Sealed Iowa Corn Holdings Split 30 70 Amid Drought
O D Klein reports 30 percent of 1937 sealed corn stays in Iowa for reseal or livestock feed while 70 percent is sent to the Commodity Credit Corporation. Delivery peaks this week in many counties as moisture tests run at Des Moines at about 800 daily with 5 percent ineligible for reseal due to moisture or damage.
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Iowa
O. D. Klein
Iowa Agricultural Conservation Committee
Ames
Commodity Credit Corporation
Klein
Des Moines
Lyon County
Clay
Humboldt
Tama
Muscatine
Iowa farmers urged to seal corn to boost market prices
R B Booth of the Linn county agricultural conservation committee said two carloads of corn were shipped to Chicago for storage by the Commodity Credit Corporation with Rosenbaum elevators. Gov Kraschel urged Iowa farmers to seal eligible corn and buy from neighbors ineligible for loans to raise sealed volume and stimulate demand, a plan Secretary Wallace called sound.
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R. B. Booth
Linn County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Cedar Rapids
Alburnett
Center Point
Chicago
Commodity Credit Corporaton
Mason City
Iowa
Nelson G. Kraschel
Kraschel
Wallace
Farmer raises high yield Atlas sorgo for ensilage near Olin
Clarence Grafft, a farmer northwest of Olin, averaged 25.4 tons per acre on five and a half acres of Atlas sorgo. He harvested the crop for ensilage.
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Olin
Clarence Grafft
Maynard Hybrid Seed Plot Harvest Set for Wednesday
A hybrid seed test plot at the A. E. Smith farm one mile east of Maynard will be harvested Wednesday morning. Results and comparisons will be announced at the farm that afternoon.
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The
Maynard
A. E. Smith
Federal Economist Sees More Pork and Less Beef Ahead
Chicago dispatch reports Preston Richards of the U S Department of Agriculture says 1939 total meat production will rise versus 1938, driven mainly by more pork while beef may be slightly lower. Lamb may rise. veal likely fall. If feed crops stay strong, total meat output could reach pre drought levels by 1940 or 1941.
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Chicago
INS
Institute of American Meat Packers
Preston Richards
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Corn Program Spurs Lumberyard Boom in 1938 Crib Work
Grinnell lumberyards report a surge in sales as farmers prepare corn cribs for the 1938 crop. Many cribs still hold 1937 corn used as security for government loans, while others modify crib construction to meet new government sealing rules.
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Grinnell
Grinnell Lumberyards
Veal calves and heavy cattle top Washington sale prices
At Washington weekly sale, eight veal calves sold at 20.50 per head. Twenty one Herefords averaging 280 pounds brought 23.25, with 21 heavier ones at 23.50. Nineteen steers around 325 pounds sold for 26.25 each. Three Hampshire brood sows with litters were 42 per head.
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the Gazette
Washington
Hampshire
Mrs. Ellison Heads Jones County Home Project Team
Mrs Sam Ellison of Martelle has been elected Jones county home project chairman by the county Farm Bureau committee. Mrs Harold Larson of Anamosa was elected county secretary, Miss Wilma Kuhns of Scotch Grove publicity chairman, and Mrs Lloyd Robertson of Anamosa music chairman.
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Martelle
Sam Ellison
Jones County Home Project
County Farm Bureau Committee
Harold Larson
Anamosa
Wilma Kuhns
Scotch Grove
Lloyd Robertson
Prolific sow farrows 18 pigs in Iowa town
Special to The Gazette reports Isadore Bresnahan of Waukon owns a prolific sow that Friday farrowed a litter of 18, with all but one surviving. Last spring the same sow produced only two piglets.
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Isadore Bresnahan
Waukon
Fifty Holsteins Bring 2000 Dollar Average at Waterloo Sale
Fifty Holsteins averaged 504 dollars at the G F Walters herd dispersal at the Cattle Congress grounds Waterloo. E H Maytag Newton paid 2000 dollars for a 6 year old cow with 992.8 pounds butterfat in one year. Top bull price 1535 dollars by a New York breeder for one herd sire. Fred Pabst Wisconsin paid 1500 for a bull calf Archie Allison mayor Cheyenne paid 1250 for a 2 year old bull. Total sale 25900 dollars with 500 breeders from across the country attending. A W Petersen Oconomowoc Wisconsin manager J E Mack Fort Atkinson Wisconsin auctioneer.
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Waterloo
G. F. Walters
Cattle Congress Grounds
E. H. Maytag
Newton
New York
Fred Pabs
Oconomowoc, Wis
J. E. Mack
Fort Atkinson, Wis
Angus Yearlings Top Carlot Show At Omaha Exposition
Four Iowa breeders won fat cattle and swine awards at Ak-Sar-Ben exposition in Omaha. August Meyer and Sons of Charter Oak captured grand champion Angus yearlings and led fat swine in the 201 to 209 pound class. F R Studgiv of Atlantic took first in two year old Angus steers with Wayland Hopley Farms second. A H Whitlum of Stuart won second in yearling fat cattle and Hopley Farms placed third.
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Omaha
Iowa
August Meyer and Sons of
Charter Oak
F. R. Studgvin
Atlantic
Wayland Hopley Farms, Inc
A .H. Whittum
Stuart
Hopley Farms
Hazleton School Fair and Corn Show This Weekend
The Hazleton school fair and corn show will be staged at the school house Friday and Saturday evenings. Exhibits include corn canned goods cooking sewing and vegetables. Entries may be made by students and family members to raise funds for extra curricular activities.
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Hazleton
Wellman Creamery Pays 27 Cents Butterfat in October
WELLMAN The Wellman Cooperative Creamery paid 27 cents a pound net for sweet cream butterfat delivered during the first half of October and 26 cents for No 1 butterfat. A.C. Kraft manager reports fall production running above normal due to abundant feed supplies in the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Wellman Cooperative Creamery
A. C. Kraft
Conesville Field Day Set for Wednesday
Results of the Conesville experiment station hybrid corn yield tests will be announced Wednesday afternoon October 26 at a field day program led by S. G. Younkin. Forty four hybrid strains will be classified by C. S. Reddy of the Ames extension staff for shareholders of the Southern Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association who will receive their hybrid seed corn that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
S. G. Younkin
C. S. Reddy
Ames
Southeastern Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
Ames Extension Drama School Set for Maquoketa Library
Miss Zaneta Eager of the Ames extension staff will conduct a drama training school at the Maquoketa library on Thursday. The program will relate to plays and play production. County Agent F. E. Krause said.
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Gazette
Maquoketa
Zaneta Eager
Ames Extension
F. E. Krause
Farm Editor Corrects Billion Bushel Error in Corn Belt Figures
The Gazette farm editor admits a major add ing error in Sunday’s corn production tables. The twelve corn belt states were misstated by one billion bushels per column, while cotton and other regions remained correct. The piece blames an adding machine built for ordinary sums and calls the lapse a failure to reflect large numbers.
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Gazette
United States
Corn Belt
New England
Record Corn Exports Hit Century High Through Chicago
Chicago reports a record export year with about 140 million bushels of corn shipped United States wide by end of the crop year. Lake shipments via Chicago reach 68 million bushels plus and Argentina's crops affect global markets as rail and lake routes push export volumes higher.
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Chicago
United States
Farm Auction Schedule in Northeast Iowa and Tama Cedar Rapids
North east Iowa Duroc Breeders sale in Independence on Wednesday October 26. Meyers and Frink western cattle and Beverly cattle sale in Tama on Thursday October 27. Sale at Iowa Livestock Exchange in Cedar Rapids on Friday October 28.
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Iowa
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Beverly Yards
Cedar Rapids
North Park
Colo
Atwood
Andy Nelson
Sheridan
Wyo
Colorado
Wyoming
Cael
Northwest
Southwest
Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rafids
Former H. D. A. In Tama Takes Similar Position In Illinois
Edith Huffman, longtime Tama county home demonstration agent, resigns effective Oct 1 to become home adviser for Will county Home Bureau in Joliet Illinois. Budget constraints prevent hiring a replacement this year and she begins work in Joliet Tuesday.
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Tama
Illinois
Gazette
Toledo
Edith Huffman
Tama County
Will County Home Bureau
Joliet, Ill
Huffman
H.D.A
Joliet
Ed Syndergaard Named On 4-H Extension Staff
Edward B. Syndergaard former Winnebago county agent and Polk county dairy farmer is named extension assistant in boys 4-H club work at Ames. He will prepare project material and is an Iowa State University graduate of 1930. Herbert Pike, an Ames graduate student, becomes assistant extension economist in farm finance and hails from Whiting, Iowa.
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the Gazette
Ames
Edward B. Syndergaard
Winnebago County
Polk County
Iowa State College
Syndergaard
Kansas City
Herbert Pike
Whiting
Towa
New Corn Cribs Rise Near Buckingham
Bucking ham area sees multiple new cribs to store the 1938 harvest. A 36 foot diameter round crib 20 feet high at Arthur Mansul farm west of Bucking ham holds 6 500 bushels of corn and 2 500 bushels of grain. Ford H Hilbert farm completes a 2 000 bushel round crib. Henry Jorgensen near Buckingham adds a double crib 18 by 25 feet. Ray Kelley farm northeast erects a 32 foot long double crib with eight foot cribs and a driveway.
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Buckingham
Arthur Mansul
Ford H. Hilbert
Henry Jorgensen
Ray Kelley
Here
Linn county Republicans map campaign schedule for Mueller and allies
Campaign leaders in Linn county announce appearances for Alfred C. Mueller in Cedar Rapids area. Mueller meets voters in Palo Center Point Walker Alburnett and Central City with events at Canopus club Coggan American Legion hall and Lions club. Thurston Beatty and Philbrick also slated for rallies in Mount Vernon Crystal Ballroom Springville opera house.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Alfred C. Mueller
Davenport
Congress
Lloyd Thurston
Osceola
Jeader
Frank Beatty
Sigourney
Floyd Philbrick
Cedar
Opera House
Springville
Ranch Romance On Rocks Heir Faces Divorce Suit
In Casper Wyoming a divorce action was filed in district court against Thomas Fortune Ryan II heir to tobacco fortunes alleging extreme cruelties desertion and non support. Mrs Mayme Masters Ryan seeks half his property and temporary alimony of 1000 monthly. The case recalls the Sheridan area romance between the couple a coal mine foreman daughter and the so called playboy bachelor who left after six months with plans to settle down.
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Casper
Wyo
INS
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Mayme Masters Ryan
Sheridan
Ryan
Time Deposits In Banks Rise Slightly in 1938 Figures
Washington report shows time deposits at 15,341 banks on June 30 equal 24,658,082,000 up 86,397,000 from 1937. Demand deposits total 22,911,358,000 versus 23,698,641,000 last year as 239 fewer banks operate. Total bank assets reach 68,302,896,000 against 68,941,069,000 a year earlier.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Dodge Heir Daniel Dodge Dies in Drowning Accident
A coroner's jury ruled Daniel G Dodge 21 heir to a Detroit auto fortune died accidentally by drowning after his speedboat disappeared during Georgian Bay crossing on August 15. He had been injured in a garage dynamite explosion but survived briefly.
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Daniel G. Dodge
Detroit
Dodge
Czechoslovakia sacrificed as Britain and France dread Russia
Exiled German novelist and Nobel laureate Thomas Mann told reporters in Princeton on Monday that Czechoslovakia was sacrificed because Britain and France feared a victory over Germany would bolster Russian communism.
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Princeton
WN. J
INS
Czechoslovakia
Britain
France
Germany
Thomas Mann
Public Health In U S Rises To New Crest
The U S Public Health Service reports the six months to mid 1938 show the lowest mortality rate on record, with influenza and pneumonia deaths down sharply and automobile fatalities reduced. Cancer rates appear higher due to better diagnosis, while maternal and infant deaths fall.
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U. S
Kansas City
United States
Thomas Parran
U. S. Public Health Service
American Public Health Association
Parran
Neglect At Home Sparks Interest In Another Man
Mrs B grows distant from her husband as his business dominates. A flirting male friend draws her attention and risks domestic trouble if Mr B does not wake to his duties at home. Dear Miss Manners column responds to Slim-Slam and asks where decent girls have been.
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Mary Manners
Mrs. B
Mr. B
Miss Manners
Dear Lassie Miss Manners Advice on a Boyfriend
The letter asks if a steady boyfriend is in love with someone else and how to respond. The answer urges not to question him, notes many possible causes for his preoccupation, and advises patience plus graceful withdrawal if indifference continues, avoiding tears or recrimination.
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Miss Manners
Lassie
Edgar A Guest Poem and Will Notice From 1938 Iowa
The passage includes a poem by Edgar A Guest titled The Poet of the People and a legal notice from Linn County Iowa announcing a hearing for the Last Will and Testament of John W. Bryan. The notice, dated October 24 1938, lists Cecar Rapids as the clerked location with attorney William O Gray.
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Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Notice of Will Admission in Linn County District Court
Notice is hereby given that on the first day of October 1938 at 9 o clock the last will and testament of Edwin T Heald deceased of Linn County Iowa is presented for proof and admission in the District Court. Dated Dear Rapids Town October 24 1938.
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Iowa
Linn County
District Court
John W. Bryan
Said County
Cecar Rapids
Edwin W. Lundquist
William O. Gray
Frodate
Edwin T. Heald
Rapids
Town
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Williams
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Mueller
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