Meat Holdings Decline in September Stocks Reach Record Lows
USDA reports cold storage of meats dropped 164 million pounds in September, with total holdings down from 321.99 million to 368.087 million pounds by October 1. Pork shows the sharpest decline, beef and turkey storage also fall, signaling lighter reserves for the fall season and implications for prices and supply.
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Chicago
United States Department of Agriculture
Tedas
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Bef
Iowa Calves In Grand Championship Showing At Omaha
John Gosch of Battle Creek and Nebraskans lead 4-H members in Omaha as Angus, Shorthorn, and Hereford cattle compete for grand champion titles. Winners include Tom the 990 pound Angus and Lucky Striker 970 pounds. Arlo Christensen and Velma Damwyler show the champion Shorthorn and reserve respectively. Lester Lutt bids for the grand Hereford title with Dizz. Donald Collins and others place in Hereford heifer classes and various steer weight divisions.
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Battle Creek
Nebraska
Iowa
Angus Lile Joens
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John W. Pitzer
Mulls
Hereford
Donald Willage Saline
Edward Wielage
Saline County
Neberond
Max DeForest Harrison
Sharthorns
Merle Mumma
Kenneth Fausch
Webster County
Irion Schomberg Pierce
Shartharns
Arion Christensen
Shelby Counts
Arent Craisstensen
Orlava
Auduter Tea
Hoadin
Feeders Top At gs80 Cwt Auction In Montana
Cattle sale report notes feeders leading at gs80 cwt in Montana auction. Prices shown include cows at 8 dollars per hundredweight and general bidding activity amid cattle market conditions.
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Montana
Hulking Vacation Spee at Keystone Fans
Fragmented text describes fans at a Keystone event during a vacation period with mentions of masks and a subdued scene. The readable parts hint at a school setting or parade with unclear details and garbled phrases. The source lacks coherent facts to confirm a clear event, date, or participants.
HYBRID 315 TOPS JOHNSON TEST PLOT
Special to The Gazette Hybrid No 315 topped a Johnson county corn test plot. Results show 315 yielding 10789 bushels per acre with 15 percent moisture. 307 second high at 1068. open-pollinated 8326 at 23 percent moisture. several other hybrids listed with yields and moisture. Planting May 15, harvest July 16 after a heavy rain and windstorm. all corn ready to crib.
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Robert Spencer
Town City
Muarshall Counts
Three State AAA Chairmen Bid To Sioux City Confab
Three state AAA chairmen Ralph Strath of Iowa Fred Wide Lace of Nebraska and Lloyd Mengel of South Dakota are planned speakers for a Sioux City meeting. Congressman Vincent Haverington will oversee arrangements for a Senate committee session intended to gather information on administrative aspects of AAA programs and farm registry.
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Randalia Youth First To Enter For International
Randalia resident Char Claxton 16 filed entries for two baby beeves at the 1937 International Live stock Exposition to be held November 27 to December 4 in Chicago. One Hereford and one Angus, both prize winners at the Fayette county fair, will compete in the premier judging and feeding contests with other youths ages 10 to 20 from twelve states entering calves, steers, and pigs.
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Randala
Fayette County Fair
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Primier Haasteuen
Lose Bad Breath Keep Your Friends Daily Advert
Though many write about bad breath thousands still lose friends over this fault. Constipation often causes bad breath loss of appetite and weakness. Regularity helps and Dr Edwards Olive Tablets offer gentle relief and mild bile stimulation. Sold by druggists 15 30 60 cents.
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Beware Of Frosted Sorghum After Freezing Warns Vet Expert
The farm editor notes frosted sorghum or sudan grass can kill animals the morning after frost, as cyanide from killed plant parts may be released. Charles F Rogers, assistant biochemist at the University of Minnesota, spoke at Cedar Rapids on cyanide risks from sorghum and other plants and explained factors that reduce danger.
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University of Minnesota
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Cedar Rapids
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Benton Huskers to Compete Oct 20
Special to The Gazette Belle Plaine Belle Plaine Commerce club announces the Benton county corn husking contest will be held Oct 20 at the John Schild farm northeast of Belle Plaine. Limited to twelve contestants with 80 minute husking records due by 6 pm at Rexall Belle Plaine or Farm Bureau Vinton. County meet opens at 10:30 am with Dr J J Strandberg starter and officials CW Burnham weighmaster George Raabe in charge of teams and wagons County Agent James C Green Sterling Visquein and Ray Roginson to figure deductions
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Benton County
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Burnham
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James C Green
Sterling Visquein
Ray Roginson
Fayette Hl. D. A. Hired Tuesday On The Job Wednesday
Thelma Mae Vols Verdun Neb was hired Tuesday by the Fayette County Farm Bureau as home demonstration agent for Fayette County, starting work Wednesday morning. She succeeds Miss Lillian B Lewis who has held the post for three and a half years and goes Oct 20 to be assistant state leader of home demonstration agents. Miss Vols taught home economics in Elba and discribed as county supervisor in settlement work in Nebraska. She is a University of Nebraska graduate in home economics with a music minor.
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Reed Reports Low Yields For Iowa Corn Harvest
DES MOINES UP Charles D Reed federal meteorologist says last week slow husking due to moist cobs. some western counties report as low as five bushels per acre, while other areas top at 60. Drought delays seedings for wheat, pastures poor, wells failing, soybean harvest near finish with better drying than last year. Temperatures for the week near normal.
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Boars And Gilts Top Hampshire Auction Near Wapello
In Columbus Junction area a Hampshire pig sale by H R Archibald and Son saw a boar lead at 35 dollars and gilts average 35 with overall average for sixty pigs at 33 dollars. HM Duncan of Columbus Junction and McDonald of Morning Sun acted as auctioneers with McClurkin of Wapello as clerk.
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Classified ad lists hunting dogs and pets for sale
A Want Ad listing offers hunting dogs house dogs canaries and other pets under classification 36. The notice appears as an advertisement in today's page.
Friley Addresses Grange Convention in Manchester
Special to The Gazette. President C. E. Friley of Iowa State College spoke on adult education as Iowa State Grange opens its 68th annual session in Manchester. The three day event drew good attendance with optimism tempered by calls for study, cooperation, and a return to simpler religion to tackle farm problems and broader social changes. Dr Finley warned prosperity requires thinking and warned legislative cures won’t fix ills. Starrett of Newton, master of the Iowa Grange, also spoke as sessions included degree conferrals and drills across multiple Granges.
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Newton
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Earlville
New corn crib completed near Dysart on Henry Hupfeld farm
A new corn crib measuring 20 by 48 feet has been completed on the Henry Hupfeld farm, located five miles southeast of Dysart, reflecting local agricultural development and farm modernization.
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Henry Hupfeld
Farm Auction Schedule Runs October 14 to 21
Local listings show multiple farm sales across Iowa and nearby towns. William Knox closes out a 3 mile east of Marion sale on October 14, Helgens Brothers host Poland China stock near Monti and Beverly area, October 14. Cedar Rapids hosts Iowa Livestock Exchange on October 15, Louie Scheetz Shorthorns at Belle Plaine October 16. Dumond estate 165 acres near Toddville October 20. Bert Miller Duroc Jersey sale at Lisbon also October 20. Joe Vosmek closes out near Toddville October 21.
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China
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Toddville
Bert Miller Duroc
Jersey
Lisbon
Mehl Haus Farm Sold Near Dysart for 125 An Acre
Dysart reports the Vernie Mehlhaus farm of 160 acres five miles southeast of town sold to Peter Lamprecht, a neighboring farmer, for 125 dollars an acre. Possession is to be given March 1.
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Dysart
Vernie Mehlhaus
Peter Lamprecht
Amana Tour By Black Hawk County Junior Farm Bureau
Thirty members led by R Gordon Strayer of Hudson secretary toured the Amanas Sunday afternoon with Marie Stuck of Amana guiding the group.
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Amana
Black Hawk County
Open pollinated outyields hybrid in Randalia corn test
W M Perry of Randalia reports Carley's yellow dent open pollinated corn outyielded hybrid No 1944 by over 16 bushels per acre in a side by side test. Open pollinated was drier and ripened a week earlier. seed costs were 4 versus 12 dollars per bushel.
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W M Perry
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