Left Handed Disc Jointer Cuts Plowing Power Needs
Iowa State college agricultural engineers E V Collins and C K Shedd report a left handed disc jointer reduces ordinary plow power by up to 14 percent, with up to 25 percent less power than right handed jointers. Tests at Ames show reduced landside pressure and comparable plowing quality, though furrow walls may be ragged.
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E. V. Collins
C. K. Shedd
Iowa State College
Iowa Agricultural Experiment
Ames
Collins
United States Department of Agriculture
Shedd
Upcoming Farm Auctions Open Week Of Oct 18
The schedule lists Mrs. Eliza Burgess closing out sale Oct 18 eight miles northwest of Marion and Beverly Cattle Co auction Oct 19 five miles southwest of Cedar Rapids. The article also covers plowing innovations including a left handed disc jointer tested in Iowa with ISU and USDA cooperation.
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Eliza Burgess
Marion
Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
Beverly Yards
Wyoming
Montana
Nebraska
WMT Eac D
Beverly Cattle Company
Iowa
McCarthy Reelected AAA Chairman in Delaware
Chester O. McCarthy was reelected chair man of the Delaware county AAA committee for 1940 at a meeting of township delegates. Harold A. Stead was elected vice chair man, Dale S. Henderson third member, Joseph J. Dingbaum first alternate, and William H. Wickman second alternate. Paul L. Munson of Manchester was reelected secretary and treasurer.
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Manchester
Chester O. McCarthy
Delaware County
Harold A. Stead
Dale S. Henderson
Joseph J. Dingbaum
William H. Wickman
Paul L. Munson
Ryan
Husking Bee At Louis Klink Farm Draws Local Crowd
About 60 persons gathered at the Louis Klink farm near here for a husking bee Sunday. Mr. Klink has been confined in poor health for some time. Nine teams and wagons were used to husk the 12 acres of corn.
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Littleport
Louis Klink
Farmers and transport needs stressed by Brenckman
Fred Brenckman, Washington representative of the national Grange, told the Mississippi Valley association on its twenty first annual convention that farmers value all transportation modes rail motor and inland waterway for lower hauling costs. He criticized federal regulation of water transport and urged fair competition to curb monopolistic rates. Some Iowa farmers saw 3 to 5 cents more per bushel for corn when shipped by boat versus rail.
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ST. Louis
Fred Brenckman
Washington
National Grange
Mississippi Valley Association
Brenckman
The
Grange
Iowa
Four Acres of Corn Burned in Littleport Fire
Fire swept four acres of corn on the Joe Downey farm near Littleport Sunday afternoon and destroyed new seeding on the John Glawe farm. Officials theorize an ambiguous fire source from hunters in a tree trunk toppled, spreading the flames.
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The
Gazette
Littleport
Joe Downey
John Glawe
Fire destroys corn stalk field near Newhall
About 80 rods of cornstalks burned Sunday afternoon on the Mrs. Julia Schmidt farm near Van Horne in a blaze started by sparks from a cornhusk bonfire tended by Mrs. Erger. The fire also scorched a large area into the Victor Weichman cornfield. The Newhall fire department helped extinguish the flames. both owners carried insurance.
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Gazette
Newhall
Julia Schmidt
van Horne
Alphonse Erger
Victor Weichman
Erger
Schmidt
Mr. Erger
Husking Accidents Reported in Cedar County
Cedar County husking incidents continue with two men injured. T. L. Small, near Tipton, had his ankle crushed and three ribs broken when his team bolted and ran over him as he husked corn. Forrest H. Ford, near Bennett, lost the middle finger of his right hand when a tractor mounted picker exploded into flames and then injured him during a trial run. He was taken to a Davenport hospital.
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The
Gazette
Cedar County
T. L. Small
Tipton
Small
Forrest H. Ford
Bennett
B. H. Hambright
Ford
Hambright
Davenport
Turkey breeder buys 160 acres near Wellman for $116.50 an acre
William Martin, a turkey breeder near Wellman, purchased 160 acres five miles south of Wellman known as the Albert Paul farm for $18,640 total. The farm is well improved and Martin plans to build turkey brooder houses immediately. Howard Oak of Columbus Junction bought the former Martin Shaum farm, also 160 acres, three miles west of Columbus Junction for $9,000 cash.
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Wellman
William Martin
Albert Paul
Martin
Columbus Junction
Howard Oak
Martin Shaum
Johnston and Duncan
Sale of Frank Anthony farm near Tiffin to Hogan at $46 per acre
Roy Anthony administrator reports the Frank Anthony farm of 165 acres two miles south of Tiffin was sold to Albert Hogan Jr for 5900 dollars at a rate of 46 dollars per acre totaling 7590 dollars.
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Tiffin
Roy Anthony
Frank Anthony
Albert Hogan, Jr
Steen Elected President Union District Agricultural Assn
Steen was elected president of the Union District Agricultural association at the annual meeting in West Liberty. M. A. Hemmingway became vice-president, W. C. Nichols treasurer, and E. R. Richard marshal. James Birkett and S. A. Buckman join the two year board term alongside returning members Albert Ruess A. N. Rabe Ben Wilson Jr. and C. N. Gibson.
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West Liberty
Leslie Steen
Union District Agricultural Association
M. A. Hemmingway
W. C. Nichols
E. R. Richard
James Birkett
S. A. Buckman
Albert Ruess
A. N. Rabe
Ben Wilson, Jr
C. N. Gibson
Soul Conservation: Pleasant Countryside Reverie
A country woman reflects on the beauty of the rural landscape as leaves drift down and dusk settles over timbered slopes and open fields. She longs for appreciation and the capacity to be worthy of the beauty God has bestowed in nature.
40 Carloads Daily. Corn Bin Shortage Seen In 7 Counties
DES MOINES AP federal and state agricultural authorities report ongoing delivery and storage difficulties for sealed corn turned in to satisfy corn loans. While steel bins arrive at about 40 car loads daily, storage space remains acutely tight in Tama Clinton Chickasaw Wright Linn Buena Vista and Calhoun counties.
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DES Moines
AAA
H. L. Dieterich
Iowa
Tama
Clinton
Chickasaw
Wright
Linn
Buena Vista
Calhoun
Butterfat Price Set At 31 Cents In Delhi
The Delhi Silver Spring creamery set butterfat price at 31 cents per pound for the last half of September.
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Delhi
Silver Spring Creamery
Nebraska lad wins Star Farmer honor at American Royal
Norman W. Kruse 18, Lortetto Neb., named Star Farmer of America for 1939. He runs a mixed program on his father Herman H. Kruse’s farm, netting 1296.45 last year and winning a $500 Kansas City Star prize at the livestock show. Kruse, a freshman at the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture, built a herd of 8 cattle, 40 hogs and 17 sheep from one cow.
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Kansas City
Norman W. Kruse
Lortetto
Neb
Star Farmer of America
Kruse
Farmer of America
University of Nebraska Agricultural College
Herman H. Kruse
Silo Completed On Harold Mc Cormac Farm Near Columbus Junction
A hollow tile silo finished on the Harold Mc Cormac farm four miles northeast of Columbus Junction stores 5 000 bushels of corn to be resealed.
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Columbus Junction
Harold McCormac
Nuthatch Noted For Vertical Descent And Ascent
The nuthatch is the only bird that can descend a tree trunk as readily as it ascends, a distinctive behavior highlighted in natural history notes.
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Rere
Third Street SE
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Delaware
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Steen
Union Agricultural Ass’n
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Grimes Golden
Steele Reds
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Lynn Waldorf
Wildcat Football
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