Swine Industry Opposes Plan for Feed Cutback
Chicago meeting of swine industry leaders rejects downward Livestock reductions amid War Food Administration warnings. Experts cite labor limits, past feeding rates, and potential postwar needs while urging efficiency, better feeding, and health measures to reduce per unit feed without cutting overall production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Feed and Livestock Branch
War Food Administration
George Brown
Michigan State College
Farm Auction Dates For Pirks and Weil Estates
Wed Apr 5 auction for Frank Pirks estate a 24 acre farm located 115 miles south of Swisher. Fri Apr 7 auction for Leroy L Weil estate 3 miles north of Blairstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pirks
Swisher
Leroy L. Weil
Blairstown
Swine Production Methods Promoted by Agencies
Agencies base a program to advance improved swine production methods citing a poultry industry model from last year that achieved great success and boosted poultry production practices.
Lime Springs Creamery Workers Get Back Wages
Fourteen Lime Springs creamery employees in Lime Springs Iowa will receive 1007.15 dollars in restitution for back wages and unpaid overtime under the federal wage and hour act. Inspectors found nine women earning 12 dollars a week for 54 to 60 hours, about 20 cents an hour, with no overtime paid, plus another worker at 25 cents an hour. The company agreed to restitution after violations were found.
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DES Moines
Lime Springs
Jime Springs
James W. Arnold
Labor Department
Arnold
Delaware Farm Bureau Moves to New Headquarters
Delaware County Farm Bureau has bought the Al Thorpe property just south of the post office. The house will serve as a temporary office starting May 1, while plans for a new building are developed. Albert C. Gienapp of Manchester chairs the financing committee and Maynard Schnittjer of Delhi heads the building committee.
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Manchester
Corn Refining Plant in Kansas City Reopens at One-Third Capacity
The Corn Products Refining Co of North Kansas City will reopen next Monday at one-third capacity after a shutdown for grain shortages. The plant, with a capacity of 80 car loads per 5-day week, retains all 500 employees at 40 hours weekly during repairs and retooling using grain diverted from Chicago, Superintendent Hedberg announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Corn Products Refining Company of
North
Chicago
Hedberg
Government Charges Egg-Drying Industry With Profiteering
Washington officials say parts of the egg drying industry profit excessively from War Food Administration buys, with profits potentially over 1 million dollars weekly. WFA notes a 25 cent per pound justified margin, while some driers allegedly take up to 55 cents per pound. Tom G. Stitts orders plants to align prices with costs and ensure shell egg support payments of 30 cents per dozen.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Tom G. Stitts
Dairy and Poultry Branch
Stitts
Prices on 1944 Onion Crop Higher Than Last Year
Washington UP The Office of Price Administration set 1944 onion prices higher than last year while promising relief from the current surge in fresh onion costs. The new price schedule, effective last Saturday, centers on a nationwide seasonal average fob of 4.12 per 100 pounds, with farm price around 2.99 per hundredweight.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
C Blanchard sale reports Angus cows at 95 to 155 dollars
At the C A Blanchard farm four and a half miles southwest of Wapello Purebred Angus cows sold Saturday for 95 to 155 dollars Heislers sold for 85 to 140 dollars and bulls brought 100 to 160 dollars, reflecting meat and breeding value in a regional sale.
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Columbus Junction
C. A. Blanchard
Wapello
Heislers
Adjust Feed Ration to Size of Pig
Prof. E F Ferrin of the University of Minnesota spoke in Chicago on conserving protein by tailoring pig rations to weight. He outlined protein percentages by weight class from under 40 pounds to over 200 pounds, plus 14 percent for pregnant sows and 15 percent for sows with suckling pigs, and noted pastures as key to reducing protein needs. He also advised cutting hog pasture for hay to maintain high protein forage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
E. F. Ferrin
University of Minnesota
Ferrin
Farmers Urged to Store Meat Supply During Slaughter Season
In Omaha, acting district OPA Director John G. Aldrich urges farmers to store a meat supply through canning, curing, or freezing to cover harvest season needs. He notes limited ration points for threshers and recalls past shortages. farm help may surrender ration points per meals if eating eight or more meals and staying seven days.
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Omaha
Sns
OPA
John G. Aldrich
Beekeepers Short Course Set for May 18 19
Ames IA ISU extension bee specialist F B Paddock announces the annual Beekeepers Short Course for May 18 and 19. Ohio State’s W E Dunham will be guest speaker. First day covers beginners problems. second day focuses on commercial beekeeping issues.
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Ames
INS
F. B. Paddock
Iowa State College
Iowa
W. E. Dunham
Ohio State College
Decorah sale nets price for matched 8 year old mares
Decorah buyer Edward Clement purchased a team of eight year old matched sorrel mares weighing 1600 pounds each for 257.50 dollars at a local sale Saturday conducted by O B Goodne.
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Decorah
O. B. Goodne
Sorie
Edward Clement
Creep Feeding Lambs Speeds Up Growth and Fat
Creep feeding early lambs accelerates growth and fattening to reach 75 to 100 pounds for June marketing. C. W McDonald notes peak native lamb markets in June, wartime conditions pending. Use cracked corn and legume hay in a slatted pen, start feeding while nursing, then substitute whole corn or oats as they’re moved to pasture.
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Ames
C. W McDonald
Town State College Extension
OPA Allows Oleo Price Increases to Maintain Production
The Office of Price Administration says oleomargarine price boosts may be allowed to sustain full production. Effective April 8 these increases aim to keep brands on shelves and cheaper than nearest substitutes amid butter shortages.
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OPA
Washington
Ins
Office of Price Administration
Fence Drift Poem by Velma Gray Sunderman
Poem recounts a domestic scene where a man, Pa, smashes a mirror and a vase while searching for a lamp and hall light. His wife Ma remains silent, blaming herself for the repeated clumsiness as the family echoes a ritual pattern. The piece is attributed to Velma Gray Sunderman.
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Velma Gray Sunderman
Efficient Hauling Profitable to Farmers and Trucker
Ames Research studies show farmers selling livestock and truck operators hauling animals gain the best net returns when transportation efficiency is practiced. Wartime conditions stress conserving livestock transport and propose methods from the corn belt committee with Iowa State College and nine land grant institutions. Recommendations include using appropriate trucks, maximizing loads, minimizing milage, regular mechanical checks, local coordination, single agency for listing, return-trip scheduling, and mutual shifting of trucks during peak and slack periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Corn Belt Livestock Marketing Transportation Research Committee
Agricultural Experiment Stations
Iowa State College
Hover Brooder Light Helps Chicks Find Their Way
Lafayette Ind reports that a dim hover light helps chicks find their way under the hover and prevents pileups. Extension notes warn against bright lights to speed growth, urge clean houses, proper stoves, four inches of litter, and ready feeders and waterers for starting chicks.
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Lafayette
Ind
John H. Lunn
University Extension
Broiler
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