500 Farmers To Attend Corn Empire Day Dinner
Cedar Rapids hosts Corn Empire Day with 500 farmers invited to a dinner at Fl Kahir Temple on Oct 26. The event features remarks by Charles D. Manson and Leslie M. Car about Iowa corn, 1933 crop value near 148.77 million dollars, and a 413.25 million bushel harvest, down from 1932 in quantity but up in value.
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Cedar Rapids
Fl Kahir Temple
Seovetaes Waluse
Jaren
George Traca
Seow
Manson
Evemels
Linn Ameine
Hira
Leslie M
Iowa
Carl
Fence Druet Triumphs in Unknown Event
Local record shows Fence Druet achieving a win at an event with unclear details. Multiple garbled phrases reference Mars MR Ta and BanS Fah, but no clear location or date is discernible. Further readable fragments mention Keak and Wes FE Raress Sats Ku Re, though specifics remain uncertain.
Vegetable Growers to Discuss Insect Pest Control
The Iowa State Vegetable Growers Association will join the sixty eighth annual Iowa State Horticultural Society convention in Ames from November 16 to 18. Horticultural students from Iowa State College will present the Little Midwest Horticultural Exposition, and a horticulture short course will be offered during the event.
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Iowa State Vegetable Growers Association
Iowa State Horticultural Society
Towa State College
Fayette Farm Women Start Clothing Thrift Lessons
Fayette county home demonstration agent Geraldine Brainard opens the clothing thrift project for Farm Bureau women with a clothing clinic to remodel old dresses. Women from Scott Putnam townships met at Mrs Wal Lincoln’s home on Monday and Eden township group gathered at Therese Schlichte’s home on Tuesday.
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Fayette
Geraldine Brainard
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Scott and
Putnam Townships
Wal Lincoln
Eden Township
Therese Schlichte
Manchester Co-Op Pays 25c Lb for Butterfat
Manchester Patrons of the Co operative creamery received about 6000 dollars or 25 cents per pound for butterfat delivered in the last two weeks. Production rose as pastures revived following rains.
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Manchester
Peters Named to Wheat Review Board
Julius H Peters of Des Moines, a federal crops statistician, is named among twelve men from wheat producing states to the national wheat review board. The group will verify county totals, production, and typical wheat contracts, with oversight by Leslie M Carl in Des Moines before sending to Washington.
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AMES
Julius H Peters
Federal
Des Moines
National Wheat Review Board
Murl McDonald
Ames Extension Service
Paul H Stewart
Nebraska Extension Service
C E. Carter
Missouri Extension Service
County Wheat Organization For
Leslie M Carl
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Ears Are Dry But Small In Oelwein Cornfields
In Fayette County corn ears are drier and smaller than hoped, with yields only slightly above expectations. Dave Chapman north west of Oelwein reports his crop in the crib, Earl Teague also has much cut, and some soybeans were harvested for seed last week. Plowing resumes after Sunday's heavy rain.
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Oelwein
Fayette County
Dave Chapman
Earl Teague
Livestock Consignment Auction Totals $5000
Grinnell report shows more than 5000 dollars of livestock sold at a community consignment auction. Hogs sheep and cattle brought steady prices with cows moving slowly. buyers felt government slaughter may boost demand and feeder purchases.
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Operata
the Gazette
Grinnell
Bath
Grain price collapse blamed on foreign rye imports
A senior Iowa senator cited imports of rye from the Black Sea ports, Canada, and Argentina as driving a dramatic price drop. He noted Chicago quotations fell 63 cents from July peak as foreign rye floods markets, urging immediate import controls to protect domestic producers and reduce production costs.
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Senahoe
Raat ST
Transtar
TNS
SnaaTie
Gtanis S
Towa
Buack Sea
Canada
Argentina
Dickinson
Chicago
Dysart Farmer Loses Fingers In Corn Picker Accident
Dysart farmer Will Raub, two miles south of town, lost all four fingers of his right hand Friday while operating a power take-off corn picker for his brother Hart Raub. The glove on his hand caught in the rollers as the machine stopped to clear stalks and weeds.
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the Gazette
Dysart
Will Raub
Hart Raub
Raub
Neighbors Thresh Beans For Ill Farmer Near Center Point
Ten neighbors with five teams harvested ten acres of soy beans on Roy McNeil’s farm two and a half miles south of Center Point while he rests in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Dinner was provided by the family. workers included D A Holloway Clarence Floyd Leo Notbohm Carol Hoglan Ross Lockhart M J Hand Mr Gardner Joe Anangst Will Mounce and Roy Wickham.
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Gazette
Center Point
Roy McNeil
Cedar Rapids
McNeil
A _ Holloway
Clarence Floyd
Leo Notbohm
Carol Hoglan
Ross Lockhart
M J Hand
Mr Gardner
Joe Anangst
Will Mounce
Roy Wickham
Farm Near Dysart Leased For 550 An Acre
DYSART The Degrler estate farm southwest of Dysart is leased for next year to Edwin Ewaldt at 550 dollars per acre. William Reimer, who runs the Filloon farm northwest of here, has leased the L A Blocher farm north of Clutier on a share basis.
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Dysart
Degrler
Walter Schreiber
Edwin Ewaldt
William Reimer
Filloon
Here
L. A. Blocher
Clutier
Farm Wage Index Rises Eight Points In Third Quarter
The Farm Wage Index climbs on Oct 1 to 78 from July 1 with yearly comparison, reflecting tighter labor supply and higher demand. Regional wage rates vary from 2.35 dollars in the south to 0.70 in Alabama, averaging 1.25 for the United States. The supply of farm hands sits at 114 percent of normal, while demand stands at 68.1 percent. Industrial re employment pulls workers back and boosts base wages. The price to wage ratio is 81 percent of pre war levels.
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the Gazette
Washington, D. CO
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
New England
Alabama
United States
One-Day Confabs For Cow Test Assas Planned In November
Ames series of one day conferences for cow test association members and testers led by Floyd Johnston and Earl Shultz of the Ames daily extension service. The first session will be November 7 at Spencer, with events in Mason City November 8 Postville November 9 Waterloo November 10 Creston November 14 Washington November 15 Anamosa November 16 and Marshalltown November 17.
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Ames
Cow Test Association
Floyd Johnston
Earl Shultz
Ames Daily Extension Service
Spencer
Mason City
Postville
Waterloo
Creston
Washington
Anamosa
Marshalltown
Fayette corn husking contest draws twelve entrants
Twelve entries have been made for the second annual Fayette county corn husking contest to be held October 31 at the county farm. Participants include Walter Brock Harold Ehlers Doras Latham Ernest Fauser Jefferson Township Harold Smith Oran Township Glen E Knapp Dover Lester Kohlsmeyer Banks Edwin Niemann Edwin Hochberger and Edwin Schlatter Bethel Clarence Stohr Union and F R Maddigan Harlan. Syria Township entry to be announced soon. A Jefferson township contest may be held to pick the best husker according to County Agent B W Lodwick.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Walter Brock
Harold Ehlers
Doras Latham
Ernest Fauser
Jefferson Township
Harold Smith
Oran Township
Glen E. Knapp
Dover
Lester Kohlsmeyer
Banks
Edwin Niemann
Edwin Hochberger
Edwin Schlatter
Bethel
Clarence Stohr
Union
F R. Maddigan
Harlan
Notice of Appoint ment Executrix in Linn County
On October 9 1933 Etta Z Lefebvre was appointed executrix of the estate of Leander F Lefebvre late of Linn County Iowa. All debts are payable to the executrix and all claims must be filed with the Linn County Iowa District Clerk through attorney John D Stewart.
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Linn County
Leander F Lefebvre
Iowa
Farm Auction Schedule Near Ely and Monticello
Listings show a farm sale 3 miles NW of Ely by W J Buresh on Wednesday October 18 and a Poland China hog sale 6 miles SE Monticello by Helgens Bros on Thursday October 19 plus a sale by West Branch Commission Co. Local event details indicate farm and livestock trade actions occurring in early dates.
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Ely
W.J. Buresh
Poland
China
Monticello
Helgens Bros
West Branch Commission Company
Fair Association To Host 4 H Youths At Fayette Party
Fayette County Fair officials will host 4 H club members at a party in the fairgrounds pavilion at West Union on Saturday. The event includes a recognition program and awards presentation. About 300 people are expected to attend.
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West Union
Fayette County
Field Of Hybrid Corn Chosen For State Husking Meet
The Iowa state corn husking contest will be held on the Carlson farm seven miles east of Audubon on Nov. 3. Twenty five county champions will start, largest field on record. Carlson's sixty acre hybrid corn field is near state highway 7 with yields around eighty bushels per acre. Judges include L. C. Burnett H D Hughes and Joe Robinson. Three southeastern counties Lee Henry and Des Moines will clash Oct. 28 near Mount Hamill in a sectional contest.
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Des Moines
Orville Wicks
Wright County
Carlson
L. C. Burnett
Iowa State College
Iowa
H. D. Hughes
Joe Robinson
Iowa Grain Growers Association
Mount Hamill
Lee
Henry
Mukden Soy Leads Belle Plaine Test Yields
Mukden soybeans averaged 29.2 bushels per acre in a Belle Plaine test plot on the L. F. Keep farm. Illini 26.0, Dunfield 25.9, Black Eyebrow 22.8. Keep noted Mukden stood straight and cut easily, unlike Illini and Dunfield.
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The
Gazette
Belle Plaine
L. F. Keep
Dunfield
Black Eyebrow
Keep
Safety Bull Pen Demonstrations Planned in Clayton County
Two demonstrations on building safety bull pens are planned in Clayton County this week. The first will be Wednesday on the Ed Doerring farm near Luana and the second Friday on the Mart Stence farm south of Elkader. Sponsored by the Clayton County Farm Bureau, the events will be led by B. T. Virtue of the Ames agricultural engineering division and Earl Shultz of the dairy department.
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Eleader
Clayton County
Ed Doerring
Luana
Mart Stence
Elkader
Clayton County Farm Bureau
B. T. Virtue
Ames Agricultural Engineering Division
Earl Shultz
Dairy Department
Corn Yields Up To 75 Bushels In Olin Fields
In Olin locality corn farming remains principal with acreage similar to last year. Yields reach up to seventy five bushels per acre, ears are large and well filled, moisture content is low, and much old corn remains in the area.
Oats Bring High Prices At Central City Farm Sale
Four head of horses sold for a top of 140 dollars and cows brought from 17 650 to 39 dollars at Co B Brewer sale eight miles east of Central City. Hogs sold 3 40 to 6 50 a head and four gilts brought 5601 a head. A white sow with seven pigs fetched 28 dollars and two red sows with seven pigs each brought 15 and 18 dollars. Old hens 37 12 cents each and pullets 45 cents. Two hundred bushels of new corn 23 14 cents and 150 bushels 23 cents. Five hundred bushels of oats 26 cents. A three section barrow $21.50, a disc 3 75, wagon box 13 dollars.
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The
Gazette
Central City
Co. B. Brewer
Live Stock Shipping Associations Merge in Iowa county
In Columbus Junction the Wy man and Crawfordsville shipping groups merge with directors T. H. Huston E. R. Reis Joseph Rich M. E. Williams and Guy Huston to form a unified live stock shipping association.
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Columbus Junction
Wyman
Crawfordsville
T. H. Huston
E. R. Reis
Joseph Rich
M. E. Williams
Guy Huston
Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine Cold Remedy Ad
A dated advertisement touts Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine as a fast acting cold remedy. It claims complete relief by opening the bowels fighting germs reducing fever easing headache and toning the system. Sold by druggists in 30c and 50c sizes with full name required.
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Grove
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