Iowa Farm Income Forecast At $6,000,000 Largest Since 1929
Ames extension economists release the 1940 Iowa Farm Outlook predicting a cash farm income of 600 million dollars this year and larger returns in 1940 due to wartime prices. They note six months of 1939 produced 309 million versus 267 million in 1938, with gains offset by price declines and a strong corn loan program. They warn 1940 income will depend on prices, demand, and government policy amid war, with higher volumes from town farmers and cautious credit. They also urge families to store home produced foods to free cash, and predict modest price rises for textiles and certain goods while silk, wool, and rayon costs may increase.
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Ames Extension
Iowa
Ames
United States
England
France
Italy
Belgium
Fannie Gannon
Themet Extension Service
Tony
Miss Gannon
New York
Holland
Denmark
Scandinavian
Switzerland
Ialy
Mediterranean
Poland
Hudson River
Gydnia
Europe
Britain
FENCE DRIFT CAUGHT IN WOVEN WIRE AND LAND POLICY
A historical notice describes a fence drift caught in woven wire and outlines a British subsidy plan of 8.08 dollars per acre to plow up grassland, aiming to cultivate over 2,000,000 acres across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. It states powers to take land for defense, enforce proper cultivation, and terminate tenancies not following good farming practices.
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Great Britain
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Tipton training session on corn sealing and farm outlook
Eighty committee men reporters and inspectors attended a school of instruction here Saturday led by Field Supervisor Roy Dyas of Maquoketa. Discussion focused on corn sealing and the general farm outlook.
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Tipton
Roy Dyas
Maquoketa
Iowa FSA clients repay 1.73 million in loans
HARolD ANWAY Iowa state director of rural rehabilitation under the farm security administration said in a Gazette letter that 1,725,457 of 7,769,776 dollars loaned to FSA clients in Iowa has been repaid. He outlined progress for 5,852 families in 1938, noting live-at-home gains, better leases, and school continuity, with five percent loans generally five years.
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Harold Anway
Ames
Farm Security Administration
The
Gazette
FSA
Iowa
Gazette Farm Editor
Anway
Coming Farm Auctions Across Iowa This Week
Iowa City Sales Co. hosts a livestock sale on Tuesday September 19 in Iowa City. On Wednesday September 20 Stanley Konigsmark Carl R. Weber Martha Merritt and L R Blackledge close out sales near Cedar Rapids and Springville Cedar County Livestock Exchange at Tipton fair grounds also nearby. Frank Kriz Estate sale closes out Saturday September 23 one mile south of Cedar Rapids airport.
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Iowa City Sales Co
Iowa City
Stanley Konigsmark
Cedar Rapids
Carl R. Weber
Martha Merritt
L. R. Blackledge
Walter Paul
Springville
Cedar Co
Tipton Fairgrounds
Frank Kriz
Farm Bureau Leaders Confer At Cedar Rapids
About 150 persons attended the Farm Bureau district meeting Monday at the M C A Cedar Rapids led by Harry Crist of Clarence district committeeman. Eleven counties Benton Tama Poweshiek Iowa Johnson Linn Jones Cedar Scott Clinton and Jackson were represented by leaders agents and various FB activities. Also present were Henry Eichling Ames extension service and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation officials including Francis Johnson president W B Hamilton secretary O W Beeler organization director James C Greene assistant director Wayne Garretson and Glenn Sones all of Des Moines plus H H Masteller of Clarence district fieldman.
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Farm Bureau District
M.C.A
Cedar Rapids
Harry Crist
Clarence
Benton
Tama
Poweshiek
Iowa
Johnson, Linn
Jones
Cedar
Scott
Clinton
Jackson
Farm Bureau
Henry Eichling
Ames Extension Service
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Francis Johnson
W. B. Hamilton
O. W. Beeler
James C. Greene
All
Des Moines
Wayne Garretson
Iowa Farm Service Company
Glenn Sones
Iowa Farm Mutual Insurance Company
H. H. Masteller
Farm Bureau District Meeting Set for Mount Pleasant
Special to The Gazette Washington Ia district Farm Bureau meeting is scheduled Tuesday at Mount Pleasant. J W Chandler county agent in Washington county announced today. Farm Bureau officers directors women’s home project leaders serum committee members agents of the Farm Bureau insurance association and organization committee members all are expected to attend.
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Gazette
Washington
Farm Bureau
Mount Pleasant
J. W. Chandler
Washington County
Women’s Home Project
Farm Bureau Insurance Association
Ears Not Wholly Kerneled In West Union Fields
West Union reports show late maturing corn chaffy and earlier varieties losing feeding value from a July August heat wave. Ears lack full kerneled ends due to moisture shortage. Crop yield compared to last season looks lower. Silo filling nearly done as corn is cut for fodder. Soybean hay crop strong despite wind. Soil dry and hard, pastures drying, streams low, gardens withered.
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West Union
Ames extension clothing specialist to meet 4-H group
Miss Blanche Brodeil of Ames Extension will meet Washington county 4-H girls club leaders and the county committee in Washington Iowa Wednesday to help plan the year's program on First Year Clothing.
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The
Gazette
Washington, Ia
Blanche Brodeil
Ames Extension
Washington County
World Wheat Supplies Compare 1914 and This Year
World wheat stocks reached 3.5 billion bushels in 1914, versus an estimated 5.3 billion bushels this year, reflecting a substantial rise in available grain. The figures imply a stronger supply outlook amid ongoing market and agricultural factors.
Uniform Lease Form Projected in Tama
A Tama county group names three to draft a uniform farm lease for tenants and landlords. The Tama county planning committee elects officers Fred Bruene E P Skrable and Mrs J C Wood. Walter Wilcox Ames outlook economist leads the meeting and a tenancy arbitration committee is formed with H C Lorenz Mrs Wood and Julius K Bruene.
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Toledo
Robert Lyon
Tama County Agriculture Conservation Committee
Burns M. Byram
Tama County
L. P. Marsh
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Iowa
Tama County Bar Association
Tama County Planning Committee
Fred Bruene
Gladbrook
E. P. Skrable
Elberon
J. C. Wood
Traer
Walter Wilcox
Ames Outlook
H. C. Lorenz
Lincoln
Wood
Julius K. Bruene
Washington county planning board names officers and subcommittees
Amos Stout named county chairman with R. E. Brown as vice chairman and J. W. Chandler as secretary. Subcommittees report on improving land use including AAA program enhancement, affordable agricultural lime, and tenant landlord relations. Next meeting to hear committee reports with several local officials speaking on contributing factors toward better land use.
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Washington
Amos Stout
Washington County Planning Board
R. E. Brown
J. W. Chandler
AAA
Joe Knotke
Sidney Coon
Marion Strasky
Earl Smith
WO. Morgan
Arthur Lorack
Wayne Norman
Claude Flynne
Carl Oldfield
Hal Huston
H. F Sheets
Richard Stephens
R. R. Johnson
T. H. Carris
Cecil F. Rooks
Charles Berdo
Board of Supervisors
C. F. Rooks
Farm Security Administration
Soils Conservation Committee
Soil Conservation Study Named for Cedar County Plan
Cedar county agricultural planning committee selected soil conservation as the major winter study with emphasis on fair AAA fund distribution. Officers for the coming year include Graydon Johnson as chairman, Charles Hoyman as vice-chairman, and Howard Hamilton as secretary. A three‑member subcommittee will head soil conservation planning: Nevin Witmer chairman, H. L. Busching, and Robert Kelly. A second subcommittee to study marketing includes Charles Hoyman chairman, Mrs. Guy Wright, and Earl Elijah.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Charles Hoyman
Guy Wright
Earl Elijah
Cedar Farm Women Exhibit at Waterloo Dairy Congress
Cedar county Farm Bureau women will exhibit a home project booth titled Loom Weaving a Creative Handiwork for Released Time at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress from September 25 through October 1. The booth, one of 14 Northeastern Iowa displays, is led by Mrs Hugo Rix of Clarence. Judge of the displays will be Mrs Sarah Porter Ellis, state home demonstration agent leader, of Ames.
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Tipton
Cedar
New York Food Brokers Active In Ten Year Peak
Colonel Brown reports food brokers in New York City busier than any time in a decade as war drives demand for wartime contracts. Butter and cheese prices rise amid shifting exports, with freight costs soaring and beans and canned goods surging in value. Fresh fruits stay largely steady while onions and potatoes show sharp price moves. Trade patterns reflect broader economic expansion and higher farm incomes as shipping and payrolls expand.
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New York City
Stock Exchange Houses
New York
Threshers Meet in Randalia for Social and Business Session
About 20 farm families attended a combined social and business meeting of the Randalia threshing ring. The gathering discussed the 1940 farm program provision encouraging conservation and soil-building with a requirement that participating farms earn at least $20.
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Randalia
Dubuque 4-H Steers Average 12.47 Cwt At Auction
Dubuque county 4-H club steers sold at auction with 30 head averaging 12.47 per cwt. Top price 16.4 cents per pound paid by Dubuque Packing for the grand champion steer exhibited by Henry O Connell Jr of Graf weighing 902 pounds. Pigs averaged 9.70 per cwt with top 12.25 per cwt for the champion pen of three by Charles Kingsley of Raf.
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Dubuque
Frank Kerrigan
Dubuque Packing Company
Henry O’connell, Jr
Graf
Cedar Rapids
Walter Meloy, Jr
Bernard
Robert Kennedy
Peosta
Francis Heider
Schell
Waupeton
John Daugherty
Charles Kingsley
Raf
Four-H club beef sale nets $47 thousand in Omaha
Four-H members from 37 Nebraska and Iowa counties earned $47 657 at an Omaha baby beef sale conducted by F A Wellman and Sons for animals not kept for the Ak-Sar-Ben show. Auction sold 507 head with top money going to Leroy Zacharias of Persia Iowa for a Hereford calf at 12 85 per cwt or 131 07. Most animals sold 50 cents to 1 above market.
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OMAHA
Nebraska
Iowa
Omaha Commission
F. A. Wellman and Sons
Leroy Zacharias
Persia
Federal Land Bank Sells 929 Farms In 8 Months
The Federal Land Bank of Omaha reports 929 farms returned to private owners in the first eight months of the year, compared with 531 in the same period last year. The district covers Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming.
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Federal Land Bank
Omaha
Neb
K.E. Mce Clure
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
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