Coggon Horseman Exhibits Grand Champion At Ryan Colt Show
Five counties represented by 66 entries in eastern Iowa colt show. Grand champion stallion colt from Coggan by Will O'Brien topped 26 stallion colt class and 32 mare colt class, with top yearling from Ryan shown by Oswald Falconer. Various awards to riders from Iowa towns. next year may include a two day event with auction.
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Coggon
Ryan Colt Show
Will O’brien
Coggan
Earl Ehlers
Aurora
Oswald Falconer
Ryan
Peter Collins
Winthrop
O’brien
Will Frank
Charles Scanlon
Masonville
Fred Traver
Delaware
Jones
Linn
Buchanan
Clayton
W. B. Robinson
W. S. O’brien
Carl Wenger
Dave McElliott
E. J. Hull
Donald Delaney
Manchester
Bruce Brown
Coleburg
Peter Sievers
Wyoming
Frank Dawes
Center Junction
John Eichhorn
L. M. Zieser
Rowley
F. L. Starry
Onslow
William Frank
William Haessler
Ray Flechinger
Keegen Brothers
J. E. Suepple
Don Hennessey
Alvin Wilson
Howard Cook
Lee Pirnat
W. J. Diercksen
Wilf Frank
Will Henderson
M. Duggan
Paul Pillard
Lester Estling
Central City
William O’brien
Sweet Clover Seed Crop Forecast Shrinks One Third
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports sweet clover seed production for the year will be about one third smaller than 1935’s small crop. Drought heat and grasshopper damage in South Dakota Kansas and Nebraska reduced yields while acreage holds steady with 1935.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
South Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Federal Bureau
First day of school on dusty ragweed lane
A short, lively scene along a dusty side road as students begin the school term. Lively girls with books lead a procession of eager walkers while boys in the rear carry lunch buckets, framed by ragweed, goldenrod, and a crabapple tree.
Washington C T A Reports August Milk and Butterfat Averages
The Washington County Cow Testing association posts August herd results with average 554 pounds of milk and 21.4 pounds of butterfat per cow. The high herd for the month is 11 registered Guernseys owned by M. W. Miller, averaging 668 pounds of milk and 32.3 pounds of butterfat.
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the Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Alvin Lueder
M. W. Miller
Corn in Jackson Nearing Maturity
Maquoketa farmer F C Sears reports about 75 percent of a 40 acre corn field is out of frost danger as the crop denting begins. He estimates a yield of 50 bushels per acre and urges farmers to select seed corn early before frost, even if kernels are not well matched.
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Maquoketa
F. C. Sears
Sears
F. E. Krause
Winneshiek County Cattle and Corn Outlook Dented by Rains
Prospects for a 50 per cent corn crop in Winneshiek county are discounted as last week's rains loosened the soil. Many grub free fields blown down. silo filling will be slow since half the crop must be cut by hand. Pastures improved but grazing remains limited.
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Decorah
Winneshiek
Rain benefits Bran son pastures and crops boost farm work
Rains last week near Bran son improved pastures late potatoes and fall seed. Farmers have begun fall plowing. Soybeans are being cut and silos filled.
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Brandon
Branson
Apple trees and cows reflect unusual harvest notes near Viola
On the Oran Armstrong farm, a Whitney apple tree bears blossoms and fruit together one and a half miles northwest of Viola. Nearby farms report cows refusing corn fodder and favoring a new grass crop after recent rains.
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Whitney
Oran Armstrong
Viola
Alfalfa and Sudan Grass Safety Warned by Iowa Agent
Iowa City County Agent Emmett C. Gardner warned Johnson county farmers to protect new alfalfa and sudan grass growths. He urged watching for grasshopper damage and using poison bran, and cautioned against Sudan grass or sorghum hay due to prussic acid poisoning risks. The growth may release poison but the day can be cut and cured for safe use.
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Iowa City
Emmett C. Gardner
Johnson County
Gardner
Limestone samples show high calcium content in Jackson county soil
Maquoketa limestone samples from across Jackson county tested in August by County Agent F. E. Krause contained 78 percent to nearly 100 percent calcium. Some soils will need at least four tons of limestone per acre to neutralize severe acidity.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County
F. E. Krause
Horses and tractors shape Stanwood farms in borderlands of Iowa
Interview with Ralph Wilson a crop share renter near Stanwood discusses future horse and tractor use. He notes rising horse prices, strong sale interest at shows, widespread shipments east, and a belief in a bright long term horse market with tractors replacing work during heat and drought. He cites four local tractors and lifelong exposure to Belgians Percherons and Suffolks.
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Ralph Wilson
Stanwood
Creston
Ryan
Farm Bureau Unveils 11 Point Relief Program
DES MOINES Iowa Farm Bureau federation president Francis Johnson announced an eleven point program aligned with drought conference plans. The proposals urge low transport rates, paid survey committees, liberal seed and feed lending, roughage conservation, farm work relief, real estate loan moratoriums, long term low interest loans, tenant and young farmer aid, a national crop insurance plan, soil conservation land use, and parity income to curb unemployment.
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Des Moines
INS
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Leader
Roosevelt
Farm Bureau
Record Pork and Veal Imports Hit Highs In 1936
A Commerce Department report shows July pork imports at 3,435,631 pounds the heaviest on record for the month. First seven months of 1936 total pork I imports 21,401,217 pounds, with Hungary, Lithuania, Poland and Argentina among top shippers. Veal and beef imports in July reach 8,115,456 pounds, with seven month totals of 61,963,000 pounds for beef and veal.
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Chicago
Department of Commerce
United States
Poland
Hungary
Lithuania
99 Little Pigs Take Long Truck Trip to Portland
PORTLAND Ore AP nine ty nine pigs went to market and none returned. They traveled 1450 miles from Rapid City South Dakota to Portland in a double decker truck. Farmer John Walken explained Portland offered top hog prices and he planned to load the return trip with potatoes and fruit.
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Portland
Ore
Rapid City
S. D
John Walken
Series Of Homemakers Teas Planned In Linn
A series of afternoon teas and homemakers’ meetings will be held in Linn county townships starting Wednesday. Miss Lucille Gove, home demonstration agent, announced the Iowa State college extension service and the Farm Bureau will offer a project this fall titled Raising food standards through better management. She will discuss it at the homemaker teas.
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Linn County
Lucille Gove
Iowa State College Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Tester Appointed Contester for Fayette Association No 4
George Fenton of New York is employed as contester for Fayette Association No 4 to replace Lowell Kuehn who resigned September 1 to return to college. Fenton has two months of official testing in Iowa and experience in dairy cattle feeding and management.
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West Union
George Fenton
New York
Fayette Association No. 4
Lowell Kuehn
Fenton
Iowa
Farm Auctions Set for September Nine and Eleven
On Wednesday September 9 an auction covers the 107 acre F Barnard farm four miles southwest of Walker. A church benefit sale is planned at Martelle. On Friday September 11 a consignment sale will be held at the Iowa Livestock Exchange in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Sam Insull
United States
F. Barnard
Walker
Martelle
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Clayton Leads in Cow Population
Clayton county has the largest number of cows and heifers in Iowa, with 36 957 head as of January 1 1935. Fayette, Winneshiek follow, and several other counties surpass 30 900. The census reports 627 374 140 gallons of milk produced on Iowa farms in 1934 and that cows are milked on over 92 percent of Iowa farms.
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Clayton County
Iowa
United States Department of Commerce
Fayette County
Winneshiek
Delaware
Dubuque
Kossuth
Linn
Plymouth
Sioux
Tama
Motorist warned against driving while fatigued endangering lives
A cautionary note emphasizes that driving tired risks serious harm to the driver and others, urging rest breaks and safe travel choices to prevent accidents and fatalities.
762 Land Purchases Financed by U S in Nine Months in Iowa
The Farm Credit Administration reports 762 Iowa farm purchases financed by federal land banks and the land commissioner from Oct 1, 1935, to June 30, 1936, totaling 4.618 million dollars. In the Omaha district, 13,015 purchases received 6.69 million dollars in credit. About 180 Iowa farms bought from the land bank, securing 1.032 million dollars, while 581 farms bought from other landowners were financed for 3.586 million dollars.
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Washington
Farm Credit Administration
Iowa
Federal Land Banks
Land Commissioner
Omaha
Federal Land Bank
Fairs This Week Across Eastern Iowa Events
Eastern Iowa hosts fairs and shows this week with Grundy Center Grundy county fair running Sept 7 to 10, Allamakee at Waukon Sept 8 to 11, 4 County at Postville Sept 11 to 14, and Stanwood horse show Sept 11 to 12.
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Iowa
Grundy
Grundy Center
Allamakee
Waukon
Postville
Stanwood
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Ray Anderson
Yan
Harry Linn
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
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Jackson
Gazette
Western States
Iowa State Fair
France
College
The
University of Nebraska
Libertyville
Illinois
167TH
Williams
ORN
U. S
Fayette
H. E. Henderson
Higley Building
We Potato Market
First Avenue E
DIAL
Clearbrook
Carload
Freestone Elbertas
Omar
Burlington
STOGE
Third Avenue
Pal Ae
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
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