Eight head sold by Steffen leads grain auction report
The Courier's News notes Steffen of Louden bought eight head for 1180.50, with Kinney of Buckeye buying five for 655 and other buyers taking two or more. The report describes a fair corn crop, with early corn ahead of dry weather and yields around 40 to 80 bushels per acre on several fields, while awaiting further picking.
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Stefen
Ed Steffen
Louden
G. CS. Kinney
Buckeye
T. H. Meyers
Gruudy Center
D. Frerichs
Grundy Canter
WH. J. Baelmeyer
Gladbrook
Henry Arensmeier
Grundy Center
Ray Gergeant
Arter
New Hardy Pear Varieties Aimed at Iowa Winters
Iowa State College horticulture officials recommend two hardy pear varieties, Belerschmitt and Patten, promising Bartlett-like flavor and strong winter resistance. Belerschmitt, by J. A. Belerschmitt in Black Hawk county, and Patten prove Iowa-ready with several nurseries stocking stock. Pomologists at Ames also introduced four superior apples Sharon Hawkeye Greening Monona Secor, aiming to bolster Iowa orchards despite historic poor seasons since 1918. The Charles City state fruit breeding farm developed these varieties after extensive testing.
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Bartlett
Iowa
Horticulure Department of Iowa Experiment Station
J. A. Belerschmitt
Black Hawk County
H. L. Lantz
Iowa Station
Laing
Towa
Ames
Secor
Jonathan
Charles City
Segregation Best Method of Fighting Abortion Says Scientist
Dr. PB Fitch of the University of Minnesota urged segregation as the cost effective strategy to combat contagious abortion in cattle at the Des Moines state meeting. He cited Minnesota experiments showing clean herds thrive once reactors are separated and calves from infected dams are removed. H H Kildee of Ames and other officials supported sanitation and blood testing, noting farm examples where reactors are segregated and profits improve.
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PB. Fitch
University of Minnesota
Des Moines
Minnesota Galry
Fitch
Minnesota
Minnesotan
University
Stilwater
Ames
Marter
Kildee
Ita Daymon
Longview Dersey Far
Lee's Summit
Iowa
Ryman
Husking contest delayed to Friday near Grundy Center
Grundy county corn husking meet at Nevin Johnson farm four miles southwest of Grundy Center has been postponed to Friday. Eleven entrants include former state champion Ben Grimmins and local favorites like Elta Heinrichs, Clarence Backes, and Dale Hughes. contest lasts 1 hour 20 minutes with deductions for missed corn and husks.
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Grundy Center
Grundy County
Nevin Johnson
Here
L. W. Plager
Ben Grimmins
Elta Heinrichs
Jos
Leano
Joe
Dale Hughes
Conrad
Ds Back
Raymond Prussner
Parkersburg
Clarence Backes
Johnson Farm
Alfalfa Meet in Fayetta County Highlights Growth
Payette Indiana October reports five county meetings promoting alfalfa growth led by Hutcheson who urged soil conditioning with limestone and well drained seed beds. He outlined seeding options and fertilizer needs, projecting 3.5 to 5 tons per acre yields and the benefits over oats, with demonstrations of limestone spreaders and seed bed prep machinery. About 60 acres already under alfalfa and the talks were sponsored by bankers and the county farm bureau.
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Payette
Fayetta
Hutcheson
Oldtime Music Featured At Windsor Township Farm Bureau
Hawkeye Iowa October 30 a Windsor township Farm bureau meeting at the school showcased oldtime music a one act play a talk by County Agent Lodwick and moving pictures to close the evening.
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Hawkeye
Windsor Township Farm Bureau
Lodwick
Moving Pictures
Herefords Bring 120.60 in Sale at Lynn Farm
Fifty head of purebred Herefords sold for 6179. The sale averaged 123.60 with 10 bulls at 145.78 and 40 females at 118. Fred Reppert led the auction at the Lynn farm southwest of Grundy Center, weather noted as unfavorable but buyers were active. Top price went to a six year old cow bought by Ed Bieffen of Louden for 227.50. Goecke and Son of State Center bought three white faces and a second high cow at 200. Bulls peaked at 160 for yearlings bought by Ed Steffen of Louden and Emil Knoop of Dysart. Marshall county took its share of the Herefords.
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Grundy Center
H. A. Lynn Farm
Here
Louden
Ed Bieffen
HH. Goecke
Emil Knoop
Dysart
Marshall County
Lynn
Pick 1 600 Bushels of Corn in Day on Place Near Hudson
Courier Special Service reports multiple corn pulls near Hudson Indiana. Chris Dufel farm southwest of town yielded 3 600 bushels using a two row mechanical picker. Saturday Hobart Degner for Henry Degner on the F L Bowen farm gathered 130 bushels.
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Hudson
Courier Special Service
Osh
Chris Dufel
Here
Hobart Degner
Henry Degner
Rye’s Future in US Agriculture Depends on Soil and Markets
Rye production rose through World War I into 1932, then fell. It remains the sixth major cereal after corn, wheat, oats, barley, and sorghum, with hopes tied to soil type and market prospects for the crop’s continued importance.
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United States
Rye production and variety notes from state experiments
The article discusses rye demand, uses on sandy lands, and its value as hay, pasture, manure, and nurse crop. It highlights several improved rye varieties such as Rosen for Michigan and the corn belt, Dekold for harsher winters, Swedish for Minnesota, and Advanaa for eastern South Dakota, noting adaptation across regions. It adds a statistic: three times as many men as women in Illinois received subsidies last year.
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Deman Pacanent
Dakota
Montana
Minnesota
South’ Dakota
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Fairbank
Wade
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Martin J. Wade
Fairfield
Mandley Calhoun
Fayette
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Kentucky
Crystal Ice & Fuel Co
East Mullan
Fred Reppert
Illnois
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