Fodder Price Plan Pegged At Ten Per Ton
The Agriculture Department plans to back a $ ten a ton fodder price to curb waste and save about 2,000,000 tons of corn fodder and feeds. An official announcement is due within 24 hours detailing a program that would guarantee up to 20 million dollars without direct government outlay, using a market peg and backing funds. Lew Plager, Iowa county agent, will act as field man to implement the plan.
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Wenatoo D. C
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Lew Plager
Iowa
Plager
Washington
Grundy Center
Fence Drift Caught in the Woven Wire
R. F. A. Farmer friend from southern Iowa County in University hospital after a runaway smash up left him with a leg amputation. He aims to help raise 20,000,000 dollars to assure financing of a broad program. Drought-escaped farmers in Iowa and Midwest states hope the fund will bring profit, benefiting northeastern Iowa perhaps most.
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Iowa
University Hospital
Towa
Baled corn fodder worth $10 a ton seen as high
An analysis of baled corn stover costs notes farm price around $10 per ton may be just adequate to attract supply for drought areas. It outlines farm yields from one and a half to two tons per acre, baling at about $1.75 to $3.10 per ton, and shredding and labor costs, with weed-heavy stalks increasing prices and effort.
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Washington
Wrong silo razed by mistaken sale in Lafayette
Casper Mollenhauer returned home Saturday from Cedar Rapids just in time to stop a Dubuque trucker from hauling away his silo. The driver, misled by windblown debris, loaded the Mollenhauer silo thinking it belonged to John Crissman of Lafayette. The near-miss caused a minor scare over a potential loss.
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the Gazette
Lafayette
Casper Mollenhauer
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Mollenhauer
John Crissman
Reo
Seed Corn Yields Drive 1935 Plans Across Iowa
Two thirds of Iowa’s seed corn for 1935 will come from 1933 yields. Reed of the weather and crop bureau notes preservation of seed, slow maturity due to cool rains, and silo filling progress. Rain ends drought in parts, but several months of above normal rainfall needed to restore supplies. Late fodder uneven, but rye sown for fall pasture. pastures vary by region. Commercial tomatoes may yield in Oska loosa with favorable weather. feeder pigs remain price pressed. Livestock moving north as feed improves. Littleton farmers harvest hay after storms, silo work delayed.
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Des Moines
INS
Charles D Reed
Weather and Crop Bureau
Reed
Mississippi River
Oskaloosa
Indianola
Knoxville
Winterset
Wilton Junction farm market and crop update
With hay and straw scarce farmers cut more corn fodder and grass for feed as town residents harvest forage. Buyers from Nebraska and Kansas seek tomatoes and other farm goods, but quantity is limited. Irish potatoes are poor. watermelons and cantaloupes remain marketable for about three weeks. Drought and pests keep yields below normal though recent rains aid late crops. sweet potatoes are about half a crop with digging due mid September.
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Sprelal
Wilton Junction
Nebraska
Kansas
Farm Dept Heads Plan Conference In Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture Ray Murray will head a nine state delegation to a Chicago conference of the National Association of Secretaries and Commissioners of Departments of Agriculture set for October 13 to 18. Thirty eight states will be represented to discuss common farm department and farmer problems. A H Stafford of Montana is president and A W Gilbert of Massachusetts is secretary of the organization. Murray has twice served as president of the district.
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Des Moines ¢Tins
Ray Murray
Chicago
Murray
Harry Wilson
Indiana
HH Stafford
Montana
W _ Gilbert
Massachusetts
What’s What Out on the Acres in Iowa During the New Deal Era
An Iowa farmer discusses price changes, drought impact, and the corn hog control program. He criticizes contract delays, tax burdens, and seed choices while weighing hybrid corn viability and government policy. He notes personal tax relief, road levy cuts, and the CWA’s effect on farming labor. He mentions governor candidates and party alignment.
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Washington
Langer To Speak at Tipton Farmers Union Picnic
Governor William Langer will headline the Cedar County Farmers Union picnic at Tipton fair grounds Saturday with a 7 p.m. address. National secretary E E Kennedy speaks at 1 p.m., followed by state junior leader Mrs. Kelting. The Soldiers Orphans Home band of Davenport provides music along with a ball game, drill by junior girls, a ladies auxiliary play, and dancing. Admission helps cover expenses. lunch and refreshments served by the auxiliary and juniors.
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Tipton
William Langer
North Dakota
Cedar County Farmers Union
Fair Grounds
E. Kennedy
Farmers Union
Kelting
Soldiers Orphans Home Band
Davenport
Iowa Rain Record To Date This Year
Precipitation data show a .01 inch rise in the past twenty four hours and September totals of 1.83 inches against a normal 0.69. The month runs an excess of 1.14 inches, while the year to date stands at 16.32 inches versus a normal 23.52. A deficiency of 7.20 inches since January 1 is recorded.
Outlook Report On Dairy Products Indicates Up Trend
The federal bureau of agricultural economics reports a rising trend for dairy products. Milk production will fall until pasture improves, while city milk prices should rise relative to butter and manufacturing milk. Feed prices may outpace dairy price gains, and cow herd reductions next spring will cut milk output, affecting manufactured dairy supplies more than raw milk.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
United States
Erosion Control Demos Show Simple Contour Methods
A Iowa State College and federal project at the soil erosion station near Clarinda demonstrates contouring and ridging as effective erosion controls on Marshall silt loam. Level rows across slopes virtually stop erosion, storing rainwater. yield comparisons show 55.97 bushels per acre with contour rows versus 32.93 with slope-direction rows.
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Clarinda
Here
George W. Musgrave
Iowa State College
Ames
Marshall
Musgrave
Easier Undertone In Alfalfa Markets In Kansas City
Alfalfa prices showed an easier undertone in central western markets by Aug 27 due to rising receipts and softer demand, while California and Pacific Northwest markets strengthened amid stronger eastern demand. No. 1 alfalfa at principal terminals rose 50 cents per ton for the week, with the Aug 27 average at $17, up from $12.99 a year earlier.
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Kansas City
Central Western
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
California
Pacific Northwest
Middlewestern
Eastern Seaboard
Clothier Sells Twenty Suits to Farmers in a Day
Maquoreta lumber dealers report planned farm repairs as farmers prepare to receive corn hog checks. A clothing merchant states he sold twenty suits Saturday, mostly to farmers, the best sale day in several years.
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Maquoreta
Linn County No 2 dairy averages 29.1 lbs butterfat in August
The Linn C.T.A. No 2 reports 435 cows on test with 62 dry in Aug average 628 pounds of milk and 29.1 pounds of butterfat. Hoards of 40–50, 50–60, 60–70, and 70–80 butterfat pounds are listed. Witwer Haak No 1 and No 2 herds lead with 968 and 937 pounds of milk and 44 and 39.4 pounds butterfat. The top cows produced 1321 pounds milk 71.3 butterfat and 1451 pounds milk 66.7 butterfat.
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Linn County Cow Test Association
Harold Klingler
Association
Witwer and Haak
Marion
Iowa County Cow Test shows August butterfat dip and milk drop
In August the 330 cows across 21 herds averaged 26.3 pounds butterfat, down from July's 27.6 and June's 27.7. Milk yield fell to 643 pounds in August from 68 pounds in July. Fred R. Blythe's purebred Holsteins led with 1,263 pounds milk and 42.1 pounds butterfat. Lon Bigbee's grade Jerseys were second with 751 pounds milk and 38.3 pounds butterfat. High individual was a Blythe Holstein with 2,288 pounds milk and 80.1 pounds butterfat.
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Marengo
Iowa County
Fred R. Blythe
Association
Lon Bigbee
Blythe
J. R. Wallace Herd
Eicher Urges Government Plow Control Plan For Next Year
Congressman Edward C. Eicher of Iowa urged Secretary Wallace and Dr. A G Black to announce government control plans for next year. He cited farmers’ nervousness about fall plowing and desire for quick compliance, with prompt second payment checks shaping support for any program.
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Washington
Edward C. Eicher
Iowa
Henry A. Wallace
A. G. Black
Edward c. Elcher
M. C
Steers Bring Ten Cents at Chicago Market
Clarence Freeman, a farmer near Clarence, sold twenty head of steers averaging 1230 pounds for ten cents a pound. The top price for the day reached 10.75 cents per pound on the Chicago market.
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The
Gazette
Clarence
Lée Freeman
Chicago
Goose Starts Laying Near Troy Mills
Mrs. Jess Sauer, two miles northeast of here, reports a goose hen is laying again as if spring has arrived. In the past few days the goose laid six eggs which Mrs. Sauer has hatched under a chicken hen.
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the Gazette
Troy Mills
Jess Sauer
Here
Madam Goose
Drought corn sells near three dollars an acre at Delta sale
In a drought stricken Delta area Roy Snodgrass held a closing out sale. Corn in the field brought a little under $3 an acre. Fodder sold 24 to 27 cents per shock. A four year old team fetched $230 and the top cow brought $36. Chickens and farm machinery also sold well.
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Delta
Roy Snodgrass
Clayton County pays $355,690 to contract signers daily
Clayton county issues regular payroll totaling 355,690 dollars to contract signers, about 300 checks distributed daily. In Grinnell Poweshiek county corn hog checks were received by the corn hog committee and are expected to be issued Wednesday or Thursday, per County Agent H. F. Miller.
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Clayton County
Gazette
Eleader
Grinnell
Poweshiek County
H. F. Miller
Soybean seed may be scarce next spring in Midwest
W J Morse of the U S Department of Agriculture warned of a likely seed soybean shortage for 1935 as hay demand rises. Only under 5 percent of Missouri Kansas and Nebraska crops may be saved for seed, with Iowa growers expected to face increased seed demand. Iowa bean specialist BS Wilkins urged saving seed when possible and noted stiffer seed demand after poor clover and alfalfa seedings.
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Fayette
W. J. Morse
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa State College
B. W. Lodwick
Morse
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
BS. Wilkins
Wilkins
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