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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1945
Page
15
Special correspondent reports federally inspected hog slaughter in November rose 87 percent from the previous month to 4,349,504 head. Year to date totals reach 35,422,588, with December expected higher as hogs move to markets. Cattle slaughter eased after October peak, totaling 1,410,261 head in November, while sheep slaughter reached 1,772,114 head.
Dr. Harold E. Gunderson notes European corn borer is here to stay and Iowa farmers must live with it. Infestation rose from Clinton county in 1942 to full state coverage by 1944 with estimated damages from 1943 to 1945 reaching 1 to 25 million dollars. Large scale community control needed. methods include siloing corn, cutting fodder, and early plowing. insecticides impractical except for high value crops. State wide conference set in Cedar Rapids January 16-17 and mortgage details offered by The Peoples Savings Bank.
Des Moines AP reports Iowa's November egg output estimated at 219 million, about 15 million more than November 1944. Despite similar flock sizes, higher egg prices spurred heavy feeding and better laying strains, keeping 1945 monthly outputs near all time highs. Through December 1, Iowa total egg production reached 4.056 billion, versus 4.084 billion in all of 1944.
John Lamphere sold an 80 acre farm south of Strawberry Point to John Estling of Troy Mills for 120 dollars per acre. Estling was recently discharged from military service and will take possession March 1.
Coggan-Verne Tractal, a worker on the Ashby farm north of here, suffered serious injuries when his body was caught in a combine during harvest. Medical teams responded promptly and he was hospitalized for further treatment.
Washington AP report states an agricultural department referee denied motions to dismiss the government complaint accusing General Foods, Daniel F. Rice, and others of cornering the rye market in Chicago from 1942 to 1944 under the Commodity Exchange Act. The suit cites manipulated rye prices, heavy cash rye holdings in Chicago and Canada, and deliveries against May 1944 futures.
A. M. Farber of Centerville was elected president and Glenn D. Craighton of Hampton became vice president at the Iowa Fair Managers Association convention in Des Moines. E. W. Williams of Manchester and I. C. Bell of Donnellson were re elected directors. A centennial theme for 1946 fairs was urged and a call to Congress for funds to fight infantile paralysis and cancer was adopted.
Decorah reports 20 year old Charles Stortz, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Stortz, sustained a compound fracture below the knee when his foot tangled with a tractor wheel while he descended to release a stalled corn picker.
A sequence of farm auction notices lists sellers and locations across Iowa from December to January. Entries include Jay White near Solon Ollie Henderson near Toddville Coppess and McManus near Onslow and multiple public sales in Cedar Rapids Blairstown Urbana Van Horne Belle Plaine Mechanicsville Walker Viola Elberon Prairieburg and Cedar Rapids with Graham and Fowler advertising a January closing out sale.
Des Moines reports Iowa dairy farmers increased their combined income from 1924 to 1944 from 78.9 million to 136.3 million dollars and boosted production. Iowa ranks fourth nationally in milk cows and milk products while most farmers rely on dairying as a secondary income.
U S agriculture officials say Europe would receive about 1.4 billion pounds of American meat in the six months ending March 31, with additional shipments for January March. Requisitioning will continue to meet foreign and military quotas while civilian supplies stay on the annual per person allotment.
MARENGO Top yield of 110.07 bushels goes to Adolph Hudepohl of Williamsburg in the 10 acre corn yield contest. Autzen and Stohlman of Williamsburg finish second with 105.45 bushels. Otto Iburg, Witte and Ficken, Koster Brothers of Williamsburg exceed 100 bu per acre. Contest sponsored by Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers assoc. and Iowa county Farm Bureau. Certificates of merit will be awarded.
Webster farmers halted husking this week as subzero conditions persisted. They reported last week’s corn was drier than the earlier harvest, affecting drying and handling.
Washington AP reports farm real estate values increased by two percent for the four months ending November 1. The US index from 1912-14 values stands at 133, up 11 percent from November 1944 and 60 percent above 1935-39. The war’s end has yet to curb the market. expectations of wartime price levels and past land boom effects temper rapid gains.
Vern Marting of Monona was elected president of the Clayton county agricultural society, replacing Gilbert Meyer of McGregor. D R Witter as vice president and L T Birdsell as secretary were also chosen. The board includes Gilbert Meyer Alfred Pufahl Harvey Hamann and others. Fair dates were set for August 27 to 30.
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