First New Corn To Arrive Cedar Rapids From Wellman
The first new corn to reach Cedar Rapids was hauled by Winn Durst of Washington County. Durst delivered 60 huskis to Wilder Grain and expected to ship more by Tuesday. The cargo, averaging 25 percent moisture, faced kiln drying issues and potential mixing with old corn for Chicago deliveries amid unusual fall market conditions.
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Cedar Rapids
Wellman
Wilder Grain Company
Winn Durst
Wem
Washington County
Durst
W.o'der Grain Company
S W. Wider
Dare
Wilder Är
Moarezo
John P
Wieder
Board of Trade
L.r Tee
Iowa
Trwa City
Lone Tree
Farmers Natural Grain Corporation
Larsor
Cedar Rapids Representaive
Farmers National
Chicago
Beans sell at auction in Chicago warehouse sale
CHICAGO The firm cargo of tea crop saw beans at Creago Tuesday under grain exchange rules was sold at auction. Prices reached 105 dollars per bushel. Beans came from east central Illinois with Brown rear Tuscola origin. Grading No 4 yellow, test weight 57 pounds, moisture 11.2 percent, spits 14 percent damage 2 percent foreign material 6 percent.
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Carioad
Creago
Board of Trade
Illinois
Arrival of 37 Belgian and Percheron horses at Manchester
A shipment to Manchester brought 37 horses, 24 Belgians including nine studs and 13 Percherons including five studs, to the Digertdd farm from Europe. The consignment accompanied by two jawes and a glr gl pret notes sale arrangements and price estimates in U.S. dollars.
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Manchester
Pdvgert Bretters Farm
Furepe
Electric tips for Benton farm folk
Gertrude Diekes Newhall reports on a rural electrification training session in Benton County. ISU specialists Ruby Simpson and Harold Beaty will cover equipment costs, wiring safety, and appliance operation. The Benton County Farm Bureau sponsors the program, aimed at answering farmers questions ahead of REA funding.
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Herold Beaty
Iowa State Coallege
Benton County Farm Bureau
Mocs Simpson
Beaty
Benton County
Weing
45,000 Cases Of Corn Packed At Center Point
Center Point The canning factory ended its sweet corn pack last week with 45,000 cases produced. Dry hot weather late in summer reduced the crop though corn quality remained high. The plant employed 110 workers during operation.
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Center Point
Contract Approved For 5-County REA Generating Plant
The Rural Electrification Administration approved two contracts totaling nearly 85 900 for a Federated Power Cooperative generating plant near Jo Fall in five counties. Delta Star Electric of Chicago received a contract for metal clad stitch gear Weldon Brothers Town Falle awarded the building contract. Diesel engines are being manufactured locally at S’ Leu Wren.
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AMFS
Rural Electrification Administration
Federated Power Cooperati ¢ Association
Joa Fall
Ames
Delta Star Electric Compan Chicago
Weldon Brothers
S' Leu Wren
Cooperative Generating Plant
Coopera
Franklin Merah
Grundy
Mechanicsville to Have Cold Storage Lockers
Announcement by Joe Prider says work has begun on a modern cold storage locker system linked to a grocery and market in Mechanicsville. It will include 350 individual food lockers, with 250 installed first, and the Amana Society will install the refrigerating machinery.
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Gazette
Farmer Loses Horse to Sleeping Sickness Near Aurora
Special to The Gazette reports a farm north of Aurora lost a horse to sleeping sickness last weekend, the first such case in the vicinity. The incident marks a potential local health concern for livestock and prompts monitoring by farmers and officials.
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Aurora
Corn show at Sigourney set for November 11 13
Keokuk county farmers inspected corn variety plots on farms near Hedrick Martinsburg Sigourney South English Webster and Webster City. Yields will be measured after moisture tests with harvest in early October. The Sigourney grain show will feature more than thirty varieties and offer state and county classes plus 4 H and vocational agriculture entries.
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Keokuk County
A. H. Bakehouse
Hedrick
J. E. Zepp
Martinsburg
D. W. Bruns
Glen Grave
South English
Noel Montz
Webster
Maurice Soulis
Grand Junction
Bloomington, ML
Sioux City
Des Moines
DeKalb Agricultural Association
Ilinois
Harlan
Delta
Keota
Civic Farm Bureau
Third Of Unripe Corn Hit By Frost In Fayette County
Reports from Fayette county indicate about one third of the unripe corn was struck by the first killing frost on Thursday September 17 with 85 percent of the crop out of danger. Farm work includes corn cutting plowing and finishing soybean harvest. Crop records show generally heavy yields despite localized drought, some leaf damage and grasshopper chewing. Fall pastures are good and feed is abundant.
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Gazette West Union
Fayette County
Hog buyers pay top price in Chicago feeder market
Tipton Indiana report notes Ernest Proesch of Cedar County received 1250 dollars per hundredweight for a load of 227 pound hogs in Chicago on Monday.
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Tipton
Ernest Proesch
Cedar County
Chicarn
Auction set for Cedar Rapids and Riverside farms
Upcoming farm auctions list two sales Dr Cedar Rapids at Iowa Livestock Exchange Friday September 24 and a 240 acre Frank Kos farm sale six miles southwest Riverside plus details of dates and locations for the auctions.
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Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Frank Kos
Riverside
Manchester Cheese Plant Will Be Creamery Conversion
Manchester reports the cheese factory sold by Werner Jenni to H D Simmons of Dixon Illinois. The site will become a combined cheese plant and creamery with cheesemaking the dominant winter industry, all product contracted to Cedar Rapids packing. Currently 70000 pounds of milk weekly and cheese output of 2 to 3 tons.
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Gazette
Manchester
Werner Jenni
H D. Simmons
Dixon, Ill
Cedar Rapids
Sows top city trade as Cedar county feeder leads
Tipton Laurence Sehoff, a Cedar county feeder, topped the Chicago sow trade Monday at 1135 dollars per hundredweight, buying ten hogs weighing 289 pounds each. The report highlights strong demand and high prices in the regional sow market with Sehoff's sale marking a top quote.
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Tipton
Laurence Sehoff
Cedar County
Chicago
$115 An Acre Paid For Farm In Linn
Special to The Gazette Mount Vernon a 105 acre farm owned by Emil Malle sold to Melvin Haesler for 115 dollars an acre. Haesler will take possession in spring while Sproston remains on the farm for another year. CLUTIER Joseph F Yuska sold the former Joe Foley farm of 110 acres near Clutier to Leo Pust oska for 111 dollars an acre. Yuska also sold adjoining 100 acres to John Yukl of Benton county.
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Mount Vernon
Emil Mallie
Ambrose Srroston
Melvin Haesler
Mr. Haesler
Mr. Sproston
Clutier
Joseph F. Yuska
Joe Foley
Leo Pusteoska
Chelsea
Yuska
John Yukl
Benton County
Farm Buildings Fixed Up In The Brandon Community
Brandon area sees extensive rebuilding and refurbishing this fall. A new story-and-a-half house rises on Florence Rouse farm three and a half miles north. A 48 by 36 foot barn replaces spring storm loss on Dorothy Bradley farm five miles east. A 32 by 8 foot corn crib goes on Tuttle farm four miles west, and a 24 by 30 foot double crib on Bert Buck farm four and a half miles west. An 8 by 12 addition appears on George Peck henhouse. an enclosed porch added to Jay Rice home east of Brandon. All buildings are being painted on Ward Stainbrook farm with others painting projects by Susie Towne, Nellie Hausner, John Beerbower, Ralph Robinson, John Elliott, Florence Rouse, Jason Winser and Frank Briggs.
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Brandon
Florence Rouse
Dorothy Bradley
Tuttle
Bert Buck
George Peck
Jay Rice
Ward Stainbrook
Susie Towne
Nellie Hausner
John Beerbower
Ralph Robinson
John Elliott
Jason Winser
Frank Briggs
Classified Ad for Musical Instruments and Accessories
Gold plated cornet with violin and accessories offered under classification 30 in the Want Ad section. Advertisement notes items available for sale or inquiry through the classifieds.
Bladder Irregularity Advertisement Promises Night Relief
Promises relief from bladder irregularities with buchu leaves juniper oil and other drugs in green tablets. Encourages asking any druggist for Bukets and notes availability at May's Drug Store. Uses health claim style and test money wording.
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Nature
May's
Gourd Climb Creates Curious Tree Exhibit
Belle Plaine resident G S Janes cultivates a bizarre gourd vine that climbs a plum tree. A seed from Bismarck produced gourds hanging from the tree, with the largest measuring five feet two inches. Daily growth averages three inches. He plans to exhibit them at the Fall Festival.
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Gazette
Belle Plaine
G. S. Janes
Bismarck
N. D
Mr. Jones
Farmers urged to finish feed hogs in Iowa
A Ames Gazette special reports that Iowa farmers should finish hogs on the cheap 1937 corn to gain a favorable corn hog ratio. With corn prices falling, hogs priced around $9 per cwt and corn at 45 cents a bushel could yield a 20 to 1 ratio. Economists advise selling well-finished hogs before prices slip.
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Gazette
Ames
Ames Extension
Iowa
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