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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1942
Page
24
53 acre field west of Mechanicsville yields 25 bushels per acre in a crop harvest photo taken Friday. Peter Crock and son John Edward Crock operate the farm north of Mechanicsville. Soybeans above average due to favorable weather with frost areas reporting minor damage. Moisture content well below government seal limit.
Iowa reports record crops across corn soybeans hay and small grains with 575 368 000 bushels of corn and 39 000 000 bushels of soybeans, aided by abundant rains and fertile fields. Hogs cattle and chickens reach new production highs as the state braces for wartime needs.
Fifty two head of Angus sold for a total of 10 982 50 an average of 211 20 Thursday in the John J McCune and Earl J O Neill auction on the McCune farm at the northwest edge of Williamsbur Part of the offering was consigned by Don Koenighain The top cow from the O Neill herd sold for 450 to Pierce and Son Creston Top cow from the McCune herd brought 430 and the Koenighain top cow sold for 400 Nelson G Kraschel of Harlan was auctioneer and the Farmers Trust and Savings bank was clerk.
At the Anton Blilie farm eight miles northwest of Waukon a livestock auction saw cows top at 116 with calves 65.50 feeding pigs 22.50 lambs 960 and horses 800. A shepherd watch dog sold for 8.75 as the 130 acre farm was sold to Alton Hanson for 3250.
Improvements include seven room house stock and hog barn grain barn hog house and animal pens. Land over 100 acres plowed with rest pasture hog land. Terms require 10 percent down and balance by March 1 1943 with court approval and title abstract then. Executors and auctioneers listed in notice.
A series of farm auctions are listed for October with dates from Monday October 19 through Monday October 26. Items include purebred cattle purebred Milking Short horns Poland Chinas Berkshire and Chester Whites land tracts and farm equipment. Key locations include Shellsburg Troy Mills Garrison Olin Mt. Vernon and Cedar Rapids with multiple auctioneers and real estate offerings.
Postville Mr and Mrs Charles Manja have bought the 165 acre Har va Miller farm northeast of Postville from Chicago Heights Illinois and will take possession March 1 1943 purchase price 16000. In Allamakee county Bernard McGuire of Wheatland Wyoming bought 120 acres in Jefferson township for 13000 and William Berger bought 110 acres in Makee township for 8500.
Interview with Harry Maus kemo a tribal land operator on 30 acres west of Ta ma reveals his life on the reservation. He recounts crops and losses from a spring flood, notes his Indian name Little Bear and family, livestock, military service history, and work with tractors and the dam project.
Boars averaged 76.50 with top boar at 165 paid by P W Windell of Rockford Illinois. Gifts averaged 58 with top gift 80 to Theodore Light of Lisbon. Nine cows and heifers offered. top cow 157 paid by John McRaith of Cedar Rapids. Day-old calf bought for 18 by Orley Dawes of Wyoming.
A TIPTON A meeting has been scheduled for next Wednesday evening to discuss the proposed rationing of meat, livestock production, and the effective use of feeds.
On Friday near Stanwood Howard Tenley and his sister Ora tote a heavy corn crib load as a field they estimate yields about 85 bushels per acre. Women help with the harvest as eastern Iowa undertakes the annual task.
West Union dairy farmers report income climbs of over 40 percent due to 10 percent higher production and a 37 percent price rise. Butter production for October reached 10,350 pounds, up 1,000 from a year earlier, while butterfat price to patrons rose to 52 cents per pound from 41. Patron count grew 20 percent as cream marketing returned to some farmers and distant creameries curtailed routes amid tire restrictions.
A Traer area sale closed out John Mahn farm south of Tracer with a team of seven and ten year old horses selling for 300. Other livestock sold well including hens at 51 cents each stock cows at 105 dollars sucking calves at 5650 dollars wet sows at 40 dollars and pigs six weeks old at 8 90 per head. Straw brought 40 cents a bale.
Farrier Herr Sick, a Blairstown area farmer, lost two fingers and part of another after his left hand was caught in a corn picker on the William Thor man farm. He was alone in the field when the accident happened and was freed by his son and a helper who had to dismantle the picker.
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