State Polled Hereford Show Awards Made
Pollled Hereford breeders from 13 states gathered in Cedar Rapids for the Iowa Polled Hereford association show and banquet. Judge W. W. Derricks awarded bull and female championships to breeders from Marble Rock North Platte and Kearney Nebraska while groups and class winners were named across the divisions. Approximately 160 persons attended the Montrose hotel banquet with officers reelected for the association.
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Gazette
Hawkeye Downs
Domino
Louis J. Marten
Marble Rock
Halter
B. O. Gammon
American Polled Hereford Breeders Association
F. L. Robinson
Kearney
Neb
Kenneth Kuhlmann
North Plate
W. W. Derricks
Lincoln
Robinson and Son
Marten
Robinson
K. Kuhlmann
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Polled Hereford Association
University of Nebraska
F. L. Robinson and Son
Derricks
North Platte
Campbell
Duty
Janssen
Star Grove
John J. Kelleher
Winterset
N. M. Leonard
Waukee
Emil Meyer
Lone Tree
Wheat milling output rises in October
The wheat milling industry ground 49,424,331 bushels into 21,320,193 sacks of flour in October, up from 48,689,821 bushels and 21,048,910 sacks in October 1943, per the Department of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Commerce
Augustine sells Delta farm buys Harper property
Delta- C. N. Augustine sells 160 acres northwest of Delta to his brother Senator A E Augustine of Oska loosa and purchases an 80 acre farm with modern improvements from Mrs Dan Klein Schmidt near Harper.
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Delta
C. N. Augustine
A. E. Augustine
Oskaloosa
Dan Kleinschmidt
Harper
Ames Chemists Find Milkweed Oil Valuable
Iowa State College chemical engineers report milkweed oil from large scale tests can supplement commercial and war needs. The process uses milkweed floss as a kaPok substitute with oil from seeds, refined oil for edible uses, and residue as stock feed. Research led by O R Sweeney uses a soybean oil apparatus and continuous solvent distillation.
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Ames
Iowa State College Chemical Engineers
Pacific Islands
America
O.R. Sweeney
Department of Chemical and Mining Engineering
College
Milkweed Seed Drive Nets Large Iowa Collection
After the Japanese invasion a plant at Petrosky Michigan produced over a million pounds of milkweed seed for separation. The Iowa State experiment used this seed and nationwide school child collection campaigns urged gathering more milkweed pods with Iowa newspapers offering prizes for the biggest collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrosky
Mich
Iowa
Wis. Pathologists Forecast Potatoes Without Sprouts
Cincinnati report notes sprout-inhibiting hormone approved for spring use on winter-stored potatoes. Wisconsin plant pathologists John E. Thomas and A J Riker cite methyl ester of alphanaphthalene acetic acid as a suppressant, potentially preventing sprout damage.
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Cincinnati
John E. Thomas
A. J. Riker
University of Wisconsin
Thee Amer
Coming Farm Auctions Listed Across Multiple Iowa Towns
A Gazette advertisement lists numerous farm auctions with closing outs and stock sales on dates from December 21 to January 10. Locations include Viola Springville Center Point Monticello Tipton Anamosa Coggan Williamsburg Marion Olin and nearby towns. Vendors include Louie F Robbins Eli Shada Morton Emde Mrs Mary C cei A E Andrews J F May A E Laude L Wilson Eilers Alfred Ross H Ray Challis Cliff McDonald land Pete Sieveka Emil Furler Louis Penningroth and Henry J Westphal.
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Louie F. Robbins
Viola
Eli Shada
Springville
Morton Emde
Armory Bidg
Washington
Mary C Cei
Tipon
A. E. Andrews
Center Point
J. F. May
Anamosa
A. E. Laude
Monticello
A. L. Wilson
Eilers
Tipton
Alfred Ross
Coggan
H. Ray Challis
Cliff McDonald
Center Junction
N. Land
Williamsburg
Pete Sieveka
Emil Furler
van Horne
Wm. Techau
Ives & Seery
Marion
Louis Penningroth
Henry J. Westphal
Olin
Hormone Treatment Aids Wisconsin Potatoes At Conference
Pathologists at the Phytopathological Society meeting in Cincinnati reported a hormone treatment that protects potatoes. Dust or shredded paper dusted through sacks proved most effective, working on all Wisconsin varieties with three hundredths of an ounce per bushel. They predict extended selling seasons and note that commercial details and costs depend on demand.
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Ican Phytopathological Society
Cincinnati
Wisconsin
Poultrymen to Examine Research Projects at Ames
Iowa Poultry and Allied Industries council meets December 28 with Iowa State College poultry staff and Director R E Buchanan to review ongoing poultry and egg research. Hugh Gordon says council members will inspect projects and discuss handling the egg surplus and poultry meat scarcity. Washington, president of the Iowa Poultry Improvement association, called a December 27 directors meeting at Ames.
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Ames
Iowa Poultry and Allied Industries Council
Iowa State College
R. E. Buchanan
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Hugh Gordon
Marion
Iowa
R. E. Phillips
Harry Ramseyer
Washington
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association
John Caldwell and Lester Nicola sale reports various prices
Special to The Gazette from Washington notes sows with fall litters sold for 89 to 92 dollars and gilts 45 dollars while shoats were 17 dollars. Horses brought 85 to 95 dollars and milk cows 95 to 114 dollars. Corn sold at ceiling price and oats 0.70 a bushel with clover hay 14 dollars a ton. A war to peace transition warned could bring inflation if buyers rush. Delay buying until goods are more plentiful may aid continued prosperity.
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The
Gazette
Washington
John Caldwell
Lester Nicola
Here
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Beatrice
Christensen and Son
Lone Rock
McArthur
Omer Doty
Burchard
Christensen
Simpson Farm
Diagonal
Hart and Son
Stanton
Alvin Meyer
Claasen
Melin Brothers
Red Wing
Minn
Charles Howard
Unionville
Campbel
Hart
Orvil Kuhlmann
Westhaven Place
Denison
West Liberty
Wilbert Witte
Hampton
Corwin Redman
Leighton
Melin
Curran Stock Farm
Son City
Krug Brothers
Atkins
F. L
R. K. McCreary
Mt. Ayr
McCreary
I. G. Birrer
Riverside
Thomas and Rigg
Mechanicsburg
O. Gammon
American Polled Hereford Association
Des Moines
Giles Pettigrew
Flandreau
S. D
William McArthur
Mason City
J. J. Kelleher
D. D.offringa
Rex Conn
Kelleher
L. A. Jester
Leigh R. Curran
Iowa Livestock Exchange
A. F
Tony) Schmitz
Upstate
Lake Raffeling
Ganta Claus
Suoke
BY Williams
Wes
Wis
Nte
Second Avenue
REA
Kacena
M. Feder & Sons Iron and Steel
Ave
Parmer
Wilson & Co
Jos
Snyalognent Wilson & Co
Cenar Ramos
Willis Hopper
Peterson
Lison
Second Avenue SE
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