Inbred Swine At Purdue Do Well in Tests
Purdue swine day reports show crosses between two inbred lines producing heavier pigs than purebred and crossbred standards. Hybrid vigor appears in mothering ability with six hybrid gilts averaging 9.3 pigs. Inbred lines include White King Chester White descendants and Landroc from Duroc and Danish Landrace. Crosses aim to build productive foundation stocks for commercial production.
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Purdue
Poland
China
Chester
Chester White Foundation
Texans Buy 800 Calves in Iowa
In a $100,000 sale, J. E. McAninch shipped 800 Angus calves to Gainesville Texas for breeding stock. The sale marked the county’s largest livestock transaction on record. McAninch began Angus operations in 1934 with $2,000 and now runs 1,565 acres, becoming a leading Midwest breeder.
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Centerville
J. E. McAninch
Gainesville
Tex
McAninch
Midwest
Illinois Feeders Hear Reports on Beef Experiments
At University of Illinois Cattle Feeders Day, tests show feeders finishing market grade calves with 39 bushels corn in 235 days and gains of 1.95 pounds per day. Other trials find 311 pounds gained on pasture with clovers, costing about 17.45 dollars per 100 pounds of gain, with varied corn needs for different ages.
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Fred C Francis
Francis
R. R. Snapp
Texas
What's What Out on the Acres by Rex Conn
Interview with 56 year old George R. See husen a renter of 105 acres west of Monticello. He shares about his family football farm after a year of shifting milk demand and prices. He notes a mixed outlook on farming profitability and Farm Bureau dues while voicing political views and plans.
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George R. Seehusen
Monticello
Milking Shorthorn Sale At Waterloo Saturday
An eastern Town consignment sale of Milking Shorthorn cattle will be held at the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo Saturday. Sale Manager Walter Kruse reports animals from the herds of Joe Spalla Ridgeway Art Eschen Lamont and Gerhard Tammen Gilmore City have been listed for sale.
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Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
Walter Kruse
Sheldon
Joe Spalla
Ridgeway
Art Eschen
Lamont
Gerhard Tammen
Gilmore City
Tama County F B Increases Dues From Ten To Fifteen
Tama County Farm Bureau members voted to raise dues from 10 to 15 at the annual Toledo meeting. Fifty two in favor, thirty opposed, attendee count over 250 with one vote per farm family. Budget increase funds needed for a field man and full time club agent. temporary agent used earlier. Kenneth Thatcher urged price stabilization, farmer education, and roads. New officers elected Forrest Hill president, R W Carson VP, Franklin Early secretary, Vern Dan Schmidt treasurer, Mrs Harold Beichley women’s chair. Anderson named voting delegate, Mitchell alternate. Resolutions adopted.
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Toledo
Tama County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Burns M. Byram
Tama County
Iowa State College Extension Service
Kenneth Thatcher
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Forrest Hill
Geneseo Township
R. W. Carson
Loren Emke
Gladbrook
Franklin Early
Traer
Vern Dan Schmidt
Harold Beichley
Coming Auctions at Benton County Fair Ground and More
A sequence of upcoming auctions announced by multiple sellers. Frances Christian and Sons and Alice Bros list purebred Du Roc boars 35 head plus 25 gifts at Benton county fair ground in Vinton on Oct 26. Dr W A Gouldin holds a closing out sale near Viola on Oct 27 offering livestock machinery hay and grain. Witwer and Haak run a closing out sale near Marion on Oct 28 for live stock and machinery. Rudy Vodicka advertises a Nov 1 sale of a 150 acre Linn County farm near Lisbon. I R Hintz and Dennis Hula promote Minnesota No 1 boars and gifts near Monticello.
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Frances Christian and Sons
Alice Bros
Benton County Fairground
Vinton
W. A. Gouldin
Viola
Witwer and Haak
Marion
Linn County
Rudy Vodicka
Lisbon
Minnesota
I. R. Hintz
Dennis Hula
Monticello
Top Angus Calf Sells for 305 at Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction hosts two livestock sales with a top Angus calf at 305 dollars bought by Morris De Cap of Erie. The event featured 52 Angus calves, averaging 161 dollars, with weights from 280 to 455 pounds. A Poland China sale yielded a boar top of 910 dollars to O J Hess of Worthington, with other high prices and averages listed.
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Columbus Junction
Southeastern Iowa
Poland
D. H. Christianson
Conesville
C. E. Pierce and Son
Morris de Cap
Erie
Ti de Cap
China
O. J. Hess
Worthington
W. C. Anderson
West Liberty
Louis Ruess
Western crops ease storage and transport strain
Washington AP reports a record corn crop and near record wheat yield ease in Western states for now, with railroads moving crops well though car shortages loom next year. Western field man Albert J. Barton warns storage could tighten if another large crop arrives. wheat holdovers and export moves may be needed.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Albert J. Barton
Reed
Kan
Commerce Committees of
Congress
Borton
Top Price $300 At Wangsness Dairy Sale In Calmar
John Wangsness dairy sale last week saw average cow prices around 250 with the top Brown Swiss animal bringing 300. Twenty nine head were sold as the owner plans to quit dairy and shift to feeding beef cattle.
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Calmar
John Wangsness
Wangsness
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