota University
Minnesota
University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
George Peek Inspects Farm By-Products Lab
George Peek oversees a farm by products laboratory during a weekend visit linked to Ames agricultural commerce efforts. The report notes coordinated wartime waste product research and ongoing experiments in processing and value creation from cultured agricultural by products.
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George Peek
Machinery setup for corn hog vote in Iowa
Special to The Gazette Ames county agents and corn-hog committee members plan a county and township referendum on continuing the production control program. Voting sites open 8 am to 10 pm October 26 with absentee ballots allowed. county and community committees run the poll.
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Ames
Iowa
Extension Service
State Cornhog Committee
Chester C Davis
Wren
Seventeen Draft Stallions to Contest in Illinois Oct 12
Seventeen purebred draft stallions from Illinois and neighboring states enter the first stallion pulling contest to be held October 12 in Crete Illinois. Entries include Belgian and Percheron stock with prizes totaling 5700 across stallion and interstate events.
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Illinois
Chicago
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Crete
Ill
Wayne Dinsmore
Horse and Mule Association of America
Iinois
Roy Alleman
Aleman
F Berkey and Son
Judas
Pte
Rabbing of the Universe
Fibres Extension Service
Ros Hudop
Woche
Tgan State College
Weyoaf Purdue Urseriat
Hiltons
Farm Auction Listings for October Dates
Fayette county Holstein sale in Oelwein. Stanley and Hobson closing out sale near Whittier. 160 acre Dahms farm auction near Marion. Auctions set for Friday October 11 and Wednesday October 16 with multiple properties offered.
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Fayette County
Oelwein
Stanley & Hobson
Whittier
S. Dahms
Marion
Ames Farm Marketing Extension Conference Calls For Enhanced Farmer Aids
Special to The Gazette reports a regional conference of western corn belt extension workers in Ames discussed expanding educational work to help farmers tackle marketing problems. committees urged restructuring creameries and plant relocation to cut costs, analyze markets, and improve efficiency in livestock dairy poultry grain fruits and vegetables to boost returns and reduce waste.
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AMES
Corn Belt
Livestock Committee
Poultry Committee
Midwest
Western
Grain Marketing Committee
800 Lambs Listed For Washington County Pool
An entry notes 800 lambs listed for a Washington County pool tied to an event or sale. The text mentions February and demonstrations or exhibitions with related preparations and scheduling. Names and precise details are unclear due to OCR errors.
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Washington County
Local 4-H Meat Identification Winner Named
Paul H Shaffton of Shaffton Clinton county and Mohawk 4-H club members in Camanche and Eden townships wins town title in the meat identification contest sponsored by a major packer. He earns a free trip to the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago on Nov 30 to Dec 1. twenty seven states were represented in the contest.
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Soeral
DE Witt
Paul H Shaffton
H. D Shaft
Shaffton
Clinton County
Camanche
Eden Townships
Chicago
Wisconsin cheese champion to exhibit at National Dairy Show
One round of American cheese weighing 4000 pounds and samples from 35 varieties, ranging from half a pound to 390 pounds, completed by Steve Suidzinski of Denmark Wisconsin. The exhibit, featuring over 10 000 pounds of cheese, will be shown at the National Dairy Show in St Louis October 12 to 19 by Wisconsin.
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ST Louis
Steve Suidzinski
Denmark
Wils
Wisleconsin
Butter and Egg Market Signals Mixed. Danish Duty Planned
Butter holders report market support from outside buyers while government purchases remain light. Treasury plans countervailing duties on Danish butter, with a 14 cent regular duty plus the new levy effective in 30 days. Egg prices firm for top grades but refrigerator eggs slide. Polish imports scarce as Polish prices rise and shipments to New York limited. Trucking strike ends temporarily as gas from straw is noted in Moscow.
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New York City
Chicago
New York
Treasury Department
Washington
Treasury
United States
Middle West
Poland
Corncob Dreams Occupy Researchers at Washington
Washington AP reports researchers in the Agriculture Department explore corncobs as a source of numerous products. Dr. W W Skinner foresees a future of corncob plastics textiles dyes and furniture and notes the cob yields many scarce materials and fuels including furfural and cellulose for various re uses.
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Washington (Ap
Department of Agriculture
Department
W. W. Skinner
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Evening News
F. B. la Forge
Bureau of Chemistry
Farm Improvements On John Burrell And Strayer Farms
A 20 by 30 foot machine shed is being built on the John Burrell farm by Frank Burrell and George and Eli Arnold. A 20 by 40 foot poultry house is under construction on the C B Strayer farm. The house will be plastered for warmth and insulation in cold weather.
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Gazette
JESUP
John Burrell
Frank Burrell
George
Eli Arnold
C. B. Strayer
Argentine Corn Imports and Prices In Early October
Federal report shows about 990000 bushels of Argentine corn imported at American ports for the week ended Oct 4. Shipments to the United States totaled 524000 bushels. FOB prices for Argentine corn in New York and San Francisco were 83 and 84 cents respectively, with afloat offers at 79 cents and October shipment at 78 cents. Buyers bid 83 34 cents for old white or yellow domestic corn for five days and 67 34 cents for new No 3 yellow domestic corn for October shipment.
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United States
F.o.b
New York
San Francisco
Millet Imports Surge Far Beyond All Previous Years
Federal report shows foxtail millet imports for the year ended June 30 totaled 10,754,900 pounds, led by 5,288,900 from Manchuria and 4,511,900 from China. Japanese millet imports for 1935 reached 428,600 pounds. Domestic millet seed production may double 1934, with bigger acreage and improved yields. Prices to growers on Sept 24 averaged 1 to 1.50 per 100 pounds for foxtail and Japanese millet, and 0.50 to 1 for broomcorn millet, well below last year’s levels.
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Federal
Manchuria
China
Hungary
Germany
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Thieves Slaughter Six Cattle Near Oelwein
Thieves corralled and killed six Durham cattle on the Hank Jones farm seven miles east of Oelwein then drove off fifteen remaining cattle. No clues yet. A week earlier thirty five head were taken from a Fairbank area farm.
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Oelwein
Durham
Hank Jones
Fairbank
Wapsie Test Ass'n Posts September Milk and Butterfat Averages
Independence report shows 419 cows with 469 pounds of milk and 19.6 pounds of butterfat on test in September. The Iowa State Hospital herd leads with 794 pounds of milk and 29.4 butterfat. top individual is a purebred Jersey from W. J. Campbell with 1311 pounds of milk and 62.9 butterfat.
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Independence
Wapsie Valley
Thomas Hotchkiss
Iowa State Hospital
Toms and Bowden
Jersey
W. J. Campbell
CCC Unit Honors On Farm With Cheese Crackers And Beer
McGregor CCC members and Foreman Doris Houlihan received a cheese and cracker spread and fifteen gallons of beer as thanks from Clair Limbeck three miles west of McGregor. The unit had just completed terracing on the Limbeck farm, the camp’s first terracing project after dam construction in gullies.
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Mcgregor
McGregor CCC
Doris Houlihan
Clair F. Limvock
CCC
Limbeck
Wool consumption at peak in years reports USDA
The U S department of agriculture says wool consumption, spurred by government contracts for blankets and fabrics and auto upholstery demand, is the largest in years. World production from 16 major suppliers totals 2 155 billion pounds, down three percent from last year.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
China
Russia
Husking Contest Set at Penningroth Farm Cedar County
Tipton area announces corn husking contest to be held Oct 29 at the Ben Penningroth farm north of Tipton. County Agent Morerell Seeds notes Cedar county event and seed preparations for the competition.
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Penningroth Farm
Tipton
Ben Penningroth
Cedar County
Morerell Seeds
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