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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1946
Page
6
Monday's cattle market surge, driven by uncertainty over live stock ceilings, produced a near record run across 20 major yards led by Chicago. Farmers from Iowa to the Dakotas rushed to sell, fearing the return of ceilings around Sept. 1, with buyers hoping for price relief amid looming shortages and potential black market activity.
The Civilian Production Administration said commercial fertilizer companies will receive about 60 percent of their requested potash for June 21 this year through March 1947. The plan meets essential crop needs, with fertilizer firms getting roughly the same allotment as last year. Domestic potash output for June through March is about 792,706 tons, up from 780,184 tons, aided by lower exports and reduced military demand to fuel new fertilizer plants.
Washington AP reports domestic mills raised flour output by 26 percent in July to 22.1 million sacks from 17.5 million in June as record wheat crops replenish supplies. May and June suffered from wheat shortages and diversion abroad. Government limits domestic distribution to retain supply for export to shortage areas.
Washington officials pledge an emergency lumber allocation to build corn cribs in six Midwest states Illinois Iowa Indiana Minnesota Nebraska and South Dakota. General farm building requests are refused. lumber will go to selected dealers based on county needs as the corn harvest grows.
George M Fuller 54 vice president and treasurer of the Federal Land Bank of Omaha died after a months long illness. He became treasurer Jan 1 1937 and had been vice president since Oct 1 1943. A native of Ames Iowa he headed industrial economics and taught accounting economics and corporation finance at Iowa State college for 16 years. He leaves his widow a son George Jr of Wichita and two daughters Laurel and Mary Ellen of Omaha.
The USDA agreed on Monday to withhold a 500000 bushel increase in grain allocated to the liquor industry after a distiller filed suit in federal court alleging unfair allocation. The department had announced a September allocation of 3 million bushels, 500000 more than August.
Iowa breeders swept top honors in open class horse hog and sheep judging at the state fair Monday afternoon after earlier losing the cattle chief prize. Co G Good of Ogden shown Belgian grand champion stallion and blue ribbons for senior and junior Belgian stallions. Grand champion stallion in Clydesdales went to Axmear and Jackson of New Sharon. Percheron grand champion to Herbert Bastow of Mt. Ayr. Draft gelding class won by Leon N Harriss of Des Moines. Poland China grand champion boar shown by J D Dodder Letts. grand sow by H M Menough Grimes. Durves grand champion boar Fairview Farms Ames. sow W H Helmke Renwick. Southdown ram and ewe grand champions M J Maxted Oskaloosa. Shropshire ram and ewe grand champions E H Potter and Son West Point.
The Wilson and Company packing plant reported to The Gazette farm department that they would be out of the sheep and lamb market until late this week. J Morris Christy live stock service director said the condition is temporary and it will be easier on producers and the plant if farmers do not bring sheep and lambs to market until later in the week.
A note records that the soybean was grown first in the United States in 1829 at the botanic garden in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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