Hog weight debate at wartime council meeting in Chicago
At the Wartime Swine Industry Council meeting in Chicago Fred Roewe and Fred Ludwig oppose selling hogs at 200 to 240 pounds. University of Illinois data show overhead and feed costs favor heavier hogs, with costs per hundredweight decreasing as weight rises and a potential edge for 240 to 280 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swine Industry Council
Chicago
Fred Roewe
Fred Ludwig
Pocahontas County
R W. Ashby
University of Illinois Live
National Livestock Producer Magazine
Ashby
Illinois
Fence Drift and Weather Lore Foretell Iowa Delays
A gloomy figure on the way to work proclaims rain on Good Friday means seven weeks of wet weather. March ends 11.9 degrees below normal, delaying planting but farmers still expect a record crop in Iowa despite forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Hog marketing weights debated as ceiling price looms
The discussion centers on whether to drop the ceiling price to 13.50 on Oct 1. Farmers may push hogs before Oct 1 if the price drops, but arguments favor marketing at 200 to 240 pounds to save feed. Frank Love notes 70 percent of weight over 240 pounds is fat, suggesting limited value in producing more lard during feed shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashby
Frank Love
Wilson and Company
Chicago
Love
Central City Creamery appoints Dunkerton pair to posts
Mr and Mrs John Sadler of Dunkerton are named manager and bookkeeper at the Central City Farmers Mutual creamery. They replace Mr and Mrs B H Johnson who move to Storm Lake to run an ice plant. The change will be made in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
John Sadler
Dunkerton
Farmer's Mutual Creamery
B. H. Johnson
Storm Lake
Black Hawk board probes dog attack livestock claim
Waterloo AP reports Supervisor George B. Miller said the Black Hawk county board is still investigating a $786 domestic animal claim by Theodore Nie for killing 59 lambs and injuring 25 others in a March 22 incident. The board had previously approved $1,921 for deaths of 233 lambs and injuries to 244 others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
George B. Miller
Black Hawk
Idle Seed Threat to War Food Production Program
The War Food Administration warned that all red clover seed must be used this year to meet vital war food goals. Reports say some producers plan to hoard seed for 1945, risking reduced pasture and hay, lower yields of food and feed crops, and poorer soil enrichment from legume rotations. Officials stressed the need to plant maximum red clover acreage in 1943-44 to boost future seed supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Food Administration
United States
WFA
Seed stock report shows large decline from last year
The report notes 250000 pounds of clean seed produced, 10700000 pounds less than last year and 16000000 pounds below the five year average (1937 41).
Beekeeping Big Business in Iowa Says State Apiarist
Iowa beekeeping is a thriving industry says state apiarist F B Paddock. Over 20 000 people care for bees for honey and wax, with 300 commercial bee men employing 600+ workers and $3 million invested in equipment. Annual honey and wax value exceeds $2 million and shipments reach about $1 million. Colonies are widespread, concentrated where clover favors pasture and seed production, and Iowa could triple honey output with more farms keeping bees and better management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
F. B. Paddock
Russians Visit Iowa State College on Agricultural Tour
A Russian delegation including Prof A I Tulupnikov and Dr W G Murray visited Iowa State College this week to study the agricultural experiment station and educational facilities. They toured Story County farms to assess farm organization, enterprise importance, labor and machinery use, and dairy industry specialists also inspected dairy plants with a view to broader Midwest agriculture.
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Ames
Russia
Iowa State College
A. I. Tulupnikov
Agricultural Economics
Moscow Academy of Agriculture
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
W. G. Murray
Story County
A. M. Mariinskii
UNRRA
A. W. Rudnick
B. S. Seltzer
Iowa State
Midwest
Eastern Iowa Short horn Breeders form district association
About 75 Shorthorn breeders from 18 counties organized the Eastern Iowa Shorthorn Breeders association in Cedar Rapids. The group aims to promote the breed, hold district sales, boost beef cattle quality in Iowa, support 4-H and agricultural education, and affiliate with state groups. Officers include President Leo Duer and Vice President Edward Fenner. plans include a fall show and sale in Cedar Rapids on Oct 13 with speakers from the Iowa Beef Producers association and Iowa State College.
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Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Logan Urice
Vinton
Edward Fennern
Garrison
Leo Duer
Charlotte
Walter Brown
Des Moines
Iowa Beef Producers‘ Association
Eastern
Iowa
Edward Fenner
Washington
Orville Penningroth
Wellman
Jefferson
Ed Byczek
Lockridge
Tama
Lester Tomlinson
Traer
H. K. Owens
Homestead
Cedar
H LL. Busching
Tipton
Clinton
Roy Coverdale
Delmar
Scott
Joe Kinmel
Pleasant Valley
Muscatine
William Anderson
West Liberty
Louisa
C. E. Pierce
Columbus Junction
Allamakee
Ralph Batten
Waukon
Fayette
Harry Davis
Wadena
Clayton
Ted Whitford
Volga
Buchanan
Lawrence Falcon
Rowley
Delaware
A. T. Robinson
Masonville
Jackson
Carlton Reed
Bellevue
Linn
George Thomas
Alburnett
Benton
Frank Beresford
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
H. H. Kildee
P S. Shearer
Iowa State College
Farm Groups Win C Gas Ration Cards For Farmers
Representatives of farmers organizations win the right to hold C gasoline ration cards as preferred drivers. OPA says the listing takes effect April 11 and covers full time paid employees of organizations boosting food output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
United States
22 Acre Strawberry Point Farm Sold for 1400 Dollars
Mrs Catharine Carrier sold her 22 acre Strawberry Point farm to Charles Bartels for 1400 dollars. Her son Clyre Carrier was recently inducted into the army.
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Strawberry Point
Catharine Carrier
Charles Bartels
Clyre Carrier
Army
Marengo Horse Donated by Sayers Sells for Red Cross
A horse donated by J. W. Sayers drew $25 for the Red Cross and $15 for the Elation Army at the weekly sale, aiding fundraising efforts.
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Marengo
J. W. Sayers
Red Cross
Elation Army
Corn Borer Damage in 1943 Estimated at 33 Million
The European corn borer caused 1943 US crop losses of 33.36 million dollars, with 27.8 million from grain corn and 5.56 million from sweet corn. Infested areas span from the Atlantic coast through the Corn Belt to eastern Iowa and Missouri, where the 1943 crop value is about 750 million dollars. Indiana led state losses at 11.5 million, Illinois at 6.5 million, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey saw over 1 million each in sweet corn losses.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Departments of Agriculture
Atlantic Coast
Corn
Iowa
Missouri
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New County Agents Named for Madison and Woodbury Counties
Gerald S. Johnson of Corning is named temporary war emergency county extension director for Madison County and will start May 15. He has taught agriculture in Corning Cherokee Steamboat Rock and at North Dakota State Teachers College. S. G Vickerstaff of Ida Grove will succeed John Milton Holcomb as Woodbury County extension director on June 1 and has prior experience as a club agent in Woodbury and as a public school agriculture teacher in Ida Grove and Hawarden.
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Ames
Gerald S. Johnson
Corning
Madison County
Simon A. Ossian
Johnson
Cherokee
Steamboat Rock
North Dakota State Teachers College
S. G Vickerstaff
Ida Grove
John Milton Holcomb
Woodbury County
Holcomb
Iowa State College
Vickerstaff
Hawarden
Proportionate Share for Iowa Soybean Meal During 1944 45
Des Moines Iowa War Food Administration guarantees Iowa soybean producers adequate soybean meal in the 1944 45 season through a set aside order. The set aside meal will be allocated to growers in proportion to meal produced from soybeans grown and sold in the state. AAA leader A J Loveland says farmers will be urged to plant more soybeans as lenders note the change will help large operators and feeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
War Food Administration
Iowa
WFA
A. J. Loveland
State
AAA Committee
Bond Goal Exceeded By Iowa 4-H Girls
Iowa 4-H girls surpassed their war bond goal by 353 140.99 dollars in a year long drive ending July 1. Subscriptions on March 1 reached 1 178 140 90 dollars with 158 237 60 bought by the girls and 1 018 903 30 sold. County leaders listed include Johnson 460 900 and Muscatine 19 157 80.
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DES Moines
Iowa
State War Finance Committee
Funay
Edith Barker
Hardin
Montgomery
Madison
Webster
Mahaska
Union
Johnson
Muscatine
W.L. Clark
Farm Auction Offerings Stock Cattle Machinery and Supplies
2 good gentle work horses aged 6 and 8, 4000 lb. 36 cattle mainly Short horns including 15 cows aged 4 to 88, hand broke to milk, some freshly calved or due soon, 5 springer heifers, 2-year-old Hereford bull, 16 bred brood sows due mid April. Machinery includes John Deere B tractor, plows, spreader, mower, rake, wagon, corn planter, elevator, hay equipment, dairy gear, poultry stock, hay and grain, household items, and miscellaneous tools. Auction begins 12:30.
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Que Duroch
John Deere
Lechfield
Harrow
McDeering
John Deere Hammer Mill
Deering
Rhode Island
McDeering Electric
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Rex Conn
Gazette Farm Editor
R. B.C
Central City Creamery
16Th Avenue
Sixteenth Ave
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
the Gazette Co
Gazette
Rei
B. H. Rice
D. O
Osco Drug
Egad
Fitz
L Daresan
MT. Shasta
Ol’ Gal
Williams
Gen. MacArthur
Medical Arts Surgical Supply CO
Second Street SE
Shorthorn Men Farm District Association
HORSE
Walter H. Behrens
Atkins
New County
Woodbury
Wil
Atkl
Tony Schmitz
van Morne
Peoples Savings Bank
Cedar Naplds
Merle E. Garmoe
Third Street
DIAL
Ees Ae Rm
Derry
Honeymead
OWA
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