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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1941
Page
2
July livestock quotations rose overall with hogs and lambs posting strong gains while steers and yearlings held firm. Hot weather cooled the market late in the month as pork demand from government purchases supported prices. hogs reached top levels around mid month and cattle saw mixed results with cows and calves near month lows.
Washington Ia Four H club members plan their annual sheep and dairy tour Wednesday starting at 9 am. The route includes Lloyd Duensing farm north of Washington Leon ard Booth near Prairie Flower church Marion Timmins near Booth farm Richard and Jerry Gardner near Lexington Dean Emde near Lexington LeRoy Veggy near Wellman Milan Cray near Wellman Billy Litwiller near Wellman A noon lunch at Wellman park Afternoon stops include Arlene Loreck near Riverside Robert Foster near Jackson Center school Billy Stewart near Ainsworth Deane Rinner near Wellman
Grant White reports Tipton's Fred Jegerlehner runs a twenty ton monthly cheese operation. Milk from about 90 to 100 local farmers is pasteurized and cooked at 112 degrees, then cubes are salted and pressed in hoops before shipping to Freeport for final processing. Whey returns to farmers for pig feed. US per capita cheese consumption is five pounds vs. twenty in other nations, blamed on hamburger and hot dog habits.
The Agriculture Department reports 1940 corn loans outstanding total 92 081 350 bushels valued at 56 112 689 dollars, with 98 007 loans outstanding on the same date. State figures show Illinois 13 505 870 bushels. Indiana 904 821. Iowa 59 020 094. Kansas 626 371. Kentucky 66 890. Michigan 5 649. Minnesota 7 987 611. Missouri 2 942 312. Nebraska 1 124 538. North Dakota 113 492. Ohio 261 670. South Dakota 4 030 897. Wisconsin none.
Durbin reports a prized White Leghorn rooster stolen from a pen near his hatchery. The bird, a prize winner slated for exhibition at Burlington fair, disappeared after a barking dog alert Sunday evening. Believed taken for breeding due to distinct markings.
Chicago dairy farmers urged higher minimum prices for class one and two milk at a USDA hearing. Arthur H. Lauterbach of Pure Milk Association testified that wages rose 41 to 62 percent, feed costs up 24 percent, and farming costs up 16 percent, arguing the proposed increase is needed.
Des Moines AP reports Iowa produced 11 921 000 pounds of wool in 1941, up from 10 516 000 last year. Fleece averaged 8.1 pounds from 1 394 000 sheep shorn this year and 8 pounds from 1 327 000 head last year.
Washington AP reports five leading wheat nations making progress on the postwar wheat problem. A draft agreement is being submitted to governments with instructions to prepare a definitive text when delegates reconvene. Postwar relief for war devastated countries featured prominently as discussions noted two years worth of imports in stock and the need to curb rising levels.
The Washington county Bi Monthly Cow Testing association hosts an annual picnic Thursday starting at Fred Schroeder farm west of Washington. A judging contest ends at the county home with a lunch in Washington and a talk by Floyd Johnston from Ames. Women may enter butter and cheese making. A DHIA picnic is planned Friday with a judging tour at 9:30 a.m. from Wallace Bash, Wellman dinner, and events for men and women including a kittenball game.
Farmers around Edgewood start feeding green corn fodder to dairy herds to replace scarce pasture. Rain has been absent for several days, leaving fields burned except timbered sections.
Chicago reports domestic livestock and farm products are produced at full emergency pace to meet wartime demand. Prices for milk cows hens hogs dairy eggs and wool have surged 17 to 78 percent from a year earlier. Government purchases and higher yields lift farm income and consumer buying power, with hog and cattle values up sharply and sheep and lamb valuations rising as the livestock population gains value since January.
The Dairy Industry commission in Des Moines allocated 60 090 of its 100 000 fund for a national advertising push by the American Dairy association. It also earmarked 18 500 for the National Dairy council Iowa educational efforts 10 000 for administration and 11 500 for radio and reserve campaigns this year to boost sales and inform consumers about the nutritive value of dairy products.
The third annual Cedar county Farm Bureau sports festival is slated for Aug 16 at the fair grounds starting at 10 a.m. A featured event will be a pie baking contest to promote the use of lard and local cooking skills.
In a concise report the town sustains Wasi production yearly, marking it stronger than the world’s best mining outputs. Local figures emphasize consistent yields and steady growth through the season.
Special to The Gazette. Iowa 4-H dairy clubs report 1,973 members entering 2,768 heifers, beating 1936 records. Black Hawk county leads in members while Polk county shows more heifers. breed breakdown lists Guernseys, Brown Swiss, Jerseys, Short horns, Ayrshires among top choices. Purebred versus grade calves totals are given for feed and age groups.
Neighbors and friends assist Ben Strait in spring efforts with a list of supporters including Logan Dennison Frank Suchomel Johnnie Suchomel Frankie Suchomel Jim Cook Myron Haines Dean Dennison Chub Tunks Curtis Snell Walter Sebrecht Merl Sawyer Golden Chesmore and Mike Wiltsey.
An Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association bulletin details hog cholera in 36 communities and horse sleeping sickness in 42 areas over the last two weeks. Reported outbreaks span Cresco, Sumner, Decorah, Olin, Monticello, Postville, West Union, Kalona, Burlington, Ottumwa and many other towns with multiple fatalities noted in several locations.
Des Moines Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mark G Thornburg announced the appointment of William T Hamilton of Shenandoah as a hatchery inspector at a salary of 2000 per year. The appoint ment came under the hatchery law by the 49th general assembly and covers inspection and licensing of hatcheries and baby chick stores in the state. During peak hatchery season two additional inspectors were named. Hamilton has long worked in hatchery and poultry business and has been superintendent of a Shenandoah hatchery for two years.
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