Iowa Farm Night School Sees 5467 Enrollees in 1935 36
Iowa reports 5467 farm men and women attended evening vocational agriculture classes in 1935 56, vs 4471 boys and girls in day classes and 231 in part time. Total day and night enrollment reaches 10169. Seventy one Future Farmers chapters formed with 1995 members. 313 judging teams trained. 60 instructors led 4 H clubs. Demonstration plots included corn and potato variety tests and fertilizer trials.
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Iowa
H. T. Hall
Des Moines
Iowa Board of Vocational Education
Hall
Nun
Future Farmers
Soil resources discussion at farmers' night school Straw berry Point
Special to The Gazette. D E Perfect of the soils conservation service at McGregor will lead a discussion of soil resources in Clayton county at the Straw berry Point farmers evening school. Willis H Magdefray is the vocational agriculture instructor. Dates and topics follow through January including crop planning erosion control farm forestry poultry diseases sanitation poultry management feeding poultry marketing and an educational tour to Waterloo.
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Strawberry Point
D. E. Perfect
Soils Conservation Service
McGregor
Clayton County
Farmers
Willis H. Magdefray
Waterloo
Mendel Seen As Pioneer In Plant Breeding Science
A monk named Gregor Johann Mendel, long associated with garden trials in Brunn, Austria now Brno, Czechia, is credited with greatest influence on the science of plant breeding.
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Gregor Johann Mendel
Brunn
Austria
Brno
Czechoslovakia
4-H Lambs Bought by Packing Company at Waterloo
Waterloo hosts the first chapter of a new 4-H club project with fifty boys from eight northern Iowa counties purchasing 25 000 western feeder lambs. Each boy buys sixteen lambs to feed about 100 days before returning them for a show and sale. Lambs weighed 65 to 70 pounds, shrunk 4 percent, sold at eight dollars forty cents per hundredweight. Counties: Black Hawk Grundy Tama Marshall Bremer Butler Benton Green Clay O’Brien Buena Vista Palo Alto Emmet Kossuth.
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Gazette
Waterloo
Iowa
Spencer
Black Hawk
Grundy
Tama
Marshall
Bremer
Butler
Benton
Green
Clay
O’brien
Buena Vista
Palo Alto
Emmet
Kossuth
Farm Journal Straw Vote Readers Split Across States
The Farm Journal tabulates percentages from a 132,000 ballot straw vote among farmers in 24 states. Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania show higher Republican support. Illinois Wisconsin New York favor Roosevelt or a mix. local canvass areas may skew results.
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Pa Sa Dte
Aor Iene
Kans. Sin Assie Steele
Ya Ae Gos
BS le” ‘Sdench Toe
PRESS
Spewhin Os
Ere
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IER Ypanions
Farm Journal
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Landon
Illinois
Mr. Roosevelt
Wisconsin
New York
Hybrid seed costs rise as Iowa farmers buy ahead
Iowa farmers report paying eight to twelve dollars per bushel for hybrid seed, with some quotes higher. Demand for next spring seeds is strong, and this fall’s orders nearly double last year’s. Experts note certified seed yields and lodging resistance, urging caution in buying seed stock.
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Ames (Ap
Joe E. Robinson
Iowa State College
Iowa
Robinson
Des Moines Seed Company
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
Towa
Iowa Agriculture Reports Improved Farm Conditions in 1935
The Iowa Department of Agriculture released its annual 1935 report to the governor noting better farm conditions and farmer prosperity than in years. It cites cash income rising from 92.2 million in 1932 to 466 million in 1935, with poultry and eggs nearly matching corn income.
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Department
Department of Agriculture
Animal Industry
Iowa
Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Husking Contests Listed This Week Across Iowa
Eastern Iowa corn husking events are announced for the week with contests and a horse show. The schedule includes Benton county near Vinton Eldo Mayhew farm Cedar county near Stanwood William Davidson farm Iowa county near Marengo Claude Noaker farm Johnson county near Solon E F Bowman farm Jones county near Wyoming Allen Shafer farm Winneshiek county Spillville Ludvig Brothers farm Louisa county Letts Earl Dickinson farm Clinton county near Camanche M J Offringa farm Black Hawk county near Gilbertville Emil Bauer farm.
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Herald Grovert
Newhall
Iowa
Benton County
Vinton
Eldo Mayhew
Cedar County
Stanwood
William Davidson
Iowa County
Marengo
Claude Noaker
Johnson County
Solon
E. F. Bowman
Jones County
Wyoming
Allen Shafer
Winneshiek County
Spillville
Ludvig Brothers
Louisa County
Letts
Earl Dickinson
Clinton County
M. J. Offringa
Camanche
Black Hawk County
Gilbertsville
Emil Bauer
Jackson County soil saver celebrated as pioneer farmer
The Maquoketa CCC tour praised John Tebbens 83 for pioneering soil conservation in Jackson county. His farm near Andrew shows fifty year sod dams contour farming and crop rotation yielding one third more topsoil than tested peers. Other stops included Marousis Davidson and Goettler farms with terracing sod flumes tree planting and strip cropping.
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Maquoketa
CCC
John Tebbens
Andrew
Tebbens
Jackson County
Fred Larson
Soil Conservation Services
Tebbens Farm
Marousis
W. F. Davidson
William Goettler
Farm talk on politics and farm policy near Washington
An interview with George W. Reed who owns 200 acres near Washington discusses politics, the county supervisor pay and mileage, farm programs and the New Deal. Reed criticizes county agents, Brookhart, Wallace, and the primary system, urges self reliance, and reflects on the European situation and the impact of war on American citizenship.
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George W. Reed
Washington
Broomfield
Ill
Colby
Ely
al Smith
New Deal
Coughlin
Henry Wallace
Farm Bureau
Census shows rise in Iowa small farms and modest acreages
The 1930 to 1935 census shift in Iowa farms shows subsistence size plots driving growth. Three to nine acre backyard farms rose from 8,282 to 11,206 while total Iowa farms climbed from 214,928 to 221,986, mirroring a national trend toward smaller holdings and modest acreages.
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Washington
Iowa
Federal Census Bureau
Bureau
Farm Auction Schedule October 27 28
Coming farm auctions Tuesday October 27 include Mrs Anna Benish selling near Swisher and G W Bellow farm near Cedar Rapids Jama Holstein Breeders at Waterloo and W J McGrew sale near Whittier On Wednesday October 28 Jersey cattle sale at Grinnell and Millburn farm near Cedar Rapids R D Forrest and Son sale Central City and W T Allen sale near Anamosa.
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Anna Benish
Swisher
G. W. Bellow Farm
West Cedar Rapids
Jama Holstein Breeders
Waterloo
W. J. McGrew
Whittier
Jersey
Grinnell
C. E. Millburn
Cedar Rapids
R. D. Forrest and Son
Central City
W. T. Allen
Anamosa
Farm and land auctions listed for Oct 29 30
Thursday auction notices announce a closing out sale on Pearl Harris farm seven miles northwest of Marion and A L Springer sale three miles north of Solon. Friday lists include R H Schillig closing out sale on the north edge of Iowa City.
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Pearl Harris Farm
Marion
A. L. Springer
Solon
R. H. Schillig
North Edge
Iowa City
Grain imports surge as Argentine corn reaches U S ports
The federal grain market report shows 1 500 000 bushels of Argentine corn imported for the week ended Oct 24. More than half arrived at Pacific coast ports, with 697 000 bushels destined for the United States. Prices from store were 98 cents a bushel in New York and 92 1 2 cents on the Pacific coast.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Pacific Coast
United States
New York
Duggan Named Manager at Ryan Farmers Creamery
Ryan Elmer Reed resigned the manager position at the Farmers Creamery company in Ryan during the annual meeting. William Duggan will succeed as manager and also serves as treasurer, with Charles Barry as president and Godfrey Wenger as vice-president. Lydia Wendt is secretary and directors include Thomas Donahue George Chrystal Carl Wenger Bennie Worm and Charles Falconer.
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Ryan
Elmer Reed
Farmers Creamery Company
William Duggan
Charles Barry
Godfrey Wenger
Lydia Wendt
Thomas Donahue
George Chrystal
Carl Wenger
Bennie Worm
Charles Falconer
Corn Brings 8014 Cents In Troy Mills Auction
In Troy Mills two miles east, Ed LeClare closing out sale saw corn sell at 8014 cents a bushel. Soybean hay in stacks brought 13 and 17 dollars per stack. Broad sows went 17 to 21.50, fall pigs 3.75 each, spring shoats 13.75. Cows brought 39 to 55 dollars. Old horses 18 to 20. Harry Powell acted as auctioneer.
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Troy Mills
Ed LeClare
Harry Powell
Anamosa
Grave Road
Guernsey
Chester
T. Allen
Rebee
Guy Martin
Martelle Savings Bank
Six Legged Pig Reported Near Martelle
Special to The Gazette notes hog grower H. H. Rumple near Martelle has a live pig with six legs dazzling locals. Officials say the pig appears healthy and poses no immediate harm, drawing curiosity and headlines.
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the Gazette
Martelle
H. H. Rumple
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