Rising Tendency Of Farm Products Lasts Three Months
The weekly market report notes a three month rise in farm product prices with gains on wheat cotton wool and dairy products. Cotton and cattle sold higher than a year ago while feed grains weakened. Livestock receipts rose in Chicago with steady hog and sheep prices amid broader price shifts.
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Ashington
D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Chicago
Ogden
Utah
Wyoming
Fence Drift and Market Tone Ahead of Thanksgiving
The text notes weak demand and lighter supplies on farms and in towns with price gains met by cautious buying. A hopeful note says consumer confidence for Thanksgiving could lift the egg market, as fresh supplies and storage holdings are down from last year and buying slowed at each price rise.
West Branch C T A cows average 333.8 butterfat for year
The West Branch Cow Test Association reports 585 cows averaged 7 360 pounds of milk and 333 8 pounds of butterfat for the fiscal year Elmer James tester notes ten cows produced more than 500 pounds of butterfat and 152 reached 300 pounds or more High herd was Earl Hawker West Liberty purebred Holsteins 13 613 pounds milk 482 7 pounds butterfat valued at 1038 67 above feed cost. other herds and gains listed.
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West Branch
Elmer James
Earl Hawker
West Liberty
W. A. Cameron
Downey
H. M. Richards
W. E. Hastings
Iowa City
Robert Decker
Clarence
Hawker
Decker
Ten Dollars Worth Of Paint Covers A Lot Of Surface
An Iowa farmer interview reveals low-cost upkeep and self-reliance. E D Kueny of 133 acres near Van Horne explains oats power, tile drainage, alfalfa plans, and a self-made paint spending rule. He criticizes taxes, favors Hoover for some reasons, and discusses farming economics, poultry, and market shifts.
Wallace Weighs Farm Power Dilemma and Horse Versus Tractor
James J. Wallace argues farm power choice depends on farm size and conditions. He cites Cedar Valley Farm Business Association data showing tractors boost acreage by 11 to 23 acres as farm size grows. An editor’s note closes a five part series on farm management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Wallace
Dobbin
Admiceet
T Pahn
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
Ackley Accounting Association
Cedar Va Farm Business Association
Elgin Shorthorns Win Championships At Mason City Fair
Elgin Shorthorns win big at Mason City North Town fair with grand champion bull and multiple top finishes. Rothlisberger and Son earned top awards in Shorthorn cattle and several high placings in Southdown sheep and Hereford divisions.
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Elgin Shorthorns
Mason City Fair
Mason City
Fred Rothlisberger
Elgin
North Town Fair
Rothlisbergers
Southdown
Rothlisberger and Son
J. P. Olson
Newhall
Decorah Butter Tops Unit 1 Meeting in Calhoun Creamery
N M Larson of Decorah led butter entries with 94 percent at a Section 1 buttermakers meeting held at Calhoun creamery near Church. Albert Hansmeier Waukon and E Nelson Waterville tied for second at 93 percent, Ben Gulsvig Luana at 92 percent.
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Waukon
N. M. Larson
Decorah
Calhoun
Church Near
Here
Albert Hansmeier
E. Nelson
Waterville
Ben Gulsvig
Luana
Hansmeier
E. C. Rizer
Postville
Mr. Larson
Nelson
Gulsvig
Floyd Sires
Elgin
Larson
H. T. Hangartner
Clernt
Fred Ho
Garnaville
Calhoun Creamery
Feeder and Finance Dept Formed In Iowa Livestock Firm
F H Kelley, longtime field man for Chicago Producers Livestock Commission in Iowa, is placed in charge of the new feeder and finance department of Iowa Livestock Marketing corporation in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
F. H. Kelley
Chicago Producers Livestock Commission Association
Iowa
Iowa Livestock Marketing Corporation
Daily Farm News For Farm Folk
Daily agricultural digest edited by Ray Anderson delivers practical farming tips and market notes for rural readers. Includes crop updates, weather outlook, and livestock guidance tailored to family farms.
Tama County Herd Tops Iowa Ass'ns With 46.2 Average
August report from the Ames extension service notes more than 20 percent of Iowa cow test associations are dry. Butterfat production dipped slightly from July with Polk at 29.5 pounds and Tama's Lloyd Brown leading with 46.2 pounds per cow. Other top herds include Ernest Diehl Grundy Center 45.4 and Orlo Blanchard Hopkinton 42.9. Brown and Finn herds milked over twice daily.
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Ames
Iowa
Ames Extension Service
Polk
Marion-Lucas
Linn No
North Tama
Grundy
Stott
South Hardin
Lloyd Brown
Tama
Ernest Diehl
Grundy Center
Orlo Blanchard
Hopkinton
Forrest Walker
Mediapolis
Leo Strub
Lansing
Tommy Bane
Pleasantville
W. H. Finn and Son
Viola
Farmers Plow 50 Acres For Sick Neighbor Farm
Neighbors gathered at the O. P. Boyer farm south of Chelsea on Wednesday with nine tractors to plow fifty acres. Eighteen men with teams hauled fertilizer as Mr. Boyer remains ill and unable to work his land.
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Chelsea
O. P. Boyer
Boyer
Marengo Rancher Sells 1140-Pound Steers in Chicago
Richard Jones of Iowa County sold a load of 1140 pound steers in Chicago on Tuesday, bringing $9 per hundredweight. The sale highlights Iowa cattle pricing and regional market activity.
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Marengo
Richard Jones
Iowa County
Chicago
Youth With Horse Drawn Outfit Wins Plowing Sweepstakes
A 20-year-old Merlins, Don Mason, won the sweepstakes at Pilot Rock for the second year running, plowing with a walking team to 91.25 points. Paul Piggot took first in the men’s two-bottom class with 91 points, while Leo Heinen, two-time champ, trailed closely.
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Pilot Rock
Don Mason
Merinals
Mason
Paul Piggot
Leo Heinen
Ee Tourney
Chicago Families To Colonize 2 478 Acres In Van Buren
Fairfield AP says E R Smith announced the sale of twelve Van Buren county farms to R H Purvis of the Great Northern Land company. The 2 478 acres sell at 17 dollars per acre for colonization by German Swiss Swedish and Danish families in Chicago. Smith represented a local bank in the deal.
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Fairfield (Ap
E. R. Smith
van Buren
R. H. Purvis
Great Northern Land Company
Chicago
Smith
Fairfield Land
OLIN-Lorenzen Brothers sell cattle near here at Chicago market
Feeders near here sold thirty eight cattle weighing about 1202 pounds each at Chicago for nine dollars and eighty cents per hundredweight. M. F. Thompson of Jones county sold thirty nine head averaging 1194 pounds for nine dollars and eighty five cents per hundredweight.
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Olin—Lorenzen Brothers
Chicago
M. F. Thompson
Jones County
East Iowa Farmers Fill Silos In Warming Season
Special to The Gazette from Oelwein reports farmers filling silos with a smaller acreage than last year. Corn quality is excellent, fields largely weed free, and much of the corn is protected from frost. George Sauerbry portions of land near Oelwein show frost danger reduced by fertilizer, and some fall plowing has begun.
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Oelwein
George Sauerbry
Silo Filling Proceeds at Fred Mef Farm
Farmers report silage quality high as corn stalks and ears fill silos. Most growers cut the corn one day before filling and hope for a few more frost-free days to secure a bumper crop this year.
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Fred Meffert
Buckhorn Dairymen Report Strong BuckHole Fill and Alfalfa Yield
BuckHole filling progresses among Buckhorn dairy men with unusually heavy yield per acre. Corn grows tall with larger ears and third crop alfalfa hay is being harvested on several farms. Raich Myatt notes a good alfalfa crop from this year’s seeding. land limed last year before corn. oats used as nurse crop for alfalfa. Clifford Knorr reports five acres of alfalfa yielding five tons per acre in three cuttings.
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Gazette
Raich Myatt
Clifford Knorr
Taxes analyzed by La Porte City officials to meet
County Agent W. J. Norris of Vinton will discuss a taxes analysis Monday evening at a joint meeting of Bruce township Farm Bureau members at the homes of Harley Lash er on the August Hilmer farm southwest of La Porte City.
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LA Porte City
W. J. Norris
Vinton
Bruce Township Farm Bureau
Harley Lasher
Hilmer
Farm Bureau tour to Iowa State College planned Sept 17
Cedar county Farm Bureau members will tour Iowa State College on September 17. County Agent Emmett C. Gardner announces departure from Tipton at 5 a.m. The group will visit live stock and agricultural experiments on arrival at Ames.
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The
Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Iowa State College
Emmett C. Gardner
Ames
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