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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1941

Page

11

Government Pegs Prices Warn of Stable Market

Johnson notes pegged prices serve as both maximum and minimum. Report discusses Ever Normal Food program protections, potential hog price floor at 9 dollars, and broader 1941 agricultural actions including corn loan rates and planting allotments. Illinois officials urge cooperation while seeking parity and price stability amid policy changes.

March DHIA Reports Highlight Top Herds in Fayette Area

Special to The Gazette Fayette reports show Dairy Herd Improvement Association No 1 leading with 952 pounds milk and 36 butterfat per cow in March from 467 cows. Association No 2 and No 4 follow with averages around 732 to 826 pounds milk and 279 to 334 butterfat. High individual milk records include Holstein and Guernsey herds across Fayette, Elgin, Maynard, Clermont, and Sumner, with notable totals like 2,319 pounds milk and 678 butterfat for a Maynard Holstein cow.

Fayette Dairy Herd Improvement Association No 1 Marsh Sam Alshouse Fof Hanviett Fred Preoplow Aurora Association Fayette County Ed Mescher Mix Meedberry Elgin Halstein Irving Deerne Clermont No 3 George A. Youmans Nich RC Dietel Sumner C J, Mever and Son Maynard Davy Herd Improvement Association No 2 Dwight Rogers C Sperry Guernseys E C Brandt Postville

Dairy Herd Averages Reported For March In Two Counties

Special to The Gazette Manchester and Clayton Delaware DHIA summaries show March milk averages for herds. Clayton Delaware reports 467 cows at 749 pounds milk and 297 pounds butterfat with Merlin V Nading as tester. Harold Brockmeyer herd averages 1,233 pounds milk and 425 pounds butterfat. Young man and Walters Jersey cow yields 1,693 pounds milk and 762 pounds butterfat. In Hopkinton DHIA 387 cows average 710 pounds milk and 25.8 pounds butterfat. cap Arduser Holstein herd posts 1,215 pounds milk and 41.3 pounds butterfat. Zumbach Brown Swiss cow yields 1,618 pounds milk and 71.2 pounds butterfat.

Clayton- Delaware Dhia Merlin V Nading Harold Brockmeyer Youngman and Walters Spreial the Gazette Manchester Hopkinton Dhia Wes Iey B. Borden John F. Zumbach

Washington county dairy herd sets milk record in March

Special to The Gazette reports the Washington county Dairy Herd Improvement association achieved a new high with 362 cows on test averaging 915 pounds of milk and 35 pounds of butterfat per cow. The previous record was 34.8 pounds of butterfat.

Gazette Washington Jta Washington County Dairy Herd Improvement Association

4 H At D A R Convention Pilgrimage To Washington

Helen McElroy an 18 year old Iowa 4 H club girl from nine miles north of Ottumwa travels to Washington DC with Mrs Otto S Von Krog Iowa DAR state regent as guest of the DAR Golden Jubilee Continental Congress. Forty eight girls from each state attend to study a seven point national defense program emphasizing democracy citizenship and community service.

Ottumwa Washington Helen Western Hemisphere

Butterfat Records Hit High in March 1937

Alvin Lueder notes a March rise in butterfat as a result of better management via continuous testing. Members average 7.86 years of cow testing. Morton Emde of West Chester posts high March herd milk at 1,422 pounds and 53.3 pounds butterfat from 13 Holsteins. The top cow of the association last month is a Bash and Gingerich purebred Holstein from Wellman producing 2,275 pounds milk and 84.2 pounds butterfat.

Alvin Lueder Ile Morton Emde West Chester Association Wellman

Fence Drift Catches Woven Wire Footing

An observation cites Harriett Elliott pushing meatless days and substitutes. The agricultural advisory group debates influence between Farmers and Elliott amid calls for greater farm organization involvement.

Farm income rises as war scare eases prospects

The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports higher farm income for the first half of 1941 with expectations that the second quarter will surpass 1940. Domestic demand increases, exports under lend lease rise, and crops shift toward oats and hay while corn and wheat stocks remain large. Pork and hog markets show higher prices with favorable hog-corn ratios, while cattle and pig production growth is anticipated for fall and spring 1942.

Washington, D. C Bureau of Agricultural Economics Jasi Bureau

Soul Conservation Note Appeals To Farmers

A reader signs as BY A COUNTRY WOMAN recounting a scene of a man removing a sack from a car trunk and dumping tin cans along a fence row. The letter frames the act as wasteful and unhelpful to farmers during summer mowing.

Dairy and Poultry Outlook for 1941 Market

Government figures project a 5 to 10 percent rise in chickens on farms this year with continued broiler industry growth. Egg production hits new highs while demand remains strong and prices rise. Milk output expected to reach new records amid growing dairy demand and higher prices. Early vegetable supplies are tight but truck crops should become moderately plentiful with favorable growing conditions. Apples and citrus are abundant as new small fruits head to market. strawberries move in volume from the south. Cash farm income from strawberries averaged about 40 million dollars in the past two years.

Corn loans show 89 645 499 bushels under seal across states

The Commodity Credit Corporation reports 89,645,499 bushels of 1940 crop corn loans outstanding as of March 28 valued at 54,619,842.88 dollars. repayments total 66,406 bushels valued at 39,988.36 dollars. State totals list Illinois through Wisconsin with loan counts, bushels, and amounts.

Washington, D. C Commodity Credit Corporation Today Illinois Aesa Kansas Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Ohio South Dakota Wisconsin

3 County Farm Bureau Confab at Fayette

In Fayette on April 10, Farm Bureau officers directors and chairmen from nine First district counties will gather for an all day session to discuss the insurance program organization cleanup legislative concerns and a parity program. Francis Johnson and W B Hamilton will represent the state Farm Bureau at 10 a.m. Aitchison of Cascade district chairman will preside.

Fayette Farm Bureau First District Francis Johnson W. B. Hamilton State Farm Bureau Organization AF. Aitchison Cascade

Steers Sold At Ottumwa Carloads Reach 1 030 Lbs

North Liberty feeder Marvin Topinka reports sale of three carloads of 1030 pound Hereford steers at 1110 dollars per hundredweight. Cattle shipped to Ottumwa.

the Gazette North Liberty Marvin Topinka North Liberty Feeder Today Ottumwa

Albert T. Smith farm 171 acres sold near La Porte City

The Albert T. Smith farm of 171 acres two miles west of La Porte City was sold to C. N. Case for 17500 dollars, equal to 102.34 dollars per acre.

LA Porte City Albert T. Smith C. N. Case

Veterinarians to diagnose poultry ailments Thursday

After the East Central Veterinary Medical Society dinner meeting at 6 30 p m Thursday in Cedar Rapids veterinarians move to Dr Carl G Spencer Animal Hospital for diagnosis of sick poultry especially chicks. Assisting with exams are Drs Fred J Crow Iowa City PV Neuzil Blairstown and William J Pirie Springsville. Four speakers include Dr I W Moranville Durant on intradermic vaccine control for equine encephalomyelitis, Dr James C Carey West Liberty on hog cholera control, Dr M C Larson Keystone on a swine food poisoning case, and Dr John B Bryant Mount Vernon on rupture of palatine artery during an equine molar extraction.

East Central Veterinary Medical Society Montrose Hotel Cedar Rapids Carl G. Spencer Animal Hospital Fred J. Crow Iowa City PV. Neuzil Blairstown William J. Pirie Springsville I. W. Moranville Durant James C. Carey West Liberty M. C. Lar Son Keystone John B. Bryant Mount Vernon

Allan Kline to address newlyweds in Buchanan

Allan Kline vice-president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation and Master Farmer of Benton county will address a countywide meeting of newlywed couples in Buchanan on the evening of April 23. He will discuss outlook information in view of the present war situation.

Independence Allan Kline Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Benton County Buchanan Kline

Linn County Supervisors Set Orders and Budget Actions

Linn County Iowa board meets April 1 1941 adopts notice to depart under Chapter 1894 urges unpaid real estate liens discharge many listed rents and services approves County Recorder fees 3248 for first quarter and bands Swaney Oil contract. Adjourns sine die after sessions from January to April 1 1941 with praise for clerk and staff.

Board of Supervisors Linn County Iowa Petty Seevell Swaney Oil Company Fort Dodge Towa Berson Widow's Pension Fund Harry & Johinson Louise Gilmor Ave Cedar Rapids Tows Ceva Heddineer Fairfax Pearl Mae Worsky Bessie Shelton 7Th Ave Cedar Rauids Beeson Secvell

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