Grain Stocks Drop Thirty Percent in April Survey
Washington reports an Agriculture Department survey shows wheat, corn, and oats stocks on April 1 down 30 percent from a year earlier due to heavy demand for livestock feed and war industry needs. Wheat 542,478,000 bushels, down 40 percent. corn 1,161,653,000 bushels, down 22 percent. oats 444,989,000 bushels, down 17 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
War Food Administration
WFA
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Chicago
Minneapolis
Duluth
Kansas City
Nashville
Sioux City
INS
Iowa
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Illinois Farmers List 12 253 101 Bushels of Corn
An Illinois AAA canvass reports 12,253,101 bushels of corn offered for sale to meet a wartime release quota. La Salle leads with 1,759,350 bushels, Iroquois second with 1,610,989. state quota is 60,000,000 bushels. The three day survey continues until all holders are contacted.
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Decatur
Ill
Ins
Illinois Aaa Committee
Illinois
la Salle County
Iroquois
Corn Products Argonaut Plant Shuts Storage Tanks Empty
Chicago The Argo plant of Corn Products Co closed Saturday draining its 1.5 million bushel storage tanks for the first time in 35 years. Vendors reported 32 carloads of corn en route but officials called the supply a mere trickle enough for a few hours of operation Monday. Manager W. T. Brady said 3,000 workers will stay on six days payroll with many assigned to cleaning while others take vacations.
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Chicago
INS
Argo
Corn Products Company
W. T. Brady
Boysenberries Not Adapted to Iowa
Ames experts say boysenberries winter kill too readily for Iowa orchards. With special protection a crop may be obtained. Cover canes with two inches of soil in fall, leave through winter, and uncover early spring.
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Ames
Iowa
Harry Nichols
Iowa State College Extension
Iowa farmers pledge 6 356 001 bushels of corn for war industries
Iowa farmers pledge delivery of 6 356 001 bushels for war industries as the corn freeze takes effect. Webster county leads with 1 744 800 bushels, followed by Calhoun with 1 047 410. Corn moves to the Commodity Credit Corporation once shellers are ready.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
A. J. Loveland
Iowa Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Webster County
Calhoun County
Loveland
Commodity Credit Corporation
War Food Administration
Minnesota
Nebraska
Indiana
Illinois
Western Grain and Feed Association
Mark G. Thornburg
Association
Saturay
Thornburg
KLINE TO SPEAK AT IOWA FARM BUREAU MEETING
Preston Allan Kline president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation will speak here on the evening of May 4 about his recent trip to England for the organization.
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Preston
Allan Kline
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
England
Martelle Elevator Processes 750 Bushels Soybeans Daily
Farmers in the Martelle area benefit as the Farmers' Cooperative elevator processes soybeans 24 hours daily, with a 750 bushel daily capacity. About 6,500 pounds of oil and 17 to 18 tons of soybean meal are produced, with CCC shipments to New Jersey for lend-lease and most meal sold locally. The operation stores 62,000 bushels and has purchased 41,000 bushels from CCC. Board members include George Barner, C. M. Wickham, and Harry Holcomb with others.
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REX. Com
Gazette
Martelle
Kenneth Gordon
Commodity Credit Corporation
New Jersey
CCC
Gordon
Iowa Cooperative
George Barner
Mt. Vernon
C. M. Wickham
Harry
The Test Reflects On Age And Insurance Sales
A reflective verse ponders how time slips by and aging thoughts return when life insurance salesmen press claims. The speaker recalls youth and concludes aging is real, with a playful jab at sales pitches that try to "sell" life coverage.
Europe dairy herd outlook amid invasion varies claims
Dr. Karl Brandt argues European dairy herds endure war with shifted production. He notes prewar cow counts and milk output, cites Denmark France and the Netherlands recovery, and warns on postwar uncertainty and potential imports.
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Denmark
Rhineland
Europe
Martelle Soybean Plant Among Eight Cooperative Operations
The Martelle soybean plant is part of a eight plant cooperative network in Iowa. Other plants are in Ralston, West Bend, Dike, Hubbard, Eagle Grove, Manning and Sheldon. Iowa operates 34 soybean processing plants, according to Gordon.
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Springville
C. V. Newman
Ivan Hempy
Henry Wiedemann
Martelle
Ralston
West Bend
Dike
Hubbard
Eagle Grove
Manning
Sheldon
Iowa
Gordon Said
Ames Economist Sees Adequate Corn Supplies
Ames extension farm management specialist Carl Malone said federal April crop reports suggest sufficient total corn to cover dairy poultry and wartime livestock needs. He noted 1.1 billion bushels nationwide imply about 200 million bushels carryover next fall, with Iowa at 293 million bushels on April 1.
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Ames
Carl Malone
Ames Extension Farm Management
United States
Malone
Iowa
Court Approves Sale of Tipton Cheese Factory
A court order granted this week approving the sale of the Tipton cheese factory to Joseph Holland for 13500 dollars. The sale follows the death of former owner and operator Fred Jegerlehner.
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Tipton
Joseph Holland
Fred Jegerlehner
Crawford Association Reports 11 Purebred Sires in Service
In Denison the Crawford County Cattle Improvement Association, an artificial breeding cooperative, reports 11 purebred sires in service including four Holsteins three Shorthorns two Guernseys and two Brown Swiss.
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Denison
Crawford County Cattle Improvement Association
Jubilee tomato recommended by Iowa State extensionist
L. C. Grove, horticulturist at Iowa State College Extension, advises gardeners to try a few plants of the new Jubilee tomato. This notice highlights a developing tomato variety and practical adoption for home gardens.
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L. C. Grove
Iowa State College Extension Horticulturist
Farm near Mt Vernon sold for 16600
Lawrence Peterson of Cedar Rapids sold his 120 acre farm six miles northwest of Mt Vernon to Harold Millard of Cedar Rapids for 16600. The property includes a new bungalow built last summer after a previous house burned. Millard recently moved from Nebraska and possession was given immediately with a lease to Joe Kenecny continuing.
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MT. Vernon
Lawrence Peterson
Cedar Rapids
Harold Millard
Millard
Nebraska
Joe Kenecny
Big Gain Spring Pasture 32% Dairy Concentrate Ad
A vintage dairy ad extols feeding cows year round with Big Gain Spring Pasture 32% Dairy Concentrate. It highlights nutrients, proteins and minerals for calves and milk profits, citing Harold Schoeman of Cedar Falls Iowa as a high producing dairy farmer using the product.
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Harold Schoeman
Cedar Falls
Iowa
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