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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1950
Page
3
A nationwide survey by Uncle Sam to gauge next year’s hog production may indicate meat availability and potential need for price or rationing actions. Results to be released December 21. Experts note higher costs and labor needs may limit production despite higher meat demand.
A Gazette advertised schedule lists multiple closing out sales by owners such as John Van Note and Mrs Leta Haley including dairy cattle equipment and Hereford dispersions. It also notes land sales like the Mary Martin estate near Norway and Troy Mills with times from December 9 to December 19 and locations across Iowa.
Mrs. Anna Lavergne of Church Point Louisiana offers a testimonial praising Hadacol for improving mood appetite sleep and energy after presumed vitamin deficiencies B1 B2 Niacin and iron. She says the remedy cured long run down feelings and insomnia and urges others to try Hadacol with a refund offer if it fails. The ad cites prices 1.25 trial and 3.50 large bottle and provides ordering details from LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette Louisiana.
Iowa 4-H leaders from 11 mid-Iowa counties will study tractor care December 11–13 at Iowa State College. Topics include safety fuel systems lubrication and engine service. Training aims to equip local leaders to teach clubs February and March in county repair shops. Sponsors include state 4-H staff ISU agricultural engineering Standard Oil Indiana and tractor dealers.
The piece surveys government farm programs, price supports for eggs, cotton stocks, and barley potential in Iowa. It notes USDA support endings, shifting demand, and a possible barley revival amid disease concerns and new varieties. It cites yields, acreage declines, and policy debates on meat imports from Mexico, plus wool price trends and industry costs.
The 1949 wool market saw Russian purchases at auctions deplete supply, forcing other nations to rely on reserves. Wool became a wartime essential as Korea highlighted clothing needs, though Australia and New Zealand prosper while US sheep numbers and breeding stock grow scarcer. The US imports two thirds of annual wool and urges domestic production to meet demand.
Cedar Rapids Farmers Club members will learn how grain markets function at the monthly luncheon in the Roosevelt hotel Tuesday noon. Tudor Wilder, vice president and general manager of Wilder Grain Company, will discuss establishing a grain market and its operation. S. W. Wilder, company president and former Chicago Board of Trade director, will join in answering questions. Reservations via the Chamber of Commerce are requested.
Washington reports engineers of cereal crops confronting race 15B stem rust threatening the U S bread supply. Losses exceeded 10 million bushels, about 20 percent of 1950 durum wheat. Researchers from the United States, Canada, and Mexico collaborate to breed rust resistant wheat while eradicating barberry bushes, the rust’s main breeding site.
The 15 year lull in stem rust ends as a serious outbreak hits crops. Improved wheat varieties resist old races but fail against a virulent new race. The agriculture department sets a public hearing in Cleveland Ohio on December 27 to discuss proposed milk pricing changes for dairy farmers in the Cleveland market.
Kalona area auction sells the 80 acre M. W. Rogers estate farm two miles southeast of Kalona for 161.50 dollars per acre to Noah Weaver.
The 62 cow registered Holstein herd at the Men’s Reformatory in Anamosa completed its test year with an average of 11 109 pounds of milk per cow. Testing was conducted under the Herd Improvement Registry of the Holstein Friesian Association.
Winners of the Jones county conservation essay and scrapbook contests sponsored by the Anamosa Izaak Walton League will be announced at a Thursday night meeting in the high school auditorium. Prizes totaling 170 dollars will be awarded in two cone tests and a program has been arranged for the evening. Contest committee members are Oris H. Randolph Howard Porter William Fisher and George Specht.
Thirty members of the Pro-Ag club heard Harry Palmer manager of the Cedar Rapids Wilson and Company plant discuss changes in the packing industry. The new club brings together ex tension workers Soil Conservation Service workers and other agriculture professionals for idea exchange.
The 26 cow registered Holstein herd of George Slater and Son in Olin finished its test year with an average of 14181 pounds of milk per cow.
Rex Conn hosts a farm roundtable on KCRG 1600 AM every Saturday at 12 30 PM broadcasting weather tips crop updates and livestock care from the studio and field. The program invites audience calls and expert guests to discuss rural issues and farming practices.
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