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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1933
Page
5
A Washington County note recalls a member's rude rebuke of the Farm Bureau and argues loyalty benefits from advocacy. It then outlines Agricultural Adjustment Act contract rules for 1924 1934 including hog and corn payments and tax filing requirements for farmers and butchers with emphasis on record keeping and compliance.
The Farm Bureau office has seen a flood of inquiries about the 45-cent corn loans and the corn hog program. County Agent educational meetings draw up to 215 attendees daily, with a hundred or more interviews each day. The bureau is portrayed as a steady emergency supporter, while critics grow unpopular.
The contract seeks a 28 percent cut in corn acreage below 1932-33 average and allows extra acres retirement beyond 20 percent. Payments favor a 30 percent benefit, subject to approval. Producers agree in 1984 to cut hog litters by 25 percent from 1982-33 averages and reduce hogs marketed from 1924 litters by 25 percent from 1932-33 levels.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue enforces a processing tax on farmers selling dressed pork or lard. Evading the tax carries imprisonment or a $10,000 fine. Tax is based on live hog weight at slaughter. buyers who slaughter within three days may use purchase weight.
The English River Farm Bureau held its monthly meeting at Middleburg School on Tuesday evening with about sixty attendees. The program from Middleburg Station featured Gy Feid Min and Thomas Miller, with auto-harp solos by Lydia Hershberger and a duet by Mr and Mrs Thomas Miller. James J. Wallace of Marion Iowa spoke on Farm Profits and Farm Losses using charts, followed by films on weather, Christmas messages, and a comedy. Roudabush announced the Washington in December Farm Bureau concert and urged chorus participation, then spoke on the Corn-Hog program.
Robert Braseh reports Washington County test cows averaged 40 pounds butterfat for November. Forty-seven of 251 cows exceeded that mark. Members bought two Pure Bred sires and feed mostly home grown seeds with legume hay. Top cows include Hayes Katie, Buttercup, Duensing Velda, Brownie, Prune, and Nita with milks and fat figures listed.
In Washington County Iowa a district court case filed by Ira Steele as administrator seeks to quiet title to Lots Seven and Eight and Nine in Block Sixteen of Riverside. The suit names multiple defendants including Harney Clows and others with notices to appear by December 16, 1922. default may lead to decree in favor of Elmira F. Steele.
The Haskins ladies and society group met with Mrs. J. Ro McCreedy. Eleven members and one visitor attended. Officers elected included President Albert Wehr and Vice President Dale Peters. Christmas exchange followed with fruit salad cake and coffee served.
A midday meal was served to school children with teachers in attendance and many attending enjoyed the dinner.
A fragment notes a quarter and seven dollars and seventy five cents were realized to go toward the shingw fund, with involvement of the ladies aid of the United.
Local schedule lines show Tuesday Thursday and Saturday readings for a 91 local prefabt event. The fragment lists days and reference to akwa material but lacks full details or locations.
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