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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1944
Page
20
Figures from the Iowa Department of Agriculture show 11 months of 1943 yielded 498 440.68 in inspection and license fees with annual totals likely over 500 000. Oleomargarine taxes led the receipts at 207 700 40 followed by tonnage tax and feed inspection fees and gasoline pump licenses.
A Food Distribution administration report shows 5,881 boxes weighing 329,336 pounds of stale Argentine butter sold at full ceiling prices to 16 dealers. Bidding was limited to dealers who had previously imported butter. The note cited strong demand and a tight supply, with most butter likely to go to bakers.
A sequence of farm auctions dated January 4 to January 19 lists closing-out sales by numerous sellers. Locations include Tipton Marion Urbana Center Point Wyoming North Liberty Alburnett Mt. Vernon Cedar Rapids Coggon and Cedar Rapids with buyers such as Gadke Fernow McCammon Westphal Butterfield Adams Houts Huss Schaefer Glaue Milligan Weeden Lanning Norbohm and the Iowa State Duroc sale.
County Agent Virgil Webster announced the Delaware dairy cattle breeding association will start by mid January under Dr. E A Brockmeier. Thirty five farmers with 108 cows joined at the Thursday meeting, with expected signups over 500 cows by week’s end. Holstein and Guernsey services begin, Jersey and Brown Swiss options may follow. The group aligns with Linn County, which operates a Cedar Rapids bull herd.
Chicago report notes the American Veterinary Medical Association warns human influenza may spread to swine amid parallel epidemics. Dr. J G Hardenbergh urges farmers to shield hogs from cold, avoid crowding, provide solid bedding, and consult a vet to differentiate hog cholera from influenza.
Hog markets across the Midwest were jammed with receipts as embargoes and appeals to producers to curb shipments were expected. Chicago opened with 36 000 hogs plus 3 000 carried over and 18 000 direct. Kansas City 13 000. total ten central markets 210 000 head, up from last week. Omaha and interior markets showed large totals, and the Omaha marketing committee urged producers to withhold consignments amid unsold hogs exceeding 20 000 Monday night.
Delegates representing about 2 500 000 farmers are ready to open the national council of farmer cooperatives meeting in Chicago. The opening focus will be on national agricultural issues, with postwar planning, legal business and tax topics also on the agenda through Thursday.
A Saturday fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Theodore Hilley farm eight miles southwest of Manchester. Loss exceeds 10 000 dollars, partly covered by insurance. The house and a small machine shed survived while 110 laying hens and one hog died. Hog house barn chicken house burned along with twenty tons of baled hay and large quantities of oats corn straw and a grain elevator.
Des Moines OPA disclosed that eight northeast Iowa creameries will drop a half-cent margin on butter shipped to Lake Side Butter Co at Waterloo. The margin created an extra half-penny per pound profit for the creameries, which were acting as primary distributors under OPA rules.
Don Hennes sey of Monticello sold a matched team of four year old sorrel roan mares to Larkey Brothers of Wyomin for a Wisconsin firm.
Articles of incorporation were filed with the Secretary of State by the Delaware county Artificial Breeding association of Manchester. The cooperative aims to improve dairy herds. Directors include Harvey E. Merten Earlville Earl Sampson Greeley A B Wegman Dyersville Francis Allyn and R. W. Childs Manchester and D. J. King and Earl Sadler Delhi.
An INS report from Beatrice Nebraska notes the Gage county Farmers Union annual meeting resolved not to resolve while the OPA controls pricing. A Waterloo storage unit acted as primary distributor for Lakeside butter sold to Safeway affiliates, with margins paid among creameries storage Lakeside and the storage group. The OPA claims margins were dropped by agreement with the creameries.
The FDA announced readiness to receive carload egg offers in a buying program to support the fresh market. Eligible eggs must be graded and candled in consumer grades A and B large or medium, in new or good used cases, and purchases will aid charitable institutions and school lunch programs.
The article notes general price levels would be assured to egg producers when they were asked to boost output as part of the war food program.
Two smooth mouthed horses sold for 30 and 35 dollars Friday at Mrs. Sam Metzger's farm seven miles southwest of Columbus Junction. A hay loader manure spreader binder and tractor also sold at ceiling prices.
Columbus Junction officers of the Louisa County Fair Association were elected with R J Barnes as president Cal Duncan as vice president H M Duncan as secretary and J E Henson as treasurer All are from Columbus Junction Dates for the 1944 fair are August 15 16 17 and 18.
An instructional book titled Good Health Life's Greatest presents a treatment that claims to remove poisons from the system and offer lasting relief. It argues medicines give only temporary relief and warns untreated pains can lead to serious harm. The program says it has corrected basic conditions over 20 years and invites readers to write for information with no obligation.
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