Fewer Farmers Needed Says Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve board on Saturday linked rural poverty to a shrinking farm population and small farms. It noted half of farm families receive only 18 percent of income, while overall farm income rose postwar but many operators earn under 130 dollars per family annually. It urged continued farm population decline and larger farms to utilize new farming techniques.
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Washington
Sns
Federal Reserve Board
Veterans Administration
Creamery meeting gathers nine section producers
Special to The Gazette. EARLVILLE Buttermakers of section 9 met at the local creamery Thursday. Prof. C. A. Iverson of Ames was the speaker. Attending were creamery men from Petersburg, Dyersville, Farley, Epworth, Worthington, Edgewood, Colesburg, Holy Cross, Hopkinton, Sand Springs, Manchester, Littleport and Earlville.
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Earlville
C. A. Iverson
Ames
Petersburg
Dyersville
Farley
Epworth
Worthington
Edgewood
Colesburg
Holy Cross
Hopkinton
Sand Springs
Manchester
Littleport
Government Orders Increase Activity In Wool Market
Domestic wools were active in the Boston market last week as top makers and manufacturers purchased to meet consumption. Treasury requests for wool underwear and blankets for lend lease and rehabilitation, plus army cloth needs, ensure mill production in early 1945. Quartermaster contracts for serges underwear and blankets favored domestic wools, with private negotiations common and some exceptions to avoid delaying delivery.
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Boston
WFA
Treasury Department
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Quartermaster Corps
Clinton Cattlemen To Honor Winners At Chicago Show
Dewitt exhibitor Ben Greve who showed the grand champion steer at Chicago will be honored, along with other 4-H exhibitors and Clinton County carrot showmen, at the Clinton County Beef Cattlemens association banquet in Clinton on January 6. County Agent M D Lacy said Dean H H Kildee of Ames will speak.
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Dewitt
Ben Greve
Chicago
Clinton County
Coming Farm Auctions Notice from The Gazette
A listing of farm auctions and closings for late December to January across Iowa towns. Entries include sellers such as M. R. Aldrich J. F. May A. E. Laude and others with sale points in Clarence Anamosa Monticello Oxford Oxford Central City Springville Tipton Readlyn Readlyn Alburnett and Olin plus stock and machinery offerings and a Herefords and Polands sale by Henry J. Westphal.
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M. R. Aldrich
Clarence
J. F. May
Anamosa
A. E. Laude
Monticello
John Robert Miller
Oxford
Center Junction
S. N. Boland
Williamsburg
Pete Sieveka
Emil Furler
van Horne
Harry Groth
Readlyn
Wm. Techau
Springville
Alburnett
Milk cows sell at 87 to 105 dollars near Wilton
Spedal to The Gazette reports Mrs. Bertha Herr held a cattle sale two miles northeast of Wilton Junction on Wednesday. Milk cows brought prices from 87 to 105 dollars, with buyers attending from nearby farms and markets.
No Change in Egg Goal Likely Says Ames Economist
Ames reports Iowa's 1945 egg production goal, a fourteen percent cut, will likely remain unchanged says A D Oderkirk Iowa State College marketing specialist. He notes discussions of new dried egg outlets. Washington information shows outlets mainly support price programs and may not alter goals without further state study.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa
A. D. ‘Oderkirk
Iowa State College
Oderkirk
Washington
Oster sale near here nets top prices for animals and equipment
Webster-A reports a closing out sale with a top horse selling for 150 dollars and Angus cows reaching 120 dollars. A hay hopper brought 568 dollars, a nearly new mower 102 dollars, and a side delivery rake 70 dollars. Richard Hudson of Sigourney acted as auctioneer.
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Webster
Oster
Richard Hudson
Sigourney
Farmers Top State Income Tax Groups
Iowa farmers paid 2,154,842.09 of 5,920,101.23 in individual state income taxes this year, the largest single class, with 90,675 farmers paying 36 percent of the total on 1943 incomes at a 50 percent rate. Farmers became the heaviest taxpaying group for the first time, while business executives paid far less this year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fence Drift in the Woven Wire Christmas Vision
A lyric reflection on a Christmas scene where childish wonder defies a grim world. The piece imagines an enchanted land of brightness and kindness, offering a hopeful glimpse of peace amid wartime hardship.
State income tax notes from 1942 report
In 1942 Iowa tax data show a $29 per capita tax for average workers versus $236 for business executives. The year predates state tax halving and a rise in federal income taxes which lowered state payments as federal taxes were deductible from gross income. A total of 319,619 Iowans paid state income tax at half rate, while 167 returns showed no tax due.
Holstein Friesian cow posts long production record
A five year old Holstein Friesian cow owned by Guy E Hillier of Marion completed a 318 day production record. It yielded 537 pounds of butterfat and 17 225 pounds of milk while milked twice daily, according to the Holstein Friesian association on Monday.
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Guy E. Hillier
Marion
Holstein- Friesian Association
Heavy Cattle Runs Attributed to Good Wheat Pastures
An unusually large supply of feeder cattle appeared in southwestern markets last week. Kansas City reported 22,000 cattle on Monday, about 75 percent of which were stockers and feeders. Farm economist I W Arthur of Iowa State College notes December feeders are typically lower, and the ample late fall wheat pastures in the southwest have prompted these runs. Cattle are leaving pastures in good condition, and farmers expect continued feeder supplies for some time.
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Ames
Kansas City
I. W. Arthur
Iowa State College
Nebraska corn crop still unpicked in 1944 bumper yield
Lincoln Nebraska reports that 20 to 25 percent of the state’s bumper 1944 corn crop remains to be picked. A H Maurider state farm labor supervisor at the University of Nebraska college of agriculture said this Monday.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
A. H. Maurider
State Farm
University
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Distillers Allowed to Use Corn for Whisky During January
Washington officials announced distillers may use up to 50 percent of their grain mix as corn for January whisky production. This marks the first U S bourbon since 1942 as wartime restrictions ease. Officials cited a record corn crop moving to markets and ample supply for 1945, with distillers expected to use between 5 and 7 million bushels in January.
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Washington
War Production Board
United States
WFA
WPB
WIA
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