Iowa Farm Land Prices Seen Rising With Upturn Likely
Land brokers report demand driven by drought recovery and investor caution. Experts including James R. Leverett and W G Murray say rising values are tied to stable rents and low mortgage rates. Mortgage costs near four percent boost buying, while fewer farms for sale in northern and eastern Iowa heighten price pressure.
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Iowa
Leverett
Nebraska
Towa
W. G. Murray
Murray
Ames
State College
The
Iowa Farm Economist
Federal
Congressional
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Linn County Tops in Iowa Dairy C T A Herds
Iowa’s top producing Holstein, Guernsey and Jersey C T A herds for the year ended July 1, 1941 were all in Linn county within the same association. W. L. Smith of Central City led with 28.62 cow years producing 17 841 pounds of milk and 600.4 pounds of butterfat. Henry Gensicke & Son near Cedar Rapids and Roy Wickham near Center Point led their respective breeds with 9 292 pounds milk for Guernseys and 8 751 pounds for Jerseys. Observed barn practices included twice daily milking, alfalfa hay, screeningsilage, farm produced feeds, and ventilating systems aiding production.
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Iowa
Linn County
Ames
C.T.A
W. L. Smith
Central City
Henry Gensicke
Wickham
Gensicke
Wickam
Smith
Wickham and
Linn County Cow Test Association No. 3
Smith, Wickham and
Dale Barker
Horse Sale Notice With Ages and Vaccines
A sale listing describes three head Morsey Bay horses aged 4 and 7 years, sound and weighing 1604 pounds, suitable for work. It notes a seed team good sorret colt with a light mane and individual. All were vaccinated for sickness. The event commences at 12 noon on Wednesday, October 15.
William Dunn Buys Orchard Property Near Columbus Junction
William Dunn garage man buys the Mrs. Mac Zion orchard between Columbus Junction and Columbus City for 10000 dollars. The 16 acre orchard with 12 year old trees includes a modern house and barn on highway No. 76. Dunn plans to move November 1.
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Columbus Junction
William Dunn
Olsen Brothers Buy 80 Acre Farm Near Dysart
John and Frank Olsen of Dysart east area purchase an 80 acre farm southeast of town from Northwestern Insurance Co at 110 dollars per acre. Melvin Machacek had been farming the property.
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Dysart
John and
Frank Olsen
Here
Northwestern Insurance Company
Melvin Machacek
Elgin Echo Publisher Buys Local Farm and Dairy
Paul Waters of Elgin has purchased the W. L. Meyer 80 acre farm and dairy business north of Postville for 12000 dollars. Possession is to be given March 1 1942. Waters has been connected with his father in law R P Strauch in publishing the Elgin Echo.
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Postville
Paul Waters
Elgin
R. P. Strauch
Elgin Echo
W. L. Meyer
Here
Corn Sells At $35.10 An Acre In Kauble Auction
In Mechanicsville area forty two acres of corn plus other farm items sold at auction. Thirty two acres brought $35.10 per acre totaling $1,123.20 to cover rent on the year. Other livestock and equipment included sows, ewes, milk cows and teams. Auctioneer was W. E. Challis of Lisbon.
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Mechanicsville
W. H. Kauble
W. E. Challis
Lisbon
Cows Bring Top Bid at Edward Towe Farm Sale
At the Edward Towe farm north of Dysart a dispersal sale drew a top cow bid of 142 dollars. The auction totaled a gross 3 500 dollars.
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Edward Towe
Dysart
Henry Lamp sale near Columbus Junction yields varied livestock prices
Twenty seven head of horses and mules sold from 25 to 125 dollars each at the Henry Lamp sale thirteen miles northeast of Columbus Junction. A seven year old team brought 200 dollars and a mule team 65 dollars. Cattle and calves sold strong with Herefords vaccinated at 90 to 106 dollars and 43 calves at 40 to 65 dollars each.
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Columbus Junction
Henry Lamp
Here
Coming Farm Auctions Schedule October 14 to 30
A sequence of farm auctions announced for October lists sales across Iowa towns. Events include Amana Society night sale of Hampshire hogs at Homestead and multiple Duroc Jersey and Hampshire lotteries led by buyers Bert Miller Louis Taber and Forrest McCalley. Executors and purebred Shorthorn and Chester White sales are planned near Swisher Ryan and Olin with buyers like W G Stick Clarence Sueppel and Francis Oehlert.
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Amana Society
Hampshires
Homestead
Bert Miller Duroc
Lisbon
W. G. Stick
Walker
Louis Taber
Whitier
Clarence J. Sueppel
Hampshire
Forrest L. McCalley Duroc
Jersey
Mi S
Francis Oehlert
Belle Plaine
W. N. Bowersox
Swisher
Robinson and Maurer
Ryan
Henry Jurgensen
Chester
Olin
Rowley Creamery Pays 42c For Top Butterfat
Rowley Farmer's Cooperative creamery paid for butterfat delivered in the first half of September. Grade one brought 42 cents, grade two 41 cents, and grade three 40 cents per pound. The prior half of August saw payments of 41, 40, and 39 cents respectively.
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Rowley
Rowley Farmer’s Cooperative Creamery
Joe McGrath
Forest’s Boars Average $60 at E. C. Forest Sale
Near Mount Vernon eighty four head of purebred Poland China boars and gifts sold for 4307 dollars. Fifty one boars averaged 60 dollars and 33 gifts averaged 3.80. Top boar 200 dollars to Carl Schmitt of Farmington. Auction drew about 500 buyers from four states and Illinois.
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Mount Vernon
Poland
E. C. Forest and Son
Carl Schmitt
Farmington
Ben Olson
Newhall
R. S. Besse and Son
Erie
Ames Iowa DHIA reports September butterfat gains and leaders
Ames Iowa DHIA last month averaged 21.2 pounds of butterfat per cow down 2.5 pounds from August. Arthur R. Porter notes September is typically a low production month due to fall freshening. Twenty-two percent of cows were dry. Lee-Des Moines led in butterfat. Fremont-Page-Mills led in milk. Iowa Penitentiary herd at Fort Madison topped both metrics with 48.7 pounds butterfat and 1,403 pounds milk per cow.
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Ames
Iowa
Arthur R. Porter
Ames Extension Dairy
DHIA
Lee-Des Moines Association
Fremont-Page-Mills Association
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Fractures Right Arm In Accident Near Volga City
John Gamm a former resident fractured his right arm Thursday while cranking his shivver in Volga City. He is reported to be from north of here and receiving medical care.
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Volga City
John Gamm
Here
Dr Hall Named Nutrition Chairman In Fayette
Seventy people from schools Farm Bureau Triple A FSA federated clubs and welfare groups attended a national defense nutrition meeting in Fayette Friday evening Dr C C Hall of Maynard was elected permanent chairman of the nutrition project Mrs L J Lyons of Fayette was named co chairman and Meta Jane Matthews county home demonstration agent was secretary Plans were made to hold nutrition meetings in each township The town produces more corn than any other state or foreign nation.
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Fayette
Farm Bureau
Triple-A
FSA
National Defense Nutrition
C C. Hall
Maynard
L. J. Lyons
Meta Jane Matthews
Lamont Night School Opens With 82 Attendees
Lamont high school hosted the first adult evening session of the fall with forty-one men and an equal number of women attending. Topics include pasture improvement for men and home crafts for women. The program is run by the vocational agriculture and home management departments.
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Lamont
Lamont High School
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