Unique All-Iowa Show Highlighted by Out-of-Town Viewpoints
Cedar Rapids Chamber dinner featured six outside speakers praising the All-Iowa Dairy show and Junior Livestock exposition for its unique selective-entry system. They stressed equity for small breeders and predicted the event’s rising national standing, with planning under way for a Frontier park building program and possible breed housing on grounds.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Middlewest
Campbell
C. D. Moore
Frontier Park
Ames
William S. Rinderknecht
Hendricks Wins Grundy County Corn Husking Contest
Ellie Hendricks of Grundy Center topped the Grundy county corn husking contest at the Ernest Hess farm, hauling 2,546 2 net pounds (36.3 bushels) in eighty minutes to beat Grimmius of Grundy Center and match last year’s strong pace while setting up a potential rematch with Elmer Carlson at the Iowa Nubbin derby near Newhall.
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Gazette
Grundy Center
Elmer Carlson
Audubon
Iowa
Carlson
Davenport
Hendricks
Joe Grimmius
Grimmins
Bennett Mearl Bentrott and Rekemyer Win Corn Husking Prize
Special to The Gate Bennett Mearl Bentrott and Jack Rekemyer won the Wapsie 8 league corn husking contest for high school students held at the Le Roy Weise farm northeast of here on Saturday.
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Bennett Mearl Bentrott
Jack Rekemyer
Bennett
Leroy Weise
Here
Audubon County Huskers Sit Out Contest
Audubon county corn husking event set for October 30 will skip two famed competitors Elmer Carlson and Walter Johannsen. Their brothers Carl Carlson and George Johannsen will compete instead while Elmer Carlson has withdrawn after winning all major titles. The contest takes place on the Carlson family farm operated with Elmer’s father C F Carlson.
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Audubon (Ap
Audubon County
Elmer Carlson
Walter Johannsen
Carl Carlson
George Johannsen
Elmer
C. F. Carlson
New Corn Sells At 694 Cents In Blairstown Sale
At Nieland and Kelly sale four miles southwest of Blairstown a crib of new corn brought 694 cents a bushel. Field corn, about 200 bushels, sold at 6715 cents per bushel with ten day pickup. Oats, horses, cows, sheep and gear also sold. machinery went cheaply.
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Blairstown
Nieland and
Kelly
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promoted for Kidney Relief
Advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe diuretic to flush kidneys of waste and acids and stop nightly awakenings. Claims include relief from backache puffy eyes leg cramps moist palms and burning or scanty urination with a 35 cent price.
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Haarlem
Holland
Washington area farmer predicts Landon win and farm policy critique
Interview with R. L. Livingst on 320 acres near Washington shows a Republican voter skeptical of Roosevelt, questioning farm relief methods, tariff protection, and soil conservation. He cites corn hogs, crop bases, and soybeans as key issues while noting voter trends among farmers and Jeffersonian Democrats. He recalls Landon meeting reporters and farmers in Des Moines and comments on Wallace.
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United States
Dan Wallace
Seeded bluegrass pastures double value in Clayton County demo
Clayton County Farm Bureau reports that seeding a six acre bluegrass field with a clover mix at Theodore Schlitter farm yielded about 10 dollars per acre in seed value, double the 5 dollars per acre from an unseeded area. A second test at A L Kregel farm near Garnaville failed to germinate.
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Elkader
Theodore Schlitter
Roy Combs
Clayton County Farm Bureau
A. L. Kregel
Garnaville
Kregel
Maynard Elevator Buys Soybeans At $1.05 Per Bushel
Maynard elevator reports soybeans bought at $1.05 a bushel. Local farmers say yields are large per load of bundles but small per acre.
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Maynard
Farm Auction Schedule for Wednesday and Thursday
The Grinnell Jersey cattle sale closes out the C. E. Mill burn farm 14 miles NW of Cedar Rapids. R. D. Forrest and Son close out at Central City. W T Allen sale 2 miles south of Anamosa. Thursday offers Pearl Harris farm 7 miles NW of Marion. A L Springer sale 3 miles north Solon. Beverly Cattle Company auction at Beverly. Community sale at Tipton.
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Tipton
Iowa
Jersey
Grinnell
C. E. Millburn
Cedar Rapids
R. D. Forrest and Son
Central City
W. T. Allen
Anamosa
Pearl Harris
Marion
A. L. Springer
Solon
Beverly Cattle Company
Beverly
Closing Out Sale North Edge Iowa City Event
Friday October 30 R. H. Schillig closes out sale north edge Iowa City then Iowa Livestock exchange auction Cedar Rapids. Saturday October 31 livestock sale at Anamosa.
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R. H. Schillig
North Edge
Iowa City
Iowa Livestock Exchange Auction
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Alcoban sold to curb liquor craving nationwide
A hospital prescription proven for alcohol addiction is now offered as Alcoban. It is advertised as harmless and usable with tea coffee or food to remove cravings and rebuild resistance. Backed by a money back guarantee. Distributed by Western Chemicals Inc Seattle Washington sold at May's Cut Rate Drug Store.
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Western Chemicals, Inc
Holland Bldg
Seattle
Washington
Knowles Receives Merit for Iowa Extension Service
Miss Neale S. Knowles honored with a certificate of merit from Epsilon Sigma Phi for twenty four years leading Iowa home economics extension. She helped form the Iowa plan and expanded county and township leadership across the state. Five extension workers joined the fraternity this year.
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Ames
Neale S. Knowles
Iowa
Epsilon Sigma Phi
Miss Knowles
Ella Loughran
Woodbury County
Paul Barger
Black Hawk County
R. T. Nelson
Worth County
Earl N. Schultz
Young Peoples
J. A. Woodruff
Terraces Planned on Belle Plaine Area Farm Demonstration
A terracing demonstration will be held at the C. J. Snitkay farm one and one half miles southeast of Belle Plaine at 1 30 p m Friday. The event is organized by the 4 county soil improvement association and was postponed from an October date.
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Belle Plaine
C. J. Snitkay
County Soil Improvement Association
Husking Contests Listed This Week Across Iowa
Preliminary to the state contest set for November 5 at Herald Grovert farm north of Newhall, county husking events proceed in eastern Iowa this week. Wednesday venues include Johnson county near Solon on E. F. Bowman farm and Winneshiek county near Spillville on Ludvig Broth ers farm. Thursday also features Jones county near Wyoming on Allen Shafer farm and Clinton county near Camanche on M. J. Offringa farm. Saturday treks include Black Hawk county near Gilbertville on Emil Bauer farm and Letts in Louisa county near Earl Dickinson farm.
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Herald Grovert
Newhall
Iowa
Johnson County
Solon
E. F. Bowman
Jones County
Wyoming
Allen Shafer
Winneshiek County
Spillville
Ludvig Brothers
Louisa County
Maynard Creamery Pays 38 Cents For Butterfat
Maynard Co operative creamery patrons received 38 cents per pound for butterfat delivered in September.
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Maynard Creamery
Maynard
Maynard Co-operative Creamery
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