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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1934
Page
6
Farmers in eastern Iowa report October as unusually favorable with corn maturing well after a spring drought and mild fall aiding hay and soybean harvests. While cribbing remains limited and chinch bugs pose future risk, widespread pasture and grass growth boost feed supplies and farm prospects.
A reader testimonial extols Gly-Cas as a medicine that relieved rheumatism neuritis nervousness stomach liver kidney and blood troubles. The notice claims many local sufferers found restored health after years of misery and notes Thrifty Drug Store sells Gly-Cas at 1st St and 3rd Ave SE Cedar Rapids.
A vivid rural vignette describes drift on a fence with copperish clouds and a burnished horizon. An eager corn picker prepares for three loads a day as October daybreak reveals dew soaked stalks sloping toward the skyline.
Jesup Creamery patrons received 29 cents a pound for September butterfat. Total butter manufactured in September reached 191.08 pounds, up 21445 pounds from the same month a year earlier. Despite drought and reduced butterful production, patrons received $957,440 more than in 1933.
R F Turner and F Q Turner threshed buckwheat millet and soybeans on farms in Smithfield township Payette county with yields from fifteen to twenty bushels per acre for soybeans and mixed results on corn. They noted ear worm damage reducing corn values and described ongoing shredding and fall plowing across the region.
Carl Walton of Troy Mills hauls a load of fat steers to the Chicago market aboard his truck for feeder John Carpenter, delivering on a Friday night run from outside Troy Mills.
Interview with Royal L. Tuttle of 4965 acres near Norway Iowa reveals his support for Roosevelts bonus stance while doubting immediate payments. He discusses parity pricing, monetary reform, and political views, noting his Republican ties but backing the New Deal on farm relief and economic stability.
The notice previews a public sale led by Mrs. Fred Kilmeyer near Louisa October 24 as readers hear a broad mix of farm economics and New Deal support. It cites cattle market optimism, grain concerns, hybrid corn critiques, and a quip about government in business from Will Rogers. The piece also notes Manchukuo development figures and Chamber of Commerce views.
The annual joint convention of the Iowa Association of Local Creameries and the Iowa Creamery Operators Association is set for October 30–31 at Hotel Savery Des Moines. Events include officer elections butter judging district and individual contests, speakers from national and federal agencies and a banquet Wednesday evening.
The Eastern Iowa Veterinary association reports hog cholera outbreaks across multiple communities in the last two weeks. Affected towns include Dysart Norway Newhall Atkins Vinton Belle Plaine Tama Elberon Clinton Manchester Ryan Lamont Strawberry Point Mount Vernon Center Point Springville Marion Cedar Rapids Maquoketa Bellevue Lamotte Decorah Durant Tipton Bennett Dubuque Waterloo Hudson Jesup Independence Winthrop Aurora Davenport Anamosa Wyoming Monticello Martelle Walcott.
Maquoketa county agent F E Krause says Jackson county farmers plan next year’s seeding to keep small grain as far from corn as possible to avoid chinch bug trouble. Some discourage seceding any barley.
Iowa State college grain judging team won the intercollegiate contest at the Royal American Livestock show in Kansas City. Nebraska placed second and Oklahoma A and M third. Gold medals went to Derald Langham of Vinton Albert Klingebiel of Hinton and Oren Bolin of Tipton.
Victor Ross veteran Centerville vocational agriculture instructor died Monday at Des Moines veterans hospital after an operation last Tuesday. He organized the Smith Hughes department at Centerville in 1929 after three years at Lamont and trained many junior livestock winners at the state fair. Burial is set for Wednesday afternoon at Epworth.
Considerable building repair and painting are underway on farms near La Porte City. A double corncrib is under construction on the Jake H. Fehl farm and another corncrib on the Bert Walker farm. Tompkins farm buildings are being repaired. Verne Clark adds a barn extension west of town. Sam Collins and Henry Thede repaint all farm structures. Wayne McQuilkin paints his house and barn.
Farmers in Linn and nearby counties may view a hammer mill demo on Friday at the Lewis Weis farm four miles northeast of Marion. Demonstration sponsors invite feeders to bring 100 pounds of grain or forage for free grinding.
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