Trae Hemp Mill Starts Operations
Trae hemp mill began operation last week after delays from machinery breaks and readjustments. One production line is active, with a second to start once repairs and female crew arrive. About 75 men work on one shift, 50 more needed for a night shift. Roughly 12,000 tons of hemp straw stored in 300-foot stacks. Hemp is dried, broken, scutched, hackled and baled into 450 to 500 pound bundles. Fiber grades include line fiber over 36 inches and short line fiber 24 to 36 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Gazette
Robert Lyons
Hugo Joens
Toledo
Traer
Lyons
Hemp fiber plant runs on steam in wartime Iowa
The Tracr hemp mill in Traer cost about 350000 and is powered by steam due to motor shortages. It operates two lines on one shift, processing 20 to 25 tons of hemp straw daily. With 12000 tons on hand, managers estimate two years to clear the stock at current rates. Four Iowa plants will add hemp acreage in 1944 while hemp program reductions are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
Tracr
Iowa
War Hemp Industries, Inc
Commodity Credit Corporation
Grundy Center
Hampton
Eagle Grove
Britt
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Washington
Lyons
PRIL
Pia
Chester
Big Gain Chick Starter Promises Healthy Growth for Chicks
Assures profit through proper care and feed for baby chicks. Big Gain Chick Starter claims rapid transformation into sturdy birds, using high quality proteins minerals and energy feeds with natural vitamins from yeast fish liver and glandular meal. Endorsed by many hatcheries and poultry raisers as a preferred starter.
50 Percent Decrease In Poultry Meat Predicted by Phelps
CENTRAL CITY Iowa Poultry Improvement Association warned that heavy breed chicken demand dropping in the 1944 hatching season could cut poultry meat by 50 percent this year An acute shortage is seen next winter probably by mid November Verne O Phelps Central City secretary treasurer said big demand has shifted to pullets while cockers have little demand causing many to be killed He estimated meat per 100 chicks hatched at 64 pounds versus 120 last year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
INS
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association
Verne O. Phelps
Pasoroviet
Phelps
Mares Bring $400 Sold Near Brandon
The Sullivan Brothers farmers near Brandon sold a matched pair of strawberry roan mares ages four and five to Fred Hood and Son of Independence for 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Sullivan Brothers
Here
Fred Hood and Son
Independence
Start calves on skimmilk at two or three weeks of age
Calves should begin drinking skimmilk early in life, around two to three weeks old, to ease digestion and promote steady growth. Farmers are advised to introduce skimmilk gradually and monitor for signs of intolerance or digestive upset.
Seasonal Poultry Price Increases Ordered by OPA
The Office of Price Administration ordered immediate seasonal price increases on all poultry to spread distribution, raising consumers’ costs by an average two-thirds of a cent per pound over a year. Increases apply through June this year and January through June next year, then revert July through December. Premiums, authorized by the Office of Economic Stabilization, will be passed along the distribution chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Office of Economic Stabilization
Back the Warriors Buy an Extra War Bond
A wartime appeal urges supporters to purchase additional war bonds to boost funding for military efforts. Officials emphasize patriotic duty and the impact of every contribution on national defense. Campaigns promote trust in government and unity during the emergency.
Poultry Premium Schedule by Month Reveals Egg Focus Period
The record outlines a monthly premium schedule from January to June with per pound adjustments ranging from 1 cent to 2.2 cents. The period corresponds to poultry raisers holding fowl for egg production rather than meat, indicating a seasonal shift in value.
Farmers Urged to Release Part of Corn Supplies
Chicago AP War Food administration official E. O. Pollock urged Midwest farmers to move a portion of their corn now to meet urgent processing needs. He said about 11 million bushels monthly are needed for weapons medicines clothing packaging and other war materials, stressing the grain is crucial for arming and equipping servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Midwest
War Food Administration
E. O. Pollock
Food Distribution
WFA
Pollock
Iowa corn moving by truckers amid price office data
Walter D. Kline acting district director for the Office of Price Administration said Saturday that corn is now being moved in quantity from Iowa farms by trucker buyers, but most of the movement is still underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Walter D. Kline
Office of Price Administration
Iowa
Inherited Notions About Hens and Garden Scratching
A light verse questions old notions of inheritance as a Barred Plymouth Rocks hen with a steam heated box as a mother defy simple explanations. It asks professors to explain why hens are such terrors to scratch in gardens, implying playful critique of generational beliefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rocks
Corn Movement Bypasses Elevators, Hurts Plants
OPA official said much of the corn is going to livestock feeders and dairy operators in neighboring states rather than elevators or terminal markets. This shift leaves processing plants in Iowa with scarce grain, forcing closures or reduced operations as markets tighten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline
Iowa
OPA
Hay Prices Jump in Denver Area Amid Snow Strain
In Denver area markets hay prices soared with baled hay trading at about 50 dollars per ton in retail stores and loose hay near highways around 37 dollars per hundredweight. Severe snow blocked farm supplies during lambing and calving season, prompting the surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarence Janssen
Robert Stewart
Trae Hemp
Rex Conn
Gazette Farm
Red Oak Grove
Tipton
County Home Road
Waldturm
School House Lane Inne Wo
James Phi W. E. Chaliis
Lisbon
LPS
Tipton State Bank
Lis
Edison
Achenbach Farm
Zenith
John Deere
Emerson
Oldsmobile
Dale E. Kohl
WW. E. Challis
Glenn Plattenberger
Marty Sleer
Lisbon, Is
West Union
Limback Lumber
Third Street
G.A.C
Hay Prices Zoom In
Beltone
Raytheon
Crenshaw Hearing Aid Co
Cedar Rapids
Morocco
Honeymead
Utah
OWA
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!