OPA officials say Packers can operate at profit under ceilings
Washington reports OPA enforcement officials concluded after a 30 day probe that large packers can profit under price ceilings but are choosing not to purchase cattle for slaughter. They claim buyability exists if needed, while big packers cut beef output and lay off workers amid reduced slaughter and lower federally inspected meat production.
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Joe Kovalchik
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Wilson
Swift
Cudahy
Armour
AAA To Canvass Farms for Corn in Iowa Drive
Iowa Triple A groups plan a midweek canvass of all farms to locate corn for a 30 cent per bushel bonus under a government purchase program. A 52 million bushel famine relief target is set, with meetings in Omaha and Des Moines to outline the campaign.
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PMA
A. J. Loveland
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Washington
Loveland
Triple
Usda Council
Farm Organization
Des Moines
Slaughter totals fall short of year ago figures
The week saw cattle slaughter at 47,000,000 pounds and 98,000 head, below the prior year and last week. Sheep and lambs totaled 370,000 head, up one percent from a year ago and two percent from the prior week, indicating mixed livestock processing trends.
Govt to Buy Butter During Flush Season
The government plans to reenter the butter market around May 1 to purchase 60 million pounds for the armed services and military hospitals over the next year. It may require manufacturers to reserve part of May and June output. Last summer it bought 325 million pounds but later released 75 million back to civilian markets.
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Ovid A. Martin
Ashington
Entries Made for National Clean Plowing Contest
Forty five expert plowmen are expected to compete for 1000 dollars in prize money Saturday in the national clean plowing contest between Newhall and Vinton. The aim is to stress full coverage of corn stalks to combat the European corn borer. The program opens with exhibits at a.m. A mass meeting at 10 30 will be addressed by Frank Mendell Harold Gunderson and C H Van Vinck of Ames. The contest starts at 11 with Gov. Robert D. Blue firing the start.
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Vinton
SCS
Frank Mendell
Harold Gunderson
C. H. van Vinck
Ames
Robert D. Blue
Cattle dealer on Chicago market and gopher control tips
A. V. Mather of West Liberty sold fat cattle on the Chicago market last week. The Iowa Peoples Savings Bank in Cedar Rapids advertises 344% farm mortgages for high grade Linn County farms. Pocket gophers menace pastures and alfalfa as they mound in spring. The guide recommends poisoned carrot, parsnip, or sweet potato baits and steps to place bait in gopher runways. Iowa State College Extension Bulletin No. 153 covers rodent control in Iowa.
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West Liberty
Chicago
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowa State College Extension Bulletin No
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Contest to plow land as four by twenty rods set
Contestants will plow a land area of four by twenty rods with prizes of 500, 250, 100, 50 and 25 dollars. Judges include Rex Conn, Lewis Greaser, and Glyde Spry. A second mass meeting at 11 30 features Gov Blue Allan Kline and W G Bradley. The Jones county 4 H team will demo corn borer control. Radio WMT will broadcast at 12 30. Co sponsored by WMT and Benton County Farm Bureau.
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Gov. Blue
Allan Kline
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers Take Advantage of Good Weather
DES MOINES Farmers made excellent progress with field work last week plowing over 20 million acres for corn and soybeans and seeding the rest of small grain. Weather was near ideal with 70 percent of corn and beans plowed. early planting expected if warmth continues before May 1. Pasture growth runs ahead of normal and livestock conditions are good across the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa Crop and Livestock
Weather driest start since mid thirties in farm belt
CHICAGO AP reports the growing season in the American farm belt begins with the driest start since the mid thirties drought era. The Weather Bureau says general rains are needed within two weeks to protect crop prospects, with Chief Forecaster Gordon E. Dunn citing subsoil dryness from light snow cover last winter.
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America
Weather Bureau
Gordon E.dunn
Weather forecast weighs on crops and rainfall decline
Weather expert Dunn notes 1945 drought levels rival 1937 as rainfall stays deficient. He cites cycles and says there is no alarm yet while predicting a potential shift. Areas needing rain include parts of Iowa Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and Nebraska over the coming six weeks will test whether America meets European food commitments.
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Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
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Nebraska
America
LaGuardia to address Minnesota farmers in Climax
Fiorello H. La Guardia, UNRRA director, will radio a 10 15 Friday appeal from Climax Minnesota to Northwest farmers in the Red River Valley. He urges production of food and release of wheat stocks, then travels 56 miles to Moorhead for another broadcast before departing by plane.
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Fiorello H. la Guardia
United Nations ‘Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
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UNRRA
Red River Valley
Moorhead
Northwest
Minnesota
Tipton Triple-A Office To Close For Remodeling
Tipton Triple-A office will shut for one week starting Friday April 26 for remodeling. Announcement comes from Triple-A Chairman Hy Von Muenster.
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Tipton
Triple-A
Hy von Muenster
U.S. Short on Grain Pledge Fails For Third Month
Washington reports the United States remains behind its grain pledge for hungry nations for the third straight month. Chester Davis of the famine emergency committee cites only 239000 tons shipped in early April, 407000 tons short for the first half of 1946, and notes an export bonus may spark larger shipments while warning of sugar and fats shortages at home.
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Washington
United States
Chester Davis
Herbert Hoover
Davis
Combined Food Board
Capper Calls to End Drafting of Farmers in War Effort
Senator Capper announces to White House his request to halt the drafting and retention of farmers, arguing it reduces production and undermines relief efforts for famine victims. He also urges no unemployment benefits while farm jobs are available.
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Capper
R-Kan
White House
Truman
Matthew J. Connelly
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