Farm mortgage schedules devised for Iowa land value indexing
A 1933 Iowa State College study by Mil lard Peck provides nine schedules to compute mortgage interest on farms using the simple average of monthly farm product price indexes. The system ties interest to land value at different index levels, with a sample mortgage illustrating per acre adjustments and payment timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Peck
Ames Agricultural Economics Department
Benton County
John Doe
Richard Roe
Iowa
Department of Agricultural Economics
Iowa State College
Agricultural Economic Facts
Linn H. D. A heads State Association
Gladys Adams of Linn county was elected president of the Home Demonstration Agents association during the annual meeting and conference. Vers Kurtz of Adel was named vice president Helena Dilger of Winterset secretary and treasurer and Aileen Wilson of Orange City historian. W. B. Hamilton of Hampton was chosen president of the Iowa County Agents association with F. R. Kerrigan of Dubuque as vice president and B. W. Lodwick of Fayette as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Gladys Adams
Linn County
Home Demonstration Agents’ Association
Vers Kurtz
Adel
Helena Dilger
Winterset
Aileen Wilson
Orange City
W. B. Hamilton
Hampton
Iowa County Agents’ Association
F. R. Kerrigan
Dubuque
Fayette
Butterfat Payments for September Declared by Cooperative
Oelwein creamery patrons receive 23 cents per pound for butterfat in both the first and last halves of September, according to J L Butler secretary of the Oelwein Farmers' Cooperative Creamery. Rechn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Oedlweln Farmers’ Co-operative Creamery
J. L. Butler
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar Preview Week events
The Linn County Farm Bureau lists a series of meetings and activities for the coming week. Monday includes a 9 am hybrid corn plot husking at C. C. Briggs farm near Roger's Crossing, plus a Monroe Township Farm Bureau meeting at Toddville High School and a Linn Shorthorn Breeders and Commercial Club gathering in Marion. Tuesday hosts a College Township Farm Bureau meeting at Union Church and Wednesday brings Putnam Township Farm Bureau at Ely. Thursday features North and South Marion Farm Bureau at Memorial Hall in Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn Farm Bureau
Linn County Farm Bureau
C. C. Briggs Farm
Roger's Crossing
Monroe Township Farm Bureau
Toddville High School
Linn County
Keokuk County 4-H Banquet Honors County Girls and Boys
Keokuk county 4-H clubs met at the Keokuk Methodist basement for their annual banquet with Mikkred Lown of Webster presiding over the girls organization and Claire Werner of Gibeon heading the boys. Director R K Bliss of the Ames extension service and state girls clubs leader Mrs Josephine Arnquist Bakke gave principal addresses. Outstanding 4-H girls were honored with awards presented by Mrs H H Shanafelt. South English Farm Bureau quartet sang. Nov 12 Fayette county 4-H party set at Upper Town university gym for recognition and guest attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Keokuk County
The
Methodist Church
Mikkred Lown
Webster
Claire Werner
Gibeon
R. K. Bliss
Ames Extension Service
Josephine Arnquist Bakke
Bliss
Frank Bliss
Keokuk
Soys Set Local Record With 41 Bushel Yield
A Stanwood area farm near Stanwood produced a record 41 bushels per acre from five and a half acres of soybeans on the Lucien Burgess farm. Planted in late May and cultivated through summer, the crop was harvested with a combine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanwood
Lucien Burgess
Delaware Farmer Reports Strong Soybean Yield
Delaware farmer Charlie Ryan two miles northwest of Delaware threshed this week and obtained sixteen grain sacks from two rackloads of bundles. Other farmers in the vicinity are threshing beans and reporting good yields.
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Delaware
Charlies Ryan
Pioneer Cedar Rapids truck farmer recalls heyday and hard times
Interview with Ed Wennerholt owner of a Lincoln highway fruit and truck farm near Cedar Rapids. Born 1870 in Lancaster Pa. Now 32 years on site he recounts a tough season, past chimneysweeping earnings, and how singing advertised his business. He paid 700 in 1899 and taxes of 42. He rents on shares after an injury and struggles with selling lower grade apples while peddling door to door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fe.m
Wénnerholt
Lincoln Highway
City Limits
Cedar Rapids
Lancaster
Raw views on rural politics and farm issues in a survey
A fragmented interview discusses cow testing costs and farmer leadership, the militia in Sioux City, labor strikes, and the need for legislative action. It covers attitudes toward Democrats and Republicans, T B testing limits, governor voting, radio speeches, Chicago convention outcomes, local option on saloons, and a preferral for Murphy.
Farm Auction Schedule Includes Hog Sales at Multiple Farms
Consignment auction set for Monday in West Liberty led by P. N. Gibbs. Tuesday lists Chester White hog sale near Center Junction by J. B. Seehusen. Wednesday features Duroc Jersey hog sale three miles east of Martelle by W. B. Meeks.
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Chester - White
Center Junction
Duroc Jersey
Martelle
W. B. Meeks
Quality New Corn Seen As Exceptional This Season
Only two full carloads of new corn have passed Cedar Rapids inspections this season under federal grain inspector George W. Romney Jr. A third car with mostly new corn was also inspected. Early reports show high quality with minimal damage. Burlington car graded No 5 yellow at 20.2 percent moisture weighing 55 pounds per bushel. Cedar Rapids cars reported 19.8 and 21 percent moisture with a mixed carload at 16.8 percent.
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Cedar Rapids
George W. Romney
Iowa
Mississippi
Burlington
Farmer Uncovers Pure Limestone Bed on Local Farm
Paul Jolley a farmer near here reports a bed of limestone found while digging a cellar. He tests it at 100 percent pure, noting the stone resembles light brown sugar and requires no crushing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gesells
Lamont
Paul Jolley
Cedar county husking contest winner nets 2319 pounds
Alvin N. Roberts of Moscow won the Cedar county contest near Clarence with a net of 2319 pounds, 33 bushels and 9 pounds at 20 pounds per bushel. Vernon Dice of West Liberty was runner up with 32 bushels. over 1000 spectators witnessed the event at a 40 acre hybrid field.
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Gazette
Clarente
Cedar County
Joalin
Clarence
Alvin
Roberts
Moscow
Near
Colfax
Vernon Dice
West Liberty
Dice
Chris. Griem
Dave-Henderson
Tipton
R.H. Domer
Harold Rosewehr
Ray Liercke
Will, Clancy
Floyd Hodgen
R. C. Hinrichs
Bennett
Ed Crist
Stanwood
Leo Rosewehr
Harold
Buckley
Let’s Talk It Over Bricks and the Market Echoes
The piece reflects on bricks as a metaphor for permanence versus gold bricks in society. It connects rural hard work, bricklayers, and the stock market crash to a call for returning to sturdy red brick building. Wellman-S. I. Perrin sold a 160 acre farm near Wellman to Forrest Herr and Doyle Palmer of Keota, with a Fort Madison bank holding the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapollo
Sapolo
Wellman
S. I. Perrin
Dunshee
Forrest Herr
Doyle Palmer
Keota
Fort Madison
Red Oak Community Forms School Of Religion
In Red Oak south of Stanwood residents create a pay as you go school of religion to revitalize the local church. A volunteer staff leads two forty minute periods each Sunday with Bibles, processional and a rural life oriented classroom chapel service.
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Oak
Stanwood Put
Ray Anderson
Matt
Red Oak
Stanwood
Red Oak Church
Cedar County
Daniel
Red Oak Grove School of Religion
Isabelle
Anne
James Yule
Samuel Yule
School of Religion
Louis P. Penningrot
Th State University of Iowa
Union Theological Seminary At
New York
Ethel Kratzer
Virginia Kimberling
William Koerling
John Strauser
John Bolin
Reed Carl
James Moffit
Zenita Arnold
Eva Bolin
Ernest Bolton
John Davis
Charles Little
Ray Challis
William Tittle
Herman Hass
George Fowlie
B. G. Penningroth
Frank Reeder
D. J. Dallas
Earl Escher
Dean Penningroth
American Royal Entries Grow Across 25 States and Canada
The American Royal Livestock and Horse Show on November 18–19 will feature exhibitors from 25 states and Canada, a 40 percent increase from last year, with 4-H and vocational agriculture students from 13 states showing calves pigs and lambs. The event also ties to multiple national agri culture developments and anniversaries. The International Livestock Exposition in Chicago runs November 30 to December 3 with a bicentennial farm progress exhibit and a large grain and hay show amid eased corn bans for infested regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Royal Livestock and Horse
Canada
Willian
American Hereford’ Cattle Breeders’ Association
Congress of Vocational Agriculture Students
Future Farmers of America
Chicago
Eer Feen
B. H. Heide
Clinois
Ten Day Moratorium Granted for Keystone Students
Keystone school board approves a ten day absence moratorium to allow students to harvest corn with families. Calvin Greider, superintendent, says many pupils were absent and the plan lets students attend school on days not suitable for harvest without falling behind.
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Keystone
Ac Dara
Calvin Greider
Greider
Thome
Wayne
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H. E. Page Cattle CO
Beverly Yards
Cedar Rapids, Ja
Fayette County
Upper Town University Gymnasium
Baldridge Studios
Third Ave. SE
Wes
Steeplejack
Portland
Ore
Eighth Avenue
Joé Sadowsky
Corn Belt Savings Bank
Joe
Fox
Hoover
Ramsay
MacDonald
Wennerholt
Termert
Turner
Sioux City
State of
Washington
Heary Field
Murphy
Gibsod
Alvin Roberts
Cedar Man
Des . Moines
W. E. Cripps
Alvin .N. Roberts
Harry Kessler
Near Odebolt
Clyde Bunting
Stiles
Wisconsin
Beloit
Leon Gilmour
Merrill Howard
Gilmour
Tru-Art Eut
YALE
Duroc Jersey Boars & Gilts
Husking
Greeley
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