Feed Grain Production Seen Lower In 1934
G B Thorne senior AAA economist reports 1934 U S feed grain output at 59 6 million tons versus 91 7 million in 1933 34 and a 10 year average of 102 7 million He outlines livestock head reductions and notes drought effects on corn acres and yields with potential 1935 expansion in feed crops and a focus on maintaining profitable production levels.
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Ashington
D. C
United States
G. B. Thorne
AAA
Indianapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Thorne
Secretary of Agriculture
Cantalope and sweet potato farming on 234 acres near Conesville
Hal Wolford of Wolford Farming at Conesville talks about renting land, sharing profits with tenants, and focusing on cantaloupes and sweet potatoes. He discusses production, marketing, young workers, New Deal impact, and community recovery, noting 25 carloads of cantaloupes and 30 carloads of sweet potatoes per season.
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Hal Wolford
Wolford
Era Of Prosperity Predicted By Land Credit Official
FA O Connor district general counsel for the farm credit administration in Omaha predicts an era of prosperity as farmers refinance mortgages. He cites $104,645,850 loaned to Iowa, $68,246,850 to Nebraska, and $31,563,400 to South Dakota since 1933. He notes drought areas but expects strong crops in Iowa and higher farm income, with loans amortized over 33 years at low rates.
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Omaha (Ap
Rotary Club
FA. O'Connor
Farm Credit Administration
Omaha Federal Land Bank
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Tama Women Prepare For Exhibit At Waterloo
Sixteen workers from the Tama County Farm Bureau rural women’s home project met at the George Dougan farm and appointed Mrs H C Lorenz of Lincoln to run a county booth at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress. Mrs Ross Richards and Miss Eloise Ambler of Carlton township were chosen as the demonstration team to represent the county at the event.
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Toledo
Rural Women's Home Project Division
Tama County Farm Bureau
George Dougan
H C Lorenz
Lincoln
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Ross Richards
Eloise Ambler
Carlton Township
You Can Wear FALSE TEETH With Comfort Pasteeth
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May Drug Co
Farmers Pay Seed Costs With Erosion Work In Washington County
Q C Ayres, chair of the state soil erosion committee, told the Washington county board of supervisors about a soil erosion program. Farmers who obtain seed like soybeans this spring and request work to cover seed costs will do erosion work, with some already doing road work and rock stripping at the county quarry.
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Washington, Jr
Q. C. Ayres
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Donnan man pastures drought cattle shipped by government
George Holmes Donnan, near Donnan, pastures a carload of thirty head of cattle from a drought area. The cattle were shipped here Friday by the government and arrived thin and weak, but are being cared for locally.
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Bpeca
Donnan
George Holmes
Near
Sweet clover seed crop undetermined and prospects
The U S bureau of agricultural economics reports sweet clover production this year is uncertain due to drought effects and variable pasture conditions. Grasshoppers caused some damage, hay shortages persisted, and seed acreage rose in spring though overall output may fall 15 to 25 percent from last year. Harvest began earlier with generally fair to good quality, below last year.
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United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
North Dakota
Illinois
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Rainy Weather in the Farm Kitchen
A country woman writes about recurring rain and cold days that keep jackets and rubbers in use. She notes a crowded kitchen and a beloved rocker, but finds benefits in damp weather for transplanting hollyhocks, rambling roses, and spirea slips while planning a perennial border and hoping for sunny days.
Iowa Rain Record To Date This Year
Precipitation 24 hours to 7 a.m. Monday .07 inch. September to date shows 2.15 inches, normal 1.40 inches, excess .715 inch. Jan 1 to date 16.64 inches, normal 24.23 inches, deficiency 7.59 inches.
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International News Service
Winneshiek County Surplus Pigs Estimated at 500
Decorah reports an estimated surplus of 500 head of swine in Winneshiek county to be delivered to the emergency relief agency starting Monday. The figure was trimmed from a larger total as farmers chose to destroy some of their stock.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Emergency Relief Agency
Some Folk Are In Luck They Never Wield A Pump Handle
Northeastern Iowa shows drought resilience with abundant springs in Fayette County. The Huntsberger farm near Wadena and Elgin uses spring water to cool milk and supply livestock, with water piped from a spring house to troughs and house taps. Mrs. Huntsberger recalls never pumping water while tanks store stock supplies for winter and thaw.
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West Union
Iowa
Pictured Rocks
McGregor
Fayette County
L. Huntsberger and Son
Wadena
Elgin
Oscar Huntsberger
John Minger
Huntsberger
Hog Cholera Threat Persists Across Eastern Iowa
Losses to hog producers in eastern Iowa due to cholera continue as veterinarians report outbreaks in numerous towns including Maquoketa, Cedar Rapids area, Clinton, Davenport, and Muscatine. The East Central Iowa Veterinary Association will discuss international congress reports and sales tax implications at its September session in Cedar Rapids, with an executive board meeting to plan the October convention.
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Iowa
Preston
Miles
Teed's Grove
Maquoketa
Delmar
Charlotte
Grundy Center
Conrad
Dysart
Elberon
Keystone
Belle Plaine
Traer
Vinton
West Branch
Durant
Cascade
Monticello
Anamosa
Hopkinton
Wyoming
Charles City
Bassett
Nashua
Rudd
Rockford
Edgewood
Manchester
Ryan
Alta Vista
New Hampton
Waucoma
Elma
Hawkeye
Oelwein
Maynard
Oran
Arlington
Cresco
Ainsworth
Decorah
Calmar
Clinton
Marion
Mount Vernon
Alburnett
Rowley
Aurora
Lamont
Hazleton
Winthrop
Littleton
Independence
Monte
Fairbank
Brandon
Jesup
Solon
Iowa City
Dumont
Clarksville
Greene
Davenport
Dixon
Walcott
East Central Iowa Veterinary Association
Hotel Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
International Veterinary Congress
New York
W. C. Vollstedt
A. R. Menary
R. T. White
G. C. Bevan
F. M. Wilson
Mechanicsville
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Grundy 4-H Beef Leads At County Fair Auction
At the Grundy county fair a reserve champion Short horn baby beef owned by George Hansen of Dike sold for 11.25 per hundredweight to a Waterloo packet buyer. Grand champion club beef an Angus shown by John Miller of Grundy Center was not for sale. Winners include Hansen brothers for township group and Martin Meyer of Beaman for best yearling purebred beef heifer, with multiple 4-H dairy and sow divisions awarded to local youths.
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Grundy Center
Waterloo
George Hansen
Dike
Grundy County
John Miller
Mervin Hansen
Hansen Brothers
Fairfield
Martin Meyer
Beaman
Max Hasbrouck
Jersey
Frank Miller
Homer Larsen
Poland
William McBride, Jr
Duroe Jersey
Donald Shirk
Chester Whites
George ‘Clark
Conrad
Kenneth Diehl
Francis Persinger
Felix Township
Iowa Farmers Receive $60 Million Corn Hog Benefits
Washington AP reports government corn hog program payments total $60,473,000 to more than 637,500 cooperating farmers. Iowa alone has received $15,600,929 as of Sept 4, with counties listed including Scott, Linn, Johnson, and Muscatine among others.
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Washington
Iowa
Allamakee
Appanoose
Benton
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Cedar
Clayton
Clinton
Davis
Delaware
Des Moines
Dubuque
Fayette
Grundy
Henry
Jackson
Jefeferson
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Lee
Linn
Louisa
Marshall
Muscatine
Poweshiek
Scott
Tama
van Buren
Wapello
Winneshiek
Golf Wizard on Crutches Shoots 67 at Novi Course
Bob King, missing one leg since meningitis at age two, fires a first flight golf round on crutches. The Louisville native, now a Hole-in-One Club member, carded 67 at Novi Michigan on the par 72 Bob O Link Course. He once held a 67 record on Lexington Country Club’s par 71 course for six years until 1930.
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Bob King
Louisville
Bob O'Link
Novi
Mich
Lexington, Ky
Johnny Farrell
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