Reduction In Feeder Cattle Prices Predicted For Fall
Cedar county beef producers heard Herman Aaberg of the Chicago Producers Commission and Rex Beresford of Ames forecast lower feeder cattle prices for next fall. They cited tight grain supplies, war production, and heavy cattle on feed as factors shaping the outlook, with May and June expected peak sales and continued large offers on the range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
Herman Aaberg
Rex Beresford
Aaberg
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Beresford
Ames
Mr. Beresford
Farmers Weigh Protein Feed Plans Across Iowa
A discussion on easing protein feed supply and its impact on planting. Soybean seed concerns, April marketing projections, and cattle demographic shares are reported. Beresford and Aaberg plan sessions on producers intentions to market in Dysart and multiple Iowa towns through April 30.
Butter and Cheese and Egg Stock Totals April 1 1943
Butter stocks in cold storage stood at 16,402,000 pounds on April 1 up from 12,327,000 on March 1 but well below 45,045,000 a year earlier and under the 5 year April 1 average. Cheese totals reached 77,783,000 pounds versus 93,379,000 a month earlier and 190,158,000 a year earlier with a 5 year April 1 average of 106,760,000. Egg stocks rose to 5,834,000 cases from 2,481,000 on March 1, compared with 4,662,000 a year ago and a 5 year average of 3,214,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Distribution Administration
Ag Extension Confab at Ames Signals State Meeting
A two day conference for all personnel of the state agricultural extension service will be held at Iowa State College on Monday and Tuesday. Central staff and county extension workers will plan a program on food production conservation and mobilizing livestock feed resources. Gov Bourke B Hickenlooper will speak Tuesday afternoon with other speakers including RK Bliss H H Kildee W W Waymack and A J Loveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
State Agricultural Extension Service
Iowa State College
Bourke
Hickenlooper
OCD Citizen’s Service Corps
Raymond Sayre
Farm Bureau Women's Committee
Harold N Hoyt
War Manpower Commission
Rex Beresford
I W. Arthur
Extension Service
Grahl Warns 4-F Dairy Workers to Get A Job on a Farm
Brig Gen Charles H Grahl Iowa director of selective service warned 4-F men and those aged 38 to 45 with dairy and general farming experience that ignoring farm work duties could trigger waivers to permit induction. Counties with dairy shortages will be asked to inform registrants, who must respond within 30 days or face potential army induction. Special to The Gazette Calmar report notes 18 sows farrowed 138 pigs at A J Kuhn farm, up 66 from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Charles H Grahl
Iowa
Selective Service
Selective Service Boards
Grahl
Calmar
A. J Kuhn
Farrow of 160 Pigs From 19 Sows Reported
Joe Ludwig near Spillville reported 160 pigs farrowed from 19 sows this year, the same number as last year. The count shows 141 pigs farrowed previously in the year.
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the Gazette
Spillville
Joe Ludwig
Near
Kruempel Hired as Buttermaker at Sherrill Mound Co op
Edgewood resident John Kruempel was named buttermaker for the Sherrill Mound Mutual Co op Creamery, to start May 1, succeeding 20 year plant operator William Broessel who retires. Kruempel has worked as a butter maker for the F H Hatch company since November 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
John Kruempel
Sherrill Mound Mutual Co-op Creamery Association
William Broessel
Kruempel
F. H. Hatch Company
Somebody Is Bluffing Somebody Is Bluffing by the Farm Editor
The Food Production and Distribution administration seeks lower hog prices as Washington warns ceilings on live hogs and price rollbacks. Hog receipts rose briefly after price cuts, then fell sharply across interior and central markets as curtailment continued. Government intervention looms likely, depending on hog supply and feed conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Belt Pork Growers
Washington
CPA
Food Administration
United States
Holstein Sets U S Record with 1152 Pounds Butterfat
A senior 4 year old Holstein at the Marquette state house of correction and branch prison herd has been acclaimed as the highest producing cow on official test in the United States. The Holstein Friesian Association of America reports her record as 1152.2 pounds of butterfat and 30637 pounds of milk, milking three times daily. A separate record notes a twice daily milker in Genoa New York achieving 8277 pounds of butterfat.
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Marquette
Mich
State House of Correction
United States
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro
A. T. Personius
Genoa
N. Y
CCC to Support Prices of No 1 and No 2 Beans
Washington AP reports the Commodity Credit Corporation will set support prices for both No 2 dry edible beans from the 1943 crop and No 1 beans to boost production as part of a planned program.
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CCC
Washington
The
Food Administration
Commodity Credit Corporation
Ossian Farmer Sells 32 Hogs at Union Produce
Ossian farmer Fred Scheidel sold 32 hogs weighing 6 705 pounds at Union Produce company for 14 60 per hundredweight.
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Ossian
Fred Scheidel
Union Produce Company
Coming Farm Auctions In April Across Iowa
A summary of upcoming farm auctions lists events in Anamosa West Liberty and Cedar Rapids. Anamosa hosts a livestock sale on Saturday April 17. West Liberty features a purebred Jerseys sale Friday April 23. Cedar Rapids hosts a livestock exchange horse sale on Tuesday April 27.
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Anamosa Livestock Auction
L. A. Whitacre
Jerseys
West Liberty
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Horse Éale
Cedar Rapids
Team Sells For $515 At Midway Sale
A five and six year old gelding team with white manes and tails sold to R C Kreiger of Wisconsin for 515 dollars at the Midway Sales company pavilion in Columbus Junction. H E Trask of Hamilton New York bought two young mares for 402 50, two teams of sorrel mares for 240 and 330 dollars. Paul Klotz H M Duncan of Columbus Junction and H E Dunlap of Wapello acted as auctioneers.
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the Gazette
Columbus Junction
R. C. Kreiger
Wisconsin
Midway Sales Company
H E. Trask
Hamilton
N. Y
Paul Klotz
H M. Duncan
H. E. Dunlap
Wapello
Department to ration pressure cookers among farm supplies
The agriculture department announced pressure cookers join the rationed list of farm machinery while fencing and peanut pickers are removed. Milking machines and grain and forage blowers and elevators face adjusted quotas with immediate distribution options and emergency reserves. Peanut growers' associations will distribute peanut pickers. Community pools may improve access for multi family groups.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Department War Boards
Postville Schedules Schools on Fruit and Vegetable Growing
Postville opens a series of ten meetings at the high school to boost fruit and vegetable production. Vocational agriculture instructor Adrian Gamble announced the schedule covering topics from varieties and planting to pest control and fall storage. Irma Whannel assists with TREK.
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Postville
Postville High School
Adrian Gamble
Gamble
Irma Whannel
Winneshiek Beekeepers to Meet at Farm Bureau Office
Winneshiek county beekeepers will gather at the Farm Bureau office next Thursday, announced County Agent E. J. Weigle. Details noted on a Swansdown layer cake as a mode 12c advertisement.
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Gazette
Decorah
Winneshieck County
Farm Bureau
E. J. Weigle
Tony
Ford Hopkins
Cattle Market Slips Amid Pressure From Washington
Rumors that beef ceilings will be lowered weighed on Chicago cattle, with light receipts and kosher holiday slowdowns. Steers mostly $15 to $16.75, tops at 17.75 for Iowa-fed steers. heifers weaker, canners and cutters down 25 to 50 cents. bulls fall 50 to 75 cents. vealers steady with tops near 16. stockers and feeders 14 to 16.50, yearlings up to 16 on country account.
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the Gazette
Chicago
Washington
Milk Cows Fetch $100 to $120 at Waukon Sale
Milk cows brought $100 to $120 Monday at the Thomas Kelleher sale in Lafayette township Allamakee county. Yearling steers and heifers sold at $77.50 each, horses $75 to $116 and a bull $227. A binder brought $260, side delivery rake $153 and a corn plow $101. Oats sold for 70 cents a bushel, barley 82 cents and hens at $130 each.
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Waukon
Thomas Kelleher
Lafayette Township
Allamakee County
Calmar Couple Hatch 2000 Chicks This Spring
Calmar residents Mrs A J Kuhn and daughter Rita operate a large poultry business using a 3000 egg incubator. They hatched 2000 chicks this spring and plan to raise 6500 chicks this season.
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Calmar
A. J. Kuhn
Rita
Near Calmar
Fewer U.S. children under 15 than in 1933
The United States shows a population decline of three million children under age 15 since 1933, reflecting shifts in birth rates and demographic trends affecting youth numbers nationwide.
Record Iowa Hen Egg Output Reaches 475 Million in March
DES MOINES reports a state record of 475,000,000 eggs laid by Iowa hens in March, up from 410,000,000 the previous year and well above the 10-year average of 291,000,000. Hens averaged 15 eggs that month, with pullets and laying stock totaling 31,683,000, 11 percent higher than March 1942.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Division of Agricultural Statistics
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