U S Grown Food Worth 14.8 Billion in 1940 Consumer Spend
The Agriculture Department estimates show 1940 consumer expenditures on foods produced by U S farmers at about 14.8 billion dollars. Farm payments totaled 6.2 billion, with a national marketing bill of 8.6 billion distributed as 3.6 for retailing, 1.2 for wholesale, .8 for transport, and 3 for processing.
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Ashington
D. C
Department of Agriculture
United States
R. O. Been
Bureau
Fence Drift Halts Creamery Power During Storm
A windstorm disabled the eastern Iowa creamery's electrical supply at 5 30 a.m. leaving the plant without juice until 3 p.m. The damage, described as one of many costly agricultural by products of the storm, affected thousands of farms.
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Iawa
321,000,000 Eggs Laid in Iowa March
DES MOINES AP Eggs produced on Iowa farms in March reached 321,000,000 as estimated by state statistician Les Lie M Carl. The figure is 8 to 9 percent above March last year but below the usual seasonal rise. Layers on Iowa farms totaled 23,890,000, about 1.44 times the 1940 level.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Carl
Peters Farm House Burns Near Morse Details
A farm house near Morse in Nolan settlement burned Sunday evening starting from the furnace chimney. The 1907 structure, valued at 12 000 to 15 000 dollars, was consumed in under two hours. West Branch and Solon fire brigades fought the blaze as neighbors gathered. water shortage hindered suppression. Only minimal furniture from downstairs was saved.
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Nolan Settlement
Morse
West Branch
Solon
Baby beef bulletin goes public free by request
The new baby beef bulletin is available to the public and will be mailed free to anyone who writes Carl A. Oldson at the Iowa Beef Producers' Association in Ames.
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Carl A. Oldson
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Ames
Corn loan total tops 95 million bushels for 1940
The federal agricultural marketing service reports 95,324,254 bushels of 1940 corn placed under loan as of April 12, with Iowa leading at 54,227,000 bushels and Illinois at 13,025,000. Planting progress varied by region as wet fields delayed western areas while Mississippi Valley states moved ahead. Oats seeding began in central Iowa and progress looked satisfactory in the Great Plains.
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Federal Agricultural Marketing Service Today
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
South Dakota
Missouri
Mississippi Valley
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Great Plains
Fertilizer Demonstrations Planned in Buchanan County
Fertilizer demonstration work on alkali and muck soils is scheduled in Buchanan county this year under H. R. Meldrum Ames soils specialist. Demonstrations will be at Robert Reed farm Madison township and W. C. Kelley farm Westbury township using three fertilizer formulas on corn ground in narrow strips with 20 percent superphosphate 0 20 10 phosphate and 0 20 20 phosphate. Results will compare yields against unsettled areas in the fields.
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Independence
Buchanan County
H. R. Meldrum
Ames
Robert Reed
Madison Township
W. C. Kelley
Westbury Township
Section 9 Buttermakers To Meet Wednesday
The Iowa Creamery Operators association Section 9 will meet here Wednesday at 3 30 p m with Mr and Mrs L E Miller as hosts. Prizes will be awarded to first place in the men's and women's judging contests. A banquet will follow the business meeting.
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Epworth — Buttermakers
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
L. E. Miller
Nels Larson to report on National Buttermakers Meet
Decorah reporter Nels Larson will speak at Section 1 buttermakers meeting this Thursday about the recent National Buttermakers convention held in St Paul. Hosts are Mr and Mrs Elliott Nelson and a 6 30 banquet is planned.
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Luana — Nels Larson
Decorah
St. Paul
Elliott Nelson
Poultry Clinic Planned in Waukon Thursday
Diseases and parasites of baby chicks will be discussed at a poultry clinic scheduled in Waukon at 1 30 p m Thursday. County Agent Fred O Riley will lead the session.
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Waukon
Fred O'Riley
40 Per Cent Winneshiek Farmers Begin Field Work
Decorah reports about 40 percent of Winneshiek county farmers did field work last week. Rain Thursday night delayed tasks with 1 to 2 inches noted. hail fell in the north while pastures wintered well. Seeding occurred around Ridgeway and limited activity elsewhere in the county.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Ridgeway
Make This Model At Home Pattern 4704
Pattern 4704 available in misses and womens sizes 14 16 18 20 32 34 36 38 40 and 42. Size 16 dress requires 2 yards 39 inch fabric. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department The Cedar Rapids Gazette 243 West 17th Street New York N Y. For ten cents more you can obtain our new pattern book with a season's complete fashion picture.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
New Grandstand Under Way at Cedar County Fair
Cedar County fairgrounds will host Sept 2 to 5 events with a new grandstand unit under construction. Automobiles enter free. harness races run Wednesday evening and Thursday features calves sales. Calves judged Wednesday. sale set for Thursday afternoon. Friday activities conclude the fair.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Cc. S. Miller
Postville Creamery Pays 37¢ For March Butterfat
The Postville Farmers Cooperative Creamery voted to pay patrons 37 cents per pound for butterfat in March. They produced 78,645 pounds of butter from 63,303 pounds of butterfat, the highest since last September, with a rise from March 1940 when 33 cents was paid and 70,548 pounds of butter were made from 56,736 pounds of butterfat.
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Postville
Postville Farmers Cooperative Creamery Company
Calmar Creamery Pays Butterfat Prices in March
Calmar Creamery paid patrons 36 and 38 cents a pound for butterfat received during March. The plant manufactured 53,551 pounds of butter from 43,175 pounds of butterfat collected.
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Calmar
Calmar Creamery Company
Buchanan County 4-H Club Girls Plan Rally Day
Independence June 4 is set for the annual Rally Day program. Club representatives met with Miss Winifred Martin of Ames 4-H specialist to finalize general plans.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Winifred Martin
Ames
Crop Insurance Pays Winter Killed Wheat Indemnities
Two Illinois farmers receive first indemnities under the 1941 federal crop insurance program. Ralph Kennedy of Chandlerville nets 349 bushels on 63 acres and Maude Adkins also on 63 acres receives 233 bushels. Officials note widespread favorable wheat conditions and many contracts signed since 1938, with 421000 total contracts for 1941.
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Illinois
United States Department of Agriculture
Ralph Kennedy
Chandlerville
Leroy K. Smith
Crop Insurance Corporation
Kennedy
Maude Adkins
Chandlervile
Smith
Orchard Demonstrations In Dubuque May 6 And 7
Seven demonstration orchards will be set out in Dubuque county on May 6 and 7 using Virginia crab apple trees with grafts of other varieties to follow after growth. Sites include John Stecher farm Peru township Ed Link farm Jefferson township Lawrence Funke farm Dodge township and New Melleray monastery Vernon township. S. W. Edgecombe Ames extension horticulturist will assist in planting and layout.
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Dubuque
Dubuque County
Virginia
John Stecher
Peru Township
Ed Link
Jefferson Township
Lawrence Funke
Dodge Township
Vernon Township
S. W. Edgecombe
Ames Extension Horticulturist
Hog Meeting Planned at Epworth Thursday
Epworth hosts a county hog meeting at the Frank Edwards farm. Weighing hogs and guidance on feeding sanitation and management will be discussed at 2 30 p m led by E P Quaife Ames extension agent. C C Culbertson and A L Anderson of Iowa State College animal husbandry will attend.
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Epworth
Buque County
Frank Edwards
Here
Quaife
Ames Extension Service
C. C. Culbertson
A. L. Anderson
Iowa State College Animal Husbandry
Beef banquet set for Independence May 8
Independence beef cattlemen will hold their annual banquet on May 8. Rex Beresford and Herman Aaberg will attend to present marketing intention figures for the industry.
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Independence — Buchanan Beef Cattlemen
Rex Beresford
Herman Aaberg
Iowa
Chicago Producers Association
Soils District Hearing Set For Linn County May 15
A hearing on establishing a soils conservation district in Linn county is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. May 15 at Memorial hall in Marion. County Agent Rex Connann announced after approval by Harry Linn secretary of the state soils conservation committee. Petitions filed with the state committee list 435 farmers owning about 61 220 acres in Boulder Jackson Maine Monroe Marion Brown Linn Franklin and Bertram townships.
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Linn County
Memorial Hall
Marion
Rex Conn
Harry Linn
State Soils Conservation Committee
Boulder
Jackson
Maine
Monroe
Brown, Linn
Franklin and
Bertram
County hearings set for May 14 on district establishment
County residents, including 638 farmers, seek a district with hearings May 14. County Agent E J Weigle announced the schedule, with a Fort Atkinson afternoon session and a Decorah evening session.
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E. J. Weigle
Fort Atkinson
Decorah
Dean Williams Heads 4-H Boys In Johnson County
Iowa City Dean Williams was elected president of the Johnson county 4-H clubs at a county meeting Saturday evening. He succeeds William Hunter of Kalona as treasurer and Howard Berry of Iowa City as historian.
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Iowa City
Dean Williams
Johnson County
William Hunter
Iowa
Kalona
Howard Berry
Farm lands near West Union sell for forty dollars an acre
The former Schroyer farm two miles southwest of West Union, comprising 150 acres, was sold by Equitable Life Insurance. The site had not housed an operator for 15 years, with buildings unusable. It is among the former Collins company farms.
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West Union
Schroyer
Equitable Life Insurance
Come Pee
Snes Bitterness
Collins Company
Contour Demonstrations In Washington April 23
Washington Iowa J W Co H Van Vinck Ames extension engineer to lead contour demonstrations on April 23. The first session at 9 a.m. at Richard Scott farm four and a half miles southwest of Kalona then at 1 30 p.m. on Ray Sojka farm ten miles west of Fairview school in Jackson Township. Contouring principles will be explained and contour lines staked out with base lines established.
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Washington
J. W. Co
H. van Vinck
Ames Extension
Richard Scott
Kalona
Ray Sojka
Fairview School
Jackson Township
Reappointment of Black Hawk Weed Commissioner Stirred
R B Tripp of LaPorte City in Black Hawk county was reappointed weed commissioner for the past three years by the board of supervisors. Protests came from John P Biller of Dunkerton and Val Schmit of Fox township who sought a separate northern county weed commissioner.
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LA Porte City
R. B. Tripp
LaPorte City
Black Hawk County
Board of Supervisors
John P. Biller
Dunkerton
Val Schmit
Fox Township
Notice of Appointment of Executer in Linn County Iowa
The 19th day of April 1941 the court appointed Annie late of Linn County Iowa as Executrix and George Machula as Executor in the estate of Alfred E Wil deceased. Those having claims against the estate must file them with proper authentication in the office of the Clerk of the Linn County Iowa District Court. Pred W Hann attorney.
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Otice
Towa
Sowal Tee
Alfred E
Iowa
Annie A
Linnty
Linn County
George Machula
Simple $100 Loan Offer With Monthly Installments
Job holders can borrow up to $300 with no guarantors. A $100 loan repaid by twelve monthly payments of 9.77 dollars or twenty months at 6.43 dollars per month. Loans based on character and income, no outsiders needed, with disclosed charges.
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Salance Fe
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