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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1946
Page
10
Washington AP reports that due to food and feed shortages the government may request farmers to reduce hog production by about five percent from last year. Civilian meat supplies in the coming months will hover near wartime ration levels as the fall pig crop target is set around 33.4 million head, about 30 percent below the 1943 peak.
Fayette county farm tenants and owners are mailed notices of their share of 121000 dollars allotted to the county by the federal government for soil conserving use. Approved 1946 practices include contouring intertilled crops contour strip cropping solid waterways open farm drainage ditches tile drainage ditches reseeding non crop open pasture permanent pasture weed control liming materials fertilizers phosphate and rock fertilizers and green manure crops.
Iowa agricultural reports show farm land values up 14 points to 121 percent of the 1912-14 base for March 1, slightly under the national gain of 16 points. Iowa sits at 57 percent of the 1920 peak versus 83.5 percent for the nation, with the strongest gains in cotton tobacco and cattle regions of the eastern Corn Belt.
Wilson and company of Cedar Rapids plans to buy 300 cattle daily at government grade and dressed yield, within OPA price limits. R W Carfrae notes Cedar Rapids prices are at the OPA maximum. Ottumwa Morrel Packing seeks 500 daily, Sioux Falls 400, all within OPA limits. packers broadly push for larger cattle intake amid anti OPA claims.
Des Moines AP report quotes Frank Barker, manager of the Iowa dairy industry commission, saying subsidies on milk and butterfat will not cure casual symptoms and will not boost production. He notes changes in federal subsidies affecting whole milk.
Barker argues new subsidy figures set May milk at 45 cents per hundredweight and butterfat at 15 cents per pound, rising July 1 to 65 and 20 cents. He says subsidies will lure few farmers as producers demand steady prices and resent ceilings and subsidies that fail to boost output. Milk production has fallen due to unreliable pricing.
The Midwest Research Institute will conduct a regional survey for the army engineers to forecast agricultural and industrial development in the Missouri river basin across 10 states. The six month study follows a 1945 rivers and harbors bill to assess navigation feasibility upstream from Sioux City.
The 1946 Iowa five acre soybean yield contest offers nearly 500 dollars in prizes. State winner gets 50 dollars plus the John Sand trophy and Iowa champion title. District firsts win 15 dollars and a medal. locals receive certificates and prizes. Deadline to enter is July 31.
In Linn County District Court Fred E Razook seeks a decree of divorce from Rita Razook on grounds of inhuman treatment endangering his life. Rita Razook must appear by May 1 or default will be entered. case filed in Cedar Rapids Iowa with attorney Nathaneow tape Dewzininge at 230 Dews Building.
Fifteen former agricultural coops filed the first applications to explore for oil on the continental shelf off the Gulf of Mexico. Alfred A. Kiltz represented the groups at the interior department, awaiting congress to set lease rules urged by Harold Ickes. Each coop seeks 100 square miles, linking to members in 27 states. The shelf extends about 750 million square miles beyond the three mile limit to 600 feet depth.
DES MOINES Iowa conservation commission reports most seed corn damage attributed to pheasants is actually from striped and gray ground squirrels Examinations show rodents eat the seed corn while pheasants feed on wireworms cutworms and other pests The commission advises poisoning as the best control dropping poisoned wheat or corn into squirrel holes early in the season with kernels buried deep to protect birds It warns about burning pasture or hay land potentially harming ground nesting birds
Clyde Spry secretary of the Iowa Soil Conservation committee said Calhoun and Hamilton counties formed new Soil Conservation districts, bringing Iowa to 76 districts across 75 counties.
Strawberry Point reports Frank J Burke has purchased the 35 acre farm formerly known as the Mrs Mae Lally place located one half mile south of the town.
Dan Zitelman, 17, of Manchester, has cleared over 3200 in four years of FFA work and hog projects totaling 25 head in the yard. At Cedar Rapids state convention he was elected Iowa Farmer degree and northeast district vice president, first Manchester FFA member to win either honor. He plans to farm with his father after graduation.
Iowa City report says Johnson county Farm Bureau and Iowa State Bank and Trust sponsor a county wide soil conservation contest with $140 in cash awards for six outstanding examples of sound land use on any county farm between Sept 1 1945 and Sept 1 1946. Judging wraps by Nov 15.
Nebraska farm real estate stands four points below the 1912 14 prewar average with Nebraska third lowest at 96 percent of the 1912 14 level. South Dakota and North Dakota are at 68 and 83 respectively while the nation overall rose 13 percent in the year to March 1. The war’s end has not yet moderated land values amid strong farm demand and rising product prices.
The Turner Company, an Iowa corporation, is formed with principal office in Cedar Rapids Linn County. It engages in electrical electronic and radio engineering manufacturing and related ventures with authorized capital stock of 250000 issued upon payment. Directors include David Turner and John B Turner with officers David Turner president Ronald Evans executive vice president and William Nezerka secretary treasurer.
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