Unseasonal Dryness Triggers Hand Husking In Iowa Corn
Iowa reports show seven week drought causing heavy corn dryness and shelling losses. Mechanical huskers underperform due to dry ears. many farmers resort to hand husking amid strong winds that pulled ears from stalks. Rains modest, chases spring germination for winter wheat. chinch bugs and drought threaten next year’s crop. pastures rebound slowly. soybean harvesting advances as rains linger.
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Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Reed
D. Moines
INS
Pottawat
Holsteins top at 205 at Waterloo cattle sale
A 6 year old Holstein cow with top butterfat and milk records sold for 205 dollars to James A. Idso. The event drew about 100 buyers with 63 head sold including eight consigners from eight north central Iowa herds and the Clifford Thorson herd dispersal. Top grade cow brought 125 dollars with two dams averaging strong production. Auctioneering by J E Mack with Claude Wylam as sales manager.
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C. A
Iowa
Clifford Thorson
St. Ansgar
J. E. Mack
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Claude Wylam
Livehog auction at West Liberty sale grosses high prices
West Liberty area auctioneers H. S. Duncan of Creston H. M. Duncan of Columbus Junction and P. N. Gibson of West Liberty sold Poland China hogs at the W. C. Anderson and Son sale. Prices ranged from 42 to 87 50 for boars and 25 to 40 dollars for gilts.
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West Liberty
Poland
W. C. Anderson and Son
Gills
H. S. Duncan
Creston
H. M. Duncan
Columbus Junction
P. N. Gibson
Forecast 300000 Farmers Will Take Wheat Insurance
The federal crop insurance program expects over 300000 wheat farmers to insured next year, up from about 170000 this year. By Oct 5 more than 272000 had paid premiums on 1940 policies, totaling 9902000 bushels, with insured production of 70640694 bushels across states such as Illinois Iowa Missouri Nebraska Kansas Wisconsin Minnesota South Dakota.
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Washington
Agriculture Apartment
Wallace
Pro'am
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Insurance Corporation
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
4-H Girls Project Plans Drawn by Miss Loughran
Miss Ella Loughran of the Ames extension service will visit Allamakee county on October 17 to plan and write the 4-H girls project for 1940. The program aims to guide local youth in developing educational projects and practical skills under extension guidance.
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Waukon
Ella Loughran
Ames Extension Service
Allamakee County
Harvesting Iowa's Major Crop on Mount Vernon Farm
Special to The Gazette Mount Vernon reports extreme dryness of the 1939 corn crop. Mechanized husking used where husks dry enough, with hand picking in arid fields. Grant Kafer farm, 120 acres, Harlan Ellison tenant. crew includes Lee and Ted Stinger RP Ink Frank Martin Jack Pitlik. Corn yield 113 bushels per acre from four 72 rod rows. 45 bushel loads unloaded in five minutes using a corn picker. Temporary crib holds 675 bushels, filled in under seven hours. Husking finished Monday after 15 hours of work. There’s gold in them that corn fields.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Dame Nature
Grant Kafer
Harlan Ellison
Lee Stinger
Ted Stinger
RP. Ink
Frank Martin
Jack Pitlik
Acre
Kafer
Allamakee Co Corn Husking Contest Oct 18
Allamakee county schedules its third annual corn husking contest for October 18 at the Luman Shattuck farm west of Waukon. Ten contestants vie for the county championship: Herbert Straate Gerhard Gab rielsen Lester Teslow Robert Mans Walter Hagen Carl Westby Victor Schmeiden William Dixon Selmer Peterson George Schultz. Committee in charge includes W J Thomson chairman James V Ryan Alfred Simonsen Horace Clark A J Mathias and T J Burke.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Luman Shattuck
Herbert Straate
Gerhard Gabrielsen
Lester Teslow
Robert Mans
Walter Hagen
Carl Westby
Victor Schmeiden
William Dixon
Selmer Peterson
George Schultz
W. J. Thomson
James V. Ryan
Alfred Simonsen
Horace Clark
A. J. Mathias
T. J. Burke
Washington C T A reports September dairy averages in Iowa
Washington County Cow Test association data shows 338 cows, 80 dry, on test with September averages of 600 pounds of milk and 22.9 pounds of butterfat. The top individual was a Maplecrest Farms Holstein from Wellman producing 1,983 pounds of milk and 69.5 pounds of fat. Bash and Swartzendruber of Wellman led the herd tally with 12 cows.
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the Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Alvin Lucher
Maplecrest Farms
Wellman
Bash and Swartzendruber
Milking Holsteins Hit High Averages in Herd Report
Purebred Holsteins, all milking, averaged 1 108 pounds of milk and 392 pounds of butterfat in the herd performance summary.
North Jones Cow Test Association September Averages
Clarence Ashbrenner and Carl Hein report September results for North Jones Cow Test Association herds. Monticello's Monticello herd led with 1656 pounds milk and 61.3 pounds butterfat. Claude Latta owned the high herd of grade Jerseys averaging 954 pounds milk and 30.3 pounds butterfat.
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Anamosa
North Jones Cow Test Association
Clarence Ashbrenner
Carl Hein
Monticello
Claude Latta
New Creamery Building Nears Completion at Farmers Cooperative
Erection of a brick creamery by the Farmers Cooperative creamery here is nearing completion and soon will be ready for use. Practically all new equipment is being installed. Plans include rebuilding the old creamery building as a garage for trucks.
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Bennett
Farmer’s Cooperative Creamery
Eight carloads of Hereford cattle arrive from Nebraska
Eight carloads of Hereford cattle from Nebraska were received here on Monday. The stock was consigned to Alvie Streeper, S. G. Hutton, Edwin Wilcox, Arthur Wilcox, Floyd Chatterton and Clarence Finn, with load distribution listed.
September Hog Slaughter Boosts Meat Production
A government report shows US meat production rose in September due to hog slaughter, totaling 2,885,318 hogs, the heaviest September since 1933, despite declines in cattle sheep and lamb slaughter. Nine month totals remain higher than 1938, with total meat output reaching 1,093,999,000 pounds.
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Chicago
United States
Farm Auction Schedule For October Entries
A sequence of farm auctions listed by date and location includes Geo L Albright Lisbon sale Helgens Bros Poland China Monticello Cedar Rapids Bev erly Cattle Co Cedar Rapids Bert E Miller Lisbon Fa Live stock Cedar Rapids H F Mc Calley Spotted Poland China Marion two and a half miles northwest Eliza Burgess closes out sale eight miles northwest Marion scheduled from Thursday to Wednesday.
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Geo. L. Albright Farm
Lisbon
Helgens Bros
Poland
China
Monticello
Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
Bert E. Miller Duroc
Fa. Livestock Exchange
H. F. McCalley
Marion
Eliza Burgess
Burke Elected AAA Chairman in Allamakee
WAUKON Iowa M F Burke was elected chairman of the Allamakee county AAA committee Wednesday morning. C J Hinrichs was named vice chairman M J Gavin third member J P O Neill first alter nate and J H McShane second alternate were also named.
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Waukon
M. F. Burke
Allamakee County
C. J. Hinrichs
M. J Gavin
J P O'Neill
J. H. McShane
Tama County Delegates to Elect AAA Officers Thursday
Townships in Tama county meet in Toledo to elect county officers for the 1940 agricultural conservation program. Delegates from all townships will assemble Thursday at 1 30 p.m. local time to conduct the selection.
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Toledo
Tama County
Farm sales near Traer and Tipton reported at high per acre values
Harry Rose of Traer bought 80 acres near Gladbrook from William Stricker at 167.50 dollars per acre cash. Charles Vanicek of Traer paid 87.50 dollars per acre for 80 acres adjoining Traer. W A Moeller of Dysart arranged the Willett sale. Ed Mitten bought 100 acres southeast of Tipton from Equitable Life Insurance at 100 dollars per acre, with a new farmhouse replacing a recent fire.
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Traer
Harry Rose
William Stricker
Gladbrook
Conant and King
Charles Vanicek
James W. Willett
W. A. Moeller
Dysart
Gazette
Tipton
Ed Mitten
Everette Jeffers
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Iowa
Trade Treaties Rise Dairy Industry Problems
Minneapolis report cites reciprocal trade treaties causing issues for the American dairy sector. J P Olsen of Milwaukee, publisher of four dairy trade journals, says mill buyers source casein almost entirely from foreign producers, affecting the marketing of dairy by products and butter substitutes.
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Minneapolis
J. P Olsen
Milwaukee
Olsen
Washington Poultry Show Dates Set for December
Washington County Poultry Breeders association announces the fifth annual county poultry show will run December 6 to 9. Art Pratl serves as president and Harry Ramseyer as secretary of the group.
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Washington
Washington County Poultry Breeders Association
Art Pratl
Harry Ramseyer
New farm buildings rise on Claxton Reich and Reid land
Randalia reports a new double corncrib 24 by 38 feet is under construction on the Robert Claxton farm now tenanted by Elmer Reich. A hog house is also being built on the Eldo Reid farm.
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Randalia
Robert Claxton
Elmer Reich
Eldo Reid
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