Farm Income Hits New High For Eleven Months 1946
The Agriculture Department reports cash farm income for the first 11 months of 1946 at 21.6 billion dollars, up 14 percent from 1945. Livestock receipts rise about 10 percent amid marketing slumps, while crop cash returns climb 19 percent helped by higher prices after controls ended. November income is estimated around 3.0 billion, down from October but 30 percent above November 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rcce Eer
Agriculture Department
Department
Grand totals of farm aid and crop values cited
The report lists grain values at 1.542 billion dollars, feed crops 1.294 billion, cotton 1.093 billion, oil bearing crops 463 million, tobacco 753 million, vegetables 1.421 billion, fruits and nuts 1.235 billion, and other crops 504 million. Government subsidies for the 10 month period total 780 million dollars.
Wapello Farmer Finds Walnut Trees Pay Best Crop
Wapello farmer W O Weaver on 115 acres prone to overflow finds walnut trees most profitable. After selling 29 trees averaging 22 inches for over 1000 dollars, he and Iowa State forester Robert Gray project 12 to 20 inch trees will grow an inch every three to four years, adding 4 to 5 dollars per tree annually. Weaver expands to red oak, basswood, elm, and seedlings with 12,000 walnuts planted this fall as soil conservation districts oversee vast acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
W. O. Weaver
Robert Gray
Iowa State College Forester
Weaver
Uncle Sam Laxative Breakfast Food promotes regularity
South Dakota reader testimonials credit Uncle Sam blend of whole flaxseed and toasted whole wheat flakes with resolving a two week long severe constipation. Medical guidance and hydration are noted as aids, and the cereal is urged as a daily help. Produced by Uncle Sam Breakfast Food Company in Omaha Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
South Dakota
Uncle Sam Breakfast Food Company
Omaha
Nebraska
Coming Farm Auctions Advertised in The Gazette
A long list of upcoming farm auctions and sales appears with dates from December 26 through January 28. Locations span Mt. Vernon Solon Lisbon and surrounding towns, listing buyers sellers and precise directions in miles. The notice highlights closing out sales stock sales and public auctions led by numerous bidders and farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Zbanek
Mi. S
Mt. Vernon
W. Dvorsky
Solon
Farm Bureau Seeks Parity, Price Supports Policy
DES MOINES UP The American Farm Bureau will insist on parity as the basis for fair farm price levels but seeks revision of the parity formula to adjust certain commodities. It urges Congress to protect the public against strikes and supports continued 90 percent parity for two years postwar. It also backs TVA phosphate reserves and a broader fertilizer program. The five point plan covers taxes schools roads weed control and vaccination permits. County committees will study and present the program to lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
American Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau
Bureau
San Francisco
National Farm Organization
Secretary of Agriculture
Land Grant Colleges
TVA
Farm Bureau
Fifty-Second General Assembly
The
Sheriff Sale Notice In Linn County Iowa 1946 1928 Ford Sedan
Sheriff announces a public auction of a 1928 two door Ford Sedan as ordered by a Linn County Iowa district court judgment. The sale is set for January 4 1947 at 10 30 AM at the defendant’s premises in Linn County with cash in hand. Dated December 14 1946 Cedar Rapids Iowa by J H Smith Sheriff.
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Justice of the Peace
District Court
Linn County
Iowa
W A. Ball
Roy Hale
Vivian Hale
Towa
A. D
Iowan
Cedar Rapids
J. H. Smith
Amies
R. D. Spooner
BAE To Make Survey Of Farm Accidents
Washington reports a USDA backed survey to document injuries and deaths on over 16 000 farms in late 1946. The study will run quarterly in 1947, gathering data on age sex farm role injury type severity agent cause and circumstances to help explain accidents.
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Washington
USDA
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Originator of Hope Wheat To Be Honored
A campaign to raise funds for a memorial to Edgar S. McFadden world famous plant breeder and former South Dakota farmer was underway in Webster on Monday. Northwest spring wheat growers are sponsoring the effort through the Day county AAA committee led by Ernest E. Gel haus. McFadden now at College Station Texas developed Hope wheat on his Day county farm, a parent stock of rust and disease resistant wheat in the Northwest. He crossed emmer and Marcus wheat to create the variety.
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Webster
S. D
Edgar S. McFadden
South Dakota
Day County Aaa Committee
Ernest E. Gelhaus
McFadden
College Station
Texas
Northwest
Day County
Emmer
Marcus
Witwer Bull Sold to Florida Buyer
Weaver Witwer of Cedar Rapids sold a registered Holstein bull to Gene M. Spear of Orlando Florida.
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Witwer Bull
Florida
Weaver Witwer
Cedar Rapids
Gene M. Spear
Orlando
Fla
Master Swine Producer Raises 199 Pigs to Weaning
Victor Max Dolmage, a farmer west of here named a Master Swine Producer, raised 19 litters last spring. Of 199 pigs farrowed, 172 survived to weaning, and at 194 days the herd averaged 224.2 pounds per head with a daily gain of 1.15 pounds.
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Victor—Max Dolmage
Here
Yule Trees Boost Northland Farms and Soils
Christmas trees harvested by farmers and foresters fetch 2 to 10 dollars yet sell for 65 to 80 cents, with growers profiting from broader value. Forestry officials cite soil erosion control on sand lands across Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota and note rapid expansion. In Ottawa county West Ottawa district planted 12 million trees on 10 000 acres, raising land value from about one dollar to twenty dollars per acre. A 40 acre tract once worth 50 dollars in 1940 yielded 1 60 worth of Christmas trees this year. Managers project a 14 million tree sale and a 28 million dollar harvest in 1946.
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Stanley S. Locke
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Locke
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
R. E. Briola
Grand Haven
Mich
Briola
Ottawa County
West Ottawa
Notice of Administratrix Appointment in Iowa Case 18081
On December 14 1946 Lorraine A Benesh was appointed as Administratrix of the estate of Phyllis J McAtee in Linn County Iowa. Creditors are asked to promptly settle and claimants must file authenticated claims with the Linn County District Court Clerk’s office via attorneys Barnes Barnes and Wadsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Linn County
Phyllis J. McAtee
Tate
Lorraine A, Benesh
Barnes, Barnes and Wadsworth
Wool Trade Jittery Over British Situation
Boston merchants fear a wool and woolen duty cut amid ongoing negotiations in England and Europe to revise tariffs. England would finance Australian and continental wool purchases and be paid in finished woolens, strengthening its global textile stance. Last week’s trade centered on 1943-44 wools revalued for moth damage or loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
England
Annual meeting notice for First Trust and Savings Bank
Notice is given of the annual meeting of shareholders of the First Trust and Savings Bank of Cedar Rapids Iowa to elect directors and transact any business. The meeting will be held Tuesday January 14 1947 at 3 p.m. in the banking room. F J Dvorak cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Trust and Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
J Dvorak
Wool market weakness weighs on prices at week end
Trade reports show less demand in the Australian wool market as the week closes, with prices slipping on thinner buying interest and lingering concerns over fiber demand. Industry observers note softer activity and cautious bids amid global supply dynamics.
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Clarence
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Williamsburg
Sam Alexander
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Henry Ruser
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Arthur Hildebrand
Prairieburg
Barclay Heald
Whittier
Frank Staskal
Fairfax
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Wyoming
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John Robinson
Chester Thompson
van Horne
Bill Slimmer
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L. H. Possehl
Blairstown
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John Deere
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Deering
McCormick Deering
Mellette
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OASIS
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First Trust and Savings Bank of Ely
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van Tine
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Third Street SE
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Joe W. Carberry
Richard F. Carne
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