Moderate Rain Could Improve Iowa Top Soil Conditions
Iowa crop report says oat seeding advanced rapidly and corn planting prep is off to a good start. Federal meteorologist Charles D. Reed notes soil temperatures are sufficient for germination and a moderate rain would improve cloddy surface soil after prior waterlogging. Some soybeans were harvested and grasses and winter wheat grew slowly due to cold, with early pasturing providing feed.
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Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Reed
No Ban on Farm Construction Under $1000
A USDA memorandum outlines WPB limits on non defense building. Farms may not start new construction costing $1000 or more without approval. exemptions cover under $1000. Farm houses face a $500 threshold unless rebuilding after damage, with costs counted for 12 months after start and post April 7, 1942.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WPB
Usda War Boards
Hog Growers Day at Illinois University Set for April 17
The annual Hog Growers Day at the University of Illinois in Urbana is scheduled for April 17. Organizers invite participants and residents to join the program featuring demonstrations and talks on hog farming.
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University of Illinois, Urbana
Wake Up Your Liver Bile with Carter's Little Liver Pills
A vintage advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile flow, claiming two pints daily to aid digestion and relieve gas and constipation. It urges readers to buy the 10¢ and 26¢ packages to feel “up and up.”
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Carter
Barnyard Chatter Highlights Farm Practices and Local News
Grover Davis of Winthrop стрем to keep a purebred Jersey herd with 16 cows and moved March 1 to a southeast farm after living near Central City. Iowa State College credits crop residues for value as fertilizer while noting organic matter loss from burning. Roy Bowman near Mt Vernon showcases spring pigs in portable hog houses with 105 pigs born from 13 sows and 17 sows to farrow. Local lenders report cattle feeder loans from The Peoples Savings Bank in Cedar Rapids, while Z F Hekel northeast of Quasqueton adds 70 steer heads and 2 heifers in his feedlots.
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Grover Davis
Winthrop
Jersey
Davis
Central City
E. R. Duncan
Iowa State College Extension Agronomist
Roy Bowman
Mt. ‘Vernon
Bliss Cites Great Responsibility Of Iowa Farmer
R K Bliss director of the Ames extension service says Iowa farmers carry three times the national war food surplus burden. He notes Iowa soil quality and livestock experience boost production, stressing cooperative efforts to maximize feed labor and equipment for wartime needs.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa
United States
R. K. Bliss
Ames Extension Service
Bliss
Towa
Extension Service
Phosphate Shipment Boosts Allamakee Seedings Program
A shipment of 20,800 pounds of TVA triple super phosphate fertilizer arrived in Allamakee county to assist eight test demonstration farms. County agent Fred O'Riley announced cooperation from Theodore Gronna Paint Creek township Joseph Kernan Lafayette Horace Clark Makee John P. Ferring Lansing W M Harris Post Ole M Orness French Creek Rev Louis P White Taylor and Harold Deters Union City township.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Fred O'Riley
Theodore Gronna
Paint Creek Township
Joseph Kernan
Lafayette
Horace Clark
Makee
John P. Ferring
Lansing
W. M. Harris
Post
Ole M. Orness
French Creek
Louis P. White
Taylor
Harold Deters
Union City Township
60 Percent Increase in Soy Acreage in Delaware
Manchester A 60 percent increase in soybean production over last year is expected in Delaware County this year. C O McCarthy, county AAA chairman, estimates based on cropping intentions of 35 percent of the farmers in the county. Acreages of oats and flax are expected to remain stationary.
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Manchester
Delaware County
C. O McCarthy
County Aaa
Blacksmith Works Nights In Moody Shop
Farmers bring plows discs harrows and other farm machinery to the Moody blacksmith shop in Elgin for repairs and sharpening. Mr Moody’s long hours extend into the night to complete repair work for farmers.
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Elgin
Moody Blacksmith Shop
Moody
False Teeth Pasteeth Claims Comfort and Odor Control
An ad touts FASTEETH, an alkaline powder to keep dentures secure and comfortable. It promises no sour taste, no gummy sensation, and helps control denture odor. Available at drug stores.
Linn County farm woman featured in oats and corn meal baking
Mrs W B Carpenter of Marion area bakes pancakes from hulled oats flour and muffins from home ground corn meal. She supports home project courses led by Miss Margaret Stewart and has attended Jessons in north Marion township. Linn county achievement day is set for Friday at Springville.
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W B_ Carpenter
Marion
Gazette
Carpenter
Home Project
Margaret Stewart
Linn County
North Marion
Springville
Four Orchard Demonstrations in Linn Thursday
Dr L C Grove Ames extension horticulturist will lead four Linn county demonstrations on training young fruit trees pruning budded stock and topworking at four home orchards in Linn Thursday Rex Conn County Agent announced schedule shows 830 am Rev C F Hartzell farm Mt Vernon 1030 am J P Williams farm Whittier 115 pm Guy Hillier farm near Marion 330 pm E D Robbins farm near Palo Friday Grove Conn plan more demonstrations and budding work with hardy stock growers listed include Henderson Yoddville Rockwood Alb e r t Bl inks Lisbon Arch ibald Brothers Central City Hoge Gunderson Springville.
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L. C Grove
Ames Extension Horticulturist
Linn County
Rex Conn
Rev. C. F Hartzell
Mt. Vernon
J P. Williams
Whittier
Guy Hillier
Marion
E. D. Robbins
Palo
Grove
Mr. Conn
Linn
L. C. Henderson
Yoddville
H. N. Rockwood
Alburnett
Peter C. Bremer, Jr
Central City
H. W. Koch
Albert Blinks
Lisbon
Archibald Brothers
Arnold Hoge
A. P. Gunderson
Springville
H E Nichol to Visit Benton for Orchard Demonstrations
H E Nichol Ames extension horticulturist will tour Benton county on April 17 to lead orchard planting and pruning demos. An 8 a.m. planting demonstration occurs at the Will Herman farm seven miles northeast of Dysart with hardy stock and orchard care talks. Pruning demonstrations follow at three orchards planted last year: Harold Melhaus near Dysart at 10 a.m., John Strawn near Garrison at 1 30 p.m., and Fred Hensing near the county home at 3 30 p.m.
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Vinton
H. E. Nichol
Ames Extension Horticulturist
Benton County
Donald B Groves
Will Herman
Dysart
Harold Melhaus
John Strawn
Garrison
Doctor Edwards Olive Tablets Claim Fast Liver Relief
Readers are urged to try Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets for constipation and sluggish bile. The ad touts vegetable tablets that stimulate bile flow aiding digestion and elimination, with prices 16¢ 30¢ 60¢, available at all drugstores.
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Dr. Edwards
F. M. Edwards
Clinton County 4 H Show Set for August 18 to 21
DeWitt officials announced the Clinton county Farm Bureau festival and 4 H club show will run August 18 through 21 at the show ground in east DeWitt. A full day is set for baby beef judging replacing the former half day and the home project achievement day for women will also occur. Horse pulling contests will be dropped due to a shortage of help.
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Dewitt
Clinton County
Hedrick 4-H Boy Plants Oats Variety Observation Plot
SIGOURNEY Earl Mefford a 17 year old Hedrick 4 H member plants an observation plot of ten oat varieties including Gopher Vanguard Rainbow Marion Hancock Columbia Nakota Tama and Iowa 105 A new Sac cross between Iogold and Bond is included and cited for leaf rust resistance The plot aims to observe varieties under similar conditions rather than compare yields Mefford has long participated in 4 H activities such as demonstration teams and dairy projects and helps his father Rex at home.
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Sigourney
Earl Mefford
Hedrick
Rex
Vanguard
Rainbow
Marion
Hancock
Columbia
Nakota
Tama
Iowa
Boone
South Dakota
Keokuk County 4-H Club Hits 316 Members
Sigourney reports a record 316 4-H club members in Keokuk County, up 50 from the previous peak. The surge reflects growing youth participation and community support for 4-H programs.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Eighteen Tenant Purchases Reported in Two Delaware Counties
Kenneth H. Hyde reports that 18 farm families in Delaware and Buchanan counties received tenant purchase loans over two years, nine per county. The 1940-41 and 1941-42 purchases average $74 and $78 per acre respectively, with farms sized 120 to 128 acres. Tenants split between fixed and variable repayment plans, with most on fixed.
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Independence
Delaware
Buchanan
Kenneth H. Hyde
Farm Security Administration
Hyde
FENCE DRIFT and pancake chatter in a wartime letter
A column riffs on pancakes and cooking terms during wartime. The writer defends hearty home cooking using sour milk batter and whipped cream, lamenting changes due to wartime restrictions and weight gain.
Land improvement plans outlined for TP families
Mr. Hyde reports that pair programs are completed with plans for sound soil improvement and crop rotation. Five TP families have REA assistance and five are horse farmers, indicating a varied agriculture support among participants.
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Hyde
FSA self-sufficiency program boosts farm output in Midwest states
More than 60,000 farmers across Indiana Ohio Illinois Iowa and Missouri report a 99 percent rise in home food production under the Farm Security Administration plan. Loans funded cows hogs and chickens plus canning gear, repaid over five years at 5 percent.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Farm Security Administration
P. G. Beck
FSA
Beck
Midwest
Iowa Eggs Hit March Record 410 Million in Statewide Output
Iowa farm flocks produced a March record of 410 million eggs, up 28 percent from last year and the largest March total in 17 years. The state’s first quarter output reached 911 million eggs, with 28.6 million laying hens and a 14 percent higher lay rate than 1941. The egg feed margin edged down but remains favorable, the best for the period since 1939.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
State Crop and Livestock Service
Farm hens lay more eggs for war effort rise in output
The agriculture department reported the average eggs per hen in America climbed from 84 in 1909 to 110 in 1941. Seven hens now produce more eggs than nine did in 1909, due to poultry research, commercial hatcheries, and better management.
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Washington
INS
Uncle Sam
Agriculture Department
America
Government fixes dried egg prices for 1942
The U S Department of Agriculture sets fixed dried egg prices through 1942 to stabilize markets. From April 15 to May 31 the price is 95 cents per pound to drying plants, rising every two weeks to reach $1.16 per pound by late December for government powder shipments.
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Des Moines
United States Department of Agriculture
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