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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1937
Page
6
Wager notes annual field measurement issues and calls for retaking aerial photos every three to four years. Compliance checks reveal rising costs and new problems in serial photography. Linn County plans a first compliance check next week as officials consider stabilized cropping systems.
Special to The Gazette Ames reports that J B Wente Iowa State agronomist cites Jowin wheat as rust resistant high yielding and superior to Turkey in tests. A split field showed Jowin outperforming Turkey with 34 bushels per acre where Turkey failed to harvest.
The Fayette Test Association reports an annual average butterfat yield of 297.3 pounds. The record notes the sec retary and related figures from the recent season, with emphasis on home dairy production and cooperative statistics.
The Sheep and Wool Growers association plans four meetings to discuss enlargement of the organization and board representation. Dr K W Stouder and McDonald will lead talks on parasites diseases feed and management while Beth Jesse Bove and A Ve Brads Sanbern will speak on governance and industry issues. Commercial uses of corn include starch syrup sugar and derivatives for soaps ice cream powders and explosives.
The Ryan town horse show judged by Harry Linn of Des Moines featured top placings for Will Frank winning first in the horse colt division and Dale Larson leading mare foals. Judges awarded special prizes to owners like Elmer Carson and Peter Collins with draft teams led by Herman Hartman. Exhibits included grain vegetables and fruits with best ears of corn and largest car of corn noted.
The Linn County Cow Test association No. 1 reports August averages for 323 cows: 594 pounds of milk and 22.8 pounds of butterfat, with 42 dry. The E W Stanley herd of twelve grade Holsteins, one dry, led at 1,116 pounds of milk and 36.8 pounds of butterfat.
A piglet born at the Henry Fedderson farm near Clarence is noted for having two snouts and is discussed as a potential mascot for a local college football team or as a unique booster animal.
Iowa State college extension agricultural economists predicted higher wheat prices in the coming months with a sharp drop a year later if another record yield is harvested. They noted export demand could alter the market but that the forecast holds under current developments.
Special to The Gazette describes Rose, a grade Holstein owned by E. G Battin, producing 2685 pounds of butterfat in 1840 days on test near Edgewood. Records show peak 6346 pounds in 366 days at age six, with later yearly outputs and eleven calves, praised by Francis Scott as outstanding in the state.
All Iowa Livestock exposition at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids runs Sept 6 to 10. Allamakee county fair at Watukon Sept 7 to 10. Big Four fair at Postville Sept 10 to 13. Stanwood horse show Sept 10 to 21.
A sale is scheduled for Friday September 10 at the Iowa Livestock Exchange in Cedar Rapids. Details indicate farm items and livestock will be offered, with buyers urged to inspect prior to bidding day.
Ames hosts a three day poultry grading and marketing school September 16 to 18. Ex tension poultry marketing specialist A D Oderkirk said 50 to 75 attendees from buyers plant receivers graders and regulatory workers will take part with college staff and commercial field officials. The course aims to teach uniform grading marketing methods and factors affecting poultry quality with live poultry grading demonstrations.
Rowley Farmers Cooperative patrons received 36 cents a pound for No 1 butterfat in August. Grade No 2 paid 35 cents and No 3 34 cents according to secretary Joe McGrath.
The annual potato consumption on American dining cars tops 9 million pounds, demanding 3 000 acres of prime potato land for production. This highlights the scale of rail dining provisions and the land use supporting the supply chain.
Fire early Sunday destroyed a barn a corn crib straw stacks a hay mow and stored oats at the J F Stammer farm four miles south of Keystone tenanted by Earl Linburg. About 1000 bushels of oats and equipment were lost but buildings were insured. Fire department could only save other structures. cause listed as combustion.
A highway weed fire near Ludlow township Friday breached control and spread to Gustave Shafer’s timothy field, destroying five acres. The blaze neared a wooded tract, threatening additional damage as the hay crop was slated for this week.
At the Minnesota State Fair in St Paul the duck division grand champion went to a white runner shown by Mrs. H Zimmmerman of Waterloo Iowa The grand champion gander and goose awards were won by M B Howe of Cedar Falls Iowa who displayed an African gray and a Chinese white.
Postmaster C. H. Kemner announced a tall corn contest with cash prizes to be awarded at the Central Town fair September 13 through 17. Entries from Story, Marshall, Tama, Grundy, Hardin, Poweshiek and Jasper counties are eligible.
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