Light Frost Threatens Iowa Corn Crop This Week
Frost warnings linger in central Iowa as temperatures fall to 37 at Iowa Falls and 39 at Marshalltown. Weather observers warn cool snap continues with slight warming possible Tuesday night and Wednesday, while frost remains a danger to late planted corn. Special to The Gazette. John W Coffman showed maturing corn from a 20 acre field planted April 14, currently out of danger from frost.
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ES Moines
Iowa
Charles D Reed
Iowa Falls
Marshalltown
Reed
Atlantic
John W Coffman
Soybean hay harvest begins as crop reports promise good yield
Farmers started cutting soybean hay at the week’s start. Many fields will be cut with the binder and threshed for seed this year. The crop is described as good and standing well in most areas.
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Troy Mills
Farmers Halted Harvest by Rains in Rowley
Special to The Gazette reports Rowley farmers began harvesting soybeans but rain halted work. Soybeans are reported to be of excellent quality this year. Much fall plowing has been done and will be resumed after the recent rains.
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Rowley
Seed Corn Should Be Picked Before Frost Says Agronomist
Ames Iowa State college extension specialist Ed Dyas warns farmers to select seed corn before frost this fall due to a late 1935 crop. He says seed corn picked before frost and dried quickly yields stronger germination and less disease, with ears mature and well dented before harvest.
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AMES
Ed Dyas
Iowa State College Extension
Dyas
Farmers Entertain Belle Plaine Business Men
Two hundred eleven local farmers hosted the Belle Plaine commercial club on Friday evening. The program featured Hunt’s Orchestra with Harold Miller of Brooklyn and Mr Kinnaman of Grinnell, two one act farces by John Tatge William Grammer George Rahne and Dr C J Snukas, boxing bouts by Bill and Bob Campbell Marvin Dilly and George Lager, and a wrestling match between Harlan Peters and Joe Malacek.
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Gazette Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine Commercial Club
Hunt
Harold Miller
Brooklyn
Mr Kinnaman
Grinnell
John Tatge
William Grammer
George Raahe
C J Snukas
Bill
Bob Campbell
Marvin Dilly
George Lager
Harlan Peters
Joe Malacek
Farm sale near Troy Mills posts high soy prices
At the David Fay farm sale two miles north of Troy Mills the first of the season, corn brought 1250 an acre, soybeans 10 an acre and ten acres of beans sold for 15 an acre. Cattle and hogs sold in ranges including cows 30 to 37.75, roan heifer 48, spring pigs 4 18, brood sows 13 to 15. Chickens 37 cents. Auctioneer M. J. McCalley.
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Troy Mills
David Fay
M. J. McCalley
Iowa butter output in 1934 falls by 2 million pounds
Des Moines AP report from the Iowa Department of Agriculture shows total butter production in Iowa for 1934 declined by 2,000,000 pounds. Creameries produced 237,824,902 pounds and farms 20,000,000 pounds. Total Iowa milk production reached 9,247,756,000 pounds.
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Towa Creameries
Greeley Horses Win Fair Circuit Honors
Sixteen horses owned by the Holbert Horse Importing company of Greeley returned from fair circuits with strong showings. Noire Rock, a Percheron stallion, won first in his Iowa state fair class and earned reserve senior and reserve grand championships, also placing at the Springfield Illinois state fair and taking a third as a two year old at the Chicago International in 1934. Queen Anne won the aged mare division and Rockwood Jane captured the three year old class. the company placed second in the stallions group and in the trio of mares.
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Bpecal
The
Gazette
Greeley
Holbert Horse Importing Company
Springfield
Queen Anne
Rockwood Jane
Company
Redtop Seed Movement Slower Than Usual in 1935
Washington D C movement of redtop seed from growers' hands lagged with only about 15 percent sold by Aug 20, far below the prior year. Prices hover around 4 cents per pound for fancy seed, well below last year’s 12 cents and the five year average. Dealers call the seed quality better than expected and superior to the 1934 crop.
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Washington, D. C
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States
New Zealand
London
New York
Great Britain
Germany
Dairy Output Hits New July High in United States
July creamery butter production rose 6.5 percent year over year to 186,278,000 pounds, a record for July, with cheese and evaporated milk also reaching gains. Stock levels on August 1 totaled 149,464,000 pounds of butter, while evaporated milk stocks reached 339,978,000 pounds, both well above prior years.
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Washington, D. C
Wisconsin
Want Ad Pricing Offer From Cedar Rapids Gazette
A blank form invites readers to write a sell trade or rent ad and mail it to the Cedar Rapids Gazette. The paper will calculate the cost and mail it back, after which the reader is free to decide whether to run the ad.
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Cedar Rap
Ds Gazette
Log Cabin Home Built While Farm Debts Paid Off
Iowa farmer Glenn DeWitt builds a story and a half log house near Tioga using native timber to free funds for land payments. He and his wife with three children plan to avoid debt and improve the home only after the farm is fully paid. The simple dwelling features a stone fireplace, native lumber, and well lit rooms in a hospitable, early settler style.
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Iowa Daily Press Association
Oskaloosa
Glenn DeWitt
Tioga
Pearson Forry
Veterinarians From 10 Counties Attend Waterloo Meeting
Thirty two veterinarians from ten counties attended the Cedar Valley Veterinary association dinner in Waterloo. Counties listed include Black Hawk Buchanan Bremer Butler Fayette Linn Tama Grundy Mitchell and Delaware. Dr C A Stewart of Tripoli presided new president and speakers included Drs J A Barger Des Moines R M Hofford Cedar Rapids H A Seidell Des Moines C E Johl Osage O P Thompson Waterloo C C Graham Wellsburg and W L Hanson Aplington. No November meeting due to the Eastern Iowa Veterinary association annual meeting October 15 16 Cedar Rapids Hotel Montrose.
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Cedar Valley Veterinary Association
Waterloo
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Bremer
Butler
Fayette
Linn
Tama
Grundy
Mitchell
Delaware
C. A. Stewart
Tripoli
J. A. Barger
Des Moines
United States
Iowa
R. M. Hofford
Cedar Rapids
H. A. Seidell
C. E. Johl
Osage
O P. Thompson
C. C Graham
Wellsburg
W. L. Hanson
Aplington
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association, Inc
Montrose
Terracing Demonstration At Winneshiek Sept 17 19
Decorah announces a three day terracing meeting from September 17 to 19 led by County Agent Everett J. Weigel. Field demonstrations will occur September 18 and 19 with participants C H Van Vinck and J L Boatman from the Ames extension soils service and O C Hayes from the La Crosse Wisconsin soil erosion station.
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Decorah — County
Everett J. Weigel
C. H. van Vinck
J. L. Boatman
Ames Extension Service Soils Department
O. C. Hayes
LaCrosse
Wis
Best Time for Second Dose of Chemical Spray
Iowa State weed specialists say early September is the optimal window for a second chemical spray to target noxious weeds. Tests show chlorate solutions work best when plants are leafy and in bud or early bloom with ample soil moisture and high humidity reducing evaporation. Sodium chlorate and a product named Atlacide are highlighted as effective options.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Towa Experiment Station
Dysart Farms Leased For 1936 At Two Rents
Dysart area farms near Dysart are leased for 1936. The John A Mehl half section east of Dysart goes to Harry Winteroth at eight dollars per acre. A half section southeast of Dysart will be operated by Glenn Stein of Keystone at seven fifty per acre.
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Dysart
John A. Mehlhaus
Harry Winteroth
Glenn Stein
Keystone
Cattle Feeders Day Set at Iowa State College Friday
C C Culbertson announced that Cattle Feeders Day will be held at Iowa State College Friday. The morning program starts at 10 o'clock with explanations of feeding experiments from the experimental farm. Packers representatives will appraise cattle and discuss market valuation. In the afternoon college staff and prominent feeders will speak, followed by an inspection of the college's purebred cattle and fat steers.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
C. C. Culbertson
Elwood Farmer Sells Heavy Steers Near Market Top
Elwood farmer Elwood W. Swanton marketed a load of 1 288 pound steers on the Chicago market Monday for 12.85 a hundredweight, within 15 cents of the day’s extreme top.
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Gazette
Elwood
W. H. Swanton
Chicago
Williamsburg Farmer Sells 1340-Pound Steers in Chicago Market
Clark Heitman of Williamsburg drove a Joad of 1,340-pound steers he fed to Chicago on Monday. They sold at a price of 12.50 per hundredweight.
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Gazette
Williamsburg
Clark Heitman
Chicago
Keane to Speak at Linn County Farmers Holiday Meet
The Linn County Farmers Holiday association holds a special meeting at G A R hall Central City on September 11 at 8 pm W D Keane state president will speak.
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Keane
Linn County Farmers Holiday Association
G. A. R. Hall
Central City
D. Keane
Red Clover Seed Yield Likely Down This Year
The federal report indicates US red clover seed production will be below normal, potentially less than last year, the smallest since 1928. Weather delays and drought in 1933-34 reduced seedings, while hay production rises and pastures improve. Prices vary with average around 13.25 per hundredweight, imports were light, and exports weak through mid 1935.
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United States
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Eight Iowa County Herds Make 300 Lbs Butterfat
Eight herds in the Iowa County Cow Test association are earning National Dairy certificates through County Agent D H Zentmire with an average yearly butterfat of 300 pounds. Herders and their figures include Leo B Smith 404 Fred R Blythe 385 J R Wallace 363 Anton Heitshausen 360 W H Wheeler 355 Martin Doehrmann 339 Iowa County Home 317 J L Gregory 315.
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Marengo
Iowa County Cow Test Association
National Dairy Association
D. H. Zentmire
Leo B. Smith
Fred R. Blythe
J. R. Wallace
Anton Heitshusen
W. H. Wheeler
Martin Doehrmann
Iowa County
J. L. Gregory
4-H Swine Record Winner Named at Tipton
Edward Safley of Red Oak township won the Chicago Producers company silver medal for maintaining the best swine record this year. He is a farm lad living north of Tipton.
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Tipton
Chicago Producers Company
Edward Safley
Red Oak Township
Tail valued at ten dollars by county board
Waterloo Iowa reports the Black Hawk county board of supervisors set a $10 valuation for a cow’s tail belonging to farmer J L Schares after a dog bit off the tail of his Brown Swiss cow six inches above the switch.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk
Upward Trend Seen in Egg Prices by Ames Experts
Iowa State College extension economists say egg prices likely rise through November following seasonal trends with potential extra gain. They report low shell egg stocks, high frozen egg stocks, and expect larger fall and winter production as farmers cull fewer old hens and feed conditions stay favorable.
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Ames
Iowa State College Extension
Gilbertson Named Regional Head of Extension Work
H W Gilbertson is appointed regional head in charge of cooperative extension work for the north central states in the USDA Extension Service. He will be based in Washington and succeeds George E. Farrell, now with the agricultural adjustment administration. Gilbertson, a Minnesota native with degrees from Minnesota and Cornell, has long directed county agent programs across the west and north central states.
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Washington, D. C
H W Gilbertson
North Central States
United States Department of Agriculture
George E. Farrell
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington
Gilbertson
Minnesota
College of Agriculture
University of Minnesota
Cornell University
West
Sussex County
N. J
Western States
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Kentucky
Ilnois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
1935 Iowa State Fair Sets Attendance Record
Secretary A R Corey noted the 1935 Iowa state fair drew 342 150 attendees, up 81 000 from 1934 and the largest since 1930. He projected a 35 000 profit despite 38 000 more in premiums and expenses, with strong exhibitor sales and a large federal housing administration model home showing.
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DES Moines
A. R. Corey
State Fair Board Today
Iowa
Corey
Federal Housing Administration
Apple growers urged to grade fruit carefully this year
H L Lantz Iowa State college pomologist urges Iowa apple growers to grade closely to attract local buyers as United States fruit crop rises about 40 percent. He warns of competition from heavy interstate crops and stresses careful handling to prevent bruising and remove blemished fruit. Picking crews should be supervised to improve storage life. The winter crop may be about ten days late depending on weather.
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Ames
H.L. Lantz
Iowa State College
Iowa
United States
Lantz
Rowley Creamery Pays 27 Cents Pound For Butterfat
The Rowley Farmers Cooperative Creamery paid twenty seven cents per pound for sweet cream and twenty six cents for No 1 grade and twenty four cents for No 2 grade butterfat in the first half of August. Butterfat price had been twenty five cents in the last half of July.
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Rowley Creamery
Rowley
Rowley Farmers Co-operative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
Delaware Grange Meet With Iowa Leader at Manchester
Oneida Ralph W. Smith master of the Iowa State Grange will speak at the Delaware county Pamona Grange booster meeting in the Jones Mill Grange hall Manchester Friday at 8 p.m. R L Amsberry of Oneida Pamona master reports the event.
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Delaware Grange
Oneida
Ralph W. Smith
Iowa State Grange
Delaware County
Pamona Grange
Jones Mill
Manchester
R. L. Amsberry
Pamona
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