No Consession on Interior Markets
Twelve carloads of livestock from Chelsea were shipped Sunday by Charles Klenk William Klenk Hillis Klenk A Bayzn A Graham W McGrew W Rich Emil Warner and W E Behoneck. East Iowa farmers prepare for winter with work like roofing the water tank after favorable weather. A photo from the Fitzgerald and Son farm near Marion shows carpenters building a cover for a cement tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Charles Klenk
William Klenk
Hillis Klenk
A. Bayzn
A. Graham
W. McGrew
W. Rich
Emil Warner
W. E. Behoneck
East Iowa
Fitzgerald and Son
Rudolph
James
Marion
J H. Stanaway
Fred Knapp
Hogs in Minnesota Markets Face Embargo as Slaughter Rates Swell
Interior markets such as Albert Lea and Austin run normally while central markets clog with hogs. South St. Paul imposes an embargo after 45 000 salable hogs and 20 000 receipts push the yard overcapacity. Governor Thye urged permit and price measures to ease congestion and extend support prices, with WFA expecting embargoes to hold until the mid January peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Anderson
Towa
Minnesota
Albert Lea
Austin
South St. Paul
Edward H. Thye
Marvin Jones
Washington
Thye
St. Paul
Chicago
Indianapolis
Omaha
St. Louis
Sioux City
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Union
WFA
Fence Drift and Market Forces on Hog Prices
A piece discusses floor price policy under hogs of specified weights, noting the government officials’ promise to maintain it amid market pressure. It highlights forward pricing as a mixed blessing, and the unpredictability of pig yields and weather affecting feed.
Rising living standards shift demand to high priced foods
As consumer prosperity grows demand rises for premium staples while affordable foods decline. Higher income leads shoppers to seek quality and brand names, reshaping market shares and prices across grocery categories.
Iowa farm family living tops nationwide say experts
Ray E Wakeley Ames sociologist notes Iowa corn belt farms lead in family living index 131 versus 100 US standard and predicts strong farm incomes around 1 5 billion dollars in 1943. He cites favorable geography crop livestock mix and limited rural industry as key factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Corn Belt
United States
Ray E. Wakeley
Iowa Farm Economist
Division of Farm Population and Rural Welfare
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
Wakeley
North Atlantic
Wakely
Rooks Sees Return of Domestic Horses in Iowa
Cecil Rooks of the Iowa Department of Agriculture notes a farm horse comeback in Iowa. He cites a 15 percent price rise over last year and a renewed demand for light farm horses, saddlery and pleasure mounts as tractors reduced horse breeding. He warns it will take years to rebuild breeding and replacement stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Moines
Iowa
Cecil Rooks
State Department of Agriculture
Rooks
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
Coming Farm Auctions Across Iowa in December and January
A sequence of farm auction listings spans December 22 to January 12 across multiple Iowa locales. Dairy sales and closing-out auctions include Edward J. Sullivan Ely, E W Fuhrmeister near Ely, Frank Havick Coggan, Robison and Freeman Independence, Don Wherry Wyoming, C J Friedman Independence, Harlan A. Vincent Mechanicsville, Pearl Ankney Alburnett, Frank Lougar Solon, T L Small Tipton, Wm R Andresen Tipton, Jerome Mulherin Stanwood, and J S Milligan Cedar Rapids with distances noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Sullivan
Iowa City
E. W. Fuhrmeister
Ely
Frank Hav
Ick
Coggan
Robison and Freeman
Independence
Don Wherry
Wyoming
Walter van Steenhuyse
van Horne
C. J Friedman
Pearl Ankney
Alburnett
Harlan A. Vincent
Mechanicsville
Frank Lougar
Solon
T. L. Small
Tipton
Stanwood
J. S. Milligan
Cedar Rapids
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Te Gazette
Merle E. Garmoe
Third Street
Dial
Optometrist
Leibsohn’s
First Avenue
Higa
Tim
Williams
R.F.A
Rio Grande Valley
Shenandoah
Marsh
Earl May
Nursery Stock and Seeds
First Street SE
Post Office
Talking Bird
Blagget
Caesar Twiggs
Gladstong
Fromp
Gladstone
Sladstone
Pacific Coast
Dwight McCormack
WMT
J. S. Millgan
Tony Schmitz
Just
Beverly Cattle Company
Western One
Bers
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