Grange Master Urges Mind Our Own Business Policy
Iowa State Grange opening session hears Charles P. Starrett call for staying at home amid European turmoil. He presses for peace to aid labor and farm parity, warns against un-American activities, and questions reciprocal trade and AAA effects on Iowa farming. He cites embargo repeal, neutral zones, and family farm emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Starrett
Iowa State Grange
Europe
Perinnell
Congress
Starrett
Panama
United States
FENCE DRIFT Caught in the Woven Wire
A short verse notes the beauty of maples in any season while a fence drift lingers in woven wire. The speaker, R.FA, reflects on nature’s display and a simple tree’s splendor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.fa
Herring gulls cast as Great Lakes garbage men
The herring gull is described as a natural cleaner of the Great Lakes, feeding on discarded waste and remnant food to help keep the shoreline and waters clearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Edgewood Clover Hull Yields Peak At 39 Bushels On Farm
Hulling of clover near Edgewood nears completion with the best yield at 39 bushels and 10 pounds from 9.6 acres on the J. J. Schacherer farm south of Edgewood. Strong winds reduced seed and most farmers report only enough seed for next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
J. J. Schacherer
Five Shortenings Compared In Cake Test At Ames
Ames study by Miss Mary Louise Marr compared butter lard hydrogenated lard cottonseed oil and hydrogenated vegetable oil in 180 plain cakes. Using a sponge method the fat sugar and eggs were combined differently to affect texture and volume. Butter cakes scored highest while cottonseed oil performed poorest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Ames
Mary Louise Marr
Graduate Foods and Nutrition
Miss Marr
Cholera Outbreak Areas Reported Across 37 Iowa Communities
The Veterinary Association reports hog cholera outbreaks in 37 eastern Iowa communities over the past two weeks. Farms affected include Coggan, Calmar, Washington, Dubuque, Clinton, and several others such as Os sian, Decorah, Oxford Junction, and Mont Hamill with multiple farms affected per location. Detection spans Coggan group of farms to Grinnell area, with numerous towns listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Coggan
Ryan
Cascade
Worthington
Hopkinton
Farley
Clermont
Elgin
Waucoma
Ossian
Decorah
Luana
Monona
Calmar
Washington
Dubuque
Peoste
Edgewood
Holy Cross
Millersburg
West Branch
Mount Hamill
Pilot Grove
Charlotte
Clinton
Miles
Preston
Shellsburg
Burr Oak
Ridgeway
Fort Atkinson
Resco
Oxford Junction
Maquoketa
Delmar
Conrad and Grinnell
Iowa cow butterfat dips as cows dry in September
Ames reports butterfat averaged 20.4 pounds in September as nearly a quarter of cows entered dry period. Dairyman Floyd Arnold notes late summer rest is typical to time lactation cycles and align with better outdoor grass in spring. Regional herds and top producers listed with September yields.
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Ames
Iowa Test Association
Floyd Arnold
Ames Extension Dairyman
Arnold
Marengo Herd Tops Iowa County Cow Test Averages
In September the Iowa County Cow Test Association report shows 310 cows and 65 dry on test in Marengo. Average milk 565 pounds and butterfat 22.9 pounds. Orval Kinsinger led the month with nine Holsteins producing 840 pounds milk and 36 pounds butterfat. a purebred cow yielded 1 806 pounds milk and 79.6 pounds butterfat. The Bull Book Better Sires contest rated Iowa County ninth for Holsteins, sixteenth Jerseys, and twenty fifth all sires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Iowa County
Forrest
E. Durey
Orval Kinsinger
Association
September milk and fat averages for Mahaska County cows
The Mahaska County Cow Test association reports 446 cows including 99 dry on test averaged 467 pounds of milk and 19.3 pounds of butterfat in September. High herd owner Warren Cadwallader of Oskaloosa posted 935 pounds of milk and 32.1 pounds of butterfat for the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DELTA
Mahaska County
Lee J. Schissel
Warren Cadwallader
Oskaloosa
Southeast Winneshiek Cow Test yields 17.7 lb fat per cow
In September the test averaged 17.7 pounds of butterfat across 480 cows. Will Hauber of Sumner township led with 38.5 pounds of butterfat per cow and posted the top individual at 71.7 pounds for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Johnson Triple A Officers Reelected
Johnson county AAA reelects Joe Raim of Solon as chairman for a third year in Johnson county farm program. Ray Smalley of Sharon Center is vice chairman Emmett Gardner of Iowa City is secretary John O Connor of Lone Tree treasurer Dale Anderson of North Liberty named third committee member Frank Sullivan and Joe Buchmayer of Iowa City elected alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Joe Raim
Solon
AAA
Johnson County
Raim
Johnson
Ray Smalley
Sharon Center
Emmett Gardner
John O’connor
Lone Tree
Dale Anderson
North Liberty
Frank Sullivan
Joe Buchmayer
Fowl Not Detracted by Freezing or Visceral Cleaning
Ames experiment by Katherine Hoffman shows drawn vs undrawn fowl frozen 90 days carry similar palatability. Undrawn birds smellier but yield tender breasts. chilling before freezing increases tenderness. Over 100 birds tested for palatability tenderness aroma and juiciness. Cleaning cavity with water or cloth makes no difference in desirability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Ames
Katherine Hoffman
Graduate Foods and
Hoffman
Ventilation Topic Opens Calmar Farmers' Evening School
Special to The Gazette Calmar plans the year's first farmers' evening school Monday with a discussion on proper ventilation for farm buildings led by a farm implement firm representative. The schedule lists topics and dates through January 15 including sow selection, poultry feeding, dairy profitability, farm records, paint, machinery, running water, grain improvement and meat curing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calmar
Windbreak Demonstration Planned in Cedar County
G. R. Ramsey of the Ames extension service visited Cedar county to draft plans for a spring 1940 windbreak demonstration on the Harry Crist farm in Dayton township. Two windbreaks already exist on the C. R. Gates farm in Springdale township and the Carl Mitzner farm in Center township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
G. R. Ramsey
Ames Extension Service
Cedar County
Harry Crist
Dayton Township
C. R. Gates
Springdale Township
Carl Mitzner
Center Township
Parity payments issued to Anamosa area farmers
Farmers in Fairview Cass and Greenfield townships Jones county received 12000 dollars in parity checks on Monday. The largest check went to the men's reformatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview
Cass
Greenfield Townships
Jones County
Men’s Reformatory
Farm Auction Week Listings for Oct and Mid Oct
A sequence of farm sale notices schedules auctions in Iowa towns including Mount Vernon Lisbon Cedar Rapids Marion and Monticello. Listings detail buyers sellers livestock breeds such as Poland China Duroc and Spotted Poland China with dates October 11 to October 19 and locations at Mt Vernon Tama Lisbon Marion and Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Forest
Poland
China
Mount Vernon
Joe Fremel
Walker
Meyers & Frink
Tama
Sgeo. L. Albright Farm
Lisbon
Helgens Bros
Monticello
Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
Bert E. Miller
H. F. McCailey
Marion
Beverly Yards
Iowa
Husking Meet In Cedar Planned Near Sunbury On Oct 18
Cedar county will hold its annual corn husking contest at the Ed Hamann farm east of Sunbury starting 10 a.m. October 23. Entries are limited to 10 with a 5 p.m. October 18 deadline. The county winner advances to the district contest October 26 at the John Greig farm near Clarence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
Ed Hamann
Sunbury
John Greig
Clarence
Northwest Missouri farm women enter third cornhusking contest
In Maryville area three counties Nodaway Holt and Andrew begin training for the third annual women’s cornhusking contest on T. H. Acklin’s farm 16 miles southwest of Maryville. Contestants will compete for cash prizes.
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Maryville
Missouri
T. H. Acklin
Nodaway
Holt
Andrew
Five Million Boost in Iowa Farm Benefits in August 1939
Federal Bureau report shows Iowa eight month farm income at 392.661 million dollars, up from 354.254 million a year earlier. August benefits reached 5.988 million, with crops 4.983 million and livestock 32.33 million, while U.S. cash income for eight months stood at 4.102 billion. Government benefits in August totaled 42 million, lifting monthly cash income to 643 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Hawkeye
Bureau
Burreau
United States
Agriculture Department
Cedar Rapids Council to Consider Fire and Police Fund Transfers
The Cedar Rapids City Council will meet October 26, 1939 at 10 a.m. in City Hall to approve transfers from the Fire Maintenance Fund and Police Department Fund. Funds include 9500 for a new Fire Department workshop and 3000 for ambulance service and traffic lights on Third Avenue. Mayor Hahn and City Clerk L. J. Storey sign the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Police Department
Third Avenue
Hahn
4-H Feeder Calves Average 12 Cwt at Columbus Junction
One hundred of 500 calves offered by a livestock firm sold Saturday for an average near 12 dollars per hundredweight to 4-H club feeders from Louisa Scott Henry Washington and Des Moines counties and a county in Illinois. Prices ranged from 11 to 16.75 dollars. Calves originated in Texas Nebraska Kansas and Iowa and included Hereford Angus and Shorthorn breeds. A judging contest saw 81 members take part with Kenneth Blasi winning an Angus calf and Dale Bras a Hereford calf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Louisa
Scott
Henry
Washington
Des Moines
Ilinois
Texas
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
A. L. Anderson
Ames
Fullmer Brothers Sale Highlights Farm Stock Near Elberon
Top pig sold to Roy Malloy of Kellogg for 55 dollars at the Fullmer Brothers sale near Elberon on Friday. Thirty two boars averaged 32 dollars. Twelve dairy cows averaged 86 dollars and 50 cents. An April colt brought 69 dollars. Twenty eight Hampshire fall pigs six weeks old sold for 3 dollars 50 cents each.
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the Gazette
Elberon
Fullmer Brothers
Roy Malloy
Kellogg
Hampshire
Rowley Creamery Pays 29 Cents For Top Butterfat
Rowley Farmer's Cooperative Creamery paid 29 cents a pound for grade one butterfat 28 cents for grade two and 27 cents for grade three in the first half of September. Last half of August saw butterfat at 28 27 and 26 cents for the three grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowley Creamery
Rowley
Rowley Farmer’s Cooperative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
Barn Fire Destroys Farm Buildings Near Grand Mound
A large barn on the Roscoe Casad farm three and one half miles northeast of Grand Mound was destroyed by fire Monday. It is believed spontaneous combustion in soybean hay started the blaze. The fire also damaged two other structures a silo and a corn crib. Grand Mound and Calamus volunteer fire departments responded to control the flames. Total loss value not yet estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Grand Mound
Roscoe Casad
Calamus Volunter
Horace Weisley
Washington Street
Lisbon
Iowa
Clinton
Extension agent to lead hog project meeting in Allamakee
W A U K O N E L Quaife Ames extension animal husbandman will be in Allamakee county October 19 to conduct the first meeting of this fall and winter hog production project sponsored by the Allamakee county Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
E. L. Quaife
Ames Extension Animal Husbandman
Allamakee County
Hybrid Test Plots Harvested In Louisa This Week
Louisa county Farm Bureau sponsors four hybrid corn test plots to gauge yields. County Agent Lael Moon announced huskings start at 9 a.m. on Tuesday at Carl Willey farm Union township, Wednesday at J Russell Bretz Port Louisa township, Thursday at Bruce Jennings Elm Grove township, and Friday at Marshall Strawhacker Eliot. Plots were treated with potash and phosphate fertilizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Louisa County Farm Bureau
Lael Moon
Carl Willey
Union Township
J. Russell Bretz
Port Louisa Township
Bruce Jennings
Elm Grove Township
Marshall Strawhacker
Eliot Township
Clarence hogs top market price in Chicago sale
Sixty two hogs consigned by William Bark Charles Deerberg and Herman Gehrls from Cedar county through the Clarence Shipping association sold for 7.25 a hundredweight on Monday in Chicago reaching the market high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
William Bark
Charles Deerberg
Herman Gehrls
Cedar County
Clarence Shipping Association
Chicago
Van Steen Buys 120 Acre Farm Near Watkins
Blairstown Frank Van Steen, hatcheryman, purchased the Volz Brothers farm of 120 acres two miles southeast of Watkins for 70 dollars an acre totaling 8400 dollars. The property is described as unimproved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairstown
Frank van Steen
Volz Brothers
Watkins
Iowa Delegates Named for FFA Session in Kansas City
Des Moines Iowa delegates to the National Future Farmers of America convention in Kansas City October 15 to 21 were announced by F E Moore director of the board of vocational education The delegation includes Manning poultry and livestock judging team FFA president Kenneth Langer Denison Iowa secretary Leland Riddle Chariton and the American Farmer candidates Gaylord Stadlman Sac City Wayne Strong Clarinda Fred Sievers II Audubon and Paul Trumbauer Jesup
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
F. E. Moore
Board of Vocational Education
Manning
Iowa F. F. A
Kenneth Langer
Denison
Leland Riddle
Chariton
American Farmer
Gaylord Stadlman
Sac City
Wayne Strong
Clarinda
Fred Sievers, II
Audubon
Paul Trumbauer
Jesup
Natex Brings New Life To Swisher Woman
Mrs. Frank Louvar of Swisher Indiana credits Natex with ending years of constipation and fatigue. After 30 days on Natex she reports improved digestion and sleep, regained energy, and now enjoys chores. PODZIMEK'S Pharmacy hosts daily Natex reps at 100 Second Avenue SE, opposite the post office. Natex is sold by other leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Louvar
Swisher
Natex
Podzimek
Second Avenue SE
P. O
Pearmacy
Second Avenue Sz
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Master of
Iowa Farm Fraternity
Job
Charles Starrett
Zve
National Grange
Senate
Hull
Fremont-Page-Mills
Linn No
Lee-Des Moines
Dallas-Boone
Poweshiek-Jasper
W. L. Smith
Central City
H. A. Jacobsen
Sioux City
Albert Ludwig
Breda
J. N. McKibben
Garwin
Orphan’s Home
Davenport
J. N. Martin
New Providence
M. E. Pegram and Son
Adel
Clayton-Delaware
Francis Scott
Shirley Phelps
Strawberry Point
Phelps
Mahaska
C.T.A
Tim
Cranwood
the Bitts
Rubbin
Waterbury
Lambie
Egat Idea
NEA Service
Husking
Cedar
L. J. Storey
Williams
Rwilliams
Columbus
Sale
Wapello Boy
Merle E. Garmoe
Optometrist
Brie
Administratrix Sale
N.W
S.W
Alburnett
Hayes
Monarch Range
Goodrich
Maytag
Golden Rule Circle
Eliza Burgess
ADMAX
Lassen & Mitchell
Auds
AL Schueler
Clerk
First Avenue
Wyoming
Montana
Colorado
Battanys
WMT
Beverly Cattle Company
George Lewis Albright
W. E. Challis
WM. Bennett
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