Co op Council Convention Opens In Chicago Monday
The 18th annual National Council of Farmer Cooperatives meeting starts Monday at the Edgewater Beach hotel Chicago. Over 500 delegates from U S cooperatives will attend January 6 through 10 with speeches by Secretary of Agriculture Anderson and Sir John Boyd Orr. Quentin Reynolds is NCFC president. The group includes 107 member associations and about 2 400 000 farmer patrons through local groups.
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Chicago
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Edgewater Beach
United States
John H. Davis
Agriculture Anderson
John Boyd Orr
FAO
Kansas
Col. J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Quentin Reynolds
West Springfield
Mass
Eastern States Farmers Exchange
Time To Treat Farm Horses For Bots
Des Moines report from the American Foundation for Animal Health urges treating work horses now to remove bots and prevent severe weight loss before spring field work. Bots are bat fly larvae whose eggs hatch on horse legs and eventually attach to the stomach, weakening the animal. veterinarians recommend a safe chemical treatment.
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Des Moines
American Foundation For Animal Health
Coming Farm Auctions Across Eastern Iowa
A listing of farm auctions and public sales scheduled from January 6 to January 28 in towns across eastern Iowa. Names of buyers, sellers, and exact mile markers from places like Olin Keystone Tipton Fairfield and Iowa communities are given for each closing out sale and public sale. The Eastern Central Iowa Hereford Assn show and sale is noted in Davenport on January 7.
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See Ween
Bennett
Carlton
Walker
John L. Brusha
Walford
Martin Kimm
Blairstown
Fred SefeGuan
Olin
Lewis M. Schliemann
Keystone
Herman Hass
Wilson Baughman
Tipton
Arthur Hildebrand
Prairieburg
L. W. Martin
Marengo
D. F. Daubenberger
Winthrop
Dale Willard
Ryan
Iowa
Mechanicsville
Lloyd Harrison
Urbana
John Robinson
Bill Slimmer
Anamosa
John Knapp
Troy Mills
Albert Fellendorf
Arthur Houstman
Frank Loomis
Mi. S
John Messerli
Horse Dental Health Warned By Foundation
The foundation urged dental care for horses and mules this winter noting that worn or irregular teeth prevent proper chewing and digestion. Neglect can injure the cheeks and cause serious pain and chewing difficulties.
Wheat Exports Tie to 1946 Crop as Reserves Exhaust
The statement says that wheat exports for the year must come from the 1946 crop since portable reserves have been exhausted. Officials indicate production and stock positions dictate the export plan moving forward.
Complete Farm Sale to Settle Estate of Earl Tatse
A closing out sale at the Luzerne farm on the gravel trunk road proceeds Friday January 10 1947 starting 4 30 AM. The auction lists 263 head of livestock 35 cattle many older cows plus calves 27 Oxford sheep and 9 tons of hay and forage. Farm tools include tractors plows cultivators wagons belts threshing gear and milking equipment. Proceeds fund the estate of Earl Tatse who was killed this fall.
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Earl Tatse
Luzerne
Cravel
Bane
Oxford
Alta
Deering
McCormick- Deering
Huber
McCormickie
John Deere
Idea
New Idea
Gale
Massey-Harris
Towa Electric
Belment
McCormick
Farm Bureau Groups Meet in Cedar Rapids to Discuss State Proposals
About 40 members from 11 counties in the sixth Farm Bureau district gathered in Cedar Rapids to review proposals for the state legislature. Wilbur Molison presided. Rogers and H S Nicoa attended from the state federation. Proposals include full state income tax collection, higher school aid, and farm to market road funding. Mrs Vernon Heerner explained the state library extension bill backed by the federation women. The federation plans county committees to Des Moines to press their lawmakers on key issues.
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Farm Bureau
Sixth Farm Bureau District
Cedar Rapids
Wilbur Molison
Grinnell
District Farm Bureau
S Rs
Rogers
H. S. Nico
State Farm Bureau Federaon
Vernon Heerner
Toddville
State Farm Bureau Women’s Organization
Des Moines
Egg quality must be maintained in all temperatures
The guidance stresses keeping egg quality high in cold conditions as well as hot weather. It notes that temperature controls, handling, and storage are essential to preserve freshness and safety across seasons.
Closing Out Sale on Farm Near Winthrop and Quasqueton
A closing-out sale on the farm 144 miles east of the Quasqueton bridge and one mile east six miles south of Winthrop opens at 12:30 PM. Items include 9 head of livestock, 23 cattle with Holsteins, 350 chickens, 200 say States pullets, 150 severing pens, 1500 bales hay, 200 bu good grain, 175 bales straw, and machinery including a McCormick-Deering 10 20 Farmall tractor, cultivator, binder, wagon, and miscellaneous tools. D F Daubenberger conducts the sale with usual terms.
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Guernsey
Cain
Oliver
John Deere
New Idea
Bere
Marenge
Blairstown
Hereford
Carling
I Hinery
Allis-Chalmers Trac
McCormick -Deering
Deere Row Rotary Hee
John Decorn
Antiverse
Little Genius
Deering
U . Invincible
Jamesway
Gocents L. W. Marting Hartz and
Eckert
Iowa County Savings Bank
Quasqueton Bridge
Winthrop
Reke
McCormick-Deering
Deere Deere
Zenith Electric
D. F. Daubenberger
FENCE DRIFT and political jabs amid budget bemusement
A quirky verse column folds in a light mockery of Congress and labor, urging restraint and thrift. It lampoons strikes and vanity budgets while the speaker vows to dog catch with a ten dollar reward. The piece blends humor with civic pokes.
Outlook for Frog Prices Late in 47 Improved
Farm economist Francis Kutish of Iowa State College notes in the farm outlook letter that the December pig survey shows a slightly larger spring pig crop than 1946 due to good hog prices this winter. Farmers may breed more sows, but the 1947 spring pig crop is unlikely to meet the earlier 13 percent increase goal.
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Francis Kutish
Iowa
Kutish
Johnson Farm Bureau Passes Membership Goal
Iowa City Johnson County Farm Bureau reports surpassing its 1947 goal of 1 256 members with over 450 new members signed during the campaign. A victory party is planned in the community building Feb 1 as President Frank A Colony announces the milestone and Rex Conn Cedar Rapids Gazette farm editor will share notes from Guatemala with slides.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Emil Novy
North Liberty
Frank A. Colony
Navy
Rex Conn
Cedar Rapids
Animals with Warts Should Be Isolated
An Iowa State College extension veterinarian says wart outbreaks in livestock can spread within a herd, especially harming young animals and leather. Isolation helps prevent transmission. vaccination is a common, inexpensive remedy with good results reported by Dr. K. W. Stouder.
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Ames
K. W. Stouder
Iowa State College Extension
Stouder
Scientist voices cautious wart treatment and vaccination note
The article quotes a scientist cautions that vaccination may do no harm yet remains experimental. It also describes removing warts with small bases by clipping close to the skin using sterilized scissors.
Tama 4-H Training School Delays Leaders Meeting
Mrs. Eva Duncan extension clothing specialist will meet Tama county 4-H club leaders and representative club at a 4-H training session in Tama on Friday January 10. The event aims to coordinate club activities and reinforce dress and display skills.
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Toledo
Eva Duncan
Tama County
A . Pee School
South Dakota Cash Farm Income Tops Half Billion
Huron South Dakota cash farm income reached a record 500 million dollars last year with crop and livestock sales totaling about 195 million and government payments estimated at 5.25 million, per S W Jones director of research and culture for the Greater South Dakota Association citing U S Bureau figures.
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Huron
S. D
South Dakota
S. W. Jones
Greater South To Association
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Production and Marketing Administration
Jones
Winneshiek Cooperative to Meet at 4-H Building
The Winneshiek county artificial dairy breeding cooperative holds its annual meeting at the 4-H community building in Decorah with about 300 members. Dr. Greg Rapps of Iowa State College will speak as a research assistant and extension veterinarian.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Greg Rapps
Iowa State College
Farm Service Operator Formed for Dysart Community
A new firm intends to operate a truck farm service business in the Dysart area offering farm service products and related support to local growers.
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Opany
Dysart
Milk production by states ranged from 2340 to 7150 pounds in 1945
The record shows state milk outputs in 1945 varying widely from about 2340 pounds to 7150 pounds, illustrating high disparities in production across regions.
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States
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