WEA Announces Potatoes Price Support Plan for 1944
The War Food administration set 1944 potato support prices from 2.05 to 3.50 per 100 pounds for early and intermediate crops and 1.65 to 2.45 for late crops. Loans will run Sept 15 to Dec 15 for late potatoes, with no direct contracts with dealers. Producers are urged to store adequately as late potatoes will be diverted to non commercial uses. Hog and beef prices for 1943 are noted at 14.31 and 15.30 per hundredweight.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
WPA
Test Soybean Seed For Capacity Production
Ames gardeners and farmers should test soybean seed before planting says Dr. R H Porter head of the Ames seed laboratory. Moisture above 15 percent harms storage and germination while warm weather before planting can reduce vitality. He advises removing high moisture beans from bins and spreading them to cool. The seed lab is past peak oats testing and can handle thousands of soybean samples.
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AMES
R. H Porter
Ames Seed Laboratory
Porter
Clean Dry Draft Free Quarters Will Keep Pigs Healthy
Iowa State college extension swine specialist E. L. Quaife notes a rise in pig scours this spring due to damp cloudy weather and other factors. He urges clean thoroughly disinfected pens with dry bedding and direct sun, warm pigs, clean feed utensils, and careful feeding after farrowing to prevent outbreaks.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa
E. L. Quaife
Iowa State College Extension
Quaife
Bigger County Fairs Planned This Year
Des Moines AP reports Iowa county and district fairs will expand programs and raise cash awards while emphasizing home canning and 4-H livestock entries. Dates set for 86 fairs across multiple towns including Postville Audubon Waterloo Boone Independence and more.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lloyd B. Cunningham
State Fair Board
Cunningham
Postville
Audubon
Waterloo
Boone
Independence
Alta
National
Adel
Manchester
West Union
Hampton
Grundy Center
Webster City
Mt. Pleasant
Cresco
Monticello
What Cheer
Central City
Columbus Junction
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Marshalltown
Osage
West Liberty
Hartley
Sibley
Avoca
Orange City
Eldon
Indianola
Fort Dodge
Decorah
Eagle Grove
Northwood
Fonda
Insurance Owned Land Drops Since World War I Era
Des Moines AP. Iowa insurance firms own between 100 000 and 200 000 acres of farm land a share far under the 1937 39 peak of about 2 500 000 acres. State Commissioner Fischer cites state law requiring sale within five years unless a deed is deposited for reserve extensions. Most remaining farms are poorer quality.
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DES Moines
iInsurance
Iowa
Charles R. Fischer
Fischer
State Insurance Commission
Team of Mares Brings $325 in Horse Sale
A roan mares team, five and six years old, sold for $325 at the special sale in Columbus Junction. Other roan mares sold for $310 and $275 to $300. a 4 year old sorrel gelding brought $130, saddle horse $122.50, roan mare 1 400 pounds $120, and many around $100. One hundred eighteen head of horses were sold with many shipped to northern and eastern states. Cows brought $90 to $100. Purebred Angus bulls $100 to $110. feeding shoats $10 to $16. corn 1000 bushels at $1. oats 100 bushels at 78 cents. 8 bushels clover seed at $10. timothy seed 15 bushels at $11. farm machinery at ceiling prices.
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the Gazette
Columbus Junction
Art Springer
Here
New Extension Director Named for Guthrie County
Donald E. Gardner of Des Moines appointed Guthrie county extension director effective April 1, succeeding Paul Wilson of Guthrie Center. Gardner, an Ames graduate, has been a contest er and club agent in Polk county. Some dairy herds need a small grain share with roughage. others perform well on little grain and limited roughage.
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AMES
Donald E. Gardner
Des Moines
Guthrie County
R. K. Bliss
The
Extension Service
Paul Wilson
Guthrie Center
Gardner
Polk County
Plan for Gasoline From Farm Wastes Presented in Cleveland
Dr E Berl of the Carnegie Institute outlined a lab process to convert farm crop wastes forests and seaweeds into gasoline and eventually coal. He said a year's US crop waste could supply gasoline to run 32 million cars for a year. He cited sugar cane cornstalks seaweed and wood as prime sources and noted England aims to build a carbohydrate empire postwar.
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Cleveland
American Chemical Society
E. Berl
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Berl
England
Africa
Tropics
Dr. Berl
United States
Inspected Meats 27 Percent Greater Than Year Ago
Chicago March production of federally inspected beef pork veal and lamb totaled about 1.626 billion pounds up 27 percent from March 1943. Pork output rose 40 percent to 985 million pounds while beef and veal gained 11 and 37 percent. Hog slaughter reached 7.1 million, the largest March on record, up 52 percent from a year earlier with veal calves and cattle up 34 and 14 percent respectively.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
Institute
Rat control demo moved to April 13 at Center Point farm
A rat control demonstration at the A D Clay farm near Center Point is rescheduled to April 13 at 9 30 a m from the previously announced April 6. Linn club agent Floyd Robson said the event will be led by Harold Gunderson Ames extension entomologist.
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A. D. Clay Farm
Center Point
Floyd Robson
Linn
Harold Gunderson
Ames Extension
Closing Out Sale of Leroy L. Weir Estate Items
Elmwood area auction lists 3 head horses 31 cattle 31 hogs and farm tools. Estate items include 1949 Ford V8 coupe 1939 Ford pickup, B tractor, grain binder, hammermill, hayloader, plows, rakes, seeders, feed banks, scales, and assorted machinery. Auction set for Friday April 7 at noon in Benton County with cash terms.
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Ford
Hampshire
Poland
China
Allis Chalmers
International Grain
Farmers Friend Grain Elevator
McCormick-Deering
Oliver
John Deere
McCormick
Joby Deere
Myers
Monarch Kitchen
Les Trown
R. A. Sfiler
Harry Wartz
Benton County State Bank
Tractor Gas Use Trebled Since 1933
Des Moines AP report shows Iowa refunding gasoline tax for nonhighway use rose to 3,630,364 dollars last year from 1,294,704 in 1933. Most increase from farming tractor use and aviation fuels with refunds growing since 1934.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J. M. Grimes
Grimes
Farm auctions announced for April dates
Two estate auctions listed for April. On Wednesday April 5 the Frank Pirk estate offers a 24 acre farm 1% mile south of Swisher. On Friday April 7 the Leroy L Weil estate sale is set about 3 miles north of Blairstown.
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Leroy L. Weir
Blairstown
van Horne
Cedar Rapids
Frank Pirk
Swisher
Leroy L. Weil
Refund trends show rising payments and user claims
Yearly refunds climbed from 1934 to 1942 with amounts rising from $825,505 in 1934 to $2,864,125 in 1942. The number of refund requests increased, totaling 168,733 paid in 1933 and about 350,000 last year, while farmers received $3,333,180 in refunds in the latest period.
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Grimes
Spendthrifty to Crack Grain for Chickens
Ames poultry expert W. R. Whitfield said farmers cannot afford to crack grain for chicks. He advised feeding an air mash ration until eight weeks old and then gradually using whole grain.
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AMES
W. R. Whitfield
Ames Extension Poultryman
Feeding Rules for Chicks and 1943 U.S. Meat Output
Whitfield notes chicks will eat oats corn or grain except rye and leghorn cock erels may be fed cracked corn to speed market. He cites 1943 U.S. meat production at 24 billion pounds, up 12 percent from 1942.
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Whitfield
United States
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Donald F. Othmer
Polytechnic Institute
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Sam
Jamieson
Guye Sik
Krank
Ite
Norplex
Searles
Antacid
Sloan's Liniment Vick
Smith Bros
Boulevard Chocolates
Hollywood
Brachs
Ku West
West
Harry Brookman
R. W. Brookman
Hatch & Brookman Lumber Company
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