Six-State Stover Confab Held At Grundy Center
Representatives from Illinois Indiana Ohio Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa meet in Grundy Center to plan a government program delivering about 2,000,000 tons of baled stover for drought relief. Iowa quota set at 680,000 tons with contracts through Uncle Sam and a $7.50 to $10 per ton price scale and direct shipment to consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rvy Anderson
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Grundy Center
Lew Plager
Mr Plager
Towa
Plager
Uncle Sam
Kansas City
Kansas
Sharp slump hits market on butter
Wholesale prices for farm products eased after a strong August. Butter led the retreat with New York quotes dropping from 27 near Labor Day to 24 1/2 cents as week progressed. Chicago prices held steadier while egg values rose, turkey capons gain attention, and potato markets struggle amid light crops and midwest outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LL Brown
New York City
New York
Chicago
Colorado
Middle West
Hahn Farm Purchase Near Clarence Reported
The Hahn farm of 100 acres southeast of Clarence was bought by Chris Hansen for 57 dollars per acre. A contract has been let for building a house on the farm after the previous home burned recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Specia
The
Gazette
Clarence
Hahn
Henry Esbaum
Chris Hansen
Distribution of 444 385 in Delaware County
Checks totaling about 444 385 were distributed to farmers in Bremen and Oneida townships under the corn hog allotment program. L Bishop treasurer and committee members oversaw the dispersal at the courthouse office with further payments planned for Coffin's Grove Delaware Richland Prairie Milo townships on specified days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Delaware County
Bremen
Oneida
L. Bishop
Coffin’s Grove
Delaware
Richland
Prairie
Milo
Elkader Creamery Pays 30 Cents For Butterfat
Elkader patrons received payment for first half of August butterfat at 30 cents per pound the highest rate since 1931. The creamery records show a long decline since 1929 with a 1993 average of 119 cents and signs of a better year ahead. Orlando Batley is the butcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
Elkader Farmers
Orlando Batley
Bultermaker
Levsen Cattle Sell At Prices In Cedar Rapids Area
Cedar Rapids area cattle sale reports include over 1000 head bought by the packing company last week. Notable lots: sixty nine head from Joe Dohnatek weighing 985 pounds at a top of 875 dollars, feeders at Cedar Rowe, Jeb Thompson West Branch with 42 forty two pound heifers at 7 dollars, Frank Krob Solon with 35 1 2 speed steers at 825, Em meth Seeman Newhall with cattle at 7 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pany
Ross Sald
Joe Dohnatek
Cedar
Emmeth Seeman Newhall
Indians Form Parents Association on Tama Reservation
Interview with William Poweshick details tribally owned land near Tama, the Poweshiek family’s roots, and the Mesquakie name. The piece covers schooling, government aid, and a strike against Montour school arrangements, highlighting tribal leaders and the newly formed Students' Parents Association seeking consultation and home schooling.
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Students’ Parents Association
Montour
John Collier
Indian Affairs
Washington
Breld
Benson to speak at Jefferson township Farm Bureau meeting
C. A. Benson of El kader, candidate for United States representative on the Republican ticket, will address the Jefferson township Farm Bureau meeting Tuesday evening at the Odd Fellows hall. He will discuss "The New Deal."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
C. A. Benson
Elkader
United States
Jefferson Township
Husking Contest Set for November 1 in Black Hawk County
Iowa will hold the state corn husking contest on November 1 in Black Hawk county near Waterloo. Clarence Bockes of Grundy County defends the title with a 2263.5 pound or 31.3 bushel state record. County and district eliminations will choose entries. last year saw 72 county contests.
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Des Moines
Black Hawk
Waterloo
W. E. Crips
Fairmont
Minn
Clarence Bockes
Grundy County
Linn Holiday Association to Hold Annual Meeting in Marion
Tony Kudina of Marion announces the Linn County Farmers Holiday Association annual meeting at Memorial hall in Marion on the evening of September 11.
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Linn
Tony Kudina
Marion
Linn County Farmers’ Holiday Association
Memorial Hall
Combustion In Salted Hay Destroys Martelle Barn
A barn on the John Lacock farm three miles southwest of Martelle was burned by spontaneous combustion of salted hay. Ten loads of mixed clover timothy and foxtail hay stored two weeks ago were affected. Fire found at 6 a.m. Friday saved all livestock though some machinery and about 100 bushels of last year’s oats stored for seed were lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Martelle
John Lacock
Hancock
Drought Cattle Shipped Into Jones For Pasture
Anamosa received 220 drought cattle on Friday with two carloads sent to Langworthy from Centerville and Bloomfield. They will be pastured by local residents under A. O. Jones, Jones county grazing commissioner, who reports approval of 300 additional cattle.
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Anamosa
Langworthy
Centerville
Bloomfield
C. B. Babst
H. M. van Kirk
Henry Pillard
G. L. Fairbanks
Henry Poppe
Stanley Waggoner
S. F. Allen
A. O. Jones
Jones County
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar Highlights
Schedule lists home project organization meetings this week across Linn County. Tuesday sessions at Monroe and Washington townships. Wednesday features Maine township joint Farm Bureau and home project group at Walter Frick home. Thursday includes Grant and Spring Grove townships. Friday hosts Fayette and Bertram townships meetings.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Monroe
Washington
Maine Township
Walter Frick
Grant
Spring Grove
Fayette
Bertram
Who Pays the Hog Processing Tax in August
The article analyzes whether hog processors or producers bore the August processing tax as hog and fresh pork prices fluctuated. It cites price spreads, lard and cured pork values, and storage data to argue the packer often gains back the tax in the long run, though short term incidence varied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Henry Wallace
Ers
Senator Murphy
Government oat buying light at Cedar Rapids
Purchases of oats for the federal account at Cedar Rapids were relatively light last week. L. C. Burnett reports September totals at 134,785 bushels with only 34,677 bought so far this month. Weakened consignments and minimal carload flow: four cars Wednesday, two Thursday, eight Friday. no oats bought Thursday or Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
L. C. Burnett
Burnett
Banker At Onslow Obtains Release Of 41 760 Bushels Corn
In Anamosa a Onslow Savings Bank cashier presented 39 wares house certificates worth 18 792 dollars to County Recorder Bess Sherman for the release of 41 760 bushels of sealed corn. Mrs Mary E Tracy of Mount Vernon held the largest share with 8 470 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Bess Sherman
George Paulsen
Onslow
Jones County
West Branch C T A Averages 27 2 In August
West Branch and Fayette Cow Test associations report August dairy results. In West Branch 429 cows tested averaged 628 pounds milk and 27.2 pounds butterfat with 52 cows over 40 pounds butterfat and 3 cows between 70 and 80 pounds. High herd: Endsley and Rummells 893 pounds milk 44 butterfat. In Fayette No 4 287 cows averaged 24 butterfat and 558 pounds milk. high cow: H N Turner purebred Holstein 69.2 butterfat 1,820 milk. High herd: H G Gross and Sons Eldorado eighteen purebred Holsteins 32.5 butterfat 895 milk.
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West Liberty
West Branch
Oscar T. Strand
Association
Endsley and Rummells
Ivan N. Gates
Ed Hayzlett
Fayette
West Union
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