September Cattle Slaughter Sets U.S. Record Under Federal Inspection
In September the United States logged 1,786,026 head of cattle slaughtered under federal inspection the heaviest monthly total on record. Calves totaled 830,720 head, the second largest month ever. hog slaughters fell to their lowest September since 1928. sheep and lambs reached a high not seen since 1931. Government purchases and drought liquidation drove the record figures.
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NION
Chicago
United States
Septem
Monticello and Tipton Canneries Complete Corn Pack
Monticello and Tipton canneries finish their corn packing with large payrolls and community impact. Monticello employed 140 workers from 126 families, packed 1 536 000 cans and 64 000 cases, with 12 000 dollars due to producers and 52 carloads shipped west of the Mississippi. Tipton completed history making run starting Aug 18, employing nearly 100, paying over 8 000 dollars, purchasing 1 893 tons of corn from 750 acres, about 58 000 cases packed and near 20 000 dollars to the community, highlighted by a banquet and dance.
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Monticello
Canning Company
Mississippi River
Carl C Hodson
Tipton
Serape
60 Acre Farm Sold At Auction For 36 25 An Acre
Auction records show a 60 acre farm sold at a price of 36 25 per acre. The sale notes tenants in occupancy and the property details as listed in the public auction record.
Corn and farm sales dominate Whittier auction
At the Whittier sale of Mrs Mary Stanley corn sold for 13 25 an acre soybeans 10 an acre ensilage 3 30 a ton alfalfa hay 16 50 a ton and other farm items fetched varying prices. Horses cows hogs and equipment were auctioned with Mitchell and Lockwood acting as auctioneer and clerk respectively. In Columbus Junction Clover hay sold 20 a ton pears 75c to 90c a bushel and potatoes 1 30 per cwt. Cattle and sheep brought multiple prices across the consignments auctioneers named Klotz Duncan and Smylie.
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Whittier
Mary Stanley
Whitter
Ensilage
Will Mitchell
Waubeek
H. J. Lockwood
Alburnett
Gazette
Columbus Junction
Paul Klotz
H M. Duncan
Farrel Smylie
Musgrave Sale At North Liberty Auction Totals Noted Prices
Public sale for Jesse and Wallace Musgrave two miles southwest of North Liberty grossed 724 cents per bushel for corn from the first batch. Milk cows sold for 46 and 48 dollars a head. shoats at four dollars each. Rhode Island chickens at 20 cents. a manure spreader fetched 91 dollars. Machinery sold at moderate prices. Bert Glaspey the auctioneer and Thomas Coglan clerk.
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North Liberty
Jesse
Wallace Musgrave
Rhode Island
Bert Glaspey
Thomas Coglan
Buchanan Corn Husking Meet Scheduled Oct 23
Independence Iowa October 23 event details for the Buchanan County Farm Bureau corn husking contest to be held at the Glines farm seven miles southwest of Independence. The second field is expected to yield about ten bushels per acre. Local officials note the event draws area farmers and neighbors to the rural gathering.
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Buchanan
Independence
Buchanan County Farm
Carenree Gline Farm
Iowa corn hog vote shows strong support for 1935 program
In Iowa the 1935 corn hog plan led by large margins as 1,368 of 1,670 townships reported. Yes 54,793 No 21,824 on the first question. Yes 35,788 No 34,795 on the 1936 one-contract plan, with anti-contract voters trailing in the noncontract lanes. Final tabulations awaited Washington.
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Des Moines
Iowa
AAA
R M Evans
Washington
Benton
Pin Fayette
Cedar
Buchanan County
Dubuque County
Peru
Jefferson
Dubuque
Johnson County
Johnson
Jackson County
Delaware
Cow Test Ass'n Members Cull Herds Closely This Year
The Dairy Extension service reports Cow Test Association members culled 60 percent more cows in the past six months than the same period last year. High producing herds and owners with top butterfat yields are listed, including Joe Chezik Jr Dysart and Charles Stubbs Son Grundy Center with leading averages.
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Ames
Iowa
Scott
Linn No
Lee Des Manes
Johnson
Poweshtek
Blairstown Farm Bureau Hosts Teachers Evening
Teachers from Blairstown public school Leb and St Clair townships attended a Fort Bureau round and reception for town and rural teachers. Principal speaker Allen Kling Benton county Farm Bureau president urged education of adults to meet current problems.
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Royal
Pha Chaqvetta
Blairstown
M Steachers
Biarstrown
Leb and
St Clair Townships
Fort Bureau
Potatoes and crops on Charles Snell’s 320 acres near Walford
Interview with Charles Snell, farmer of 320 acres one mile north of Walford, detailing potato yield of about 100 bushels per acre, thickly shocked corn on 31 contracted acres, fodder, hay, and hogs. He discusses dairy sales, crop programs, weather, and his wind powered electric system.
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Walford
Charles Snell
Preventive Farm Aid Plan Proposed For Southern Iowa
Iowa relief officials draft a preventive farm relief plan for southern Iowa to aid drought and chinch bug affected farmers next spring. The plan may distribute seed and feed through emergency relief, discourage heavy small grain planting, and promote soybeans and rape to resist chinch bugs. Officials note $1,035,049 total relief spending this summer by state and federal agencies.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Clyde L. Herring
E. H. Mulock
George Keller
W. J. Albers
FERA
Albers
Mulock
Iowa Relief Administration
AAA
Horse Dies After Used On Corn Wagon
MECHANICSVILLE Weldon W Woods a farmer six miles south of Mechanicsville lost a horse Monday night after it pulled a load of corn in the afternoon An autopsy found a ruptured intestine The Gazette sought expert opinion from eastern Town veterinarians who doubted corn ear worm fatalities noting bloat as the likely cause and that other practitioners rejected the worm theory.
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the Gazette
Mechanicsville
Weldon W. Woods
Woods
Excess Pigs In Linn To Be Delivered Oct. 16-17
Linn county FERA office asks farmers with surplus hogs under corn hog agreements to deliver animals next Tuesday and Wednesday to Earl Bolton farm one mile north of Springville or to Frank Skvor farm at 2223 C street SW after 9 am. FERA representatives will be on site 9 to 5 to receipt the hogs for federal surplus relief clients.
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Linn County
FERA
Earl Bolton
Springville
Frank Skvor
C Street
Skvor
Two Factors Enter Hog Price Picture
Two factors temper hog price prospects say observers: larger late year throughput from a spring farrowed crop and continued liquidation of lightweight hogs as feeders cope with a high grain price. November and December typically see heavy marketings, and this year likely higher as corn stays costly. Weather has aided feeder growth with good pastures.
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Des Moines
Duroc Jersey Auction Near Coggon Farm Sale
A Duroc Jersey sale led by R P Wilson is set near Coggon Iowa on Monday October 15. Reports note a drop in fall farrowings and lower interior hog quotations with prices generally around five dollars to five sixty for various weight classes and lighter hogs bringing below.
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Duroc Jersey
R. P. Wilson
Coggon
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Sudan Grass Threshed and Soy Beans Harvested
Special to The Gazetta reports Webster threshing machines active this fall. Roy Sorden threshes sudan grass for Wes Oster while Oster finds corn fodder too moist to shred. Ora Hervey threshes twenty acres of soy beans at about seventeen bushels per acre as farmers plan more threshing and combining this season.
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Gazetta Webster
Roy Sorden
Wes Oster
Oster
Ora Hervey
Shredders Begin Work Across El Dorado Area
West Union reports corn shredders starting on Fayette county farms near El Dorado as fields show early maturation. Soybeans, still standing, require dry weather to be harvested. general fall work resumes amid favorable October conditions. Arnold Neilson plans barn demolition and reconstruction. Mrs. Loretta Palmer and James Palmer update farm buildings and repairs near Walker.
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Menette
West Union
Eldorado
Turkey River
Fayette County
Gazette
Walker
Spring Grove
Arnold Neilson
Loretta Palmer
James Palmer
Here
Wich
Andres Shonberg
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