Wickard urges bi partisan postwar farm policy panel
Secretary Wickard proposed creating a congressional postwar agriculture policy committee modeled on the Wadsworth military group. He urged a nonpartisan body to study and plan to curb postwar farm dislocation, urging land grant colleges to mobilize local action and farm organizations to cooperate. He warned of a land boom risk and warned farmers must engage early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin D. Sias
Washington
INS
Claude A. Wickard
Congressional
Wadsworth
Wickard
Congress
Indiana
Agriculture Department
National Farm Organization
New State Record Set by Junior 2 Year Old Heifer
Lilly Ormsby Pride Tritomia, a Holstein cow owned by Paul P. Stewart of Maynard, set a state production mark for junior 2-year-olds milking twice daily. She yielded 565.2 pounds of butterfat from 13,072 pounds of 4.3 percent milk on an advanced registry test. Wickard warned of possible agricultural hardship without a clear peacetime plan and urged action to avoid a repeat of past farm disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul P. Stewart
Maynard
Lilly Ormsby Pride Tritomia
Livestock handled up 11 percent by cooperatives in 1943
National Livestock Producers Association reports 163000 carloads of livestock worth 396,995,000 handled by 350000 patron members through 37 member agencies. Total head reached 10,523,331 with 15 percent higher valuation than 1942. Hogs 4806965 sheep and lambs 3392204 cattle 1655378 calves 668784.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Livestock Producers Association
P. O. Wilson
San Francisco
Buffalo
San Antonio
Association
Ham mond suffers eye gash from wood while sawing
Farmer Harry Hammond of Volga City was wounded last week when a stick of wood flew up and struck him above the eye while sawing at the George Humbert residence. The incident occurred south of town and was treated locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga City
Harry Hammond
Here
George Humbert
Benton 4-H Reaches Eighty-Two Beef Project Members
Benton county 4-H records show 82 members including boys and girls enrolled in the 1944 baby beef project under William A. Jahnke committee chairman. They own 187 baby beeves on feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County
William A. Jahnke
Farmers Rapidly Paying Off Farm Mortgages in 1943
New York news analyzes continued strong repayment of farm mortgages by farmers. Life insurance firms report farm mortgage holdings at about 840 million at end of 1943, down from 890 million in 1942, marking a long decline from a 1927 peak near 2 billion. Strong income use plus wartime prices spur debt reduction.
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New York
Life Insurance
Life Insurance Company
U. S
Half of Iowa canning quotas still unfilled for 1943
Less than half of Iowa's 76 400 acre quota for vegetable canning crops is contracted. Roy Chard of the Iowa-Nebraska Canners association cites soybean competition, corn economics, and labor fears as obstacles. Bliss says labor will come and urges earnest effort to meet the quotas for war needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Roy Chard
Iowa-Nebraska Canners' Association
Chard
FSA Borrowers Report Big 1943 Food Production Rise
In 1943 the Farm Security administration says 60 000 midwest small farm operators in Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa and Missouri beat USDA targets with milk up 19 percent and 16 097 886 more gallons. They also show gains in work sold beef poultry eggs soybeans and potatoes with Iowa 7 072 families posting notable increases.
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Des Moines
INS
Farm Security Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
FSA
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
P. G. Beck
Midwest
Beck
Hawkeye
Notbohm Named Asst Manager of Insurance Co
Des Moines Iowa Farm Mutual Insurance selects Notbohm of Vinton as assistant manager replacing W H Campbell who is now manager Allan Kline president announces Notbohm has served as field adjuster for a year and with the company since 1939 James L Wade Des Moines will take Notbohm duties April 17 in Iowa City Donald Groves Webster City Senate?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
LLP
Eivan Notbohm
Vinton
Iowa Farm Mutual Insurance Company
W. H .Campbell
Allan Kline
Norbohm
James L. Wade
Iowa City
Donald Groves
Webster City
Benton County
Farm Bureau
Iowa
State Farm Bureau
Farmers Urge Return To Standard Time
At the Illinois Agricultural Association spring conference about 1500 farmers urged Farm Bureau leaders to pursue a return to standard time if it does not hinder the war effort. Dairymen said the current time forces early rising to deliver milk, while some farmers oppose any change, arguing many follow the sun rather than the clock.
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Springfield
INS
Illinois Agricultural Association
Farm Bureau
Farm Auction Schedule For Cedar Rapids And Atkins
Auctions set with two Iowa Livestock Exchange horse sales at Cedar Rapids and a Behrens closing out near Atkins. Dates listed include Tuesday April 11 and Tuesday May 2 with an additional listing for Wednesday April 12.
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Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Walter HM. Behrens
Atkins
Harvesting crops as a community duty in Iowa
The speaker urges that harvesting this year's crops is a community responsibility. He rejects relying on distant labor and expresses confidence that no Iowa community will let canners or growers down in this patriotic contribution to the victory program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Stated Market Sale of 705-Pound Hog Near Manchester
Albert Robinson, six miles northwest of Manchester, sold a 705 pound two year old stag at Dubuque for 73.02 dollars. The hog price was 11.50 dollars per hundred. The notice also notes spring pruning tips for fruit trees to remove water sprouts and dead branches and to shape them up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Albert Robinson
Here
Dubuque
$20,000 for 130 Acres at West Union
The 130 acre Mrs. Ella F. Howe estate farm near West Union sold for 20000 to Chris L. Peterson of West Union. Peterson’s son will operate the farm. Sale handled by estate administrator Fred Schwendiman.
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West Union
Ella F. Howe
Chris L. Peterson
Fred Schwendiman
Angus Steers Fetch High Prices at Columbus Junction Sale
Angus steers weighing 685 pounds sold at $14.90 per hundredweight with heifers at $13.85 and $13.65 in a spring cattle sale. Over 400 cattle sold including 80 Hereford heifers and cows at $135. Auctioneers were Paul Klotz H M Duncan and E H Dunlap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Columbus Junction
Paul Klotz
H. M. Duncan
E. H. Dunlap
Wapello
Auction Totals From Facility Sale Reach $672
Bids included $275 for baled straw and 53 cents per baled clover seed plus $2.25. Machinery sold at ceiling prices as bidders contributed $2 to the Schick hospital fund. Total proceeds amounted to $672.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schick Hospital Fund
New Member of Canned Sweet Corn Committee
Garth E. Carrier of the Iowa Canning Company in Vinton Iowa has been named to the canned sweet corn industry advisory committee by the War Food Administration and the Office of Price Administration. The panel will advise on wartime food program issues and supply recommendations and information to WFA and OPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Garth E. Carrier
Iowa Canning Company
Vinton
War Food Administration
Office of Price Administration
WFA
OPA
Livestock Outlook Meetings Announced Across Iowa
Herman C. Aaberg Iowa representative for the Chicago Producers Commission announces a series of livestock outlook meetings. Eastern Iowa events include April 21 in Benton Tama and Linn counties Legion Hall Vin ton at 8 p.m. and April 24 at Mon roe hotel Grinnell at 7 p.m. for Poweshiek Jasper Mahaska and Keokuk counties. April 25 at Homestead hall Washington 8 p.m. covering Iowa and Johnson counties with beef cattle and hogs discussed. Ames extension livestock specialists will assist.
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Chicago Producers Commission Association
Herman C. Aaberg
Ames
Iowa
Benton
Tama
Linn
Legion Hall
Vinton
Poweshiek
Jasper
Mahaska
Keokuk
Monroe Hotel
Grinnell
Johnson
Homestead Hall
Washington
Jefferson
Henry
Louisa
Courthouse
Aaberg
Ames Extension Livestock Specialists
Auction of cattle horses and farm equipment in Van Horne Iowa
On Wednesday April 1 Walter H Behrens owner offers 2 good work horses 36 head of cattle including 15 cows 3 to 88 years old and 15 shorthorn and Hereford calves plus 16 brood sows bred to start farrowing around April 15 and a Duroc boar. Machinery includes John Deere tractors plows binder mower spreader loader elevator corn planter and more. Poultry dairy supplies hay and grain household equipment and misc items also listed. Auction begins 12:30 PM. Tony Schmitz auditor Van Horne IA Peoples Savings Bank Cedar Rapids clerk.
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John Deere
Ska News
Harrow
McDeering
John Deere Hammer Mills
Deering
John Deere Corm
White Rock
Rhode Island
Walter H. Behrens
Tony Schmitz
Audt, van Horne
Peoples Savings Bank, Clk
Cedar Rapids
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Africa
Nod
Williams
R. K. Bliss
Iowa State College
Bliss
Notbohm
Insurance Co
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Columbus
Blairstown
Leroy L. Weil
Aaa
Feed Institute OF
Towa
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