Women Discuss Clean Fuel Stoves At Farm Meetings
Ames home management expert Miss M Artie Souder leads Cedar Valley Farm Business Association sessions across eastern Iowa with 145 members in eight counties. J J Wallace and B G Allbaugh join as farm specialists while tours visit Batchelder, Blinks, and farms near Monticello, Hopkinton, Clarence, Bennett, Keystone, Vinton, and Kalona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Artie Souder
Ames
Iowa
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
J. J. Wallace
Marion
B. G. Allbaugh
Wallace
Allbaugh
Gilbert Batchelder
Roscoe Blinks
Alburnett
Linn
Raymond Joseph
Hopkinton
Delaware County
Irving Hintz
Monticello
Jones
Cedar County
Roy Joslin
Clarence
Julius Wiess
Bennett
Benton
Herman Franzenburg
Keystone
Earl Wallace
Vinton
Washington County
Feldman Brothers
Kalona
FENCE DRIFT and the strange milk money tax debate
A Missouri restaurant scene mocks Milk bottle cap currency used for sales tax as Iowa farmer from Benton county declares he raises grain and lets others grind it. The piece surveys how style and durability influence household purchases and notes stove clinics and gas use discussions. It cites income differences for association members versus non members from 1932 to 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Iowa
Benton County
Benton 4-H Calves Bought in Missouri for 1936 Feed Lots
Benton county 4-H members return from a Missouri buying trip with 100 head of calves for feed starting December 1. The consignment includes 40 Angus 38 Herefords and 22 Shorthorns, weighing 200 to 425 pounds, average cost about 52 dollars per head. Selection was by Green Zeller Olson Schmuecker Pollock, with cattle from Battle Mischief Junior and Dales Lodge Keeper bloodlines. Total calves in county feed lots to reach about 200 for the season, with a wiener roast and meeting to allot calves scheduled Friday near Vinton. Merl Thorman bought twelve Angus heifers. Olson bought a Hereford bull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gasette
Vinton
Marshall County
Benton County
Missouri
Benton ‘County
James Green
Mr. Green
Mervin Zeller
John Olson
Newhall
Ervin Schmuecker
Dales Lodge Keeper
Wapello County
Benton
West Bluffs
Merl Thorman
Blairstown
Corn Tops at 14 An Acre At Auction
Special to The Gazette Brandon corn in the field sold for 10.75 to 14 dollars an acre at the Lloyd Brooks farm sale north of Brandon Tuesday. An old mare in foal sold for 75 dollars. Cattle brought 40 dollars and up. Mechanicsville Frank E. Rhoads south of Mechanicsville sold twenty five yearlings weighing 1068 pounds each on the Chicago market for 12.75 dollars per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Lloyd Brooks
Mechanicsville
Frank E. Rhoads
Chicago
Evans Says Pacts Rapidly Placed In Line For Payment
Iowa corn hog contracts for 1935 are being prepared for final payment. Group 1 contracts without suspensions go to Washington. suspended cases return for corrections. County committees reported high efficiency, with 482 of 94,000 contracts suspended. The program sits on a businesslike footing, with prompt expense reporting and careful compliance. Final forms must match original contracts, and signers should settle heirs or administrators promptly to receive payment after year start. Plans for 1936 include referendums and possible dates to be set later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Washington
Comptroller’s Office
Neighbors Harvest Sweet Corn For Center Point Factory
Eighteen nearby farmers gathered Monday to harvest and deliver five acres of sweet corn to the Center Point canning factory for Will Brugeman who has been hospitalized in Cedar Rapids for three weeks. Helpers included Harry Hein, George Shadle, Dennis Jones, T L Lampman, Art Walton, Claude Wathen, Howard Wathen, Clyde McVey, Cliff McVey, Joe Kups, Lamir Kouba, Frank Benish, Ed Klima, Arthur Kouba, Joe Klima, Raymond Gray, Glenn Andrews and Joe Olar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Center Point
Will Brugeman
Cedar Rapids
Harry Hein
George Shadle
Dennis Jones
T. L. Lampman
Art Walton
Claude Wathen
Howard Wathen
Clyde McVey
Cliff McVey
Joe Kups
Lamir Kouba
Frank Benish
Ed Klima
Arthur Kouba
Joe Klima
Raymond Gray
Glenn Andrews
Joe Olar
Five Topics At Cattle Feeders Day Ames Iowa
Five topics to be discussed at the Ames Cattle Feeders day cover agricultural planning beef cattle industry status feeder supply and palatability work at Iowa State. Dr T W Schultz A Sykes Walter Anderson Fred Beard C C Culbertson and others lead talks with morning sessions at the beef cattle experimental farm starting at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grecia
Gaxzette
Ames
Iowa
T. W. Schultz
College Agricultural Economics Department
A. Sykes
AAA
Walter Anderson
Page County Cattle Feeder
Production Credit Corporation
Omaha
Iowa State
Fred J. Beard
Animal Husbandry Department
C. C. Culbertson
College
Meeting Of Hog Growers Sept 25 Near Keystone
A meeting for farmers on hog feeding and management is scheduled by the Benton county Farm Bureau for the afternoon of September 25. It will be held on the Herman Franzenberg farm west of Keystone and led by E L Quaife at Ames, with experimental results analyzed during discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
Benton County Farm Bureau
Herman Franzenberg
E. L. Quaife
Ames
Decora h Farm Sells for 9000 Near Decorah
Decorah district land sale records show H D Paine selling 120 acres on the Scheidemantel farm half a mile south of Decorah to James and Thomas Rowan for about 2000. The buyer paid 1000 cash with the remainder due in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
H. D. Paine
Scheidemantel Farm
James and
Thomas Rowan
4-H Pigs Average 11.44 at Grundy County Club Sale
Grundy Center report notes 33 market pigs sold for an average of 11.44 per hundredweight and 188 pounds per pig. Champion pig brought 12 cents a pound to Waterloo’s packing company, a 260 pound Chester White barrow owned by Robert Untiecht of Beaman. Top boys in livestock judging were Howard Vint Beaman, Martin Myers Beaman, and Hugh Clarke Conrad with high scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy Center
Grundy County
Waterloo
Chester
Robert Untiecht
Beaman
Howard Vint
Martin Myers
Hugh Clarke
Conrad
Junior Farm Bureau Powwow Draws Linn County Members
About forty Linn County Junior Farm Bureau members attended an Indian pow wow at the R. I. Hanson farm near Marion. The program featured legends, a roll call of Indian names, a fire origin talk, fire building by Marion scout master Richard Starry, Indian dancing, and roasting ears of corn. Attendees included County Agent George Dillon and home demonstration agent Aleene Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Junior Farm Bureau
R. I. Hanson
Marion
Richard Starry
George Dillon
Aleene Wilson
premier fruit grower banner awarded to Edgewood man
The Rev. Charles H. True of Edgewood received the northern district premier fruit grower banner for his state fair exhibit beating six rivals. He previously won the banner in 1934 and 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
Charles H. True
Drake Announces Hessian Fly Dates for Iowa Wheat Planting
State entomologist Dr. C. J. Drake of Ames issued fly free dates for Iowa counties to prevent Hessian fly damage. Dates range September 19 to September 25 by county, with warnings of rising fly populations in southern areas and advisories to destroy volunteer wheat before the fly free date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
C. J. Drake
Woolbury
Monona
Crawford
Harrison
Shelby
Audubon
Guthrie
Dallas
Polk
Des Moines
Fremont
Page
Taylor
Ringgold
Decatur
Wayne
Appanoose
Davis
van Buren
Lee
Plymouth
Ida
Sac
Carroll
Greene
Boone
Story
Marshall
Tama
Benton
Linn
Delaware
Dubuque
Dr. Drake
Drake
Vocational Ag Confab Set At Jesup Saturday
Vocational agriculture teachers students and Future Farmers of America members from twenty four districts will meet in Jesup Saturday for a district conference announced G F Ekstrom Des Moines supervisor of agricultural education L L Falck Belle Plaine will serve as chairman Hosts include Superintendent R W Esslinger and M F Grosscup The program features talks on Same Objectives for Farm Mechanics by C H Van Vinck adult unit course in land utilization by L G Allbaugh and sessions on Our State F F A Program and Home Beautification led by Iowa State college and Humboldt and Ames extension service personnel The event gathers teachers instructors and F F A members from Ackley Charles City Belle Plaine Cresco Decorah Delhi Hudson Iowa Falls Jesup Lamont Milo Postville Traer and other northeast district locales
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesup
Farmers of America
G. F. Ekstrom
Des Moines
L. L. Falck
Belle Plaine
R. W. Esslinger
M. F. Grosscup
Northeast District
Ackley
E. I. Rosenberger
Ames Extension Service
Our State
Arthur Kirchhoff
Humboldt
Iowa F. F. A.association
T. E. Sexauer
Department of Vocational Education
Iowa State College
Poultry Culling Schools Planned in Winneshiek County
W. M. Vernon Ames extension poultry specialist will conduct poultry culling demonstrations in Winneshiek County on September 18. Morning session at Richard Rolfs farm five miles south of Decorah and afternoon session at Ralph Price farm in Orleans near Cresco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Decorah
W. M. Vernon
Ames Extension Poultry Specialist
Winneshick County
Richard Rolfs
Ralph Price
Orleans
Cresco
Sweet corn yields 2.1 tons to the acre in Iowa
The 1935 Iowa report by secretary R S Herrick estimates sweet corn yields at 2.1 tons per acre, with total production of 103 300 tons from 49 200 acres. Nearby states report Minnesota 144 900 tons, Illinois 233 200 tons, Indiana 111 300 tons. Also listed are fruit and vegetable conditions and other crop figures plus a note on Halberstadt brides fined for late weddings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
R. S. Herrick
State ‘Horticultural ‘Society
Cue . Herrick
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Herrick
Scott County
Pleasant Valley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ray Anderson
Association
Happy
Sam
State
Stove Clinic
Wallace and Albaugh
Farmers Supply CO
Third Street
Baum’s
Third Avenue
S&s. E
Marine
Evans
B. M. Evans
Ashman
Associated
R. M. Evans
Junior Farm Bureau
Vocational ‘Ag
Winneshiek
Acre
Halberstadt
Germany
Anamess Sale Pavilion
Rez Sesectiv
Peoples Savings Bank
the Peoples Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
the Bank
Otter
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