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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1937
Page
2
Argentine corn matured in 131 days while South African corn lagged in growth. The Iowa observer notes Argentine ears are small and orange with shallow kernels, while South African ears are white, broad, shallow, with eight kernel rows. Neither variety matches Iowa corn for feed or milling except in tight domestic supply years.
A Waterloo sale netted 52 lambs with 10.25 dollars paid per head for a 4-H feeding project. The stock, shared by members from eastern Iowa counties, will be fed 80 to 100 days and later shown at the county fair. Buyers listed include Blair, Hans, Berton, Tama, Grune, Havas, Bremer, Botley, Merseal, Deva, Wa, and Buchanon.
Heavy withdrawals of storage butter last week supported a firmer market as supplies dwindle. Prices are expected to rise with reduced receipts at four principal markets and ongoing demand for turkeys and dressed poultry. Eggs show weaker trends with slow outflow and holding pressure.
Clarence Mo Wilson of Rowley, son of Tom Wilson, begins work as farm editor for the Davenport Democrat. He previously completed a year course at Ames and acted as freelance correspondent, with prior roles as publicity director for the Water Tap Cathedral congress and as a farm news radio announcer for Des Moines. Herb Plambeck, who has served months as a farm news radio announcer, is also noted in the piece.
The AAA reports a national potato acreage cap of 3 300 000 acres with payments set by timing of harvest. Farmers may receive 4 to 6 cents per bushel above young yields, with state county and farm targets to guide allotments. Voting shows strong support in commercial counties though Rhode Island and Texas oppose.
The Federal Grain Review shows Argentine corn imports down to 150000 bushels for the week ended Oct 8 with 87000 bushels headed to the United States. No gulf port shipments were offered on southern markets and Atlanta stocks are nearly exhausted. Exports of oats totaled 254000 bushels last week.
Clinton county cattle feeder Otto Baasch paid $15 a hundredweight at Marfa Texas for the grand champion load of steer calves in the Highland feeder show. Calves shown by Smith Brothers Texas ranchers. Other Clinton feeders buying included John Harmen Ardover Cad Thompson Setula Frank Heitman Willisburg. Heitman paid $1250 a carload. sale totals ranged up to $192 for thirteen head and $930 for even loads of heifer calves.
About 108 men and boys attended the vocational agriculture conference. Wescoat of Osage and Suawberry Point founders of vocational agricultural education in Iowa spoke. Five chapters showed 190 percent membership growth, with West Union Maquoketa Monticello among those applying for FFA charters. Wisconsin representatives included L. M. Sasman Madison state supervisor and Cr Bonsack Wisconsin University.
O J Bowman, Maquoketa feeder, Thursday received 995 dollars at Chicago for a shipment of 306 pound Hampshire sows.
Indepence bulletin reports Artur Satterlee's four year old cow Rosedale Fanny 375121 from the Satterlee herd produced 308 days yielding 745.5 pounds of milk and 4574 pounds of butterfat to qualify for the American Guernsey Cattle Club Advance Register.
Rowley Farmers Cooperative Creamery paid 39 cents a pound for No 1 butterfat delivered in the first half of September. Manager Joe McGrath reported No 2 at 38 cents and No 3 at 37 cents per pound.
The article presents a garbled bridge column by Wm. E. McKenney with fragmented dialog about declarer guesswork, four spade trump paths, and misread cards. It includes a partial deal sequence, misaligned terms, and stray notations from an edge league column, offering little readable factual content.
A report details multiple land transactions: Pearl Bins buys the former Sigafous farm of 323 acres near Waeman, sold by the Federal Land Bank for 14500 dollars. Bielinger farm, 287 acres near Columbus Junction, bought by Glen McCulley from Royal Insurance for 9400 dollars. prices per acre listed for several parcels.
The locker plant at Traer opened last May and built by John son Brothers of Gladbrook was sold by I R Branson receiver to D H Hyland agent for the Traer Hatchery company for 3075. The 300 locker plant will be operated under a new corporation with poultrymen as stockholders. Miss Nelle Ashbaugh remains manager and Frank Thorne continues as baker and processor.
Independence consignment sale sold 275 head for about $4000. Cattle and hogs were slow as market cuts continued. Cows reached $68.50, fed calves $15, 90 cattle, 49 calves, 100 sheep and 40 hogs sold. Fifteen head of heifers averaged $34.50.
In a shipment of twenty horses sent to Boston last week two were owned by Thomas Eichhorn and Ed Urban of Wyoming and one by Carl Kern, a farmer near Mechantesque. The Kern horse was a five year gelding which brought $225.
Des Moines AP reports Thomas L. Curran secretary of agriculture named warehouse boards for four Iowa counties as part of a corn sealing program. Appointments list Des Moines county Walter Modin Joel Tonkinson Danville William Wirt Mediapolis C A Williams Jefferson county Earl Litton Fairfield Raymond Peebler Libertyville Dale Carris Packwood Paul Mowery Hedrick Poweshick county Marvin McLain John Carlson Fred Yaunt Brooklyn Wilbur Molison Grinnell Frank Schultz Malcolm Van Buren county Ross Downing Cantril Sam Whitaker Hillsboro C B White Bonaparte Lester Wells Wilton Bert Moyer Farmington
Dysart growers delivered 2700 tons from 1000 acres earning £28,000. Yellow corn averaged 3 tons per acre while white yielded 24 tons. About 40 carloads have been shipped to buyers, plant manager reported.
Local notices list farm sales and livestock auctions with dates in October. The Bena and Leary settlements host cattle and hog sales, including Chester White boars, Poland China, Shorthorn stock, and multiple mules. Events occur near Center Hulor, Toddville, and surrounding towns with several estate closings and livestock auctions on October 14, 18, 20, and 21.
Washington reports alfalfa seed prices on Sept 7 averaged 21 dollars per hundred pounds, the highest in eighteen years, with ranges from 12.50 to 27.50 per hundred. 1937 production expected to rise slightly despite drought and grasshoppers, while imports for the year reached 3.64 million pounds and exports in early 1937 topped 2.54 million pounds, mostly to Russia and Mexico.
A weekly community sale in Washington grossed $2000 from 334 head of livestock including five horses fourteen veal calves twenty hogs 145 sheep and forty five cattle.
A corn yield test plot on the Robert Spencer farm south of Iowa City will be harvested Tuesday. Emmett Gardner Johnson county agent announced Saturday. Comparison of the varieties will be made.
An advertisement quotes a dr urge saying his gums shrink and denture powders fail. He switched to FASTEETH, noting his plate stays put for 24 hours with security and comfort. FASTEETH is tasteless and non acidic, claimed to hold teeth all day without washing away.
A California biochemist offers a free home test for colitis relief caused by constipation hyperacidity and poor diet. The Kalokay powder is advertised as easy to take with thousands reporting soothing relief and is sold at May's Cut Rate Drug Store, Glendale.
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