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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1934
Page
4
Sioux County Farm Notes explains allowed uses under an Agricultural Adjustment contract. It details pasture additions, soil-improving and erosion-control crops, windbreak planting, and restrictions on grazing and haying, plus how reductions in hog production affect payments to farmers like Xi. Smith and others, including timing of payments and factors influencing totals.
County Agent H. S. Nicol reports many inquiries about how the Gorn-Hog program will affect individual farmers. Using Bill Smith as an example, the plan reduces corn acreage and hog production, offers a partial payment, and allows contracted land to be used for pasture, soil improvement, or replanting trees while preventing overall crop expansion.
County agents urge Sioux county corn and hog producers to collect detailed sales data as they prepare to sign contracts for reduced production in 1934. Statements cover hog sales, weights, buyers, two base periods, feeder pig transactions, home farrowed pigs, and on hand pigs. Receipts, weight tickets, and witness statements may be used to verify figures to speed benefit payments.
County agents report an essential map is to be prepared for the Lions County corn hog production drive in 1934. An outline on a single sheet will be sent to each farmer to operate the campaign, under the Agricultural Adjustment Administration’s effort to reduce production in crops with weak demand.
A list of applicants shows total corn loan requests reaching 52,709 dollars and 84 cents. Names include iWill Brower Karl Tank Otto Schoeneman Auten Deckers Theodore Sleichen and many others, with amounts ranging from 10 to 1,350 dollars. Transients are noted as profiting from travel scams, and West Union Iowa officials report involvement by local residents in processing the applications.
The report covers a dust storm angle from northwest Iowa with weed seed concerns near Liscomb, Marshall County. It also notes Mrs. Dick Reverts earning Olympic material material as a sprinter in a local emergency, running half a mile to summon help. Government farm contracts seek real reductions in corn and hog production, listing cooperative signers and stressing demand-driven cuts in 1934.
Exwin Monen and Arndt Buckenberg near Inwood confessed to breaking into a store in Lyon County. They admitted stealing 25 gallons of cream, other merchandise, and about six dollars. They are serving Q0 days for the crime.
Del Woodburn marshal of Rock Rapids and F. E. Smith verified a pheasant hunt incident. Woodburn fired a 12 gauge at a flock of cock and hen pheasants at 28 yards, obtaining six cock pheasants and one hen with his companion also securing a limit. a remaining hen was left for scavengers.
Traer Iowa businessmen will receive free steam heat during January as announced by the water and light commission. The January charge equals 20 percent of the total heat rate for the season, effectively cutting 20 percent from the yearly rate. This emergency measure aids businesses through the post holiday slow period, marking the third consecutive season of such aid.
In Waverly a local businessman bagged a cock pheasant and placed it in his coat pocket. Moments later the bird suddenly popped from the pocket and dashed toward the timber, prompting a chase that ended with the hunter recapturing the bird. He believes a slower start would have allowed the pheasant to vanish and die in the field.
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