July Farm Exports Fall to 54 Percent of Prewar Level
U S agricultural exports for July ran at 54 percent of prewar averages, down from 58 percent in June and 65 percent in July 1934. Cotton led declines with 292 000 bales, and wheat and flour markets remained restricted yielding a July index of 17, the lowest on record. Fruit exports rose with oranges prunes and grapefruit driving gains, while unmanufactured tobacco and pork showed mixed results.
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Ashington
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Orient
China
2900 Iowans Ignore State Moratorium Relief
DES MOINES AP M L Bowman executive chairman of the Iowa farm debt advisory council says 2900 Iowans whose property is foreclosed did not use the state moratorium relief. He notes the council will notify debtors of available relief before deeds are issued and county records show owners' names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
M. L. Bowman
Iowa Farm Debt Advisory Council
Bowman
Farm Debt Advisory Council
Two 4 H Herefords Bring 12c At Chicago
Maquoketa report: Sylvester Schwager, Andrew 4 H member, sold three calves on the Chicago market week. Two Herefords weighed 1200 pounds each and brought 12 cents a pound. An Angus heifer belonging to his brother Vincent weighed 10 pounds and brought 1114 cents a pound.
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Maquoketa
Sylvester Schwager
Andrew
Chicago
Vincent
New Members Elect to Local Bureau Assembly
Fragmentary text reports 117 new members joining a local family bureau or association. Details are unclear due to missing words, but the item notes a sizable enrollment and mentions related figures and locations in a compact community update.
Farm Land Sells At $60 To $146 Per Acre Near Marengo
Farm sales around Marengo report prices from 60 to 146 dollars per acre. A 160 acre tract owned by Frank Hradek in Pilot township brought 146 dollars per acre to Charles Dietrich for 23 500 dollars. A 90 acre parcel with good improvements was offered at 175 dollars per acre but refused. DEL MARC W H Cook spoke of a 1609 acre Bloomfield township farm sold to Roy Paulsen for 80 dollars per acre.
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Marengo
M J Hartz
Frank Hradek
Pilot Township
Charles Dietrich
DEL
Marc W H Cook
Bloomfield Township
Roy Paulsen
Frank Oakes
Butterfat Leaders Highlight August in Washington County Cow Test
Special to The Gazette Washington In Robert Brasch tester for the Washington County Cow Test association reports 326 cows 39 dry on test during August averaging 512 pounds of milk and 218 pounds of butterfat Only thirty seven cows produce more than forty pounds of butterfat for the month The Truman Erb herd of Wellman averaged 720 pounds of milk and 317 pounds of butterfat and the Stanley Bash herd 777 pounds of milk and 315 pounds of butterfat High cow was Charles E Ashby herd with 1042 pounds of milk and 60.6 pounds of butterfat.
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Gazette
Washington
Robert Brasch
Washington County Cow Test Association
Truman Erb
Wellman
Charles E. Ashby
Buckhorn Creamery Butterfat Payments and Production Drop
Buckhorn creamery produced 116000 pounds of butter in August, down from 142000 in July and 135000 in June. Average butterfat payments were 27 cents per pound for sweet cream, 26 cents for No 1, and 25 cents for No 2. Produc ers and payouts listed include Frank Decker, Hans Jorgensen, George Hansen, Os Sherman, and Parmer Penrose, among others, with varied sums.
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Maquoreta
Buckhorn Creamery
Ralph Werden
Frank Decker
Oxford Junction
Hans Jorgensen
Baldwin
George Hansen
Maquoketa
Bowman
Buckhorn
Edgar Borah
John CO A Busch
Walrad and
Rousselot
DeWitt
Os Sherman
R Beldwin
Hans Skott Sr
Len Buckhorn
Parmer Penrose
Fegate Sro
Untitled cattle deal noted in Nebr public notice
An obscure item references a cattle deal involving Mir Witte and a buyer from Sand Tall Nebraska who retained four catloads of cattle. A scientist comments on air sterp factors before sleep.
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Gazette
Wheatland - Fmil
Sand Tall Neb
Witte
Sweet clover crop larger than 1934 gains noted
Sweet clover seed production this year is estimated at least one third larger than 1934 due to bigger acreage. Harvesting began later and yields in Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota lead regional gains. Prices averaged 3.20 per 100 pounds with district variations. sales to retailers fell 10 percent from 1934 spring.
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United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Ohio
Nebraska
Kansas
Tinos
Michigan
Colorado
Montana
Iowa
Illinois
Washington County Corn-Ilog Payments To Go Out Tuesday
Distribution of first corn hog checks will start Tuesday in Washington county according to OCC Patterson county chairman of the corn bog committee. The payments total about 150000 with over 1000 checks. Marion Stranski treasurer received the checks Saturday and the committee is finalizing records before distribution.
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Spee
Carette
Washington
Washington County
OCC
Patterson County
Marion Stranski
Huss Ling
Local Gazette Says Sale Planned Despite Turmoil
Fragmented OCR notes indicate a planned sale or trade in Cedar Rapids with references to gas, PSB, and local official involvement. The text is garbled but suggests a public sale or exchange event mentioned in the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Blaine Bedee
Ceder Rapids
Alfalfa Yields Peak on Hugh W Parker Farm Near Greeley
In GREELEY a 13 acre field produced four tons of alfalfa per acre from two cuttings, last the second cutting harvested Saturday. The hay is coarse from heavy rains, though the grower notes value in quality and quantity across dry and wet seasons.
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Greeley
Hugh W Parker
Parker
Warm weather needed to finish corn in Buchanan county
The Buchanan county report notes corn needs ten days to two weeks of warmth to mature fully with ears well filled and light frost causing little if any damage. Third crop alfalfa is fair and mostly uncut, soybean hay begins with excellent yields, and seed harvest not planned. Fall plowing starts after last week’s rains and some farmers will fill silos. potatoes are fair.
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Wilton Junction
Gazette
Independence
Buchanan County
Bnertal
the Gazette
Manchester
Delaware County
Tomato crop damaged by rain in South Bethel area
Farmers report battered tomatoes with cracking at one end including a 13 inch circumference fruit weighing a pound and a 16 inch fruit weighing a pound and a half. Farmers fence, husk corn, plow for fall, eat soybeans, build barns, and crush rock for neighbors as Delware County corn outlook remains uncertain.
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The
Gazette
South Bethel
Orchard harvest at BrokHart yields 7000 bushels apples
Brok hart orchard in Washington Iowa expects about 7000 bushels of apples this year. Joe Brookhart son of former Senator Smith W Brookhart manages the orchard with twenty workers picking from 900 bearing trees and six hundred new trees recently set out.
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the Gazette
Washington
Joe Brookhart
Smith W . Brookhart
Wheatland Melon Season Opens Amid Small Crop
Speretal reports the home grown melon season is open in Wheatland. Rain and hail have reduced this year’s crop size, leaving fruit fewer in number but still available from local growers.
Millersburg Farmer Reports Seed Corn Growing High
Carl Wilson of Millersburg reports Virginia seed corn for fodder has grown tall reaching fourteen feet with thirty two rows and up to three ears per stalk. Corn here is mostly well and productive according to the farmer.
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The
Gazette
Millersburg
Carl Wilson
Virginia
Farmer reports crop concerns after rain and unusual apple grafting
Recent rains boost fall pastures while farmers worry about corn ripening. Sumner farmer Martin Koeberle harvests five kinds of apples from one tree through grafting multiple varieties.
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Ninan
Martin Koeberle
Sumner
Watermelons Ship in Carload Lots from Conesville
Watermelons are shipped in carload lots from Conesville with the first shipment arriving last Wednesday. No cantaloupes have been shipped by rail yet, the crop is slightly below average. Truck marketing has been used for the past two weeks.
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the Gazette
Conesville
Lightning Kills 3 Cows On Farm Near Manchester
Ernest G Dunning, a farmer two miles north of Manchester, lost three cows to a Saturday noon lightning strike. Each cow valued at 50 to 60 dollars, fully insured. the farmer has now lost sixteen head the farm with ten dead by disease and seven by lightning.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Ernest G Dunning
Dunning
Allamakee C.T.A. Livestock Judging Team Heads to Waterloo
The Allamakee C.T.A. Livestock Judging Team won first and second place with Harold Kaeser and Carl Simmons at the Allamakee county fair. They will represent the Allamakee County Contest association at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. Floyd Johnson of Ames served as judge. Eighteen contestants competed.
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Waukon
Harold Kaeser
Carl Simmons
Allamakee
Allamakee County Contest Association
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Floyd Johnson
Ames
Farm Bureau Picnic Brings Three Townships Together
Bertram Franklin and Linn township Farm Bureaus held a joint picnic at Upper Palisades on Saturday afternoon with games and contests directed by Nevin Nichols the local playground supervisor.
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Farm Bureau
Farm
Western States in Need of Rainfall
Washington D C September opened with the western United States needing more rain while the east was generally well supplied. The drought area runs roughly from southwestern South Dakota to the Texas Panhandle. Rains in May and June eased last summers drought. July and August were warmer than normal in the Great Plains.
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the Gazette
Washington, D. C
United States
W. A. Mattice
United States Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Nebraska
Wichita
Kan
Kansas City
Iowa
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Porth Arthur
Texas
South Dakota
Wyoming
Texas Panhandle
Great Plains
Western Gulf
Far West
Wool production cut forecast for coming season
A 3 percent drop in wool output across twelve major producers, about 60 percent of world supply, is expected this year. Reductions in Australia and the United States offset gains in South Africa, New Zealand, and some European nations, with possible rises in Australia if weather improves.
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United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Australia
United States
Union of South Africa
New Zealand
Eichorn of Wyoming wins Bennett Colt Show sweepstakes prize
Eichorn of Wyoming captured the sweepstakes silver cup at Bennett's annual fall festival colt show sponsored by the American Legion. Winners in classes include Chris Eichorn in junior and senior sucklers, and Emil Hack of Massillon with multiple placements. Bennett's baseball team beat Lowdon 6 to 4 and the rain postponed Saturday night dance to Tuesday.
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Gazette
Bennett
Chris Eichorn
Wyoming
American Legion
Holbert Horse Company
Greeley
Norman Hartwig
Clarence
J. E. Mueller
Roy Kahler
Stockton
Nate Sayre
Charles Hanson
Ross Ripson
Raymond Bachus
Conrad Brothers
Henry Kleppe
Emil Hack
Massillon
Lowdon
Drainage Project Finishes Along Muscatine-Louisa Channel
The Michael creek diversion project in drainage district No. 13 of Muscatine and Louisa counties is finished and inspected by the joint boards. List-Clark Construction of Kansas City removed machinery after completing earthwork, riprap, and levee construction totaling over 151 thousand cubic yards of earthwork and 420 cubic yards of rip rap. A new river outfall and two parallel levees now guide Michael creek water to the Mississippi, with a half mile road planned to reach the pumping plant before winter.
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Columbus Junction
Michael Creek
Muscatine
Louisa
Board of Supervisors
List-Clark Construction Company
Kansas City
Port Louisa
Wagon Bridge
Louisa County
Joint Board of Supervisors
August farm price index shows upturn
The September issue of Agricultural Economics Facts Iowa State College extension notes August farm prices rose for the first time since April. The August index reached 121 percent of prewar levels, up six points from July, with higher prices for hogs cattle sheep wheat butter eggs and chickens. Oats and hay fell while corn held steady. The 1934 August index was 87, the highest for August since 1929.
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Ames
Iowa
Agricultural Economic Facts
Iowa State
College Extension
Hereford Is Named Grand Champion At Miles Calf Show
Eighteen calves shown at the Miles baby beef club show led by Goldie Harmsen with "Charlie" the 2950-pound Hereford as grand champion. Wayne Mommsen's 940-pound Angus was reserve. Judge C. W. McDonald of Iowa State College led a day of classes as breeders and Chicago commission men attended. The event, run on Main street, marks the thirteenth annual Miles club show.
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Maquoketa
Miles
J. R. Witzigman
Goldie Harmsen
Charlie
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Wayne Mommsen
Robert Matthiesen
Shorty
Kenneth Krabbenhoft
Wayne Krabbenhoft
Goldie Mommsen
Winston Wessel
Floyd Harmsen
Otto Badtke
Angus
Junior Mommsen
Fern Mommsen
Conrad Kelley
Darwin Kelley
Charles Badtke
Mommsen
Main Street
C. W. McDonald
Iowa State College
Chicago
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Allamakee C.T.A
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Eichorn
Bennett Colt Show
Muscatine-Louisa
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