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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1937
Page
15
Federal figures show August slaughter near records across cattle and calves with fed steer prices rising to near all time highs. Hog slaughter plunged while sheep and lamb runs remained heavy. eight month totals signal tightening bovine stocks and potential year end record slaughter if trends persist.
Indianapolis AP report outlines Farm Security administration efforts to stabilize tenant farming amid mixed results. The piece cites a converted drive in ree tenant farm setup and references multiple individuals and locations as part of the program’s aim to shore up farming foundations.
Auction notices list a Wednesday sale on September 15 for the Buresh estate farm totaling 235 acres located 11 miles south of Cedar Rapids. The event marks multiple parcels likely to attract land buyers and local bidders.
In 1341 Iowa Cow Testing Association herds butterfat per animal fell to 20.2 pounds in August with 17 percent of cows dry. Porter, Ames extension dairyman, notes seasonally low production, 3.4 pounds under July. August saw 3,860 of 23,137 cows out of production. top herds and associations listed with high butterfat outputs.
Lincoln AP reports L T Hibbs and Sons of LeGrand Iowa showed the junior champion sow in the hog exhibit at the Nebraska State Fair. Other winners include Norfolk State hospital and two prize chest er white hogs shown by Bersi L Reen of Marshalltown with the junior and grand champion bears.
In Cedar Rapids a large turnout heard Dr H A Seidell of Des Moines urge prompt veterinary aid for encephalomyelitis in horses. He warned against home drenches or alcohol stimulants, noted treatment varies by stage, and stressed water and proper feeding. He said mosquitoes spread the disease, serum is scarce, and quarantine and insect control are essential. Des Moines reports 200 Iowa National Guard horses quarantined to curb spread, with farms urged to spray to deter insects and discuss epidemic plans with agents.
The Waterloo Farm Bureau stage production Milestones will trace the county federation’s history from Cedar Falls livery barn origins to wartime production drive and crop control. A 200 person cast embodies farm progress as forty parade floats preview the anniversary and Edward O Neal national Farm Bureau president headlines the afternoon program.
At the Minnesota state fair Iowa exhibitors dominated top prizes. Myron Sears and Sons of Grinnell won senior and grand Ayrshire bull honors with Cavalier's Record Boy. Fort Dodge Creamery captured Hampshire aged boar champ, Lettow Brothers of Alden earned senior and grand aged senior son, and the Oxford Down ram top rating went to George MecKerrow and Son of Pewaukee, with R E Pullin of Waterloo also taking a premier rating in the older group.
Monticello reports butterfat at 37 cents per pound from Monticello creamery with higher bids elsewhere, while Strawberry Point-Future Farmers elect officers led by Robert Hagge. Chelsea and other area markets show varied sales. the Gazette covers local agricultural notes and reorganized club leadership.
A rural mail carrier in Williamsburg reports a horse fallen ill from sleeping sickness with another horse affected. In Chicago, an unnamed feeder sold thirty two pound hogs at 160 per hundredweight with cattle consignees listed. The Gazette notes prices and feeder activity and a separate report from Teeds Gree bright.
George Rehenmeyer feeder pigs priced at Cedar county topped the market at 11.60 per hundredweight for 251 pound hogs, selling Thursday with 1 ft eight at Chee eae.
The notice advertises a variety of repairs and services available to Gazette readers including roofing, hofer work, mattress repair, doorbell fixes, cement walks, garage building, porch enclosure, landscaping, radio repair, and furnace cleaning. Look in the Want Ad section now.
Special to The Gazette reports the 160 acre Matt Pitzenberger farm south of Fort Atkinson sold to F. X. Schmitt for 110 dollars per acre. The property is equipped with electricity.
Washington county farmers received 100 tons of poison grasshopper bait this summer, per county agent William J. Roudabush. Wellman township used 293 sacks, while Marion township logged fewer than ten sacks.
In Allamakee County Cow Test association No 1 during August all cows averaged 473 pounds of milk and 19.6 pounds of butterfat with 500 cows tested including 47 dry. The George Gocke herd of eight grade Holsteins led groups at 881 pounds milk and 43.3 pounds butterfat while a Hagen Holstein cow produced 1745 pounds milk and 59.3 pounds butterfat.
Eastern Iowa hosts a Big Four fair at Postville September 10 to 13 and a Stanwood horse show. The schedule notes fairs in the region with details pending for additional dates and venues.
A two day school for leaders in Iowa rural music will be held at Iowa State College on September 16 and 17 under Prof Tolbert MacRae and Miss Fannie R. Buchanan. About sixty are expected to attend. the program covers directing farm women choruses 4-H groups and community groups with focus on farm women's county choruses and selections from the year's music study. The 1938 course titled Little Studies in American Music covers immigrant Indian colonial pioneer mountaineer Negro and plantation eras.
IOWA CITY A county talent show sponsored by the Johnson County Junior Farm Bureau will be held at Salon on September 23 and 24 to select entrants for the community show scheduled for September 30 and October 1 and 2.
Farmers Market Place in the Want Ad section promotes buying or selling farm stock, equipment, farm home needs, or the farm itself. Advertisement mentions how the marketplace can assist farmers with trades and needs.
Des Moines market notes a late weekly rise in hog prices as receipts shrink. Through four days, direct-area hogs totaled 37,600, down 14.7 percent from last week and 26.5 percent from a year ago, with seven leading markets 11 percent below last week. Slaughter and cold storage figures show lighter hog supply and potential for firmer pork demand.
Washington reports farmers cash income reached 4.243 billion dollars through July, up from 3.845 billion last year. Government payments rose to 341 million, livestock sales declined while wheat and other outputs posted record returns, especially in the western wheat belt and southern tobacco regions.
Special to The Gazette reports Chris Reiter near Cascade on Thursday received 11.60 per hundredweight for heavy butchers averaging 370 pounds and 11.60 for 269 pound putchers.
A 15 month old Duroc stag marketed by Wicker Brothers weighed 690 pounds. The farm also offered a litter of five week old pigs weighing thirty-five pounds.
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