Social Security for Farmers Advocated by National Association
A report by Murray R. Benedict for the National Planning Association urges extending Social Security to six million farm operators and three million farm wage workers. It outlines premium scales, income cutoffs, and quarterly collections, arguing benefits would reduce rural poverty and attract workers while offsetting costs through reduced public assistance.
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Ashington
National Planning Association
Murray R. Benedict
Association
Agriculture Committee
Benedict
Social Security Board
High School by Home Study Offers Free Trial Lesson
Thousands nationwide use this home study program to earn a high school diploma without classes. If you are 16 or older and left school, you may receive a free sample lesson at home. Write AMERICAN SCHOOL 7 So Dearborn St Chicago IL for details and a 40 page booklet CR.29.
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America
Government Corn Buy Program Faces Unknown Farm Supplies
Government estimates put April 1 farm corn at just over a billion bushels with Iowa alone taking about a fifth. Much has moved through non reg channels and quality is poor with high moisture and damage causing down grades. The plan aims to secure coarser grain to free wheat for human consumption and reduce emergency stock levels.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Nesting Birds of Iowa by Ellis Hicks
Iowa State College wildlife specialist Ellis Hicks describes the brown thrasher or brown thrash. arrival in Iowa mid April, nest sites in hedgerows brush piles and thickets, and a diet of insects and wild fruits. The bird’s size is 10 to 12 inches with reddish brown plumage and white underparts.
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Ellis Hicks
Iowa State College
Brown Thrash
North
Iowa
Grain shortage shifts focus to livestock and forage use
The article notes a prolonged grain shortage will press hogs and cattle to lighter weights, with spring farrowings already cut. USDA may set a fall pig goal 5 percent below last year. Farmers are advised to rely on pasture and forage like alfalfa and clover to save on grain costs, as oats and corn progress well for a strong crop year barring drought.
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USDA
Iowa
Patton to Teach at Midwest Institute on Drake Campus
James G. Patton president of the National Farmers Union will head the faculty of the Midwest Institute of International Relations at Drake University June 1 through June 8. He joins other experts for sessions addressing global agricultural policy.
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DES Moines
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Midwest Institute of International Relations
Drake University
Closing Out Sale Promises Farm Assets Available
A closing out sale will be held at the seller’s residence three miles north and fourteen miles west of Palo on Rock Road after selling the farm. Readied items include horses, cattle with milking cows, brood sows, alfalfa and straw, laying rocks, wagons, binders, mowers, a Gehl hammermill, feeders, tools, hardware, lumber, hog houses, cream separators, and various farm implements plus some furniture.
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Palo
Rock Road
Springer
McCormick
Gehl
Iowa Holsteins Hit 100000-Pound Life Time Records
Ten Iowa state owned registered Holsteins have reached life-time production of 100000 pounds or more, per the Holstein Friesian Association of America. Clarinda state hospital leads with four cows, Independence with three, Cherokee with two, and Iowa State College with one.
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Brattleboro
Iowa
Holstein- Friesian Association Bf America
Clarinda State Hospital
Independence State Hospital
Cherokee State Hospital
Iowa State College
Association
Farms Change Hands in Tama County Deals
Traer Milroy Strachota buys the 112 acre Fred Dethlefa farm southeast of Traer for 110 dollars per acre. Dethlefa purchases the 151 acre Theodore Heckt place near Dysart for thirty nine thousand dollars.
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TRAER
Milroy Strachota
Fred Dethlefa
Dethlefa
Dysart
Theodore Heckt
Wheat Bonus Regulations Outlined by Agriculture Dept
A Agriculture Department spokesman outlined steps for farmers to obtain a 30 cent per bushel wheat bonus for deliveries before May 25. Eligible farmers can receive full payment plus the bonus by submitting a certificate to the CCC by June 15, with an option to choose payment dates up to March 31, 1947.
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Washington (Ap
Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Women’s Farm Bureau rally set at Wyoming High School gym
Anamosa Mrs Raymond Sayre state president and national vice president of the women’s committee of the Farm Bureau will speak at Jones County rural women's rally day on Thursday April 25 at the Wyoming high school gymnasium.
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Anamosa
Raymond Sayre
Reau
Jones County
Wyoming High School
Meat Judging Contests To Be Renewed
National Live Stock and Meat Board announces intercollegiate meat judging contests at livestock expositions reopening this fall. Teams of animal husbandry and home economics students judge beef pork and lamb carcasses and cuts with written reasons. A trophy and high contestant award are given.
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National Live Stock and Meat Board
University of Nebraska
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Fort Worth
Texas
Springfield
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