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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1947
Page
8
The article analyzes income gaps between urban residents and farmers, noting farm earnings rose from 1940 to the present but remain far below city incomes. It cites 1940 net incomes of 262 dollars for farmers and 697 dollars off the farm, with current estimates of 832 and 1339 respectively, and highlights higher living costs on farms.
Grant Go-Getters 4 H Club tour Monday afternoon June 9 drew strong interest in the Les ter Schmidt rabbit project. Members presented market pigs and calves including Hereford baby beeves. Aukes showcased turkeys and about 2000 poults on record. Jersey heifers and Holstein heifer entries were shown along with purebred litters and clean ground preparations. The group concluded with lunch served by Mrs Boyken.
The story of rubber, a sound motion picture, will be shown at the Lincoln township farm bureau meeting Tuesday evening, June 24. The meeting will be held at the Henry Folkert home. The picture is being shown by Harold Elman. The committee in charge is Marvin Dearing, Geo. Dohlman, Geo. Besch, Jim Murra and Geo. Risius.
American households are forecast to have 153 pounds of meat per person in 1947, the highest since 1909, with butter and milk production up and fats and oils supplies larger. Prices may ease this summer with gradual declines as new crops come in, while sugar and meat could rise in months ahead.
Governor Blue explains how state taxes largely return to cities and towns through refunds such as gas tax school aid liquor tax military refunds use and sales tax and homestead credits. These refunds help municipalities facing financing problems by providing funds to operate without increasing property taxes.
Buffalo Center group Buffalo Boosters 4 H Club toured on Wednesday June 11 visiting member projects. Jack Meyer showed a market litter of Spotted Poland China pigs Virgil Bosma presented two well performing baby beeves Dallas Davids showed two more baby beeves Grant Ostrander and Ray Ostrander had four beeves on feed Donald Steinberg and Robert Steinberg displayed market pigs Peter Van Gerpen had two fine market pigs Harold Frerichs showed May pigs Donald Potter exhibited market pigs The final stop at LeRoy and Glenda Berryhill yielded five head of baby beeves with a foot trimming demonstration.
County extension director C E Judd urges a second cover spray on fruit trees in Winnebago County about ten days after the prior spray. Warmer weather is needed to curb apple scab and plum leaf diseases after cool wet weeks. For spray mix, use 3 pounds wettable sulfur, 1% pounds lead arsenate, and 1% pounds hydrated lime per 50 gallons. Get your paint at John and Jerry's.
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