Land Prices Climb Yet Pace Slows in War-Wrecked Markets
Farm land prices remain above prewar levels but the rate of increase has slowed, according to chief reviewing appraisers from 12 farmer owned federal land banks. They reported fewer land sales and noted regional droughts modestly affecting prices in portions of the Midwest and Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gpmaba
Drouth
Wyoming
Omaha Land Bank
Oscar W. Hahn
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
James Flinchum
Wichita, Kan
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
Ames Conference Slated by Farm And Labor Groups
A conference on international affairs sponsored by farm and labor groups will be held in Memorial Union on the Iowa State College campus in Ames on September 13. About 100 participants from agriculture and labor will hear issues before Congress and their Iowa impact with speakers from the American Farm Bureau and state labor bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Memorial Union
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Iowa State Cio Council
American Labor Education Service
Agriculture
Congress
Farmers and Workers of
Iowa
Gwynn Garnett
Department of International Affairs
American Farm Bureau
John M. Leddy
Office of
Economic Defense and Trade Policy
State Department
Labor
Rudolph Faupl
International Association of Machinists
AFBF
Ralph Helstein
United Packinghouse Workers of America
CIO
C. Clyde Mitchell
Department of Agricultural Economics
University of Nebraska
Charles Ransom
Des Moines Register
United Nations
Leddy
Garnett
Japan University Gets More Iowa Livestock
Iowa sent a Friday night shipment of purebred Duroc pigs and Suffolk sheep from the State fair to the International Christian university near Tokyo. The animals, donated by Iowa breeders and breed associations, will be used in research at the university farm. Rev. Ben C. Bobbitt accompanied the livestock from Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INL
Iowa
International Christian University
Japan
Tipton 4-H Leaders Plan Meeting on September 3
A joint meeting of Tipton 4-H club leaders assistants and county committees will be held September 3 at 8 p.m. in the Tipton library. They will discuss the potential construction of a 4-H building.
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Tipton
Angus Herd Marks Forty Years on Banse Farm
On the L A Banse farm near Garrison a long running Angus herd spans forty years. Originating from a Shorthorn base and crossbred with Angus sires since circa 1910, the herd comprises about 20 breeding cows plus a bull. Heifers have not been retained for replacement recently as prices rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Banse
Garrison
Banse
Iowa
William Banse
L. A
Agronomists from 17 Countries To Tour Iowa
A group of 21 agronomists from 17 countries arrives in Iowa for a two day tour. They will visit Ottumwa Ames Cedar Falls and Iowa State Teachers College facilities to see grassland farming and experiment stations. The trip continues to Decorah and Saratoga before proceeding to Madison Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Pennsylvania State College
Midwest
Pennsylvania
Ottumwa
Marvin A. Anderson
Iowa Agricultural Extension Service
H. D. Hughes
Iowa State College
Ralph Krenzin
Extension Agronomist
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Howard County Experimental Farm
Saratoga
Howard County Farm
Decorah
Madison
Wis
Hamilton Opens Coop Conference With Challenge
Carl Hamilton of Iowa Falls told over 200 attendees at the Iowa Cooperative conference in Ames that cooperatives must adapt to rapid changes in business. He warned conservatives are lagging and urged openness to unorthodox ideas to meet future needs, noting fewer farmers will dominate food production.
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Ames
Carl Hamilton
Iowa Falls
Iowa Falls Citizen
Hardin County Times
Iowa Cooperative Conference
Hamilton
Walter L. Black
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Council of
Coops
Frank Robotka
Iowa State College
George Beal
Black
Earl L. King
Iowa Institute of Cooperation
Mary Gibbs
Bellevue
Farmers Grain Dealers Association
French Farmers Denied Wheat Price Increase
Paris reports the French government will pay the same basic price of 2.84 dollars per bushel for the 1952 wheat crop as for 1951. Government controls keep wheat prices fixed despite growers' higher production costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Knight and Fousek Earn Fourth Degree at Pleasant Point Grange
Strawberry Point Nolan Knight and Victor Fousek received the fourth degree of Grange work Thursday night at a Pleasant Point Grange meeting. Master Douglas Behrens presided.
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Strawberry Point
Nolan Knight
Victor Fousek
Pleasant Point Grange
Douglas Behrens
Wheat yield boost urged by agronomists
Agronomists outline a five point program to lift Midwest wheat yields toward fifty bushels per acre. They emphasize soil testing, balanced fertilization with phosphate potash and nitrogen, starter fertilizer at seeding, hardy stiff straw varieties, and preparing a good seed bed.
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Chicago
Arnold Klemme
University of Missouri Extension
Cattle Prove Corncobs Viable Feed in Reinbeck Test
Wayne Brown and Lloyd Plaehn tested corncob based feed for fattening steers near Reinbeck. Fifty head of 665 pound cattle bought December 10, 1940 for 29 per hundred pounds were finished on ground corncobs molasses soybean meal and urea then corn added last 60 days. Forty five head averaged 1150 pounds sold for 29 50. five head at 26 50 with overall profit on low cost ration.
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Reinbeck
Wayne Brown
Lloyd Plaehn
Waterloo
Bob Ehlers
Bath Packing Company
Sala
Larger supplies of Ranger and Buffalo alfalfa seed available
Larger supplies of Ranger and Buffalo alfalfa seed are available for planting this season. The notice highlights increased stock to meet farming demand and support for growers in selecting seed varieties suitable for local conditions.
Gov't reports clash on August food price changes
Government studies diverge on retail versus farmer price movements in the month ended August 15. BLS reports higher retail prices driven by pork and dairy, while USDA notes farmers paid less for food, with gains in poultry and grains offset by declines. Different methods explain the gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yan
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Agriculture Department
American Farm Bureau Federation
Agriculture Report
BLS
Purples Awarded to Iowa 4-H Demonstration Teams
Des Moines Iowa 4-H winners were named at the state fair with two teams and one individual receiving purple ribbons. Jere Wise 18 demonstrated rat control to win top honors. Humboldt county team Merle Schulze 16 and Wayne Schulze 14 showed soil-rotation plan. Winnebago team Maynard Moe 16 and Paul Moe 15 demonstrated soil sampling. Earlier weeks saw Chickasaw Hamilton and Linn county teams also honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Jere Wise
Jasper County
Humboldt
Winnebago Counties
Humboldt County
Merle Schulze
Wayne
Near
Nitrogen Helps Corn At Marengo Farm Tests
County Extension Director D H Zentmire reports nitrogen boosted corn stalk sturdiness leafage and early vigor in trials at Aubrey Willis farm four miles southeast of Marengo Best results came from 80 pounds of actual nitrogen per acre on second year corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Aubrey Willis
D. H. Zentmire
Chicago Estimates for Tuesday Live Stock Receipts
Chicago estimates show cattle receipts of 18 000 head hogs 10 000 head and sheep 2 500 head for Tuesday. The figures reflect supply forecasts used by traders and markets.
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Chicago
Hay shipment from Morley to Tennessee prompts local sale notes
Three carloads of alfalfa were shipped last week from Morley to Tennessee. Purchaser John Livingston of Iowa City bought from Otis and Glen Siver with prices $24 for the first cutting and $25 for the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morley
Tennessee
John Livingston
Iowa City
Otis
Glen Siver
Farm Bureau politics split over leadership and policy
The Farm Bureau debates its political role with Allan Kline and officials arguing the Republican platform better advances the program while many members urge broader grassroots input. Township meetings shape next year’s policy, with calls to attend, voice minority views, and ensure member ideas influence county and state resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Allan Kline
Farm Organization
National Association of Manufacturers
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
American Farm Bureau Federation
U.S
Uou O
Farm Bureau Seeks Majority Thinking Reflected in Program
A powerful Farm Bureau group aims to ensure its practices mirror the views of the majority of farming people. Leaders urge alignment with rural priorities to strengthen policy and outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Horsemen Plan Eleven-Class Show at Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids Horsemen's club presents an eleven class show at Hawkeye Downs on Sept. 7 starting 1 30 p m with $220 in prizes across four placings per class. Ponies are split into two age and height divisions and specialty events include clover leaf barrel and pole bending races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
R. C. Kroeger
Maquoketa
Robert Leu
Des Moines
A. R. Menary
George Griffith
Hawkeye Downs
Coccidiosis Preventable Says Illinois Vet
Dr J O Alberts of the University of Illinois veterinary college urges poultrymen to avoid coccidiosis through sanitation and good flock management. He warns against relying on infection for immunity and recommends sanitary feeders, clean waterers, avoiding overcrowding, dry housing, and rotated range to keep flocks healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
University of Illinois
J. O. Alberts
College of Veterinary Medicine
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Japan University
Iowa Livestock
Agronomists
Eastern Iowa Livestock Commission, Inc
Mechanicsville
WMT
Chris” Nissen
E. Cohn & Sons
L St
Penick & Ford
Challenge
Spra-White Chemical CO
A Ave
Cedar Rapids, Fa
Gov't
Federal Land Bank
Benton, Linn and
Jones Counties
National Farm Loan Association
Harold B. McTavish
Secy-Treas
Third Ave
Bob Jones
George Scanlan
Highway 218
Okay Schuchart
The
Brannan
Onslow
Monmouth
Steam Mill Corners
Rock Road
Ottis Scripture
MR. and
Mrs. Stanley Scripture
Lee Beebe
Anamosa
Onslow Bank
D. E. Brickley & Sons
M. Feder & Sons
Iron and Steel Scrap
F Avenue
Dial
Paul Hickman
Marion
City Sales CO
Central City, Iowa
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