Predicted Shortage of Poultry and Pork
Walter Berger, head of the American Feed Manufacturers Association, warned of a definite shortage of poultry and pork next autumn due to high feeding costs. He cited drastic cuts in baby turkey sales, destruction of male chicks, and many sow piglets contributing to the supply squeeze, blaming grain shortages driven by export-focused government programs and rapid procurement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Berger
American Feed Manufacturers Association
Department of Agriculture
Berger
Farm power use split irrigation, appliances, lighting
A Twentieth Century Fund report estimates that 40 to 50 percent of farm electric power goes to irrigation, 30 percent to household appliances, and 20 to 30 percent to lighting barns and operating small equipment like pumps and milking machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Twentieth Century Fund
Family Fire Wrecks Calamus Home Tragedy
Ralph J. Byerly and family lost most belongings after a March 13 fire in a Center Point area farm home. Mrs. Byerly freed a trapped child and alerted help, while nearby residents from Center Point to Clinton donated furniture, clothing, and funds to aid the family. The Red Cross contributed food and clothing valued at about $170. The family planned temporary housing in a chickenhouse as they recover.
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Iowa
Ralph J. Byerly
Calamus
Tommy
Clinton Red Cross
Byerly
Bill Proposes Study To Boost Potato Use
Rep. Paul W. Shafer of Michigan introduced a resolution calling for a House Agriculture Committee investigation into ways to increase potato consumption. He warned that low intake could force higher government spending on potato price supports.
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Bill
Washington
Paul W. Shafer
R-Mich
House Agriculture Committee
Amana Herds Average 37 Lbs Fat in March
Amana dairy herds produced 1 033 pounds of milk and 37 pounds of butterfat for March from 459 cows tested, 73 dry. South Amana yielded 622.6 pounds fat per cow with high records at Amana over 504 pounds fat and 568.7 pounds milk. Holsteins, both grade and purebred, make up the herds. County Extension Director Howard Hamilton says fruit growers will be notified when to spray trees and which materials to use.
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AMANA
Amana Society
DHIA
Curtis Jones
South Amana
Tipton
Cedar County
Howard Hamilton
Kramer Named to Benton County Extension Post
Kenneth B. Kramer 32 of Primghar was named Benton county extension director effective June 1. He is a Black Hawk county native and ISU dairy husbandry graduate of 1940, previously serving as Franklin county club agent and O Brien county extension director, with military service in the Pacific and China during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Kenneth B. Kramer
Primghar
Benton County
Chester Hagan
Benton County Farm Bureau
H. H. Kildee
Iowa State College Extension Service
Keith Myers
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Kramer
Black Hawk County
Iowa State College
Franklin County
O Brien County
O’brien County
Pacific
China
Fourth Judge Is Named for Natl Stallion Show
Waterloo reports a fourth judge, James Gilchrist of Evanston Illinois, added to the first annual National Stallion and Idle Horse Show set for April 10 to 15. Harlan Conley of Des Moines explained the three judge plan was expanded due to high demand for extra performance classes. Gilchrist is described as an American Horse Shows Association expert in Hackneys, Shetland ponies, and American saddle horses. The remaining judges are Professor A. L. Harvey, S Beech Jr, and William Cunningham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
James Gilchrist
Evanston
Harlan Conley
Des Moines
Iowa Horse and Mukeers Association
Gilchrist
American Horse Shows Association
A. L. Harvey
University of Minnesota
S. . Beech, Jr
Lewisburg
Tenn
William Cunningham
Mexico
Ten Counties Have Less Than Thousand Tractors in Iowa
Des Moines reports charts show only 10 south-central Iowa counties with fewer than 1,000 tractors. Kossuth leads with 3,993 tractors, Webster County 3,079. 44 counties exceed 2,000. Low-count counties include Decatur 567, Appanoose 546, Monroe 462, Lucas 581, Wayne 657, Davis 658, Clarke 715, Van Buren 775, Ringgold 760, and Union 828.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Raymond Shaw
Chek-Chart Corporation of
Chicago
Kossuth
Webster County
Decatur
Appanoose
Monroe
Lucas
Wayne
Davis
Clarke
van Buren
Ringgold
Union
Feeder Cattle Shipments Higher Than Year Earlier
Four major markets shipped stocker and feeder steers totaling about 50 percent more in the four weeks ending last Saturday than a year ago. Shipments reached 38,220 head for the month versus 26,092 in 1946, with costs at 19.59 per hundredweight compared to 14.48 a year earlier. Feeder calves in the same four weeks totaled 11,081 head, up from 4,783 previously.
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Chicago
Usda Production and Marketing Administration
Oer
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