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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1939
Page
7
Federal meteorologist Reed reports corn husking proceeding as well as hand methods allow despite extreme dryness. Winds strip ears and ground losses rise while only Dubuque Jackson Clinton counties benefit from light rains.
Special to The Gazette reports 250 steel bins in Poweshiek county for storing corn handed over to the Commodity Credit Corporation by farmers in repayment of loans. The bins hold 500000 bushels and are expected to be filled before November 1.
Thom's Hampshire Boar Sale on Monday October 30 at 1 PM features 85 good feeding boars from 160 head. Sired by SCORE AGAIN, son of High Score, offering early maturing, easy feeding Hampshires from the Big-Water Strain. Orville A Thom owner. lunch served. sale at Hampshire in Winthrop, Iowa with clerk Jack Walney and fieldman Wendell Marsh.
Leroy Pohlman 20 of Keystone repeats as Benton county corn husking champion with a net 2314 pounds from 2575 husked. Six contestants competed at Charles Inman farm near Vinton. Leo Ockenfels finished second and Ralph Robinson third. Pohlman advances to the Northeast district meet near Cedar Falls Friday.
A special corn husking contest for farmers furnishing teams is set for Thursday at 10 a.m. at the George Schmelzer farm two miles north of West Union. Judging of teams occurs at 130 p.m. in the courthouse square. Teams must be owned by the exhibitor.
Twenty five Iowa 4-H club girls were named to travel to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago on December 19. Awards recognize long term records, food work, clothing, home economics and leadership. Nelda Paulsen won best groomed title and will join the group along with 24 other girls and a 25 boy delegation.
About eighty persons were expected to attend the Iowa Creamery Buttermakers association banquet in Lana Wednesday evening. H Schnurr of a salt company was slated to act as toastmaster.
Eldred Stallman of Fairfax won the Linn county prize with a gross 2,505 pounds and net 2,372.3 in the 1939 Linn district event held on the Paul Zingula farm near Mount Vernon. Runners up were Myron Burger of Fairfax and Herman Bruger of Springville, with nets of 2,129.8 and 2,001.2 pounds respectively, as about 200 spectators watched.
Rep. H O Talle of Decorah Ia warned that a proposed reciprocal trade agreement with Argentina would hurt midwest agriculture by lowering tariffs on beef veal eggs wool dairy and related products. He urged Hull to consider farm impact and favor trade development with South American nations.
A series of farm auctions announced for late October and early November includes the Mercer County Berkshire Breeders Association sale in Aledo Illinois and Beverly Cattle Co sale near Cedar Rapids. An Indiana Livestock rate auction is planned in Cedar Rapids on Oct 27 with additional sales in Hampshire and Independence. The Vincent Ceynar estate sale near Fairfax is scheduled for Nov 4 with a Geurink farm sale near Davenport set for that same period.
The author argues that American farmers must have priority in the market and warns that the proposed trade agreement would force great sacrifices on farmers. Citing the consuming power of 130 million people, the message frames farmer prosperity as the nation’s economic advantage and urges policymakers to allow farmers to retain market access.
Sora rails show limited flying ability yet undertake spring and fall migrations spanning about 2500 to 3000 miles. The species travels between breeding and wintering grounds, indicating long distance movement despite modest flight power.
Hartz, a former northeast of Blairstown, was injured Monday when his team bolted after a dog frightened the horses. He grabbed the lines to control them but fell as a wheel passed over him, bruising his shoulder and causing minor injuries. His chin required stitches.
Gus Seinkoff of two miles east of Ryan lost one finger and other hand injuries after his hand was caught in a corn picker on Monday. The incident occurred in rural farming area near Ryan.
Brooklyn dealer C. H. Mannatt handled the sale of the 160 acre N. O. Pilgrim farm ten miles northwest of Brooklyn for 110 dollars per acre totaling 17600 dollars. Oswald DeCorte is the buyer. In Wellman Ed Schilaubaugh, tenant on the Al Miller farm, bought the Charley Fritz 60 acre farm two miles south of Wellman.
A country woman muses on bonfires of dead leaves and the scent of autumn. The evocative odor drifts through early fall dusk, stirring childhood memories and distant places.
An advertised farm offers 100 dollars per acre totaling 6000 dollars. The property is well improved and all tillable. Possession will be given March 1 1940. Gazette advertisement confirms sale details.
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