Senate Leaders Call Parity Reform Possible This Year
Senate leaders signaled on Monday that the farm parity formula may be modernized later in the year. Chairman Elmer Thomas and Democratic Leader Alben Barkley expressed readiness to tackle the issue, while President Truman warned he would veto any bill expanding parity via labor costs. The debate centers on updating a 1930s base period and the ratio of prices to costs, excluding labor costs from parity calculations.
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Truman
House
Senate
Barkley
Small-type Turkeys Meet Family Demand
Small-type turkeys and related varieties meet family needs as U S turkey production nearly triples in 15 years. Most retail demand now centers on birds 15 pounds or less, though per pound cost is higher. Varieties include Beltsville Small White Jersey Buff Royal Palm and Nittany with toms weighing 10 to 15 pounds dressed. Experiments at Nebraska show artificial insemination of Beltsville Small White hens with Broad-breasted Bronze sperm yields a larger bird without sacrificing egg production.
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United States
Nittany
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Oklahoma
Department
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Beltsville
Anderson Urges More Grass For Dairy Feed
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson urged dairy farmers to boost pasture and roughage use to raise milk production and conserve grain. He noted demand for dairy products remains high, milk output is 2 to 3 percent below last year, and increasing grass and hay could free grain for relief abroad.
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Washington
INS
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
Hoben relinquishes farm to sons in Gladwin area
Mrs Katherine Hoben of Gladwin northwest of Columbus Junction has turned over the management of her farm to her sons Henry and Max and will spend part of the summer with her sister Mrs T J McCollister at Lone Tree. Henry was discharged from army service after about three years in Alaska with the air corps.
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Columbus Junction
Katherine Hoben
Gladwin
Henry
Max
T. J. McCollister
Lone Tree
Alaska
Air Corps
Puzzle Fill In The US Senate Word List
A scanned puzzle page presents a vertical and horizontal word fill with clues across and down. The grid features terms aligned to numbered positions including legal terms epic coin and rainbow worker among others, with several entries cross referenced by clue numbers.
Nesting Birds of Iowa by Ellis Hicks
Wildlife specialist Ellis Hicks describes the red winged blackbird arriving in Iowa each March. The male is glossy black with a scarlet wing patch and gold margin, while the female is brownish black with buff white markings. Nests appear in marshes among reeds and cattails. Eggs are bluish white with purple markings. Diet includes beetles and caterpillars as well as weed seeds. In Iowa, the bird’s beneficial insect diet outweighs crop damage.
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Ellis Hicks
Iowa State College
Iowa
DDT Promised as Flea Control by U S D A Experts
Lincoln Nebraska reports USDA entomologists say DDT will control dog fleas cat fleas rat fleas and chicken fleas in barns yards or on animals. One tablespoon of 10 percent DDT powder on a dog’s back can eliminate fleas. Eggs hatch after about 15 days, making young fleas vulnerable to DDT sprays and dusts. For farm buildings a 2 percent DDT suspension in water is advised.
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Lincoln
Neb
USDA
Neighbors aid Hale Hanft after Conesville fire
A group of farmers and relatives held a shower of furnishings and money at Mr. and Mrs. Fay Greene home for Mr. and Mrs. Hale Hanft. Their Omer Jones farm home, three miles north of Conesville, was destroyed by fire on March 30, with all household goods and cellar contents lost.
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Columbus Junction
Fay Greene
Hale Hanft
Omer Jones
Conesville
Two sisters sell 80 acre farm to brother Kopriva
Mrs Anna Barr and Mrs Thomas Valenta sold an 80 acre farm south of here to their brother Joseph Kopriva for 160 dollars an acre. The land joins his own farm.
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TRAER
Anna Barr
Thomas Valenta
Here
Joseph Kopriva
Early Pasturing May Increase Wheat Yield
Lincoln Neb When winter wheat grows rapidly and may lodge pasturing or clipping raises yield University of Nebraska wheat specialists report. A test plot pastured March 31 to April 30 added 4.1 bushels per acre over unpastured, while a plot clipped to five inches on April 30 added 2.1 bushels. Embryo wheat head reaches ground level by April 20 in most Nebraska areas and pasturing after that date likely lowers yields.
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Lincoln, Nab
University of Nebraska Wheat Specialists
Nebraska
Winneshiek Farm Work Progress Report
Winneshiek county spring farm work shows varied progress. In the southwest area seeding is largely finished per Leo Herrold, chairman of the Triple-A committee, while other sections report only about 25 percent completed, according to County Extension Director E. J. Weigle.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Leo Herrold
E. J. Weigle
Farm job openings shrink as farming efficiency grows
A USDA briefing predicts a continued drop in farm job opportunities due to rising efficiency and mechanization. From 1942 to 1945 tractors rose 12 percent and displacement of work animals freed five million acres for food production. By 5 years postwar, up to 850 thousand farms may come on the market, with veterans and war workers facing limited postwar land access.
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Ashington
Department of Agriculture
Iowa asks to raise butter price to save creameries
Des Moines reports Gov. Blue and Secretary Linn urged Congress to pressure OPA to restore price parity for butterfat. They warn Iowa creameries may cease butter production as butter’s 55 cent ceiling lapsed and fat is sold as cream, threatening dairy farmers’ livelihoods.
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Des Moines
Iowa
OPA
Congressional
Robert Blue
Secretary of Agriculture
Harry Linn
Blue
Butter production plunges as price ceilings threaten supply
Julius Bruner of Osage, president of Iowa creameries, warns that little or no butter will be available by fall in Iowa unless the OPA raises price ceilings. He notes Iowa led the nation in butter production last year and in 1944 produced 212,000,000 pounds.
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Putter
Julius Bruner
Osage
Iowa Creameries
Iowa
OPA
Sons of Gold Medal Sires Head Two Herds In Winneshiek County
DECORAH Mr and Mrs Paul Behn owners of Rose Harbor Holstein farm Frankville township learned Osborn May sire of Whirlhill Tovarich Prince Igor purchased by the Behns from Whirlwind Hill Holstein farm Connecticut last April and delivered to Behn farm last fall had been classified as excellent to become the 55th gold medal proven sire of the Holstein Friesian breed. Dam of Behn junior sire is Primrose Louisa Posch tracing to Commander Posch noted sire of Butterfly farms in New York. When Germann Schwartzhoff Symonds farm of Decorah recently purchased a calf by Sunbeam Prince Transmitter they also acquired a son of a gold medal proven sire. These are the only Holstein herds in Winneshiek county with this distinction.
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Decorah
Paul Behn
Rose Harbor Holstein Farm
Frankville Township
Osborn Tovarich
Osborn May
Whirlhill
Tovarich
Prince Igor
Behns
Whirlwind Hill Holstein Farm
Connecticut
Behn
Primrose
Louisa Posch
Commander Posch
New York
Germann-Schwartzhoff-Symonds
Sunbeam Prince
Winneshiek County
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