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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1946
Page
7
Iowa crop and livestock service reports July price surge after OPA suspension led by corn hogs and beef cattle with the index at 260, a 45 point rise from July 1 and 14 points above 1919’s high. The price advantage narrows to about 30 percent over parity based on Iowa and national prices.
A 25 acre oat field on the Meinhardt Thomsen farm west of here yielded 91 bushels per acre. Threshing was conducted by D. J. Wasson, who reported the crop late this week.
Iowa's 1946 4-H dairy show will be held in Waterloo from September 30 through October 6 as part of the Dairy Cattle Congress. Paul R. Brasch, superintendent of the 4-H dairy department, announced the dates Friday.
Iowa State farm economist Andrew Randahl proposes crop insurance tied to area yields rather than individual farms. The plan uses a 15 year moving normal yield and applies area shortfalls to each farmer’s quota, balancing gains and losses over years.
The American Farm Bureau fertilizer program stalls as the Senate defeats a $3 million appropriation for a Mobile Alabama high analysis phosphate plant. TVA would build and source materials in Florida, with a five year plan to sell the plant and reserves to a cooperative or others. Opponents fear government competition with private enterprise. The Farm Bureau, Grange, coops council and Sec. of Agriculture oppose. others within allied groups split on the issue.
The Agriculture Department announced it will suspend its cheddar set aside in August after lowering military and export needs. It will keep buying via competitive bids from manufacturers who fulfilled May and June set asides. Dried milk earmark drops from 50 to 30 percent for July.
The FAO rushed long term plans to avert global food shortages and surpluses. Sir John Orr to present preliminary production and distribution proposals at Copenhagen conference. The report lists staff setup, committees, worldwide food study progress, Greece agriculture effort, and plans to absorb the International Institute of Agriculture.
The National Future Farmers of America reports 1945 46 membership at 204589 a gain of over 9000 from 1944 45 with a 250000 projection within a year The 1946 convention is slated for Kansas City October 21 24 and expects over 15000 attendees from all states plus Hawaii and Puerto Rico to review wartime work and plan the next year
Des Moines reports Iowa farmers are urged to raise winter wheat acreage by 8 percent to 200,000 acres for 1946-47, up from 150,000 planned last year though 185,000 were actually planted. If achieved, 1947 Iowa wheat production is estimated at 3,241,000 bushels.
A seven acre field of Clinton oats on the August Johnson farm in Boone county produced 662 bushels by measure at 35 pounds per bushel.
Iowa State entomologist Harold Gunderson says no borer resistant hybrids exist for sure. He urges farmers to tour neighborhoods, compare fields with similar infestations, and choose hybrids with strong stalks and ear shanks that show high yields and low stalk breakage and ear drop, to reduce losses next year.
State Farm Labor Supervisor W. E. Dittmer reports more than 100 combines with pick-up attachments were ordered Wednesday to harvest the north central South Dakota grain area.
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