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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1944
Page
12
Des Moines dispatch reports good rains across Iowa boosting corn and soybean crops. Only Adair Madison and Warren counties need more rain while farmers move to manure hauling fence mending and general repairs.
The Fayette county fair opens with heavy showers yet reports excellent attendance and a new season ticket sales record. Exhibits progress, horse show shines, 4-H classes judged by McWilliams and Barger, grand champion baby beef Shorthorn shown by Lowell Gehring, reserve to Eugene Wenger, 22 calves shown, baby beef sale Friday with Fayette Farm Bureau luncheon. Swine show champion litter by Marvin Hartz, Elgin's Jack Gehring wins 4-H colt, Beverly Dixon of Fayette takes top second year entry.
LISCOMB The Midtowa Hereford association will hold its first sale of purebred Hereford cattle at the Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo October 3. Harold J. Peterson, association president, announced consignments from Tama county totaling 18 head with Marshall 13 Benton 10 Jasper 8 Hardin 8 and Poweshiek Grundy counties each 6 head.
Iowa State College extension apiarist F. B. Paddock advises uniting weak bee colonies to improve winter survival. Start early by consolidating equipment and resources, forming a two-story brood cluster with a full hive body of honey. avoid adding a third hive body. Delayed uniting has caused heavy losses.
Nebraska officials say about 72 percent of the state's corn or 6.489 million acres of 9.012 million total is hybrid this year. Nationwide 57 percent of corn is hybrid, with the Corn Belt at about 93 percent and Iowa leading at 99 percent.
In North Portland Oregon buyers watch corn belt crops for feed as high temperatures reduce yields. Feeder lamb prices show general steadiness with weakness in some deals. Regions report varied deals from $10.90 to $12.50 with weights and guarantees noted across Montana Wyoming and Colorado.
Fifty experienced meat cutters will be loaned by the navy to Spokane packing houses to aid in handling heavy seasonal cattle shipments. Rep. Horan and Rep. White were informed by Vice Admiral Randall Jacobs after appeals from packer representatives noting a manpower shortage as 20 to 39 car loads weekly move from the northwest to midwest plants. Heron said Spokane stock yards could handle 25 percent more animals with navy personnel.
Fred Cobler of near Ottumwa presented the baby beef champion an Angus at the Wapello county 4-H show in Eldon. The owner plans to take the champion to the Chicago livestock show.
At the Keokuk county fair Angus shown by Phyllis Bonnater of Keswick won 4-H baby beef champion with Marcalene Bonnater as reserve. Hereford champion went to Roger Mullen of Thornbury. First prize in purebred beef heifers awarded to Roger Mullen Hereford Shirley Gardner Ollie Jean Gardner Phyllis Bonwater. Angus bulls won by Dean Seaba Sigourney and Angus yearling bull by Edward Rundle Delta. Shorthorn winners included James C. Collins Keswick and Shropshire show wins by Dean Seaba. 4-H champions also crowned in daily heifer classes and market animals. showmanship titles went to Marcalene Bonnater dairy beef, Jean Fauth sheep, Robert Cline swine.
Ames reports winter rye pastures can rest Kentucky bluegrass in fall and early spring. Maurice L. Peterson recommends plowing small grain then seeding rye for October to November grazing and again April to early June before corn or other crops. Rye seed at 12 bushels per acre.
The note explains how killing frost timing affects corn quality and suggests age methods and temporary silos as economical options. It details trench and fence silo ideas, packing guidance, and recommends Extension Circular 202 for construction. It also reports Ewald Buch visiting Chicago with cattle shipment and advertises a new 342% farm mortgage rate from The Peoples Savings Bank in Cedar Rapids.
Des Moines OPA director Walter D. Kline warns that every buyer of new or used farm equipment including tractors and mowers falls under OPA price control. Auctions, dealers, and private buyers are covered with ceilings set at 85 percent of new price under a year old and 70 percent if over a year. Records of costs and sale prices must be kept.
A 5 acre field on the Donn Wells farm two miles northwest of Toledo was seeded to improved Fisher brome grass in cooperation with the Tama county soil conservation district. Wells will certify the seed next year and share seed with the Soil Conservation service for more plantings. Groundwork was done by Cyril Benda. Both farmers have long running land use programs.
Dr. J. A. Barger of Des Moines reported to the American Veterinary Medical association that U S livestock diseases cost farmers over 400 million dollars annually. He cited 4,030,207 hogs kept at federally inspected centers due to tuberculosis from an avian origin and 30 percent of cattle hides damaged by grub infestation. He also noted 75,450,000 pounds of meat lost annually from improper handling in shipping and beef trimmed from grub-infested carcasses totaling over 10,000,000 pounds.
E H Hoppert extension horticulturist at Nebraska University warns that digging potatoes after vines are half dead offers no advantage and may reduce starch and vitamin C as stems and dead leaves degrade in hot soil.
An Iowa State College expert notes farm business agreements help father and son share income and duties clearly. Options range from 4-H projects to formal partnerships, with wages, ownership, and banking arrangements tailored to family size and capital. A written contract supports fair, businesslike relations among all involved.
West Liberty district fair livestock judging finished Tuesday. Champion Shorthorn bull shown by W. C. Anderson and son. champion cow by Billy Busching of Tipton. Hereford champions were Joseph Meeker Letts and Marilyn Doerfer Muscatine. Dairy champions include Holstein bull J. W. Warren Iowa City and Holstein female George Mueller Lone Tree. W. J. Campbell Jesup dairy judge. Swine purple ribbons earned by Clarence J. Supple Solon and Loren Oxley West Liberty among others.
Washington assures farmers no planned fall or winter reductions in cattle price ceilings and no increases in corn ceilings. Bowles, national OPA administrator, says any change would be minor to meet legal requirements and would not affect livestock production.
Guidance recommends a 26 percent protein concentrate mixed with whole corn and oats for the laying flock, fed free choice to support strong egg production and overall flock health.
An invisible paint called 2-Way Insecticide Screen Paint allegedly kills insects that walk on it without harming humans or animals. It can be wiped on screens to prevent entry and even keep insects from hopping through. Priced at a few cents per application, it claims rust prevention for homes porches dairies camps barns. Available from Hanley and Kinsella Laboratories or Nash and Kinsella Laboratories at 1218 Olive Street, St. Louis Missouri.
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