Four H Lamb Feeders Made Good Profits
Ames Iowa 4 H members from 44 counties enrolled in the western lamb feeding project last winter yielding an average net profit of 71.83 per lot of 16 lambs. C W McDonald Iowa State College sheep specialist reported figures from 556 units totaling 8 896 lambs sold at five shows for 230 004.36 dollars. Lambs averaged 106 pounds at market and 23.53 per hundredweight. death loss was 2.9 percent.
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Ames
C. W. McDonald
Iowa State College
McDonald
Iowa 4-H Club
Cold Weather Delays Wool Shearing in West
Boston report notes arrivals of newly shorn wool lag two to three weeks behind last year due to unseasonable West weather. Wool market activity in pulled wools only. Commodity Credit Corporation stopped wool purchases at midnight April 15. Uncertainty over future wool prices and possible reduction in processed wool goods keep woolen and worsted industries anxious and inventories low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Commodity Credit Corporation
Hog Cholera Down 35 Percent On U S Farms
Des Moines report says hog cholera outbreaks fell 35 percent in the last year across 24 states due to widespread vaccination. Officials caution this is not a cure and urge ongoing vaccination before outbreaks, with pigs checked for health prior to immunization.
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Des Moines
American Foundation For Animal Health
Benton and Linn Lead State in F.B. Membership
Des Moines Benton and Linn counties top Iowa Farm Bureau membership by wide margins. Benton reports 2 400 members and Linn 2 051 with additions since the last count. State office notes 122 361 memberships for 1947 with over 28 000 new members not in Farm Bureau last year.
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Des Moines
Benton
Linn
Farm Bureau
Wayne Tyler
State
Federation
Marshall
Clinton
Buena Vista
Kossuth
Polk
Webster
Tama
Calhoun
State Office
Tyler
Garner Boy Named Iowa FFA State President
James Gatch of Garner was named president of the Iowa Future Farmers of America at Fort Dodge Saturday. Dean Gardner of Mount Ayr was named secretary and John Woline of Mount Pleasant was elected state reporter.
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Garner
James Gatchel
State Association of Future Farmers of America
Iowa Ffa
Fort Dodge
Dean Gardner
Mount Ayr
John Woline
Mount Pleasant
Iowa Sociologist in Top Five Percent of Sociological Survey
Ames reports that Dr. Reuben Hill, Iowa State sociologist, ranked in the top five percent in a rating of scholarly material by Prof. Hornell Hart of Duke University. The survey covered 1,076 articles across eight journals in the last three years.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Reuben Hill
Hornell Hart
Duke University
Welcome Relief From Stomach Gas Ad
Advertising copy claims 88S Tonic relieves nervous distress from gas and sour stomach. It says the tonic increases gastric juice flow, aids digestion, improves blood nutrition, and boosts appetite, sleep, and energy with millions sold and available at drug stores.
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Happy People
Farmers deny responsibility for inflationary prices
Leaders of the National Grange American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives met in Washington and rejected blame on agriculture for current price trends. They cite higher production costs strong consumer demand and big government purchases as key drivers and urge broad industry cooperation to halt inflation.
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ARM Organization
Washington
National Grange
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Uncle Sam Laxative Breakfast Food praised for relief
An unsolicited South Dakota letter extols Uncle Sam Laxative Breakfast Food made of whole flaxseed and toasted wheat flakes. The user claims dramatic relief from a severe constipation after two weeks and recommends regular use with water. Produced by Uncle Sam Breakfast Food Company in Omaha Nebraska.
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Uncle Sam
South Dakota
Uncle Sam Breakfast Food Company
Omaha
Nebraska
Erosion Damaged Public Lands Across Several States
Federal officials report about one quarter of continental public lands managed by the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management are in a critical state of erosion. Acres affected include Kansas 700, Minnesota 36,000, Nebraska 7,000, North Dakota 23,000, and South Dakota 62,000, with the goal to restore, rehabilitate, and conserve soil and moisture.
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Washington
Interior Department
Bureau of Land Management
Continental
United States
Bureau
House Appropriations Committee
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
British grain price rise aims to bolster 1947 48 output
The United Kingdom announced higher guaranteed grain prices for the 1947 and 1948 harvests along with acreage goals. Weather and frost damage threaten meeting spring wheat targets, with spring work delayed by storms and floods. The 1948 wheat target is two million acres, about 20 percent below 1947, signaling further reductions in coming years. The government seeks self sufficiency in feed grains and aims for higher oats and barley output.
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London
United Kingdom
Ministry of Agriculture
Farm soil and spirit linked in Cedar Rapids sermon
Reverend Theodore Lilley of First Presbyterian tied farming to faith noting that those near the soil are closer to God and that soil and soul are linked. He cited Hebrew pastoral roots and Greek concerns about sustenance, urging soil conservation and presenting farm materials as missionary outreach.
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Theodore Lilley
First Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
Lilley
India
China
American Dry Milk Institute Meets in Chicago
The American Dry Milk Institute will meet in Chicago on Tuesday and Wednesday. The event gathers industry officials and dairy producers to discuss standards and market developments.
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Chicago
The
American Dry Milk Institute
Fayette County Fair Sells Life Memberships
A Fayette County campaign sells $25 life memberships through the Fayette County Agricultural Association. Buyers and their families gain annual August fair admission, with proceeds funding grandstand and track improvements.
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Fayette County Fair
West Union
Fayette County Agricultural Association
Keokuk County Agent to Join Iowa F B Staff
Keokuk County extension director Bob Thompson named regional organization director for the Iowa Farm Bureau in southeast Iowa. Thompson, a former 4-H leader in Hardin County and Muscatine extension chief, will live in Sigourney and replace Keith Meyer. Also announced, Dan Murphy of Champaign Illinois named associate editor of the Iowa Farm Bureau Farmer and assistant director of information, starting May 15.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Thompson
Keokuk County
Iowa Farm Bureau
Iowa
Keith Meyer
Iowa Farm Mutual Insurance Company
Iowa State College
Hardin County
Muscatine County
Sigourney
Dan Murphy
Champaign
Ill
Allan Kline
Murphy
Iowa Bureau
Farmer
University of Illinois School of Journalism
Farm Bureau
Last Week to Enter Poultry Contest in Iowa
Iowa State College poultry specialist W R Whitfield urges Iowans to obtain chicks from the hatchery by Saturday to enter the Chicken of Tomorrow contest. Entries range from one hundred to three hundred birds per entry with one entry per person, though two family members may enter if total birds exceed three hundred. Prizes reach up to one hundred dollars per county, and chicks earning top grade may yield five cents per pound over market. Chicks must be marked for identification, such as wing color, to distinguish flocks.
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Ames
W. R. Whitfield
Iowa State College
Whitfield
Whitsfield
FAO Director General John Orr to Visit Eight Latin Nations
Washington reports indicate FAO Director General Sir John Orr departed the capital for a month long tour visiting eight Latin American countries to survey agricultural needs and programs. He will meet officials and assess food security projects during the trip.
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Washington
Sir John Orr
FAO
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