Cedar Rapids Gazette News Briefs December 27 1944
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1944
Page
5
FSA Maintains Discipline Against Land Boom In 1944
The Farm Security Administration reports 3,369 tenant purchases under the Bankhead Jones act, purchased farms valued for productivity, not inflated prices. Average per-farm cost was $4,252, with loans relying on income prospects and a 40-year payoff plan. The program uses a variable payment option, aiding rapid loan retirement, while field data show inflation effects limited to about one-third of counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Frank Hancock
Hancock
Record highs in cash farm income signal postwar planning
A combination of good crops and strong prices pushed U S cash farm income to new peaks over the past five years. Production and income are expected to level near the 1943 high, despite labor and machinery shortages. Economists warn that postwar price slumps may follow, suggesting policy aimed at avoiding a major low mood after the present war.
Fire at Wyoming home causes laundry room blaze
A Tuesday blaze at the Ben Fedderson farm home one mile north of Wyoming started by an overheated range. The fire consumed the laundry room contents but was insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Ben Fedderson
Here
Coming Farm Auctions Across Multiple Iowa Areas
A Gazette advertisement lists numerous farm auctions and dissolutions with dates from December 28 to January 24. Buyers include A E Laude John Robert Miller E H Seivers Verden Wear A L Wilson Aug Eilers Alfred Ross Walter Nietz Leo Jansa H Ray Challis Cliff McDonald S N Boland Pete Sieveka Emil Furler Harry Groth Ives Seery Louis Penningroth Henry J Westphal Elmer F Burr and others with locations near Monticello Oxford Springville Tipton Central City Williamsburg Anamosa Van Horne Readlyn Readlyn and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Laude
Monticello
John Robert Miller
Oxford
E. H. Seivers & Verden Wear
A. L. Wilson
Springville
Eilers
Tipton
Alfred Ross
Coggan
Walter Nietz
Central
Leo Jansa
Ely
H. Ray Challis
Cliff McDonald
Center Junction
S. N. Boland
Williamsburg
Pete Sieveka
Anamosa
Emil Furler
van Horne
Harry Groth
Readlyn
Alburnett
Ives & Seery
Marion
Louis Penningroth
Henry J. Westphal
Olin
Elmer F. Burr
Hay Market Holds Firm Prices Ahead of Christmas
Kansas City reports hay markets active with firm prices as the week before Christmas sees improved shipping point loadings and higher terminal market receipts. Weather and road conditions are favorable and demand for all good quality hay remains brisk from buyers and traders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
War Food Administration Market
Alfalfa Demand Strong in Kansas City Market
Prices held firm with many trades at top quotations. Demand for high quality alfalfa remained strong in Kansas City while poorer grades moved slower. Team track arrivals reached 114 cars in the five day period and open market sales stayed vigorous as dealers raced to fulfill year end orders.
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Kansas City
Plush-Covered Album Remembers a Family Past
A reflective verse by A. B.C. recalls an old plush-covered family album. The speaker remembers Grandma and Grandpa, Mother as a girl, Aunt May, cousins, and old friends, noting the dignity and warmth of the faded keepsake and wishing to revisit the home memories tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.ac
Congressman Asks Ration Investigation
Rep. Andresen pledges a full inquiry into the CPA rationing clampdown amid the 1944 harvest. He argues the New Deal used rationing as political leverage and questions whether the policy came from the president or the White House inner circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Andresen
R-Minn
CPA
House Agriculture Committee
Minnesota
House
Bowles
Chester Bowles
OPA
New Deal
White House
Johnston estate closing sale nets varied livestock and produce
Milk cows sold up to 98 dollars Saturday at the T. E. Johnston estate sale four miles southwest of Columbus Junction. Steers brought 85 to 90 dollars, calves 48, horses to 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
Columbus Junction
T. E. Johnston
Here
New Hampshire
Notice of Appointment of Administratrix in Iowa Estate
On December 12 1944 Osia M Craft was appointed and qualified as Administratrix of the estate of James LeRoy Craft deceased in Linn County Iowa. Creditors asked to promptly pay debts and all claims to be filed with the Linn County District Court Clerk.
Thompson to Get Agricultural Award for 1945
Horace Thompson of the Vinton area will receive the first Skelly agricultural achievement award for 1945. The presentation is set for January 6. Over the past year Thompson produced and marketed nearly one thousand tons of beef and pork and is active in community and farm organizations.
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Vinton
Horace Thompson
Here
Skelly
New Chemical Shows Promise as Weed Killer in Lawns
Tests of a new organic chemical named 2-4-D acid show strong weed control in grass plots lawns and pastures with minimal grass damage. Dandelion plantain chickweed pigweed wood-sorrel knotweed dock and clover may be killed while bluegrass remains uninjured. Injury begins in 24 to 48 hours with twisting stems and petioles followed by yellowing and death in 10 to 21 days. Australia is the world's greatest wood-producing country.
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Washington
Usda Agricultural Research Administration
Sulfa Drug Immunizes Peach Trees Against X-Disease
New Haven Conn UP plant pathologist IE M Stoddard reports that sulfanilamide immunizes young peach trees against x-disease with 100 percent protection when trees are treated after infection. Earlier inoculation without virus exposure yields 70 to 80 percent control. X-disease causes leaf blight, premature fruit ripening, and fruit drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
IE. M. Stoddard
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
American Phytopathological Society
Stoddard
Special Care for Brood Sows Urged by Feed Official
In Des Moines the Feed Institute urges better winter care and feeding for brood sows. Supplementing brood sow rations with alfalfa is important. Purdue University findings show three-fourths of a pound more birth weight doubles survival chances. Sows should receive balanced rations throughout pregnancy to produce strong healthy pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Towa
Feed Institute of Town
O. N. la Follette
Institute
Purdue University
Notice of Appointment of Executrix in Linn County Iowa
The undersigned Julia Starman Executrix of the estate of Frank Starman Jr deceased Linn County Iowa on the 12th day of June is stated All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make payment and those having claims against the same will file them with the Clerk of Linn County District 11 Iowa FHH Kublicek attorney
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Iowa
Linn County
James LeRoy Craft
Towa
Osia M. Craft
Frank Starman, Jr
Heplerk
Proper housing and care for brood sows in winter
Sows need clean well bedded quarters with ventilation free from drafts. Keep straw pile areas dry and ensure constant access to clean water. Regular exercise is important. Good housing sanitation and feeding now will yield better litters next spring.
Barnyard Chatter Promotes 1945 Farm Improvement Plan
Clarence resident C. I. Taylor builds a new machine shed as 1945 goals include strict farm records, winter poultry care, rat control, housekeeping, timely machinery repair, livestock water, contouring crops, raised waterways, cleaned seeds, salvage checks, lime spread, and refinancing options through The Peoples Savings Bank for Linn County farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie
Peoples Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
Linn
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