Senators say farm law to be revised this session
Senator Elmer of Oklahoma will push revising the Hope Aiken farm bill as he becomes Senate Agriculture chair in January. Hearings on fixed parity support levels are planned, with support ranges from 60 to 90 percent. Democratic leaders back 90 percent parity, while Aiken and Republicans caution against inflation.
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Thomas
Congress
Hope- Aiken
Aiken
Associated Press
Farm Bureau
The
Grange
Richard Russell
Georgia
Russell
Sen. Aiken
R-Vt
American Farm Bureau
Atlantic City
Brannan
USDA
House of Representatives
Auctions and closing out sales listed with dates and locations
A dated catalog of multiple public auctions and closing out sales featuring livestock machinery hay grain household goods and fuel items. Listings include sellers such as John Shonka Wanda Schlesselmann Charles Gorrell Pieper and Kahl with locations near Cedar Rapids Williamsburg Coggon Walker Mechanicsville and Whittier and dates from December 21 to December 29.
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John Shonka
Twin Towers
Cedar Rapids
Wanda Schlesselmann
Williamsburg
Achey
Tipon
Charles Gorrell
Coggon
C. A. Iverson
Walker
Pieper and Kahl
Mechanicsville
Hubbard Ice and Fuel Co
Whittier
Martelle
Coggon Evening School Councils Named for 1949
The Coggon community names the 1949 evening school councils for men and women. Men on the planning council include O. E. Long Howard Stone George Hasler Leo Smith James Henderson Ray Guthrie Roscoe Porter Arthur Trumm Wayne Penningroth and John Zumbach. Women on the council are Mrs Adrian Hill Mrs John Franklin Mrs Cecil Cooper Mrs Ray Garner Mrs Lee Dix Mrs Daisy Ashby Mrs W E Corey Mrs L D Hill Mrs Roscoe Porter and Mrs James Henderson. The year closed with an average attendance of 40 women and 37 men and diplomas awarded to 32 women and 28 men. Eight people received five year gold medals with their fifth diploma: Mrs Philip Kester Mrs Thomas Patton Mrs Willard Robinson William Dunn Thomas Patton Douglas Falconer Wes Warnock and A W Henderson.
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Coggon
O. E. Long
Howard Stone
George Hasler
Leo Smith
James Henderson
Ray Guthrie
Roscoe Porter
Arthur Trumm
Wayne Penningroth
John Zumbach
Adrian Hill
John Franklin
Cecil Cooper
Ray Garner
Lee Dix
Daisy Ashby
Swift Reports Lower Earnings for 1948 Despite Higher Sales
Swift and Company, the leading meat packer, posted net earnings of 27.89 million dollars for the year ending Oct 30 1948, or 4.71 per share, down from 34.33 million and 5.80 per share a year earlier. Sales rose to 2.361 billion from 2.249 billion. John Holmes noted earnings per dollar of sales at 1.2 cents, with meat operations yielding under a quarter cent per pound, and projected market effects from livestock supply into 1949.
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Chicago
Swift and Company
John Holmes
Holmes
Winneshiek Schedules Borer Control Meeting
Winneshiek county farmers will gather January 5 at Decorah High School for a corn borer control meeting. Dr Harold Gunderson of Iowa State College will present control information at 8 p.m. announced County Extension Director E J Weigle.
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Decorah
Winneshiek
E. J. Weigle
Monay
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
REA Power Extended to 600000 Farms in 1948
Washington reports that about 600 000 rural families gained electric service in the past year through REA financed power systems. The Rural Electrification Administration announced the figure as Christmas trees will finally glow with electric lights for many households.
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REA
Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Farm Ownership Reaches Highest Point Since 1880
New York reports farm ownership rising to about 72 percent of all operators, the highest since 1900, while tenancy falls to roughly 27 percent the lowest since 1886. Declines in sharecropping accompany more tenants buying farms as prosperity and mechanization speed up agricultural progress.
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New York
Institute of Life Insurance
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Institute
Department of Agriculture
CROP Train Dedicated for Europe at Water loo Depot
Dedication of a Christian Rural Overseas Program trainload of food set for 12 30 p m Tuesday at the Illinois Central depot in Water loo. Iowa leaders will present the relief cargo to Rev John Metzler national CROP chairman as grain and cash contributions top 16 000 in Jasper and Sac counties.
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Waterloo
Illinois Central
Albert Farmer
Des Moines
Iowa
Kirk Fox
John Metzler
Europe
Buena Vista
Jasper County
Sac County
Farm Bureau praises Iowa land tax credit ruling
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation lauded the Iowa Supreme Court reversing an earlier ruling on the agricultural land tax credit law. The federation called the decision a major step toward equal educational opportunities and said it allows needed school reorganization without any group bearing excess costs.
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DES Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa Supreme Court
Federation
Howard Hill
Iowa Farm Bureau
Winneshiek Farm Service Distributes Dividend Checks
Dividend checks totaling 3325 were distributed to patrons of the Winneshiek Farm Service Company last week. Gross sales reached 13177.
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Decorah
Winneshiek Farm Service Company
Market outlook and farming tips for hogs cattle and corn
Market watchers expect hog prices to rise after the holidays as receipts peak then drop. Buy corn now to save on taxes and hedge against December to June price gains. Cattle prices show mixed signals with better footing for lower grades as grass season ends, while fertilizer use and supply look favorable for 1949 with early buying urged.
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Kutish
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DIAL
City Hide & Fur CO
First Street
Old City
R&d
Dormeyer
E. K. Larimer
Swift
America
Wm. Tehel
Iowa Iron and Coal CO
Roosevelt Hotel
Avenue N
F.B
R. M. Salter
Bureau of Plant Industry and Soils
U. S
Salter
Francis Kutish
Farm Outlook
Qoika's &Arket
16Th Ave
Tys
Balk Sauerkraut
People's
LUX
Sioux City Ave
Nash
Duster
Third Ave
the Sunshine
Cisco
Maplecrest
Ham Hocks
Wilson
Folgers
Mountain Grown Folger’s Coffee
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