Benton Corn Hog Dispute Fails to Move Wallace Officials
Benton county corn and hog allotment chairman Herman Franzenburg wrapped up a day of fruitless talks in Washington with Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace and AAA officials. He reported no concession on Benton’s contention that Wilson and AAA statistics unfairly set hog quotas, leaving the county disappointed but determined to press for a solution on return to Vinton.
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Benton
Wallace
Ashington
Henry Wallace
Herman Franzenburg
Benton County
Secretary of Agriculture
AAA
Washington
Franzenburg
John B Wilson
Ohio
Corps of
Union Station
Indiana
Iowa
Vinton
Black
Claude Wickard
Triple A
Wilson
Franzeburg
Vinton Black
the Gazette
R. W Dyas
Jackson County
Wickard
Pranzenburge
Drought Tested Tomato Plant Reaches 122 Feet In Mechanicsville
In Mechanicsville the tomato plant, watered and trained by James Hosek beside his meat market, grew to 120 feet tall with a frame to support it. More than 100 ripe tomatoes were harvested this summer, while a bushel of green fruit and blossoms appeared. The plant’s unknown variety produced smooth medium red fruit despite drought conditions.
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The
Gazette
Mechanicsville
James Hosek
Hosek
Mr Hosek
PWA Workers Track Spread Of Barberry Rust Across Iowa Counties
Iowa Extension agent R Shepherd reports barberry eradication efforts in thirteen counties with over seventy workers deployed this season. Crews remove rust infested bushes on hundreds of properties and log locations for targeted spraying and monitoring to slow spread.
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PWA
Towa
Eason
Shepherd
Towa Extension Service
Sheplerd Saul Sivee
Jutet
Samme
Allamakee
Winneshick
Floyd Faxette
Clayton Jackson Jones Linn
Dallav Poweshick
Scott
Wapella
Jeffirson
Land ownership teased as cheaper option in Cedar County interview
Interview with J M Reeve a cash renter of 240 acres near Tipton discusses renting versus owning land taxes rents and economics of buying now. He details Cedar County rents 5 to 7 dollars an acre and notes heirs in Alabama are his landlords.
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J M Reeve
Tipton
Cedar Counts Corn and Hog Control Association
Alabama
Local man regains ability to work after illness remedy
Local resident and farmer Henry Taylor of Coggan RR No 3 credits Gas-Cas with restoring his health after five years of crippling stomach and kidney problems. He describes relief from digestion, sleep, and appetite issues and offers to share his experience with neighbors. Gas-Cas is sold by Thrifts on First Street and Third Avenue.
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Glv-Cas
Gacel Health
Henry Taylor
Coggan
Hfe- Jong
Chase Starp
General Heath
Siere
Carver First Street
Third Avenue
Alfalfa Bale Prices Hit 72.5 to 85 Cents in Delta Sale
Delta buyers paid 72.5 to 85 cents per bale for baled alfalfa at the J F Despain sale on the north edge of Delta. Other offerings included cows under $46, ewes from $5.25 to $6 per head, lambs at $52, horses at $100, and pigs at 650 to 2.10 per head.
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Delta
Dysart
George Tatrbanks
Agar
Montana to Iowa cattle shipments on feed plans
Halena Mont AP Murray Stebbins secretary of the Montana Wheat Growers association said 12 000 to 14 600 head of cattle will be shipped from Montana to Iowa for feeding this year. Last year about 2500 head went out on feed contracts with the first lot to leave from Madison county. Forty five cars of cattle will be shipped this week bringing the total to 79 900 head.
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Halena Mont ¢Ap
Murray Stebbins
Montana Went Growers Association
Montana
Madison County
Stebbins
James
Wemer Herd Tops CTA With 32.7 Lbs Butterfat
Wemer Herd of Calis or with nine purebred Jerseys led the CTA for the month of Anut vno the Maha ha Counts. The herd averaged 627 poured of milk and 827 pounds of butter fat. Warren Cadwallader of Okaloosa Wo contributed. the report notes production figures and association leaders.
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Clare Wemer
Calis
Anut
Frank Froote
Wemer
Warren Cadwallader
Okaloosa
Ofruiewi
Plan Extension of Iowa Farm Debtor Relief Provisions
Des Moines reports the Iowa farm debt advisory council asserts the state moratorium on farm mortgages will be extended beyond March 1 1935. M L Bowman says Gov Clyde L Herring will seek a longer moratorium, stressing fair settlements between creditors and debtors while noting confidence in the Frazier Lemke bill’s constitutionality.
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Des Moines
Iowa
M. L. Bowman
Iowa Farm Debt Advisory Council
Clyde L. Herring
Bowman
W. Calvin Chesnut
Baltimore
Supreme Court of the
United States
Joint Meeting Set On Drainage District Assessments
Muscatine and Louisa counties will hold a joint supervisors meeting in Columbus Junction to determine maintenance assessments for drainage district No 13 and the Muscatine Louisa county island levee. Bonds totaling 60000 are recalled under Cecil McClurkin and E R Hicklin with an RFC loan to repay bonds at about seventy three cents on the dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Louisa
Muscatine
Louisa County
Joint Board of Supervisors
Cecil McClurkin
E. R. Hicklin
Wapello
RFC
Pupless Dog Adopts And Raises Motherless Pig
Lady a shepherd police dog owned by Frank Van Horn near Cotter guards livestock and acts as foster mother to a week-old pig named Blue Boy. After losing her previous litter last April she cared for the pig, feeding it and keeping watch as the animal grew.
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Speria
the Gazette
Columbus Junction
Frank van Horn
Cotter
Blue Boy
van Horn
Farmers to vote on corn hog plan in Iowa townships
Iowa extension director R K Bliss announces a week of meetings in 1676 townships starting Oct 1 to discuss the corn hog program and a 1935 and 1936 adjustment plan. Ballots will ask about a 1935 adjustments program and a 1936 one contract per form policy.
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Ames
Towa
R. K. Bliss
Iowa Extension Service
Bliss
Some Farmers Guilty Of Illegal Corn Seal Removal
DES MOINES AP Secretary Ray Murray of the state department of agriculture was asked by the Commodity Credit Corporation to help deter unauthorized seal breaking on corn pledged under the corn loan program. Milton S. Briggs wrote that such acts violate the law and bring penalties plus liability under the corporation blanket insurance policy. Borrowers were urged to follow corn loan forms that ban seal breaking except in the presence of an official sealer or inspector. Murray was asked to contact county warehousing boards and organizations to prevent violations.
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DES Moines
Ray Murray
State Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Milton S. Briggs
Murray
CCC
Maynard Man Captures 124 Firsts In Sheep Show Circuit
J. W. Robison of Maynard won 124 firsts out of 160 on a five week fall circuit. He also took many seconds and thirds with double entries. The circuit visited Elkader Fayette Howard Grundy and Marshall fairs. His sheep, including Oxford Shropshire Southdowns and Hampshire breeds, earned champion and grand champion honors. He began sheep showing in 4-H.
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Maynard
J. W. Robison
Elkader Fair
Fayette County Fair
Howard County Fair
Grundy County Fair
Marshall County Fair
Oxford
Shropshire
Southdowns
Hampshire
Robinson
August Butterfat Brings 27 Cents a Pound
Patrons of the Rowley Farmers Co operative Creamery received twenty seven cents a pound for last half of August butterfat and also commanded twenty seven cents a pound in the first half of August.
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Rowley Creamery
Rowley
Rowley Farmers Co-operative Creamery Company
Farm Auction Schedule Shows Multiple County Sales
A series of farm auctions listed for Wednesday through Saturday includes Tri-county Guernsey consignments at M. E. Yoder farm near Wellman. Will Lanning’s public sale near Center Point. Dean P. Haworth sale near Whittier. C. R. and I. Co. stockyards in Cedar Rapids. and Frank Vupil sale near Marion.
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Tri-county
Guernsey
M. E
Will Lanning
Center Point
Dean P. Haworth
Whittier
C. R. and I. Co
Cedar Rapids
Frank Vupil
Marion
Government Cattle Purchases In Iowa Total 17000 Head
The federal government bought more than 17 000 head of cattle in the Iowa drought area during its recent purchasing program. The final purchase was made at Leon last Friday and the program was then discontinued. Henry Eichling of the Iowa extension service cites Director R K Bliss as state drought relief director.
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Ames
Iowa
Henry Eichling
Iowa Extension Service
Leon
Eichling
R. K. Bliss
Linn 4-H Dairy Judging Team Selected for Waterloo Dairy Congress
Merrill Flitsch of Alburnett Charles Reinheimer Jr of Marion and Donald Dukek of Alburnett will represent Linn county in the 4-H dairy judging contest at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress on Oct 1 with John Henderson of Coggon as alternate. The team was chosen after preliminary judging tryouts and a Sept 22 judging workout at Ames open to squads from across the state.
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Merrill Flitsch
Alburnett
Charles Reinheimer, Jr
Marion
Donald Dukek
Linn County
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
John Henderson
Coggon
Dairy Call Club
Ames
Home Project Lesson Set For Keokuk Web
SOUTH ENGLISH. The first Farm Bureau women’s home project training school for the coming year in Keokuk county will be held at the home of Mrs F D Walk here Wednesday. Miss Annette Peterson Ames specialist will present the lesson on keeping up to date in nutrition and vegetable cookery. Leaders from Liberty Lafayette Clear Creek English River and Plant townships are expected to attend.
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Farm Bureau Women's Home Project
Keokuk County
F D
Annette Peterson
Ames
Liberty
Lafayette
Clear Creek
English River
Plant Townships
Drought Area Receives Freight Rate Cut Across Iowa
Secretary of Agriculture Ray Murray announced Tuesday that drought freight rates in the primary drought area, about one quarter of Iowa, would be restored. Rates include hay at two thirds, hay and fodder at half, and livestock shipments at eighty five percent with return rights, effective immediately and approved by federal authorities. The notice was sent to interstate authorities and signed by L. C. Kipp of the Western Trunk Lines Commission.
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Des Moines
INS
Ray Murray
Murray
Western Trunk Lines Commission
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
L. C. Kipp
Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Output Falters in Sept Report
Des Moines AP reports low crop statuses for Iowa fruit and vegetables as of September 12. Secretary R S Herrick notes conditions and estimated production for apples peaches pears grapes sweet potatoes and potatoes, with apples at 33 percent yield 770000 bushels and potatoes at 4560000 bushels projected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
R. S. Herrick
State Horticultural Society
Departments of Agriculture
4-H Beeves to Be Judged at Big-4 Fair
Judging of 4-H club beef calves and hogs starts Wednesday at the Big-4 Agricultural fair in Postville. The event runs September 25 to 28 with horses and 4-H dairy calves to be judged Thursday.
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Postville
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Gazette Farm Editor
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Joe Snoble
John Maloney
Mr Snoble
Q&arm
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Bert Hopkins
H Dingsley
C.T.A
Sators
Idaho
Peck
Minn
Muscatine and
Town Extension Service
Spencer
Fairfield
Fayette
Red Oak
Denison
Mason City
Chariton
Linn
Dairy Congress
Waterloo
Keokuk
Web
Ford
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Tittle Bros
Packe
YG Company
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