Soybeans Backlash Threatens Pork Market Across Corn Belt
Local meat-packers warn expanded soybean production in Iowa Illinois Indiana and other corn belt states risks softer pork quality and higher prices. They fear widespread soybean feeding could trigger price discounts and a lasting consumer shift away from pork if hogs finish poorly.
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Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Treen Tha
Davison
Packing Institute
East Town
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Triple A
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar Events This Week
Farm Bureau meetings take place Tuesday, farm management tour Wednesday, Junior Farm Bureau at R I Hanson farm one mile north of Marion Thursday. A second soil terracing demonstration follows at Charles F Mater farm one mile south, twenty three miles west of Alburnett.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Junior Farm Bureau
Hanson
Marion
Charles F Mater
Alburnett
Government To Sell Most Wheat Seed Stocks Next Year
Washington AP reports the farm administration will sell all but one third of remaining seed wheat stocks to avoid drought shortages. A seed conservation committee ordered 1,000,000 bushels hard spring wheat and 350,000 durum held for Dakota Minnesota Montana analysis with gradual release to protect markets. Availability for sale includes 2,100,000 bushels spring wheat 650,000 durum 80,000 flax 150,000 malting barley 60,000 trebi 500,000 oats.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Seed Conservation Committee
Dakotas
Minnesota
Montana
Joseph F Cox
Cox
Grundy 4-H Beeves Bring 14 Cents Per Pound
Top Grundy 4-H beeves hit 14 cents a pound at the Grundy county fair sale. Grand champion Hereford steer 1,090 pounds owned by Elmer Fritzel sold to Rath Packing Co. of Waterloo for 14 cents. Sixty three head averaged 892 pounds, total 6408.88 dollars, average 11.22 per hundredweight. Auctioneer Ross A. Long.
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Sinclair Packing Company
Cedar Rapids
Bath Packing Company
Waterloo
Decker Packing Company
Mason City
Ross A. Long
Grundy Center
Farm Management Tours in Eastern Iowa Schedule
Four farm management tours sponsored by the Cedar Farm Valley Business association and county farm bureaus will be held this week and next. Meetings cover dairying hogs poultry cattle feeding and crop rotation with lunches and farm visits across Alburnett Marion Hopkinton Monticello Clarence Bennett Keystone Vinton Kalona and other locations.
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Cedar Farm Valley Business Association
Linn
Delaware
Jones, Cedar, Benton
Washington County Farm Bureaus
James J Wallace
Marion
Association
Gilbert Batchelder
Alburnett
Roscoe Blinks
Manon
Raymond Joseph
Hopkinton
Irving Hintz
J. N Wiese
Bennett
Herman Franzenburg
Keystone
FE Wallace
Vinton
Feldman Brothers Farm
Kalona
Egg Prices Rise With Cool Weather and Stronger Demand
Eastern markets saw higher egg prices as cooler weather boosted demand, with top qualities showing the most strength. Auctions offered good prices for fancy eggs, some as high as 45 1/4 cents a dozen, while storage costs and poultry prices remained high amid light overall holdings and growing pullet supplies.
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Colonel L. Brown
New York City
New York
Swine Vaccination School Set for Cedar County
County Agent Morrell Leeds announces a swine vaccination school at Mechanicsville school gymnasium in Cedar County. The session runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Dr. W. Stouder in charge.
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Cedar County
Tipton—County
Morrell Leeds
Mechanicsville
W. Stouder
Keane to Address Linn Farmers Holiday Assn Meeting
W D Keane state president of the Farmers Holiday association will speak at the Linn County Farmers Holiday association meeting at Memorial Hall Marion Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. There will be no chance following the meeting.
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W D Keane
The
Farmers Holiday Association
Linn County Farmers Holiday Association
Memorial Hall
Marion
Farmers Day Festival Calmar Committees Named
Committees have been appointed for the annual Farmers Day festival to be held here on Saturday September 14.
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Calmar
Allamakee Fair 4-H Live Stock Winners Named
Grand and reserve champions in dairy calf clubs Holsteins Guernseys Jerseys Brown Swiss and Shorthorns announced. Showmanship honors went to Willard Goeke. Baby beef champions include Robert White with Aberdeen Angus calf and Hereford placings by Robert Nash. Awards judged by Floyd Johnson and William McArthur with sponsor Fred O Riley.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Dairy Calf Club
Warren Kerndt
Church
Merle Phipps
Gracie Holsteins
Willard Goeke
Kenneth Kerndt
James Collins
Donald Deal
Elmer Heitman
New Albin
Gracie Guernsey
Charles Bahr
Robert Dickson
Baby Beef Club
Robert White
Aberdeen
Melvin Steffenson
Market Pig Club
Kerndt
Fred O'Riley
Allamakee County
Farms Near Lowden and Martelle Bring High Acre Prices
The 160 acre Joe Kahl farm near Lowden sold to his son William for 125 dollars per acre. The 120 acre Charlie Kahl farm south of Martelle sold to Harold Dee for 83 dollars and 33 cents per acre. Clarence Hartley is tenant on the Martelle property.
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Lowden
Joe Kahl
William Kahl
Martelle
Charlie Kahl
Harold Dee
Clarence Hartley
Stanwood
John Whitmore
Sturtz
Vinton
Benton County
Receipts Drop at Interior Markets Weaken Hog Trade
Des Moines reports a record low in hog receipts at interior markets for the holiday week. The four-day total across the direct area fell to 35 700 from 40 900 the prior week and 71 200 a year ago, while seven markets neared 95 000. Prices rose 15 to 20 cents in direct trade, with packing sows still about 50 cents under August peaks.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Horses Entered for Stanwood Show Targeting Stall Space
Stanwood reports more than 100 head of horses entered for a two day show with about 500 dollars in prizes. New classes include best wagon mare or gelding to halter and best 83 year old colt. Senator George Wilson of Des Moines will speak at 7 30 p m Wednesday along with a concert.
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The
Gazette
Stanwood
George Wilson
Des Moines
Stanwood Events Schedule With Sports and Exhibits
Thursday events include a band at 1 pm and a Stanwood Red Sox vs Lowdon baseball game at 2 pm. Judging of horses starts at 9 am led by W. A. Smalley and A. L. Kotch. Stanwood faces Mechanicsville at 3 pm. A grand parade of winning livestock follows at 7:30 pm with saddle horse judging at 8 pm under arena lights, plus a quilt fruit and vegetable exhibit.
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Stanwood Band
Stanwood Red Sox
Lowdon
W. A. Smalley
Central City
A. L. Kotch
New Sharon
Stanwood
Mechanicsville
Iowa farm debt chief warns of rising foreclosures
M L Bowman Iowa farm debt advisory committee chairman said foreclosures in Iowa exceed 3 000 with 3 151 pending and 5 149 extensions as of 1937 March 1 12 000 farms may be at risk due to land price rises and Frazier Lemke act invalidation He urged lower interest refinancing and moratorium support to prevent a day of execution.
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DES Moines
INS
M. L. Bowman
Iowa Farm Debt Advisory Committee
Iowa
Bowman
Debt Relief Committee
Supreme Court
Congress
Whch
America Loses Exporting Position in Meat Trade
Chicago report shows the United States slipping as the top meat exporter as imports surge. July imports hit 37,617,583 pounds valued at 2,445,191 dollars while 1934 July imports were 4,505,336 pounds. Through seven months in 1935 imports rose 946 percent from 1934, with domestic meat supplies shrinking and August market receipts at new lows.
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Chicago
America
United States Department of Agriculture
Reno To Address Farmers Union Picnic in Cedar County
Des Moines speaker Reno of Tipton Milo will address the Cedar county Farmers Union picnic at the fairgrounds on September 14 at 7 p.m. The day includes a band concert a baseball game between the Farmers Union state team and Bennett races and a dance in the evening.
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Tipton
Milo Reno
Des Moines
Cedar County Farmers’ Union
Fairgrounds
Farmers’ Union
Bennett
Aurora Fair Attendance Beats 1934 Figures
Attendance at the Aurora fair last week topped 1934 gate totals by over 500. Hazleton defeated Aurora in girls kittenball, while Winthrop beat Hazleton in men's baseball.
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Aurora
Hazleton
Winthrop
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Secretary of State
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Iowa City Sales Co
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West Union Auction Exchange
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