Roosevelt proposes large cut in agricultural funds for 1943
President Roosevelt in the budget message recommends a 1943 agriculture appropriation of 980 million dollars, down from 1.236 billion in 1942. He also seeks 430 million for soil conservation 360.22 million for the AAA and about 120 million for the WW test year with authority to use unexpended balances to assure parity returns for 1942 crops.
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Roosevelt
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Agriculture Department
Farm Security Administration
Farm Credit Administration
Rural Electrification Administration
The
Forest Service
Brookings Research Man Listed On Farm And Home Program
Dr. Charles O. Hardy of the Brookings Institution has accepted an invitation to speak at Iowa State College during Farm and Home week February 9 to 14. He will address Agriculture's Stake in Controlling the Price Level at the Wednesday mass meeting and lead a panel on price control methods with ISU economists A. G. Hart E. D. Allen and Wallace Wright. Hardy is known for work on tax currency and price control.
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Ames
Charles O. Hardy
Brookings Institution
Washington, D. C
Iowa State College
R. M. Visquain
Hardy
College Economics
A. G. Hart
E. D. Allen
Wallace Wright
Business Administration
University of Iowa
FENCE DRIFT CAUGHT IN WOVEN WIRE
Conservationists advise quail need a weekly gal lon of feed including corn cane seed rye and small grains plus green matter like alfalfa or clover and coarse sand or grit. Pheasants may visit barns in this weather but small birds must be protected from predators and raiders.
Brookings Institution Founded in 1924
The Brookings Institution is described as an independent, endowed organization conducting economic and government research since 1924. It operates as a think tank with a formal mandate to study public policy and provide analysis.
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Brookings Institution
Iowa Plans Survey of Horses and Mules
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders association said it will survey the number of horses and mules in the state. The group noted many inquiries and numerous lookers at sale barns. Some Des Moines dairies plan to replace motor vehicles with horse drawn milk wagons due to rationing.
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Des Moines
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Iowa 1940 Census Counts Horses and Mules on Farms
The latest census tallies 773 893 horses and mules and colts over three months old on Iowa farms as of April 1 1940. Of these 728 213 are horses and colts and 45 680 are mules and mule colts.
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Iowa
Meeting on cold storage of foods set for Jan 15
Postville hosts a public meeting announced by County Agent Fred O'Riley from Waukon to discuss cold storage of foods. Milo Gericke of Postville requested the session and Miss Frances Hettler of Ames nutrition will lead the program in the evening at Postville.
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Postville
Fred O'Riley
Waukon
Milo Gericke
Frances Hettler
Ames
Soul Conservation in Frostbound Farm Scene
A country woman describes cooperation among pigs and sows in a barn at 20 below zero. Four old sows form a wall around a group of 32 October pigs laid in neat rows like sausages in straw. Pigs bunkered in straw stay warm, roosters perch nearby to keep their feet warm.
Postville Creamery reports 1941 butterfat records
The Farmers Cooperative Creamery at Postville says 1941 was its best year in 51 years. Butterfat purchases totaled 812,400 pounds with an average price to patrons of 39.48 cents per pound and butter sales of 338,108 dollars.
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Postville
Farmers Cooperative Creamery Company
Wapsie Valley DHIA Averages 28.3 Lbs December Butterfat
Allamaakee and Wapsie Valley DHIA reports show December milk and butterfat figures. Wapsie Valley dairy herds of 475 cows averaged 667 pounds milk and 28.3 pounds butterfat under tester Wayne Hillman who has since left for army service. Verne Osborne led with high herd and high individual, a fresh cow at 1,615 pounds milk and 82.4 pounds butterfat. In Allamakee No. 1, 531 cows averaged 532 pounds milk and 21.2 pounds butterfat, with Geske and Geraghty highs in ten Jerseys at 671 pounds milk and 369 pounds butterfat.
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Independence
Wapsie
Hillman
Wapsie Valley Association
Allamakee
Waukon
Dhia
Ray Kinzie
Geske and
Geraghty
Linn Announces Candidacy for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
Harry D. Linn, assistant state secretary of agriculture since 1939, announced his bid for the Republican nomination for secretary of agriculture in Des Moines. A former field secretary of the Town Horse and Mule Breeders' association, Linn emphasizes farm experience and administrative background amid the national emergency.
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Des Moines
Harry D. Linn
Mark G. Thornburg
Thornburg
United States
Linn
State Soil Conservation Committee
Town Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
American Legion
Shelby
Shelby County
Iowa
Shelby High School
Iowa State College
Colorado State College
South Dakota
Wyoming
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
What Causes Epilepsy booklet free offer
An advertisement announces a free booklet presenting opinions from famous doctors on the causes of epilepsy. Readers may request the booklet by writing to the Educational Division at 535 Fifth Ave New York NY Dept A550.
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Fifth Ave
New York
N. Y
Dept
Hereford Bull Brings 12500 At Fort Worth Auction
Harry C. Pearson of Indianola Iowa bought Reel Silver Domino 32nd a Hereford bull for 12500 at the Silver Creek farms livestock auction on January 6.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Harry C. Pearson
Indianola
Silver Creek Farms
Farm moves prompt new allocations near Independence and Rowley
Farmers Clarke Evers moves from Troy Mills area to a farm near Independence. Merle Kramer relocates from a southeast Troy Mills farm to Rowley.
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the Gazette
Troy Mills
Clark Evers
Independence
Merle Kramer
Rowley
Soil Districting Vote for Allamakee Sets Jan 28
In WAUKON a county soils district hearing drew 39 attendees despite cold and drifting. The state districting committee set January 28 for a landowner referendum on forming Allamakee as a soils district and for district supervisors to be elected. State committeemen Clarke Huntley Harry Linn Clyde Spry and Earl Elijah attended.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Clarke Huntley
Chariton
Harry Linn
Des Moines
Clyde Spry
Bronson
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Club Leaders Attend Nutrition Training School
About 30 Linn county 4 H leaders and assistants joined a nutrition training school in Cedar Rapids led by Miss Florence Forbes and Miss Margaret Stewart. The session covered proper diets and cookery, with a luncheon and ongoing nutrition discussion.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Florence Forbes
Ames
Margaret Stewart
Linn
Nutrition For
L. E. Petrak
Alburnett
George Michel
Marion
H. L. Gensicke
Byron Ambdenstock
A H. Fisher
Mt. Vernon
Milton Koch
Ralph Drake
Palo
Adam Schulte
Fairfax
Guy Yates
A. J. Nelson
Walker
R. A. Slocum
Harold Taylor
ToddVille
A. W. Savage
Coggon
Glen Cakins
Louis Buresh
Alma Hopker
Lorena Cooper
Springville
John Worley
Ely
John Williams
Erma Hoge
Earl Dukek
Don Ashby
Stewart
Forbes
Forrest Fuhrmeister
Soils Agent Appointed Early for Tama Black Hawk District
Bryan Boatman, former soil conservation worker at Ames, has been named soils agent for Tama and Black Hawk counties. Although the Tama soil district referendum is Jan 13, he begins work now to be ready when the district is authorized. He will operate from Toledo with duties in Black Hawk and Tama counties.
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Toledo
Tama County
Burns Byram
State Soil Conservation Service
Boatman
Soil Conservation Service
Ames
Black Hawk County
Tama
Jersey Cows Bring 127.50 Top At Riverside Sale
Jersey milk cows sold from 90 to 127.50 at the A R Cummings sale near Riverside. The first 10 averaged 100. Calves brought 45 to 80 and buyers paid 60 to 100. Sows and pigs sold 47 to 54, fall pigs 10. Forty Shropshire sheep went 10 to 15.75. Cray and Klotz were auctioneers.
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Gazette
Columbus Junction
Jersey
A. R. Cummings
Riverside
Cray and Klotz
Morley Shipping Association Postpones Annual Dinner
The Morley Shipping Association postpones its annual dinner meeting to be held here Saturday due to impassable roads from January 3.
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Morley
Morley Shipping Association
Government Corn Moving in Buchanan County
Government corn activity in Buchanan County shows 118334 bushels of 1938 crop sold from Commodity Credit holdings since July 1, with a 1178 bushel shrink, mainly spoilage and loss. December saw a 4341 bushel net disappearance, while January 1 stocks stood at 1306612 bushels, with 741521 on farms and 565091 in steel bins.
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Independence
Arthur Satterlee
Buchanan County
Triple-A
Commodity Credit Corporation
Satterlee
Buchanan
Chicago Producers Commission to Meet at Hotel Sherman
Chicago hosts the annual Chicago Producers Commission association meeting on March 5 at Hotel Sherman. Members from local industries attend to discuss standards and cooperation.
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Chicago
Gazette
The
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Hotel Sherman
Denver Stock Show Dates Set for January 10 to 17
The National Western Stock Show, also called the Denver Livestock Show, is scheduled in Denver from January 10 through January 17. The event showcases livestock and related exhibitions at the Denver venue.
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Denver
Barnyard notes and farm repair talk from Iowa column
Ed D. Robbins of Palo works in a double garage to repair and overhaul his truck rack and machinery plans a broader house and portable hog houses from timber. John W. Meek of Shellsburg makes three inch feed banks for 93 head of 1500 pound steers. John C. Miller of Amana keeps Shorthorns on full feed for market. A. Moffit and Sons disperse 280 head of registered Hereford cattle near Mechanicsville after December 29 sale.
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Ed D. Robbins
Palo
Robbins
John W. Meek
Shellsburg
John C. Miller
Amana
A. Moffit and Sons
Mechanicsville
Iowa
Farm Auction Listings Spread Across Dates and Locations
A sequence of farm auctions and sales scheduled through February across Iowa. Closings include W H Schminke near Atkins, Ella Deardorf near Tipton, Ralph Streets near Mechanicsville, Chas Kohl near Mt. Vernon, Roy Winchip near Mt. Vernon, W B Hanna near Central City, Joe Pelisek near Cedar Rapids, John Moyer near Linn County, and Harry Beckner Jersey dispersal near Oelwein, Cedar Rapids, and surrounding towns. Iowa Live Stock Exchange sale is set for Cedar Rapids.
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W. H. Schminke
Atkins
Ella Deardorf
Tipton
Ralph Streets
Mechanicsville
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Chas. Kohl
Mt. Vernon
Roy Winchip
Mi. N
W. B. Hanna
Central City
Joe Pelisek
John Moyer
Linn County
Harry Beckner
Oelwein
Mrs. Roosevelt to Speak at Illinois Farm Week
Mrs Franklin D Hauser assistant director of civilian defense is set to speak at the University of Illinois Urbana on February 5 during Illinois Farm and Home week running February 2 6. Other speakers include Chester C Davis Dwight H Green and Karl Olson in events through the week.
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Urbana
Franklin D. Hauser
University of Ilinois
R. R. Hudelson
Chester C. Davis
Federal Reserve Bank
St. Louis
Dwight H. Green
Illinois
Karl Olson
Coordinator of inter-American Affairs
Washington
Kinzie Named Benton County Tester for Dairy Herd
Ray Kinzie, after two years as tester for Allamakee County Dairy Herd Improvement, has taken a similar role in Benton County. He will oversee herd testing and record keeping for the county’s dairy herds, reporting to the county extension service.
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Benton
Waukon
Ray Kinzie
Allamakee County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Benton County
Creamerymen to Meet in Eastern Iowa Dairy Talks
Creamery operators, county agents, and county defense board chairs in eastern Iowa were notified by Jerry Mason of a series of meetings next week. Omaha Bank for Cooperatives will run sessions to inform cooperative creamery managers about credit to equip production of skim milk powder cheese evaporated milk and other dairy products for the food for victory program. Sessions run 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m Jan 13 Mason City Jan 14 West Union Jan 15 Manchester Jan 16 Eldora.
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Iowa
County Defense Board
Jerry Mason
Omaha Bank For Cooperatives
Food For
Mason City
West Union
Manchester
Eldora
Creamery butter output falls 15 percent year to year
Des Moines report says production for the week ending January 1 was 15 percent below the same week last year. Output rose versus the prior week nationwide, but dropped 0.4 percent in the west north central states including Iowa Minnesota and Nebraska due to milk being diverted to cheese factories and condenseries.
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Des Moines
INS
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
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Wapsie Valley
Sec't of Agriculture
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Nutrition Training
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Tama-Black Hawk
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