July Market Prices for All Livestock Rise Amid Heat
July market review shows steady gains for steers yearlings hogs and lambs with hog prices peaking near 12 early in the month before heat and softer demand trimmed gains. Cattle led by yearlings and light steers rose. hot weather late in the month cut prices in Chicago and other markets. The month's average beef and lamb quotes stay above June and July 1940 levels, with highs for several classes and a wide close-range spread.
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Chicago
West
Southwest
Kansas City
Tipton Cheese Factory Powers Cheese for National Defense
Grant White reports Tipton Indiana’s Fred Jegerlehner runs a monthly output of about twenty tons of green cheese. Milk from 90 to 100 local farmers is pasteurized and cooked to 112 degrees, then cubed and salted before curing in metal hoops. Whey goes back to farmers, used mainly for feed. Americans eat far less cheese per capita than many nations, diet favoring hamburgers and hot dogs.
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Tipton
Fred Jegerlehner
Switzerland
United States
Jegerlehner
Monroe
Wis
Freeport
Corn loan repayments rise as 1940 crop loans paid on week
U S Department of Agriculture reports 1 993 loans repaid for the 1940 corn crop in the week ending July 26 bringing total repayments to 11 058 loans representing 10 528 243 bushels valued at 6 410 239 dollars. Total loans outstanding: 98 007 on 92 081 350 bushels valued at 56 112 689 dollars with state tallies listed.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
4-H Sheep and Dairy Tour in Washington County
Four-H club members from Washington county will conduct their annual sheep and dairy tour on Wednesday. The morning route includes Lloyd Duensing farm north of Washington, Leon ard Booth near Prairie Flower church, Marion Timmins west of Booth farm, Gardner family near Lexington, Emde farm west of Lexington, LeRoy Veggy southwest of Wellman, Milan Cray near Wellman, and Billy Litwiller west of Wellman. Noon lunch at Wellman park. Afternoon stops include Arlene and Kenneth Lorack near Riverside, Foster brothers east of Jackson Center, Billy Stewart near Ainsworth, and Deane Rinner near Noble. County Agent J. W. Chandler and Club Agent Harrison Donald oversee the tour.
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Dal
Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Lloyd Duensing
Leonard Booth
Prairie Flower Church
Marion Timmins
Booth
Richard and
Jerry Gardner
Lexington
Dean Emde
LeRoy Veggy
Wellman
Milan Cray
Billy Litwiller
Wellman Park
Arlene
Kenneth Lorack
Riverside
Robert
Billy Foster
Jackson Center School
Billy Stewart
Ainsworth
Deane Rinne
Prize Winning Rooster Stolen From Hatchery
WAPELLO Ray Durbin manager of the Wapello hatchery found a prize White Leghorn rooster missing from a pen near the hatchery. The bird, marked for exhibition at the Burlington fair, was likely taken for breeding purposes after a Sunday night dog bark awakened Durbin but no investigation occurred.
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Wapello
Ray Durbin
Burlington Fair
Dairymen Seek Milk Price Hike To Offset Costs
Chicago witnesses at a USDA hearing urged higher minimum prices for class one and two milk to cover rising costs. Arthur Lauterbach cited wage, feed, and machinery increases while labor shortages bite farms. Consumer Rebecca Belester opposed the proposed rise as unjustified.
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Chicago
United States Department of Agriculture
Arthur H. Lauterbach
Pure Milk Association
Arthur Hartman
Chicago Milk Producers Council
Alice Belester
United Conference On
Iowa Wool Crop Totals 1941 Record Poundage
Des Moines AP reports Iowa produced 11,921,000 pounds of wool in 1941, up from 10,616,000 last year. Fleece averaged 8.1 pounds from 1,394,000 sheep shorn this year, versus 8 pounds from 1,327,000 head last year.
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Iowa
Des Moines
United States Department of Agriculture
Wheat Conferees Draft Postwar Relief Plan
Washington AP reports five major wheat nations Argentina Australia Canada Great Britain and the United States advanced toward a postwar relief framework. An ever normal granary and a large relief wheat pool were discussed while delegates recessed to August 18. A provisional draft agreement was submitted to governments with instructions awaited to craft a definitive text. Wheat stocks at July end totaled about two years of normal import needs, signaling a need for production control to curb rising reserves.
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Washington
Argentina
Australia
Canada
Great Britain
United States
State Department
Washington County Dairy Picnic Schedule Across Two Days
Washington Ia special to The Gazette describes the Washington county Bi Monthly Cow Testing association picnic at Fred Schroeder farm with a judging contest, butter and cheese making for women, and a luncheon at Washington. The Washington county DHIA picnic follows with tours of farms, Holstein judging, Guernsey judging at Menno Miller farm, a picnic dinner in Wellman, and speeches by Floyd Johnston. The events include games for men and a contest for women.
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Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Fred Schroeder
Floyd Johnston
Ames Extension Dairyman
DHIA
Wallace Bash Farm
Wellman
Menno Miller Farm
Well
Edgewood Farmers Feed Green Fodder To Dairy Herds
Farmers in Edgewood report feeding green corn fodder to dairy herds as pastures have largely burned away. The dry spell continues with no significant rainfall for weeks, limiting grazing options outside timbered areas.
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Edgewood
Agriculture Responds to Wartime Demand and Rising Prices
FRANKLIN MULLIN reports that domestic livestock and overall agriculture are operating at emergency levels to meet wartime demand. Output and prices for milk cows, hens, beef cattle, veal calves, lambs, and wool exceed parity, with butterfat and eggs above 110 percent of the government price ceiling. Government purchases totaling nearly 500 million pounds spurred production, boosting farm income toward levels possibly surpassing 1929. Hog numbers, cattle stocks, and sheep valuations all show significant gains, with the hog herd and fall crop outlook described as record.
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Chicago
Iowa Allots 60 000 For National Dairy Advertising
Iowa Dairy Industry commission approved 60 000 of its 100 000 fund for a national advertising campaign by the American Dairy association. It also allocated 18 500 for an Iowa educational program, 10 000 for administration and 11 500 for radio broadcasts and reserve. The panel said goals focus on boosting sales and educating consumers on the nutritive value of dairy products.
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Des Moines
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
American Dairy Association
National Dairy Council
Iowa
Commission
Cedar County Farm Bureau Sports Festival Slated Aug 16
The Cedar county Farm Bureau hosts its third annual sports festival at the Tipton fair grounds on August 16 starting at 10 a.m. A key event is a pie baking contest promoting lard use. The article notes Iowa soil wealth exceeds that from all gold mines.
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Cedar Farm Bureau
the Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Iowa
Iowa 4-Hers Feed 2,768 Calves Sets Enrollment Record
Four-H dairy club enrollments for 1941 reach 1,973 members with 2,768 heifers, the highest since records began. Holsteins lead with 888 members choosing 1,182 heifers. Black Hawk county tops member counts, while Polk county shows more heifers. Purebred calves total 1,742. Grade calves total 1,044 across feed and age categories.
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Waterloo
E. M. Wright
Iowa State Dairy Association
Dairy Club
Black Hawk County
Polk County
Black Hawk
Polk
Fayette
Winneshiek
Neighbors Help Finish Preston Bohren’s Spring Work
Center Point neighbors and friends lent help on Thursday as Preston Bohren could not work all spring. Helpers included Logan Dennison Frank Suchomel Johnnie Suchomel Frankie Suchomel Jim Cook Myron Haines Dean Dennison Chub Tunks Curtis Snell for Walter Sebrecht Merl Sawyer Golden Chesmore and Mike Wiltsey.
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the Gazette
Center Point
Preston Bohren
Logan Dennison
Frank Suchomel
Johnnie Suchomel
Frankie Suchomel
Jim Cook
Myron Haines
Dean Dennison
Chub Tunks
Curtis Snell
Walter Sebrecht
Merl Sawyer
Golden Chesmore
Mike Wiltsey
Cholera and Sleeping Sickness Hit Iowa Animals in Two Weeks
An Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association bulletin lists hog cholera in 36 communities and sleeping sickness in 42, with numerous farm infections across Stanwood Luana Elgin Anamosa Hawkeye Sumner Dunkerton Clarence Maquoketa Dysart Clinton and other towns. Swine erysipelas reported near Cresco Rudd Sumner while sleeping sickness causes several fatalities in Clin ton West Union Victor and other towns across Iowa.
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Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Stanwood
Luana
Elgin
Anamosa
Hawkeye
Sumner
Dunkerton
Clarence
West Branch
Sabula
Preston
Maquoketa
Dysart
Clinton
Extensive
Burlington
Keats
Deep River
Central City
Marion
Ottumwa
Batavia
Fairfield
Mount Vernon
Richland
Keota
Tripoli
Fayette
Hazleton
Lamont
Denver
Shenandoah Hatcheryman Named State Inspector
Des Moines Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mark G Thornburg announced the appointment of William T Hamilton of Shenandoah as a hatchery inspector at 2000 dollars per year under the hatchery law. The measure covers inspection and licensing of all hatcheries and baby chick stores in the state with possible additional inspectors during peak season. Hamilton has run in hatchery and poultry business for years and has been superintendent of Shenandoah hatchery for two years.
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Des Moines
INS
Mark G. Thornburg
William T. Hamilton
Shenandoah
49Th
General Assembly
Thornburg
Hamilton
la Shenandoah Hatchery
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