Farm Bureau Award To R. K. Bliss
The American Farm Bureau Federation awarded distinguished service to American agriculture to R. K. Bliss, Ames extension service director, Thursday night in Chicago. Posthumous honor went to Alabama Congressman Henry B. Steagall. his daughter Myra Steagall Wall accepted. Bliss, Iowa native, Iowa State graduate 1905, led Iowa extension since 1914 after teaching in Nebraska.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
R. K. Bliss
Ames Extension Service
Henry B. Steagall
Alabama
Myra Steagall Wall
Bliss
Iowa
Iowa State College
Nebraska
The
Iowa Extension Service
Reed Reports 94 Percent Of Corn Harvested In Iowa
DES MOINES INS—A final season crop bulletin cites 94 percent of Iowa corn husked. Northwest counties show snow mostly gone and 85 to 95 percent husked. south central and southwest at 75 to 85 percent. Soybean combining 99 percent complete statewide. Bean losses in snowbound areas were less than expected thanks to favorable weather.
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Des Moines
INS
Charlies D. Reed
Reed
Northwest
Southwest
FASTEETH promises secure dentures for daily comfort
Many wearers fear loose false teeth but FASTEETH powder keeps plates firm and steady. It is non acidic and odor reducing without gummy taste or nausea, and it can be found at Grug stores.
Rise in Farmers Income for October Announced by WFA
The War Food Administration reports cropland and livestock income rose in 1943 with farm receipts up 26 percent from January to October and livestock up 27 percent. Real estate values climbed across most states and farm land prices stay buoyant. Civilian egg markets show fancy eggs scarce while cheaper varieties remain plentiful with average prices around 47 cents per dozen in November.
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Washington
INS
War Food Administration
WFA
Mountain
Pacific States
Urges Postwar Improvement of Fair Grounds
William V. Ward, Illinois State fair manager, urged Iowa fair leaders to plan postwar improvements funded by federal work programs. He noted fairs as community progress examples and called county fairgrounds a stabilizing force, proposing ongoing use with picnic areas shelter houses and outdoor ovens.
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Des Moines
Wiliam V. Ward
Springfield
Ill
Iowa
Washington
Ward
Fair Managers’ Association of
Farming Always On 24 Hour Day Basis
The article notes farming operates around the clock with continuous growth and production of plants and animals.
Farm Leaders Criticize Feed Import Bill in House
In Washington, farm bloc leaders denounced a bill to remove import duties on wheat oats barley rye flax cottonseed and hay for 90 days. Rep. Murray introduced the measure while Rep. Reed backed its passage under the ways and means plan. Carlson said imports are not tariff driven, Hope warned of benefitting only Canadian grain traders.
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Washington
House
Reid F. Murray
R-Wis
Daniel A. Reed
R-N. Y
Ways and Means Committee
Farm State
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
Commodity Credit Corporation
Carlson
Clifford R. Hope
Canada
U. S
Hawkeye Creamery elects new officers at meeting
A Hawkeye Creamery meeting on Monday elected C. A. Mitchell as president and Otto Strudthroff as secretary in a routine leadership change.
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Hawkeye
C. A. Mitchell
Hawkeye Creamery Company
Otto Strudthroff
Profitable for Farmer to Increase Use of Fertilizer
Iowa agronomists report profitable fertilizer use can rise from 67,500 tons in 1943 to 388,516 tons for 1944 food production based on five year field tests. They urge early dealer orders, noting higher 1944 quotas for nitrogen and superphosphate while potash supply should meet last year’s level.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College Extension Service
Barnyard sale announced near Shellsburg
Lloyd Hatfield lists 40 bred ewes for a closing-out sale for Mrs Nellie Schlotterback to be held Tuesday December 14 two miles northwest of Shellsburg. The notice urges farm fire safety amid wartime material shortages and lists eight precautionary tips and a note that The Farm Service Department of The Peoples Savings Bank in Cedar Rapids offers corn loans.
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Lloyd Hatfield
Shellsburg
Nellie Schlotterback
Farm Service Department
The
Peoples Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
Fire destroys 20000 bushels hybrid seed corn near Osokalooa
A blaze likely from an overheated furnace consumed 20000 bushels of hybrid seed corn at N H Krizer farm four miles west of Oskaloosa. Loss including buildings and equipment is about 200000, partly insured. Firemen lacked city water pressure to fight the flames seen from Pella fifteen miles away.
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Oskaloosa
N. H. Krizer
Krizer
Pella
Officers Elected in Colesburg Floyd Schenkes Farm Institute
Colesburg Floyd Schenke was elected president of the Farmers Institute on Saturday. Other officers chosen include Vice-president Milton Brockmeyer, treasurer Howard Sampson, and secretary Edith Merten.
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Colesburg
Floyd Schenke
Farmers’ Institute
Milton Brockmeyer
Howard Sampson
Edith Merten
Farm Welfare And Jobs For Labor Link
Purdue University dean E. C. Young speaking before the American Society of Animal Production in Chicago predicted postwar agricultural output will be adequate in a prosperous economy. He outlined a sequence from wartime price rises to postwar inflation, demobilization effects, and a long reconstruction period, noting farming may be profitable but lag other sectors. The livestock industry should fare relatively well, with inflationary risk if reconstruction is mishandled.
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E. C. Young
Purdue University
American Society of Animal Production
Chicago
Purdue
Dirksen Calls for Less Agriculture Regulation In Campaign Speech
Rep. Everett M. Dirksen of Peoria Illinois urged a retreat from farm controls at the American Farm Bureau convention. He urged government aid to secure soldiers and civilians, including soil conservation, scientific dissemination, farm product research, farm credit, and fair prices for new production, plus centralized authority to end war food program confusion.
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Chicago
Everett M. Dirksen
Pekin
Ill
Dirksen
American Farm Bureau Federation
Department of Agriculture
OPA
Stabilization Director
War Food Administration
War Production Board
War Manpower Commission
Closing out farm sales listed across Iowa towns
A sequence of dairy and general farm sales scheduled from December 9 to December 22 lists buyers and locations in Tipton Norway Mechanicsville Amana Independence Cedar Rapids Marion Solon Oxford Swisher Iowa City and surrounding areas. Multiple entries specify distances and outlays for closing out auctions and sales.
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Punchman Bros
Tipton
Henry Simoons
Norway
Melissa C. Heneks
Mechanicsville
A. D. Paul
Amana
J. P. Leonard
Independence
C. C. Bender
West Branch
M. C. Crispin
Anamosa
Loren Dumont
Martelle
Ed Rinda
Iowa City
Stewart and Gardner
Marion
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Turner and Olcott
Walker
Wesley G. Schulze
van Horne
Wm. Ward
Troy Mills
Gill and Zellers
Solon
Homer Mitchell
Ed Racer
Fairfax
Wm. Arnold
Geo. Arnold
Kahl Estate
Geo. Rinehart
W. Solon
Mary Michal
Swisher
John O. Siebels
A. H. Ahrens
Manchester
E. S. Beck
Frank M. Farrell
Quasqueton
Robert Turkal
Arch Graft
Imer Sievers
Oxford
Frank Votroubek
Frank L. Novak
William Yeries
Edward J. Sullivan
Holstein Herd Sold by Columbus Creamery Manager
David Hull, manager of the Columbus creamery, sold his herd of 50 Holstein cattle at his farm four and a half miles south of Columbus Junction on Monday. Several animals sold for 200 dollars and others brought from 165 to 195 dollars.
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Columbus Junction
David Hull
Columbus Creamery
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