Fall Rains Help Germination Of Winter Wheat In Iowa
Weather and crop reports show rains aiding germination of fall sown wheat, but stands are uneven and overall seeding may fall short of 1939. Reed notes limited seeding, ongoing corn husking varies by region, and drought persists in much of the Great Plains. Center Point yields high with hybrid corn, while local harvesters report quick picking despite dry stalks. Monmouth area sees about half farmers cribbing as corn dries unusually early.
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Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Moines
Washington
The
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Lake Region
Kansas
Hocky Mountains
Great Plains
trans-Mississippi
Mississippi River
Nebraska
Monmouth
Soul Conservation in a Sugarcane Pan
A country woman explains the transformation of unpalatable green cane juice boiled in long flat pans into a fragrant, delectable sweetness as the pearl colored smoke drifts upward among nearly leafless trees, highlighting rural lore and traditional coffeehouse-like aroma.
Corn Quality and Harvest Averages Noted in Dry Start
Reports indicate corn is of good quality averaging about 75 bushels per acre. Some machine pickers have been discontinued due to dry stalks and car breaks causing early stoppages before reaching the machinery.
Clover hull ing and corn husking push forward in Millersburg
Special to The Gavette reports Clover hull ing and corn husking proceeding in the Millersburg vicinity. Yields are good and farmers thresh from windrows rather than stacking.
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Millersburg
Corn yields from Funks hybrid seed at Ryan farm
A report from the John Anderson farm one mile north of Ryan shows six Funks hybrid seed corn varieties yielded 140 bushels per acre, with the low yield recorded at 116 bushels per acre.
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Ryan
John Anderson
Butter output in Iowa trails year-ago level
Butter production in Iowa for the week ending Oct 12 ran at 91.7 percent of the 1938 week, a slightly above national average of 90.3 percent and below the West North Central region at 92.1 percent. Officials cited a severe drought that dried fall pastures as the main cause.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
Leslie M Carl
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
West North Central
Towa
Jowa
Central West
Winners in County Corn Husking Contests Named
DES MOINES AP announces Tuesday’s county husking results with top weights: Palo Alto’s Roy Bohn at 2 144.01 pounds net. Buena Vista’s Orville Radke at 2 011.5. Hamilton’s Raymond Wilson at 1 977. Henry-Richard Rich of Winfield at 1 860.8. Union’s A W O’Neal of Shannon City at 1 812.75. Plymouth’s Louis Kelly of Perry township at 1 757.1.
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Des Moines
Palo Alto
Roy Bohn
Mallard
Buena Vista
Orville Radke
Alto
Hamion
Raymond Wilson
Webster City
Henry
Richard Rich
Winfield
Union
A. W. O'Neal
Shannon City
Plymouth
Louis Kelly
Perry Township
Maynard farmer milks nine Holsteins to feed 300 people a year
Carl E Miche, owner of Maynard, and his son oversee nine pure bred Holstein cows whose 314 day test yielded 11,615 pounds of milk and 396 pounds of butter fat per cow. The Holstein-Friesian Association of America in Battleboro, Vermont released the report.
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Maynard
Carl E. Miche
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Battleboro
Hay supply reaches 100 million tons for 1939 40 season
Kansas City reports 100 million tons available for 1939 40 feeding season from 84 million tons 1939 crop plus 16 million tons old hay. Crop largely favorable though late alfalfa cuttings reduced by heat. Iowa and regional areas show mixed yields with alfalfa prices firm at a Kansas City peak of 22 dollars per ton.
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Kansas City
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Arizona
Los Angeles
Central California
Pacific Northwest
4 H Boys Elect County Officers In Washington
In Washington Iowa a banquet drew 125 4 H participants as county officers for boys clubs were chosen Charles Mass Cedar Chips as president Donald Stout Brighton Hustlers as vice president Stanley Chabal Jackson Boys as secretary and treasurer and Robert McLaughlin Washington Husters as historian Carl W Carden Winfield seventh district committeeman of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation was the principal speaker.
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Washington
Charles Mass
Cedar Chips Club
Donald Stout
Brighton Hustlers
Stanley Chabal
Jackson Boys
Robert McLaughlin
Washington Hustlers
Carl W Carden
Winfield
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Poultry Show Set for Oelwein December 6 to 10
Fayette county and northeast Iowa poultry show will be held in Oelwein from December 6 through December 10. Local officers are J. Doty president Earl Potter vice president and C A Stoddard secretary. O R Ernst of Waverly to judge the entries with A G Haber korn of Waupeton as superintendent.
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Oelwein
Fayette County
Iowa
J. Doty
Earl Potter
C. A. Stoddard
O. R. Ernst
Waverly
A. G Haberkorn
Waupeton
Corn variety test plots show near equal yields in Linn county
Farm Bureau led study by Rex B. Conn reports yields of top hybrids around 900 bushels per acre at 15 percent moisture. Pioneer 307 led Linn plots with 936, DeKalb 606 at 917, Pioneer 322 916, while conditions varied by site. Tipton Cedar county results show DeKalb 628 at 90.67 and Pioneer 318A at 93.31, with rootworm damage lowering Jipp plot yields.
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Center Point
Len N. Notbohm
Linn County
Goldsberry Mounce
E M Brown
William Horak
George
Leo
Farm Bureau
Rex B. Conn
Pioneer 307
DeKalb
Pioneer
McNeilly
William Fallis
Fairfax Township
Elmer F. Burr
Spring Grove Township
Tipton
Cedar County
Howard Hamilton
Edgar Jipp
Robert Mather
Pfister
Mather
Half Of Farmer Accidents Happen In Barn Or Barnyard
CHICAGO AP Doctors report farming is a dangerous occupation with agricultural accidents comprising about a quarter of injuries at rural hospitals in central New York from 1929 to 1938. The barn and barnyard are the danger zone, and farm tools animals machinery contribute roughly equally to injuries. TOLEDO A horse nose strikes tobacco pipe in Frank Bratton’s mouth causing a fractured soft palate and nasal injury.
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Chicago
John H. Powers
Cooperstown
N. Y
American Medical Association
New York State
The
Gazette
Toledo
Frank Bratton
Tama Victim of a Corn Picker Accident
Earl Schmidt, 26, of Tama, was killed in a corn picker accident. Details indicate a fatal machinery incident occurred on a farm, with authorities investigating the scene and clarifying that no other injuries were reported.
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Tama
Earl Schmidt
Farmer Hurt As Degraded Corn Picker Clogs
A farmer south of Tama was admitted to Deaconess hospital in Marshal Town after a corn picker jam caused a hand injury. Schmidt lost the index finger of his right hand and the thumb tip, with the middle finger severely crushed while attempting to unclog the running machine. The new device recently purchased caused the accident.
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Tama
Deaconess
Marshaltown
Schmidt
Cornhusking Accidentsin Iowa Farms Cause Injuries
West Branch farmer Ed Rinda broke a leg and sustained other injuries in a corn husking machine incident at S L Jeffries farm. Jeffries was trapped under a collapsed hollow tile wall of a corn bin and sprained a leg. Clyde Brown lost an index finger and crushed another left hand finger in a corn shelter at Lewis Andrews farm. Buckingham laborer Vern Raum, 29, had his right hand mangled on a mechanical corn picker at Carl Mansall farm near Dinsdale and had his hand amputated at the wrist at a Waterloo hospital.
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the Gazette
West Branch
Ed Rinda
S. L. Jeffries
Jeffries
Clyde Brown
Lewis Andrews
Buckingham
Vern Raum
Carl Mansall
Clarence Ehlers
Dinsdale
Waterloo
Indigo bunting sets record with 4320 songs in a day
An indigo bunting reportedly sang 4320 songs in a single day, setting an extraordinary record. The claim notes the bird achieved this total by an actual count, highlighting the remarkable vocal activity observed.
Hess Poland China Sale Averages $66
Forty-two boars and 17 gilts sold for an average of $66 a head at the O. J. Hess Poland China sale in Worthington. Top price went to Golden Ann at $300 to L. E. Philips. Golden Princess sold for $200 to the same buyer. Iowa State College paid $225 for the top boar, and buyers from seven states participated.
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Dyersville
O. J. Hess
Poland
China
Worthington
Golden Ann
Iowa
Model Ann
L. E. Philips
Bartelsville
Oklo
Iowa State College
Ames
R. C. Henry
Sheldon
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Oklahoma
Carl Schmidt
Farmington
H B Jones
Wapello
Amana Society
Amana
R. C
Winthrop
C E Hagermann
Hopkinton
Leo Friedmann
Turkey River
Adolph Kroeg
Elkport
Oscar Henkes
Farmersburg
Clem Bildstein
New Vienna
D. W Yardho
Cedar Rapids
M Hess
Guttenberg
Carl H Wilson
Carl H Wilson and Son, Delmar, $31; Harvey C. Debes
Herb Arens
Fred Shawbourg
Richardsville
Fred Schenke
Greeley
Eugene Dugan
Granville
Gilbert Wall
Oneida
West Union
W. F. Mittelstadt
Carl Henkel
Mason City
George Fieck
Storm Lake
Benton Junior Farm Bureau Hosts Halloween Party
Benton county Junior Farm Bureau members will host Linn and Black Hawk county groups at a Halloween party on October 25 in Van Horne. Earl Cox of Belle Plaine, president, announced the event with entertainment and food committees named from Belle Plaine Luzerne Keystone and Vinton.
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Vinton
Benton County Junior Farm Bureau
Linn
Black Hawk County
Billings Stock Show to Double Last Year’s Demand
BOZEMAN Mont INS The second annual regional junior fat stock show and sale will be held in Billings Oct 23 25 with 933 head of livestock entered by 400 4 H club members and Future Farmers of America from Montana and Wyoming. The 1939 entries contrast with 565 head in 1938 including 361 fat calves 441 lambs and 191 barrows.
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Bozeman
Mont
INS
Montana
Wyoming
Billings
R. E. Cameron
Montana State College
Farmers of America
New 4 H Officers Elected in Linn County Club
Marshall Hense was elected president of the Alburnett Happy Workers 4 H club in Linn County at a meeting held at the Harold and Dean Thomas home. Roy Quaas became vice president, Merle Petersen secretary, Dean Thomas reporter, with Paul Quaas named club leader.
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Alburnett
Marshall Hense
Alburnett Happy Workers
Linn County
Harold and Dean Thomas
Roy Quaas
Merle Petersen
Dean Thomas
Paul Quaas
Beverly Cattle Co auction near Cedar Rapids event
Farm auction listings announce Beverly Cattle Co sale on Thursday October 19 at five miles southwest of Cedar Rapids and In. Livestock Exchange sale on Friday October 20 in Cedar Rapids.
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Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
Livestock Exchange Auction
OWA Livestock Exchange
Iowa
A. F. Schmits
Iowa State Dairy Team Heads to National Show in San Francisco
Iowa State college dairy judging team led by coach Prof. Elmer N. Hansen departs Ames for San Francisco to compete in the intercollegiate judging contest at the national dairy show held during the San Francisco International Exposition. Members include Jacob Stimson Clarinda Robert Sage Davenport and Claire Werner.
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the Gazette
Ames
Iowa State College
Jacob Stimson
Clarinda
Robert Sage
Davenport
Claire Werner
Gibson
San Francisco
San Francisco International Exposition
Elmer N. Hansen
Rural Women In Cedar Plan Chorus Work Oct 21
Plans for the 1939-40 rural women's chorus of Cedar county will be made Saturday evening at 8 p.m. at Tipton. Mrs. D. J. Dallas of Red Oak township will serve as county home project music chairman. There were 71 county choruses with 1,741 women singing last year in Iowa.
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The
Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County
D. J. Dallas
Red Oak Township
County Home Project
Iowa
Randolph husker Ed Gerber defeats state champ in Cedar County
Ed Gerber of Randolph wins the Cedar County corn husking title in Hartington beating a former state champion and two former county champions. He husks 22.3 bushels in 80 minutes, with Glen Milander second at 21.77, Paul Pockett third at 21.99 bushels.
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Hartington
Neb
INS
Ed Gerber
Randolph
Cedar County
Glen Milander
Paul Pockett
Laurel
Tipton Farm Sells for 38009 in Local Deal
Ed Armstrong and sons bought the Perry Moffit farm of 440 acres, five miles southwest of Tipton, from Equitable Life for 38000 dollars. The property includes 110 acres of timber pasture and the price, 86.36 an acre, is among the highest in the area given soil and buildings in fair condition.
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Tipton
Ed Armstrong and Sons
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Iowa
Pangborn Named To Attend Des Moines Peace Council
Vinton resident Mrs. Warren Pang born and assistant club leader for the Canton Upstreamers at Shellsburg has been chosen as one of 12 club leaders in the state to attend a Des Moines peace council meeting on Thursday and Friday. The meeting is sponsored by the Des Moines Peace Council and the themes extension service.
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Vinton
Warren Pangborn
Canton Upstreamers
Shellsburg
Peace Council
Des Moines
Thes Moines Peace Council
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets advertised in Columbus Ohio
Dr F M Edwards promotes Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to aid bowel movements and stimulate bile flow. Claims address constipation headaches lack of energy and mental dullness. Ad highlights prices 15¢ and 60¢ with a crude health claim vibe.
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Columbus
Ohio
F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
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