Iowa May Change Triple A Quota System This Year
Iowa agriculture leaders consider replacing county and township quota splits with a unit quota approach in 1946. Acting chairman William Brady said state goals may be recalibrated to rely on price incentives rather than breakdowns by region, with federal totals expected early next year. Tentative Iowa goals include corn 11.3 million acres and cattle and calves 5,260,000 head, among other crops and livestock targets.
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ES Moines
INS
Iowa
William Brady
Taam Trinisa_AeniAdA Tridaw
Auwa Dimpnny
Oases
Linay We Brady
A. J. Loveland
Brady
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Auction Schedule for Iowa Farm Sales and Land Deals
A series of property auctions and closing out sales listed with dates from Thursday to Tuesday across early January. Entries name sellers such as M. K. Keseberg, A. E. and Glen Miller, Jesse Travis, Glen D. McCall, Theo Kahler, Emil F. Paulsen, Graham and Fowler, and L. D. Starry, with locations 1 to 134 miles from Cedar Rapids, Stanwood, Linn County, and Key Stone.
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M. K. Keseberg
Stanwood
A. E
Glen Miller
Linn County
Jesse Travis
Marion
Glen D. McCall
Keystone
Iowa
Hereford Breeders Assn
Davenport
Theo Kahler
Emil F. Paulsen
Cedar Rapids
Graham and Fowler
L. D. Starry
Corn Yield Falls On Eroded Iowa Soils
AMES Iowa erosion on farmland cuts corn yield and delays maturity. Studies by the Soil Conservation Service and Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station on ten Woodbury County farms show severely eroded fields held roughly nine percent more moisture on October 15 than less eroded fields, with moderately eroded fields more than four percent wetter than slight eroison.
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Ames
Soil Conservation Service
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Woodbury County
Erosion Levels Linked to Low Corn Yields Says Soil Service
G Browning of the Soil Conservation Service cites insufficient plant food especially nitrogen as the cause of high moisture in corn grown on eroded soil. He notes yields of 18.9, 36.5 and 52.9 bushels per acre for severe, moderate, and slight erosion levels respectively.
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G. Browning
Soil Conservation Service
Nebraska Reports 17 Percent Corn Unhusked
Lincoln AP reports Nebraska corn husking stalled due to cold with 17 percent remaining unhusked and the western part showing the highest share. Temperature drop hurt livestock, while snow may benefit the wheat crop.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Department
Bureau
Linn No 2 DHIA Reports Higher Milk Output
Linn No 2 DHIA reports in 1945 an average 687 pounds of milk per cow from 478.2 cows on test with 303.7 pounds of butterfat. Six herds totaling 173 cows were on test less than a full year and not counted in the yearly average, reducing the total cows tested to 795 for the year. The supervisor, Cecil E. Haworth, notes the year saw 91.69 fewer cows than last year. Linn No 2 DHIA is among Iowa’s largest associations.
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Linn No. 2 Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Cecil E. Haworth
Association
Linn No. 2
Iowa
Iowa State College Receives Five Research Gifts
Iowa State College announced five gifts to fund agricultural research. The Weather Bureau of the U S Commerce Department provides 6000 dollars for a cooperative study on statistical methods for meteorological data use in agriculture and industry. Kraft Food Company 2000 dollars supports dairy industry research. The National Livestock and Meat Board 1000 dollars increases funding for defrosting and cooking frozen meat. The Clinton Company 2000 dollars funds dairy product research using corn sweeteners. The Iowa Greenkeepers Association renews 200 dollars annually since 1942 for fine turf grass development and maintenance.
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AMES
INS
Iowa State College
Agricultural Experiment Station
Charles E. Finley
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Commerce
Kraft Food Company
Chicago
National Livestock and Meat Board
Clinton Company
Clinton
Iowa Greenkeepers’ Association
Keep windows open for poultry houses in cold weather
Purdue university poultry specialists note that keeping house windows open in late fall helps birds endure real cold snaps. Dysart-Dale Seebach, a 4 H member, will attend the Ames short course.
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Purdue ‘University Poultry Specialists
Dysart
Dale Seebach
Ames
Government to Outline 1946 Egg Price Support Plan
The Agriculture Department will soon announce a 1946 egg price support program possibly costing $200 million. A large surplus might form next year, risking a price collapse, with the aim to guarantee farmers about 29 cents per dozen on a nationwide average basis.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Midwest
Central States
United States
Subsidies Sought to Reach Iowa Sugar Beet Goal
Des Moines reports the PMA says subsidies may be needed to raise Iowa sugar beet plantings to 7,000 acres as requested by the federal government. Iowa quotas are tentatively set at 3,500 acres, with subsidies likely to help farmers meet the goal amid a sugar shortage.
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Iowa
Des Moines
INS
PMA
Cows Top Market at $172 in Ossian Sale
George A Schultz and Clara Anderson sale near Ossian reports top cow selling for $172 while a team brought $182. Feeder pigs averaged $18.25 each. oats 76 cents and corn 82 cents per bushel. A power binder sold for $288 and a milking machine for $240.
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Ossian
George A. Schultz
Clara Anderson
Drive for Better Quality Cream To Be Launched Soon
Des Moines dairy officials announce a state program to improve cream quality. Roy Sours says about 40 meetings with operators and cream graders will precede an intensive post January education program.
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Des Moines
INS
Roy Sours
State Agricultural Department
Dairy and Food Division
Elkader PCA Annual Meet Set for Jan. 10
Elkader Production Credit association will hold its annual meeting January 10 in Elkader. Joel Clark, association president, announced the event that serves farmers in Allamakee Clayton Delaware Dubuque Fayette and Winneshiek counties.
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Elkader Pca
Elkader
Elkader Production Credit Association
Joel Clark
Allamakee
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette
Winneshick
Farmers Buy New Fire Truck After Corn Dryer Fire
DYSART farmers purchased a new fire truck and made a first run last week to save a corn crib on the Harry Lames farm containing 5,000 bushels of corn. The fire was caused by an artificial corn dryer.
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Dysart
Harry Lames
Farmers Income Tax Q A on Crop Shares and CCC Loans
A digest for farmers detailing when crop share rents are taxed and how Commodity Credit Corporation corn loans are treated for income. It explains that crop rents are taxed when converted to money and that CCC loans are not income until sale, with an optional election to treat them as income in the year received.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Fayette Creamery Assn Re-elects Directors
Fayette Mutual Creamery association directors re-elected at a Saturday meeting are George Clendenen Melvin Doughty and Isaac Paul. Hold-over directors are Glen Bennington Charles E Clark H W Greenough and L A Kiel president. A directors meeting on Dec 22 will cover reorganization and secretary election. Business last year rose 12 percent over the prior year per Secretary A E Wood.
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Fayette
Fayette Mutual Creamery Association
George Clendenen
Melvin Doughty
Isaac Paul
Glen Bennington
Charles E. Clark
H. W. Greenough
L. A. Kiel
A. E. Wood
Garnaville Farmers Learn to Fly Plane
Garnaville farmers formed a partnership to buy a trainer plane and set up a 1,800 foot runway on a 40 acre hay field at the Lawrence Allyn farm north of McGregor. The group includes Valma Brandt Donald Kregel Herbert Kaiser Dale Wahls and Harold Brandt. Pilots from Cedar Rapids and Clermont taught flying to about a dozen farmers in late summer and fall.
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Garnaville
Lawrence Allyn
McGregor
Valma Brandt
Donald Kregel
Herbert Kaiser
Dale Wahls
Harold Brandt
Cedar Rapids
Clermont
Anderson Says Higher Butter Price Needed
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson said at a National Press Club luncheon that butter supply would only improve if the price rose to 65 cents per pound. He noted farmers gain more from cream sold for other uses, and negotiations may boost supply without higher prices. The proposed increase would raise prices by 8 to 11 cents a pound from the current retail range of 54 to 57 cents.
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Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
National Press Club
Lisbon Farmer Publishes Book on Soil Problems
Lisbon farmer W. T. Jack writes The Furrow and Us outlining natural soil processes and practical steps to rebuild soil health, to be issued by Dorrance and Company of Philadelphia.
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Lisbon
W. T. Jack
Dorrance and Company of
Philadelphia
Jack
Till the soil in the light of moral law says expert
A quoted expert warns that war boosted production created unnatural soil problems risking fertility and tillage. He argues nations must restore permanent soil fertility by following a “moral law” guiding agricultural practices to avoid repeating past declines.
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Nate
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