State butter contest results to be announced at banquet
Ninety six butter entries from Iowa creamery operators compete in the state convention in Cedar Rapids. Official judges name results after morning judging, with a banquet Wednesday evening to declare winners and auction the surplus butter. Three organizations hold sessions Wednesday morning and discuss dairy marketing plans and formation of the Local Creameries association.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Sequim Wash
H R. Meier
Ames
Iowa Creanem
Iowa Creamery Operators’ Association
Iowa Creameries Association
Iowa Association of Local Creameries
Creamene
Creamery Operators Clash With Federal Processing Tax Plan
A large Iowa dairy group protests a proposed one cent per pound butter processing tax. The issue centers on representation and control, with John Brandt of Land O Lakes as the lone western director on the national board. Iowa producers rely on co operatives for about 100 million pounds of butter. Hotel rooms fill Cedar Rapids as 400 to 500 creamery operators and directors arrive for the opening program featuring Ray Murray and other officials.
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Iowa
Mississippi River
John Brandt
Land O'Lakes
Minneapolis
H C Darger
Chicago
United States
Cedar Rapids
Ray Murray
Towra
Prof M Mortensen
Ames
George Godfrey
Co-Operative Creamery
Algona
Frank Robotka
State Colege
Iowa City Plans Milk Code With Dairymen Group
Seventeen Iowa City distributors met with W M Reed to discuss early adoption of a nationwide milk code. They plan a basic producer price and consumer price schedule to be approved by dairy officials in Washington. Each district will appoint an enforcement officer and code operative upon signature.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Dairymen’s Association
W M Reed
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Kill That Cold With Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine
A 30c and 50c cold remedy promises internal treatment for a cold. It opens the bowels fights germs and fever relieves headache and gripping feeling while toning the system. Sold by all druggists.
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Grove
Hybrid Corn Proves Superior In Monticello Test
A Monticello area yield test on the Allen Fairbanks farm shows that each row of hybrid corn produced 153 pounds more than rows of other varieties. The hybrid ears were better filled, withstanding drought better and showing less suckering than competing corns.
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Monticello
Allen Fairbanks
Merchant Stages Corn Show At Center Junction
Forty five entries of corn were exhibited at the corn show here Saturday evening under sponsorship of a local merchant Fred Beers won first in the open pollinated class with five best ears and Paul Smiths hybrid placed first in its division Gert Antons exhibited the longest ear and Richard Antons the shortest. The corn was judged by Max Wortman manager of the state reformatory farms Anamosa The winners were presented with over alls and jackets.
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Gazette Center Junction
Fred Beers
Paul Smith
Gert Antons
Richard Antons
Max Wortman
Anamosa
Keokuk Farm Union Women Plan Oct 28 Meeting
SIGOURNEY The Keokuk county Farmers Union auxiliary will hold an all day meeting on October 28 in charge of Mrs. Joe Kelly of What Cheer. Guest speakers include Mrs Walter Ver Steigh of New Sharon state president and Mrs John McConnell of Pella state organizer. A radio talk by John Simpson national president will be heard.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County Farmers Union
Joe Kelly
Walter Ver Steigh
New Sharon
John McConnell
Pella
John Simpson
Farmers Union
Fire Destroys Barn on Rupp Farm Near Urbana
A barn on the Harry Rupp farm three miles south of Urbana was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin Saturday night. Hay, a machine shed, and a binder were also burned. The tenanted farm is operated by George Calkins.
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Urbana
Harry Rupp
George Calkins
Sale announces hogs cattle horses and more at Stanwood sale
Commencing at 1 o'clock sharp the auction offers 50 purebred male hogs of all breeds from good herds with sows and feeding hogs, 109 head of cattle, 50 extra white faced calves and fresh cows. Also Hereford bull, fine work horses, machinery, furniture, potatoes and various articles. Lunch on grounds. John Boling Stanwood Wilbur Colby Mechanicsville auctioneers and managers.
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Brirg
Tony Scusmit
Jany Patten
Farm Auctions Planned Across Several Iowa Counties
Upcoming sales include the Blias Shaffer estate eight miles southeast of Troy Mills. a Chester White hog sale a quarter mile south of Center Junction by J. B Seehusen. a Holstein sale 23 miles northeast of Westgate by George P Kiammer Poland. Chinshoe sale one mile east of Independence on R F French farm. consignment sale at Boling yards Stanwood Friday October 27. Livestock sale at Reload Yards Cedar Rapids.
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Blias Shaffer
Troy Mills
Chester White
Center Junction
J. B Seehusen
Westgate
George P Kiammer
Independence
R. F. French Farm
Boling Yards
Stanwood
Constitutionality Of Fund For Farm Bureau Is Upheld
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the law funding Farm Bureau financial support by counties is constitutional. It held the statute does not delegate taxing power to the organization. Counties with 200 plus Farm Bureau members must appropriate funds equal to twice member dues, within set limits.
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Des Moines
INS
Ixaw
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Supreme Court
Blume
Forty Team Tugging Contests At Iowa Fairs In 1933
Iowa fairs hosted forty tug-of-war style pulling contests using a dynamometer to measure pull. Byron Virtue notes 242 teams entered, with two new state records set. Earl Fritz’s Fontanelle team pulled 3150 pounds for lightweight and Arthur Daniels’ Adair team pulled 3500 pounds for heavyweight.
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Ames
Iowa
Byron T Virtue
Extension
Mgr. Virtue
Virtue
Adair County Fairgrounds
Greenfield
Earl Fritz
Fontanelle
Arthur Daniels
Adair
Butterfat Paid 26c at Sand Spring and Elgin
Sand Spring patrons receive 26 cents a pound for September butterfat, two cents higher than August. Elgin patrons also get 26 cents per pound for the last half of September butterfat, per Elgin Farmers' Dairy.
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Sand Spring
Elgin
Farmers Mutual Creamery Company
Ex Cox
Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Company
Corn Yields Fair Near Sand Spring
In the Sand Spring area John and Gerald Freeze report an average of sixty bushels per eighty five acres. A mechanical picker was used. Fall plowing is under way. More clover hulling this fall than ever before with an average yield of one bushel per acre. Walter First obtained one and a half bushels per acre. Some shredding is being done.
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Gazette
Sand Spring
John
Gerald Freeze
Walter
Buchanan Corn Husking Contest Set for Oct 30
Independence Gazette reports 1932 champion Vern Osborn of Buchanan County will defend his title at the 1933 Buchanan corn husking contest on October 30 at the J P Crowley farm three and three quarters miles southeast of Winthrop. Eight contestants expected.
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the Gazette Independence
Vern Osborn
Buchanan County
J P Crowley
Winthrop
Omer
Crop Production Loans Due October Thirty-First
L J Paulson, regional manager of Minneapolis Farm Credit Administration Crop Production Loan office, reminds borrowers that Oct 31 is the maturity date for crop production livestock feed and forage loans. Interest is deducted to Oct 31 and further interest accrues after maturity.
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Minneapolis
L. J. Paulson
Farm Credit Administration Crop Production Loan Office
Farm Credit Administration
Wheat Payments Soar as Iowa Farmers Sign Contracts
Iowa farmers with wheat adjustment contracts will receive over 500,000 in benefits this year. About 3,500 wheat growers are signed, averaging more than 140 per farm, with 175,000 acres represented and 26,000 acres taken out of production. Wayne county leads Iowa in completed contracts and has sent its documents to Washington.
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Ames—Lowa
Mark McDonald
Econamn Service
Thursay
McDonald
Iowa
Wayne County
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington
Federal Seed Act Violations Punished In Two Cases
Two federal seed act prosecutions resulted in condemnation and destruction of misrepresented seed shipments. Snowflake Corn from Council Bluffs to Alabama germinated 31.5 percent instead of 94 percent, with seven bags seized and a decree of destruction. Korean Lespedera from Springfield Mo to Kansas contained excessive noxious weeds. two bags were seized and later destroyed.
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Gazette
Washington, D. C
Division of Seed Investigation
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Justice
Department of Agriculture
Council Bluffs Seed Company
Council Bluffs
Alabama
Kansas
United States
Two Women Made Happy By Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Two women share relief from headaches nervousness and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Pills for Constipation. Mara Rienands of Brooklyn reports better sleep appetite and strength while Mrs. Les Goodwin of Columbus Georgia says she sleeps better has more energy and overall improvement.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mara
C. Rienands
Coney Island Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
Lydia I. Pinkham
Les Goodwin
26Th St
Columbus
Georgia
Calmar Farmers Report Handful of Epp Eggs Quality
Epee 2 9 Tine Gare te CALMAR Farmers finish husking. Most face threading tasks while egg quality remains high. Eggs priced at 22 cents a dozen.
Soy Beans Grow Favorable in Iowa Test Association Herds
Iowa dairy herd owners show rising use of soy beans as feed and hay across associations. Thirty-three percent used soy bean hay last year, up from five percent six years ago, while 63 percent used alfalfa hay, 14 percent clover, and 76 percent fed grain to dry cows.
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Ames
Iowa
Floyd Johnston
Ames Extension Dairyman
Mr. Johnston
Association
Johnston
O W L 4 H Club Plans Achievement Day on Oct 31
Linn county oldest 4 H club the O W L s of College township will hold its 11th annual achievement program October 31 at Union church during the Farm Bureau meeting. Evelyn McGuire and Lucille Gamon are to be initiated new members, with Ruby McCleeky and Opal McCleeky named to vice president and program chairman roles for 1934. Jessie Booth leads as president with Laura Borghart secretary Elsie Smith treasurer Evelyn McGuire historian and Esther Borghart reporter.
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Ely
Linn County
College Township
Prices Of Butterfat Show Gradual Advance
West Union farmers creamery raises butterfat payments to 23 cents a pound in the latest payout. Patrons had received 22 cents three weeks ago and 21 cents five weeks ago, continuing a steady upward trend.
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West Union
West Union Farmers’ Creamery
Mary Ella Abel Named Office Assistant in Poweshick County
Brookly n Miss Mary Ella Abel has been employed as office assistant by the Poweshick county Farm Bureau to succeed Miss Camilla Dare who has resigned. Abel is a graduate of Grinnell High School and has attended college.
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Gazette
Brooklyn
Mary Ella Abel
Poweshick
Soy Growers Deliver 60 Cent Bushels at Dysart Market
Deliveries to Tama Benton Grain Company last week totaled 520 bushels from R. V. Lee, 427 from Hans Wieck, 425 from Frank Parizek, 350 from Wacha Brothers, and 156 from Frank Dunlavey. Growers received 60 cents per bushel with yields ranging from 15 to 30 bushels per acre.
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Dysart
Tama-Benton Grain Company
R. V. Lee
Hans Wieck
Frank Parizek
Wacha Brothers
Frank Dunlavey
Cedar farmers plan cooperation in federal hog program
Cedar county farmers have chosen acreage to remove from production and are adjusting hog breeding to fit the corn hog program outlined by the federal government. County Agent Emmett C. Gardner says an organization will be formed soon to cooperate with the program’s administration.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Emmett C. Gardner
Gardner
4 H Girls In Buchanan Plan Project For 1934
Mrs. Edith Barker of Ames, state leader, met with Buchanan county 4 H leaders to outline the 1934 project. Activities include music appreciation, a county health contest, and a record book contest with a state fair demonstration team and exhibit. Each girl should make three garments and adopt ten clothing practices, among other personal and club goals.
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Gazette
Independence
Edith Barker
Ames
Veterinary Association Lists Cholera Outbreaks
East central Iowa hog cholera outbreaks reported to L W Kellogg, Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association policy committee chair, listing multiple counties and towns including Linn Cedar Rapids Springville Walker Center Point Alburnett Prairieburg Vinton Atkins Dysart Belle Plaine Bilairstown Morley Anamosa Wyoming South English Hazleton Winthrop Decorah Dysart Hudson New Hampton Grundy Center.
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Iowa
L. W. Kellogg
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Springville
Walker
Center Point
Alburnett
Prairieburg
Benton
Vinton
Atkins
Dysart
Belle Plaine
Bilairstown
Jones
Morley
Anamosa
Wyoming
Winneshiek
Decorah
Tama
Black Hawk
Hudson
Chickasaw
New Hampton
Grundy
Grundy Center
Heide Predicts Bigger And Better International Show
The thirty fourth annual International Livestock exposition opens December 2 at Union Stockyards Chicago with entries closing November 1. The event draws show herds from the U S and Canada and features twenty nine breeds plus the fifteenth anniversary of the International Grain and Hay show. The concurrent American Royal Livestock and Horse show runs November 18 to 25 in Kansas City with more draft horses and greater overall turnout.
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UNION
Chicasgo
B. H. Heide
Canada
Helde
The
International
Kansas City
F. H. Servatius
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