Farm Labor Shortage Grows as Draft Threshold Tightens
Washington dispatch reports a shrinking farm labor pool amid new selective service demands for under 26 combat troops. WFA data show April 1 employment at 9.08 million, wages averaging 68.95 monthly with board, and a 10 percent drop in hired labor since 1943.
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Washington
INS
War Food Administration
WFA
Pacific Coast
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Tydings
WEA
Manpower Shortage Warned For Iowa Agriculture
Washington AP reports War Manpower Commission Chairman Paul V. McNutt warned regional directors that available manpower in Iowa and nearby states will be tapped as farm demand rises. He spoke at the closing session of the meeting.
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McNutt
WMC
Region Eight
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Washington
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Big Rise in Federally Inspected Slaughter in 1944 Q1
The War Food Administration reports a large jump in federally inspected hog slaughter in the first quarter of 1944, about one third higher than 1943 and 77 percent above the 1939-43 average, with total hogs 22 384 642. Cattle calves and sheep slaughter also rose compared with last year and the five-year averages, plus 13 698 horses and 1 248 goats slaughtered under federal inspection.
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War Food Administration
WFA
Iowa Counties Report Need of 573 Farm Workers
Seventy Iowa counties sent reports to the state farm labor office at Iowa State College showing a total need for 573 workers last week. Two hundred forty six workers were placed on farms. 369 single men and 204 married men were sought. Seasonal workers numbered 283 with 280 year round. Black Hawk County expects 50 to 60 asparagus cutters for two months starting May 1. Page Sac Pocahontas Winnebago Cass Linn Wright counties report the largest unfilled demand. Extension directors estimate an average of 21 full time workers per county if available.
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Ames
Iowa
State Farm Labor Office
Iowa State College
Black Hawk
Page
Sac
Pocahontas
Winnebago
Cass
Linn
Wright
Ames Dairyman Urges Loss Reduction Tactics
A. R. Porter of Ames outlines key causes of dairy losses on Iowa farms and practical fixes. He cites feeding milk to calves and pets, poor cream separator operation, and milk spillage, urging DHIA testing, proper equipment setup, and complete marketable milk to boost production.
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Iowa
A. R. Porter
Ames Extension Dairyman
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Porter
Milk Ration Shows Harsh Shortage and Substitutes
Dutch housewives receive two quarts of milk by ration but only one quart arrives as a mixture of milk powder and water. The powder is nearly insoluble and cannot be used in coffee or tea, with directives on preparation. The Netherlands information bureau notes the powder cannot replace fresh milk, while Nazi-controlled press reports the shortages.
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Netherlands Information Bureau
Holland
Porter's Plan to Cut Waste Boosts Milk Output
Porter argues limiting waste to 10 percent from 20 percent would free 70 million pounds more milk or equivalent cream for market. He urges redirecting house waste to livestock only to avoid spoilage.
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Porter
Sales to Packers Rise 27 Percent in Early 1944
The American Meat Institute reports farmers and ranchers sold cattle calves hogs sheep and lambs to meat packers for 27 percent more in January and February 1944 than the same period in 1943. Packers paid 1.094 billion dollars, 36 percent of all farm marketings, $230 million above last year and triple the 1935 1939 period. A large share came from hogs with 2.11 billion pounds produced, 61 percent of total beef veal pork and lamb output.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
AMI
Wickard Calls Soil Conservation Nation's Top Postwar Issue
Agriculture Secretary Claude A. Wickard told the 179th Rotary district conference in Reading that soil erosion has ruined 50 million acres, a land area equal to Maine and New York. He said erosion outpaces protective work and only 10 percent of farmland is currently protected. He praised conservation farming and more than 59 adopted practices to stop erosion and improve soil.
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Reading
Claude A. Wickard
Rotary International
United States
Maine
New York
Wickard
Combining Brigade to Work Across U S
A harvest brigade of experienced operators will drive hundreds of self propelled combines from Texas to the Canadian border this summer. A large farm machinery firm will release the machines to the brigade which starts in south Texas around May 1 and moves northward. The outfits have lights and are run by seasoned custom harvesters.
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Lincoln, Neb
INS
University of Nebraska
Texas
Canadian
War Forces Adjustments On Range
Montana State economist Mort H Saunderson explains how Plains range cattle face production adjustments during world war and the immediate postwar period. Shifting feeder markets in the Corn Belt and growing slaughter demand for grassers drive changes in 1943 44 feed dynamics as growers hold feeder calves awaiting new outlets.
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Plains
Great Plains
Corn
Western Cattle Market Outlook for 1944 and Feedlot Shifts
The piece analyzes 1943 as a primary cause of cattle numbers on Plains stock ranches and details how light grass seasons and feedgrain use shape 1944. It notes weather-driven grazing risk, proposed feedlot treatment for slaughter cattle, and a shift toward marketing long yearlings 700 to 800 pounds. It also discusses a May–July slaughter shortfall and the role of Texas and Southwest calves as replacements for Northern Plains feedlots.
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Plains
Texas
Southwest
Centre Plains
Kansas
Nebraska
Northern Plains
Butterfat Payments Reported by Calmar Creamery
Calmar Creamery paid patrons 56 cents per pound for butterfat in March. Total butter produced reached 67,290 pounds from 54,090 pounds of butterfat.
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Calmar
Calmar Creamery Company
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Montana State College
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