Victory nutrition display shines at Fayette county day
A five year old Arlington girl Joanne Gaskill stands with a Victory nutrition exhibit built by local women for Fayette County achievement day. The display promotes vitamins minerals and feed efficiency as part of rural Iowa home project activities and will appear at state or district expos this summer. Market reports predict fewer early lambs and grass fat yearlings in Texas and California supplies ahead of June 1.
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Arlington
Iowa
Joanne Gaskill
Vincent Gaskill
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
J. Leamon
Gaskill
Ivan
California
Texas
Soil Saving Pushes Training Across 57 Iowa Counties
More than 800 training schools and demonstrations on soil conservation will be held in 57 Iowa counties by May 1. Lester E. Clapp announces contouring and grassed waterways as core practices with county agents, soil conservation staff, and vocational instructors leading sessions.
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Ames
Iowa
Lester E. Clapp
Ames Extension
Soil Conservation Service
AAA _ committee
Farm Security Administration
AAA
FSA
Towa
Fairs Urged to Pay Premiums in War Savings
DES MOINES County chairmen of the war savings stamp and bond campaign were asked by the state office on Tuesday to urge county fairs to pay premiums in war savings stamps and bonds. The suggestion originated from the agricultural division of the Washington office for the campaign, said W. L. Clark.
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Des Moines
State
W. L. Clark
Agricultural Division
Washington
Unfavorable Conditions for Early Lamb Crop Report
The USDA reports March weather and feeder conditions generally unfavorable for the early lamb crop. Cold in Texas and the northwest delayed feed growth. rainfall shortages reduced pasture in California, though late March rains promise improvement. Southeastern states and corn belt were later, with moisture favorable for spring pastures and some marketings already visible in California and Arizona.
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the Gazette
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
California
Corn Belt
Arizona
Public Sale of Real Estate and Personal Property
Public sale scheduled for Saturday April 18 at 1 PM located 4 miles east of Cedar Rapids in Lincoln Heights near No 30 on a gravel street. The 8 acre tract includes a t room house with improvements, barns, outbuildings, wells, and garden. personal property to be sold at 2 PM with real estate terms 15 percent down and balance at possession.
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Cedar Rapids
Lincoln Heights
No. 30
Jeanto
Stewart Afner
5 Percent Fewer Cattle On Feed
DES MOINES Iowa April 1 cattle on feed in Iowa were 5 percent below 1941 with the 11 corn belt states down 2 percent Leslie N Carl director of the Iowa crop and livestock reporting service announced Tuesday Feeders and stockers shipped to Iowa from September 1941 through March 1942 totaled 770 000 head vs 813 000 a year earlier Receipts Jan March 1942 were 125 000 head about 18 percent below 152 000 for the same period in 1941 Carl noted Marketings of fed cattle in the first quarter of 1942 were at a record for the period and included a record share of long fed cattle He added that more cattle likely on feed January 1 this year than 1941 given the small April 1 decrease and many cattle in feed lots over three months व
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
Leslie N Carl
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Carl
Corn Belt
Record March kill of livestock hits new high
The March slaughter set a record for the month while overall meat in cold storage fell 67,696,000 pounds. April 1 totals show poultry, beef, pork, lamb, and other meats at 1,002,548,000 pounds, down from March 1 but above the five year average. Cheese and eggs in storage rose, butter stocks fell, while lard and pork reserves shifted with government programs.
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Federal
Department of Agriculture
United States
Fence Drift in Mt Vernon Cattle Lot Sparks Spring Yard Insight
In Lee Stinger's cattle lot near Mt. Vernon, a heavy rough chain between posts causes steers to scratch, as the yard prepares for spring shedding. Beef and pork stocks April 1 total 117,992,000 pounds, below the five year average, with detailed commodity storage by category.
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Lee Stinger
Mt. Vernon
Linn DHIA 2 Averages for March Butterfat Output
The 487 cows in 16 Linn No. 2 DHIA herds averaged 588 pounds milk and 27.7 pounds butterfat for March. Maurice Neverman served as tester. E C. Forest and Son of Mt. Vernon topped the month with 27 purebred Holsteins averaging 1,357 pounds milk and 467 pounds butterfat. Hilgrove farm Ely reported the high cow, a Holstein yielding 1,947 pounds milk and 837 pounds butterfat in March.
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Linn No. 2
Dhia
Maurice Neverman
E C. Forest and Son
Mt. Vernon
Hilgrove Farm
Ely
Shorthorn Auction Averages Rise Despite Private Sales
Chicago official reports 2714 Shorthorns sold at public auctions from November 1, 1941 to March 31, 1942 bringing $586,983 and a $21.28 average. The figure is $42.38 higher per head than a year earlier, a 24.37 percent rise, not including 20,000 privately sold.
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Chicago
H. J. Gramlich
American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Gramlich
Cattle Market Outlook Talk Slated For April Meeting
Herman C. Aaberg Iowa representative of the Chicago Producers Commission Association will present the spring cattle survey at a meeting of live stock producers in Wapello. The program will cover the outlook for the cattle market from April through October.
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Wapello
Herman C. Aaberg
Iowa
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Farm Hands Needed in Cedar Rapids Area
E D Heusinkveld of the United States Employment Service at 308 Third Street SE Cedar Rapids says demand for experienced farm help is rising. Wages listed range from 45 to 60 dollars monthly for single men and 65 to 75 dollars for married couples. The acute need emerged mid last week as favorable weather arrived.
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E. D. Heusinkveld
United States Employment Service
Third Street SE
Cedar Rapids
Farmers arrange 16 carloads of wheat for feed
C O McCarthy says 16 carloads of wheat for livestock feed are contracted through the AAA office. Farmers often join to fill a car. The wheat costs 87 cents laid down and will rise by one cent each calendar month.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Delaware County
AAA
C. O. McCarthy
County Aaa
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