French dairy experts visit Cedar Rapids
Five French agriculturists spent a day in Cedar Rapids as part of a six week dairy methods study under the Marshall plan agency. They toured the Cherry Burrell plant and the Wapsie Valley Creamery and were guided by Cherry Burrell executives. The visitors include Jean Claude Amiel Marc Chevardonnne Lucine Leraillez Pierre Lidove and Claude Tardus. The group will meet in Washington before returning to France in about two weeks.
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Cedar Rapids
Economic Cooperation Administration
Marshall Plan Agency
Cherry-Burrell
Cherry- Burrell
Howard H. Cherry
G. M. Schuller
Wapsie Valley
Chicago
Jean- Claude Amiel
National Federation of Milk Co- Operatives
Paris
Marc Chevaldonne
Department of Loiret
Lucinle Leraillez
Mallet Dairy Company
Conde Sur Sarthe
Pierre Lidove
School of Dairy Industry
d’Aurillac
Cantal
Claude Tardus
Washington
United States
France
Mr. Tardus
Gazette
Cherry-Burrell Company
Jean-Claude Amiel
Lucine Leraillez
Howard R. Cherry
4-H Judging Day Set At Delaware County Fair
Wednesday marks 4-H judging at the Delaware county fair in Manchester with both boys and girls exhibits. Livestock entries total 125 baby beef, 100 dairy heifers, and 178 hogs. The baby beef and market pig auction is Friday at 1 PM with auctioneers Bob Drumbarger, Chet Rima, and Cecil Ryan selling. Springville girl Carol Ann Schmid reported a 32 inch circumference head of cauliflower from her club garden and will show similar heads at the All Town fair.
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Manchester
Bob Hall
Bob Drumbarger
Hopkinton
Chet Rima
Cecil Ryan
Strawberry Point
Springville
Carol Ann Schmid
Patton Urges All-Out Farm Output For War Or Peace
In Denver National Farmers Union president James G Patton urged not to fear overproduction. He called for all-out mobilization for war or peace with full agricultural use in war and exportable surplus in peacetime. He favored cities with large storehouses and warned New Yorks four day to two week reserve. He urged no curb on farmers incomes until agriculture matches industry, while supporting selective controls if needed.
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Denver
INS
National Farmers Union
United States
James G. Patton
America
Patton
Truman
Four-H Girls Camp Closes After Four-Day Stay
Ninety four 4-H girls and one leader from Johnson and Benton counties completed a four day camping period at Camp Wapsie Y near Troy Mills. Camp chairman Mrs. Elmer Schueler of Atkins led the staff including Miss Nell Niell Mrs. Gladys Meeker and Paul Stutzman all from local counties.
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Troy Mills
Johnson and
Benton Counties
Camp Wapsie Y
Here
Elmer Schueler
Atkins
Nell Niell
Gladys Meeker
Benton
Johnson Counties
Paul Stutzman
Johnson County
Iowa County 4-H Judging Schedule Set for Marengo
Arrangements are ready for the Iowa county 4-H achievement show in Marengo this week. Judging of girls exhibits begins Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the high school. Thursday features the girls demonstration contest and a boys livestock judging contest at the fair ground. Friday covers livestock club judging at 9:30 a.m. with grand and reserve champion baby beeves announced in the evening. Evening events include a band concert livestock parade demonstration awards and a sheep dog exhibition by Dewey Jontz. The annual baby beef market pig and lamb auction is set for Saturday at 10 a.m. Exhibits release at noon.
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Marengo
Iowa
Dewey Jontz
Iowa Sheep Association
Elevator Under Construction on Mt Vernon Farm
Mt Vernon resident Fred Stoneking is constructing a 27 by 36 foot elevator on his farm west of Mt Vernon. The structure will include an inside elevator and overhead grain bins with some native lumber used in the build.
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Mt. Vernon
Fred Stoneking
Nations Offered Surplus Foods at Nominal Prices
The United States via the CCC offers 63 FAO member nations meat, butter, cheese, powdered milk, eggs, dried beans and peas at nominal prices. Meat at five cents a pound and butter at 15 cents a pound lead the bargains. The offer targets FAO members only, excluding the United States public and nonmember Soviet Russia. Governments must use their own dollars, not U S aid funds, to purchase, with assurances that prices will not disrupt world markets. FAO members listed include Yugoslavia, Turkey, Korea, Poland, Hungary, India, Canada, Burma, Belgium, Austria, China, and Czechoslovakia.
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United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Agriculture Department
FAO
Soviet Russia
U. S
United States
Ralph S. Trigg
Department
Surplus Food Commodity Credit Corporation
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Korea
Poland
Hungary
India
Canada
Burma
Belgium
Austria
China
Czechoslovakia
Voelker Holstein Tops Central Delaware DHIA
The Blanken ship and Pitts Guernsey herd led July with 735 lb milk and 42 lb butterfat. John Rector’s herd followed at 630 lb milk and 39 lb fat. Voelker and Sons owned the top 78 cows in 305 day tests, producing 489.4 lb fat. W Mowe’s Holstein was second 473.3 lb. another Voelker and Sons Holstein was third 440.1 lb fat. Overall July average across 509 cows was 760 lb milk and 28 lb fat.
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Manchester
Blankenship
Pitts
Guernsey
Delaware
Dhia
John Rector
William F. Voelker and Sons
W. Mowe
Voelker and Sons
Steers Sell Well at Decorah Consignment Sale
Packer buyers forego competition for 16 Shorthorn heifers and steers consigned by William Beard and sons near Decorah. The lot weighed 15 800 pounds and brought a top price of 30 4 per cwt. Other bids ranged from 28 to 20 dollars per 100 pounds.
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Decorah
William Beard and Sons
Lowe
Illinois
Iowa
Sunday Through Saturday Farm Diary Notes and Events
A weeklong country diary recounts daily farm chores and weather, with Prince the Angus bull missing and found, beds of vegetables and fruit harvested, timber and repairs underway, encounters with neighbors, and small farm emergencies. Notable moments include a birth announcement, a bridge accident, and ongoing crop and livestock management across seven days.
Farm recreation groups grow among Iowa farmers
A city friend asks what farmers do for recreation and the farm editor notes many farm families form clubs and join with town neighbors for bowling square dancing golf and music. Ken Wagner and neighbors near West Liberty run a weekly fiddle orchestra. The farm department invites readers to share their local activities.
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Iowa
Ken Wagner
West Liberty
Ken
Farm Department
Ayrshire Breeders Accept Olin Howard Mackey and Son
The Ayrshire Breeders Association elected Olin Howard Mackey and Son to membership, noting a growing national population of over 20,000 Ayrshire herds in the United States.
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Olin
Howard Mackey and Son
Second Brood Of Corn Borers May Be Light
Ames Iowa AP entomologist C C Blickenstaff says Iowa may have a light second brood of corn borers this year. Pupation dates range from July 13 in Muscatine County to Aug 3 in Boone County with low percentages and many larvae not pupating. Frost risks late corn and questions treatment viability if egg counts rise.
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Ames
Iowa
C. C. Blickenstaff
Iowa State College
Blickenstaff
Muscatine Island
Muscatine
Henry County
Ankeny
Boone County
Johnson County Youths Win Judging Contest
In Iowa City three 4-H club members led by Eugene Jennings won the judging contest at the Johnson DHIA No. 1 tour and picnic. Ronald Jennings and Wilbur Young tied for second after competing at Fred Barnes and Martin Warren farms, judged by Ray Marley, extension dairyman.
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Iowa City
Johnson Dhia
Eugene Jennings
Ronald
Wilbur Young
North Liberty
Fred Barnes
Martin Warren
Ray Marley
Extension Dairyman
Cedar County Fair Judging Set for Tipton Wednesday
Junior livestock classes at the Cedar County fair in Tipton will be judged Wednesday, announced County Extension Director Howard Hamilton. The annual baby beef sale is scheduled for Thursday at 9 a.m.
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Tipton
Howard Hamilton
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A 200 acre square farm features a two story near new hot air furnace, full basement, a large cattle barn and canary barn with hay storage, a 40 by 70 cattle barn, overhead corn cribs, a 25 by 50 feed floor, machine shed garage and other small buildings. Most buildings have REA electricity, water to cattle yard and feed floor, and a deep well. Overall description highlights extensive outbuildings and land layout.
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New York
Woodmanse
Coombs Service Company
Eighteenth Avenue
Iowa County
CCC
Trigg
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M. T. Stott
Monticello
Harold Knight
Walker
City Sales CO
Central City, Iowa
Jane
Jim
Prince
Angus Bull
Timothy
Toby
Gabriel
Cardinals
Pil
Toad
Ernest Sevde
Toledo
Joe Konichek
George Konichek
Clutter
Cox
Joe Schmit
Monti
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Schmit
Leo
Join Breed Association
Lisbon
Mechanicsville
Martello
Jones County
Clara Born
Lackman Wilbur Colby
Justin W. Albright
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Ralowa
District Court of
John Baird
Martelle
Mt Vernon
C. W. Smith
Hampshire and
Angus Breeder
E Lan
Carrington
Jones Counts
REA
Cornell College
Wilbur Colb
Guy C. Martin
Martelic
Eastern Iowa Livestock Commission
Wilbur Colby
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