Head Of Hogs Sold On Interior Markets In August
August hog marketings across interior markets totaled 574 200 head slightly below last year and marking the month’s peak since 1933. July receipts were 617 000. Through August interior runs total 8 551 500 head for the hog marketing year, second only to 1940 for eleven months. Average weights rose, boosting tonnage. Chicago barrows and gilts averaged 244 pounds, Omaha 248 pounds, with many midwestern markets up 12 to 19 pounds.
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Chicago
Omaha
Creamerymen to Meet at Church Next Wednesday
Creamery operators of Section One Iowa Creamery Operators meet at Church on September 10 at 3 p.m. Alvin Thoreson, secretary, announces. Hosts will be Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wild and Mr. and Mrs. William Marti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
Alvin Thoreson
Milton Wild
William Marti
Fence Drift Caught in the Covent Tire Report
Bronze brilliance and cornfield tassels described after a rain on a September afternoon. The prose hints at rural scene imagery with brief references to a fence drift and a coven tire motif.
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Tcoven
RFA
173 Acres Sell For 12000 North Of Decorah
DECORAH Charles Johnson sells the Tom Nolan farm of 173 acres north of Decorah to Harold J. McIntosh for 12000. The farm is described as an excellent property with good buildings. WAUKON The 40 acre farm of Mrs Michael McNally in Lin ton township Allamakee county bought by Pufahl Brothers for 3000. MAYNARD The 160 acre Steve Masters estate farm southeast of Maynard sold to Roy Oakes for 50 an acre. The two eighthes corner and are divided by a road.
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Decorah
Charles Johnson
Tom Nolan
Harold J. McIntosh
Waukon
Michael McNally
Linton Township
Allamakee County
Pufahl Brothers
Maynard
Steve Masters
Roy Oakes
Cedar 4-H Steers Average 13.15 a CWT at Cedar County Auction
County agent Tipton Howard Hamilton announced 117 Cedar county 4 H club steers sold at the fairgrounds auction. Purchases totaled 14 244 21 dollars for 108 330 pounds, averaging 13 15 per hundredweight. Auctioneers included Fred Albin Phin Gibson Wilbur Colby and Charles Moeller.
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Tipton
Howard Hamilton
Cedar County
Fairgrounds
Fred Albin
West Branch
Phin Gibson
West Liberty
Wilbur Colby
Mechanicsville
Charles Moeller
Bennett
Cute Animal Answer to Previous Puzzle
Puzzle solution list of horizontal and vertical clues themed around wordplay and word matching. Includes many cryptic style hints such as God of war and compass points with short definitions and cross references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Northeast Iowa Cedar Valley farmers tour Delaware county event
A crowd of 225 farm folk from twenty counties attended a joint conference and tour of the North east Iowa and the Cedar Valley Farm Business associations in Delaware county. Carl Malone of Ames discussed the agricultural outlook as 89 automobiles were parked on the Lyle Sutton farm lawn near Delhi. The event started on the Lyle Retz farm near Manchester, moved to Manchester for dinner, and ended at the Sutton farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenty
Iowa
Cedar Valley
Delaware County
Lyle Sutton
Delhi
Carl Malone
Ames
Lyle Retz
Manchester
Sutton
McNutt Rules Oleomargarine Standards Go Forward
Federal security administrator Paul V. McNutt told Senator Guy M. Gillette and Lisbon butter maker Lyle Capper that margarine standards would take effect as scheduled Saturday. McNutt said no harm would be done to butter interests by colored oleomargarine sales, and confirmed the rule's implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security
Lyle Capper
Lisbon
Guy Gillette
Capper
McNutt
Washington
Des Moines
Guy M. Gillette
George A. Wilson
Social Security
Gillette
Governor Wilson
Linn Farm Bureau Plans Oct 8 Annual Meeting
Directors of the Linn county Farm Bureau decided to hold the annual meeting at Marion on October 8. Iowa county meetings occur earlier this year as the state Farm Bureau convention shifts to Des Moines in November 1921 instead of January. The state convention moves up to relay resolutions to the American Farm Bureau federation in Chicago this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Butter Production Drops 0.3 Percent In United States
United States Department of Agriculture reports butter production for the week ended August 28 fell 0.3 percent from the prior week. The total was 0.3 percent above the same week in 1940. In the West North Central division, including Iowa, output rose 0.7 percent week over week but remained 2.1 percent below last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
West North Central
Iowa
308 4-H Purebred Dairy Heifers to be Shown at Waterloo
Waterloo Iowa 4-H dairy show entries totaling 308 purebred heifers from 32 counties were approved for the Dairy Cattle Congress event September 29 to October 5. Superintendent Ernest M Wright called this the largest state dairy club show in 4-H history, with county allotments announced from 384 applications.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Dairy Cattle Congress
Ernest M. Wright
Adair
Allamakee
Benton
Black Hawk
Adams
Boone
Bremer
Buchanan
Carroll
Cedar
Chickasaw
Dallas
Davis
Fayette
Green
Grundy
Henry
Johnson
Kossuth
Linn
Marshall
Monroe
Muscatine
Palo Alto
Poweshiek
Scott
Tama
van Buren
FSA Plans Boost In Milk Eggs Pork And Garden Output
Iowa borrowers under the FSA urged to raise milk output by 25 percent per cow and add 12 eggs per hen annually, safeguard piglets to increase hogs by 95,000 yearly, and boost garden production by ten percent for market or reserve.
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FSA
Ames
National Defense
Iowa
George Heikens
Heavy Run Of Livestock At West Union Sale Ring
Special to The Garzette West Union The biggest week in West Union Auction exchange history saw over 13 000 dollars paid by 83 consignors for 213 cattle and 64 sheep. Dry weather boosted demand with top prices 10 10 per hundredweight for 1100 pound grass steers and 11 10 per hundredweight for 14 lambs averaging 98 pounds. Several cattle loads went to feeders outside the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
West Union Auction Exchange
Rambling Ram Sale Set for September in Decorah
Decorah hosts the second annual rambling ram sale on September 12 sponsored by the Winneshiek County Sheep and Wool Growers Association. Last year 19 purebred rams were purchased by local breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Winneshiek County Sheep and Wool Growers ‘ Association
Winneshiek
National Soybean Convention Planned for Septembers
The twenty first annual American Soybean Association convention will be held Sept 12 and 13 in Des Moines, with sessions at Iowa State College Ames and Des Moines hotels. Speakers include T H Hopper from USDA Urbana on soybean industrial products and D S Ranseyer of Ford on soybean plastics. Illinois Indiana Ohio growers join Iowa, forming 86 percent of last year's 79 837 million bushels. G G Mcelliroy of Irwin Ohio is president.
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Des Moines
American Soybean Association
T. H. Hopper
United States Department of Agriculture
Soybean Industrial Products Laboratory
Urbana
D. S. Ranseyer
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Mich
Ford
George M. Strayer
Hudson
C. F. Arney
University of Minnesota
Walter Flumerfelt
Waterloo
Harry Schultz
Centerville
Iowa State College
Ames
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Iowa
United States
G. G Mcelliroy
Irwin
Homemaking Meetings In Jones County Planned Sept 9 12
Miss Fannie Gan non Ames extensions specialist will speak at Jones County Farm Bureau women meetings. The 1:30 to 4 p.m. sessions cover the year’s project Fool and Health for National Defense with talks at Monticello Anamosa Onslow and Morley townships.
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Anamosa
Fannie Gannon
Ames
Jones County Farm Bureau
Oliver Furst
County Home Project
National Defense
Monticello
Castle Grove
Lowell
Richland
Washington
Scotch Grove
Wayne
Jackson
Fairview
Cass
Onslow
Wyoming
Clay
Madison
Morley
Greenfield
Rome
Hale
Oxford
Keokuk DHIA Records 26.8 August Butterfat Average
The 335 cows on test in Keokuk County DHIA averaged 668 pounds milk and 26.8 pounds butterfat in August. High herd was Martin Koch of Keswick with 10 milking Guernseys averaging 759 pounds milk and 42.5 butterfat. Pinky the Brown Swiss in William A. Schlaser herd led individuals with 1934 pounds milk and 77.4 butterfat.
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DELTA
Keokuk County
Angus Champ At Waukon 4-H Baby Beef Show Grand Champion
At the Allamakee county fair Waukon 1,030-pound Angus shown by Katherine Pigott won grand champion in the 4-H baby beef show. Reserve grand went to Ken neth Fahey with a Hereford. Benjamin Kruger showed the champion Shorthorn and Warren Kerndt of Lansing the champion Holstein dairy heifer.
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Waukon
Katherine Pigott
Allamakee
Kenneth Fahey
Benjamin Kruger
Warren Kerndt
Lansing
Elmer Holtman
New Albin
Chester Fruechte
Dorchester
Hazel May
Postville
Ayrshire
Raymond Mathis
Alyce Moore
Donna Maust
Robert Maust
Grain crop values surge as harvest boosts wealth nationwide
Domestic harvest powers rise in wheat corn oats rye barley and soybeans with production up to 5.1 billion bushels and market value near 4.1 billion dollars. Prices in Chicago spot market top about 1.15 per bushel for wheat 0.70 for rye 0.75 for corn 0.45 for oats and 1.70 for soybeans as parity levels climb.
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Chicago
Soil District Meeting At Marion Set For Sept Eight
John Tritle chairman of the Linn county soil conservation district announced a meeting at Marion on the evening of Sept. 8. The session will review district soil conserving accomplishments and outline long term objectives for the area including Boulder Jackson Maine Monroe Marion Brown Linn Franklin and Bertam townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
John Tritle
Linn County — Soil Conservation District
Boulder
Jackson
Maine
Monroe
Marion
Brown, Linn
Franklin
Bertram Townships
Soul Conservation A Country Woman Essay on Cars
A country woman writes about a hired man’s car as his castle full of trophies keepsakes and gadgets. The car sports onyx gear knobs fancy radiator caps mail order items and even a squirrel tail urging reliability yet constantly being taken apart for repairs.
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Cock Crow
Corn In Buchanan County Reported Extremely Spotty
Special to The Gazette Independence reports Buchanan County corn is extremely spotty with low ground corn excellent but high sandy spots nearly ruined. Many ears have no kernels several inches down and some ears are chaffy. Overall crop will be below normal. frost danger will affect most of the crop for about two weeks. Threshing of clover seed ongoing with some good yields. Soybeans are good and many have been cut for hay.
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Gazette Independence
Buchanan County
Dale Irwin
Bowersox Sorghum Mill Reopens in Shueyville After 45 Years
SHUEYVILLE The Bowersox sorghum mill, a Shueyville landmark for forty five years, resumed operations Tuesday with twelve workers. About 100 acres of cane will be harvested. The mill, once run by J E Bowersox, is now operated by his son James W. Bowersox on highway 218.
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Shueyville
Bowersox
J. E. Bowersox
James W. Bowersox
4-H Boys Know Poultry Marketing Success in Iowa
Ames youth in the 1941 4-H poultry marketing project sold 3 658 birds with 96 percent first grade quality. Counties represented include Adams Clay Greene Harrison Iowa Jefferson Mahaska Mills Palo Alto Pocahontas. The program teaches practical poultry production and management without exhibit birds, aiming to build future farmers.
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Ames
Iowa
W. R. Whitfield
Ames Extension
Whitfield
Adams
Clay
Greene
Harrison
Jefferson
Haska
Mills
Palo Alto
Pocachontas
Extension Service
Pork Production Parley Set for Oct 9 in Marion
County Agent Rex Conn of Cedar Rapids announced a pork production powwow led by Elz Quaife of Ames will be held in the evening of October 9 in Marion for Linn county hog growers.
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Rex Conn
Cedar Rapids
E.lz Quaife
Ames
Marion
Linn County
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Linn Farm Bureau
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Franklin Mullin
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