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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1947
Page
6
Lawrence N. Eldred notes record crop forecasts with hybrids poised for a banner year. Seed firms roll out high yielding disease resistant varieties across crops from maize to marigolds. A film coating for field corn promises higher germination, while new popcorn hybrids boast brighter color and improved yield and popping.
A fragmentary notice describes a farm closing out sale with livestock and farming equipment. It lists cow heads, hens, pullets, hogs, and various machinery, including feeders, elevators, mixers, and crates. The text mentions delivery and site details amid garbled product names and quantities.
The USDA Bureau of Animal Industry proposes a dog tight horse high and bull strong fence along the 1,905 mile border to prevent foot and mouth spread. Cost estimated near five million dollars. Plan calls for 10 foot posts set three feet in ground, ten feet apart, with five foot woven wire and four barbed strands above. Authorities say the design would block wild animal movement and stop cattle and hog intrusion.
A report outlines a plan for a permanent flexible price floor system for major farm commodities. It would replace the current temporary program ending in 1948 with ceilings at 70 percent and 90 percent parity, adjusting prices to balance supply and demand by crop.
A South Dakota reader praises Uncle Sam Laxative Breakfast Food for relieving years of severe constipation after two weeks. The ad promotes whole flaxseed and toasted wheat flakes, encouraging daily servings with plenty of water. Made by Uncle Sam Breakfast Food Company in Omaha Nebraska.
A Gazette advertised schedule lists farm auctions and sales from February 25 to March 10. Wm C Bodicker and others conduct closing out and public sales near Linn County Olin Hopkinton Shellsburg Iowa City Cedar Rapids and Monticello with ranch and dairy sales. Notable entries include Aberdeen Angus sale by Driscott and Oliver in Iowa City sales barn and Kirk Beatty near Cedar Rapids.
Chairman Clifford R. Hope of Kansas announced that the committee will start hearings on a permanent farm program early in April. He indicated that no legislation is likely to pass before the next session of Congress and urged shifting from less desirable crops to more valuable, soil conserving varieties.
Clarence Filby of Des Moines has joined the Iowa Bureau Farmer staff as business manager and advertising chief. He previously worked at a film studio in Des Moines.
The Linn county Iowa board met February 11 1947 in session after adjournment with Beeson Fetty Seevell present. They approved February 4 minutes and adopted amendments to the operating budget changing general fund expenditures from 265500 to 290500 funded by non tax receipts. no tax increase. A cigarette permit for Leonald Jordon Midway Cafe Troy Mhaghde was granted. A notice to depart under Chapter 252 was ordered for several named individuals. Claims 661 to 815 were approved and the board adjourned to February 18 1947.
The text shows a fragmented ad with numeric values and stray codes including 1AT46 21 60 2.00 At AA RR 90.90 and financial-like figures such as 41'10 1.00, 30.84, 1,498.75, 7136.58, without coherent product or service details. No clear event or entity names to identify.
A short relief outcome is noted with figures listed in a likely payment or medical bill. The entry lacks full context but presents numeric amounts and dates formatted with European separators.
Sixty five Iowa churches received certificates of merit for distinguished rural church work at the Iowa Christian Rural Fellowship meeting. Awards recognize cooperative church work and strengthen rural spiritual leadership, presented by Iowa State College extension service with the fellowship.
The Rev Mrs Harland C Hurd of Washington New Haven Baptist and Grace Hill Moravian Parish Washington, and the Rev Floyd A Smith of Washington, are named in local church notices.
URBANA IL INS A new insecticide that will treat insects not affected by DDT was listed by Dr Leo R Tehon acting chief of the Illinois Natural History Survey George F Ludvik credited with the discovery He says tetraethyl pyrophosphate or TEP shows strong laboratory results against aphids mites and other crop pests and leaves no poisonous residue Tests indicate it decomposes within days after application and food treated may not need washing before sale Ludvik a University of Illinois graduate served 40 months in the army medical corps.
Special to The Gazette reports Calmar evening school council members for next year were named at the final meeting of this year's series. The new slate includes Sidney Stenseth Julius Flaskerud Mike Herold Alph Gerleman and George Brom. Eight attendance awards were presented at the meeting.
Wilfred Shaw, director of the dairy department at the American Farm Bureau Federation, was named secretary treasurer. He will start April 1 as Roger B. Corbett leaves for the University of Maryland. Shaw is from Illinois, a University of Illinois graduate, with a career in farm and dairy work beginning in 1920 in Peoria County.
Forty six head of 2-year-old Brown Swiss heifers were loaded at Postville last week for shipment to Greece via Newport News Virginia. The consignment includes 400 Brown Swiss and Holstein heifers to replace Greece's milk and work stock. Local farmers received 145 to 175 dollars for the cattle. Ewald Brandt, president of the Brown Swiss Breeders Association of Beloit Wisconsin, supervised the shipment here.
At the Inn four miles north of North Liberty, Kline sale closed with a sow and litter fetching $358.50, six bred sows at $150 each, and 20 August gifts at $66 per head. Equipment and crops sold briskly including a $1,105 Ford tractor and a $175 manure spreader. Glaspey and Kennard auctioneered. the Kline family planned a move to Kalona and Otto Louvar to Fairfax.
New York reports a campaign to boost shell egg sales from March 6 to 15. Trade officials anticipate Easter demand and seasonal production drop could lift prices. USDA has purchased about three million cases of eggs this year, seven times the volume of price supports a year ago.
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