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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1941
Page
2
Entomologists warn that well stored shelled corn may harbor bugs due to mild winter conditions. Officials urge removing top corn in government bins for inspection, fumigation with ethylene dichloride and carbon tetrachloride, and thorough testing to detect larvae.
Public auction by administrator of the Bernard Donohoe Estate on February 1, 1901 at 1 p.m. offers 110 acres in Hardin Township Johnson County Iowa near gravel road, 16 miles west of Iowa City, 4 miles south of Oxford, 10 miles east of Williamsburg. 160 acres to be sold first, possibly divided into 80 acre lots. Terms: 10 percent on day of sale, balance March 1 1911. possession March 1 1911. merchantable title issued after payment. Auctioneer J E Kennard. Admr Joe Kinney.
A fragment describes a dog named August who loved jumping at conclusions. He jumped at a mule’s conclusion, leading to an amused if unclear sequence dated by the writer as the first of September. The quirky vignette plays on words without clear resolution.
Decker and Gunderson note that larger rates can be cut to one half gallon per 100 bushels. Small bins of 1000 to 2000 bushels exposed to weather are less likely to be infested than larger sheltered bins. In small exposed bins, winter temperatures drop to levels that few stored grain insects survive.
Iowa livestock on farms declined in 1940 and on Jan 1, 1941 reached 17,054,000 head, down from 17,994,000 a year earlier. Hog numbers fell sharply, while cattle and sheep rose, with six months old hogs driving most of the decrease as spring pig crops were smaller and markets strong late in 1940.
Sigourney in Mahaska county sees agent Keokuk club agent since 1989, to begin 4-H work in Sigourney March 1. Ruth Gallantine of Green Mountain starts Saturday as home demonstration agent for Keokuk and Town counties, succeeding Jean Verne who resigned due to illness.
January 1 estimates put cattle at 5,063,000 head, up 8 percent from 1940 and near the 1903 peak. Milk cows total 1,502,000. total sheep and lambs 1,997,000, up 12 percent. Horses decline to 729,000. Iowa chickens on hand total 30,137,000, down about 3 percent.
Linn County Farm Bureau weekly schedule lists multiple meetings across Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. Events include home project committee at Cedar Rapids YMCA Tuesday 10 am and 1 30 pm, rural library meeting at C R YMCA 6 30 pm, Franklin township Farm Bureau at Lee Stinger home Wednesday 10 am, Archibald home Thursday 10 am and Tom Wiley home 10 30 am daily short course in Marion, 12 am Friday home project at Brown and Buffalo Waubeek, machinery repair school at vocal shop Coggan 9 30 am Saturday, Marion 1 30 pm machinery repair, 6 30 pm county 4 H banquet Trinity Church Cedar Rapids.
Eighteen cows topped at $101 and averaged $80 in Edward Grady sale northwest of Monona. Calves brought $13 to $29. cows averaged $34. Eighteen fall pigs sold from $13 to $825. A 10-year-old horse sold for $73.
Special to The Gazette Washington one processing tax refund accounted for 363000 of the 383000 total repayments since the United States processing tax board of review was created in 1986. The big refund went to Axton-Fisher Tobacco Co of Louisville Kentucky which had filed for 1462077. Thirteen other claims were allowed for under 20000 total. Details include hog tax refunds to George J. Lockner Baltimore and Dors Sindlinger Shelbyville Indiana, plus smaller refunds to Canton Provision Canton Ohio C and R stores Picayune Mississippi Lola Lee Brockmeier Atoka Oklahoma and others. The board disallowed 9239000 with no refunds in 291 cases and has 84 cases pending over 21000. Slow progress stems from complex treasury rules and lengthy congressional authorization. The seven-member board’s current appropriation was 145000, cut to 125000 next year.
Otto Benni schek of Oxford Junction buys Ralph Propst farm of 160 acres seven miles south of Monmouth for 50 dollars per acre total 8000. Possession to be given March 1. Land described as good with fair improvements. Deal handled by L C Hannahs Monmouth agent.
The Gazette notes Williamsburg Co-Op’s 1940 annual meeting where Farmers Cooperative Livestock Shipping Association handled livestock valued at 503 709 57 dollars. Shipments totaled 24 207 hogs (5 993 100 pounds), 2 455 cattle (1 945 727 pounds), and 285 sheep (24 381 pounds). Ben Bean reelected director and E G Stahl named to replace Ed Livingston. Elwood has served as manager ten years.
A slate of farm auctions runs Tuesday through Monday with multiple sales near Center Point Anamosa Tipton Luzerne Oxford Prairieburgh Swisher Stanwood Anamosa Cedar Rapids Marion Manchester and Viola Indiana. Notable listings include George Wiley Ta City Sale Co Dan Rupe Moon estate and Boddicker Berkshire sow sale.
Dairy Industry week short course opens in Ames with attendance expected to top 250. Operators and employees from creameries, plants, and ice cream factories across Iowa attend. Five-state speakers join dairy staff for five day program plus separate butter, ice cream, and market milk tracks.
The 1940 corn under loan as of February 8 totaled 61,021,870 bushels. More than 34,500,000 bushels were in Iowa, with 8,700,000 in Illinois and 7,800,000 in Nebraska. Smaller amounts were in Minnesota, South Dakota, Missouri, and other states. World grain stocks remain a market drag, Argentina reports large wheat and corn stocks, and potential exportable corn surplus could rise if the crop meets expectations. Argentina will buy new crop corn, but producers’ price is undisclosed.
In Wyoming the annual Daughter Mother luncheon sponsored by the 4-H girls club organizations of Jones County is scheduled here at noon March 22. County chairman Mrs. George Fishwild announced today.
A federal report shows U S apparel wool imports reached 223 million pounds in 1940, 125 million more than 1939, the largest since 1928. Carpet wool imports fell slightly from 1939. Domestic supply and demand look favorable for the 1941 wool clip, with carryover expected to be small. Mill consumption should rise in 1941, aided by civilian and military use, keeping prices firm. Wool prices likely to rise modestly this spring and summer from current levels. Foreign supplies remain tight, with 26 million pounds of apparel wool in dealers stocks as of Dec 31 1940, grease basis, including 68 million pounds afloat to the U S. Excluding afloat, domestic stocks stood at 193 million pounds.
Nine Jersey cows aged three to six years sold for 55 to 90 dollars each at the Frank Archibald sale five and a half miles southeast of Wapello. The sale also included 22 Hereford heifers at 49 to 60 dollars, horses 40 to 90, a mule 35, 46 sheep at 4 dollars, 60 purebred Hampshire hogs 80 to 45, boars 35 to 40, 162 chickens 0.62 to 0.65, 400 bushels corn 54 cents, 49 shocks fodder at 1 dollar per shock, plus a grain drill 67, a 350 dollar tractor, a corn planter 40 and an antique brass kettle 8.
An old advertisement touts S.S.S. Tonic as a remedy for run-down conditions caused by weak blood and poor digestion. It claims to aid appetite and blood formation, promising restored health and happiness with a trial. The spot urges readers to ask their druggist for S.S.S. in two sizes, noting a savings on the 20 oz bottle.
Washington officials discuss New Deal farm program changes to align with defense needs. Plans include wheat and corn quotas, a two price system, higher loan rates, and a processing tax. Debate centers on financing farm programs and avoiding past surpluses while exporting policy adjusts to the defense economy.
Russell E. Pullin, 59, Orange township farmer and wool grower, was found unconscious in a barnyard by his family returning from church. He died en route to a Waterloo hospital after being gored by a bull on Sunday noon.
Unusual expenses or old bills? A loan of 20 to 300 dollars can be arranged if you have a steady job. Choose a monthly plan from the table, such as 12 payments of 9.77 dollars for a 100 dollar loan, or 86.43 a month for 20 months, with costs depending on amount and term. Loans cover furniture, car, or note, with no endorsers required and flexible consideration if illness or job loss occurs.
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