Bang's disease hits 33 of 51 Fruehauf sows in Iowa auction
Fruehauf Farms near Cedar Rapids sold 18 of 51 purebred Hampshire sows and gifts after 33 reactors were found to Bang's disease in blood tests at Ames. Buyers were offered retest and refunds if animals sold later for market value. The herd had been purchased from Sorenson of Farmington Michigan for about 40 000.
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NLY
Hampshire
Fruehauf Farms
Cedar Rapids
Ames
Fruehaus
Bang
Michigan
Gorrell
Fruehauf
Arthur Thompson
Lincoln
Neb
Fruehauf Brothers
Charles E. Sorenson
Farmington
Mich
Sorenson
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Ilinois
George New
National ‘Hampshire Association Board of Directors
Farmington, Mich
Claude Tipton
Sorenson and Newlin
Roy Fruehauf
Tipton
Ford Laboratories
Pessimistic 1944 Food Outlook From U S Chamber Expert
Delos L. James of the U S Chamber of Commerce voiced a gloomy forecast for 1944 food production at a Cedar Rapids Farmers club meeting. He cited labor and material shortages, high wartime wages, and a shrinking foreign demand as factors likely lowering U S farm output and prices after the war. He warned free trade would not guarantee profitable markets for crops like wheat and cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delos L. James
Agricultural Department
United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Cedar Rapids Farmers Club
James
Horse Fans View Saddlery Action Pictures
About one hundred horse enthusiasts from Cedar Rapids and nearby joined a Chamber of Commerce meeting to view films of Arabian American saddle and Tennessee walking horses. The films came from Selby Arabian Farm Portsmouth Ohio Maryland Farms Brentwood Tenn and Weaver Witwer Cedar Rapids. Franklin Bedell and Mrs Bedell organized the event with Dr A R Menary as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Selby Arabian Farm
Portsmouth
Ohio
Maryland Farms
Brentwood Tenn
Weaver Witwer
Frank Bedell
A. R. Menary
Poultry Meeting Set in Independence With Ames Expert
County Agent John B. Clough announced an all day poultry producers meeting in Independence on Thursday. W. R. Whitfield, Ames poultry specialist, will lead the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
John B. Clough
W. R. Whitfield
Ames Poultry Specialist
OPA Demands Production of Needed Crops
The Office of Price Administration warns farmers to focus on war vital commodities or extended price controls may apply to less important items. Bowles cites evasion of the 1943 crop acreage program as a risk to next year’s production. The report also covers savings from subsidies, community pricing, and rate stabilizations.
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Washington
INS
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Congress
Price
Chester Bowles
Northwest
Short horns consignments and farm spring prep noted
Alvin Knoop of Dysart consigns three young Short horn bulls to Waterloo district sale on March 9. The piece also urges spring farm plans, mortgage options from The Peoples Savings Bank and seasonal chores like machinery checks and lye cleaning for pens.
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Alvin Knoop
Dysart
Waterloo
Fence Drift on Rock Road Sparks Muddy Misadventure
A driver on a rainy day plunged into unseen mud after cresting a hill on a rough road. The incident echoed past near-disasters with a bus sliding toward a clay bank. The writer urges resurfacing roads so more people can travel safely.
Miller buys 80 acre De Nio farm for 1400 dollars
Brandon Floyd Miller recently purchased the 80 acre De Nio farm north of here from an insurance company for 1400 dollars. Possession passes March 1.
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Brandon
Floyd Miller
de Nio
Here
Government butter release spat heats up dairy trade
New York reports butter and dairy leaders oppose federal plans to release 20 million pounds of federally conserved butter for civilian use. Officials say they favor fresh butter and worry about the upcoming production season as the country moves toward new output.
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New York
INS
Aiken foresees bigger farms and organized farm labor unions
Washington Senator George Aiken predicts postwar agriculture will see fewer but larger farms and growing farm labor unions. He urges small farms to form cooperatives for mutual buying and selling, warns of rising labor costs, and notes anticipated cheaper food for consumers after the war.
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Washington
INS
George Aiken
R-Vt
Senate Agriculture Committee
Aiken
Public sale closings list farm stock and equipment
Closing out public sale features 9 dairy cattle and heifers including 2 fresh, 4 freshened in October, and 1 Holstein Jersey pair. 8 purebred Berkshire hogs with papers, cholera immune, bred to registered boar. 133 White Leghorn pullets from a June hatch starting to lay. hay and grain including corn, oats. machinery and misc items such as wagons, cultivators, planters, mowers, feeders, tools, and shop equipment all under usual terms.
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Jersey
Berkshire
Farrow
Farm Auctions Schedule Hits Iowa Counties
A series of farm sale closings and auctions spans Feb 24 to Mar 3 across sites in Alburnett Blairstown Anamosa Marion Lisbon Viola Curtis Whittier and Ames. Howard Knapp Ben Groff John McNamara J K Clark Thomas Wesnovsky B G Ree J C Hol bert organize sales at Cedar Rapids and other country locations with livestock exchanges highlighted.
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Howard A. Knapp
Alburnett
Ben Groff
Blairstown
John McNamara
Anamosa
Howard Knapp
Marion
Donald Donegan
Lisbon
J. K. Clark
Viola
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Wesnovsky
Curtis
B. G. Ree
Whittier
J. C. Holbert Duroc
Ames
Hereford Gilts Average $110 at Iowa Sale
Thirty-one bred gilts averaged $110 at the second annual sale of the Iowa Hereford Hog Breeders association at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids. Top price reached $250 paid by Rukgabers Brothers of Mt. Pleasant for an April 1 gift from John C. Schulte of Norway. Second high was $150 from Tri angle Ranch of Shield City Mo for an April 7 gift from Milo Zach of Rowley. Auctioneer was Harry Duncan of Creston with Orval Wiemers of Marshalltown as clerk.
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Iowa Hereford Hog Breeders Association
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Rukgaber
Ross Rigner cattle sale tops $3,000 total
Brand on Brown Swiss cattle drew strong bids at the Ross Rig ner sale three miles north of town. A high cow sold for 247 dollars, a bull for 205 dollars, and a week-old calf for 25 dollars, contributing to the 3,000 dollar total.
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Brandon
Here
Equipment left to rot harms food production and wastes resources
Leaving gear outdoors leads to rust and decay, reducing efficiency and output. The piece notes neglect of valuable equipment lowers potential food production and wastes capital on unused assets.
Jessen Chosen County Agent for Jones County
C B Jessen a vocational agriculture teacher at Anamosa High School was hired by the Jones County Farm Bureau board as county agent to succeed James Kearns who resigns to farm near Martelle. Jessen starts March 1 part time and May 15 becomes full time. Kearns will help until March 15. Also hired is office assistant Miss E L Griffith of Hopkinton to replace Catherine McCrea.
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Anamosa
C. B. Jessen
Anamosa High School
Jones County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
James Kearns
Anarhosa
Jessen
Tama County
Iowa State College
Lamont
Postville
Panora
Jones County
County Soils District
Larry
Phyllis
Farm Bureau Board
Catherine McCrea
E. L. Griffith
Hopkinton
Ryan Cooperative appoints officers and officials
Officers re elected at the annual Ryan Cooperative meeting Saturday were Thomas Kennedy president E J Hull vice president and directors W D Gavin William Duggan and Grant Lyness William Baron was retained as manager.
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RYAN
Ryan Cooperative
Thomas Kennedy
E. J. Hull
W. D. Gavin
William Duggan
Grant Lyness
William Baron
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Roy Fruedaucf
H. N. Strader
Florida
Natl Chamber of Commerce
Rex Conn
Regent Sea
William Galloway & Sons
Weasteune
Beller Poultry
Iowa
BABY
Peet’s Hatchery
Ely
OWA Poultry Improvement Supervisory Board
Checker Electric
Dr. Edwards
Earl, Marceres
AgVvert
Peoples Savings Bank
R.F.A
Buble
Waubeek
Whitt
John Deere
Mayes
McCormick-Deering
W. F Mitchell
Hereford
Ryan Co-Op
T.B
Bangs
Tony) Schmitz
George B. Easker
van Horne
Illinois Central
Illinois Central Family
Illinois
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