United States Alsike Seed Outlook Sees 19.4 Percent Drop
The crop reporting board estimated 256 800 bushels of alsike seed for 1942 down from 318 600 in 1941 and 332 700 in 1940 with a 21 percent acreage decline and record per acre yield. Iowa and Idaho bucked trends. Wisconsin and Michigan show large declines. Acreage may be the smallest on record. drought and plowing reduced stands. prices Aug. 5 stand at 9 45 per bushel for clean seed. Carryovers total about 14 000 bushels on farms and 4 791 799 pounds with dealers.
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Crop Reporting Board
Iowa
Idaho
Wisconsin
Michigan
D. C
United States
Fence Drift in Benton County Corn Field
Shucked ears found Sunday in a Benton county corn field show denting at the butts. If cool nights continue, prospects hint at a good corn yield this season.
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Benton County
Iowa State’s Holbert Named Chairman on Sheep Show Standards
Ames Iowa AP Pyrof J C Hol bert of Iowa State college named chairman of a committee to revise judging standards for national Hampshire sheep exhibitions.
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Ames
J. C. Holbert
Iowa State College
Hampshire
Feed Wheat Prices to Rise in Linn County
R B Booth, Linn county Triple-A committeeman in charge of commodity loans, said government store feed wheat will advance one half cent per bushel on September 1. The August price is 79 cents, making September 79.34 cents. another half cent increase is planned for October across all counties.
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R B_ Booth
Linn County
Triple
Booth
Postville Junk Drive Hindered by Late Threshing
Postville chairman J. Gamble says late threshing slowed the community scrap drive toward a 120 ton target. Despite limited weekday results, substantial scrap arrived over the weekend and Junk Day Saturday is expected to meet the quota. Prizes and five Big Four Fair season tickets motivate volunteers.
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Postville
Harold J. Gamble
Livestock Group Plans Confab With Wickard
Chicago meeting of livestock producers from across the nation protested proposed ceilings on five animal prices and adjourned to the secretary of agriculture’s office. Over the weekend, two dozen planned travel to Washington for a Monday conference with Secretary Claude Wickard, including Jay Colburn of Harlan Iowa, president of the National Live stock Advisory committee.
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Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
Claude Wickard
Jay Colburn, Harlan, Ia
National Livestock Advisory Committee
Wheat Stock Held by CCC Reaches 298 Million Bushels
A federal report shows the Commodity Credit Corporation held 298,530,000 bushels of wheat in producers pools by mid August. Loans on 1942 wheat totaled 63,588,000 bushels as of Aug 15, up 16,500,000 for the week.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
County fairs and livestock shows fill the week
Eastern Town counties schedule fairs and 4-H livestock events this week. Keokuk fair at What Cheer runs through Aug 25, Fayette fair at West Union Aug 25–28, Union district at West Liberty Aug 24–27, Poweshick 4-H at Grinnell Aug 24–25, Jones county at Monticello Aug 25–28, El kader at Elkader Aug 26–28, Jackson 4-H at Maquoketa Aug 27–28. Buckhorn creamery picnic and dairy calf show Aug 26 west of Maquoketa.
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Eastern Town
Keokuk County
What Cheer
Fayette County
West Union
West Liberty
Poweshick
Grinnell
Jones County
Monticello
Elkader
Jackson
Maquoketa
Buckhorn Creamery
AMA Buying Reports Dehydrated Beef Purchase For Allied War Needs
The Agriculture Marketing Administration announced its first dehydrated beef purchase for United Nations forces. July totals show 80,000 pounds of beef and overall food purchases at 137.9 million dollars, with meat leading and plans to expand to 60 million pounds annually by October.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
United Nations
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Allied Nations
AMA
Monona Creamery Pays 44c Net for Butterfat
J P Goltz secretary of the Monona Creamery reported that in July the plant produced 77,125 pounds of butter from 62,300 pounds of butterfat delivered. Patrons are paid 44 cents net per pound for sweet cream butterfat and 43 cents net per pound for grade No 1.
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Monona
J. P. Goltz
Monona Creamery Company
Too Many Oil Trucks Too Many Oil Trucks
Ames economists W. T. Maakestad and Frank Robotka report wasteful oil deliveries in Ames due to excessive truck mileage. They propose farmer bulk-plant cooperation, area trade allocations, reduced small fills, and revised delivery practices to cut miles and costs.
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Ames
Towa Farms
W. T. Maakestad
Frank Robotka
Ames Economics and Sociology Department
Maakestad
Robotka
Towa
Francis Flood to Speak on Wartime Farming in England
Francis Flood the farm writer and lecturer and American representative on the British supply council in Washington will speak in Des Moines Tuesday under the Iowa AAA committee auspices. Flood will discuss wartime farming in England.
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Des Moines
Francis Flood
British Supply Council
Washington
Iowa Aaa Committee
J. Loveland
Flood
England
Farm Bureau Leader Urges Unity to Win War and Write Peace
Iowa Farm Bureau President Francis Johnson urged county leaders to forge a strong independent movement to coordinate civilian war efforts. He warned against program fragmentation among government agencies and called for increased production, inflation control, debt repayment, and unified farm organizations to shape postwar policy.
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Farm Bureau
ES Moines
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Johnson
AAA
SCS
REA
FSA
Red Cross
Congress
Youth Produces Pork for 7.15 a Hundredweight at 4-H County Fair
Don Schuldt of Marengo, son of Alvin and Mrs Schuldt, raised eight pigs weighing 1710 pounds with 10.01 dollars feed cost. The total cost per 100 pounds, including land and equipment, is 7.15 dollars. The litter, fed on a 93 to 7 corn mix and 44 percent protein, won top prizes at the Marengo Town County 4-H fair and sold for 252.85 dollars. Don plans a fall litter management.
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Marengo
Don Schuldt
Alvin Schuldt
Don
Marengo High School
Coming Farm Auctions In Iowa Towns
Auction notices list sales around Mt. Vernon Iowa City Lisbon Ana mosa and Marion. August 25 two dispersals include Austin Armstrong six miles west of Mt. Vernon and Loyd Callier at 14 miles north of Viola. August 26 Frank Hempy Est and Merle J. Hart closeouts near Lisbon and Ana mosa. September 1 Sargent and Rose Guernsey cattle sale at Marion edge.
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Austin Armstrong
Mt. Vernon
Iowa City
Loyd Callier
Viola
Frank Hempy
Lisbon
Merle J. Hart
Anamosa
Sargent and Rose Guernsey
Marion
Demonstration and Style Show Winners Named
Shirley Denzler and Eileen Cooperider won the demonstration prize with From Sacks to Slacks at the Iowa county 4 H achievement show in Marengo. Eileen Cooperider also captured the style show honor announced by Home Demonstration Agent Lorraine Guernsey. Judge was Mrs E J Schmuecker of Marengo.
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Gazette
Marengo
Iowa County
Shirley Denzler
Eileen Cooperider
Lorraine Guernsey
E. J. Schmueck
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