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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1940

Page

4

Four Buttermakers Honored For High Scores 3 Consecutive Years

Gold medals awarded at Des Moines banquet recognize three years of top average scores by F P Gernand Volga City F H Harms Oelwein Alvin Thoreson Garnaville and N E Fabricius Ames. Silver honors went to Lloyd Netager West Union R Jogensen Grafton H O Hovland Scarville. Bronze awarded to A P Andersen Humboldt J F Barnes Iphaa E H Behnke Warnete J Cunningham Rockford Joe Chamberlain Wet Bend Keen Elerick Whitemere Ho Ghenke George Heine Hoed Holthaus Edie

Volga City Oelwein Garnaville Ames Iowa Creamery Ds Moines (Specialy Iowa Buttermakers Operators Association F. P. Gernand F. H. Harms Alvin Thoreson N. E. Fabricius Lloyd Netager West Lrion R Jogensen Grafton H O Hovland Scarville Bronse A. P. Andersen Humboldt J F Barnes Pha E H, Behnke Wernate J. Cunningham Rockford Joe Chamberlain Wet Bend Kein Elerick Whttemere Ho Ghenke George Heine D Holthaus Edee Claude Harris Lamont Howard Holthaus Edgewood A.C. Honn Colesburg LO. Hovland R. Jorgensen FE. E. Kelley Emmetsoure A.C Kraft Wellman CJ. Meier Waverly Vo Mikkalsen Plymouth George Jorsensen Coulter G CG. oMiteestadl Maynard Story City Atiniess Marlate Vistt Hetda Broo SF BC Seholen Sill Rov Scole Nashia LD Seeman Algona Grdar Falls Ste Preton Theran S Smith

Farm Auctions Listed for Early November Across Iowa

Iowa auctions announce sales Friday through Wednesday including Joseph Krolf herd cattle near C.R. and Anamosa sale, with additional auctions at Ely and Martelli wood area. State contest results feature butter and corn esters scoring high with several named participants and awardees in senior and junior divisions.

C.R Joseph fKrolf Marion Anamosa Livestock Auction City Sales Co Ely Earl Heidigh Gari Canute Point

New Husking Record Established at National Cornhusking Meet

The Henry Keppy farm near Davenport hosted the national cornhusking contest with crowd estimates over 100000. Eureka resident Trxin Bauman shucked 46.71 bushels to set a new world record, beating the old mark by 5.19. Other top finishers included Melo from Amst and Retted 45.6 bushels, while Ivy Carlson Madrid and Lawrence House Goodland posted 44.97 and 42.03 bushels respectively.

Henry Keppy Davenport Trxin Bauman Eureka Vurnerirn Melo Mavion T Elmer Carlson Audubon Ivy

Complete barnyard sale of farm equipment cattle and more

Dave Driscoll announces a full sale of farm property near Martele Lisbon and Rock Road. The listing includes purebred Belgian horses cows calves hogs machinery and tools plus an assortment of hay grain and feed with many items in use and ready for immediate pickup.

Avestach Martele Lisbon Rock Road Walter Ellison Stanwood Horse Show Fisher Sereford Shane Poland Farrow Necember Ti Fles Tufc Shane Tierpety Harrow Jietz Weineh Burr Will Ineh Bay John Deere

Natex hailed by Mrs Kelley in Bloomington ad

Mrs Kelley of 1001 Wright St Bloomington credits Natex with relief from constipation headaches gas and tiredness after trying laxatives. She reports better appetite sleep and energy and says friends note she looks well. PODZIMERK'S PHARMACY 100 Second Avenue SE and other chemists sell Natex. Reward offered for genuine testimonials.

Natex Tuinda Kelley Wright St Bloomington Podzimerk Second Avenue SE

Unclear list of names and places with a year and numbers

A long OCR fragment presents numerous person names followed by city and state abbreviations, years around 92 93 94, and scattered percentages or scores. The legibility is low and several entries appear garbled. The exact event or context is not recoverable from the fragment.

New Gov't Storage Bins Erected At Malcom

Forty six new government storage bins with 122614 bushels capacity are being erected and filled at Malcom. In 1939 there were 83 bins with 70261 bushels. This fall 57024 bushels of corn have been shipped out and Poweshick County sealings totaled 460422 bushels in 1939 and 40637800 in 1940.

Matlcom Poweshick

Tipton Boy Wins FFA Trip To Kansas City

Special to The Gazette from Des Moines Iowa Thurs day announced FRA top winners who will attend the Thirteenth National Congress of the Future Farmers of America in Kansas City Missouri. Winners include Lester Chamberlies Tipton Terry Thompson Forest City Harold LegecHutte Robert Schnathorst Newton Jack Dick Winter ect.

Gazette Des Moines Wall of Iowa Congress of the Future Famers of America Kansas City Hoy Lester Chamberlies Tipton Terry ‘Thompson Forest City Harold LegecHutte Robert Schnathorst Newton Jack Dicket

Milk cow yields 2400 bottle feet in 300 days

Brattleboro reports a 7 year old registered Holstein cow from Central City Ta produced 2410 bottle feet of milk in a 300 day lactation. The Holstein Association of America notes 613 pounds of butterfat from 16239 pounds of milk on three daily milkings.

Brattleboro W. J. Smith Central City Holstein Association of America

Interview with John Glandorf on Farming and Politics

The article centers on John Glandorf owner of 280 acres near Williamsburg born 1879. He discusses weather hardship, his shift from Republican to Democrat, views on Roosevelt and a third term, farm parity, charity, and government involvement.

John Glandarf Williamsburg Marengo Towa Glandorf Mr. Glandorf Roosevelt

Strawberries Abound At Local Gardens In La Porte City

Special to The Gazette reports Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Kaiser enjoy fresh strawberries from their garden picking several quarts this week. Mrs. Kaiser notes the berries are the overbearing variety and they pick a quart every other day. L. W. Wright also reports fresh raspberries from his bushes and new radishes from his garden this week.

the Gazette LA Porte City H. HH. Kaiser

Hybrid Corn Varieties Tested On Fertile And Poor Soils

The Southeast Iowa Experiment Association reports US 5 on fertile soil yielding 197.6 bushels per acre and 32.9 on sandy soil. Funk Brothers 212 tops sandy soil with 41 bushels and ties with Iowa 3110 for greatest adaptability range with 70.8 bushels average. Iowa 3110 likewise features lower moisture content.

Conesville U. S Federal Department of Agriculture Iowa State College Funk Brothers Southeast Iowa Experiment Association C S. Reddy Ames Extension Plant Towa Funk Brothers 212 Iowa

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