Erosion Plan Proposes Farm Payments In Iowa Areas
An Iowa planning board report suggests a tentative program paying erosion control benefits to farmers in heavily depleted soils. It calls for five to ten year payments tied to loan interest reductions to promote pasture and woodlands and farm consolidation for higher living standards.
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MES
Iowa Planning Board
Iowa State College Agricultural Economics Staff
Miatena AP Thanares
Iowa
Autumn Night Watch on a Leafy Fence Drift Scene
A moody October night scene shows a fence drift tangled in woven wire under a bright moon. Two dogs, a Scotty and a Springer, tumble through leaf litter as the quiet keeps watch.
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Scotty
County Husking Tourneys Begin Across Iowa Counties
Iowa will launch 30 county husking contests ahead of the November 1 state finals in Waterloo. Notable entries include Orville Wicks, 1932 champ, in Wright County. Clarence Brookes, last year’s title holder, in Grundy County with the famed four-man team husking more than 37 bushels in 80 minutes. Contests spread across Floyd, Butler, Buchanan, Calhoun, Louisa, Clinton, Greene, Winnebago, Blackhawk, Hamilton, Webster, Bremer, Mitchell and other counties as southern huskers seek northern entries amid drought-area considerations.
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Waterloo
INS
Iowa
Wright County
Orville Wicks
Lee Carey
Marshall County
Blackhawk County
Huskers
Floyd
Butler
Buchanan
Calhoun
Louisa
Clinton
Greene
Winnebago
Grundy County
Clarence Brookes
Ben Grimmins
Joe Grimmins
E. H. Hendricks
America
Hamilton
Webster County
Bremer
Mitchell
Jones
Scott
Franklin
Hancock
Cerro Gordo
Washington
Cedar County
FASTEETH Keeps Dentures Secure All Day
An advertisement claims FASTEETH powder does not thin out or wash away and stays put all day. It promises a pleasant feeling and secure fit for loose-fitting dentures, urging purchase at May Drug Co or any good drug store.
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May Drug Co
Olive Tablets Promise Youthful Look and Health
Dr. Edwards Ohio physician offers Olive Tablets as a gentle substitute for calomel to stimulate bowels and clear impurities. The olive colored tablets, sold in 15¢ 30¢ and 60¢ sizes, aim to revive natural buoyancy and address dull, sallow skin and tired eyes.
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Edwards
Ohio
Chester Boars Dominate J B Seehusen Chester White Sale
Center Junction report shows the top boar sold for $38 to John Goodnow of Maquoketa. The first ten boars averaged $25.75 and twenty head averaged $20.87. Peet Brothers of Anamosa bought the two top gilts at $12.50 each. Gilts averaged $11. Auctioneer was Tony Schmitz of Van Horne.
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Center Junction
J B. Seehusen
Chester White
John Goodnow
Maquoketa
Peet Brothers
Anamosa
Tony Schmitz
van Horne
Pumpkin Pie Time Falls Harvest Reflections
A writer extols autumn harvest, noting pumpkins ready for canning and markets, corn in crates, and husked corn. despite uneven yields, households enjoy stocked shelves and renewed family bonds by the fire with apples and popcorn. The piece cherishes fall warmth and togetherness.
Butterfat Averages 26 Cents At Rowley in September
Patrons of Rowley Farmers' Co operative Creamery received twenty six cents a pound for last half September butterfat. Butterfat from the first half of September brought twenty seven cents a pound, according to secretary Joe McGrath.
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Rowley
Rowley Farmers’ Co-operative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
Washington C T A records strong September dairy output
In September the Washington County Cow Test association reported 321 cows, with 71 dry, averaging 570 pounds of milk and 247 pounds of butterfat. Charles E. Ashby of Wellman led with a high herd of 12 grade Guernseys at 887 pounds milk and 385 pounds butterfat, while the top cows in the month came from his herd at 771 and 687 pounds butterfat.
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Washington
Washington County
Robert Brasch
Charles E. Ashby
Wellman
Ashby
Independence corn husking contest set for Oct 23
Henry Nay lor of Westbury township headlines a list of entrants for the Buchanan county corn husking contest to be held October 23 at Clarence Cline farm near Independence. The event includes a horse show, automobile display, and farm implement demonstration with officials and judges named and rules observed. A second husking gathering will occur October 24 at the Ralph Hutchcroft farm near Wapello for Louisa county competitors.
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Independence
Henry Naylor
Westbury Township
Buchanan County
Clarence Cline
Verne Osborne
Arthur VanVoren
Hazleton
Walter Brock
Jefferson Township
Fayette County
Harold Fenner
Donald Gilson
Winthrop
George Jensen
Walter Bantz
Leslie Burns
Henry Larsen
Brandon
Farm Bureau Committee
Farm Bureau
R. A. Nelson
Roy Crawford
Edward Donovan
Ralph Miller
Buffalo Township
Fred Richards
Fairbank
Frank Bantz
Wapello
Louisa County
Huskers
Ralph Hutchcroft
Earl D. Peterson
Daily Pumpkin Pack Near 60 Tons At Cedar Rapids
About sixty tons of pumpkins are packed daily by a Cedar Rapids canning company which opened its 1934 season on October 10. Farmers sell pumpkins at four dollars per ton. forty workers are employed and operations may continue a month. Crops yield three to four tons per acre of corn and ten to twenty five tons per acre for single crop pumpkins. Seeds and pulp from packing are given away free to visitors for stock food use.
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Cedar Rapids
Fresh Strawberries Available From Local Garden
Mrs J B Dingsley reports picking a fresh strawberry from her garden on Thursday. The late season berries exceed the early crop as farmers continue hay cutting and corn shredding for winter feed amid the recent fine weather.
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The
Gazette
Beheading and whipping posts urged to curb money hoarding
Interview with Joseph Jind of Conroy area on 120 acres discusses fear laws, beheading machines, and whipping posts for graftors and minor offenders. He details his farms and costs, critiques hoarding, and comments on New Deal, corn hog checks, and tax shifts amid U.S. prosperity concerns.
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Joseph Jindrich
Conroy
Svihov
Czechoslovakia
United States
Farm Auction Notes and 1935 Economic Debate
Public sales listed for October 23 and 24 include A. A. Le Grand, Swisher area, and Mrs. Kilmeyer with farms and long closures. The piece also features a farmer discussion on the corn hog program, mortgage relief, strikes, machinery versus labor, installment buying, and a governor candidate named Wallace Short advocating farm labor reform.
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A. A. le Grand
Walford
John Cejka
Lundblad and Cookinham Elected Presidents Of ICA IHCA
AMES Fort Dodge Webster county agent Lundblad was elected president of the Iowa County Agents association at the Iowa Extension Conference. Davenport's Robert Combs named vice president and Arthur Secor of Keosauqua secretary treasurer. Gertrude Cookinham Marshalltown named president of the Iowa Home Demonstration Agents association with Louise Rosenfeld East Pottawattamie Shelby as vice president Elizabeth Peterson Fort Dodge secretary treasurer and Idelia Bakke Council Bluffs historian.
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Ames
Frank G. Lundblad
Fort Dodge
Webster
Iowa County Agents’ Association
Iowa Extension
Robert Combs
Davenport
Arthur Secor
Keosauqua
B. W. Lodwick
Fayette
Gertrude Cookinham
Marshalltown
Iowa Home Demonstration Agents’ Association
Louise Rosenfeld
East Pottawattamie
Shelby Counties
Elizabeth Peterson
Idelia Bakke
Council Bluffs
Live Poultry Trade Warms and Cools in New York Market
The New York live poultry market shows a 23 percent drop in western shipments and a 21 percent drop in southern shipments from 1930–1933, while nearby states rise 24 percent. Dressed poultry demand remains strong. egg prices rise as supply tightens, with consumer storage moving slowly. Butter values edge up amid relief purchases. production per cow remains solid, and market expectations run through the election period.
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New York City
New York
Crop Reporting Board
Corn-Hog Expenses in Cedar Up to July 1
Cedar county Farm Bureau report shows total corn-hog administration expenses of 8323.92 dollars up to July 1 1934 averaging 5.17 dollars per contract and about two cents per dollar received. Two thousand six hundred forty-nine dollars and eight cents of the 10 973 budget were unused.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Rowley Farmers Busy With Harvest And Seed Plans
Farmers around Rowley busy cutting shocking and husking corn and finishing shredding and silo filling. Corn quality is good and ready for cribbing, with late corn used for fodder. Potatoes yield well this year. Large soybean acreage prompts plans to thresh for seed.
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Rowley
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