Swine Growers Protest Differential Corn Loan Rate
Directors of the Iowa Swine Producers Association protested the new 1942 differential corn loan rate saying it will paralyze the hog industry and burden livestock with higher grain costs. They argued the plan violates the parity law and harms AAA compliance in heavy corn producing areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
ES Moines
Iowa Swine Producers
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Michigan
Ohio
Missouri
Minnesota
Secretary of Agriculture
Mark Thornburg
Rehabilitated Golden Prairie Church Led by Rev Ed McClain
The Golden Prairie church east of Ryan underwent major restoration after Rev. Ed McClain took over in 1938. Attendance rose from about six to over 100 on Sundays, with more than $8,000 raised for repairs and operating costs. The building and manse were modernized, and plans include trees, a tennis court, a picnic area, and landscaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Anderson
Golden Prairie Church
Ryan
E. F
Ed” McClain
Ed McClain
Golden Prairie
Prac
Cone
Donald Delancey
McClain
Farm Union Urges Insurance Loans for Crops
Des Moines Iowa Farmers Union at its annual convention approved a resolution urging amendments to Iowa investment laws to allow insurance companies to loan up to 75 percent of market value on non perishable farm products. President Page L Hawthorne said the move could stabilize farm prices by linking finance and agriculture. The resolution asks Gov George A Wilson to appoint a committee of insurers and farmers to study statutes and propose amendments for the next legislative session to aid orderly agricultural reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Farmers Union
Page L. Hawthorne
Farmers Union of
George A. Wilson
Eleven State Extension Confab At Ames This Week
Directors of agricultural extension services and marketing specialists from 11 midwest states plus USDA will meet in Ames to discuss aid extension services can provide farmers in marketing and distributing their products. Experiment station directors join on the final day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Midwest
United States Department of Agriculture
Soul Conservation from a Country Woman
A country woman describes simple Sunday night dates with her husband the farmer. They leave chores to the hired man, stroll the fields, admire alfalfa and corn, plan fences and willows, watch calves, and return home tired yet at peace.
Regional agricultural meeting outlines hog, corn breeding talks
The marketing conference leads into a joint session with extension and experiment station directors. Thursday includes a tour of the Ames regional swine breeding laboratory with reports on hog strain development and distribution methods. Friday covers corn breeding, livestock and poultry marketing, land tenure, soil survey, and other research under an emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
New Crop Soybeans Delivered At Traer
Traer reports its first new crop soybean delivery of the season. Harry Blocker, southeast of Traer, began harvesting a 14 acre field and delivering beans on Wednesday. The beans test good with low moisture and yielding about 20 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
Harry Blocker
Elevators Increase Business Across Iowa Cooperatives
One hundred one farmers elevator firms in Iowa including 69 cooperatives report higher business this year with total sales at 14.38 million dollars and net profit of 676 thousand. The 69 cooperatives average 7,942.47 in net profit and paid 300,052.96 in patronage dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Farmers Elevator Companies of
Iowa
D. E. Edison
Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa
Edison
Cattlemen Tour Ends At Clyde Torode Farm In Louisa County
Friday afternoon the cattle tour concluded at the Clyde Torode farm one mile east of Wapello. More than 250 head, including Holsteins Jerseys and Guernseys, were fed in the Torode lot on a ration of sweet corn cannery refuse. Torode bought the cattle in Dakota in August at under eight cents a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Louisa County
Torode
Dakota
New Farm Buildings Rise Near Dysart
Harry Messer builds a 20 by 48 foot machine shed on his farm north of Dysart with W. C. Schnell as tenant. Mrs Elizbeth Schmidt farms northeast of Dysart adding a 20 by 43 foot cattle shed. Walter Brandt completes a 20 by 40 foot chicken house on his Dysart area farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dysart
Harry Messer
W. C. Schnell
Elizabeth Schmidt
Walter Brandt
Traer Man Raises Tobacco For Personal Smoking
W. D. Gaston of northeast Traer harvested his own tobacco, a rare Tama county crop. He has grown tobacco for years, cures leaves in his barn, and rolls his own pipe filler and cigars preferring them to factory brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
W. D. Gaston
Tama County
Night School Classes At Calmar Begin Thursday
Calmar adult night school for farmers resumes Thursday evening at Calmar high school. Ten weekly sessions will be held this fall and winter. Don Hansen, vocational agriculture instructor, will lead the men's classes and Miss Mavis Shorts, home making instructor, the women's classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Calmar
Calmar High School
Don Hansen
Mavis Shorts
Music While He Plows Decorah Farmer Mounts Radio on Tractor
Robert Lubke, a young farmer near Decorah, rigs a radio to his tractor to enjoy grand opera swing battlefield news and baseball while the fall plowing proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Decor
Robert Lubke
Decorah
New State Veterinarian Selected to Succeed Seidell
Dr. C. C. Franks of Grimes will become the state veterinarian, taking over duties Wednesday. He has practiced in Grimes since 1917 and has promoted the livestock industry statewide, serving as secretary treasurer of the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association.
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New State
Town
Hi. A. Seidell
C. C. Franks
Grimes
Franks
Towa Veterinary Medical Association
East Iowans On Program Of Meat Institute
Two eastern Iowa livestock feeders named for the American Meat Institute annual session at the Drake hotel Chicago October 3 to 7. Earl Elijah of Clarence and Will Breakenridge of Dinsdale are listed on the program.
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Iowa
American Meat Institute
Drake Hotel
Chicago
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Will Breakenridge
Dinsale
Monona Creamery Rates Butterfat Payments for August
Monona Union Farmers' Creamery paid 40 cents per pound for sweet cream butterfat and 39 cents for grade one butterfat in August. The facility produced 66,585 pounds of butter from 53,654 pounds of butterfat received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monona
Monona Union Farmers’ Creamery Company
Mule counts rise across states with Missouri leading
Farmers report 193 565 mules in Missouri 537 801 in Texas 337 620 in Mississippi 316 000 in Georgia 299 198 in North Carolina the figures show significant mule populations across several states reflecting farm livestock trends.
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Missouri
Texas
Mississippi
Georgia
North Carolina
200 Acres Sell At 130
The 200 acre farm near Alburnett was bought from the Equitable Life Assurance Society by Albert W. Martin for 1380 dollars an acre. Possession passes March 1, 1942. The deal was handled by Julian Smith, Cedar Rapids broker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. Martin
Hampshire
Alburnett
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Iowa
Marion
George Goodyear
Julian Smith
Cedar Rapids
Harris Farm Sale in Delaware County Near Greeley
A. H. Auker of Manchester reports the sale of 199 acres in Delaware county from Harris to Joseph A. Wegman of Greeley. The deal concerns the Harris farm and was conducted through the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States.
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Manchester
A. H. Aukerman
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
United States
Harris
Delaware County
Joseph A. Wegman
Greeley
Farm Auction Schedule for Late September to Early October
Auctions announce events in Iowa: Everett Williams Berkshire sale in Iowa City on Monday September 29 and O J Hess Poland China boar sale near Worthington on Tuesday September 30. East Iowa Angus Assn auction at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids on Wednesday October 1 and Aikin and Son sale of Durne boars and gilts at Central City on Thursday October 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Williams Berkshire
Iowa City
O. J. Hess
Worthington
East Iowa
Angus Assn
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Aikin and Son
Central City
Farm Sale Near Greeley Transfers to Wooldridge
Real estate broker J. J. Baum reports a sale priced at 17500 dollars or 87.94 dollars per acre. The three mile southwest farm near Greeley is now operated by Louis A. Wooldridge, with possession by Mr Wegman on March 1, 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Baum
Manchester
Greeley
Louis A. Wooldridge
Wegman
Central City Man Purchases 130 Acre Graft Farm
John Robertson of Central City buys the 130 acre Graft farm on Highway 11 just south of Central City for 5250 dollars equating to 40.38 per acre. The sale was brokered by the E. E. Henderson Company and A J Rozen of South Dakota was the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
John Robertson
Highway No. 11
A. J. Rozen
South Dakota
E. E. Henderson Company
Linn County Nutrition Meeting Outlined
Mrs. O. A. Stinger of Mount Vernon announced the outline for the October 3 Linn County nutrition meeting at the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce rooms starting 8 a.m. Topics include a national defense nutrition committee, potential malnutrition in Linn County, evidences, actions taken, and what attendees can do. An open discussion will follow and a permanent county nutrition committee will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Stinger
Mount Vernon
Linn
Chamber of Commerce Rooms
Cedar Rapids
National Defense
Highway spending in 1938 tops four billion dollars
The 48 states spent 4166 million dollars on highways in 1938 with nearly half the funds in grants to minor civil divisions for highway purposes.
Poland Sows and More Sell at Twin Auctions
In Springville area a sale near Springville saw Poland sows at 50 dollars each, six month old bulls at 61, two year old heifers 75 to 89, yearling steers 77, and summer calves 54. Cattle and equipment dominated totals while Lisbon auction near Mrs Kathryn Lowe featured 90 to 110 dollar dairy cows, veal calves, pork and farm gear. W E Challis of Lisbon served as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springville
Poland
Joseph Husky
W. E. Challis
Lisbon
Gazette
Kathryn Lowe
Keystone sale yields strong prices at Meeks auction
Corn sold for 27.50 and 30.50 an acre at the J. K. Meeks sale five miles north of Keystone. Total receipts exceeded 6,000 dollars as sows with pigs fetched 48 dollars each for old sows and 28 dollars for young brood sows. Horses brought 65 dollars, cows ranged 76 to 108 dollars, a two week old calf 28.75, a 14 month bull 100 dollars, Leghorn pullets 1.06 each, plus a tractor 392.50 and a hammer mill 119 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
J. K. Meeks
Frosts Aid In Making Corn Safe For Harvest
Troy Mills reports the season’s first frost caused little damage. Most corn remains safe from frost and harvested vegetables. A light frost aids drying of corn to prepare it for husking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Troy Mills
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Farm Union
Big
West Union
DeKalb
Illinois
Soul Conservation
Acousticon Institute
Tawa
Sears Roebuck & CO
2Nd Avenue SE
Cc, C, Franks
East Iowans
OF Meat Institute
Monona Creamery
Columbus Junction
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
F. M. Mossberry
John Schafer
Letts
Earl Frisk
Floyd Butt
John H. Dill
Harvey E. Orr
Earl Finke
Wyman
Ray Moody
Camiel Dreissens
Walter Hill
Mike Scott
Duncan and Johnston
First Investment Company of
Muscatine
George Kerr
John P. Jones
Hershel Hintermeister
Agnes and
Ainslie Law
Fred
Will Drakos
Dinsdale
Smerl Farrettn
Husky
Katz Salvage
Iowa Sale
Aberdeen
Angus
All
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Angus Breeders Assn
I. E. Kemp
Marien
Col. N. G. Kraschel
Harlan
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