Govt Works On Plan To Get Wheat For Hunger Areas
Washington reports the government nears a wheat relief program. Farmers may receive non interest bearing certificates redeemable until next March 31, enabling price gains and tax planning. UN agencies schedule a May 20 international food conference to discuss long term famine relief.
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Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
Congress
Anderson
Fiorella LaGuardia
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Congress heard charges on meat black market sales
At a Senate agriculture committee hearing Wilbur LaRoe Jr. of the National Independent Meat Packers Association charged that most of the nation’s meat and grain are being sold on a black market. He said price controls on meat have...
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Washington
Congress
Senate Agriculture Committee
Wilbur LaRoe, Jr
National Independent Meat Packers Association
Black market drives inflated corn and meat prices
Sen. Hugh Butler reports the black market is “running wild” with corn trades at the ceiling price plus $1,000 cash per car. He urges witnesses to expose grain merchandising tied to meat prices, noting beef derives from corn and legitimate prices are sidelined. LaRoe adds operators control the meat industry and calls for ending beef and pork price controls by fall.
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Hugh Butler
R-Neb
Butler
Nebraska
Neighbors Help Plant Oats on Roy White’s Farm
Neighbors in Mount Vernon planted 25 acres of oats for Roy T. White who is recovering from a broken leg. Helpers listed include Myron Neal Merrill Kleineck Floyd Kitchen Roy Stoneking Willard Mitchell and Leo Krejer. In Marengo the Iowa County Farm Bureau plans a ditch blasting demonstration next Monday on Emil Kaufmann’s farm between Victor and Millersburg.
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MT. Vernon
Roy T. White
White
Myron Neal
Merrill Kleineck
Floyd Kitchen
Roy Stoneking
Willard Mitchell
Leo Krejer
Marengo
Iowa County Farm Bureau
Emil Kaufmann
Victor
Millersburg
Ft Madison Herd Wins Progressive Breeder's Award
The Holstein Friesian Association of America awarded a progressive breeder plaque and certificate to the Iowa State Penitentiary Ft Madison. Iowa now has two qualifying breeders Ernest M Wright Waterloo the other. The 11 year test shows 50 cow herd at 445 butterfat and 13 195 milk in 305 days on 3 milkings daily scored 82 3. The current 93 animal herd includes 58 freshened with 53 bred and developed at the penitentiary farm.
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FT. Madison
Iowa State Penitentiary
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
Iowa
Ernest M. Wright
Waterloo
Penitentiary Farm
Clean Plowing Demonstrations Planned in Cedar County
County Extension Director Howard Hamilton announced two demonstrations of clean plowing to control corn borers in Cedar County. Meetings are set for April 17 at 9 a.m. at the A V Mather Jr farm near Springdale and at 1 30 p m at the Delbert Wiese farm near Bennett.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Howard Hamilton
A. V. Mather, Jr
Springdale
Delbert Wiese
Bennett
First Cast Iron Plows Face Early Farmer Skepticism
In about 1797 the first U S cast iron plows appeared and many farmers feared the metal would poison soil and promote rock growth, delaying adoption of the new farming tool.
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United States
Farmer seeks tractor trade with WWI service cross
William McLaughlin of Bellingham asks to trade his World War I Distinguished Service Cross for priority on a tractor. He saved five years to buy a tractor but wartime priority rules favor World War II veterans. He earned the DSC for single handedly wiping out a German machine gun nest.
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Bellingham, Wash
William McLaughlin
Maynard Otto Miehe and Will Hall Begin Seeding
Maynard Otto Miehe and Will Hall start seeding work in the local vicinity as the planting season opens. The pair take up duties at early field plots, indicating the start of agricultural activity for the area.
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Maynard
Otto Miehe
Will Hall
Gardner Says Hundred Farm Hands Needed
IOWA CITY Johnson county extension director Emmett C Gardner says about 100 farm laborers could be placed immediately if available He appeals to returned servicemen and unemployed war workers to register for farm work Requests for 20 single men and six married men are on file at the Farm Bureau office with more expected as the crop season progresses He notes farm jobs offer good wages and extra benefits in Johnson county
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Iowa City
Emmett C. Gardner
Johnson County
Gardner
Farm Bureau
Gardnner
Most Hunger in History Predicted by Wallace
Secretary of Commerce Wallace warned that more people may go hungry in the next four months than in any similar period, warning a Midwestern drought could worsen the food outlook. He urged Americans to plant victory gardens and store food for winter.
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Wallace
Washington (Ap
Cedar County Farm Bureau reports member gains this year
President Ralph L. Johnston announced Cedar County Farm Bureau membership reached 1,182 this week, up 204 from last year. The year’s goal was 1,100 members.
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Tipton
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Ralph L. Johnston
Cape Cod Origin of Cranberry Cultivation Traced
The cranberry is believed to have first been cultivated from wild bog fruit near Cape Cod Massachusetts around 1810, marking the start of its commercial domestication and spread.
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Cape Cod
Mass
Farm Union Presses Broad Old Age Insurance Inclusion
National Farmers Union urged expanding the social security law to cover all farm people under old age survivors insurance. Legislative secretary Russell Smith argued inclusion is now practicable, noting farmers cannot afford private policies and rely on the social security system for protection.
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Washington
National Farmers Union
Russell Smith
Farm Organization
House
Ways and Means
Children Raised in Population Nations Benefit Care
A statement stresses that caring for children in growing populations benefits the nation. It argues that ensuring proper upbringing is essential for national welfare and long term societal health.
Benton County Farm Bureau Adds 2300th Member Bob Kline
Robert Kline, son of Allan Kline, becomes Benton County Farm Bureau member number 2300, joining the 1946 drive that aims for about 2325 members. Kline recently discharged from the armed forces will help on his father’s 400 acre Harrison township farm as leaders note the county’s membership exceeds 80 percent of farm families. Organization director Wm. A. Jahnke and committee chairman Waldo Niebuhr are named.
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Vinton
Robert Kline
Allan Kline
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Benton County Farm Bureau
Lewis Greaser
Benton County
Kline
Armed Services
Harrison Township
Wm. A. Jahnke
van Horne
Farm Bureau
Waldo Niebuhr
Blairstown
172 Percent Wheat for Torrid Zone Export Approved
Agriculture department on Tuesday allowed millers to drop wheat extraction from 80 to 72 percent for flour milled for shipment to torrid zone countries. The policy cites tropical weather and long transport times, enabling export of flour types once deemed satisfactory. Separately, millers and mixed feed manufacturers in 15 states must cut on hand wheat inventories to a 30 day supply based on average daily grind.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Tropics
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Misouri
Nebrraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Texas
Wisconsin
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Morley
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Oxford Sales CO
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Ft. Madison Herd
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WMT
Farm Union
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Benton F.B
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Amphorel
Larvex
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Cette
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