Greene County 4-H Team Wins Waterloo Dairy Judging and Heads to Dallas
Three Greene county youths Gerald Clause Thaine McClurg and Clifford Norman won the Iowa 4-H Dairy judging contest at Waterloo gathering 1541 points to earn the state title and a chance to compete in the National Dairy show in Dallas October 12 and possibly Europe next summer.
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Paton
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Dairy Cattle Congress
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Wisconsin
D. M. Seath
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Kan
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Ames
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Tama
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Corwin Hadley
Poweshiek
Donald Fulcher
Paul Dickson
Seton Golinvaux
Elwood Mabon
Willard Freed
Lyle Stephenson
Dean Platt
Herbert Blume
Northwestern Iowa Farmer Faces Busy Offseason Tasks
A North English area farmer lists roughly thirty three duties to keep busy this season including filling silo plowing cutting corn to shock sowing wheat rye and timothy putting up hay digging potatoes painting buildings building fence hauling wood and preparing for winter along with attending auctions and political gatherings.
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Iowa
Sudan
West Amana reports strong potato yield and crop outlook
The West Amana farm department harvested one hundred bushels of early potatoes per acre last week, exceeding expectations. Thirty acres of late potatoes will be dug soon while corn is forecast at about half normal. One hundred fifteen acres of spring wheat have been sown.
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West Amana
Webster Area Reports Bumper Crop Outlook and Late Silos
Farmers near Webster say silo filling this year required two to three times as much ground corn as normal. Livestock owners filled picket or pit silos, some cut corn for shredding, a few silos will later hold Hegari. Tomatoes ripen and likely fair yields. rye grows well and wheat shows a good stand. Gardens supply green beans cabbage sweet potatoes and lima beans.
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Webster
Hogs May Or May Not Decline
Ames extension economists list bullish and bearish factors that could influence hog prices over the next three months. They note drought reduced feed to a record low while prices rose through summer, then paused in late August. Current prices run about 1.80 per hundredweight below the summer peak and may fall further due to seasonal weakness and tight feed supplies.
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Ames (Ap
Ames Extension
Iowa
Cattle Prices and Market Outlook From Economists
Economists cite factors likely to depress prices due to fresh supplies and unfinished offerings. They note pork remains high priced among meats and that immediate demand may fall with general business conditions. Cold storage and lard stocks on Sept. 1 show reductions versus five year averages.
East Iowa Farms Add New Buildings This Fall
New farm improvements in eastern Iowa include a 28 by 28 foot Zieser house with seven rooms on the George Zieser farm near Walker and two Dirks barns near Scotch Grove. The Dirks structures measure 56 by 64 with an 18 foot cattle shed on each side and 84 by 36, costing an estimated 7500 dollars. Dirks used 25000 feet of native lumber saved on the farm.
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Iowa
George Zieser
Walker
H. J. Dirks
Scotch Grove
Zieser
Clyde Price
Dirks
Dutch clog dancers at Linn County Farm Bureau event
Two Central City women dressed in Dutch costume were photographed Monday at Waterloo’s Cattle Congress grounds. Mrs. Lester Hindman and Miss Winifred Goodlove appeared in the program staged by Linn County Farm Bureau women members.
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Central City
Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Linn County Farm Bureau
Lester Hindman
Winifred Goodlove
Hopkinton Co-Op Pays 4114 Cents For Butterfat
Hopkinton Co-operative creamery patrons received August butterfat payments at 4114 cents per pound, according to manager H. M. Reeve.
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Hopkinton Co-Op
Hopkinton
Rainfall Report From Columbus Junction Saturday
One and a half inches of rain fell in the vicinity of Columbus Junction Saturday, marking a significant shower for the area.
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Columbus Junction
Postponed Farm Auction Sale of 168 Acre Cedar Rapids Area Farm
The Frank Dostal Sr farm 168 acres near Cedar Rapids on Cedar River road postponed from Sept 26 to Oct 1 at 10 AM. Auction lists 10 horses and mules 26 cattle 18 sheep 26 hogs farm machinery hay 500 bushels oats 10 tons clover hay and 10 tons oat straw. Lunch served. auctioneer A T Bena. clerk First Trust and Savings Bank Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River Road
McCormick- Deering
Fordson
A. T. Bena
Town
First Trust and Savings Bank
Dostal
Mies
Poland
China
Ruess Bros
West Liberty
Beverly Cattle Company
Fence Drift at Cattle Congress Delights Belgian Show
Five 5 month old colts hitched to a buggy captivate visitors at the Cattle Congress and Belgian Show. Mortday guides the team as the Belgian association HQ stands at Waterloo with a tractor on display.
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Waterloo
Eldorado farmer advocates domestic market for crops
W A Lauer, a ninety acre share-renter born in Eldorado in 1896, discusses farming policy. He criticizes relief, the corn hog and soil conservation programs, and calls for a domestic market first, with government storage if surplus exists, while favoring practical aid over broad spending. He praises Landon ideas and criticizes Hoover era policies.
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W. A. Lauer
Eldorado
Holstein
Poland
Iowa Farm Auctions Set For Oct 2 at Cedar Rapids
The Iowa Livestock Exchange will hold a farm auction on Friday October 2 in Cedar Rapids featuring listed livestock and farm equipment offerings.
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Iowa Livestock Exchange Auction
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Iowa
Iean
Evans Says Planks Won't Be Discussed at Farm Meetings
Iowa farm program officials announced there will be no discussion of either party farm planks at 1600 township meetings for farmers. R M Evans and the state committee outlined plans to gather farmer ideas for a 1937 program. County representatives will be briefed and invited to attend and present suggestions.
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Ames (Ap
Iowa
R. M. Evans
State Agricultural Conservation Program Committee
Ames Extension
Evans
Horseback Riding Through History
The statement notes a long tradition of equestrians, suggesting humans have likely ridden horses for about three millennia despite the absence of direct data confirming this.
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