County seeks dairy sanitarian to boost Jackson milk industry
Jackson county town councils plan a meeting in October to discuss hiring a county sanitarian for milk and dairy improvements. Dr. C. L. Putnam and Paul Bolton of the state health service outline the educator role, proposed $2900 first year with state sharing.
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Jackson County
C. L. Putnam
Paul Bolton
State Health Service
Manchester
Putnam
Bolton
Maquoketa
Jackson
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Boston
Free Employment Service For Fall Farm Hands
Lloyd C. Grover Cedar Rapids state employment office manager announces a free service to register qualified farm workers for the fall harvest. Officials expect heavy crops and substantial demand, with sufficient skilled workers likely. Employers may place orders at the 308 Third Street SE office by in person mail or telephone 3-2067.
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Lloyd C. Grover
Cedar Rapids
Grover
Iowa State Employment Office
Third Street
East Iowa County Agents Meet For Outlook Information
Thirty county Farm Bureau agents and Ames extension economists gathered at the Y M C A in Cedar Rapids for the regular sixth district farm outlook meeting. H L Eichling of Ames led the session with L K Seth and L K Macy, extension economists, and Miss Fannie Gannon and Miss Dorothy Simimons, home economics specialists, also in attendance. The sixth district covers Benton Tama Poweshiek Iowa Johnson Linn Jones Cedar Scott Clinton and Jackson counties.
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Farm Bureau
Ames Extension
Cedar Rapids
Farm Outlook
H. L. Eichling
Ames
Ames Extension Service
L. K. Seth
L. K. Macy
Fannie Gannon
Dorothy Simimons
Benton
Tama
Poweshiek
Iowa
Johnson, Linfi
Jones
Cedar
Scott, Clinton and
Jackson
St Anthony and Dakota Elevator builds new corn crib
The St Anthony and Dakota Elevator company is constructing a new corn crib at the plant in Ryan to handle a large expected corn surplus this year.
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Ryan
St. Anthony
Fence Drift Correction on Iowa Income Forecast
The farm editor apologizes for an eight column headline misreporting Iowa farm income. The accompanying story clarifies the forecast was $600,000,000 not $6,000,000. The editor vows to rest and return refreshed.
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Iowa
Board of Control reports 951 cows milk 11 million pounds
Dairy herds at 14 institutions totaling 951 cows produced 11,204,170 pounds of milk in the year ending Sept 1. Milk value reached $223,209.33 with feed costs of $81,137.62 yielding a total profit over feed cost of $142,071.71.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Independence State Hospital
Mount Pleasant State Hospital
Anamosa State Reformatory
Eastern Iowa farmers convert old crop into new as cribs fill
On farms near Clutier Iowa, growers shell old corn for feed and seal it in bins while planning cribbing for the new crop. Emil Yuska and Walter M. Foley report bulk shelling and sealing, Mason sells at 50 cents a bushel, with cribbing expected this week and into October.
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Iowa
Emil Yuska
Clutter
Walter M. Foley
Yuska’s
Yuska
Foley
Site Chosen for State Husking Meet Near Fairfield
A 40 acre corn field on John Jenks farm three miles northeast of Fairfield was selected for the 1939 Iowa state corn husking contest set for Oct. 31. The hybrid corn is expected to yield 70 to 80 bushels per acre. Local arrangements are led by W. E. McWilliams with aid from the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce and Jefferson county Farm Bureau. State sponsors are Wallaces' Farmer and Iowa Homestead of Des Moines. The winner and runner-up advance to the national husking derby near Lawrence Kansas on Nov. 3.
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Fairfield
John Jenks
W. E. McWilliams
Fairfield Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson County Farm Bureau
Wallaces’ Farmer
Iowa Homestead
Des Moines
Iowa
Lawrence
Kan
Allamakee C T A 1 Averages 23 6 Lbs August Butterfat
The Allamakee Cow Test association No 1 reports August averages for 475 cows across 26 herds. C H Hagen led the herd with 35 8 pounds butterfat from 19 grade Guernseys. Three cows topped daily butterfat with 68 6 pounds, 61 6 pounds, and 67 5 pounds.
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Waukon
Allamakee
C. H. Hagen
Ross Roth
Finley To Address Guernsey Breeders Here Friday Evening
Henry Gensicke announced that C B Finley of Minneapolis will address a dinner program at 6 30 p m Friday at the Cedar Rapids Y M C A. Guernsey breeders and dairy men from adjoining counties and Linn invited to attend. Executrix notice in Linn County Iowa appointing Caroline K Pospishil as executrix of Joseph L Pospishil estate dated September 2 1939.
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Finley
Guernsey
Henry Gensicke
Cedar Rapids
C. B. Finley
Minneapolis
American Guernsey Breeders Association
Cedar Rapids Y. M. C. A
Linn
Gensicke
Appointment of Executrix for Frank J Horak Estate
Notice given that Talia Oras has been appointed Executrix of the estate of Frank J Horak, late of Linn County Iowa, on September 3. Creditors are asked to pay debts and present duly authenticated claims to the Linn County Clerk. H Kubicek, Attorney.
Corn and Clover Preparations Ahead of 139 Crop
Millersburg reports corn cut and shocked for fodder and corncribs repairs underway. Clover nearly ready for seed with heads up to sixty seeds. Decorah notes rainfall needed as ground is hard for fall plowing. Pastures poor from heat though corn crop expected to be large.
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Millersburg
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Wilson To Address Annual Convention Of Farmers Union
Des Moines Iowa governor George Wilson will speak at the Iowa Farmers Union annual convention in Des Moines on Wednesday and Thursday. Paige L Hawthorne of Grestany is named president. Other speakers include E H Everson South Dakota agriculture commissioner E E Kennedy of Washington D C representative of the National Farmers Guild and John Vessecky of Salina Kan national president who will speak Thursday.
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Des Moines
George Wilson
Iowa
Iowa Farmers Union
Paige L. Hawthorne
Grestany
Tony
E. H. Everson
South Dakota
E. E. Kennedy
Washington, D. C
National Farmers Guild
John Vessecky
Salina
Kan
Fire at Devine Farm Barn Ruled Spontaneous Combustion Cause
Fire believed caused by spontaneous combustion destroyed the barn on the William Devine farm near Ryan on Sunday evening. Devine had recently piled beans in the barn when an explosion blew hay through the roof.
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the Gazette
Ryan
William Devine
Iowa Feeder Cattle Move Up In August
Iowa feeder cattle purchases in August totaled 133,083 head a 66.5 percent rise from a year earlier. Iowa farmers accounted for 57.4 percent of the 231,941 feeder cattle entering the seven corn belt states. Cattle movements show strong gains in markets and direct ranges with significant year over year increases.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa and Federal Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Cooperative Livestock Reporting Service
Towa
Building Of Northeast Iowa REA Lines
Work has started to build 240 miles of REA lines across Allamakee Clayton and Fayette counties. E W Wylie Construction will employ 50 to 70 men and average four to five miles of line daily. Completion target is 90 days.
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the Gazette
Waukon
REA
Allamakee
Clayton
Fayette
E. W. Wylie Construction Company
Allamakee County
Berkshire Boars Sell At Auction For Averages Of 49.50
Forty eight Berkshire boars sold Monday near Belle Plaine with an average price of 49.50. Harold Wehrman organized the sale. Top price 225 paid by Hannan Brothers Shelton Nebraska for a boar from a champion line. Other notable buyers included Paul Stevenson Traer and James Holub Coggan. Many buyers were pork producers from eastern Iowa. Local buyers listed include Ell Anderson Calamus Fred Kupka Clutter L N Johnson Vinton and several Belle Plaine residents.
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Belle Plaine
Berkshire
Harold Wehrman
Hannan Brothers
Shelton
Neb
Berkshire Son
Ilinois
James Holub
Coggan
John Conrad
Sioux Rapids
Paul Stevenson
Traer
Nebraska Fair
Iowa
Eli Anderson
Calamus
Fred J. Kupka
Clutter
L. N. Johnson
Vinton
Howard Southern
Mingo
Miller Brothers
Brooklyn
Leo Blough
Dysart
Orlo Mitchell
Marengo
R. W. Brody and Sons
Lisbon
Lloyd Bayer
Riverside
Co. E. York
P. Khran
Rutland
Myron Myers
Dows
C. O. Melcher
Charles City
Martin Coltveldt
McCallsburg
Hans Hanson
Radcliffe
W. H
Blairstown
Allan Schroeder
Appointment of Executors for Mina M. Phelps Estate
Notice from Linn County Iowa appoints George H. Phelps and Edward Phelps as executors of Mina M. Phelps estate. Creditors must file claims in the Linn County District Court clerk office, authenticated. Attorneys Barnes Chamberlain and Hanzlik represent the estate.
Poole Transfer seeks highway freight certificate in Iowa
Charles M Poole doing business as Poole Transfer Muscatine Iowa has applied to the Iowa State Commerce Commission for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to operate as a motor carrier of freight between Muscatine Atalissa West Liberty Iowa City North Liberty Shueyville Cedar Rapids Vinton La Porte City Washburn and Waterloo in multiple counties with certain origin destination restrictions A public hearing is set for September 29 1939 at 9 30 a m in Cedar Rapids Iowa and the matter is docketed H 2906
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Towa
State Commerce Commission
Linn County
Charles M. Poole
Poole Transfer
Muscatine
Iowa
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Atalissa
West Liberty
Towa City
North Liberty
Shueyville
Cedar Rauids
Linn County Auditor
Cedar Rapids
Igwa State Commerce Commission
Geo. L. McCaughan
Des Moines
Farm Auction Calendar for Cedar Rapids Area
Auctions listed for September 20 through 26 include Stan ley Konigsmark and Carl R Weber sales near Cedar Rapids, L R Blackledge farm sale near Springville Cedar Co Livestock Exchange at Tipton fair grounds Beverly livestock auction, Frank Kinz Estate near Cedar Rapids airport, and E H Mc Coy farm sale near Rochester. Local buyers may attend.
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Stanley Konigsmark
Cedar Rapids
Carl R. Weber
Martha Merritt
L. R. Blackledge
Walter Paul
Springville
Cedar Co
Tipton Fairgrounds
Beverly Livestock
Frank Kinz
E. H. McCoy
Rochester
Farms in Cedar Tipton See Price Range 80 to 140 an Acre
Tipton area farm lands change hands with four recent sales. Leo Brennan sells 120 acres west of Tipton to C H Leabhart for 127 an acre and buys the Ed Brennan 240 acre farm across the road for the same. Ed Brennan buys the Peter Willer 120 acre farm for 140 an acre. Walter Conway, longtime tenant, buys the Opitz 80 acre farm north of Tipton for 80 an acre. The properties feature timber soils and good improvements.
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Tipton
Leo Brennan
C. H. Leabhart
Ed Brennan
Bill Aldrich
Peter Willer
Walter Conway
Ed Willer
Opitz
Emil Stuhr
London
Johnson Judging Team To Compete At Waterloo
Iowa City based four man dairy livestock judging team to represent Johnson county at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress on Sept 25. Members include Lowell Adams Mervin Shaffer and Gerald Schwimley Russell Winborn.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Waterloo
Emmett Co. Gardner
Lowell Adams
Mervin Shaffer
Gerald Schwimley
Russell Winborn
Kalona
Iowa Extends Reseal Deadlines For Corn Under Loan
Des Moines Iowa farmers gain extra time to notify county AAA committees of resealing corn under the 57 cent government loan program with Oct 1 for notices and Nov 1 for delivery and sealing. Chairman O D Klein cites lumber shortages and storage capacity limits as reasons slowing resealings.
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Des Moines
Iowa
AAA
O. D. Klein
Iowa Agricultural Conservation Committee
Klein
Notice of Appointment of Administrators in Minnie C McKnight Estate
On September 1 1939 Harry P McKnight and Ella C McClure were appointed and qualified as administrators of Minnie C McKnight estate Linn County Iowa Deceased All persons indebted must pay promptly and those with claims must file them with the Linn County Clerk through attorneys Deacon Sargent and Spangler
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Joseph L. Pospushtl
Linn, County
Iowa
Caroline -K. Pospishil
Executrix
Yessler, Liddle & Fahey
State of
William McGowan
Minnie C. McKnight
Towa
Harry P. McKnight
Ella C. McClure
Deacon, Sargent and Spangler
Local farmer touts Natex relief from bowel ailment
Mike Miller of Route 3 city credits Natex with restoring appetite sleep and energy after months of distress. He says the medicine eased bowel action headaches and arm pain enabling him to run the farm again without his son’s help. Natex reps are at Podzimek's Pharmacy daily.
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Natex
Podzimek
Second Avenue SE
Mike Miller
Route 3
Podzimer’s
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