Relief effort to bring mush and grits to relief families
The federal surplus commodities corporation will buy whole corn, cornmeal, and corn grits for distribution to relief families nationwide. Director F R Wilcox says mush and grits provide minerals and calories similar to white bread. Offers for corn products close October 29 with decisions by October 31 and purchases depend on response.
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Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
F. R. Wilcox
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
FSCC
Government Takes Ownership On 1937 Corn Loans
Ivan C. Harden of the Commodity Credit Corporation says the government has taken ownership on some 1937 corn securing loans to farmers. The loans covered more than 47 million bushels, with a due date of November 1. Farmers may sell to the government or to relief programs, with prices based on current market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ivan C. Harden
Commodity Credit Corporation
Harden
Purdhsol
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
AAA Subsidizes Pears Sales In 18 States And Abroad
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced it will pay 50 cents per box for winter pear deliveries sold in 18 states and selected foreign markets. Qualified growers and handlers must belong to the Oregon Washington and California Pear League, Inc., which will process claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Oregon
California
Pear League, Inc
Fence Drift in Woven Tie Sparks Livestock Focus
Column criticizes overemphasis on corn politics and urges attention to livestock producers and dairy farmers who also vote. The piece questions whether farmers in livestock sectors are ignored in policy debates and election minutiae.
141 AAA Payments Of More Than Ten Thousand Reported
The AP reports 141 farmers and concerns received $10,000+ soil conservation payments from December 1937 to June 30, totaling $500 million. Largest payout was $112,140.04 to King Ranch, Texas. Other $35,000+ payments include Dugas LeBlanc Ltd, Delta and Pine Land, Parchman Penitentiary, Cornelia Adair estate, W T Waggoner estate, Waialua Agricultural Co, Luce Co, and Equitable Life Insurance Society branches in Iowa and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
King Ranch
Kleberg County
Texas
Congress
Dugas and LeBlanc, Ltd
Plaincourtville
Assumption Parish
Delta and Pine Land Company of Mississippi
Scott
Bolivar County
Mississippi State Penitentiary
Parchman
Sunflower County
Cornelia Adair
Palo Duro
Armstrong County
W. T Waggoner
Fort Worth
Wilbarger County
Waialua Agricultural Company
Hawaii
Luce and Company
Puerto Rico
Towa
Equitable Life Insurance Society of United States
Mason City
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Iowa
Sioux City
Iowa County Angus Heifers Ship East to East Coast Farms
George Porteous of Far Hills New Jersey purchased 13 Iowa county purebred Angus heifers for shipment east. He bought one from Howard Nicholas Williamsburg three from Cash Brothers Holbrook seven from J C McCabe Williamsburg and two from T M Donahoe Holbrook. Cattle are to be placed on various farms in the Knoxville Maryland area for Roger A Derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
J. C. McCabe
Iowa County Angus Breeders Association
George Porteous
Far Hills
N. J
Iowa County
Howard Nicholas
Cash Brothers
Holbrook
McCabe
T. M. Donahoe
Roger
Mommsen Fits Six Loads For Chicago Carlot Show
Chicago AP report notes J F Mommsen of Clinton County Iowa entered six carloads of Angus cattle for the carlot fat cattle contests at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. The event runs at the stockyards November 26 to December 3, with Mommsen aiming for top prizes amid a history of high awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. F. Mommsen
Clinton County
Iowa
Mommsen
Miles
Reed Outlines Freeze Need to Finish Iowa Corn Harvest
Iowa crop reporter Charles D. Reed said a good freeze is needed in north central northeast and central counties to kill green cornstalks delaying husking. Husking progresses in dryer areas while heat and mosquitoes slow manual work in lowlands and some cribs. Record heat marked the week with 65.5 degrees statewide, drought affecting south counties, and soybeans plus threshing advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Iowa
Reed
Corn Harvest Advances as Early Pickers Finish Crib Drying
Wining Cribbing of corn began this week with a few farmers using mechanical pickers finishing the harvest. Early picked corn in cribs faces mold risk from excess moisture and is hauled out for thorough drying before recribbing.
Farm Women's Chorus In Linn To Be Reorganized
The Linn county farm women's chorus will be reorganized in a Marion library meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Membership capped at 40 with one fourth town women. Rehearsals planned biweekly in fall and monthly in winter. Director will be Mrs Helen Kacena Stark of Cedar Rapids and accompanist Mrs Byron Ambdenstock of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Farm Women’s Chorus
Marion
Lucille Gove
Gove
Helen Kacena Stark
Cedar Rapids
Byron Ambdenstock
Ten Entered For Corn Shucking Meet At Rowley
Ten nubbin tossers entered the Buchanan county husking bee on the P C Thedens farm southwest of Rowley. Most are veterans. notable entrants include Verne Osborne the 1932 and 1937 winner and Henry Naylor the 1934 1935 winner. Other veterans listed are Arthur VanVoren Harold Fenner Carl Kunkle Kyle Gersten berger and Henry Lassen. Newcomers include Frederick Cherry Rudolph Town and John Dodge.
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Independence
Buchanan County
P. C. Thedens Farm
Rowley
Verne Osborne
Arthur VanVoren
Henry Naylor
Harold Fenner
Carl Kunkle
Kyle Gerstenberger
Henry Lassen
Soil conservation funds distributed in Emmet county
Soil conservation benefits totaling 900 farmers in Emmet county received 90 000 dollars today with the full 325 000 dollar allotment planned to aid 900 farmers across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Emmet County
Champion Husker in Clayton County
Laren ce Anderson, 30, a former three miles west of St Olaf, won the Clayton county corn husker championship by shucking a net 1298 pounds at Elmer Klinge farm east of Farmersburg. Lorimer Perry of Elkader took second with 1037 5 pounds, Conrad Lovig of McGregor third with 940 pounds. ten others followed in order as listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larence Anderson
St. Olaf
Clayton County
Elmer Klinge
Farmersburg
Lorimer Perry
Elkader
Conrad Lovig
McGregor
Sherman Mitchell
Glen Ridenour
Garber
Donald Burchart
C. Gerstenberger
Littleport
G. D. Peterson
Marvin Skibbe
Dale Walters
Colesburg
Joe Adams
Donald Leonard
Rose Hill Entry Is Champion Angus At American Royal
A 3 year old Iowa bull Envious Black cap 86th owned by Elliot Brown of Rose Hill Iowa was named champion Aberdeen Angus at the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City. Senior and grand champions in other breeds included Shorthorns and Percherons with bidders from Oklahoma A and M and several farms across Iowa and Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
INS
Iowa
Blackcap
Elliot Brown
Rose Hill
Lucky Boy
Mayfield Hathmann
Mason
Tex
Eileenmere
J. Garrett Tolan
Pleasant Plains
College Royal
Oklahoma
Talved
Bing Corpet
Lewis W. Thieman
Concordia
Merry Vale Goldspur
Merry Vale Farm
Martin City
Nicanor
Oklahoma A and M
Lancelot
H. G. Eschelman
Sedgwick
Kan
Martigue
Lynwood Farms
Arenal
Ind
C. F. Curtiss
Ames
29c For Top Butterfat At Monticello Creamery
Patrons of the Farmers' Mutual Creamery of Monticello were paid 29 cents for butterfat in sweet cream 28 cents for No 1 butter fat and 26 cents for No 2 butter fat in the last half of September. The amount received included 37 284 pounds at 29 cents 1335 at 28 cents and 4 pounds at 26 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company of
Strawberry Point Butter Makers to Meet at Creamery
District No. 11 of the Iowa Butter makers association will hold a meeting Thursday at the Strawberry Point Farmers creamery. A Waeger, secretary at Strawberry Point, announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
Iowa Buttermakers Association
Records Required of Poultry Buyers in Iowa Drive
Iowa inspectors will tighten enforcement of the poultry purchase record law for licensed dealers. The move, endorsed by Sheriff Roy E. Wilson, aims to trace chicken thieves. from Jan 1 to Oct 1, 10 075 chickens were stolen in 139 thefts, with livestock losses also noted and an estimated recovery of 10 000 to 15 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
John H. Mitchell
John A. Feeney
Dairy and Foods Division
W. W. Akers
State Bureau of Investigation
Department of Agriculture
Akers
Iowa
Roy E. Wilson
State Sheriffs’ Association
Bureau
Ames Butter Wins High Score in Cold Storage Contest
Ames Iowa junior division entry by Robert S. Erickson assistant buttermaker scored 95 in the national cold storage butter contest held in Cleveland. Dr N E Fabricius led senior division with 94 points. Erickson has assisted Fabricius since his 1937 graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Robert S. Erickson
Department of Dairy Industry
Cleveland
N. E. Fabricius
Erickson
Fabricius
Ames Center on Themes to Be Discussed
Ames State AAA committee men and Ames staff met to review background material to be shared with county and township committees across 100 sessions. Four topics covered include agricultural surplus handling, cooperative AAA research results, corn storage, and farm outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
AMES
AAA
Department of Agriculture
Iowa State College
Linn County Meet Moves to October 26
The state AAA office indicated the Linn County meeting will be held on October 26, instead of Saturday as previously scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Linn County
Mountain Home Portrait From Point Lookout Hill Farm
A country woman recounts a visit to a two room log house near Point Lookout Missouri. EB M Good supplies a 16 year old senior who guides the tour showing sincere, thrifty southern mountain farmers with humble hospitality and similar ambitions for their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark Mountain
School of the Ozarks
Point Lookout
EB. M. Good
You
U S D A Hybrid Tops Johnson Test Plot With 120 5 Bushels
In Johnson County a USDA experimental hybrid 3110 led 16 strains on the Petsel Brothers farm near Lone Tree, yielding 120.5 bushels per acre. Tests husked 36 hills per variety, with three-stalk hills used. Other strains produced 89 to 111.5 bushels and moisture 19.3 to 22.8 percent. A second plot of 14 strains will be shown Thursday near North Liberty at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Petsel Brothers
Johnson County
Emmett Gardner
Jess Fuhrmeister
North Liberty
Gardner
Calmar A demonstration corn test plot checked Friday
A demonstration corn test plot at the A. J. Kuhn farm two miles north of Calmar will be checked Friday afternoon. The plot includes 13 varieties of hybrid seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calmar
A. J. Kuhn
Half Of Sealed Corn In Jackson To Be Resealed
Approximately half of the 32 000 bushels of corn under government seal in Jackson county will be resealed, according to estimates by Corn Sealers August Levien of Canton and Elmer H. Feldermann of Green Island. Some resealing is underway this week as new corn is cribbed. Much corn has already been picked for feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoreta
Jackson County
August Levien
Canton
Elmer H. Feldermann
Green Island
Iowa State Dairy Team Takes Second at International Judges
Iowa State College dairy products judging team finished second among 23 entrants at the International Association of Milk Dealers convention in Cleveland. Cornell University topped the field, while Thomas S. Warner of Iowa State placed second among individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Iowa State College
International Association of Milk Dealers
Cornell University
Thomas S. Warner
Iowa State
Meeting for Hog Growers in Fayette County
Ames extension animal husbandman E L Quaife will talk hog herd improvement breeding selection and winter feeding to 35 Fayette county hog raisers at Fayette Thursday. The meeting first of three this winter to start at 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
E. L. Quaife
Ames Extension Animal Husbandman
Fayette County
Poland China hog sale tops at 62.50 near Wilton Junction
Pure bred Poland China hogs from J. W. Lenker breeder near Wilton Junction sold strongly on Tuesday. H. M. Duncan of Columbus Junction and Pete Boultinghouse of Aledo, Illinois, praised the sale as prices reached 62.50 per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton Junction
J. W. Lenker
H. M. Duncan
Columbus Junction
Pete Boultinghouse
Aledo, Ill
Lang with Farms Sale Highlights Jersey Auction Near Roscoe
Twenty five Duroc Jerseys peaked at 65 dollars each at the Lang with Farms sale near Roscoe on Monday. Twenty five gifts reached 42 dollars. The overall head averaged 37 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe
Duroc
Langwith Farms
Pely
Olive Tablets Promise Digestive Help and Liver Bile Support
An old advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy for constipation and sluggish liver bile. It cites daily use for over 20 years, claims gentle bowel movements, and urges readers to test their benefits tonight at 30 cents. Distributed by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
Dr. Edwards
F. M. Edwards
American Soybeans Return to World Markets in Export Drive
American farmers harvest the largest soybean crop in history and resume exports. Trade circles estimate 200000 to 300000 bushels sold abroad this week as Chicago ships a 100000 bushel cargo to Montreal for ocean passage. Export activity is expected to continue through navigation’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Manchuria
Jake
Montreal
Greeley C.T.A Averages 18.5 September Butterfat
The Greeley Cow Test association reports September results for 417 cows, including 79 dry, averaging 451 pounds of milk and 18.5 pounds of butterfat. Paul McElmeel leads with 15 purebred Holsteins at 972 pounds milk and 33.4 butterfat. A W. C. Mane herd cow tops at 1518 pounds milk and 56.2 butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Greeley
4 H Calves To Cost 10 Cents Plus At Tipton
Calves arrive Saturday afternoon at Tipton to be sold to 4 H club boys and Future Farmers with beef feeding projects. The calves costing 10 cents a pound delivered at Tipton were purchased through the Chicago Producers Commission association, per County Agent Howard Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Tipton
Chicago Producers, Commission Association
Howard Hamilton
Doctor's Prescription For Liquor Habit Alcoban advertised for liquor craving relief
A doctor’s prescription long used for alcohol addiction is offered to the public as Alcoban. It is not habit forming and may be taken with liquor tea coffee or food with or without the user’s knowledge. Sold by May’s Cut Rate Drug Store and other druggists. Money back not delighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Alcoban
Farm Auction Schedule Hits October Listings
A sequence of farm sales unfolds in October with auctions by John Butler for 113 acres near Lisbon, Anamosa and Beverly livestock sales, In. Live Stock Exchange in Cedar Rapids, Jurgens Brothers near Van Horne, Ernest Melberg machinery near Norway, Texan cattle at Mount Pleasant, and Mrs. Marion Cuhel near Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Butler
Lisbon
Anamosa
Beverly Livestock Auction
Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Jurgens Brothers Chester Whites
van Horne
Ernest Melberg
Norway
Mount Pleasant Pavilion
Marion Cuhel
50 000 Bushels Soybeans To Be Stored At Clutier
Piper Grain and Milling of Cedar Rapids will store 50 000 bushels of soybeans in its Clutier elevator this season. Manager Fred L Hober says as many beans as possible will be bought in the Clutier community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clutier
Piper Grain and Milling Company
Cedar Rapids
Fred L. Hober
Second Apple Crop Reported Near Riverside Farm
Mrs. Vince Tellin, six miles southwest of Riverside, reports an apple tree on her farm bearing its second crop this season. The unusual yield highlights an offbeat agricultural note from the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vince Tellin
Riverside
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EMMET
Clarence Anderson
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Monticello Creamery
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Durocs
Greeley C.T.A
BAYER
Wren Serascers
New York
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Buehler Brothers
First Street
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