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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1934
Page
2
A Jones County Farm Bureau note highlights near 15 000 bushels of oats needed for seed next spring while many testers report lower volumes. Alfalfa seed has risen to 24 cents per pound, urging planners to secure seed now. Calves show strong potential profits, with fall promotions favored for early market readiness and beef prices expected to stay favorable.
Compliance supervisors report many contract signers have not kept or retrieved hog sale slips since December 1. Slips must be shown to complete work. delays increase supervisor costs drawn from benefit payments and slow a second payment.
Farmers in six states face weather delays in meeting AAA forage quotas for drought relief. L W Plager says time remains to cut fodder and store it under contract options to secure government price guarantees. Frost damaged corn may still grade if cut promptly and properly cured.
Mr Plager urges distribution of any surplus feed to drought stricken livestock. Letters describe severe losses across northern and southern Iowa with hay and grain ruins and farmers asking what to feed hundreds of cattle sheep hogs and horses. The government reports about 6.5 million drought cattle purchased by September 29.
Purchases reached 5 900 000 head as of Sept 17 with new rules to apply only in drought zones and from producers with insufficient feed. Nine drought states halt buying. other states continue at varied levels until Sept 29. AAA adjusts wheat plantings under drought rules for 1934 and outlines penalties and corn sealing program changes for 1935 with specific sealer staff named.
Ches ter C. Davis frames a plan urging corn-hog contract signers in Jones county to attend local meetings in early October to discuss 1935 adjustments. News notes include 4-H club events in November and a baby beef study with a Dairy Cattle Congress on October 6 in Waterloo.
Prairieburg reports John Dolan plans to open an Intern cafe and Beer parlour in Central City by November. The town records numerous social visits, family moves, a building addition, a minor car accident, and community sports as the Midget basketball team ends its season. Funeral services for Florence O Connor are noted.
Sunday gatherings fill Cass area as families visit, host guests from nearby towns, and share picnics and nut gathering. Visitors include the Bennetics, McConaughys, Fairbanks, and First families among others. Cattle moved from Fairbanks and Poppe to Albia, Iowa.
Castle Grove Panthers swept three Monticello Park games scoring 16 9 and 14 4 against County Liners then 21 19 versus a picked up squad Loren Cramer homered five times and nearly every player hit a four bagger. The rest notes cover 4 H club leadership future plans and local social scenes.
Scotch Grove Mrs. Briggs and her son and daughter from Ladonta Missouri came early this week after learning of the accident involving Mrs. R D Sanford daughter of Mrs Briggs. Mr and Mrs A B Nichols spent several days last week in the Courtney home in Center Junction. The Sunbeam mission band was ...
October activities include the Seatch Grove Cemetery association annual in the Presbyterian church on Monday afternoon October 8, a township meeting Friday October 5 on farm policy changes, and the local farm bureau gathering October 9. Also noted are visits, church services unchanged, 4-H club picnic, and Sara Sherman directing a Cedar Rapids chorus with plans for Amana and Jones county groups. A Lovell farm barn was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin.
A Monday afternoon blaze destroyed the barn harness and left one horse seriously injured. No grain was inside the barn and only a small amount of clover hay remained.
The report states there was no insurance on the contents of the premises while the building itself was insured. The fire did not result in fatal injuries. Investigators assess damage and determine liability and coverage details.
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