Kline urges increased aid for land grant colleges
Allan B. Kline president of the American Farm Bureau Federation urged Americans to support land grant colleges in a final Farm and Home week mass meeting at Iowa State College. He called for broader college grads with practical and broad education and pressed better funding for public education to spread research quickly to farmers. He urged forward thinking to ensure future generations benefit from a century of knowledge.
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Ames
Allan B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
United States
Iowa State College
Kline
Sciegre
Iowa
Iowa State
North English Assn Names New Officers at Annual Meeting
The English Valleys Cooperative Creamery Association met in North English with 300 patrons. B W Patsey spoke as state dairy inspector guest. Howard White re-elected president. R G Owen vice president. O O Fass secretary treasurer. Kenneth Snakenberg Webster. Marl Wallace elected directors. Manager O O Hauskins reported 1 548 317 gross income from 2 031 118 pounds of butter.
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English Valleys’ Cooperative Creamery Association
North English
B. W. Patsey
Howard White
R G. Owen
O. O Fass
Kenneth Snakenberg
Webster
Marl Wallace
O. O Hauskins
Waukon Equity Association to Elect Officers March 5
Members of the Waukon Equity Association will elect officers for the cold storage plant on March 5. The annual meeting is scheduled for March 12.
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Waukon
Waukon Equity Association
Valley Soil Districts Oppose Valley Authority Plan
Delegates at the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts meeting in Denver voted to oppose all valley authorities. They urged development of major river basins by existing state and federal agencies including districts, without new centralized bodies. Kent Leagitt was re elected president. Robert Calkins named executive secretary. Atlanta named 1950 convention site.
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Denver
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
America
Palmer Hoyt
Denver Post
Hoyt
Kent Leagitt
Millbrook
Robert S. Calkins
R. N. Boswell
Kenedy
Texas
Everett Barr
Liberty
Neb
Atlanta
Thompson Reelected Benton REA President at Annual Meeting
Oren C Thompson of Van Horne was re elected president of the Benton County REA at the cooperative annual meeting Tuesday. Walter E Brandt of La Porte City was re elected vice president, and Walter Geigen of Vinton was re elected secretary treasurer. Directors elected were Marcus Scheel of Dysart Otis Tuttle of Norway and G A Carlson of Vinton.
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Vinton
Oren C Thompson
van Horne
Benton County
REA
Walter E. Brandt
la Porte City
Walter Geigen
Marcus Scheel
Dysart
Otis Tuttle
Norway
G A. Carlson
Linn Co-Op names directors and reports strong 1947 results
Linn County Co operative Oil Company elected three directors at its annual meeting. Arling Dices Marion was named to succeed Henry Hood Springville. Alfred Witosek Cedar Rapids and Ross Clark Mr Vernon were re elected. Holdover directors include B C Neal Mr Vernon W B Meeks Martelle Gilbert Batchelder Alburnett Wilbur Reed Marion Godfrey Vondracek Fairfax and Frank Frederick Marion. More than 700 attended the dinner at CS P S hall. D D Offringa Linn extension director and Homer Young of the Consumers Co operative Association spoke. Manager Harry Dunn reported sales of 660 221 and patrons net saving of 75406 with the 1948 deferred dividend set at 73494.
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Linn County Cooperative Oil Company
Arling Dice
Marion
Henry Hood
Springville
Alfred Witousek
Cedar Rapids
Ross Clark
Vernon
B. C. Neal
Mr. Vernon
W. B. Meeks
Martelle
Gilbert Batchelder
Alburnett
Wilbur Reed
Godfrey Vondracek
Fairfax
Frank Frederick
Cs.p.s
Germination of Soybean Seed Law This Year
Iowa State college seed expert E P Sylvester warns farmers of very low soybean seed germination this year. Tests show about 85 percent viability, down from the usual 95 percent, due to dry fall and damaged seeds. Farmers are advised to test seed and adjust planting rates. home testing uses a sand box method to count sprouts.
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Ames
E. P Sylvester
Iowa State College
Iowa
Sylvester
Trefoil Emerges as Top Pasture Legume in Iowa
Iowa farmers at Farm and Home week learned birdsfoot trefoil outperforms newer legumes as a pasture crop. Agronomist H. D. Hughes said it is a deep rooted perennial compatible with Kentucky bluegrass and other grasses, highly heat resistant and self reseeding. He cited 15 years of Iowa State study showing high beef per acre with trefoil and bluegrass. Seed costs are high but advised farmers to seed lightly then harvest seed later, noting 119 to 171 pounds per acre seed yields after favorable weather.
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Iowa
H. D. Hughes
Hughes
Albia
Iowa State College
Iowa County Co-Op Reports Record 1948 Income
The Iowa County Farm Service Company posted a gross income of 525 243 in 1948 per the secretary’s annual report. Dan Goodman and J D Misbach were re elected directors. James Hartz was named president Arthur Wallace vice president and J D Misbach secretary treasurer. D Offringa Linn county extension director spoke at the meeting.
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Iowa County Co-Op
Marengo
Iowa County Farm Service Company
Dan Goodman
J. D. Misbach
James Hartz
Arthur Wallace
D. Offringa
Linn County
Meat price outlook cooler for fall and winter
Farm experts expect lower meat costs next fall as hog production rises and feed grain stocks stay high. Government may buy pork and lard to support prices if needed, while storms cause limited near term impact on supplies. Estimates place storm area livestock losses as minor to modest.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Philip Fleming
Federal Works Agency
Truman
Manchester Creamery Elects New Officers
Manchester Chester Mc Carthy named president of the Manchester Cooperative Creamery at the annual meeting. Other 1949 officers include William Mawe vice-president Leonard Darey secretary-treasurer Roy Ellis John Hatfield new directors Bernard Cocking Leslie Grimm Earl McGee James Patton holdover directors. Income for the year was $408,747 with butterfat price averaged at 91.7 cents.
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Manchester
Chester McCarthy
Manchester Cooperative Creamery
Delaware County
AAA
William Mawe
Leonard Darey
Roy Ellis
John Hatfield
Bernard Cocking
Leslie Grimm
Earl McGee
James Patton
Ayrshire Meeting Set in Cedar Rapids Feb 22
Ayrshire breeders will meet at the Montrose hotel in Cedar Rapids on February 22 starting at 10 a.m. Le land Skoog, association secretary, announced Friday.
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Elberon
Ayrshire
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Leland Skoog
Association
Auctions Advertised in The Gazette Feb 19
A list of upcoming public auctions across multiple Iowa locations including Springville Hiawatha Mechanicsville Conroy Robins Martelle Fairfax Central City and Central City area farms. Items feature livestock machinery hay grain household goods and purebred Ches ter White sale with several closing out sales led by various sellers and times.
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Lester Walker
Springville
John K. Jones
Hiawatha
Wilbur Colby
Mechanicsville
Nellie White
Conroy
Elwood Freese
Robins
E. D. Armstrong
Martelle
Anna Drahos
Fairfax
Fay French
Central City
Brannan's Storage Plan Wins Senate Panel Support
Washington AP government storage plan to hold surplus corn wheat cotton and other crops faced general Senate Agriculture Committee support. Brannan asked for direct control of the Commodity Credit Corporation CCC amid concerns from private grain traders about government competition.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Brannan
Commodity Credit Corporation
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Agriculture Committee
Survey Finds Farm Food Prices Declining Despite High Year Cost
The agriculture department reported a six percent drop in farm food prices for the average family from last July to mid December, with wholesale prices down four percent and all farm products down three percent. Despite the decline, the average family spent a record 687 dollars on farm foods in 1948, up 45 dollars from 1947, while the market basket fell from 59 to 55.25 dollars by mid December. Agricultural economists note 28 dollars of the rise went to retailers and wholesalers, 17 dollars to farmers, who received a smaller share of the consumer's expenditure.
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Agriculture Department
Market costs split between farmer and marketing agencies after price controls
Food costs show 52 to 53 cents change since 1947. The market basket rose by 323 dollars from pre war to last December, with 202 dollars to farmers and 121 to marketing agencies. After controls ended in June 1946, 183 dollars of increase accrued, 98 to marketing agencies and 85 to farmers.
Holbert Elected President of Iowa Beef Producers
J C Holbert of Washington was chosen as president of the Iowa Beef Producers Association at a business session during Farm and Home week. L R Curran Mason City was elected vice president and Roy F ODonnell Colo was re elected secretary treasurer. Board members named include Howard Schnittjer Delhi Leroy Curran Mason City Leroy Getting Sanborn H L Pike Whiting Harold J Peterson Liscomb F W Hinkhouse West Liberty E C Turkington Letts R W Shivvers Knoxville and W A Hopley Atlantic. Executive committee selections were Holbert O Donnell Harry D Linn H H Kildee and P Shearer.
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Ames
Rex Beresford
Beresford
J. C. Holbert
Washington
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
L. R. Curran
Mason City
Roy F. O’donnell
Colo
Howard Schnittjer
Delhi
L R. Curran
Leroy Getting
Sanborn
H. L. Pike
Whiting
Harold J. Peterson
Liscomb
F. W. Hinkhouse
West Liberty
Appointment of Administrator in Linn County Iowa
Notice is hereby given that on February 3 1949 the undersigned was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of John L Cupp late of Linn County Iowa deceased. All persons indebted to said estate should make prompt payment and those having claims against the estate will file them duly authenticated in the office of the Clerk of Linn County Iowa District Court.
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Linn County
John L. Cupp
Iowa
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