Towa Corn Crop In Home Stretch Of Tight Race With Jack Frost
The article notes corn nearing harvest with Sept date forecasts for killing frost across Iowa and adjacent states. It discusses varying frost averages, bean maturity concerns for AAA payments, and farmers cutting beans, plowing, liming and fall seeding driven by AAA incentives.
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Towa
Jack Frost
Gett Na
Naval
Maines
Fas
Jawa
Poweshiek
Winneshiek
Fayette
AAA
Make-Believe Farmer Ends His Day Dreaming
A poetical piece titled Make-Believe Farmer portrays a man losing himself in imagined livestock and chores. The verses describe talking to imaginary cows and sheep, while real friends remain distant. The dreamlike farmer ends his day by finishing chores in his life-line way, attributed to Velada Gray Sunderман.
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Velada Gray Sunderman
Clarkton hushings contest site undetermined this date
Gavette MAQUOKETA County Agent FP E Krause states the Clarkton county hushings contest site has not been determined. A notification committee includes A G Nims Edward Schumann Fred A Rehn of Green Island C M Chandler of Bellesie Ben Downey of Preston or Mr Krause for any available field.
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Maquoketa County
E Krause
Clarkton County
Nims
Edward Schumann
Fred A. Rehn
Green Island
C M Chandler
Bellesie
Ben Downey
Preston
Mr Krause
Executor's Sale of Linn Co Farm at Public Auction
Public auction of 120 acre Linn County farm scheduled for Saturday September 14, 1940. Sale located four miles west of Atquer Serann, Cedar Brook area, near the Malt Wan Teatton line. Details include parcel measurements, bidding terms, and property descriptions as listed in the notice.
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Linn Co
Aeres
Crete
Cedar Broede
Megrga
Cedar County
Town Schools May Serve Rural Areas
Ames reports that farm planning officials reviewed Cedar and O Brien county data showing one township could close rural one room schools and send pupils to town. Costs per pupil may drop from 63 to around 63 with town schooling, while districts retain identity and taxes.
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O Brien
Rept
Center Township
Primehar
O'Brien
Spaulding
Dairy and cattle reports from regional tests and sales
Milk and butterfat totals from several county cow tests are presented with averages per herd and per cow for August. A Chicago sale sets a new high for steer price at 1185 dollars per head. A threshing ring outing near Fairville includes 44 members and families.
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Rveral
Gavette Farlville
Conrad Kroagmann Threshing
le Gassick
Reeley Hosts Second Annual Horse Show on Main Street
The second annual event in Greeley drew horse enthusiasts to a picket fenced main street show. Judges led by J I G Hanmer of Ames awarded placings across multiple classes including fillies, colts, yearlings, and two horse teams with Fisher and Sons of Mechanicsville and local riders from Colesburg and Fayette among top finishers.
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Greeles
Main Street
Ealke
Enthusiasss
Fudge
J. 1 G. Hanmer
Animal Husbandry Department
Ames
Crand
Cotte
Fisher and Sons
Mechanteeatle
Glenn Dodge
Colesburg
Glenn O Neel
Merton Phelps
Emmette Kauffman
Creeley
Frank XX. Funke
John McGuire
Am Holbert
Greeley
Huthbert
Fisher
Lane
Harold Healy
Faameburg
Sans
Halbert
Shawn - Harold Healy
AL Hartman
Charles P Waley
Cheeler
Holbert
Healy
Harrington
Gus Parker
Bene Ydett
Scholarships At Ames Award 29 Iowa Farm Boys
Twenty nine Iowa farm boys were awarded agricultural scholarships to enroll at Iowa State College this fall. Dean HoH Whildee announced the awards funded by a Chicago merchandising firm, providing $50 per quarter for nine months. Selection considered grades, character, initiative in agriculture, and 4-H and Future Farmer activities.
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AMBFS
Towa Farm
Iowa State College
Hoh Whildee
Chicago
Farmer
College of Agriculure
Indysu RB
Baardson
Arde Erbert Barger Weldon
Alfred Saumbeover Carrel Merle
Raymond Rodgers
Iuc
Aurnell Held Hinton
Elmer Kmemger
Orumway
Conard Weaver
Smavielon
Feed Lynn Hielscher
Princeton
Jonerl Plauenberger
Morel
Veron
Marvin Duline
Orlinere
Harry DL McCreeds
Chariton Lads Win Beef Championships at Derby Fair
Ellsworth Miller of Chariton displayed the grand champion Hereford beef, while Rob Perrin of Chariton showed the reserve champion Angus at the Derby district fair on Wednesday.
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Chariton
Derby
Derby (Ap
Ellsworth Miller Af
Charitou
Derby District
Rob Perrin
Angus
Calamus Elevator Ships Out 80 000 Bushels Corn
In August the Farmers Elevator at Calamus shipped 35 cars totaling about 860 000 bushels of 1938 and 1939 corn grading No 1. A carload of cattle was sent by Henry Smneland and another carload of mixed cattle and hogs. Consignors included William Grau Vernon Stamp TC Christiansen WH Mueller dens Feddersen George Jorgensen Ho Griebel Carl Dralle Henry Stneland E Suvenksen and Ira Willey.
Iowa State Sports Festival at Ames Brings 3300 Entries
Des Moines reports a rough tally shows 32,3090 participants from farm families and others set for two days of events at Ames including golf table tennis hog calling and rolling pin throwing with officials noting the broad lineup and enthusiasm.
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Des Moines
Ames
Yearlings top at 10.20 in Nebraska sale
Ned Alliance reports Jim Clave secretary of the Webster City IA Production Credit outbid 150 buyers from Iowa Illinois Minnesota Missouri and Nebraska. He bought 15 carloads of cattle and 136 heifers as Alliance hosted the first drive and sale of its kind. The sale grossed over 100000 from nearly 3500 cattle. The top yearling price was 102 per hundredweight for 1100 head. Two year olds brought the highest bid of 5 FR.
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Alliance, Ned
Jim Clave
Production Credit Association
Webster City
Iowa
Ilvania
Minesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Clave
Alliance
Spike
Rayd
Hartwick farmers sell 1280-pound steers in Chicago sale
Hartwick area farmers W Fisher and Son in Princeville county sold a load of 1 280 pound steers at Chicago on Tuesday for 12 65 per hundred weight.
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Cazetle
Wyoming
Herman Prinseheen
Jones County
Chicago
Chictago
Hartwick- W
H Fisher and Son
Hartwick
Pniveshiek County
Hog market hits new interior record high amid August receipts
Interior hog markets posted a record high total of 8 978 100 head for Oct 1929 to Aug 1940 with 4 088 600 bought by interior buyers. Friday receipts totaled 20 400 with week and four day period totals down from last year as demand remained broad despite price slips and lighter sow movement.
Feeder Cattle Inflow Reaches Mount Vernon That Week
About 509 head of feeder cattle were purchased by local farmers during the week in Mount Vernon area. Buyers include Lee Stinger with 181 heifers from Nebraska, Otto Fisher with 81 Herefords, Fantaskal with 41 white faced steers, Glenn Stoner with 24 mixed Short horns, Joe Koneen with 21 Angus feeders, Carl Becker with 53 Herefords, John Kirkpatrick with 80 head, Coppess and son and Jim Finley with 110 head from Nebraska. Prices ranged from 9.50 to 10 per hundredweight.
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Mount Vernon
Lee Stinger
Sandhills
Nebraska
Otto Fisher
Fantaskal
Glenn Stoner
Joe Koneens
Carl Becker
John Kirkpatrick
Township AAA Elections Set Across Cedar Buchanan Tama Counties
Special to The Gazette reports township AAA committeemen elections will be held in Cedar county Monday at 7 30 p m with County Agent Howard Hamilton announcing. Tama county townships vote Wednesday for committeemen and delegates to the county convention while Buchanan county holds Tuesday and the county election Thursday to name officers for the 1941 AAA program.
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Cedar
Tipton
Cedar County
Howard Hamilton
Buchanan County
Cavetta
Toledo
Tama County
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