Chicago Livestock Receipts Set New August Low Record
Chicago market receipts for August totaled 9 596 carloads of cattle calves hogs sheep and horses the smallest August total since records began. Hog and cattle numbers show sharp declines from 1932 and 1882 respectively while hogs dominate the reduced August totals with government purchases contributing to the shift. Calves sheep and cattle all posted record or near record lows for August in decades.
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Chicago
AAA
Allamakee County Fair Scheduled At Waukon Sept 3-6
The sixty fifth annual Allamakee county fair will be held in Waukon September 3 through 6 with entry day on Tuesday. Four H club and township booth exhibits in the educational building will be judged Wednesday forenoon, and Wednesday afternoon 4 H club demonstration teams will compete for places representing the county at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress and Postville fair. County officers and division superintendents are listed, with specialized leads on livestock poultry sericulture floral hall economy and education.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Waterloo
Postville Fair
Agricultural Society
Alvin Presteman
B D Helming
A M Monserud
Frank Graham
John Rouster
New Albin
John McCabe
Ervin Phipps
Henry Opfer
Guy Mason
E. M Phipps
Edward Promiite Poultry
A. Gran- Baard
A S Steffen
Charles Colsch
Winnie Nagel
Fred Beals
James Whalen
Educational County
Fred OR
Cedar County Farm Management Tour Scheduled Thursday
The Cedar county Farm Bureau with Cedar Valley Farm Accounting association sponsors the annual farm management tour set for Thursday September 12. Gather at 10 a.m. at Roy Josin farm near Clarence with a picnic at J N Wiese farm near Bennett. Attendees include James J. Wallace L G Albaugh and Miss Atte Souder from Ames extension.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Cedar Valley Farm Accounting Association
Roy Josin
Clarence
J. N. Wiese
Bennett
James J. Wallace
Cedar Valley Association
L. G Albaugh
Atte Souder
Ames Home Management Extension Service
Iowans Sweep Nebraska Horse Show Honors
An Iowa trio dominated gaited classes at the Nebraska state fair horse show. Robert Adams Odebolt Elizabeth Huntington Muscatine and Theo B. McKee Muscatine earned top placements with Adams winning five gaited model and halter events, Huntington securing multiple three gaited titles, and the McKees winning five gaited saddle mare and three gaited ladies classes plus a third in three gaited open.
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Lincoln, Neb
Iowa
Miss Huntington
Mrs. McKee
Newhall Chester White Breeder Wins 17 Ribbons
NEWHALL Albert Stuart Chester White breeder near here won seventeen ribbons on a litter of spring junior pigs and a hitter of fall senior pigs twelve head in all exhibited at the state fair. He also had junior champion boar and second prize spring. Hitter Willis Martin of Center Junction won ten ribbons on a litter of spring junior pigs. A gift in the Martin litter won first and was Junior champion son. The boar from this litter was first prize junior boar pig. Both litters were sired by the same junior yearling herd boar New Dealer owned by Mr Stuart. The dams of the two litters were sisters sired by Stuarts herd boar Eldorado Supreme.
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Newhall
Albert Stuart
Chester White Breeder
Here
Willis Martin
Center Junction
Martin
Stuart
New Dealer
Mr Stuart
County Agent Urges Temporary Silos Amid Frost Risk
Morrell Seeds county agent in Cedar urges use of temporary silos to conserve feed as early frost looms. They are cheaper and quicker to build but spoilage may rise about ten percent compared with permanent silos, though the approach offers rapid protection of forage.
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Tipton— Morrell Seeds
Cedar
Chick production shows major regional gains in 1935
A seven month 1935 survey by the US Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports strong regional gains in commercially hatched chicks. New England up 20.2 percent, Middle Atlantic 20.6, South Atlantic 277, East North Central 30.2, Pacific coast 36, Mountain states 9.3, West North Central 13.3. July output surged as eggs set and hatchery plans expand, with 41 hatcheries booking 3.1 million August deliveries for broiler production.
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New England
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
South Central
Mountain States
Pacific Coast States
West North Central States
Pacific Coast
California
Texas Calves for Linn 4-H Feeders Arrive Tuesday
Twenty five head of Texas calves for Linn county 4-H feeders are slated to arrive at Marion Tuesday. County Agent George Dillon notes the calves will be weighed tagged and distributed Wednesday to ten farm boys. The calves, bought at Des Moines for the Iowa state fair display, cost 9 1 2 dollars per cwt and averaged 412 pounds there.
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Texas
Linn County
4-H Club
Marion
George Dillon
Des Moines
Dillon
Harold Ingle
Fall chicken production seen rising as supplies tighten
The market notes smaller stocks of both broilers and fryers in storage than last year. With prices of other meats up sharply since fall, a larger fall and winter broiler production is likely to follow.
Myrtle Serland Honored at Decorah 4-H Show
Myrtle Serland named new girls state health champion at Decorah 4-H show before about 1,000 at the fairgrounds. She received a silver loving cup from the Chamber of Commerce. The event featured awards for clubs and performances by 4-H members, the Little German band, and the Farm Bureau quartet.
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Decorah
Myrtle Sersland
Fairgrounds
Miss Sersland
Chamber of Commerce
J. A. Nelson
Winneshirk County Medical Association
Carl Sersland
Myrtle
Elmer Rosa
Little German Band
Farm Bureau Quartet
Castalia Go Getters
Woodside Workers
Wonder Workers
Clover Clovers
Burr Oak
Booth
Frankville
Go Getters
Castalia
Jones County Beef Cattle Tour Set For Thursday
ANAMOSA The first Jones county beef cattlemen tour will be held Thursday starting 8 30 a m from the county home farm. Stops include Ray George farm Monticello 9 30 Clarence McLaughlin Monticello 10 30 John P Kurt Jr Cascade 1 30 NC Holst Center Junction 12 30 Clarence Reid Onslow 1 30 Herman Brunscheen Wyoming 2 30 Lorenzen Brothers Olin 3 30 Miller and Kemp Morley 4 30 Lunch at NC Holst farm. picnics welcome. cattlemen and others invited to participate.
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Anamosa
Jones County
County Home Farm
Ray George
Monticello
Clarence McLaughlin
John P. Kurt, Jr
Cascade
NC. Holst
Center Junction
Clarence Reid
Onslow
Wapsie Cow Test Assn Averages 22.3 August Butterfat
Independence reports the Wapsie Valley Cow Testing association tested 404 cows with 72 dry on test. August averages include 540.5 pounds of milk and 22.3 pounds of butterfat per cow. Clarence Morey led the herd at 832 pounds of milk and 34.4 butterfat. The county home herd had a high individual at 1,547 pounds of milk and 61.9 butterfat. Thirteen members fed grain and thirteen used high protein concentrate.
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Independence
Wapsie Valley
Thomas Hotchkiss
Clarence Morey
State Hospital
Arvid Magnusen
Mahaska County C T A reports pasture herds yield top butterfat
Frank Fry of the Mahaska County Cow Test association says pasture grazed herds deliver the most butterfat at the lowest cost. Stevens and Evans of Ottumwa lead August with 43 purebred Guernseys averaging 598 pounds milk and 29.1 pounds butterfat. H E Albrecht and Son of What Cheer second with 28.4 pounds. The top cow in Stevens and Evans produced 1,004 pounds milk and 51.2 pounds butterfat in August.
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Delta
Frank Fry
Mahaska County
Stevens and Evans
Ottumwa
H E. Albrecht
Son of
What Cheer
Michael Creek Diversion Nears Completion
Work on the Michael creek diversion project in Muscatine and Louisa counties is nearing completion after three months by List and Clark Construction of Kansas City at a cost of 18 474 dollars. Men prepare to cut the Mississippi river levee soon as plans for a district road to the pumping station are discussed at a joint Muscatine Louisa boards meeting.
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Columbus
Michael Creek
Muscatine
Louisa Counties
List and Clark Construction Company
Kansas City
Mississippi River
Boards of Supervisors of
Muscatine and
Foreign butter imports slump as prices shift between New York and London
The federal dairy outlook reports foreign butter imports to the United States have nearly ceased. New Zealand shipments halted since April while European imports declined sharply to 177,238 pounds in July from 1,437,000 in June and 2,665,000 in May. First seven months of 1935 show 21,500,000 pounds consumed from foreign sources.
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Ashington
D. C
United States
New York
London
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
New Zealand
Egg Exports Seen Ranging Through July Trade Figures
The report shows shell eggs exports totaling 149,274 dozen in the last month and 1,111,821 dozen for the first seven months this year, with 96,748 dozen and 1,185,021 dozen for the prior year. Frozen, dried and canned egg products exports in July reached 19,217 pounds, versus 1,776 pounds a year earlier, and 48,273 pounds for the first seven months this year alongside 43,463 pounds for the same period last year.
East Central Vet Association Meeting Thursday
The September dinner meeting of the East Central Veterinary Association is set for Thursday at 6 30 p m at Hotel Montrose Cedar Rapids. A technical program on swine diseases focusing on swine typhus and infectious dysentery will be presented under the Jones County Veterinary Medical Association with Dr W W Bronson presiding and Dr George Albery Monticello Dr O E York Monticello and Dr L W Kellogg Anamosa. President Iva Dunn called an executive council meeting to finalize plans for the twenty second annual meeting at 3 30 p m preceding the dinner.
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East Central Veterinary Association
Hotel Montrose
Cedar Rapids
Jones County Veterinary Medical Association
W. W. Bronson
George Albery
Monticello
O. E. York
L. W
Dysart Cannery Packs 800000 Cases Of Sweet Corn
DYSART The canning plant here has completed its second week of operation with a total pack of approximately 800000 cases of sweet corn. The canning of white corn started the middle of last week. Around sixty acres of replanted yellow corn remains to be canned later on. Yellow corn is averaging two tons to the acre and white corn three tons of extra good quality.
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Dysart
AAA Payments For Corn Hog Control Totals 30 Million
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration reported Monday it has made 30 million dollars in first payments to corn and hog farmers for production control. The total first installment will be about 85 million. Since July 27, 448,856 checks have been mailed. A second installment due January 1 will be about 10 million.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Milwaukee Railroad Meeting With Hopkinton Shippers
Special to The Gazette Hopkinton farmers and livestock shippers will meet at the depot Tuesday to discuss a plan for using berry wagons to deliver licensees from farms to shipping points at no charge to farmers.
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Hopkinton
Tus Wiese Creo
Elkader Herd Averages 1.2 Lbs Butterfat A Day
The Holstein herd of L. C Leath of Elkader has maintained a daily average yield of 1.2 pounds of butterfat per cow during the first sixty three days of the annual production test under the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. Six cows topped the 100 pound butterfat mark. The high cow produced 109 pounds of butterfat and 3,323.7 pounds of milk during this period.
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Elkader
L. C Leath
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Madison
Wis
Linn County Cow Test results show high butterfat during year
Central City reports 319 cows across 25 herds in Linn County Cow Test association No 3 posted 7 624 pounds of milk and 315 1 pounds butterfat for the year ending June 30 with feed costs averaging 58 56 dollars per cow and income above feed costs at 43 50. Notable producers include W L Smith and C F Maier with top butterfat outputs among multiple herds. Officers listed: C F Maier president Ed Gott vice president Gilbert Batchelder secretary treasurer P C Bremer and Fay French directors.
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Central City
Linn County
Cow Test Association
Otto W. Bruns
W. L. Smith
C. F. Mailer
Alburnett
J. J. Mills
Coggon
M. L. Rice
Cedar Rapids
V. L. Smith
Smith
J. J. Milla
M. J. Riceherd
Airs
Emma Batchelder and Sons
Snyder Brothers, Inc
C. F. Maier
Ed Gott
Toddville
Gilbert
Batchelder
P. C. Bremer
Fay French
August Dairy Tests Show Strong Iowa Herd Averages
In Linn County the Cow Test association reports 235 cows, 34 dry, across 16 herds. Average yield was 541 pounds of milk and 20.9 pounds of butterfat. Otto Bruns and W L Smith note a high herd of 27 purebred Holsteins, averaging 48 pounds of milk and 33.3 pounds of butterfat with three daily milkings. Feed included 350 pounds corn, 275 oats, 275 “ures,” and 100 linseed oil meal. Six members used balanced rations with one legume day. all herds grazed pasture.
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Linn County
Fall Plowing Underway as Canning Plant Runs Full Time
Threshings completed and farmers in Columbus Junction busy with fall plowing. Local canning plant operates full time to put up tomatoes. Grape, plum and apple crops are heavy and nuts of all kinds look plentiful.
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the Gazette
Columbus Junction
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