Markets Little Affected By Outbreak Of Hostilities
War did not greatly alter New York produce prices in the first week of hostilities. Butter values held and supplies were heavy, eggs firm, fruits and vegetables steady with cold weather boosting sales of potatoes cabbage and turnips. Night selling potential shift to daytime due to blackout risk. demand for dressed poultry rises while live poultry receipts fall from 631 to 710 carloads?
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New York
York City
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Fence Drift Seeds and Fertilizer Shipped to English Farm Women
The Gazette reports that a shipment of garden seeds weighing hundreds of tons and fifty tons of fertilizer was sent to the Farm Women of England. The Women’s Institute of Great Britain will handle distribution, with Mrs. Raymond Sayre of Ackworth providing details.
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Farm Women
England
Farm Reau Federation
United States
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
Gazette Farm
The
Women's Institute of Great Britain
Iowa Corn Cobs Milled But Why Is A Mystery
In Iowa at Northwestern Milling in Onawa two men supervise grinding of corn cobs for an unknown purpose. Reports say ground cobs may be shipped to coastal and midwest plants for nitrocellulose and gunpowder production, with potential wartime use in munitions.
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Iowa
Onawa
Northwestern Milling Company
Towa
California
Glendale
Calif
Francis Wilkinson
Missouri Valley
Joe
Guinan
Day
Midwest
Soil Conservation Ties To Food For Freedom Drive
Special to The Gazette. Edmund Ruff of National area cooperates with Clayton county SCS to plan soil and moisture conservation. He terraces about two thirds of his rolling farm and contours sod, aiming to boost yields and reduce soil loss while supporting the Food for Freedom program. He and his son pace roughly 1 000 feet of terrace daily using a tractor, with crop rotations planned for alfalfa hog pasture and a six year rotation for two smaller fields.
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Gazette
Eleader
Edmund Ruff
Rmer
National
Ruff
Clayton County Scs
Rutt
SCS
Mr. Ruff
Sode
Wool Prices Advance in Boston on Army Orders and Demand
Wool prices in Boston rose for the third straight month amid large army orders and high mill consumption. Domestic supply tightness and expected imports from the 1941 42 clips will shape the market as ceilings are set by the Office of Price Administration. Strong demand from the United States and limited domestic availability point to continued price strength.
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the Gazette
Boston
United States
Office of Price Administration
Japan
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
United Kingdom
South America
Pacific
Complete closing out sale at Central City farm auction
Complete closing out sale announced for December 18 at 11:08 a.m. at the Home farm north of Central City. The auction lists Guernsey cows and heifers, six purebred Hereford hogs, Rhode Island keep pallets, household furniture, a living room suite, rugs, seed, and farm machinery. Adolph R. Kula owner. Mort State Bank listed.
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Guernsey
Farrow
Rhode Island
Ekrohler
Lewis
Columbia Cats
Jawal Terma
Lenchom Grounds
Adolph R. Kula
Mite End Lassen
Mort State Bank
Holsteins Bring High Prices at Amboy Auction
Sixty head of purebred Holsteins and calves sold for an average of 216 dollars at an Amboy auction to settle the W A Green estate. A 5 year old cow led at 500 dollars. Paul S. Dougherty of Crestwood Kentucky bought eight head for 2700 dollars. Iowa buyers included Clem Westermeier Earlville Horace Dodds Danville Arnold Kraft Davenport and Herbert Wiemann Burlington.
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Amboy
W. A. Green
Mr. Green
Howard “Hod” Green
Cedar Rapids
Paul S. Dougherty
Crestwood
Iowa
Clem A. Westermeier
Earlville
Horace W. Dodds
Danville
Arnold L. Kraft
Davenport
Herbert J. Wiemann
Burlington
CCC Loans On Barley And Wheat Announced
The Department of Agriculture reports that by December 6 1941 the Commodity Credit Corporation issued 21995 barley loans on 15981754 bushels across 20 states and 487973 wheat loans on 331849807 bushels, totaling 325982119 dollars at an average loan of 40 cents. In Iowa barley to date includes 7107 bushels in farm storage and 14781 in warehouse. wheat loans total 102704199 bushels on farms and 229145617 in public warehouses. Iowa reports 2994 wheat loans for 795383.19 dollars with 35803 bushels in farm storage and 734623 in warehouse storage.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture Today
Commodity Credit Corporation
Iowa
More Farm Workers On December First Than Year Ago
The Department of Agriculture reports 9,349,000 people worked in agriculture on December 1, down slightly from 9,320,000 the year before. Hired farm workers totaled 2,233,000, the largest for this date since 1935 and only 344,000 below November 1, marking the smallest November decline since 1925.
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Sai Aioe Ae D. Co
Department of Agriculture
Defense Plans Call For Garden On Every Farm
National defense garden conference in Washington on December 19 20 aims to launch a 1942 garden campaign. Secretary Wickard and Paul V. McNutt push home and community gardens as wartime nutrition and defense, urging 1 300 000 additional farm plots and gardens on every farm while preserving nonagricultural land.
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Washington, D. C
National Defense Garden
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Defense Health and Welfare Services
Paul V. McNutt
Department of Agriculture Garden Committee
Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services
United States
Freedom Wickard
Hand Crushed in Iowa City Picker Accident
Robert Ong a farmer near Iowa City suffered a crushed right hand in a corn picking accident. He was rushed to the hospital where doctors amputated his hand above the wrist.
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Iowa City
Robert Ong
Sucrede
Nineteen 4-H Members Enroll in Delaware Baby Beef Program
Special to The Ganette Manchester Nineteen 4-H youths in Delaware county have enrolled in the 1942 4-H baby beef project. The deadline for enrollment is January 1. Listed members include William Harder Ruth Harder Jim Cramer Virgil Wessel Claude Hunt Frank Orr Norman Appleby Marvin Schulte Raymond Schulte Melvin Lockwood William Meisgeier John J Billmeyer Francis Fangmen Dean Wenger Joe McMahon Milton Retz Daniel Robinson Homer W Brockmeyer Paul Robinson.
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Ganette
Manchester
Delaware County
William Harder
Ruth Harder
Jim Cramer
Virgil Wessel
Claude Hunt
Frank Orr
Norman Appleby
Marvin Schulte
Raymond Schulte
Melvin Lockwood
William Meisgeier
John J. Billmeyer
Francis Fangmen
Dean Wenger
Joe McMahon
Milton Retz
Daniel Robinson
Homer W. Brockmeyer
Paul Robinson
Complete closing out public sale near Vinton
A long sale notice lists livestock including 183 Angus cows and 19 calves, various cattle ages, feed, grain, and equipment. Items include horses, a Black Angus bull, Rhode Island and Hampshire poultry, corn, oats, hay, alfalfa, and machinery such as a Massey Harris tractor, John Deere equipment, and a Minneapolis Moline baler. An auction by George Koster and associated names features a Lutheran Ladies bake lunch.
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Rhode Island
Hampshire
Massery-Harris
A.ne
John Deere
Meline
Minneapolis International Mewer
Haerrow
Barrow
Banter
George Koster Sehmite
Leng Aveta
Closing Out Sales Noted in Multiple Iowa Locales
A sequence of closing out and public sale notices lists numerous bidders and locations across Iowa. Items include Frank Moss near Anamosa and Tracht & Son near Tipton with dates in December. Names such as Gene N and Elmer Becker appear among bidders and organizers.
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Mi. E
Mk Carney
N. Mt. Vernon
Schon & Mette
E. Walker
Wm. Freeman
Mi. N.Z. Newa
J. F.ee
Tambira
Mi. S
Fairfax
R. J
Mi. SE
Marion
Gene N
Mi. S. Center Point
John E. Pavelka
Mi. S.E. Central
A Koster
S.E. Vinton
Iniiden
Floyd Reeder
W. Tipton
Frank Moss
Mi. S.W
Cotton Planters Approve 1942 Marketing Quotas
Farmers approved rigid marketing quotas for the 1942 cotton crop in a referendum. With over a third of votes counted, the control program led 356,604 to 15,775 against.
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Washington
4-H Officers Elected in Linn County 1942
Special to The Gazette Springville reports 4-H clubs in Linn County elected officers during the annual 4-H party. Genevieve Koch and Wayne Ford of Central City head the list, with Jeanette Hagerman and Edith named for vice president and treasurer, Kirley Gavsnell ace historian, Mac Towers and Jack Gil Marion hold vice president and secretary posts, Eli Shada Springville treasurer, Howard Fischer Mt. Vernon historian. County club presidents Lois Frederick and Jold Thomas spoke, and the event featured a Whittier Willing Workers stunt, Barbara Lieberknecht talk, Palo 4-H band music, recognition of top members, and games.
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Springville
Linn County
Genevieve Koch
Wayne Ford
Jeanette Hagerman
Marion
Feo
Edith
Cedar Rapids
Kirley
Howard Fischer
Mt. Vernon
1 County
Cludents
Lois Frederick
Jold Thomas
Whittier Willing Workers Club
Barbara Lieberknecht
Egih
Palo
Benton county 4 H elects 1942 officers at banquet
Raphael Kelly of Van Horne was elected Benton county 4 H boys president for 1942 at the annual 4 H banquet in Vinton attended by 144. George Raneke of Luzerne was named vice president Karel Urice of Vinton secretary and Austin Brandt of La Porte City treasurer. Rev A N Rogness of Ames was principal. Otis Tuttle of Norway county Farm Bureau president Oren son county 4 H club chairman and Robert Schneider 4 H member were other speakers.
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Vinton
Raphael Kelly
van Horne
Benton County
George Raneke
Luzerne
Karel Urice
Austin Brandt
la Porte City
A. N. Rogness
Ames
Otis Tuttle
Norway
County Farm Bureau
Orenson
Robert Schneider
One and a Half Pound Lemon Grown in Solon
In Solon Iowa Mrs Charles Pertlicek grew a lemon weighing one and a half pounds. The lemon formed outdoors in summer and was moved indoors as cold weather approached. It was picked Sunday and remains partly green.
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Solon
Iowa
Charles Pertlicek
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Chemical Engineering
Iowa State College
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CCC
Williamebers Belbreek
Lumehom Grounds
Kohinoor
Williams
Baby
Delaware
Linn and Benton
Benton
Henry Blank
Penne
Henry
America
Germany
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Lexington Avenue
New York City
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