Frost Safe Iowa Corn as Autumn Arrives
Iowa weather bulletin reports more than 80 percent of the corn statewide safe from frost with northeast fields already secure. Rainfall aided late crops while late corn revived in some areas, improving silage and fodder. buckwheat and clover yields cited as good, with fall planting benefiting from the cooler, rainy period.
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ES Moines
Iowa
Federal Meteorolo
Charles D. Reed
Glenwood
Oakland
Reed
Winneshiek County
Butterfat for Eight Months Averages 23 Cents at Decorah
Decorah Farmers Ice Cave creamery reports eight months ending Aug 31 average butterfat price at 23 cents per pound. Receipts amount to 541 275 pounds worth 124 170 dollars with low 16 and high 24.5 cents. August last half shows higher price. First eight months production totals 0 753 pounds sold for 135 903 dollars at 20.4 cents a pound.
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Decorah
Paons
Wilton township creates wheat growers group under allotment plan
Wilton Junction Wilton township farmers form an organization under the wheat allotment plan with John McClean as director and Charles B Drumm and Henry W Miller as committee members McClean will serve on the county board under the new group formation.
Fence Drift Caught in Woven Wire
Acorns blown from oaks are eaten by dairy cows this time of year. They may contain prussic acid with varying authority on toxicity and can cause cows to fatten stop milking become sick or die, often from impaction.
Calf Brings More Than 2-Year-Old Bull At Farm Sale
Special to The Gazette Rowley bidders paid from 25 to 51 dollars per head for cows at Claude Hopkins Stella Cady farm sale four miles northwest of Rowley. A 2-year-old bull sold for 14 dollars, while a yearling heifer went for 18. Calves, hay, machinery, and canned fruit drew attention as Bert Hopkins served as auctioneer.
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The
Gazette
Rowley
Claude Hopkins
Stella Cady
Bert Hopkins
Refinishing Furniture Lesson Taught by Ames Woman
Instruction in refinishing chairs is a lesson of a home furnishing project studied by Iowa county Farm Bureau women. Miss L Mildred Wilson of Ames supervises. Meetings: Monday North English Tuesday Marengo Wednesday Williamsburg Thursday Conroy Friday Victor.
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Gazette
Marengo
Iowa County Farm Bureau
L. Mildred Wilson
Ames
North English
Williamsburg
Conroy
Victor
Western Horses Sold at Postville Stockyards
A carload of forty eight western horses brought good prices at the Postville stockyards Friday afternoon as about 300 farmers attended the sale.
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Postville
State Husking Meet Set for November 3 in Audubon County
The twelfth Iowa cornhusking contest will be held November 3 in Audubon County. Prizes totaling 200 dollars go to the top five huskers. The winner and runner-up advance to the national event at West Point, Nebraska on November 9. Orville Wicks, 1932 champion from Wright County, competes again, with possible challenge from Walter Johansen of Audubon. Approximately fifteen county champions will be seeded from six weeks of county meets. The event is hosted by the Audubon County Farm Bureau with support from the Community Club and Lions Club.
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DES Moines
Audubon County
W. E. Drips
Iowa
West Point
Neb
Orville Wicks
Wright County
Walter Johansen
Johansen
Illinois
Audubon County Farm Bureau
Community Club and
Lions Club of Audubon
Funds For Farm Teaching Reduced
Federal aid for Iowa vocational education will be materially cut this year with a 15 percent reduction in several programs under Smith Hughes and George Reed acts. Provisional totals show declines in agriculture, trades and industries, homemaking, and teacher training, plus vocational rehabilitation funding, all down from 1933 levels.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Vocational Education Department
George Reed
Tipton Sweet Corn Pack Smaller This Year
A Tipton canning plant finished the season with a small batch as contracted acreage shrank and hot dry weather cut yields. Much of the harvest was poorly filled and cobs were sent to farmers for hog and poultry feed.
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Tipton
Corn Cribbing Underway Near Center Point Farm
Special to The Gazette reports dry corn ready for cribbing on Fred Gilchrist’s farm four miles northwest of Center Point. Darrel Fry and Otha Beshaw note the corn shells readily and would survive a light frost. Farmers across Tipton Cedar Webster counties describe seed selection, silo filling, fodder cutting, and crop conditions including a disappointing potato crop and apple loss from high winds.
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the Gazette
Center Point
Darrel Fry
Otha Beshaw
Fred Gilchrist
Gilchrist
Tipton
Tom
Brown
Cedar County
Webster
South English
F. O. Hall Place
Troy Mills Farm Bureau Women Elect Officers
Tro y Mills Spring Grove township Farm Bureau women met at the home of Mrs. Pearl Fiala assisted by Miss Gladys Adams Linn county home demonstration agent and elected officers for the coming year subject to ratification at the county annual meeting. They are Mrs Wiala township chairman Mrs Lucy Nelson publicity chairman and others including Mrs Ezra Carson Mrs Clarence Evers and several co operators.
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Troy Mills
Spring Grove Township
Pearl Fiala
Gladys Adams
Linn County
Wiala
Lucy Nelson
Ezra Carson
Clarence Evers
William Treichler
Julia Fisher
Mary Wright
Daisy Phelps
Burnita Fisher
Bessie Simmon
Isabel Diltz
Orval Bach
Merle Bach
Tridle
Daubenmeir
Klemm
Orliniehl
Cedar county farmer sells steers on Chicago market
George Cook of Tipton presented thirty three head of 900 pound steers at the Chicago market on Tuesday sold at six dollars ten cents per hundredweight.
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Tipton
George Cook
Cedar County
Chicago
State Fair Attendance Tops 1932 By 20 000
Des Moines reports unofficial figures show about 276 242 attendees at the Iowa State Fair this year up from 256 411 last year. Officials estimate 10 percent free admissions for children under twelve would raise the final count to 292 876. Total receipts near 176 457.72, with premiums totaling 62 920 already paid and 3 000 warrants pending.
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Des Moines
Farm union may ask Wallace to resign at Des Moines meeting
The Iowa Farmers Union convened in Des Moines for a three day state session to press for cost of production price guarantees under the national recovery act and possibly seek Henry A Wallace's resignation. Committees work on resolutions may push for a new farm strike and an agricultural code discussion with Recovery Administrator Hugh Johnson. Featured speakers include Mrs Gif ford Pinchot and Senator Louis Murphy.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Farmers Union
Henry A Wallace
Farmers Holiday Association
Farmers Union
National Board of Directors
Hugh Johnson
Milo Reno
Gifford Pinchot
National Note
Pennsylvania
Sen
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Cholera Outbreaks Reported by Veterinary Association
Eastern Iowa Veterinary association cites hog cholera outbreaks in the last week. Reported by Dr. L W Kellogg chair of the policy committee includes Delaware county towns Ryan Hopkinton Cedar Rapids Palo Central City Coggon Ely Springville Benton Blairstown Mount Auburn Vinton Van Horne Johnson Solon Cedar Durant London Scott Princeton Plainview Buchanan Hazleton Des Moines Burlington Keokuk Keota Washington.
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Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
L. W. Kellogg
Delaware County
Ryan
Hopkinton
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Palo
Central City
Coggon
Ely
Springville
Benton
Blairstown
Mount Auburn
Vinton
van Horne
Johnson
Solon
Cedar
Durant
London
Scott
Princeton
Plainview
Buchanan
Hazleton
Des Moines
Burlington
Keokuk
Keota
Washington
Veneer Sorghum Mill Runs Two Shifts From Dawn
The Veneer sorghum mill in South English operates two shifts starting at 4 am to noon and from noon to evening. Cane yields a heavy flow this year with Mumm Brothers averaging twenty two gallons from six loads. Cane is delivered from up to twenty five miles away.
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Mumm Brothers
Brooklyn Creamery Plans Annual Picnic Speaker Sept 23
Brooklyn Creamery announces its annual picnic on September 23 with B. O. Brownlee of Des Moines, head of the state dairy and food inspection service, delivering the keynote speech.
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Brooklyn Creamery
Brooklyn
B. O. Brownlee
Des Moines
State Dairy and Food Inspection Service
Brooklyn Cooperative Creamery
Farm Auction Notices Across Iowa in September
A series of farm auctions listed for September includes sales at West Branch Cedar Rapids and other locations. Notable items include a 73 acre farm 12 miles southwest of Iowa City by R H Horn and a 60 acre farm two miles north of Toddville by John W Auman agent.
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Iowa City
R. H. Horn
Toddville
John W. Auman
Monticello Creamery Pays 24 Cents For Butterfat
Monticello patrons of the Farmers' Mutual Creamery company receive 24 cents a pound for last half of August butterfat. Producers are likely to view the price as favorable and reflect ongoing market trends affecting dairy earnings locally.
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Monticello Creamery
Monticello
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company
Two Loads of Horses Shipped to Wisconsin Buyer
Milo Simmons and Carl Walton hauled two loads to Sam Dean at Marion for a Wisconsin buyer this week. Simmons also delivered a truckload the previous week for the same buyer.
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Troy Mills
Milo Simmons
Carl Walton
Sam Dean
Marion
Wisconsin
Mr. Simmons
New Buildings and Repairs Boost Troy Mills Area Farms
Several farms near Troy Mills see new structures and upgrades this fall. Jown Takes four miles north adds a corn crib and cattle shed. Grieve one mile west erects hog house shed and tile silo. Shover repairs, Trcebine north adds feed floor. fences renewed and painting done. silo to be filled this season.
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Troy Mills
Shover
Trcebine
Influenza Research Man Investigates Hog Disease
Dr. R. E. Shope of the Rockefeller Institute visits Durant with Dr. I. W. Moranville to vaccinate hogs for influenza protection. Shope aims to develop a human influenza serum through this research effort in Durant and surrounding area.
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Durant
R. E. Shope
Rockefeller Institute of New York
I. W. Moranville
Shope
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