Iowa corn crop driest on record at 16.3 percent moisture
Iowa's 1939 corn crop was declared the driest on record by the state department of agriculture after testing more than 300 samples with cooperation from the U S Weather Bureau. The average moisture was 16.3 percent, below the 10 year average of 23.4 percent, with the west central area driest and eastern counties near the Mississippi River the wettest.
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ES Moines
Iowa
State Department of Agriculture
Department
United States Weather Bureau
Minnesota Line
Winnebago County
Mississippi River
Muscatine County
Corn Yields 157.36 Bushels Per Acre Near Dyersville
Ed Custer, 26, near Holy Cross, reports a phenomenal corn yield of 157.36 bushels per acre from about six acres using DeKalb 404 A seed. The field had a 42 inch row spacing, almost four stalks per hill, and was cultivated three times. Ten 50 hill samples averaged 1 660 pounds of corn from 500 hills.
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Dyersville
Middle West
Ed Custer
Young Progressive Trarme
Holy Cross
Duster
Jon Duster
Fairfax Girl Wins Fire Prevention Contest in Linn
Mary Schulte of Fairfax, a Fairfax Jolly Juniors 4-H member, won the Linn county fire prevention activity record book contest. Caroline Fuhrmeister of Ely placed in the blue ribbon class. Other club girls from Banner Valley Boosters, Fairfax Jolly Juniors, and Sunny Susies conducted home inspections and corrections. The winning book advances to state headquarters at Ames for a chance at trips to the 1940 state 4-H clubs conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Schulte
Fairfax
Fairfax Jolly
Linn County
Lucille Gove
Caroline Fuhrmeister
Ely
Banner Valley Boosters
Lillian Pelisek
Cedar Rapids
Maxine Netolicky
Mount Vernon
Banner Valley Boosters Club
Dorothy Burgess
Elaine Schulte
Margaret Ann Michalek
Fairfax Jolly Juniors Club
Ione Mack
Kathleen Etzel
Lana Louise Martin
Alburnett
Sunny Susies Club
Ames
Springville Farm Fire Caused by Car Horn Short Circuit
A fire north of Springville started in a garage when a car horn short circuited. Mr and Mrs Claire Mercer woke to a horn noise and found their car in flames. The Springville fire company confined the blaze to the joint garage and machine shed, 30 by 40 feet, containing the car and farm implements.
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Gazette
Springville
Claire Mercer
Interstate Vet Medical Assn Elects Officers
Dr. W. A. Aitken of Merrill Illinois was elected president of the Interstate Veterinary Medical Association in Sioux City during the convention on Friday. Dr. B. G. Reid was reelected secretary and Dr. E. D. Mc Cauley was reelected treasurer, with Dr. D. D. Tobias named vice president.
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Sioux City
W. A. Aitken
Merrill
Interstate Veterinary Medical Association
B. G. Reid
E. D. McCauley
D. D. Tobias
Farm Auction Notices Across Iowa Nebraska
Auction notices list events on Tuesday October 24 including Ia City Sales Co at Ia City Atkinson Livestock Market Atkinson Nebraska and Frances Votroubek Estate Fairfax administrator sale consisting of farm goods livestock and real estate.
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City Sales Co
Atkinson Livestock Market Auction
Atkinson, Neb
Frances Votroubek
Fairfax
Iowa
Nousemold
Oakland
Beek M
Harms Tops With 95 Score in Butter Contest
Albert Harms of Oelwein won with 95 points in a butter judging contest tied to a Section 11 Iowa Creamery Operators meeting in WAUCOMA. Walter Waskow finished second with 94.5, while Floyd Nefzger and Fred Gernand tied for third at 94. Gernand won the men’s judging contest, and delegates were named to the Waterloo state convention.
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Waucoma
Albert Harms
Oelwein
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
Walter Waskow
Floyd Nefzger
West Union
Fred Gernand
Volga
Gernand
Will Behrens
Arlington
Nefzger
Waterloo
Fred Mitchell
St. Lucas
Section 11
State butter makers convention set for Waterloo
The state butter makers convention arrives in Waterloo October 31 to November 1 with butter judging Tuesday morning and contests for teams individuals and ladies judging Wednesday evening. Iowa Creamery Operators Association meeting follows Wednesday morning with speaker M G Thornburg and multiple industry experts addressing wage law, cheaper butterfat and mechanical losses in buttermaking.
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Gazette
Waterloo
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
M. G. Thornburg
Des Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Winfrey G. Nathan
United States Department of Labor
O. J. Kloeck
Garner
W. A. Gordon
St. Paul
C. M. Reeve
Keosauqua
D.P.M.A. Board of
E. T. Smith
Volga
Dairy Industry Commission
Owen M. Richards
Chicago
National Dairy Council
Henry Kroeger
Lowans win draft horse pulling at American Royal show
A two horse team entered by F. F. Martin of Bridgewater Iowa won the heavy draft horse pulling contest at the American Royal Livestock show in Kansas City Missouri. W. C. Davison of Clarinda Iowa entered the second and fourth place heavy teams and won the light draft event.
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Kansas City, Mo
F. F. Martin
Bridgewater
W. C. Davison
Clarinda
Erect Steel Bins For Thirty Million Bushels Iowa Corn
Des Moines AP reports Iowa AAA says over 30 million bushels of corn have storage bins erected in the last month to supplement elevators as farmers turn in 35 to 38 million bushels to liquidate government loans. Surplus bins may be kept for future use if unfilled.
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Des Moines
Iowa
AAA
Real Estate Deal In Vinton Involves 245 Acre Farm And Homes
A Floyd county 245 acre farm owned by Franklin Wilson of Vinton sold to Floyd H. Smittkamp for 85 an acre totaling 20 825. Wilson also took in two Smittkamp residences including a new seven room house and an eight room house valued around 10 000 in the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Vinton
Floyd County
Franklin Wilson
Floyd H. Smittkamp
Wilson
Smittkamp
Delaware County Nurse To Address Grange O DelhI
Miss Marie Pound county nurse in Delaware county will speak on Safeguarding the Family's Health Through the Winter at the Grange O Delhi monthly meeting. A puppet show will also be given.
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Delhi
Marie Pound
Delaware County
Grange O’delhi
Farm Bureau Owns Office Building in Toledo Iowa
A Tama county Farm Bureau now owns its office building on a premier Toledo corner. The purchase was aided by a civic group in Toledo. The Bureau rents the second floor to the AAA agency while using the ground floor for offices.
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Farm Bureau
Iowa
Organization
Tama County
Toledo
Farm Organization
Soul Conservation and the Grounded Ducks
A country woman observes two domesticated wild ducks confined all summer. As nights lengthen and days grow shorter, restlessness rises and the birds long to migrate despite clipped wings. The piece reflects on confinement and desire to roam.
Husking Bees At Wilton Webster And Washington
A Wednesday gathering of Legion buddies and neighbors at Roy Steele's farm nine miles northeast of Washington Iowa husked feeding corn, built fence, and cut wood for the Steele family. Steele, in Des Moines Veterans hospital for three weeks, had 36 loads of bean hay delivered two weeks earlier. An additional bee is planned within two weeks to husk 47 acres of corn and cut more wood. Several Legionnaires sent groceries later, with noon meals prepared by neighborhood women.
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the Gazette
Washington
Legion
Roy Steele
Steele
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Webster farmers husk corn at local bee near Warren Snakkenberg farm
Twenty three farmers gathered for a husking bee near Webster at the Warren Snakemberg farm. The event followed a fire on October 7 that destroyed Snakenberg’s team and machinery.
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Webster
Warren Snakenberg
Eighteen Cedar County Farmers Help Dahl Farm Corn
Eighteen Cedar county farmers husked 20 acres of corn on Henry Dahl’s farm near Wilton. Dahl has been confined to his home due to illness for several weeks.
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Wilton
Cedar County
Henry Dahl
Dahl
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar Meetings This Week
Linn county Farm Bureau lists meetings this week with multiple sessions in Bertram, Linn township, Cedar Rapids, Marion, Palo, and Spring Grove township. Activities include home project training schools, a county women’s chorus rehearsal, a cattle feeders meeting, 4-H girls chorus practice, and Ladies Aid gatherings.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Bertram Township
Bertram Hall
Linn Township
Arlo Stinger
County Women’s Chorus
Helen Kacena Stark
Cedar Rapids
Monroe Township
Farm Bureau
Center School
Spring Grove
A. J. Nelson
Memorial Hall
Marion
Fayette Township
Ladies Aid Hall
Palo
Y.W.C.A
Iowa 4-H Holstein Champions Named for 1938
Clayton 4-H honors go to Georgina Tieden Elkader and Grover Miehe Maynard as Iowa 4-H Holstein calf club girl and boy champions. Georgina’s 10 years of club work include 51 showings three championships 27 firsts and 17 seconds plus demonstrations and poultry/home econ projects. Grover oval champion in 1938 Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress and fourth at the Dallas national show, 1935 reserve champion heifer, 1938 state president of Iowa 4-H clubs and former treasurer. Their state honors make them candidates for national championships.
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The
Gazette
Brattleboro
Georgina Tieden
Elkader
Grover Miehe
Maynard
Iowa
Asmieletian of America
Georgina
Grover
United States
Newcastle
England
Waterloo
Dallas
Tex
Dairy Cattle Congress
Sparks From Train Ignite Dyersville Field Fire
Firefighters fought a blaze on the Simon Schermer farm at the northwest edge of Dyersville. Sparks from a passing train started the fire in a stubble field and crossed a 140 acre area before threatening farm buildings. volunteers extinguished it.
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the Gazette
Dyersville
Simon Schermer
Rowley Creamery Pays Top Butterfat Rates
Rowley Farmer's Cooperative Creamery paid 30 cents for top grade butterfat, 29 cents for No 2, and 28 cents for No 3 butterfat in the last half of September, per secretary Joe McGrath. Early September rates were 29, 28, and 27 cents respectively.
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Ganatte
Rowley
Rowley Farmer’s Cooperative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
Bunce and Bruns Speak at Marengo Adult School
Dr. A C Bunce of Iowa State College will discuss The Future of Democracies at the Marengo adult school Monday evening. E J Bruns Cedar Rapids art department head will address home arts and current thought classes.
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Marengo
A. C. Bunce
Iowa State College
Bunce
New Crop Corn Joins Holdover In Ever Normal Granary
Franklin Mullin reports Chicago that the new crop corn is added to the government holdover under the ever normal granary program. Harvest progress, record carryover of 546 million bushels, and large old corn stocks shape storage and loan plans as prices drift lower across grains.
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Franklin Mullin
Chicago
Plans For New Winneshiek Fair Building
Decorah will add a new 38 by 80 foot building for fruit, flowers, vegetables, and game exhibits. Architect Charles A ltfillish prepared the plan and the National Youth Administration approved financing labor for youths 18 to 25. Estimated cost is about 2500 dollars with lumber available from the old floral hall. N L Moe, Decorah fish hatcheries superintendent, originated the proposal and has managed fair fish exhibits.
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Decorah
Charles Altfillisch
National Youth Administration
Winneshiek County Fairgrounds
Floral Hall
N. L. Moe
Officers Elected In Poweshiek Jasper C T A
The Poweshiek Jasper Con Test association elected William Greenwald Kellogg as president Herbert Kleiss Brooklyn as vice president Richard Sears Grinnell as secretary treasurer with Leslie Terpstra and Maynard Lust Newton named as directors for the coming year.
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Brooklyn
William Greenwald
Kellogg
Herbert Kleiss
Richard Sears
Grinnell
Leslie Terpstra
Maynard Lust
Newton
Dysart Farmer Loses Hand In Corn Picker
Keith Kullmer a Dysart area farmer suffered crushing injuries to his right hand and arm in a corn picker. He was rushed to a Waterlo o hospital where his arm was amputated below the elbow.
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The
Gazette
Dysart
Keith Kullmer
Waterloo
Maquoketa Youth Severely Injured in Corn Picker Accident
Paul Kennedy, son of Norman Kennedy, near Maquoketa, slipped into a corn picker while running and badly lacerated his kneecap. The machine was stopped and partly dismantled to free his leg, and he was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Maquoketa
Paul Kennedy
Norman Kennedy
Brandt Wins Delaware Co Cornhusking Meet Again
Arnold Brandt of Earlville captured the Delaware county cornhusking contest at Hart Hamblin farm near Manchester, husking 2380 pounds gross with 93 pounds deducted for gleanings and 238 pounds for husks to net 2059 pounds. Leo B. Ament of Hopkinton was second at 1925, Frank Zangerli third at 1845.5, about 1000 spectators attended.
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Manchester
Arnold Brandt
Earlville
Hart Hamblin Farm
Brandt
Leo B. Ament
Hopkinton
Frank Zangerli
Dubuque corn husker champion crowned at county event
Milton Kintzle of Bernard won the Dubuque county corn husker title with a gross 2 410 pounds and net 2 1843 pounds in 80 minutes. Bernard Good ken of Turkey River placed second and Adrian Aitchison of Cascade third as about 2000 spectators watched. Kintzle advances to the district contest on October 27 at the Charles Hearst farm near Cedar Falls.
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Dubuque
Milton Kintzle
Bernard
Bernard Goodken
Turkey River
Decorah husking contest crowns Hemeseth and Barth in county event
Andrew Hemeseth of Ossian wins the Winneshiek county corn husking contest with 1 845 pounds on the Fred Zweibohmer farm near Ossian. Willie Barth places second with 1 841 pounds. Twelve men competed. Mrs Julia Selmes wins the women’s husking with 303 pounds in 20 minutes, runner up Mrs Roy Kleve with 298 pounds. Herman Lechtenberg wins the draft team event. Crowd of 2 000 witnesses. A bomb starter set a field blaze on seeding, burning 2 1/2 acres before firefighters stopped it.
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Decorah
Andrew Hemeseth
Ossian
Winneshiek
Fred Zweibohmer
Willie Barth
Julia Selmes
Hylandville
Husking
Roy Kleve
Herman Lechtenberg
Festina
Henry Johnson
Zweibhohmer
Ossian Fire Department
West Liberty FFA District Husking Meet Winners Named
Leo Tesar of West Branch was high individual in the district FFA cornhusking contest on the Elwood Rhoads farm near Mechanicsville. West Liberty teams won first place and a traveling trophy. West Branch took second. Tipton third. Muscatine fourth.
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West Branch
Leo Tesar
FFA
Elwood Rhoads
Mechanicsville
Lyle Walker
West Liberty
Joe Phelps
Tipton
Muscatine
Hog receipts heavy for week show hog market gains then slip
Des Moines special correspondent reports hog receipts rose to 135,700 through Friday, up from 113,200 last week and 106,300 year prior, with interior prices strengthening midweek before Thursday decline. Heavy sows and heavy butchers led gains as demand for fresh pork improved. Chicago and New York loins topped higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Chicago
New York
Washington Cow Tester Hosts Dinner Tuesday
Alvin Lueder, tester for the Washington County Cow Test association, will host a dinner in Washington Ia Tuesday evening for association officers and directors. Attendees include E. C. Rooks Farm Security supervisor Frank Rice Albany? and others to discuss an educational program for county dairymen during winter.
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Washington, Ia
Alvin Lueder
Washington County Cow Test Association
E. C. Rooks
Farm Security, Administration
Frank Rice
Washington County Bio Monthly
Forrest Darey
Iowa
J. W. Chandler
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