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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1941
Page
10
Government storage data show total meat holdings at 952,558,000 pounds on Feb 1 with pork leading gains. Beef and lamb stocks also high, trimmings and offal down, poultry and butter down from January, while cheese and eggs stay elevated in cold storage.
Clyde Rigney of Anderson Indiana recalls severe digestive distress and fatigue from constipation. He credits Natex laxative again for smooth bowel actions, better sleep, steadier nerves, and renewed appetite, urging others to try the product via the K and M Pharmacy sample offer.
A. La Sachar of the University of Ili nois spoke at the Ames Farm and Home program listing three menaces: Cynicism, Disillusion, and Idolatry of war. He warned against complacent acceptance of Downrecht filth and profanity in modern fiction.
Postville Farmers Cooperative Society, the oldest in Iowa, held its 38th annual meeting with all officers reelected. Total sales in 1940 reached 627,280 with 92,707 in merchandise and 534,577 in livestock. Livestock shipments included 19,138 hogs 4,016 cattle 3,563 calves and 872 sheep. Carl Sanders remained manager.
Straw brought 43 cents a bale at Tom Hinrichson’s sale near here on Monday. Other bidding included 8350 dollars for a milk cow, yearling steers at 64 dollars per head and yearling heifers at 4 dollars per head.
Clifford Morse bought 470 White Rock baby chicks from E L Millsap's incubators in Wyoming. He purchases in early February to have chicks ready for market as fryers by late April or May, estimating this year's batch will be ready around May 15.
Aa Tam owner Scott Walker announces a public auction of farm property located 274 miles northeast of East Amana, 3 miles south and 1 mile east of Walford. Items include 20 head of livestock, 46 head of fowls, 2 geldings, 1 sheep, miscellaneous horse gear, and a round-roof brooder. Sale starts at 1 o clock sharp with cash terms.
Brookings Institution President Dr. Harold G. Moulton told a Farm and Home week audience that the United States can finance the vast defense program through increased revenue. He proposed taxing 25 percent of expected national income over 1941–43 to balance the budget without harming taxpayers, and warned against inflation from wartime spending. He urged tax financing and non military cuts, and noted Fed actions to curb bank credit expansion.
Lincoln Nebraska legislators moved a resolution by nine senators urging Secretary Wickard to release sealed federal corn for feeding livestock. The aim is to boost national defense by enabling farmers to produce meat and grain to support the war effort. The sponsors include Mueller from Kearney Van Diest Swan Carlson Asimus Knezecek Garber Murphy and Mischke.
Creamery butter production in the west north central division including Iowa rose 27 percent for the week ending February 6, compared with 1.6 percent nationally. The region’s output was 8.7 percent higher than the same week a year ago, while the nation was 56 percent above the 1940 level.
Emil Vajner sent 20 head of 1,307 pound steers to Chicago that topped the day at 15.75 a hundredweight, 90 cents above the next load. He finished 180 head this winter and now has about 200 Sand Hill cattle on feed.
Cedar Rapids Production Credit association directors met Monday in Cedar Rapids and reelected Henry Grunewald of Blairstown as president and Joe G Raim of Solon as vice president. George W. Drakos was reemployed as secretary and treasurer and Lillian Voorhies became assistant to Mr Drahos.
Fred E. Davis reports two farm transactions. The Clare Howland farm of 132 acres near Strawberry Point sold to Arthur Hartman of Manchester for 7000 dollars with possession March 1. Howland also bought the Henry Bartels 70 acre farm southwest of Strawberry Point for 5300 dollars with possession March 1.
An Iowa association of farm managers was formed in Ames. RG Anderson of Fort Dodge was named first president with Bruce Russell of Council Bluffs as vice president Carl Hertz of Nevada serves as treasurer and James J Wallace of Ames as secretary A director is Leonard A Walter of Waterloo The group creates professional and private classes for managers overseeing 1000 acres or 20000 dollars annual gross and emphasizes ethics and professional standards in farm management.
Twelve head of Holstein and Guernsey cattle sold at 70 to 92.50 dollars in the Schroeder and Wells sale held six and a half miles northwest of Columbus Junction. Horses brought 80 to 95 dollars. corn brought 56.14 cents per bushel. oats 44.5 cents. alfalfa hay 7.75 dollars per ton. Paul Klotz and H. M. Duncan acted as auctioneers.
Robert Agnes Tipton sold 48 butcher hogs averaging 246 pounds at 7.75 per hundredweight and 11 sows averaging 579 pounds at 6.30 per hundredweight in a Chicago sale on Monday.
Twenty two farm operators and twelve homemakers received long time record certificates at Iowa State College during the annual Farm and Home Management program. Certificates were given to ten year farm account keepers and five year home account keepers, presented by Deans Genevieve Fisher and H. H. Kildee. East Iowa homemakers honored include Mrs. Batchelder, Mrs. Meier, Mrs. Stueland, Mrs. Steen, Mrs. Creger, and Mrs. Dresser. Fast Iowa farm operators honored include F. L. Fuhrmeister, V Reinbeck, Chris Kinsel, H. A. McCandless, C. W. Stickney, R. P. Joseph, D. B. Swartzendruber, Bernard Cass, and Lawrence Gehring.
Earl Elijah of Clarence was elected president of the Iowa Swine Producers Association at the annual meeting in Ames. William Yungelas Webster City was chosen vice president Thomas Manly Cole secretary and R J Conrad Melbourne treasurer Harry Fisher Milburn was the only new director with others reelected.
Special to The Gazette reports the Wapsie Valley Con Test association annual meeting and banquet will be held February 19 in Independence after a postponement due to bad weather and road conditions.
The Farm Editor reports Lae emphasizes cross pollination linking legumes to defense. State apiarist F B Paddock, at a Cedar Rapids session with Linn county beekeepers, outlines honey’s role in nutrition and defense and notes a Feb 18 Ames briefing with producers and nutrition experts.
At Linn County Farmers Mutual Creamery annual meeting manager Gaylord O'Dossa reported 1940 butterfat paid to patrons averaged 33.41 cents per pound. Butter produced totaled 1,372,957 pounds from 1,112,815 pounds of butterfat with an overrun of 233 percent. All board members were reelected led by president John McDowell and vice president J. J. Mills.
The Nebraska Farmers' Union two day convention opened in Omaha with John Havekost named as likely successor to H. G. Keeney who will not seek reelection to lead the group. Other contenders include John Henthorn Chris Milius and Henry Negley while James G. Patton will speak.
A sequence of farm auctions listed for February includes Fred Mc Shane near Marion, Wilkie J. Husmann near Anamosa, and Milo Phelps at Tipton. Other sales involve A A Tracht near Tipton, Scott Walker near Walford, George Wiley near Center Point, F A Kula near Prairieburg, and W Turecek near Swisher with Cedar Rapids livestock exchanges noted.
More than 500 attended the Benton county Rural Electric Cooperative gathering in Vinton. H H Fagan was reelected president with Charles W Balhorn as vice president and Harry Reiss as secretary treasurer. Ivan Trottrow reported 17055.42 repaid to the national REA from 406535.04 borrowed. Kilowatts bought 1196400. sales 869679. The 1940 average bill was 4.42 dollars. 66.82 kw per consumer hour used. Membership reached 1198. lines totaled 490 miles as of Jan 1.
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