Volga City Brothers Top Winners At Postville 4-H Show
Thomas Smith and John Smith led a large Postville area 4-H show at the Big 4 fair with top livestock wins. Thomas Smith won grand champion Shorthorn calf and showman honors in baby beef. John Smith shared in the success as reserve champion Shorthorn. Other results include Hereford, Angus, Guernsey, Brown Swiss, and Poland China classes dominated by Volga City, Cresco, Castalia, and surrounding towns.
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Thomas Smith
John Smith
Dale ‘Purner
Postville
Jean Anne Miller
Howard Voelker
Gene Meyer
Guernsey
Elmer Heitman
New Albia
Merlin Harnack
Castalia
Keith Smith
Milo Harnack
Poland
China
W. A. Lauer
West Union
Lauer
Vogts Brothers
Eldora
Curtis Brothers
Cresco
W. F. Mittlestadt
Clermont
Berkshire
Vagts Brothers
Tama County Dominates Iowa Farm Sports Festival
Tama county led in the first annual Iowa farm sports festival with 2730 points, outperforming Polk, Wapello, Green and Story. Tama 4-H girls beat Polk 19 to 5 in softball led by Eleanor McGowan, while Tama All-Stars beat Butler 4 to 2 in men’s play and Tama men over 35 won by forfeit from Webster. Joe Park defeated Young for the singles tennis title. Clinton county took women’s titles. track honors included Bob Winters’s 100 yard dash win.
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the Gazette
Tama County
Iowa
Polk
Wapello
Green
Story
Tama
Eleanor McGowan
Gladbrook
Polk County
Tama All-Stars
Butler
Webster County
Jasper County
Webster
Dallas County
Joe Park
Marshall County
Young
Clinton County
Bob Winters
Stanwood Horse Show Draws 4000 Crowds And Entries
Stanwood held its fifth annual horse show drawing about 4,000 spectators. Some 200 horses from 25 communities competed across 26 classes with new drafts and hitch events. Winners span yearling to senior drafts, with Stanwood and neighboring towns well represented in multiple divisions.
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The
Gazette
Stanwood
New Providence
Farm House Fire West of La Porte City
Special to The ene La Porte City. Rural fire truck from La Porte City prevented serious loss in a fire Wednesday morning at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Anton, three miles west of La Porte City. Fire started in the siding and damage was covered by insurance.
Unking tall corn on Max Ashlock farm near Palo
Farmers Ashlock and Carl Smollen report immense open-pollinated white corn reaching about 14 feet. Rapid drying due to sun and heat trimmed yields but kept crop safe from frost. 60 plus acres, cutting planned, first frost will cure cars ready to crib. Silo filling was heavy despite heat as clover and alfalfa were cut. soybeans haying near completion. Pears plums grapes canned, peaches ripening to a larger crop than expected.
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Max Ashlock
Palo
Myr
Ashlock
Carl] Smollen
the Gazette
Millersburg
Feed Lot Tour in Louisa County Thursday
WAPELLO The annual feed lot tour by the Louisa County Cattle Feeders association is set for Thursday with a 9 am start at the Guy Hardman farm northeast of Wapello. Stops include Fred E. Wier Harry Stineman Schomberg and Padgett R G Lowe Mrs B F Werner Glen Archard Lyte E Duncan and Hugh Morris in order. A noontime lunch will be at Columbus Junction park where officers for the coming year will be elected. A commission man a packet buyer and a representative of the Ames extension service will attend.
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Wapello
Louisa County Cattle Feeders Association
Guy Hardman
Lad Moon
Fred E. Wier
Harry Stineman
Schomberg
Padgett
R. G. Lowe
B. F. Werner
Glen Archard
Lyte E. Duncan
Hugh Morris
Columbus Junction
Ames Extension Service
Butter Contest Winners Named at Big Four Fair
At the Big Four fair in Postville this weekend Howard Holthaus of Edgewood won first in the butter scoring contest. F Gernand of Volga City took second and F Timmerman of Waterville third. All three samples scored 94. Sixteen entries competed in the butter contest.
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the Gazette
Postville
Howard Holthaus
Edgewood
F. Gernand
Volga City
F. Timmerman
Waterville
Hogs Sell In Washington For 7 75 Per Cwt
Leo Frank, a Washington county farmer, sold 70 hogs at the Chicago market. The hogs averaged 399 pounds and brought 7.75 dollars per hundredweight, highest price for the weight Thursday.
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the Gazette
Washington
Leo Frank
Washington County
Chicago
Will Farmers Organize to Benefit Labor in Iowa
A columnist notes labor unions influence, compares regional discontent, and weighs farm land ownership against union strength. He argues farming communities may organize more as ownership stays dispersed, and warns against another depression or boom while stressing the need to protect land titles and price structures. Wayne Dinsmore of Chicago cites horse and mule industry risks from war and past events.
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Eastern Farm
Benton County
Farm Magazine
Iowa
New York
New England
South
Wayne Dinsmore
Chicago
Horse and Mule Association of America
David Haxton
France
Rural Music Training School in Ames Sept 12
Rural wom en's and 4 H girls' choruses directors will gather at Memorial Union Iowa State College on Sept 12 for an all day training under Prof Tolbert MacRae and Miss Rosalind Cook. County and township music chairmen will attend with Miss Fannie R Buchanan in charge. The state farm women's chorus committee will also meet to plan next year's chorus tournament.
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AMES
Memorial Union
Iowa State College
Tolbert MacRae
Rosalind Cook
College
Fannie R. Buchanan
State Farm Women’s Chorus
Butter storage stocks dip across ten markets in week
Cold storage butter in ten principal markets Chicago New York Boston Philadelphia Buffalo Pittsburgh Providence Omaha Kansas City and St Louis totaled 107 679 779 pounds through Friday down from 142 386 485 a year earlier. Four markets saw a weekly drop of 1 695 771 pounds with commercial stocks down 698 068. receipts at four markets totaled 8 608 687 pounds versus 14 169 469 a year ago. Egg holdings rose to 3 531 369 cases from 3 333 390.
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Chicago
Ill
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Providence
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
United States Department of Agriculture
New York City
DPMA
San Francisco
Middle West
Top Herd In Wapsie C T A Averages 32 5
JINDEPENDENCE J F Kelie her s herd of 8 grade Guernseys was high in the Wapsie Valley Con Test association for August, Tester Glen Gavin reported today. The herd produced an average of 738 pounds of milk and 32 5 pounds of butterfat. The others of the five high herds were the Iowa State Hospital Arthur Satterlee Kremer Robinson and Verne Osborne. W J Campbell's cow Dar lene a registered Jersey was the high cow for the month with 973 pounds of milk and 59 4 pounds of butterfat. The other of the five high cows were Clarence Bod dicker's No 6 Roy Muchmore's Betsey Arthur Satterlee's Rose and W J Campbell's Ethel. There were 437 cows on test in the association for the month and they produced an average of 530 pounds of milk and 20 9 pounds of butterfat. There were 87 that produced over 40 pounds of butterfat, and 9 over 50 pounds. POSTVILLE The 328 cows on test 59 dry in Fayette No 2 Cow Test association during August averaged 474 pounds of milk and 19 9 pounds of butterfat. The Walter Plaht herd of 14 Brown Swiss ranked high with an average of 918 pounds of milk and 36 5 pounds of butterfat. High cow for the month was a Jersey in the H E Pape herd. She produced 1 107 pounds of milk and 63 5 pounds of butterfat.
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J. F. Kelieher
Glen Gavin
Iowa State Hospital
Arthur Satterlee
Kremer & Robinson
Verne Osborne
W. J. Campbell
Darlene
Postville
Fayette No
Walter Plaht
Jersey
H. E. Pape
Holstein Herd Tops August Test in Winneshiek County
William Hauber of Springfield township leads in the Southeast Winneshiek Cow Test with an average 32.9 pounds of butterfat for August. Willard Torgrim’s herd records the high individual, producing 52.7 pounds of butterfat in the month.
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Decorah
William Hauber
Springfield Township
Winneshiek County
Winneshiek Cow Test Association
Willard Torgrim
Suffolk-Belgian cross foals at Witwer farms described as tractable
Clyde Simonsen shows a Suffolk-Belgian filly born in May on the Weaver Witwer farm near Cedar Rapids. He notes one more crossbred foal near Marion and several on another Marion-area farm. The crossbreds are reportedly rare in the state and praised for good disposition and easy handling.
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Weaver Witwer
Clyde Simonsen
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Simonsen
Mr. Witwer
Doug Ross
Marion
Willard Haak
Witwer
England
Simonsen
Paul Walshire
Sojourning Summer in a Quiet Country Garden
A country woman reflects on the fading summer days as canning ends and children return to school. She envisions a tranquil season of garden wandering, planning next year’s colors, collecting seeds, and ordering daffodil bulbs while attending Farm Bureau activities.
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Farm Bureau
Grand Champion At Waukon Show Sells For $13.75 A Cat
At the Allamakee county fair 4-H baby beef auction in Waukon the grand champion Hereford shown by Raymond Mathis of Lansing sold for 13.75 per hundredweight. The Austin packing plant bought the animal as 57 head totaled, averaging 9.94 per cwt. Average calf weight was 914.2 pounds and the average price per animal was 889.14.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Raymond Mathis
Lansing
Austin
Minn
Slattery Named Rural Electrification Chief by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt appointed Harry Slattery undersecretary of interior as administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration in Washington. The recess appointment awaits Senate confirmation. Slattery succeeds John M. Carmody who left to head a federal works agency. Slattery brings over two decades in public power and conservation and participated in Teapot Dome background prep.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Harry Slattery
Interior
Rural Electrification Administration
Slattery
Senate
Congress
John M. Carmody
Federal Works Agency
Teapot Dome
Secretary of Interior
Wilson
Farms sold near Gladbrook and Traer at set values
Traer Conant and King report two farm sales: the 80 acre L ester Sternberg property two miles south of Gladbrook sold to Jay Smith of Los Angeles for 135 per acre totaling 10 800, with rent to Roy Koester. The Dick Siemens 55 acre farm seven miles north of Traer sold to Lester Sternberg for 8 000 total or 145.45 per acre. Both sales were cash deals.
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Traer—Conant and King of Traer
Lester Sternberg
Gladbrook
Jay Smith
Los Angeles
Calif
Mr. Smith
Roy Koester
Dick Siemens
Traer
Farmers Swap 134 Acre Farm for Meat Market
Fred E. Davis and Charles Blanchard farmers southwest of Strawberry Point traded their 134 acre farm to O. S. Dickens of Strawberry Point for the Sanitary meat market. Immediate possession was given.
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Strawberry Point
Fred E. Davis
Charles Blanchard
O. S. Dickens
Team Wins Pulling Contest For Third Consecutive Year
Cedardell farm team Duke and King won a heavyweight pulling record at the Illinois Agricultural Association farm sports festival in Chicago. Duke, 10, weighed 2,350 pounds, and King, 12, weighed 2,000 pounds, with a 4000 pound tractive pull over 2714 feet under E T Robbins oversight.
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Gazette
Chicago
Cedardell
Duke and
King
Illinois Agricultural Association
E T. Robbins
University of Illinois
Duke
Kings
Anamosa butcher Hog price hits record on Chicago market
Victor Glen, a farmer in Jones county, sold 136 head of heavy butcher hogs averaging 331 pounds on the Chicago market Thursday for 8.25 dollars per hundredweight, the highest price reported for hogs of that weight. The hogs were of mixed breeds.
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Gazette
Anamosa
Victor Glen
Jones County
Chicago
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