Record Iowa Egg Output Reaches 180 Million in November
Des Moines report shows Iowa farms produced 180 million eggs in November 1943, a new record and 84 percent above last year's November. The rate per 100 hens fell to 624 eggs but remains the highest November level in 19 years. Hens and pullets numbered 28,808,000 in November. first 11 months of 1943 yield 3.769 billion eggs, a record and 10 percent above 1942. O'Brien to speak at Cedar Rapids meeting with grain men at Hotel Roosevelt.
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the Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Federal
State Agriculture Statistician
Carl
Phillip Ray O'Brien
Chicago Board of Trade
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
O'Brien
Board of Trade
Hmorses
Old Holstein Hull
Hampshire
Chester
Poland
China
New Hampshire
McCormick-Deering
Oliver
Baylor
Petersen
McCormick-Deerine
Keystone
McCormick
John Deere
Blue Star
Herrick
Livestock and Feed Works Committee Is Selected in Jones
Anamosa Tuesday report states Monticello feed dealer Ed Huibregtse was named chairman of the Jones county livestock and feed works committee. The group aims to promote feed and livestock conservation in 1944 and plans to meet next Monday in Anamosa to outline the program. Members include Abe Hankens and Harlan Russell among others, with Wayne Jackson and Elmer Hansen attending.
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Anamosa
Ed H. Huibregtse
Monticello
Jones County Livestock and Feed Works Committee
Elmer Hansen
Ames Dairy Husbandman
Wayne Jackson
Cedar Rapids
State Livestock and Feed Works Committee
Huibregtse
Abe Hankens
W. F. Robertson
Olin
R. J. Kleinick
Onslow
H. C. Kesberg
Anamosa Lumberman
Harlan Russell
Jones County Farm Bureau
Bill Jansen
Anamosa Farmer
Loyal Byerly
Melvin Sievers
Wyoming
Jones County
4-H Club
Barn and contents burn on farm near Aurora
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the barn and garage on the Charles Rivers Jr farm west of Aurora. Twenty five tons of baled hay 150 bushels of ground feed harness and tools were burned. Loss estimated at about 2000 dollars.
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Aurora
Charles Rivers, Jr
Fence Drift in the woven avire on farm
Week-old piglets lie stretched under a 200 watt light inside a cornstalk banked farrowing pen. Eleven pigs in one litter are housed in a four foot triangular hover as outside temperatures near zero. The note highlights electricity’s impact on farm life.
One Pound of Butter a Month For Civilians
CHICAGO AP One pound of butter per civilian each month will be available in 1944. Production will stay at prewar levels about 2.0 billion pounds yearly. Russia to get the largest share of butter set aside. Britain to receive none. Set-aside quotas will restart after April 1 to ensure steady monthly allocations. Butter in reserve covers requirements through March. fluid milk remains crucial at home while dried milk and cheese are in demand abroad. Eugene Casey warns subsidies may prevent inflation and protect postwar prosperity.
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Chicago
Tom G. Stitts
Dairy and Poultry Branch
War Food Administration
Stitts
United States
Russia
Farm Distribution Administration
Great Britain
Eugene Casey
Roosevelt
Casey
Unclear Economic Note on Production and Prices
Fragmentary text notes that production may be encouraged while prices to the public stay unchanged. No further context or identifying details are available.
Demonstration on Grub Control Planned Saturday at Ottumwa
Grub control methods for cattle hides will be shown at the John Morrell and Company feed yard on Saturday. Demonstrations include dusting with derris powder washing and spraying. Harold Gunderson Ames extension entomologist will lead with E W Laake US Bureau of Entomology Dallas Texas Ray L Cuff regional manager of the National Livestock Loss Prevention Board Kansas City and Harry Boyts Sioux City assisting.
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John Morrell and Company
Harold Gunderson
Ames Extension
E. W Laake
United States Bureau of Entomology
Dallas
Texas
Ray L. Cuff
National Livestock Loss Prevention Board
Kansas City
Harry Boyts
Sioux City
County groups to run winter grubs control demos
County work committees on live stock and feed conservation organize winter grub control demonstrations in Iowa. Derris powder will be available through cattle divisions at packing plants or county agents. Price not set, but about 25 cents a pound. one pound treats 10 to 15 head depending on size and method.
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Iowa
Wayne Jackson
Wilson and Company
Jackson
No Moisture Test Required on Farm to Farm Corn Sales
Maurice O'Reilly head of the commodity loan division of the state Triple-A in Des Moines said a landlord selling his share of corn to a tenant on the farm may do so by fair measurement without a moisture test. He added that sales between farmers and truck deliveries to farmers can occur by measurement without moisture testing if OPA ceiling rules are followed.
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Maurice O'Reilly
Commodity Loan Division
State
Triple-A
Des Moines
the Gazette
O'Reilly
Regulations on copper wire for farms loosened
Washington D C congressman Henry O Talle announced a new WPB order loosening restrictions on copper conductor wire for farmers. The measure broadens access to conductive materials for agricultural use.
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the Gazette
Washington, D. C
Henry O. Talle
WPB
Closing Out Sale Advertised Near Newhall Cedar Rapids Area
Closing out sale announced by Nasing at a farm 1 mile east and 2 miles north of the described point on U S Highway 20. Location specifies 15 miles west of Cedar Rapids and near Newhall with details indicating a complete liquidation event.
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Nasing
Newhall
Cedar Rapids
Coming Farm Auctions To Be Held Across Counties
A list of farm auctions is scheduled from Wednesday December 15 through Wednesday December 22 across multiple towns. Vendors include Siebels Ahrens Beck Farrell Turkal Simoens and Jarboe Glick Ament Wolfe Graft Sievers Oxford Tipton Newhall Cedar Rapids Linn Junction and Independence areas with dairy sales and general closing outs.
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John O. Siebels
Anamosa
A. H. Ahrens
Manchester
E. S. Beck
Marion
Frank M. Farrell
Quasqueton
Robert Turkal
Solon
Simoens and
Jarboe
Urbana
Elmer Glick
Olin
Ament and Wolfe
Hopkinton
Arch Graft
Mechanicsville
Elmer Sievers
Oxford
Martin Olson
Newhall
C. H. Jennings
Iowa City
Moore
Tipton
Frank Votroubek
Cedar Rapids
Harley Morland
J C
Jerome Mulherin
Stanwood
Edward J. Sullivan
E. W Fuhrmeister
Ely
Frank Havlik
Coggan
Robison and Freeman
Independence
Copper wire access for farmers expands beyond animal units
Talle explains farmers can obtain copper wire for farm needs regardless of animal units with 1,000 feet deemed sufficient. Special applications will be required for those needing more than 1,000 feet of copper conductor wire.
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Talle
Tractor Accident Injures Earlville Farmer
Earlville farmer Nieman Maurer suffered a fractured pelvis and dislocated shoulder when a tractor he drove on a neighbor's farm upset. He was taken to a Manchester hospital for treatment.
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Earlville
Nieman Maurer
Manchester
Cattle Price Rule Goes Into Effect This Week
An extensive system of price floors and ceilings for live cattle will begin Wednesday under OPA rules. Cattle prices set by ranges vary by grade, with subsidies to packers tied to monthly averages. some cattle may sell outside limits. Meat packers remain uncertain about effects on prices, with early sales near or above the ceiling.
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Chicago
OPA
14 Acres North English Farm Sells for 3000
Roy Claypool buys the Daisy Flor ang 14 acre farm north of here for 3000 dollars. Possession will pass January 2.
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Roy Claypool
Here
WPB acts to avert jam in space for storage of food
The War Food administration planned prompt action to relieve tight cold storage and prevent mass spoilage of government held foods. A new order will add items not kept in refrigerated storage and impose time limits on storage of certain foods. By these steps the cold storage crunch should not reach a critical spoilage point.
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Washington
INS
War Food Administration
WFA
Lst
United States
Food storage plan to expand list of commodities
The administration acts as a clearing house for warehouse operators with unused space. Over six months the plan kept all cold storage facilities in use. It also includes converting cooler space to freezer space with AVPB priority for equipment and improved stacking to free storage room.
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Food Distribution Administration
AVPB
4-H Father and Son Program Planned at Anamosa
County Agent James Kearns announced Rex Conn from Linn and Cedar Rapids will speak at the annual 4-H father and son banquet and business meeting in Anamosa Saturday evening. Prizes and recognitions for 4-H achievements will be awarded and county 4-H officers elected.
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Anamosa
James Kearns
Rex Conn
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Kearns
Wickard Tops County Corn Contest in Indiana
Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard was named champion corn grower in Carroll County Indiana after his five acre Wickard farm plot produced 119.7 bushels per acre the highest county yield.
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Lafayette
Ind
Claude Wickard
Indiana County
Carroll County
Wickard
Thee County
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