FSA Holds Line Against Land Boom
The Farm Security Administration reports 3,369 farm purchases last year under the Bankhead Jones act, financed by FSA loans while maintaining strict price standards. Despite a 15 percent rise in land values, average per acre costs stayed low and quality remained high, with an average farm price of 4252 dollars and a 49 year repayment plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farm Security Administration
Bankhead-Jones
FSA
FSA Ad
Frank Hancock
Tenant purchase loans limited by county value cap hinder farm buys
The report notes that agricultural loan limits tied to county average farm values restricts rental-to-own programs in about 800 counties, with many loans capped at 2000 dollars. The variable payment plan boosts repayment by 65 percent versus a fixed schedule, and by mid 1944 FSA had 73538 applications and financed 36426 farms since starting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
FSA
Fire at Wyoming Farm Home Damages Laundry Room
Firefighters responded to the Ben Fedderson farm home one mile north of Wyoming Tuesday after an overheated range ignited the laundry room and kitchen area. The loss was insured.
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Wyoming
Ben Fedderson
Here
Farm auctions listed across several Iowa towns
A Gazette advertisement lists multiple farm auctions and closings through January and February in Monticello Oxford Springville Tipton Central City Ely Readlyn Anamosa Van Horne Marion Alburnett and other nearby areas. Markets show firm prices on alfalfa with strong demand and active open market sales as dealers rush to fulfill year end orders.
Hay Market Active With Firm Prices
Kansas City hay markets were active with firm prices as the Christmas week approached. Shipping point loadings rose moderately due to favorable weather and road conditions while terminal market receipts increased substantially. Demand for good quality hay remained brisk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
War Food Administration Market
Subscribing Tips For Address Changes And Delivery
Readers are urged to provide full address details when changing their subscription. Include route number street number or general delivery and note if Sunday papers are left at specific locations to aid renewal and delivery accuracy.
Fence Drift Caught in Weaver Wire
Fence drift incident reported by R B C causes minor disruption as workers secure site and investigate gusty winds. No injuries recorded and authorities coordinate with local yard crews to restore fencing along the riverbank.
The Plush-Covered Album Recalled in Quiet Verse
A nostalgic poem recalls a plush-covered family album with faded tin-types of grandparents and a girlhood mother. It remembers a gathering of cousins and aunts, the old horse-hair sofa, and the loyal faces now gone to join loved ones above. The speaker longs to revisit the album and the old home.
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Grandma
Grandpa
Mother
May
Congressman Andresen seeks full probe of rationing policy
Rep. Andresen of Minnesota pledges a "full and complete" investigation into the OPA rationing clamp down amid the 1944 harvest. He questions if the New Deal used rationing politically, notes record crop output, and cites past warnings about possible free lists and deeper controls.
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Washington
INS
Andresen
R-Minn
OPA
House Agriculture Committee
United States
Minnesota
House
Bowles
Chester Bowles
New Deal
CPA
White House
Milk Cows Sell At 98 At Johnston Estate Sale
Milk cows brought 98 dollars at the T. E. Johnston estate closing out sale four miles southwest of Columbus Junction. Other offerings included steers 85 to 90, calves 48, horses 105, Duroc sows 60, gifts 45 to 50, shoats 14.50, 125 New Hampshire pullets 1.60, corn 1.03, oats 0.70, mixed clover hay 13 to 14 at ceiling prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Columbus Junction
T. E. Johnston
Here
New Hampshire
Notice of Appointment of Administratrix No 17814
State of Iowa Linn County notice appoints M Craft as administratrix of the estate of James LeRoy Craft deceased. Creditors must file verified claims with Linn County District Court clerk. Attorney B L Wick represents administratrix and requests immediate payment of debts owed.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
James LeRoy Craft Iate
M. Crapt
Thompson to Get Agricultural Award
Horace Thompson of the 900 acre farm five miles southwest of here is named the first Skelly agricultural achievement award recipient for 1945. The award will be presented January 6. In the past year he produced and marketed nearly one thousand tons of beef and pork and is active in community and farm organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winton
Horace Thompson
Here
Skelly
Thompson
New Organic Weed Killer Shows Broad Plant Control
A USDA research group reports promising results from a new organic chemical, 2 4 D acid, in controlling weeds in lawns pastures and grass plots. The compound kills dandelion plantain chickweed pigweed wood sorrel knotweed and dock without harming blue grass, acting systemically to destroy entire plants within a few weeks with visible injury starting 24 to 48 hours after application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Usda Agricultural Research Administration
Sulfa Drug Immunizes Peach Trees Against X-Disease
Connecticut plant pathologist E M Stoddard reports sulfanilamide can immunize young peach trees against x disease with 100 percent protection when applied after infection in lab greenhouse trials. Earlier exposure without virus injection yields 70 to 80 percent control. the disease causes leaf blight and fruit damage.
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New Haven
Conn
E. M. Stoddard
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
American Phytopathological Society
Stoddard
Special Care for Brood Sows Urged by Feed Official
DES MOINES Iowa farmers should improve winter care and feeding of brood sows to yield stronger litters and higher survival in spring. The Feed Institute of Iowa recommends alfalfa supplementation and balanced rations through pregnancy, citing Purdue findings that extra birth weight boosts survival odds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Feed Institute of Iowa
O. N. la Follette
Institute
Purdue University
Notice of Appointment Executrix in Linn County Iowa
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned on December 12 1944 has duly appointed as Executrix of the estate of Starman Jr deceased in Linn County Iowa. All creditors are notified to present claims to the Clerk of Linn County Iowa. Attorney H Kubicek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Linn County
Starman, Jr
Farmers vow 1945 thrift and farm improvements
Clarence resident Taylor plans a new machine shed and strict farm reforms for 1945. The piece urges readers to start the year with orderly records, cull poultry, control rats, keep sheds clean, repair machinery, provide winter livestock water, soil work, waterways, clean seed, salvage junk, lime soil, and refinance mortgages at The Peoples Savings Bank for Linn County and nearby areas.
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Ronnie
Peoples Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
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Bureau OF Agricultural Economics
Morris
Morris Plan
Fir
Twiggs
By Williams
A. E. Laude
Monticello
John Robert Miller
Oxford
E. H. Seivers & Verden Wear
A. L. Wilson
Springville
Aug. Eilers
Tipton
Alfred Boss
Coggan
Walter Nietz
Central City
Leo Jansa
Ely
H. Ray Challis
Cliff McDonald
Center Junction
S. N. Boland
Wiliamsburg
Pete Sieveka
Anamosa
Emil Furler
van Horne
Harry Groth
Readlyn
Wm. Techau
Alburnett
Ives & Seery
Marion
Louis Penningroth
Henry J. Westwhal
Olin
Elmer F. Burr
Kacena
Second Avenue
G.ac
la Plante Farm
Sun
W. F. Mitchell
Elmer Burr
Ervin D. Sias
B. L. Wick Attorney
Australia
Brel Abe
Business Men's Assurance Cn
Sedar Rapids
Arlicgn
Dial
Matt E. Maupin
Skinner
G. Biakesta
Re. Kuotsen
Apy
Y. KR. Mueller H.W. Rg
L. G
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
A. F
Tony) Schmitz
Geo. B. Basker
Utah
Bielp America
Grug
H. Kubicek
Linn
First Avenue East
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