Parity Principle Faded In AAA Predictions
An Iowa economist predicts revolutionary changes in the Agricultural Adjustment Administration policy if next year’s corn hog program boosts hog production. Dennis A. Fitzgerald, former Ames marketing professor, argues parity of farm prices will be abandoned as recovery nears, with hog bonuses driving policy shifts and a broad reconstruction of AAA goals.
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ED Hadley
Gazette Washington
Ashington
AAA
Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Iowa
Dennis A. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Henry Wallace
Congress
Fence Drift in Autumn Air Over Iowa
A poetic fragment describes autumn colors as beige and burgundy patterns in the sky. The text notes the joy of flying over Iowa during the fall season and evokes a lively, drifting airscape.
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Iowa
Record Broken In Benton Husking Meet
The Benton county corn husking contest on the Sam Markland farm near Vinton saw Leo Ockenfels of Watkins shuck 2797 pounds in eighty minutes, breaking the world record and three previous marks. Ten men competed with Ockenfels taking first, others named include Ralph Robinson Blairstown Harry Kray Vinton Gilbert Steuck Belle Plaine D L Boisen Keystone Chris Jensen Shellsburg Harris Horton Blairstown William Niebendall Elberon Orville Loveless La Porte City.
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Benton County
Sam Markland
Vinton
Leo Ockenfels
Watkins
Carl Seiler
Grundy County
Lee Carey
Laurel
Ockenfels
Benton
Davenport
Ralph Robinson
Blairstown
Harry Kray
Gilbert Steuck
Joe Janss
Belle Plaine
D. L. Boisen
Keystone
Chris Jensen
Shellsburg
Harris Horton
William Niebendall
Elberon
Orville Loveless
la Porte City
Gazetts
6000 Bushels Of Corn Cribbed On Farm Near Stanwood
6000 bushels of new corn cribbed on the Coppess farm near Stanwood as six men and two pickers husk. average daily yield 1200 bushels. Also Troy Mills reports corn yielding about 100 bushels per acre on Lawson Anderson farm from nine rows twenty rods long. ears described as large and solid.
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Stanwood
M. H. Coppess and Sons
Coppess
Troy Mills
Lawson Anderson
High Amana Corn Husking Under Farm Dept Effort
Special dispatch notes High Amana farm department began corn husking on 200 harvested acres with 75 acres flooded earlier. Darwin Cave southeast of South English reports 200 soybeans combined and 350 acres yet to harvest with an 8-foot cut combine. Amos Weaver near Kinross totals 734 buckwheat acres on Silas Horst farm using a 5-foot unit. Raymond and Howard Fridgeon southeast of Sigourney bought a new 5-foot combine.
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High Amana
Darwin Cave
South English
Amos Weaver
Kinross
Silas Horst
Raymond
Howard Fridgeon
Sigourney
Black Hawk H D A Elects New State President
AMES Miss Helena Dilger home demonstration agent in Black Hawk county was elected president of the Home Demonstration Agents association at the twenty third annual planning conference of Iowa State college extension service workers. Lillian Lewis Fayette Winneshiek counties was elected vice president Dorothy Wingert Scott county secretary treasurer and Mable Phipps Madison county historian. Retiring officers are Louise Rosenfeld East Pottawattamie Cass counties president Aleene Wilson Linn county secretary treasurer and Idelia Bakke West Pottawattamie county historian.
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Ames
Helena Dilger
Black Hawk County
Iowa State College Extension Service
Lillian Lewis
Fayette
Winneshiek
Dorothy Wingert
Scott County
Mable Phipps
Madison County
Louise Rosenfeld
East Pottawattamie
Cass Counties
Aleene Wilson
Linn County
Idelia Bakke
West Pottawattamie County
Dilger
Butterfat Prices at Local Creamery for September
Patrons at the Farmer's Co operative creamery received 31 cents per pound for butterfat in sweet cream in September, 27 cents for No 2 fat and 31 cents for No 1 fat. Total butterfat 17 884 pounds within 54 796 pounds of cream.
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Farmer’s Co-operative Creamery
Leroy Hansen
Schade Brothers
Charles Conrad
Alfred Freese
Louis Sander
Mathis Brothers Ship 52 Hogs to Chicago Market
Benton county farmers Mathis Brothers trucked fifty two hogs five months old averaging 170 pounds to the Chicago market Thursday. The hogs sold at nine dollars and forty cents per hundredweight.
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Vinton — Mathis Brothers
Benton County
Chicago
Five Cars Of Soybeans Shipped In Week
Five cars of soybeans were shipped from Traer this week by the Farmers elevator as farmers in north Tama county finish the largest soybean harvest on record. Deliveries to the local elevator ranged from 150 to 600 bushels. The Mundt elevator at Clutter shipped the first car of soybeans in town history. The season’s beans are excellent in quality though slightly more frozen than last year.
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TRAER
Tama County
Mundt
Clutter
Harness and crippled sow stolen near Traer farm
Thieves took a work harness and collars and a crippled white sow weighing over 300 pounds from the Harry Ebert farm northwest of Traer. Tracks show a car stopped twenty yards from the house, thieves crossed a potato patch and dragged the harness to the vehicle. Sheriff Harris leads the investigation.
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Gazette
TRAER
Harry Ebert
Here
Weill
Ebert
EB. O. Harris
Husking Contest In Iowa County Scheduled Oct 29
A corn husking contest is planned for 1 p.m. Tuesday at the former Fred Haas farm near Marengo Iowa county along highway No 6 next to Marengo cemetery. Prizes are offered by the Marengo commercial club. Ten county contests are scheduled in eastern Iowa including Jones Jackson Johnson Louisa Black Hawk Washington Cedar Buchanan and Clayton.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Fred Haas
Iowa
Jones
Jackson
Johnson
Louisa
Black Hawk
Washington
Cedar
Buchanan
Clayton
Seasonal Drop In Hogs Lowers Prices Across Markets
Seasonal trend pushes hog prices 40 to 80 cents lower through the week with declines strongest on Thursday. Direct trade shows larger interior runs, with sow prices also easing 45 to 60 cents while live weights and dressed pork follow the price slide.
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Des Moines
North Tama Cow Test Assn Elects Officers
Walter Hermann of Gladbrook was elected president of the North Tama Cow Test association. Lyman Barker became vice-president with Don Mitchell as secretary treasurer. William Mitchell and J E Howard were named directors. The group accepted William Krapf’s resignation as tester effective December 1.
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TRAER
Walter Hermann
Gladbrook
J. E. Howard
Lyman Barker
Don Mitchell
William Mitchell
William Krapf
Krapf
Chester Boars Lead Fall Sale at Village View Farm
Twenty six Chester White boars sold for an average of $47.50 at the annual fall sale in Center Junction. Top boar brought $90 from F. E. Welch of Union Grove Wisconsin, while a spring boar sold for $87.50 to Henry S. Wasick of Muscatine. Gilts and other livestock fetched varied prices including $9.75 for light gilts and cattle sales from $24.25 to $50. Machinery also sold well with items like a tractor at $281 and a binder at $75. Auctioneers were Gene Fagan and associates.
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Center Junction
Village View Farm
J. B. Seehusen
Chester White
F. E. Welch
Union Grove
Wis
Henry S. Wasick
Muscatine
Gene Fagan
Cedar Rapids
August Shoats
Belle Plaine
George Mcleod
Farm Auctions This Week and Next in Iowa Listings
Saturday Oct 26 sale events include Milking Shorthorn Society cattle sale at West Union and Anamosa consignments. Tuesday Oct 29 W G Stick public sale 146 miles west of Lafayette. Wednesday Nov 6 Mayer and Rice Holstein sale 3 miles west of Central City.
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Lafayette
Center Point
Mead OF Cattle
Jersey
Guernsey
Shropshire
Dain
Robinson
H.p
Stewart No
Geo. Price
A. J. Schueler
Shorthorn Society
West Union
Anamosa
W. G. Stick
Mayer and Rice Holstein
Central City
Handy Feeder Heads 1470 Cattle on Feed
Special to The Gazette reports E. J. Handy of Postville with a herd of 1470 cattle on feed. Feeding on full rations requires about 400 bushels of corn daily.
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Postville
E. J. Handy
Tama Farms Sell at 130 An Acre in Grant Township
The Tom Saul farm of 160 acres in Grant township Tama county was sold this week to W. J. Breakenridge of Dinsdale for 130 dollars an acre. The farm, leased for two years to Ernest Sell, transfers subject to the lease and possession will be given March 1. The William Brown homestead of 200 acres in the same township sold to C. H. Boothroyd of Chicago for 125 dollars an acre cash. Boothroyd, livestock commission head at Union Stockyards, completed the deal and was present from Chicago.
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TRAER
Tom Saul
Grant Township
Tama County
W. J. Breakenridge
Dinsdale
Ernest Sell
William Brown
C. H. Boothroyd
Chicago
Boothroyd
Muscatine Man Elected President of Hereford Breeders
C R Musser of Muscatine Iowa was chosen president of the American Hereford Breeders Association at its annual meeting in Kansas City. Cream tests may vary if separator flushing fluid amount differs.
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Kansas City
C. R. Musser
Muscatine
American Hereford Breeders Association
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Benton Husking
Amana
Black Hawk H. D. A
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Lowden Creamery
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Linton
Ind
Chester
W. S. Shirley
Oscar Myers
TAMA
Muscatine Man
Potato & Grocery Mkt
First Avenue
TNT
Ze Ib
Peerless
Lce
NAVY
K Jonathan
DIAL
Brookfield Fresh Creamery
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Grahame
Hubbard
Lve Peck
Idaho Russets
Peck
Slemon
Cale
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