Iowa Farm Youths Face Slim Chance At Ownership Study Finds
Iowa State College sociologists after a twenty year survey of Orange township Black Hawk county report farm ownership remains unlikely for youths. Less than one-fifth of 1915 to 1935 high school graduates became operators. 15 percent were laborers and one-eighth unskilled workers.
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MES
Iowa State College
Iowa
Edwin Losey
Co-Operative Rural Research
Orange Township
Black Hawk County
Losey
Ray E. Wakely
Co-Operative Research
United States
Postville Farmers Fair Rejuvenated As Agricultural Event
A handbill from Postville advertises the September 14 fair with livestock and crops exhibits. It credits Luther College band and promotes a farmer run event, though the flyer is heavy on hype and light on judging details.
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Postville
Luther College
Dogs Slay Sheep at Waukon Cooperative Pastures
Fifteen sheep and lambs were maimed and killed when stray dogs entered pastures near the stockyards at the Waukon Equity Co-operative association. The sheep, owned by the cooperative, were being held for shipment.
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Waukon
Waukon Equity Co-operative Association
Adams Cites Herd To Show Balanced Ration Always Pays
Whittier report by L C Adams tester for Linn County Con Test asso ciation No 1 argues a balanced ration pays. He cites E W Stanley herd of grade Holsteins with August 1935 and 1936 high standings, noting butterfat and returns above feed cost per cow. The Stanley ration totals three corn cob meal parts, two oats, one soy bean kit per cow with 304 cows rested.
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Whittier
L. C. Adams
Linn County
Con Test Association
Adams
E. W. Stanley
Stanley
Association
Storm Strikes Tipton Area Leaving Farm Damage
A cyclonic storm around Tipton Sunday night caused extensive farm damage. Torrential rain washed out roads and fields while large trees fell, poles broke, and chimneys collapsed. Some areas reported hail tearing into corn fields.
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the Gazette
Tipton
Angus Wins Purple Ribbon In Club Show At National
At the Clayton county fair closing Monday at National, Angus shown by Lyle Zieman of Luana won the purple ribbon. Rex Pearson of Decorah judged the baby beeves. Shorthorn Champion Gerald Hamann of St Olaf. Hereford Champion Verda Mae Hamann of St Olaf. Grand champion dairy calf Guernsey shown by Barbara Witter of McGregor. Jersey Keifer Peggy Kinsley of McGregor. Holstein Keifer Elmer Eggimann of Elkader. Booth exhibits judged by Mrs. M. E. Adams of Quasqueton. Happy Hustlers club won first in girls club booth.
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Garnavillo
Clayton County Fair
National
Lyle Zieman
Luana
Rex Pearson
Decorah
Gerald Hamann
St. Olaf
Verda Mae Hamann
Guernsey
Barbara Witter
McGregor
Peggy Kinsley
Elmer Eggimann
Elkader
Girls’ Club
Booth
M. E. Adams
Quasqueton
Happy Hustlers Club
Farmersburg Township
Frosted corn outlook aids Reed's Iowa report
Des Moines dispatch says Charles D. Reed, director of the federal weather and crop bureau, estimates frost risk for Iowa corn. By Sept 1 only 18 percent safe, projected 41 percent by Sept 15 and 71 percent matured by Sept 30, all below normal. Reed cites copious rains, revived vegetation, late ear development, drought impact, and rye seeding as defense.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Federal Weather and Crop Bureau
Reed
Fairs This Week Across Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa hosts multiple fairs and shows with dates across early September. Grundy Center hosts Grundy County Fair September 7 to 10, Waukon hosts Allamakee County Fair September 8 to 11, Postville hosts 4 County Fair September 11 to 14, and Stanwood hosts a horse show September 11 to 12.
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Iowa
Grundy
Grundy Center
Allamakee
Waukon
Postville
Stanwood
Tomato Crop Shrinks to Quarter Normal at Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction growers report tomato production at under one fourth of normal this season as the local canning factory operates only intermittently. Grapes ripen unevenly and crops of plums and apples are light this year.
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Columbus Jct
Columbus Junction
Delta pickle plant reports strong season despite drought
The Delta pickle plant, led by manager Watson Utterback, harvested over 500 bushels on Monday and reaches a season total of 2 700 bushels as cucumber vines yield high quality pickles despite dry conditions.
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Delta
Watson Utterback
State Fair Calves Average $10.53 cwt Says Oldsen
AMES Carl Oldsen secretary of the Iowa Beef Breeders association reports the average price paid for 4-H club baby beeves at the state fair in Des Moines was $10.53 per hundredweight. Angus calves averaged $10.95 while Herefords averaged $10.53 and Shorthorns $10.43.
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Ames
Carl Oldsen
Iowa Beef Breeders’ Association
Des Moines
Oldsen
Tipton Band to Perform at All Iowa Dairy Show
On September 19 J. G. Westby a Tipton music professor will lead a fifty piece Tipton band to Cedar Rapids for the All Iowa Dairy show and Junior Livestock exposition. The group will perform a short afternoon set and join a 1 000 piece mass band directed by Dr. Charles Righter of Iowa City in the evening.
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The
Gazette
Tipton
J. G. Westby
Cedar Rapids
Charles Righter
Iowa City
Iowa Seeks 18 Month Debt Moratorium in Dry Counties
Agriculture Secretary Ray Murray announced a state committee backed a resolution for an eighteen month moratorium on mortgage foreclosures in drought counties from Sept 1, 1937 to Mar 1, 1938. The plan urges interest accrual, no tax sales in drought areas for one year beginning Nov 1, and inclusion of chattel mortgages.
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Des Moines
Ray Murray
Iowa
Murray
Seed corn seedbed moves to South English for storage
Dono van of Washington moved the S. B. Wenger seed house to the east part of South English to prepare seed corn for farmers from seed supplied by Wenger this spring. On north hillsides yields of 40 to 50 bushels per acre were reported with little damage from hot winds. Wenger expects to store 1,000 bushels of seed after supplying 644 bushels last spring.
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E. Donovan
Washington
S. B. Wenger
South English
Wenger
Cornstalk Board Labeled O. K. By Bureau Standards
The Bureau of Standards reports successful production of a hard dense cornstalk board resembling grainless wood. Corn stalks are pulped into uniform fiber bundles, softened in water, formed into wet mats, pressed to remove water, dried, and treated with resin or paraffin to improve water resistance.
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Washington
Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Reseeding Underway Near Troy Mills Amid Drought Recovery
Farmers in the Troy Mills area report widespread reseeding after spring timothy and clover failed, while soybeans thrive after rain. Late potato vines look healthy and a stronger crop is anticipated. pastures are reviving and cattle are grazing again.
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Troy Mills
Louisa County Fair Nets 726 Profit at Louisa
Louisa county fair held Aug 19 to 21 reported receipts of 4 738 98 and expenses 4 012 37 yielding a net profit of 726 61 announced at close.
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Louisa
Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Cattle Sales Report From Chicago Auction
Two cars of cattle sold by R S Stephenson of Tama county brought 9.50 and 9.45 per hundredweight in Chicago. Robert Cresswell also sold two cars the same day for 8.65 per hundredweight.
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TRAER
R. S. Stephenson
Tama County
Chicago
Robert Cresswell
Hoofed Animals Evolution Across Unrelated Lineages
Horses and cows illustrate hoofed mammals, a shared trait evolved independently in different evolutionary lines within the zoological grouping of ungulates.
Willoughby MacTaggart Cultivates a Wild Flower Glade
In a 120 acre farm near Strawberry Point, Willoughby MacTaggart describes cleaning a half acre into a wild flower glen with about seventy five varieties including violets, phlox and iris. He plans a rock garden and Japanese iris, expects peak bloom in May and June, and notes thirty five to forty perennials and twenty annuals. He shares views on politics and federal farm support, crediting Roosevelt with enabling his current livelihood through a federal loan.
Farm Auction Dates Shown for September Across Iowa Listings
Consignment sale at the Iowa Livestock Exchange in Cedar Rapids on Friday September 11. A J. E. Zabokitsky auction occurs Wednesday September 16, three miles north of Amana. There is also a farm sale on Wm Helgens' farm about 31 miles northeast of Amber.
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Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
J. E. Zabokitsky
Amana
Wm. Helgens
Amber
Walford
Seed corn outlook improves in region with ample supply
Farmers discuss corn prospects noting a modest crop but at least a half crop. Sorghum and hog prices trend, and seed corn inventories are reported widespread with six hundred to seven hundred ears saved per grower and seed available across the territory.
Encouraging Reports In Delaware Since The Rain
Delaware county farmers report benefits from recent rains. Late planted corn shows potential yields near 40 bushels per acre. Pastures and lawns recovered from drought are green again. About ten inches of rain have fallen since the drought ended.
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Gazette
Manchester
Delaware County
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Mederville
Farm Journal
Journal
Roosevelt-London Po
Roosevelt
First Ave. E
Bank of America
Los Angeles
Calif
Carter
Beverly Cattle Company
Beverly Yards
Delaware
Rhode Island
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Hamilton
Massey-Harris (Wallis
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Jos. F. Zabokatsky
Harry Hartz
Milvyer C. Erusha
Beverly Cattle CO
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