Farm conditions brighter as bureau reports favorable outlook
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports improved farm prospects for the year, noting higher prices and relatively strong position for major commodities since mid year. Yields for grains potatoes and fruits are likely below last year with hay the only major crop rising. cattle feeding slowed due to lower fat cattle prices and weaker profits.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Corn Belt
Colorado
Nebraska
Pacific Northwest
de Bu Yeau
Turkey
Swine Flu Appears in Local Hog Herds Says Vet
Dr L B Beott local veterinarian warns swine flu a costly lung disease has appeared in several nearby hog herds. Ill hogs cough and waste rapidly with starvation risk. deaths often from pneumonia or hog cholera follow. Causes unknown. weather feeding housing and ventilation affect spread. Preventive actions urged this fall and winter.
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L. B. Beott
Scott
Buchanan 4-H Banquet Planned for Nov 14
Independence Ind Nov 6 Plans for a county 4-H banquet in Buchanan will be one of the largest events here. Committees have been appointed and are finalizing details for the November 14 gathering of 4-H club members from across the county.
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Independence
Towa Buttermakers All Set for National Contest
Iowa buttermakers and managers meet at the Roosevelt hotel with high hopes for the national contest in St Paul. Prof Rudnick says this year's butter is the best in 20 years of Iowa meets, with nearly every title represented by a duplicate entry.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Altho
A. W. Rudnick
State College
St. Paul
Iowa
Fred Gernand
Volga City
Mortenson
Storvick
R. A. Bartlett
Dairy Extension Service
R. K. Bliss
Ames
E. S. Estes
Waterloo
M. L. Ware
Coggan
H. H. Jensen
Sioux Center N
Farm Plan Work Proves Popular in Grundy County
Grundy Center Nov. 6. The first lessons of the Grundy county Farm buren on attractive farmstead layouts by Nord W. Davis Ames landscape architect drew over 80 participants across five county meetings. He urged practical layouts not English manor type and emphasized building placement to reduce chores, windbreak placement, and central court designs with spring discussion on windbreaks and shrubs. Additional farm visits planned to finalize drawings for individual farms. Rene McElhinney hauled cattle to his Geneseo Township farm from south of Traer Friday.
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Grundy Center
Grundy County
Buren
Nord W. Davis
Ames
Davis
Geneseo Township
Rene McElhinney
Traer
Red clover seed prices dip for 1930 Iowa plantings
Iowa crop specialists report prices for red clover seed have fallen about 2 dollars per hundred since last month and roughly 9.75 dollars per hundred below last year. Acreage has declined as farmers switch to sweet clover while the 1929 U S crop is estimated 50 percent larger than 1928.
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Ames
Towa
Iowa
Iowa Department of Agriculture
United States
Bethel No. 5 social receipts exceed seventy two dollars
Hawkeye Iowa November 6 receipts from Bethel No. 5 social at the basket social topped 72 dollars. Miss Viola Rogers serves as teacher for the event.
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Hawkeye, Ta
Bethel No. 5
Serlcal
Viola Rogers
Iowa Cow Secures Fifteenth Title at Ak-Sar-Ben Show
At Omaha on November 6, Black cap of Glenrock NT, Harrison and Ryan entry from Harlan Indiana, won the grand Angus cattle championship. Iowa entries dominated the horse division with E L Y Humbert Sons of Corning and C O Kingmaster of Keota leading. Oak Forest Hickory, Humbert entry, took the grand Percheron title while Singmaster’s M G Ribbon Catcher claimed reserve and Lindbergh, shown by Humberts, won reserve junior.
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Omaha
Blackcap
Glenrock
Harrison & Ryan
Harlan, In
Iowa
E. L. Y Humbert & Sons
Corning
C. O. Kingmaster
Keota
Humbert
Singmaster
M. G
Lindbergh
Humberts
Hardin County Man Raises 403 Bushels Potatoes per Acre
Willie Moore of New Providence won the potato yield game by producing 403 bushels per acre on a farm with surface and tile drainage. Tester Baxth of Lawn Air yielded 262 bushels per acre and Theodore Maakstad of Radcliffe 125 bushels. Bolles and Andrews credited Moore's success to drainage and planting tubers after a cultivated crop followed by clover and manure.
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Etdore
Willie Moore
New Providence
Lawn Hill Boys
Tester Baxth
Lawn Air
Theodore Maakstad
Radcliffe
Bolles
Clyde Andrews
Moore
North Tama Farms Changing Tenants
Geneseo Township notices several farm tenant changes for next year. W A Montgomery rents a 240 acre farm north of Waterloo formerly run by R M Gunn who will hire a married man to farm solo. Sem Payne moves to the Ernest Enly farm north of Traer. Freeman Stahl from south of Dyceart will farm with Mr Dunlavy next year.
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Courier
Geneseo Township
W. A. Montgomery
Tay Bean
R. M. Gunn
Waterloo
Mr. Gunn
Sem Payne
Earl Dunlavy
Ernest Enly
Traer
Freeman Stahl
Nouth
Dyceart
Mr. Dunlavy
Bodies of Grundy Named to Pick in State Tournament
Des Moines Nov. 6 Eight of the 14 contestants for the Town state cornhusking championship Friday were announced by Wallaces Farmer flaws Homestead sponsors. Four were selected in the semifinal at Laurel yesterday with three on county contest records and Ruel Harmon of Malvern the defending champion. Four more will be chosen tomorrow at Shenandoah with Pickers from Wapello Madison Adair Mis Fremont Page and Pottawattamie counties. Those already named include Lee Garey Laurel Harry Allard Calendar Jack Viers Cole Clarence Bockes Grundy Center Ralph Keppy Davenport Lee Toyne Muscatine Charlie Pederson West Branch and Harmon. Two more will be chosen by the magazine on county tournament records. winner and second place man to compete in state meet.
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Des Moines
Wallaces
Farmers& Lows
Homestead
Laurel
Ruel Harmon
Malvern
Tomerow
Shenandoah
Pickers
Wapello
Madison
Adair
Mis
Fremont
Page
Pottawattamie
Lee Garey
Harry Allard
Calendar
Jack Viers
Cole
Clarence Bockes
Grundy Center
Ralph Keppy
Davenport
Lee Toyne
Muscatine
Charlie Pederson
West Branch
Harmon
State meet qualifiers at West Branch farm event
In the state meet held on the John Thompsony farm near West Branch competitors from the Huskers and seven other states will take part in the national contest. Platte City Missouri hosts on November 18. First prize in both the state and national meets is $100.
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John Thompsony
West Branch
Platte City
Maynard Co-operative Markets Ships Six Carloads
Four carloads of cattle hogs and veal calves were shipped from Maynard on Saturday night and two carloads of cattle sent Wednesday night by the Maynard Co operative Shipping association. Six loads went to Chicago.
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Courier
Maynard
Maynard Co-operative Shipping Association
Chicago
Boone Champion Nets 1 623 Pounds Corn
Wallace Samuelson of Jackson township won the Boone county corn picking contest with 1432.3 pounds in 1 hour 20 minutes and earned a berth to the state finals near West Branch Friday.
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Soone, Ta
Wallace Samuelson
Jackson Township
Boone County
West Branch
Woman's Foreign Mission Society Meet at Mrs Hickle's Home
Shell Rock Iowa November 6 The Woman's Foreign Mission Society of the Methodist church will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs G C Hickle. Participants in the program include Mrs J S Neal Mrs Jennie Boyd and Mrs W Rowley.
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Shell Rock
Woman's Foreign Mission Society
M. E. Church
G. C. Hickle
J. S. Neal
Jennie Boyd
W. Rowley
Taking the Air musical to open Armistice program in Independence
The Capt. E. M. Sheehan post of the American Legion sponsors the musical comedy Taking the Air at the Grand theatre in Independence. The home talent play is part of the Armistice day program and features local performers in a social effort by the Legion unit.
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Independence
Navy
E. M. Sheehan
American Legion
Grand Theatre
Armistice Day plays by ALL Production Company praised
The ALL Production company stages another Armistice Day performance expected to outdo prior shows. AUS million acres of American farming land could double food crops with intensive methods, according to the secretary of agriculture.
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North Tama Farms
Bodies of Grundy
Maynard Co-Operative
Boone
Shell Rock Methodist
M.S
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East Fourth ST
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Pig Tails
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Jeach
Independence Legion
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