New Type Corn Harvester Tested Near El Paso
A new 80 acre field test of a corn harvester near El Paso Illinois scheduled for Oct 10 showcases a machine that cuts stalks husks ears shells and shreds stover. The field on Gene Cleary farm produced 125 to 180 bushels per acre with high weed control and wide inspection by about 5000 people as part of a corn carnival hosted by local groups and seed companies.
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Gene Cleary
El]i Paso
IL Paso, Ill
Woodford County Farm Bureau
el Paso Merchants
The
American Legion
Woodford County
Byron Stitt
el Paso
Irvin Bauman
Illinois
Fence Drift in Drizzle Swamps East Iowa Ground
A light Sunday drizzle in east Iowa leaves soil largely dry and mushrooms favored. The piece notes little immediate relief needed, while a heavier rain would help, and the field conditions remain parched.
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East
Iowa
Clayton county corn growth study at two farms
Special to The Gazette reports two Clayton county meetings set for October 19 at the Harvey Marting and Harold Moon farms to study corn growth under varying field conditions. Emphasis covers shank length and strength husk cover growth root system ear position foliage height disease susceptibility and soil adaptability.
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Luana
Clayton County
Harvey Marting
Harold Moon
Hybrid seed plots near Mechanicsville yield mixed results
A hybrid seed corn comparison sponsored by a seed salesman was harvested October 4 near Mechanicsville. County Agent Howard Hamilton of Tipton supervised. Pioneer Hybrid led with multiple top finishes at the E. W. Miller and Ray Pieper farms, while Funk and DeKalb also placed in various positions.
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Gazette
Mechanicsville
Howard Hamilton
Tipton
E. W. Miller
Funk Hy
Pionneer
Ray Pieper
DeKalb
1 000 Farmers To Be Interviewed On Livestock Marketing
A survey is launched by the national agricultural research foundation interviewing 1 000 farmers in 19 northwest Iowa counties. The project, sponsored by packers stockyards companies and banks, aims to assess how livestock marketing conditions could be improved. Representatives from participating groups met in Sioux City to finalize plans.
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Sioux City
INS
National Agricultural Research Foundation
Iowa
Osage farm sells for 24 thousand to Mrs Kate Bur roughs
The S. G. Stover estate farm of 398 acres seven miles north of Anamosa was sold last week for 24 000 cash or 60.30 an acre to Mrs Kate Bur roughs. The farm known as the David Osborne place. Possession will be given on heirs approval.
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Anamosa
S. G. Stover
Kate Burroughs
David Osborne
Dubuque Husking Contest Set Near Peosta October 21
Dubuque county’s fourth annual corn husking contest will start at 11 a.m. October 21 on the Joe Boge farm south of Peosta. The winner advances to the district contest near Clarence on October 26.
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Peosta
Dubuque County
Joe Boge
Clarence
Fayette county corn husking meet draws ten contestants
Fayettes Louis Dennler of Elgin the 1938 Fayette county corn husking champion will compete with nine others at the Fayette county husking meet on the George Schmelzer farm two miles north of West Union October 26. The event is sponsored by the Fayette county Farm Bureau and the West Union Citizens club with committee members H L Olsen Philip Wolfe Isreal Shaffer and Richard Westerfield of West Union.
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Fayette
Louis Dennler
Elgin
Fayette County
George Schmelzer
West Union
Fayette County Farm Bureau
West Union Citizen’s Club
H. L. Olsen
Philip Wolfe
Isreal Shaffer
Richard Westerfield
Citizen’s Club
Government Bins Rise in East Iowa Towns
Gazette reports erection of government corn bins in multiple towns. Riverside adds eleven bins of 1,700 bushels, Webster five of 1,700, West Branch twenty of 1,800, Blairstown eighteen to 2,160, What Cheer thirty one of 1,600, Independence thirty two of 1,630, Doris thirty one of 1,630, Brandon eight of 1,630, Hazleton three and Hazleton again twenty eight of 1,000, Jesup twenty eight of 1,000, Win throp twenty eight of 1,000 bushel capacity.
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Riverside
Webster
West Branch
Blairstown
What Cheer
Independence
Doris
Brandon
Hazleton
Jesup
Winthrop
5 Per Cent Increase In Poultry Near Blairstown
Blairstown reports a 5 percent rise in area poultry over last year with flocks in better condition. M. A. Drake shipped 10 cars of live poultry last year and five cars so far this year, expecting a 5 percent rise in fall and winter shipments. Turkey flocks also show a slight increase and remain in fairly good condition.
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Blairstown
M. A. Drake
White Duroc gilt turns gray after wart treatment
A farmer near Alburnett reports a white Duroc gilt, originally red, turning gray overnight after a blood wart removal acid treatment by a Marion veterinarian. The event followed July vaccination and suggests a possible mutation or reaction, with the gilt from A H Webber bred to a Duroc sire and a mixed-color litter possible next spring.
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A. H. Webber
Alburnett
Mr. Webber
C. A. Bradley
Marion
Bradley
Webber
Iowa Farm Sales Reach Two Million From Omaha Land Bank
The federal land bank at Omaha sold 376 Iowa farms from January 1 to October 1 totaling 2 047 080 90 dollars. Harold McTavish reports higher nine month totals across Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming with 1 211 farms sold for 4 412 528 92 dollars. Seventy eight sales were to owner operators and 47 to investors.
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Federal Land Bank At
Omaha
Iowa
Harold McTavish
Cedar Rapids
McTavish
Linn County National Farm Loan Association
Omaha Bank
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
4-H Leaders in Benton Plan Program Friday
WINTON Miss Blanche Brotheil of the state 4-H club staff at Ames will meet with Benton county 4-H workers Friday to analyze county program results and plan the coming year's home furnishing work. The gathering at Mrs. H. J. Grunewalds near Blairstown includes club leaders assistants member representatives and the county 4-H committee. The program will be shaped from both county and individual club perspectives.
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Winton
Blanche Brotheil
Ames
Benton County
H. J. Grunewald
Blairstown
Farm Auction Schedule Hits Multiple Iowa Auctions
A sequence of farm auctions runs Tuesday through Friday with sales by A F Aikin & Son, Frank Havlicek, Atkinson Livestock Market, Ia City Sales Co, E C Forest, Meyers & Frink, Geo L Albright, Helgens Bros, Beverly Cattle Co, Bert E Miller, and H F McCalley. Locations span Cedar Rapids, Tama, Mount Vernon, Lisbon, Monticello, Marion, and Atkinson Nebraska with sales on October 10 through 17.
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A. F. Aikin & Son Duroc Jersey
Central City
Frank Havlicek
Cedar Rapids
Atkinson Livestock Market
Atkinson
Neb
City Sales Co
E. C. Forest Poland
Mount Vernon
Joe Fremel
Walker
Meyers & Frink
Tama
Barn Fire on Hamblin Farm Destroys Third Structure
Fire destroyed a 36 by 54 foot barn on the Bert Hamblin farm near Manchester, the third structure on the same foundation to burn. Loss was about 2500 for the barn and 3500 including hay, calves, tools, and machinery. fire officials report spontaneous combustion as the likely cause. The Manchester fire department stopped spread to nearby buildings and a new barn will be erected at another site.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Bert Hamblin
Manchester Fire Department
Fire destroys barn and sheds on Warren Snakenberg farm
A fire at the Warren Snakenberg farm near Webster destroyed a horse barn a machine shed and another shed. Firefighters from Sigourney helped save a nearby cow barn as a team of horses feed machinery harness and a full mow of hay were lost.
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Gazette
Webster
Warren Snakenberg
Here
Sigourney
Cotton Crop Estimate Drops by 452000 Bales
Washington based agricultural officials said 1939 cotton production is projected at 11,928,000 bales, down 452,000 from the September forecast due to hot dry weather in September across the western cotton belt. The department attributed the reduction to adverse growing conditions and noted the revision reflects updated crop prospects.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Committees Named For Convention Of Grange Oct 10 12
Grinnell Iowa AP Charles P Starrett announces committees for the seventieth Iowa State Grange session in Grinnell Oct 10 12 Gov Wilson to address open session Oct 10. Committee chairs include Dexter Grinnell creden tials Geinapp Manchester educational Sears Grinnell agriculture Campbell Manchester constitution and by laws Wright West Liberty legislation Edge Newton Streebin Blockton Stockman Cresco taxation Gooch Scarsboro good of the order Adams Killduff young folks Burhans Manchester home community Moore Newton juvenile Cope Prairie City memorial Coder Muscatine new Granges.
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Grinnell
Charles P. Starrett
Newton
Iowa
Iowa State Grange
George A. Wilson
Grinnell Methodist Church
Joe Dexter
Freda Geinapp
Manchester
Educational
Myron Sears
E. E. Campbell
Vernon Wright
West Liberty
Everett Edge
Cecil Streebin
Blockton
John Stockman
Cresco
Ed Gooch
Scarsboro
Good of the Order
J. S. Adams
Killduff
Homer Burhans
Allen Moore
Lela Cope
Prairie City
Memorial
Harry Coder
Muscatine
New Granges
Jackson County Planning Meeting Set for Oct 10
Maquoketa Jackson county agricultural planning committee will meet Tuesday to study the 1940 farm outlook. Burns Byram of Toledo will explain the impact of the European situation on American agriculture with representatives from Farm Bureau AAA SCS FSA Bankers' association cooperatives and other business groups.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County Agricultural Planning Committee
Burns Byram
Toledo
Farm Bureau
AAA
SCS
FSA
Bankers’ Association
Cooperatives
Delaware county plan group maps 1940 outlook Oct 13
Delaware county agricultural planning committee members will meet October 13 to study the 1940 outlook and align goals with federal agricultural programs. E J Weigle of Decorah will discuss supply demand and price outlooks for next year. AAA FSA and SCS reps will outline program activities and objectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Delaware County Agricultural Planning Committee
Delaware County
E. J. Weigle
Decorah
Warren Winch
Hopkinton
AAA
FSA
SCS
Swine Feeders' Day Set for Oct 18 at St Paul
A seven teenth annual swine feeder's day will be held October 18 at 10 a.m. at University farm St Paul Minnesota. Reports on feeding experiments will be presented by W T Reneker meat packer representative Delmar LaVoi of the National Livestock and Meat board Al Smeby of South St Paul Minnesota farmers and university animal husbandry staff.
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ST. Paul
Minn
University Farm
W. T. Reneker
Delmar LaVoi
National Livestock and Meat Board
al Smeby
South St. Paul
Minnesota
Farm Price Index Surges in Iowa amid War Boom
Ames economists report Farm Outlook that Iowa farm prices climbed 23 points in the last month, the best gain in 30 years, with the index reaching 104 on Sept 15 from 81 on Aug 15. Buying power rose 17 points to 85, while projections suggest demand will strengthen in the coming year and outline outlooks for corn hogs cattle poultry eggs and dairying.
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Ames
Farm Outlook
Iowa
Barberry Destruction Survey in Jackson County
Federal agent Maquoreta L J Barthel reports 2435 common barberry bushes and over 19000 seedlings destroyed on 58 properties in Jackson county. Bushes found in every township with Otter Creek and others hardest hit. eradication part of a 17 state program funded by the Works Progress Administration.
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Maquoreta
L. J. Barthel
Jackson County
Otter Creek
South Fork
Tete Des Morts
Bellevue
Monmouth
Union
Iowa
Barthell
Department of Agriculture
Works Progress Administration
Parity Checks Arrive for 1939 in Washington County
Washington Ia additional 3167 in parity checks for 1939 were received at the county soil conservation office bringing the total to about 178000 with 10600 yet to come. A 744.94 wheat parity payment was received Friday and 569.34 Saturday, with prior wheat parity totaling 3489.53 and a current total of 4803.81.
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the Gazette
Washington
Washington County Soil Conservation Office
Soil conservation office records 1175 checks total 88000
A Jones county soils conservation office in Monticello received 1175 checks totaling about 88000 dollars on Saturday. The payments appear to be a local funding or fee collection event related to soil conservation projects.
Putnam Pals Elect New 4-H Club Officers
In Putnam township Linn county the Putnam Pals 4-H club elected Ely Maxwell Netolicky as president. Other officers named include George Kadlee as vice president Wilmer Ross as secretary and treasurer Justus Simon as historian and Wilbur Smyth as reporter. John Clark leads the club with assistant Keith Carson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely — Maxwell Netolicky
Putnam Pals
Putnam Township
Linn County
George Kadlee
Wilmer Ross
Justus Simon
Wilbur Smyth
John Clark
Keith Carson
Hats Parade Shapes Dominate This Season’s Fashion
A country woman notes a rich display of hats with bustle backs tails veils and three cornered shapes. From beret misfires to tall coachman designs, the season’s headgear decorates well groomed hair and adds a pleasant picture, regardless of rain protection.
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Webster
Clover Field Yields 28 Bushels Seed On Tipton Farm
Fourteen acres of clover on Gail Maurer farm near Buchanan west of Tipton yielded 28 bushels of cleaned seed, about 2 bushels per acre. The crop was heavy and combines ran at capacity. Dealers report sales of 10 corn pickers and deliveries of elevators, with strong demand for tractors and farm machinery. With good weather, farmers plan to husk 1939 corn soon as Cedar county sees a large crop.
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Tipton
Gail Maurer
Buchanan
Cedar County
Webster Farmers Begin 1939 Corn Harvest
In Webster and surrounding areas a number of farmers have started cribbing their 1939 corn crop. Soybean combining is progressing though some fields are too dry and others too green to harvest cleanly.
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The
Gazette
Webster
Corn Exports Reach 321000 Bushels as Season Totals Rise
The Agricultural Marketing Service reports last week exports of 321000 bushels, lifting the season total to 33500000, with 139500000 bushels for 1937-38. English buyers favor US corn, American price 70 cents a bushel c.i.f. UK under convoy, Argentine corn sold at Antwerp, Romania surplus discussed, Black Sea shipments limited, Chicago lake shipments to Canadian ports reach 1072000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service Today
United States
C.i.f
United Kingdom
Antwerp
Germany
Black Sea
Chicago
Canadian
Van Gorder Elected Head of Jackson AAA Committee
Charles Van Gorder was elected chairman of the Jackson county agricultural conservation association at a meeting of township delegates. Frank J. Hickson was named vice chairman Edward J. Grace was named third member Frank Wall and John Mertz were named alternates.
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Maquoketa
Charles van Gorder
Jackson County Agricultural Conservation Association
Frank J. Hickson
Otter Creek
Edward J. Grace
Bernard
Frank Wall
Sabula
John Mertz
Bellevue
Washington county soils conservation meeting set for Saturday
Wayne Norman, chairman of the Washington county soils conservation committee for the last year, reports the annual meeting scheduled here Saturday at 9 a.m.
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Washington
Wayne Norman
Washington County Soils Conservation Committee
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