Record Run Brings Sandhills Calves to All Iowa Project
Ray Anderson reports eastern Iowa 4-H calves from six Nebraska ranchers were driven in eight carloads from Long Pine Neb to Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids 525 miles in twenty three and one half hours. The Herefords average 382.5 pounds and will be fed by 75 boys in 17 eastern counties for the five head each and shown next fall at the All Iowa Livestock exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Downs
Iowa
Long Pine
Neb
Beverly
North Western
Cedar Rapids
Louis Lorenzen
Olin
Fred Hinkhouse
West Branch
Lorenzen
Raymond Lorensen
Anamosa
Jones County
Nebraska
Earl Hollenbeck
Ed Arrowsmith
Newport
Earl Peterson
Homer Buell
Rose
J. Hall Dilton
Bert Bogue
E. W. Wilson
Rex Beresford
Ames Animal Husbandry Department
Muscatine
Beresford
United States
Delaware AAA Meeting Scheduled Tuesday in Manchester
A training session for all Delaware county AAA committeemen is set for 9 am Tuesday in Manchester. The event is led by a state AAA committee member and J M Cowden of the Ames extension service.
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Manchester
Delaware County
AAA
State Aaa
J M. Cowden
Ames Extension Service
Hopkinton Woman Again Directs Delaware Chorus
Hopkinton resident Mrs H M Reeve is named to direct the Delaware county rural women's chorus. The next rehearsal is planned Saturday at the home of Mrs R E Lux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
H. M Reeve
Delaware County
R. E. Lux
One Farm Woman's Viewpoint Forum in Marengo
Mrs. Don Wherry of Wyoming was to present the third forum in a series on adult education in Marengo Monday evening. The event followed regular classes held each Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Marengo
Don Wherry
Wyoming
FENCE DRIFT praise for swift rail calf shipment
A letter to the North Western railway system thanks Jack Burgar and rail crews for a fast eight carloads shipment of 4 H club feeder calves from Sandhills to Cedar Rapids. Calves show well at Hawkeye Downs before mid week. The 1939 All Iowa event to feature top fat cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Western Railway
Jack Burgar
Sandhills
Cedar Rapids
I. C
Hawkeye Downs
Iowa
Towa
Ames patent wins for blue cheese method at Iowa college
Two Ames dairy men C B Lane and B W Hammer earned a patent for Iowa blue-vein cheese a Roquefort type. The method cuts aging to two to four months and uses 4000 psi homogenization. Factories at Navoo Faribault and Saskatoon already produce under this license.
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AMES
Ames Dairy Industry
C. B. Lane
B. W. Hammer
Iowa
United States Patent Office
Iowa State College Alumni Association
Towa
Navoo
Faribault
Minn
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Alumni Association
Halloween Dance Draws Good Crowd Ad Suggestion
A brief Want Ad notice urges readers to place Halloween dance listings in the Where to Go column. The advertisement hints at strong turnout and promotes using the ad space to attract attendees to seasonal events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Want
Calves and cattle driven from Sandhills to Iowa shipping point
Raymond Sorensen of Anamosa photographed Saturday in Nebraska showing 4-H feeder calves loaded at Long Pine stockyards for an Iowa project. Another image south of Long Pine depicts about 150 cows and calves driven to the railroad by Earl Hollenbeck from his ranch. The move took four days total with two days to the shipping point and two for the return after weaning. most ranchers used trucks to reach the shipping point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Raymond Sorensen
Anamosa
Sandhills
Iowa
Long Pine
Neb
Earl Hollenbeck
Stallion numbers rise across 22 states in three-year span
Washington S. R. Speelman of the Bureau of Animal Industry reports an 18 percent rise in publicly licensed stallions in 22 states with enrollment laws for 1935 1936 and 1937 compared with the preceding three years. Jacks also show a 7 percent increase though mainly in grade and mongrel classes amid persistent jack shortages. The 1938 horse herd shows a 2.5 percent drop from 1937 with higher death losses amid disease pressures.
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Washington
S. R. Speelman
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Speelman
United States
Farm buildings rise near Walker and adjoining farms
John Simon finished a 20 by 64 machine shed on his Walker area farm. Carl Hockens built a 24 by 36 hog house six miles southeast of Walker. Ivan Gilmore's farm southeast of Walker added a new silo and hen house.
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Walker
John Simon
Carl Hockens
Ivan Gilmore
Here
Farm Auction Dates Near Cedar Rapids Independence and Tama
Auction listings for October include Mrs. Marion Cuhel closing out near Cedar Rapids and A C Grebe near Garrison in Iowa. The North East Iowa Duroe Breeders sale is set for Independence on Wednesday. Meyers and Frink western cattle sale is scheduled for Tama on Thursday.
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Marion Cuhel
Cedar Rapids
A. C. Grebe
Garrison
Texas Cattle
Mount Pleasant
Northeast
Iowa
Duroe Breeders’ Sale
Independence
Meyers and Frink Western Cattle
Tama
Trade Pact Talk Slated Friday In Cedar Rapids
John P. Gregg executive secretary of the committee for reciprocity information will speak Friday evening at 7 30 at the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce to farmers and others on reciprocal trade treaty implications for agriculture and allied industries sponsored by the Cedar Rapids chamber agricultural bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Gregg
Committee For Reciprocity Information
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Agriculture and Allied Industries
The
Agricultural Bureau of the
West Coast White Eggs Hit 50 Cents Retail At New York
Demand on eggs slowed in New York due to warm weather while refrigerators softened prices. Fancy large white eggs remained firm because of scarcity. Pacific coast large white eggs reached 50 cents a dozen wholesale. pullet eggs stay light with arrivals not expected to increase until December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Colonel
Brown
New York City
Pacific Coast
Former Marion Man Joins Golden Gate Show Board
Howard Vaughn, son of W W Vaughn, a retired Short horn breeder, is listed on the board of governors for the livestock division of the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco. The board will oversee livestock shows including a beef show in February and a horse show in July during the world fair year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Marion
Howard Vaughn
W. W. Vaughn
Robinson Muses About Future Of Hybrid Seed Business
Ames Iowa Monday extension agronomist Joe L Robinson says small hybrid seed corn growers will remain essential in their communities while large companies expand. He predicts many sideline producers will shift to hybrid seed production or leave it, stressing specialization and local sales.
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Gazette
Ames
Joe L. Robinson
Extension and Research Agronomist
Iowa
Robinson
Farm Hands Decline From 53 to 21.4 Percent
Census bureau survey finds 53 percent of workers on farms in 1870, but by 1930 only 21.4 percent remained in farming, as city factory jobs drew labor away. The report highlights a major shift in employment from agriculture to industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
District Husking Entrants Listed for Iowa Meets
District husking entrants across eastern Iowa include champions from Howard Winnebago Fayette Clayton Black Hawk Linn Jones Cedar Dubuque Bremer and Dubuque counties set for Mount Vernon. Burlington region lists Poweshiek Johnson Muscatine Clinton Davis Des Moines Jefferson and Appanoose reps with top two advance to state Ringsted contest. Lee Stodgell Morning Sun finalist joins ring of contenders with national reach near Sioux Falls on Nov 3.
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Mount Vernon
Iowa
Fred Sargent
LeRoy Eckerman
Howard County
William Barth
Winneshiek
Louis Denler
Fayette
Clarence Anderson
Clayton
Edward Dinnebier
Black Hawk
Kyle Gerstenberger
Buchanan
Arnold Brandt
Delaware
Eldred Stallman
Lin
Gazette
Burlington
Vandemark Brothers
Pleasant Grove
Cleo Korns
Poweshiek County
Charles Stover
Johnson
Alvin Roberts
Muscatine
Ben Wulf
Clinton
Oscar Bunting
Davis
John Middlekoop
Mahaska
Emery Bunting
Wapello
Ralph Kratz
Washington
Wilbur’ Cook
Jefferson
Clarence Johnson
Des Moines
Burl Brocus
Appanoose
Ringsted
Emmett
Stuart
Storm Lake
Iowa Falls
Lee Stodgell
Morning Sun
Sioux Falls
2 County REA Meeting At Postville Saturday
Postville hosts a joint meeting of Allamakee and Clayton county farmers at 1 30 p m Saturday with George Lewis of the rural electrification administration in Washington attending He will discuss REA subsidies possibilities and application procedures for farmers seeking government aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
George Lewis
Rural Electrification Administration
Washington
Allamakee
Clayton County
Rowley Creamery Pays Butterfat Rates Through September
Rowley Cooperative Creamery maintained May price levels by paying patrons 28 cents per pound for No. 1 butterfat delivered in the last half of September. Grade No. 2 earned 27 cents and No. 3 twenty six cents, per Secretary Joe McGrath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowley
Rowley Cooperative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
Cherry Tree Fruits Near Normal Size Found by Reporter
Mrs. George C. Mefferd of Cedar Rapids brought a twig with buds blossoms and a green near normal sized cherry to The Gazette farm editor. She picked the branch Saturday from a tree on Brace Thompson Jr s farm seven miles north of West Branch noting the whole tree was in blossom and forming fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
George C. Mefferd
Cedar Rapids
FASTEETH Advertisement Boosts Denture Comfort
FASTEETH a pleasant alkaline denture powder holds false teeth more firmly. Sprinkle on plates to improve eating and talking comfort. No gummy taste or feel. Reduces plate odor. Available at any drug store.
Ladehoff Husking Record Tops Iowa County Marks
Joe Ladehoff of Center Junction husked 2 5305 pounds to win Jones county title and advance to the northeast Iowa district meet at Mount Vernon. Eugene Crouse of Conrad was second with 2 4725 pounds for Grundy county. Ruel Harmon of Malvern third with 2 4172 pounds for Mills county. Jay Colbert of Scranton led northwest with 2 3164 pounds for Greene county. Cleo Kerns of Brooklyn made 2 4129 pounds for Poweshiek, heading to Burlington in the southeast district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Cornhuskers
Joe Ladehoff
Center Junction
Jones
Ladehoff
Iowa
Mount Vernon
Eugene Crouse
Conrad
Grundy
Iowa Falls
Ruel Harmon
Malvern
Mills County
Stuart Monday
Northwest Iowa
Storm Lake
Jay Colbert
Scranton
Greene
Cleo Kerns
Brooklyn
Burlington
Corn And Poultry Show At Wapello Nov 9 11
WAPELLO TheLouisa County Poultry Association will stage the second annual poultry show and corn exhibit November 9 10 and 11 at Wapello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Louisa County Poultry Association
45.8 Percent Of Chicago Livestock Hauled By Trucks
Chicago receipts for livestock by truck in the first nine months totaled 45.83 percent of open market shipments, about 613 980 cattle 111 286 calves 1 285 079 hogs and 220 B6y sheep. The share rose from 44.65 percent year earlier with trucks moving a large portion of cattle calves hogs and sheep.
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the Gazette
Chicago
Picker Catches Fire on Ed Rock Farm North of Grand Mound
A tractor and corn picker on Ed Rock’s farm north of Grand Mound caught fire Friday morning during operation. The fire department was summoned to extinguish the blaze.
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Grand Mound
Ed Rock
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Jake
Cotton
Williams
Mt. Vernon
REA
FIRST
Lioux City Ave
Ceqar Rapids
Mason City
Picker
J. Risk Shoe Store
Eave
Featuring
Scharbauer
Midland
Texas
Tama, Iowa
Tama State Bank
Keystone Heavy
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Indiana
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9Th Ave
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