Farm equipment output seen at 332 million in 1935
Dun and Bradstreet estimates farm equipment production for 1935 range from 300 to 350 million dollars with an expected value of 332 million, up about 84.3 percent from 1934. Tractors show 100 to 125 percent higher output, with several regions and types posting substantial gains aided by better crop prospects and refinancing of farm mortgages.
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Ists
Dun and Bradstreet, Inc
New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Canarcity cehaAniae Hawa Haan
Dun and
Bradstreet Lst
Department of Commerce
FENCE DRIFT AND FARM MACHINERY TRENDS DISCUSSED
A sports note on the Pirates and Cubs shares no scores while reflecting on a game with hits and sacrifices. The farm bulletin highlights a surge in farm equipment sales driven by higher income, mechanization progress, and rising demand for tractors and barn equipment amid census figures showing farm growth through 1935.
Champion Milkmaid Determined in Grundy Contest
Sper e to The Gazette reports Grundy as the site of the milkmaid contest held late Saturday afternoon at the farm near Grundy Center. Under two years old, Miss Sheller milked 10 pounds in three minutes. She will represent Grundy County at the dairy cattle show in Waterwood.
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Grundy
Melrose Thane
Owen
Fidon Hastroageng
Dare Farm
Grundy Certer
B. Ie
Grands County
Waterwood
Committees Named For State Grange Convention
Newton chairmen named for the State Grange Convention committees meet October 8 10 with Billy Petted Newton on Credentials A P Arp Fidndgetex on Legislation Arthur Bark Kellogg on Resolutions Jean Holmes Grinnell on Good of the Order Jetson Adams Killduff on Auditing and Franc e Charles Starrett Newton on Juvenile Visitations Starrett home and community Mrs A C Iske Newton sitting RL Amsberry Oneida by laws Charles Starrett.
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Cinzeten
Newton
Tawa Grange
Billy Petted
Newton Agriculture
Arthur Bark
Kellogg
Jean Holmes
Gr Nnell
Jetson Adams
Killduff Auditng
France
Charles Starrett
Starrett
A C Iske
RL. Amsberry
Oneida
Henry Harrison and Son Sell 1053-Pound Yearlings at Chicago Market
DF WITT Henry Harrison and son Lee Clinton county feeders of market and show cattle had a load of 1053 pound yearlings on the Chicago market Thursday that sold at 1185 dollars per hundredweight, an extreme top for that weight.
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Sproint
DF Witt
Henry Harrison
Lee
Clinton County
Fewer Hens on U S Farms Point to Slower Egg Output
U S farm flocks on Sept 1 averaged 586 hens per 100 pullets, the low in eleven years for that date, with a 33 percent shortfall versus last year. While June to September saw a larger drop in the drought area, overall eggs in Sept 1 flocks rose 44 percent from last year but remain below the five year average.
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United States
West North Central States
North Atlantic
Far Western
South Central
North Central
South Atlantic
West North Central
Merke
Tre
Farm Auctions Announced Across Several Iowa Towns
Public sales listed for September 24 through 26 include Elmer Radke east of Belle Plaine and Mrs. Howard Carpenter near Alburnett, a consignment sale in Iowa City, Joel Guengerich farm near Wellman, Will Black near Cedar Rapids, Mary E. Bickel near Martelle, and F. E. Anangst farm south of Center Point.
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Elmer Radke
Belle Plaine
Howard Carpenter
Alburnett Town City
Iowa City
Guernsey
Joel Guengerich
Wellman
Will Black
Cedar Rapids
Martelle
F. E. Anangst Farm
South Center Point
Chicken prices rise slightly in August over July
Prices show a small upturn from 14 cents to 141 cents per pound in July to August. Feed-price comparisons from 1923 to 1927 indicate a nine percent recovery for chicken, though still about 13 percent below feed costs. For August 15 this year 6.25 dozen eggs or 10.06 pounds of chicken bought 100 pounds of feed, versus 8.12 dozen eggs or 12.25 pounds a year earlier.
Lamb Marketing Day Planned Next June In Johnson
Iowa City report notes tests showing soybeans can replace linseed and cottonseed meals in lamb rations. Rex Beresford of Ames cites a one to eight ratio of soybeans to corn and suggests wintering ewes on soy bean hay with minimal additives. He forecasts a grading and marketing day next June and highlights rising sheep production in Johnson County.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Rex Beresford
Ames Animal Husbandman
Johnson County
Beresford
Solon
Kalona
Ames
Upturn in Iowa farm operators noted in resettlement bulletin
Des Moines reports a shift back to farming with a 33 percent rise in farm operators from 1930 to 1935 after a 6 percent drop from 1900 to 1930. The bulletin credits a return-to-farm migration during 1931 to 1932 and notes 37 percent of Iowa farm operators earned under $400 gross income annually.
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Des Moines
INS
Rural Resettlement Administration
Iowa
Lodwick
Champaign
Farm Improvements Near Garrison Include New House and Barn
Farm improvements in the Garrison area include a new house on the William Stottler farm and a corncrib on the Gerald Flickinger farm. A cattle barn measuring 30 by 40 feet on the Frank Stewart farm lies 2.5 miles northwest of Garrison and is 35 under construction.
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Garrison
William Stottler
Gerald Flickinger
Frank Stewart
Alfalfa Seed Yield May Show Reduction
Alfalfa seed production this year may be slightly lower than last year with an estimated 45,000,000 to 50,000,000 pounds. Acreage is up about 11 percent from 1934 and prices to growers remain high, aiding seed harvest despite drought and grasshopper damage. Exports in 1934 reached 958,901 pounds with major destinations including Mexico and Italy.
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United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Mexico
Italy
Denmark
Canada
France
Sweden
Limestone Shipped In Three Carloads To Wheatland
Three carloads of limestone arrived in Wheatland last week. Missell Brothers took one carload and Norman Guenther took two carloads.
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Wheatland
Missell Brothers
Norman Guenther
Kruschen Salts Ad Promises Health Boost For Daily Use
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a small daily dose to add to tea coffee or hot water with a money back guarantee if no health improvement. It claims no laxatives or cathartics and no constipation. Sold by May Drug Store Inc or any druggist.
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May Drug Store, Inc
Benton County elects 1936 4-H officers led by Howard Bostrom
Benton County 4-H club members elected 1936 officers with Howard Bostrom of Eden Township as president Virgil Wallace of Harrison township as vice president Wallace Tow of Fremont township as secretary and Glen Hartz of St. Clair township as treasurer A Grundy judging team preliminar y dairy contest in Grundy Center narrows candidates to five for the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress including How ard Vint and Martin Meyers Beaman Joseph Knock Holland Delbert Shirk Grundy Center with final selection upcoming Saturday.
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Vinton—County
Benton
Howard Bostrom
Eden Township
Virgil Wallace
Harrison Township
Wallace Tow
Fremont Township
Glen Hartz
St. Clair Township
Grundy
The
Gazette
Grundy Center
Ames
Grundy County
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Howard Vint
Martin Meyers
Beaman
Joseph Knock
Holland
Delbert Shirk
John Miller
Argentine corn imports for week end Sept 20 reach 629000
Imports of Argentine corn totaled about 625000 bushels during the week ended Sept 20, per the federal bureau of agricultural economics. Argentine corn quoted at 80 cents per bushel in New York. About 838000 bushels of Canadian wheat arrived last week, including 212000 at Buffalo 360000 at Toledo and 266000 at Milwaukee.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
New York
Buffalo
Toledo
Milwaukee
Baby Beef Barbecue Planned for Grundy Center Rally Day
Farmers and 4 H clubs in Grundy Center prepare for a Farm Bureau rally on October 12. Two baby beeves purchased from 4 H club members will be barbecued to feed the expected crowd at noon.
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Grundy
Garett Grundy Center
Farm Bureau
Tax Collections Mount As Farmers Get Corn Hog Cash
County Treasurer John A. Rouse reports $8,000 collected in taxes Saturday as four Iowa county townships received first payment checks on the 1935 corn hog program. The remaining eight townships were to receive their share of about $151,000 Monday. In all, 1,051 farmers were to receive checks. A vote on continuation of the no program is to be had in October.
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Marengo
John A. Rouse
Iowa County
Elgin Creamery Pays 30 Cents Butterfat
Elgin patrons of the Elgin Farmers' Dairy company received pay for the last half of August butterfat at the rate of 30 cents per pound.
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Elgin
The
Gazette
Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Company
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