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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1944
Page
10
Government farm officials weigh using price support programs to reduce production after the war. They may lower guaranteed prices or cap supported quantities to meet market needs while maintaining parity at no less than 90 percent for two years postwar.
Eastern Iowa corn pricing issues near the Mississippi will be discussed at two joint meetings of corn dealers and OPA officials. Sessions are Aug 21 in Iowa City at 2 30 p m and Cedar Rapids at 7 p m with regional officials from Chicago Des Moines and Moline attending.
A. J. Loveland announces milkweed floss substitutes kapok for life jackets due to Pacific war disruption. Des Moines campaign directs school and youth groups to collect pods, with Miss Jessie Parker leading statewide effort and county directors overseeing local collection.
Ames readers told chlorosis in shrubs roses fruit and walnut trees may be corrected by soil testing says L C Grove extension horticulturist at Iowa State College Excessive rains may worsen the condition which is physiological and may be due to alkali spots poor drainage or mineral deficiency fertilization helps but lime should be avoided.
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa AAA committee meeting suggests the 1944 payment scale for soil conservation and payments may continue through 1945. An exception is the $3.50 per acre legume and grass seed harvest. The program aims to bolster seed supply with a 12 million dollar congressional fund. Concerns rise over soil reserves due to increased wartime acreage.
A Des Moines AP report notes 54 percent of Iowa farmers favor leasing the government war plants after the war. Other options include government operation with private production cuts at 29 percent and leasing to current operators at 26 percent.
Tipton high school hosts a 7 30 p m food demonstration by Cedar county 4 H Girls clubs with Mrs J L M Nicoll Mechanicsville as chair presiding. Margaret Stewart Linn county extension home economist serves as judge of the demonstrations.
Congress discusses selling surplus wartime farm land to veterans and former owners to foster a national back-to-the-land movement. Leaders propose price concessions and first option to buy land back, citing potential to restore family farms and boost rural livelihoods. Russel Smith of the NFU notes millions of acres could drive this shift.
A consignment of tow fiber from the Boone hemp mill was prepared for shipment to England. A. KE. Augustine, manager, said packing is meticulous and involves red tape. Most hemp from Boone goes to Plymouth Cordage in Massachusetts.
Linn county AAA office on Friday issued amendments to conservation practice allowances. Rules specify payment calculations for ditch work and hayseed harvesting, including acre and pound basis rates for crops such as alfalfa and clover, with details on pooling, outlets, and ditch capacity requirements.
TIPTON The annual 4-H club show part of Cedar county fair will take place Friday Aug 25. Judging of the baby beef animals begins at 9 30 in the morning. Livestock projects include 75 to 80 calves and many hogs and sheep. The Baby Beef Club sale occurs Saturday morning at the livestock pavilion.
Special to The Gazette Urbana Illinois. University of Illinois veterinarians endorse strip cup and thromthymol blue tests to catch mastitis early in dairy herds. Use milk from each quarter on a dark background to spot abnormal milk, noting false positives from ammonia and air.
Notice states John W. Green is executor of Daisy Green’s estate in Linn County Iowa. The 1944 document appoints the executor and directs all debts and claims be filed with the Linn County District Court. Thomas L. Woods represents the estate.
An overview of Britain's farming system after 4000 years of agriculture highlights mixed farming as resilient against soil erosion. It details hill, grass, and arable flocks, expanding dairy herds, and the role of hedges as living fences shaping the countryside.
Attendance at the Elkader fair broke a 20 year record as 6000 people passed through the gates on Thursday according to special coverage.
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