Iowa corn crop safety rises with warm weather report
The federal crop report indicates 11,000,000 acre corn was 21 percent safe from frost on Sept 1 and will reach about 48 percent by Sept 15 and 80 percent by Sept 30 if normal weather continues. The crop is mostly dented due to heat, with late planting and smut damage noted. Special to The Gazette Walker reports heavy soybean hay harvest and rain aiding fall plowing.
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ES Moines
INS
Charles D. Reed
Federal Crops Bureau
Reed
Walker
Fence Drift Caught in the Woven Wire at All-Iowa Exposition
R. F. A. notes fence drift amid the All-Iowa exposition. The event features excellent quality livestock show despite a busy scene with three young youngsters in tow. The writer recalls the cheering of little red heads brightening the visit.
Wapsie 8 Conference Names Its Officers
The Waapsie 8 conference held its first meeting of the 1927 school year in Clarence on September 6. Officers elected include President Waites, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Details list the officers and duties for the upcoming term.
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Wapsie 8 Conference
Clarence
Clarence Mone
Mers
Waites
Tyasnon
Nir Verden
Clare Cee
Victoria Iowa 105 Oats Cross Yields Recorded At Iowa Station
Yields from the Victoria-Iowa 105 oat crosses at the Iowa State Agriculture Experiment Station ranged 87.8 to 108 bushels per acre from twelve top selections. The lines showed resistance to black stem rust crown rust loose smut and covered smut. Seed selections for next year will be planted and tested further at Ames. Burnett notes the variety offers strong potential for farm use and disease resistance.
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Ames
Victoria-Iowa
Towa Agriculture Experiment Station
L. C Burnett
Veac
Burnett
Two Farm Sales Hit $83 and $70 Per Acre
Equitable Life manager Ho Rb Miller reports two recent farm sales. The Scalia farm, 175 acres near Charlotte, sold to Norbert Herrar of Peosta for 85 dollars an acre. The McGill farm, eighty acres near Letts, sold to George Crist of Letts for 75 dollars an acre. Also Otto Peters bought the John Manning farm, 200 acres in Lafayette township, for six thousand dollars, about 30 dollars per acre.
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Ho Rb Miller
Cedar Rapids
Equitable Life Insurance Company
Towa
Scalia
Charlotte
Norbert Herrar
Peosia
McGill
Letts
George Crist
Waukon
Otto Peters
Paint Creek Township
Alamakee County
John Manning
Lafayette Township
Stanwood Horse Show Judging Set for Saturday
Stanwood horse show events begin Friday with judging at Yam Saturday. Premiums totaling 516 dollars will be awarded. Harry Linn of the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association will judge and present a colt breaking and horse training demonstration at 1:30 Friday. A parade of all entries closes the event on Saturday night followed by a saddle horse show. Russell Rhoades chairs the show with Lester Kuss as secretary.
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Stanwood
Yam
Harry Linn
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Linn
Russell Rhoades
Lester Kuss
Ames Expert Cites Disadvantages Of Crossing Poultry
Dr N F Waters of Ames questions crossbreeding advantages and urges caution. He argues crossbred chickens may not yield better egg production or growth and warns that careless matings risk undesirable traits.
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Ames
Specia
N F Waters
Ikas
Bates
Potter Gras
Orient Carter
Debate Over Crossbreeding in Poultry Breeding Programs
Dr. Waters critiques promiscuous crossbreeding while acknowledging some gains from hybrids. He cautions hatcheries against sex linked chicks and stressed that only carefully planned crosses yield productive results. He notes faster early growth in crossbreds and prefers yellow or white skin and shanks for market appeal.
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Waters
Dr. Waters
Holbert Meyer and Golinvaux Win at Minnesota State Fair
Towans whose awestoack won prizes at the Minnesota State fair included Holvert Horse Importing Co Greeley CA Meyer and Sons Bellevue and Joseph Golinvaux of Waterloo Five stallions shown by Holvert won the award for fire animals owned by one exhibitor Meyer showed the prize Hereford bull and Golinvaux the best two year old Guernsey bull.
Steers Bring Strong Chicago Market Prices Across Regions
Prices reported for cattle on the Chicago market include $18.60 per cwt for forty nine steers averaging 1281 pounds from Johnson and Stevens Brothers near Iowa City. George Gross of Walnut sold two loads of medium weights at the same rate. Ed Reiter led the Cascade market with twenty steers at 1245 pounds fetching 1840. Williamsburg's Clark Heitman sold forty head at 1229 pounds for 18.25 and his brother Herman twenty head at 1186 pounds for 18.0.
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Gazette
Chicago
Stevens Brothers Brothers
Iowa City
George Gross
Walnut
Cascade
Ed Reiter
Williamsburg
Clark Heitman
Herman
Equine Sleeping Sickness Reported in Walker Area
Four cases of equine sleeping sickness were reported in the Walker neighborhood on farms owned by William Slocum Mark Baty and Walter Bach.
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Walker
William Slocum
Mark Baty
Walter Bach
Brandon Farmer Loses Three Cows to Bloating After Green Corn Feeding
Special to The Gazette reports Ralph Foreman a Brandon area farmer says three of his cows bloated after grazing on green corn in a picked sweet corn field. The incident highlights risks of unverified forage and livestock access to recently harvested fields.
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Reed
the Gazette
Brandon
Ralph Foreman
Best Bantam Wins at Nebraska State Fair Show
J Merle Clemens of Des Moines, an exhibitor in the open class poultry show at the Nebraska state fair, took first honors for the best bantam. He later won another first with his Minorca entry in the class show.
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Lincoln
J. Merle Clemens
Des Moines
Minorca
Sleeping Sickness Cure Reported From Snakebite Whisky
Crawford county farmers Tom Hassett Ed Norman and Don Heiden claim a new cure for horse sleeping sickness. They say five hopeless horses were treated by forcing a pint of whisky down their throats with a syringe, and all recovered.
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Denison
INS
Tom Hassett
Ed Norman
Don Heiden
Crawford County
Hassett
La Porte City Ends Canning Season With 76487 Corn Cases
La Porte City canning plant closed the sweet corn season Friday reporting 76387 cases canned since August 9 including 37000 Golden Bantam and 39487 Evergreen. Fifteen thousand forty loads delivered. Tomatoes totaled 73000 cases with quality noted as excellent and canning to continue until frost.
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LA Porte City
Ames economists foresee record feed grain crop this year
Ames agricultural economists forecast the four major feed grains corn oats barley and grain sorghums will total over 100 million tons this year, potentially the largest per animal supply in 15 years aside from 1925 26 and 1932 33. They note low carryovers keep total supplies slightly below normal despite above average production. Livestock numbers remain over 10 percent below average due to droughts and prices for oats barley appear near a bottom while corn prices stay low but above drastic lows.
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AMES
Ames Agricultural Economists
United States
Corn Crop Prospects Hint Price Declines Ahead
The report notes that if the 1937 corn crop reaches August 1 conditions, prices may fall sharply as the new crop is harvested. The largest drop is expected in the corn belt, with supplies high relative to demand.
Shorthorns Crowned at Fort Dodge Cattle Show
Fort Dodge hosts its second annual national beef cattle show for 250 head of Angus Shorthorn and Hereford cattle. Shorthorn bull Cal Rossie Archer owned by Ben Studer of Wesley wins grand champion. F M Hubbell of Des Moines sweeps firsts including senior yearling bull and junior champion.
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Fort Dodge
Cal Rossie
Archer
Ben Studer
Wesley
F. M. Hubbell
Des Moines
36.5 Pound Herd Tops Iowa County Cow Test
Marengo reports the Fred Gingereich herd of Guernseys leading the Iowa County Cow Test association in August with a butterfat average of 36.5 pounds. A Holstein in the John F Haas herd produced 1,869 pounds of milk and 72.9 pounds of butterfat for the month.
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Marengo
Fred Gingereich
Iowa County
John F. Haas
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