This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 27 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1940
Page
8
Tests indicate the 1940 Iowa corn crop averaged 25.3 percent moisture on Oct 11, the wettest since 1935. Samples from 300 counties show 71 percent in the lowest grade and 22 percent in grade five, with none in grades 1 or 2. Frosts in Sept 10-12 slowed maturity, but warm weather afterward dried and matured the crop.
Federal meteorologist Charles D Reed reports last week’s warm sun dried Iowa corn though some areas still cannot crib. Huskers in the northwest made the most progress while southern and eastern farms haven't yet dried enough. Soybeans show good yields and sugar beet harvest peaks in the north central counties. Fall plowing slowed by dry soil and new winter crops need rain. Hog cholera is spreading in Illinois towns.
Harvest season sale listings announce auctions across several towns. R. F. French Polend Cl ma sale near Independence, Walker Livestock Exchange, Beverly Cattle Co. near Cedar Rapids, In. Livestock Exchange Cedar Rapids, Banks Sale Barn Manchester, Worlivy 10-acre tract near Cedar Rapids, Anamosa Livestock Auction, In. City Sales Co. livestock, James Bartosh 116-acre farm near Mt Vernon, H. F. McCalley Spotted Poland auction near Marion.
In Clayton county cornhusking began this week but persistent moisture hinders piling in cribs. Special to The Gazette Troy Mills notes hog cholera vaccination delays and appalling losses, as farmers face feed and crop challenges.
Farmers in the area are busy cribbing corn for sale and local kitchens. The activity highlights the seasonal harvest in the community.
Millersburg consolidated school shut Friday for a two week corn husking vacation. It is one of two Iowa county schools to adopt this seasonal break not tied to other holidays.
John Vieg of Iowa State College will deliver the principal address "Making Democracy Work" at Iowa farm business association meetings. Northwest on Nov 25 in Storm Lake, Central Nov 26 in Ames, Northeast Nov 27 in West Union, Cedar Valley Nov 29 in Cedar Rapids, Mississippi Valley Nov 30 in Davenport. J G Allbaugh will discuss "Planning for Farm Family Security."
Public auction to sell the east 10 acres of the west 39 acres in the northwest quadrant of Section 9 Township 82 North Range 1 West PM. Located three miles from Cedar Rapids near J Street and the airport. Tillable soil, low taxes, good access, ideal for a small farm. sale day terms stated. Clerk and auctioneer listed in Lisbon and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Royce Lyons and Ralph Keppy headline the upper district contest near Farmersburg and Columbus Junction with Lyons winning the southeast event and Keppy runner up. In the northeast Cedar Falls and Bernard Kintzle area DeBoer tops 50 rural athletes with 3278 pounds and 46.83 bushels while DeBoer also sets a national mark. The champions and runners up advance to the state meet near Mitchellville to challenge last year’s winner Alvin Roberts.
Three carloads of new No 3 yellow corn reached Cedar Rapids on Wednesday. Dysart origin car for Wilder Grain tested 17 percent moisture and 56 pounds per bushel, while two cars for W M Bell Co. showed 15.9 percent moisture. This marks the first 1940 yellow corn arrival. last week three cars of 1940 white corn were received and were drier at about 16.5 percent moisture.
Iowa Commerce Commission approved transmission line projects in multiple counties including Johnson 34 miles Linn County 112 miles Cedar Marion Marshall Hardin Benton and Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids areas. Projects involve Iowa Electric Light and Power and Linn Rural Electric Cooperative and Iowa Electric Light and Power.
The Buttermakers of Section No. 9 of the Iowa Creamery Operators association will hold their next meeting on Oct 24 in Dyersville, announced by Elmer J Primus the secretary.
Iowa Farm Bureau federation announces Harvest Sunday on November 24 with rural churches hosting services and outreach to urban residents to visit farms and foster rural urban understanding. County bureaus, newspapers, extension service, radio stations, and clergy join in sponsoring events across the state.
The agricultural marketing service reports that by Oct 1 about 40 percent of the 1940 sweetclover seed crop had been sold, matching last year and near the 5 year average. Prices to growers rose five cents per 100 pounds in September, averaging 3.55 per 100 pounds or 2.13 a bushel for clean seed, compared with 3.90 or 2.34 a bushel last year. September imports totaled 80 400 pounds, up from 47 000 pounds last year and near the 84 340 pound five year average.
Dallas Grubbs a Banner county farmer in Harrisburg Nebraska claimed a world record by picking 462 bushels of potatoes in a 10 hour day. Earlier he harvested 267 bushels while enduring a toothache and pulling the tooth with pliers.
Representatives from Canada and Latin American nations met to form a Pan American conference committee for the dairy industries at the 1940 dairy industries exposition. The aim is a clearing house to pool science and research and to develop large dairy industries in Latin America creating a market for dairy supplies and machinery.
Monona Creamery pays 32 cents a pound for top butterfat and 31 cents for number one butterfat in September. The plant manufactured 62,623 pounds of butter from 50 sales pounds of butterfat delivered.
Patrons of the Maynard Cooperative creamery received 32 cents per pound for September butterfat, as stated by Secretary C. H. Paul.
The Agricultural Marketing Service notes 25 percent of the 1940 red clover seed crop sold by Oct 1, below last year's 35 percent and the five year average. Prices to growers fell 50 cents per 100 pounds in late September, averaging 8.90 dollars per 100 pounds for clean seed on Oct 1, down from 14.50 last year. Exports August through Oct totalled 72,250 pounds to Great Britain and 3,000 to Canada, with eight month totals at 243,970 pounds, far above last year and near the five year average.
Ames report says Iowa 4 H club boys earned 6800 in cash agricultural college scholarships in the last 10 years. Scholarships came from national contests sponsored by industrial groups. The two most recent awards, $300 each, went to Wallace Lang of Brooklyn and William Hitz of Polk City, now at Iowa State College.
Ames and DHIA announce 1940 fall conferences with dates and locations Emmetsburg November 4 and 5 Waterloo November 6 and 7 Cedar Rapids November 12 and 13 Newton November 14 and 15. DHTA supervisors and Ames extension dairymen will discuss mutual problems.
DES MOINES Iowa creamery butter output fell 3.8 percent in the week ending Oct 17 the federal crop agency reported. Despite the drop national production remained 12.3 percent above the same week in 1939 with the west north central division led by Iowa down 3.4 percent from the prior week and 15.5 percent above last year.
A study on the effect of government farm programs on grain from producer to consumer will be presented. The Grain Exchange institute offers its third year course in Grain and Its Marketing starting Oct. 24 at the Chicago Board of Trade building. Over 800 students have enrolled in two years across all grain trade sectors.
Tipton Cedar county will furnish 80 men to guard wagons for two contestants at the national cornhusking contest near Davenport on Oct. 30. Captains of the two guard units are H. L. Crist and H. L. Busching.
Mrs. Dora C. Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. W. P. France report enjoying a second crop of red raspberries for the last month. The bushes still hold many berries and continue to bloom nearby in Urbana.
Interview with Elzy Morris, owner of 150 acres near Toddville, born 1892. He recalls AAA bases, parities, and income changes under the program, prefers Willkie, and discusses war readiness, Roosevelt, and past experiences.
The District Court of Linn County Iowa will hear on November 1 1940 at 10 AM the instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of John Cuhel late of Linn County deceased for proof and admission to probate. Edwin W Lundquist Clerk. L D Dennis Attorney.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.