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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1946
Page
2
Kenneth L. Dixon profiles Dr. Arthur Kelly at Okmulgee national monument who argues that American Indians first cultivated crops and settled communities, laying the foundation for civilization. He cites the 20 plus crops and 50 products developed by natives, noting Europeans later copied few major crops from wild growth.
Iowa State College wildlife specialist Ellis Wicks details the mourning dove arrival in March, nest-building flaws, and fragile nests. He notes two to four white eggs, feeding of young with pigeon's milk, and the dove's vegetable diet alongside small insect intake. The description covers coloration, nest sites, and the bird’s mimicry when protecting nests.
Public sale Tuesday April 2 by L R Smith 444 miles southeast of Tipton. Closing out sale Monday April 8 by Cleola Merrill in Fairfax.
The excerpt notes a 500 year old contour cultivated corn field as proof of advanced planting and cultivation. It questions how natives were dominated by Europeans while acknowledging superior military methods and progress attributed to the invaders.
Special to The Gazette Iowa State college horticulturists advise planting potatoes as near April first for good yields. Use large seed pieces, cut about 10 to the pound, and plant 12 inches apart in 3 foot rows. Treat seed with approved compounds following label directions. Best soils are mellow and fertile with food for roots. avoid fresh straw or manure. Gravelly sub soils can cause scab and roughness.
Washington AP reports the Office of Price Administration will retain poultry price ceilings for 60 days. Price Administrator Paul A. Porter said national prices have risen since the proposed suspension, pushing prices toward or above existing ceilings.
Washington AP report shows the general price level farmers receive for products rose to the highest since August 1920 for the month ending March 15, while the index of prices paid including interest and taxes reached a 25 year high at 179 of the 1910-14 average, 53 points above March 1941. Prices of meat animals vegetables and grains rose, with declines only in cotton cotton seed and wholesale milk.
Kingan and Company announces expansion of the Storm Lake meat packing plant to add facilities processing 300 hogs per hour. James Leck Company of Minneapolis awarded the construction contract. Project aims for operation before January 1, 1947 with an estimated cost of 750000 and more than 200 new jobs.
A. L. Bidne of Lake Mills Ia won both pen and individual Chester White championships at the Minnesota State Spring Barrow show in Albert Lea. The event featured 80 pens exhibited.
Vinton reports an Eden township farm operated by Charles Hinsing and Raymond Hanneman has been cited to host the WMT clean plowing contest on Saturday April 27.
In Allamakee county two swine meetings are set for Tuesday April 9 at the Walter Hagen farm in Paint Creek township and at the Farm Bureau office. Johnson county soil district holds a meeting to launch a self saving program with L E Clapp and Emmett C Gardner guiding planning. Decorah hosts Kenneth Reeves who will demonstrate fruit tree and grape pruning at the Bea Drew farm west of town.
Ames Iowa farmers can raise about 5.4 extra bushels per acre by contour sowing oats on hillsides according to George M. Browning of Iowa State College. Contour work reduces erosion saves fertilizer and moisture and can be done with simple field observation.
A $1,000 gift funds a living memorial for T. J. Maney, longtime Iowa State College pomology head. The arboretum seat will be stone or marble, amid junipers and hardy roses, used as a study model for students and nursery professionals. Columbus Junction horse sale reports prices from $110 to $155 for several horses.
An Iowa farm column critiques new feed restriction rules for hogs cattle and poultry arguing they may force weight and production issues while stressing a tight labor market and a shaky world food picture. It notes farmer Patton and extension director Virgil Webster warn of labor shortages with draft risks and foresees possible livestock selloffs if help is unavailable. Crop rotation is urged for soil health and weed control.
Chicago reports show last week’s road improvements boosted hog supplies toward March a year ago totals while cattle and sheep receipts declined week by week. Meat packers protested high prices and blamed custom slaughtering and eastern purchases for diverting beef.
Iowa produced 13 million pounds of butter in February, 8 percent below a year ago, according to the Iowa dairy industry commission. U S production totaled 66.625 million pounds, the lowest on record, with Iowa still the leading butter producer.
Mexico City millers warned that bread could run out within 20 days if U S wheat shipments do not resume. National distributors and regulators cited U S government advisories that shipments would cease, prompting alarm in the capital.
Allied headquarters announced that the first postwar shipment to Japan has arrived, totaling 25 thousand tons of wheat and rice. The food will be released to the Japanese government for distribution in food-short areas.
Advertises Uncle Sam Laxative Breakfast Food a flaxseed and toasted wheat cereal claimed to aid bowel regularity. Claims medical authorities endorse flaxseed for stimulating intestinal action and urges daily servings with ample water. Produced by Uncle Sam Breakfast Food Company in Omaha Nebraska.
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