House Appropriations Slashes Agricultural Funding and Abolishes FSA
The House Appropriations Committee cuts 1943 1944 farm spending by 172 million and abolishes the Farm Security Administration transferring its functions to the Farm Credit administration. It rejects parity payments for 1943 1944 crops and limits government loans to farmers. The panel approves 707 million for the department, arguing it reflects an actual reduction from last year.
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Agriculture Department
Farm Security Administration
Farm Credit Administration
AAA
House Appropriations Committee
Russia
FSA
Farm Credit Agency
Ames Study Shows Farmers Must Watch Ration Points
A 1940 study of 390 Ames farm families found they bought 52 pounds per person of canned and dried fruits and vegetables, about 20 pounds above ration allowances. Records from 20 county families show 36 pounds per person in items now rationed. Margret Wilcox urged farmers to maximize garden output and efficiency rather than simply enlarging gardens.
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The
Gazette
AMES
Tory County
Margaret Wilcox
Elgin Hatchery Gets 50-Foot South Extension
Charles Capper of Elgin is constructing a 50 foot extension at the hatchery south end and roofing the concrete platform to improve loading during warm months.
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Elgin
Charles Capper
Coeds Volunteer Help on Iowa State College Farms
The reclamation and conservation committee of the student war council at Iowa State College in Ames called on women students to assist with garden work. The first call drew 140 volunteers to cut and process two acres of asparagus, with future tasks including beans and tomatoes. Volunteers will be paid at regular rates and must maintain a 2.0 grade point average or better to qualify.
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Student War Council
George Godfrey
Margaret Hauck
Madison, Minn
Reclamation and Conservation Committee
Clayton Farmers Go to Town with Spring Work
Clayton county farmers rushed to fields for spring tasks after a long winter. L. C. Lenth reported corn shocks shredded and ears in excellent condition while others husked, plowed, and sowed oats. Most farmers stayed home to seed, three fourths of spring seeding likely finished in the first week.
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Eleader
Clayton County
L. C. Lenth
Elkader Dairyman
Lenth
Poultry Specialist to Speak at Postville High School
W. R. Whitfield, poultry expert from Town State College, will discuss poultry problems at a meeting at Postville High School on Thursday afternoon.
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Postville
The
W. R. Whitfield
Town State College
Farm Auction Listings Announced for Mt Vernon West Liberty
Listings show L D McDonald closing operations in Mt Vernon at Walker Livestock Exchange on Thursday April 15 and L A Whitacre selling purebred Jerseys in West Liberty on Friday April 23.
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L. D. McDonald
Mt. Vernon
Walker Livestock Exchange
L. A. Whitacre
Jerseys
West Liberty
Ordnance Workers Take Jobs on Farms in Louisa County
More than 20 farm hands, mostly married men from Burlington, have been placed in Louisa county by Extension Director Lael Moon after the war labor transfer. Many came from the Burlington ordnance plant and other non essential war factories. Married men are found easily. singles scarce. Wage comparisons show farm pay plus board and extras can rival factory wages, as workers trade city glamour for steadier farm work.
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Wapello
Burlington
Louisa County
Lael Moon
Congress
Extension Service
Ordnance Plant
Moon
United States Employment Service
R K. Bliss
Ames Extension Service
Iowa
FDA Releases 53 Barrels Of Dried Skimmilk
The Food Distribution administration released 53 barrels of dried skim milk held in stock in Iowa for sale to bakers and other industrial users. Midwest administrator Francis D. Cronin said the move aids state food processors as nationwide skim milk stocks are tight. Bid-based sales require contacting George B. Sheehe at the Des Moines office for announcements and forms.
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Food Distribution Administration
Towa
Francis D. Cronin
Midwest
State Board of Social Welfare
Cronin
George B. Sheehe
Old Colony Building
Des Moines
Behind Scenes Fight Led to Schooler Ouster
Washington reports reveal the dispute prompting Harry N. Schooler’s resignation as north central division director of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Secretary Claude Wickard testified that a subcommittee investigated possible use of federal funds to influence legislation and that Farm Bureau members claimed a Washington-led campaign against incentive payments. Wickard defended himself against misquotation and pledged inquiry into statements made on government time.
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Washington
Harry N. Schooler
North Central Division
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Agriculture Department
Wickard
Schooler
American Farm Bureau Federation
Bureau
Congress
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
Subcommittee
Tama Farmers To Receive Hemp Seed Soon
The Tama county Triple-A committee reports hemp seed for 4 300 acres to be sowed by local farmers for a hemp mill project has shipped from Kentucky. Seed consigned to a hybrid corn company at Reinbeck will be treated for diseases and repacked into 1 1/2 bushel bags. Two carloads will be distributed at Traer and one at Dysart.
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Traer
Tama _ county
Triple-A
Kentucky
Reinbeck
Dysar
Fire at Dysart kills 540 chicks on Parizek farm
A Thursday blaze at the Frank Parizek farm near Dysart destroyed a brooder house and killed 540 three week old chicks. A separate Saturday fire burned a smoke house on the Fred Dethlefs farm and destroyed two hams.
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Dysart
Frank Parizek
Fred Dethlefs
May Establish Corn Borer Field Station in Southeast Iowa
The agriculture department considers setting up a corn borer field research station in southeast Iowa to study the pest's biology under local crop conditions. Officials estimate a $15,000 cost and note western Illinois is also under consideration. The goal is to learn seasonal history and whether the borers have one, two, or three generations to guide control methods.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Iowa
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Western Illinois
House Appropriations Committee
Livestock Feeders Day Set for Madison Wisconsin
May 8 livestock feeders day in Madison Wisconsin will report results from feeding 2 year old steers with different ensilages.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Sharp Rise in Land Values Across Farm Real Estate
Washington AP reports farm real estate values rose sharply in the year ending March 1. The index based on 1912 14 acre values stood at 99 nationwide, up from 91 last year and 73 in 1933, marking the highest yearly gain since 1920, with increases widespread across states.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Rooks predicts shortage of good horses and mules
Cecil F. Rooks of the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders association warned that Iowa farmers will face replacement trouble as draft horses and mules are sold to other states and few colts are raised. He said the shortage of good quality horses and mules will become acute in two to three years as many top stallions and mares have already been sold out of state.
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Gazette
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Cecil F. Rooks
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Rooks
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