Williamsburg Man Tops Corn Contest Performance
Williamsburg farmer Roland Holden topped the 226 entries in Iowa’s 1943 corn yield test with his entry 218-H in the south central section scoring highest on performance. The report lists top performers by district, including Emil J. Kruger and Eliason Seed Sales among others, and notes averages: yield up from 1942, higher moisture, similar dropped ears, and less damaged corn. A separate top yield in the 10 acre contest went to D. W. Meyer of Odebolt with 150.87 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giecages
Holden
Williamsburg
Iowa
Ames
Iowa Corn and Small Grezin Growers Association
South Central
Emil J. Kruger
Bellevue
Eliason Seed Sales
West Liberty
Bear Hybrids Corn Company
Decatur
Ill
Ames Seed Farms
Roland Holden
Funk Brothers
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
Joe L. Robinson
Francis Reiss
Ames Farm Crops Department
John L. Clarke and Sons
Conrad
North Central
Clyde Black and Son
Southern Iowa
W. O. McCurdy and Sons
Fremont
D. W. Meyer
Odebolt
Meyer
Emil L. Karkosh
Hudson
Kenneth O. Carlson
Stratford
Alvin Davidson
Mechanicsville
George Wislsel
Cedar Rapids
H. C. Ransom
Ionia
H. P. Pick
Clarion
Louis N. Hansen
DeWitt
Henry C. Schneider
Denison
Carl Weber
Hopkinton
Karl Ashenbrenner
Dysart
W. O. Tranbarger
Myron Jewett
Grand Junction
Fred Hultquist
Mount Pleasant
Alfred Rasmussen
Goldfield
Maytag Farm
Newton
Clarence
Warren Switzer
Fairfield
Lorenzen Brothers
Olin
Dwight Zepp
Hedrick
Clyde Youmans
Peru
Vernon Shaper
State Center
J. E. Ahlrichs
Monticello
Herman Kahler
Stockton
A. J. Appel
Kirkman
Warren Hild
Floyd Peterson
Gowrie
Bert Kinsinger
Grundy Center
Kinsinger
Mukden
W. OO. Barnard
Oskaloosa
Clinton Cruser
R. W. Dunham
Dunlap
Producer Official Predicts Civilian Meat Famine Within 90 Days
A livestock group executive warned of a looming civilian famine in beef and pork within 60 to 90 days, blaming government policies for shrinking herds. The Agriculture Department projected civilian meat supplies would be similar to 1943 levels, with per person beef and pork lower than recent years, and noted shifts in milk butter and fat supply amid wartime demand and exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricultural Department
P. O. Wilson
Chicago
National Livestock Producers’ Association
Wilson
Reprieve For Subsidies Likely
Washington Senator Bankhead proposes an amendment to extend subsidies until June 30, to avoid a sudden end to the program. The plan keeps CCC parity loans and prompts debate over whether to veto or replace subsidy authority with a simple extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Banking Committee
Bankhead
Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
House
Senate
CCC
Ellender
D-La
Roosevelt
FASTEETH claims to stabilize dentures and prevent embarrassment
Advert text pitches FASTEETH powder as an alkaline non acid denture stabilizer. It claims to hold plates more firmly, increase comfort, and prevent sour denture breath with regular use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fasteeth Satapy Drug Store
Corn moisture affects harvest despite mild winter
The writer notes a dry season for cribbed corn but reports much of the crop remains moist after early harvest. Some kernels heated and ancribs may need inspection and shovelling to improve air flow and remove rubbish. Corn remains a valuable commodity.
Civilian food rations unlikely to rise in 1944
Washington report warns civilians that food supplies will not increase this year and may be somewhat smaller. Agriculture officials project production will exceed 1943 records but gains redirected to military, lend-lease, and European relief needs. Meat output may rise about 8 percent, but civilian allotments stay flat without a contingency reserve.
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Department
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Local Names and Figures From A Historic Ledger
A list of names and monetary figures appears, including Fred Coulter of Conrad at 32.70 and Elton Schultz of Woodward at 32.38, followed by Guy Coulter of Conrad at 31.50 and Herman Schiernbeck of Elron at 30.59, with other individuals such as Herman Grabau of Boone and Frank Randell of Cedar recorded with varying cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Coulter
Conrad
Elton Schultz
Woodward
Guy Coulter
Herman Schiernbeck
Elron
Herman Grabau
Boone
Frank Randell
Cedar
Calmar Creamery reports 1943 butterfat average price
Calmar Iowa reports 1943 butterfat average price of 55.54 cents and butter 46.37 cents. Butter production totaled 766477 pounds from 616832 pounds of butterfat, with receipts of 355424.17 dollars. H J Numedahl re-elected president. Clara C Pletka secretary. H A Fielstul manager and buttermaker. directors Tom Erland J J Frana Ed Sbiral R M Bjonerud Steve Frana.
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Calmar
Calmar Creamery Company
H. J. Numedahl
Clara C. Pletka
H. A. Fielstul
Tom Erland
J. J. Frana
Ed Sbiral
R. M. Bjonerud
Steve Frana
FSA Bans Inflation Based Land Purchase Loans
Washington FSA administrator Frank Hancock directed county committees to return funds rather than issue loans under the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act. The move aims to keep the program anti infl ationary and prevent tenants sharecroppers and farm laborers from accruing land debts that could ruin them later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington — Farm Security Administration
Frank Hancock
Cattle Die as Barn Driveway Floor Gives Way Near Waukon
About thirty five head of cattle broke into the driveway at Walter Monserud’s farm ten miles south of Waukon. The floor collapsed sending cattle eight feet into the barn basement. two were killed and two more had to be butchered. A separate accident Monday saw an 800 pound heifer struck by an auto driven by Stanley Kolsrud while crossing to the barn. Meat from the three beef animals is being canned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Walter Monserud
Mr. Monserud
Stanley Kolsrud
Farm Bureau to hold county meeting February 8
Mrs. F. E. Dittmer of Strawberry Point will lead a county wide Iowa Farm Bureau federation meeting in Elkader on February 8. The event outlines women’s role in war activities rural libraries rural schools health and world relations within the bureau policies.
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Elkader
F. E. Dittmer
Strawberry Point
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
AAA Meeting Set in Manchester to Plan 1944 Cropping
A meeting for township committeemen of the 1944 food production program will be held at the AAA office in Manchester on February 11. C O McCarthy AAA chairman announced that after the session, committeemen will work with each farmer to develop the 1944 cropping plan and assess non-highway gasoline needs. Farmers should bring 1943 gasoline use records, coupon balances, and onhand gasoline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
AAA
C. O. McCarthy
Triple-A
Hawkeye Downs hosts state farm shows and upcoming sales
The Hawkeye Downs facility hosts recent and upcoming livestock events including the Duroc-jersey hog sale, eastern Iowa 4 H feeder lamb show, Hereford cattle shows and sales. Future events list Berkshire, Hereford, Hamp Shire, and Angus sales in February and March. Also notes Farm Service Bank loans and seed cleaning to boost Iowa production with simple home seed treater plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Downs
Iowa
E. P. Sylvester
Iowa State College
Upcoming Farm Auctions List for February
A sequence of farm sale notices runs daily from Feb 9 to Feb 16 across Iowa counties. Listings include Dvorak, Rapaport, Wolrab, Kirkpatrick, Knutsen, Porter, Rupperle, Jiroutek, and others with locations in Marion Cedar Rapids Anamosa Lisbon and Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Dvorak
Marion
A. Rapaport
Dvorak
Milo Wolrab Berkshire
Cedar Rapids
J. M. Kirkpatrick
Hans Knutsen
Mt. Vernon
Porter and Rupperle
Frank Jiroutek
Northeastern
Iowa
Elliott Hampshire Gifts
Armstrong & Clark
Stewart & Rauch
Jayne & Kershner
Hampshire bred gifts fetch $85 average at Marion auction
Forty five Hampshire bred gifts were sold for an average of $85 each Monday at the Albert W. Martin and Sons auction in Marion. The top price reached $160, bid by Fruehauf Farms of Cedar Rapids, with John Dolan of the Alburnett bank serving as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampshire
Albert W. Martin and Sons
Marion
Fruehauf Farms
Cedar Rapids
John Dolan
Alburnett Bank
Omaha Chamber appoints full-time agricultural expert
The Omaha Chamber of Commerce board named Walter White, 41, as a full-time agricultural expert to expand its agricultural program. White will assume duties within two to three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OMAHA
INS
Omaha Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Walter White
Chamber
White
Wickard Entangled in REA Politics Investigation
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Claude Wickard was asked by a Senate agriculture subcommittee to reveal knowledge of alleged efforts to mobilize rural electric cooperative members for Roosevelt’s 1940 campaign and a later Arkansas Senate bid. Robert B. Craig admitted an association was sent to co‑ops to frame the co‑ops’ case, while denying direct political instruction to REA subordinates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Claude R. Wickard
Roosevelt
Arkansas
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Rural Electrificacation Administration
Wickard
Robert B. Craig
REA
Clyde Ellis
Ellis
Craig
Judson King
National Popular Government League
Bertha
Willkie
Civil Service
Quick at home cough remedy with Pinex and syrup
Instructions claim a simple home cough medicine using 2 cups sugar and 1 cup water dissolved, with options of corn syrup or honey, then adding 24 ounces of Pinex to a pint mixture for a claimed fourfold value. The reader is told it requires no cooking and is child friendly.
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Gov't On Meat Outlook
War Food Administration
Agriculture Department
Advertisen
R.F.A
Beverly Cattle Company
WMT
Williams
Chase Rabbit
BIS
FSA
Zemo
Trades
Aer
Council
Columbus Junction
Omaha Electric
Smith Acetylene
Elect
Aldershof
Kietz and
Duscan
Columbus Junction State Bank
Buster
Jake
Martha
Farm Service Dept
The
Peoples Savings Bank Im
Iowa City
Rock Road
Josh Mann
South Linn, Iowa City
REA Politics
Marry
Harry Slattery
Henry) Wallace
F. D
Harry
King
F.D
Popular Government League
Fiat Iron
M. Feder
Boraxo
Eees
Ideal Valentine
Borden
Carter
S.M.A. Powder
Richard Hudaut
Lilly
Thornton & Minor
Valentines
Cheratay End
Peptobismol
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