Wool Growers Hear McDonald On Prices In Poweshiek County
Sheep and wool growers from Grinnell Brooklyn Guernsey and Malcolm heard C W McDonald Ames extension animal husbandman discuss wool prices and marketing through the Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers association. He traced price trends from 14 16 cents at shearing to 40 cents now with potential rises, noted pooled wool worth 17 cents a pound more than advances, and praised cooperative marketing as five of eight years profitable. Nomination of A J Blakely for director was made and a drenching demonstration for stomach worms was shown.
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Grinnell
Brooklyn
Guernsey
Malcom
A. J. Blakely
C. W. McDonald
Ames Extension Animal Husbandman
Sheep and
McDonald
Europe
Boston
Poweshiek County
Iowa
A. J Blakely
Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers Association
A. V. Brady
Blakely
Iowa small grain crop tops August estimate
Iowa's small grain crop exceeded the August 1 forecast. Oats yield was 30 bushels per acre with 156,450,000 bushels produced, barley output at 12,768,000 bushels, and acreage up 19 percent delivering a near 1938 scale despite lower per acre yields.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Farm Bureau watermelon feast set in Tama county
Allen Kline vice president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation will speak at the Perry township Tama county Farm Bureau watermelon feast Thursday evening at the R C Wood farm near here.
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Traer
Allen Kline
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Perry
Tama County
Farm Bureau
R. C. Wood
Here
Restrictions On British Ham and Bacon Imports Lifted
The British board of trade suspended all quota restrictions on bacon and ham imports effective Sept. 5. The move signals no unlimited entry as Britain aims for overall trade control driven by exchange rates shipping facilities and price levels. UK import plans for pork hinge on American supply and government policy.
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Washington
British Board of Trade
Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
London
United States
Baltic
United Kingdom
Black Hawk 4-Hers Exhibit 30 Dairy Heifers at Waterloo
Thirty purebred dairy heifers will be exhibited by Black Hawk county 4-H members at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress September 25 to October 1. Four county groups of five head each, including Guernseys and Holsteins, will enter. Wayne and Harlan Sage of Bennignton township will demonstrate production and marketing of quality milk and cream. A Black Hawk dairy cattle judging team will also compete in the division.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Paul B. Barger
Black Hawk
Wayne and Harlan Sage
Bennington Township
Grundy Center 80 Acre Farm Sold for 11250
Mrs Ame lia Rohner bought the 80 acre Lentz farm southwest of Grundy Center from Mrs Mary Ringler for 11250 total at 11250 per acre. Dicken Real Estate handled the transaction and possession is to be taken next spring.
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The
Gazette
Grundy Center
Amelia Rohner
Lentz
Mary Ringler
Dicken Real Estate Agency
Corn Nearly 100 Per Cent Safe In West Union Area
Hot winds last week pushed corn safety to near 100 percent in the West Union vicinity with only a few frost danger spots. The last 10 percent ripening corn downgraded in quality due to heat and will be chaff. Silo filling is complete and many fields cut for fodder. Soybean hay, honey, grapes, apples, and garden crops show strong yields. Fayette county overall reports exceptionally good crop production and superior quality.
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The
Gazette
West Union
Fayette County
Frost risk, Corn and Soybean Harvest in Winneshiek County
In Winneshiek County, 60 percent of corn is estimated frost safe while much remains too soft. Farmers plan to thresh soybeans later, with a large portion cut for hay. A half inch of rain Friday helped pastures.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Delta Corn Dries Rapidly Amid Hot Winds
In the Delta vicinity corn has dried rapidly in the last week as hot winds kept frost at bay.
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Delta
70 Per Cent Of Farmers Will Reseal In Fayette
Special to The Gazette WEST UNION Seventy per cent of the farmers who sealed corn in Fayette county in 1938 will reseal in 1939 according to L D Hitch county corn loan inspector Only about five per cent of last year's corn has been found ineligible for resealing so far One warehouse at Hawk eye has been secured for storing corn delivered in payment of government loans The rest of the crop will be taken care of in steel bins erected by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Fayette County
L. D. Hitch
Hawkeye
Run Away Team Seriously Injures Montezuma Man
Special to The Gazette Clifford Bryan, six miles north of Montezuma, was seriously injured Monday when his team hitched to a side delivery rake ran away. He was found by road crews and taken to a hospital with a badly lacerated face, broken nose, and a feared skull fracture. He remained unconscious at last report.
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the Gazette
Montezuma
Clifford Bryan
Bryan
Township officers elected at Spring Grove township
Special to The Gate reports Linn county Spring Grove township chose officers including chairwoman Mrs Orie Long and vice-chairwoman Mrs W E Beil. Music chairpersons named as Mrs Eliza Jeffries and Mrs Edith Wachal. Health chair Mrs Carl Shonberg and publicity chair Mrs Riley Slocum. A women's home project meeting was held at Mrs Carol Shonberg's home near Walker.
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Walker
Spring Grove
Linn County
Women’s Home Project
Carol Shonberg
Orie Long
W. E. Beil
Eliza Jeffries
Edith Wachal
Carl Shonberg
Riley Slocum
Miss Sarah Roberts Builds New Corncrib and Granary
On her Marengo farm three miles west of town, Miss Sarah Roberts completed a 28 by 48 foot corncrib and 32 foot granary. Both structures use native lumber from the Roberts property with red elm cribbing and oak framing, cement foundations, and capacities of 5 000 and 3 200 bushels respectively. Frank R. Roller, contractor, stands before the buildings.
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Marengo
Sarah Roberts
Bill Murphy
Roberts
Frank R. Roller
Hybrid Corn Accelerates AAA Corn Control Efforts
Hybrid seed corn is reshaping the government corn control program as higher yields push production despite reduced acreage. In 1936 U S farmers planted 100.6 million acres producing 1.507 billion bushels and in 1939 planted 91.8 million acres with production near 2.5 billion bushels aided by hybrid corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
United States
Hog cholera reported in 36 Iowa communities
An Iowa veterinary bulletin lists hog cholera outbreaks across 36 communities including Urbana La Porte City Corydon Bloomfield Keswick Rowley and more. It notes feeding new corn does not cause cholera but lowers resistance and cites additional horse sleeping sickness and swine erysipelas cases in several towns.
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Eastern Town Veterinary Association
Urbana
la Porte City
Corydon
Bloomfield
Keswick
Rowley
Deep River
van Horne
Independence
Montezuma
Grinnell
Gilman
Keystone
State Center
Fairfield
West Union
Elgin
Decorah
Ossian
Vinton
Kalona
Sigourney
Washington
Lone Tree
Preston
Hazleton
Riceville
Dysart
Clinton
Low Moor
West Branch
North English
Solon
Bennett
Mount Vernon
Springville
Bulletin
The
Riverside
Williamsburg
Dike
Morrison
Parkersburg
Reinbeck
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Maquoketa
Milton
Belle Plaine
Waterloo
Brooklyn
Bellevue
Decorah and
Dubuque
Horticulturists Say Fall Seeding Of Grass Better
Iowa state college horticulturists say fall seeding produces a stronger turf resistant to winter and weeds. Lawn seedings should be made now to establish a reasonably heavy turf, as households tend to sow seed too sparingly.
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AMES
Iowa
State College Horticulturists
Tenant-Purchase Loan Pushes in Washington and Fayette Counties
Washington County reports 141 tenant-purchase loan applications with $49,370 allocated for the program as the farm security committee selects potential buyers. In Fayette County, 16 applicants await action as the county committee reviews requirements. another $30,000 appropriation is expected to place three or four families on resettlement farms by March 1, 1940.
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West Union
Fayette County
Jerry N. Spencer
Paul Auringer
Waterloo
J. F. Wilkinson
Thore Thompson
J. F. Ingels
Feeder cattle shipment arrives by special train at Oxford Junction
Herman Brunscheen, a local farmer, received 14 carloads of feeder cattle Monday afternoon. The shipment from Kearney Nebraska is one of the largest ever received in the area and was routed through Marion by a special train.
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Oxford Junction
Herman Brunscheen
Kearney
Nebraska
Marion
Shells Corn on Thomas Farm Prominent Output
Delta reports George Bensler shelled corn at the Matts Thomas farm near here last week. Thomas holds more than 4,000 bushels of old corn to shell.
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DELTA
George Bensler
Matts Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Soul Conservation Excerpt Reflected In Sage Advice
A country woman narrates a parable from a kindly old philosopher about generosity and inequality. The speaker notes that even a small measure of wealth can complicate life for some people, revealing harsh truths about financial prosperity.
Agricultural Planning Meeting Opens In Allamakee County
WAUKON The first of a series of agricultural planning meetings for Allamakee county is set for 8 p m Thursday at the Farm Bureau office. E J Weigie county agent in Winneshiek will attend after completing a summer course in agricultural planning.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Farm Bureau
E. J. Weigie
Winneshiek
Man Reports Unusually Long cucumber Grow South of Cedar Rapids
John Vavra of 231 Highland Drive NW reports a cucumber grown on his Cedar Rapids area acreage measured 2344 inches in length and 2 inches in diameter.
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John Vavra
Highland Drive
Cedar Rapids
Bumper Soybean Crop Predicted Across Six States
Washington AP reports the crop reporting board says US soybeans on Sept 1 reached 90 percent of normal, up 1 point from Aug 1. Prospective production in Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Missouri and North Carolina totals 70,814,000 bushels. Harvested area estimated at 3,378,000 acres, above last year. Frank Dolmage of Iowa County sells 86 hops at 200 pounds for 8.50 each on Chicago market.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department Crop Reporting Board
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
North Carolina
Gazette
Marengo
Frank Dolmage
Iowa County
Chicago
Fairfax Man Credits Natex For Rafter Relief And Sleep
Fairfax resident Enos Tow recounts severe indigestion constipation and daily headaches eased after taking Natex. He says a few doses restored bowel movement reduced pain and allowed normal sleep and eating. A Natex rep is at Podzimek's Pharmacy 100 Second Ave SE daily to explain benefits.
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Iowa
Enos Tow
Fairfax
Natex
Podzimek
Second Avenue SE
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Clark H. Galloway
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E. M East
Cold Spring Harbor
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Claude R. Wickard
North Central Division
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Black and Blue Eleven
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Mousemouth U
Scunar'a
Guy Samre
Buckboard Academy
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Williams
S. Rwilliams
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Washington Co
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F. Rooks
Farm Security Administration Office
Joe Knotek
O. W. Schmitter
Brighio
T. H. Huston
Crawfordsville
Washington County
Merle
Garmoe
Joseph Kushner and
Allamakee
Beverly
Wyoming
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Wyo
Havre
West
WMT
Beverly Cattle Company
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Jonathan Apples
Prunes
OLD Post Office
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