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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1947
Page
11
Linn County announces a county wide fly control program kickoff with a meeting of farm and town leaders at the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday evening. County Extension Director D D Offringa said the event was moved from February 7 due to snow blocked roads.
Shellsburg Farmers Cooperative Telephone Company trimmed its board from 15 to five at the annual meeting. New directors include Ralph Little Lyle McClintock and Warren Pangborn from the country and Earl Maxson Vern Donels from Shellsburg. Officers are Glenn McClintock president Lyle McClintock vice president D C Showman secretary and Clara Dickinson treasurer. The group plans a new switchboard metallic circuits and a full time manager with higher annual dues to fund the improvements.
The 10 cow Holstein herd owned by H. J. Dane in Iowa City completed a year of testing with an average of 11,768 pounds of milk and 394 pounds of butterfat per cow. The top producer yielded 16,816 pounds of milk and 543 pounds of fat. the herd was milked twice daily.
A farm section guide explains how feeding period, available feed, and marketing timing shape cattle purchases. Experts say invest in better calves when finish and grain allow, as low grades often fail to finish well. Seasonal price spreads and past OPA effects influence decisions.
The article notes tighter price spreads for hogs than cattle as legal ranges appear for cattle grades after the CPA spree. Low quality corn in 1945 reduced choice cattle on the market while hotel and restaurant demand spiked. With cattle slaughter prospects near 35 million head, seasonal trends are expected to return as feeders plan ahead.
Rex Beresford, beef cattle specialist at Iowa State College, says cattle grading good now can reach average to high grade in 60 days with feeding. He notes heavy marketings relieve spring pressure and that top grades remain scarce despite cautious feeders. Prices for top grades fell in January due to high slaughter, with night life spending blamed but overall heavy slaughter up 39 percent year over year.
Nebraska wheat damaged by wind is expected to recover with normal spring weather. The report notes western soil remains dry and needs moisture to prevent further wind-blown dust.
Monona Walter Garms and Harold Jarms were chosen directors of the Monona Cooperative Commission Company at the recent annual meeting. Holdover directors are LeRoy Hoth, W Baskerville, Floyd Moon, Henry Wagner and Louis Steiert.
Saturday March 1 Aberdeen Angus sale by Driscott and Oliver at Iowa City sales barn. Tuesday March 4 public sale by Crocker and Sanket, 1%4 miles east of Lisbon. Thursday March 6 closing out sale by W E Lee, 1% mile south of Dysart. Friday March 7 closing out sale by Mrs Frieda Siebels, 1 mile northeast of Morley. Monday March 10 Kirk and Keith Beatty, 7 miles west of Cedar Rapids.
Edwin R. Henson, former agronomy professor at Town State College, sails for Rome to help transfer relief feeding from UNRRA to the FAO. He will join Sir John Boyd Orr on an inspection tour across several European nations after FAO talks in Rome on March 3. Henson also co authored Crop Production.
Volga City reports the Volga Farmers Creamery Association's 54th annual meeting elected officers William J. Ehrhardt as president Joe Winkler as vice president George Behn as treasurer and directors George Oldfather Dale Roys Ernest T Smith Harold J Huebsch Adolph Elvers and Lera Robinson as secretary with F P Ger continuing as secretary.
Eldo E. Walthers first assistant and Max Gernand second assistant led the creamery as the 1946 report shows total business in creamery and supplies and serum departments at 338739.63 dollars. Cream received totaled 1461880 pounds with 527154 pounds pressed into butter. The cream test averaged 28.9 percent and butter net price averaged 62.7 cents. The monthly price paid for sweet cream butterfat averaged 16.66 cents.
Elmer Johnson of Windham Iowa bought the Hugh Buck farm adjoining his home and will move stock and equipment from the Pat Cusack rented for 11 years. Alvin Hightshoe will tenant the Cusack place.
A mature milk cow drinks about 15 gallons of water daily. A horse uses 10 gallons, a pig about 2 gallons, and a sheep roughly 1 gallon each day.
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