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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1936
Page
12
AP dispatch reports Charles D. Reed forecaster says Iowa corn matured enough that about four fifths is safe from frost. He notes dried corn, adequate seed stock, and farmers salvaging seed while weather remains variable with rainfall and possible late October frost risk.
Eighty turkey producers attended a grading discussion led by T. W. Heitz and A. D. Oderkirk in Wellman Iowa. The session explained why turkeys grade lower and outlined corrective methods to improve quality.
Jesup high school wins the Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress judging contest with 1505 points led by Glenn Miller 536. Dana second 1471, Postville and La Porte City tied for third 1437. Coaches M F Grosscup. Notable placers include Robert Ringenburg 524 and Donald Lockman 518.
About 1,100 workers produce two million maps each year at the British Ordnance Survey, highlighting the scale of the government mapping operation.
Farmers and county agents from more than a dozen eastern Iowa counties will tour Linn county sites on October 7 to inspect erosion control demonstrations. The visit includes terracing, terrace outlets, dam structures and an extensive sod flume project at Hinchman Fund farm near Waubeek.
Tipton Cedar county farmers plan an Oct. 9 inspection tour of LeRoy Wiese’s farm near Bennett to view a drought resistant field of red and sweet clover. The field was planted after phosphate soil treatment and remains in excellent condition.
Tipton Russell Johnson of Ames leads a two day landscaping school at West Branch next Tuesday and Wednesday. The Cedar county Farm Bureau sponsors the short course. On Thursday and Friday he will conduct landscape schools in various Cedar county locations.
In a drought district an Amish Mennonite home in Washington county hosts a bountiful table of homegrown produce and canned goods. The writer praises the meal and the farmer host, noting Iowa’s most notable citizens are often quiet.
Monona Co operative Creamery paid patrons 41 cents a pound for butterfat in sweet cream during August and 40 cents for No 1 butter fat. A total of 42 363 pounds was delivered, producing 52 687 pounds of butter.
Postville Farmers Co operative paid 41 cents for August butter fat and bought 56 849 pounds of butterfat while manufacturing 70 772 pounds of butter, according to Gale Wel zel, bookkeeper.
Winneshiek county farm women will gather for a series of October meetings planned by Miss Helene Dilger home demonstration agent. Topics include personality in dress trends in trimmings a dress clinic and the complete outfit along with minor projects health and music.
Three beef cattle feeder sessions are planned in eastern Iowa next week. Cedar county meet at Tipton Monday evening. Roscoe Blinks farm east of Marion on highway 161 Tuesday afternoon. Vinton Tuesday evening to organize a feeders association in Benton county. Rex Beresford will lead discussions on market outlook feeding practices and station data.
The Eastern Iowa Veterinary association bulletin lists hog cholera reports from the last two weeks across numerous communities including Monona Vinton Keystone Van Horne Blairstown Norway Center Point Dysart Belle Plaine La Porte City Waterloo Fairbank Dunkerton Sumner Lamont Stanley Aurora Hazelton Oelwein Independence Clarence Bennett Wilton Junction Sunbury Garnaville Clinton Charlotte Ryan Hopkinton New London Dubuque Epworth Peosta Cascade Lamotte Maynard Fayette Winfield Morning Sun Millersburg Deep River Marengo Packwood Fairfield Iowa City Monticello Martelle Anamosa Farson Cedar Rapids Ely Alburtis Springville Marion Central City Mount Vernon Muscatine Durant Marshalltown State Center Malcolm Brooklyn Grinnell Princeton Davenport Kalona Washington.
Special to The Gazette Harry Smith and Alvin Smith farmers north of Calamus received almost 14 000 dollars for a shipment of 104 head of cattle in Chicago last week. The cattle averaged 1400 pounds and sold for 9.25 to 9.50 dollars per hundredweight.
Edwin Wilt owner of a 120 acre farm near Waubeek discusses work, loan, and politics. He backs Roosevelt for president but considers the farmer labor ticket possible in 1940, cites federal aid, taxes, road spending, and personal earnings as signs of progress and struggle.
Friday October 2 the Iowa Livestock Exchange in Cedar Rapids hosts an auction. Saturday October 3 a farm sale at C. S. Litts farm four miles east of Cedar Rapids. Wednesday October 14 an auction of the Wachal estate farm two miles south of Walker.
The speaker notes crops growing into money, fears frost harming late potatoes, expects good yield if frost stays away ten days, and mentions late potatoes re-blooming after rain. Corn is said to be safe from frost in the area. Pasteurization of milk is reported to reduce vitamin C content slightly.
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