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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
3
Iowa agronomist Joe L. Robinson reports 700000 bushels of home grown hybrid seed corn for next spring enough to plant 5 million acres. About 18400 acres produced certified seed this year up from 17100 in 1938 and 77 percent of Iowa corn was hybrid. A list of certified seed growers will be released mid October.
More than 1,000 spectators watched Greeley’s first Colt and Horse Show featuring 60 foals, horses, and ponies. Winners included M. J. Diercksen first in eight-foal class and Emmett Kaufman first in horse foals, with grand champion Diercksen filly. Numerous local competitors from Greeley, Ryan, Earlville, Edgewood, Colesburg and surrounding areas earned top places in towns of various ages and weights.
Cliff Carpenter of Fort Wayne Indiana told Iowa Poultry Improvement Association members that chick bronchitis is spreading quickly in the Midwest. He described the disease as an inflammation of the larynx and bronchial tubes with mucus reaching the lungs and causing death. he urged segregation wet mash feeding and fumigation and cautioned that the virus can survive for months, delaying hatching until exposed birds are eliminated.
A terracing demonstration will be held at the Ove T Roe farm in Makee township Allamakee county next Thursday at 1 PM. County Farm Bureau agent Fred O Riely announced the postponement from Friday Floyd Parks four county soils agent will lead the session explaining proper terrace layout and construction.
Linn county Farm Bureau women prepare a field of fourteen northeast Iowa home project booths for the Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress. Brown township will showcase Cost of Homemade Soft Cheese vs Commercial Soft Cheese with coordinators Mrs A D Brennaman and Mrs Herman Koch. A radio interview on Cold Storage Lockers and Their Use by Mrs Arlo Stinger Mrs Jim Garnet Mrs Jake Gerber and Mrs Hal Donnan will accompany the booth and be presented at 1 30 p m Monday.
Allamakee county 4-H girls club teams and a program number will represent at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress from September 25 to October 1. Sunshine Makers demonstrate Efficient Ironing led by Edith Gruhn and Erna Wallner with club leader Mrs. John Martins. Jolly Neighbors team will show Storage Space for Sewing Equipment with leaders Mrs. H. A. Stabe and Mrs. Arthur Wendel. A health skit by Jolly Neighbors will accompany the booth display Growing up with Pictures, a third year child development study, with On the Spot program piece by Mrs. Clarence Gruver.
WAUKON Horace Clark of Lansing was elected president of the Allamakee county agricultural planning committee at a recent meeting. James Pigott was named vice president James V. Ryan secretary and Alvin Presteman fourth member of the county executive group. Nineteen persons attended. Next meeting is set for Oct 10.
Grinnell Iowa Governor George Wilson will speak to Grange delegates on the evening of October 10 at Grinnell. New ton state master Charles Starrett announced the event noting Wilson is Grinnell College alumni. Public is invited as the convention runs through October 13.
D. W. Hopkins of Dike has been hired by R. V. Lee to manage the newly completed Dysart grain elevator. Hopkins, formerly manager of the Farmers elevator at Holland and at Gault, will move to Dysart October 1.
Ames Europe’s war, already affecting farm prices, could raise butter eggs and poultry prices more than expected this winter. Extension economists note milk production remains high, storage is ample, and while prices may rise, factors like feed ratios and marketings temper gains. They foresee poultry flocks 3 to 5 percent larger next year.
Donald Farmer of Hazelton is appointed tester for the Elkader Monona Cow Test association succeeding Wilbur Lane who resigned September 1. He began work on September 1.
List of upcoming farm auctions with dates and locations. Iowa events include Iowa Live Stock Exchange in Cedar Rapids on Friday September 22 and Frank Kriz Estate sale near Cedar Rapids airport on Saturday September 23. E H McCoy farm sale near Rochester and Atkinson Livestock Market feeder sale at Atkinson Nebraska on Tuesday September 26. Charles Horak farm sale near Swisher on Wednesday September 27.
A soil tour for farmers in Lee and surrounding counties is scheduled next Monday at 9 30 am at the Otto Mohrfeld farm northeast of Donnellson. Phosphate demonstrations will be visited and new seedings hay crops and pastures observed with outstanding results noted. The effects of potash and phosphate on corn will be observed. Afternoon tours gather at the Farm Bureau office at 1 pm and include farms of J J Mettenberg M A Wirsig and Eddie Weber.
Page L. Hawthorne, president of the Iowa Farmers Union, urged neutrality in the European war at the twenty third annual convention in Des Moines. He said the U S should not take sides unless invaded and noted the union seeks national legislation on cost of production farm policy. Gov. Wilson urged teamwork to solve agriculture problems and foster city relations.
Judge J G Patterson in district court approves the sale of the Griffin farm comprising 286 acres southeast of Riverside to Alex McHaffey of Riverside for 30 dollars an acre. The land is mostly pasture with 60 acres tillable.
DELHI P A Jordahl, Delhi, scored 94 to win the butter scoring contest at the District No 9 Iowa Buttermakers meeting on Tuesday. Howard Holthaus Edgewood was second with 93 5 and A C Honn Colesburg third with 92 5. Elmer Reed Waterloo state dairy and food inspector was toastmaster at an evening banquet attended by 65 with speakers Fred Gernand Volga City Howard Holthaus Elmer Primus Earlville and Charles Hart Fayette.
Seventy five feeder calves were received Tuesday by Norman Draper and Glen Draper. Calves were bought at Sioux City with 35 destined for Glen Draper farm near Voorhees and 40 to be fed by Norman Draper.
Washington AP reports that by Sept 14 over 123,298 growers in 31 states filed for all risk insurance on the 1940 winter wheat crop and paid premiums estimated at 4.508 million bushels. Nebraska leads with 32,078 applications and 1.234 million bushels in premiums, Kansas 17,978 and 1.564 million, Indiana 14,770 and 168 thousand. This is the second year of the crop insurance program. last year about 170,000 policies were written with premiums near 7.2 million bushels.
About 125 people attended the Louisa county Farm Bureau picnic in Oakville. Fourteen of fifty seven eligible members received 20 year membership pins. Eliot township committee members Marshall Strawhacker and others led the day’s events. The Eliot township softball team won its games before losing to the all star county team. Carl Carden and Gene Cook spoke.
A 22 by 40 foot hog house is being built on the W. W. Blasier farm east of Jesup, led by Herbert Welner.
Knotek Brothers of Riverside Iowa breeders of Duroc Jersey hogs purchased Fancy Ace the Duroc Jersey boar shown to junior open championship at the Iowa state fair. Ray mond Bell Washington county 4-H member owned the boar. Fancy Ace was born March 3 in a litter by Wave Ace, eight year old champion, who headed the Knotek herd for seven years and died this year.
An auction notice details a September 23 sale starting at 10 36 listing 3 horses 18 head dairy cattle 150 pullets and grain and hay for 2 000 bushels of corn 1 000 bushels oats 50 acres corn and 20 tons hay plus farm machinery tools and household goods. Emma V Kriz admix Lassen Mitchell auctioneers United States Bank clerk Fred H Kubicek attorney Cedar Rapids Ja.
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