Peoria Lab to Study Corn Oil as Rubber Substitute
Federal agricultural research lab at Peoria plans projects within 30 days focusing on corn oil from kernels as a potential source for synthetic rubber and motor fuels. The facility will employ 200 to 250 staff across eight divisions including oils and proteins, starches, agricultural residues, and chemical engineering, with work tied to national defense.
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Peoria
E. Hilbert
Hilbert
National Defense
Piereices
Philadelphia
New Orleans
San Francisco
Peoria Laboratory
Urbana, Ill
Peoria Research
Agricultural Research Laboratory
O. E May
Gazette Farm
Oakland
Calif
National Defense Program
Farm editors form group to improve news reporting
A Champaign gathering saw farm editors from Champaign Urbana Waukegan Kenosha Bloomington Rock Island Moline Davenport Chicago Cedar Rapids convene Monday evening. The aim is better farm news reporting and exchange of ideas with radio and agricultural college representation noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign
Urbana
Waukegan
Kenosha
Bloomington
Rock Island
Moline
Davenport
Chicago
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
WHO
Des Moines
WSUL
Iowa City
Ames
WLS
Agricultural Colleges
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Science skilled workers in demand as defense expands
Workers and a large staff of scientists face competition for key personnel. Increased demand for individuals with chemical and other scientific skills grows from industry and government as the defense program unfolds.
Hog Vaccination School At Manchester January 15
Dr H B Treman of Rockwell City will conduct a hog vaccination school for Delaware county farmers in Manchester on January 15. Enrollment is limited to 30 with a $150 advance fee. Examinations for hog vaccination permits will follow the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
H B Treman
Rockwell City
Delaware County
Edward L. Molin
Cedar Farm Union reelected officers and lab plans framed
A Cedar County Farmers Union meeting reelected officers including George Ormsby as president and Arnold Conrad as vice president. Reports urged militant farmer organization, highlighted cost of production and preparedness, amid notes on Cedar County auxiliary leaders and a Delta Keokuk County meeting. The article also mentions a Peoria lab site plan with a $2,000,000 project and four national laboratories. The piece closes recalling the first U.S. gas well at Fredonia New York in 1824.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County Farmers’ Union
George Ormsby
Moscow
Arnold Conrad
Erwin Butterbrodt
Paul Moore
West Branch
Ferdinand Gallmeyer
Mechanicsville
Charles Deerberg
Clarence
Mr Moore
Hugo Fitzer
Wilton Junction
Emter Jordan
Davenport
Folows
Ormsby
Farmers Union
Jordan
Moore
Conrad
Cedar County Farmers Union Auxiliary
Scott County
Gallmeyer
Butterbrodt
Fitzer
West Liberty Night School Series To Close Thursday
The West Liberty farmers evening school series ends with the last meeting Thursday. A 6 30 dinner precedes an evening program led by agricultural instructor Fredric Maltas and homemaking instructor Miss Alverda James at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Fredric Maltas
Alverda James
AAA School For Women In Anamosa Delivers History Lesson
In Anamosa Jones county hosted the first AAA sponsored training school for farm women. Mrs. Don Wherry led the Saturday session titled The History of Agriculture and Industrialization in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA School For Women
Anamosa
Jones County
Don Wherry
United States
Fred Dudley Heads Troy Mills Telephone Co-Op
At the annual Farmers Telephone Exchange meeting in Troy Mills the 1941 officers were elected with Fred Dudley as president and Charle Cherry as vice president. Emmett Shaffer serves as secretary, Gifford McCright as treasurer, and Charlie Rowe chairs the board with Victor Hockin and Elmer Webster as directors. Mrs. Wilma Walton was rehired as operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Mills
Farmers Telephone Exchange
Fred Dudley
Charle Cherry
Emmett Shaffer
Gifford McCright
Charlie Rowe
Victor Hockin
Elmer Webster
Wilma Walton
Garnier Elected Head Of Maynard Creamery
Otto Schmitt was elected president of the Harlan Mutual creamery at the annual meeting. Henry Garnier was chosen vice president and S. H. Harrison Franklin Thompson and Louis Garnier named directors for two years. J. F. Ingels and Alfred Meyer are holdover directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Otto Schmitt
Harlan Mutual Creamery Company
Henry Garnier
S. H. Harrison
Franklin Thompson
Louis Garnier
J. F. Ingels
Alfred Meyer
Hybrid corn meeting for farmers in Tipton
A hybrid corn meeting for farmers is scheduled in Tipton on January 14 under Ed Dyas of the Ames extension service. The session will be conducted on a discussion basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Ed Dyas
Ames Extension Service
FSA Committee Meeting Noted in Waukon
A meeting of the Allamakee county Farm Security committee will be held here Thursday afternoon to discuss local farm programs and assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Allamakee County Farm Security Committee
Closing Out Sale After Death at Marion Area Farm
On Saturday January 11 at 1:00 PM a sale of personal property at a Marion area farm will feature two head of horses a Fordson tractor a disc plows wagons feeds and tools including mower planter and plows along with bean hay corn fodder and household items. Mrs Merle I Dodd administrator. P C Lassen auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Fordson
Merle I. Dodd
P. C. Lassen
F D R Seeks Over 1 Billion for U S D A Budget
President Roosevelt asked Congress to appropriate 1 013 905 493 for Agriculture Department activities in the 1942 fiscal year, including crop control subsidies, with potential extra authority to borrow up to 162 million to bolster parity payments amid wartime market disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Treasury
Early January Farm Auctions Along Iowa Roads
Five closing out sales and livestock auctions listed for January with locations near Marion Stanwood Van Horne Cedar Rapids Tipton and Cedar Rapids. Bev erly Cattle Co. and Oxford Sales Co. scheduled to auction across several rural towns. Friday and Saturday events include Mrs. Walter Shaffer sale and Oxford Sales Co. auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Andreas
Marion
Henry Boedeker
Stanwood
Rolla Johnson
van Horne
Beverly Cattle Co
Cedar Rapids
Walter Shaffer
Tipton
Livestock Exchange
Oxford Sales Co
Rural power loan authorization debated
The discussion centers on authorizing borrowing up to 40 million dollars for rural power projects, contrasting with a 100 million dollar cap requested this year for similar loans. The issue involves funding scales, loan terms, and potential impact on rural electrification initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Speaking State Completed For Farm And Home Week
Ames Thomas E. Wilson chairman of Wilson and Company Chicago Dr A L Sachar director of the Huller Foundation University of Illinois and Karl Olsen of the Council for National Defense Washington DC have been named mass
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Thomas E. Wilson
Wilson and Company
Chicago
A. L. Sachar
Huller Foundation
University of Illinois
Karl Olsen
Council For National Defense
Washington, D. C
Mass
Ames Farm and Home Week to feature five noon speakers
Scheduling for Farm and Home week in Ames sets five noon luncheon speakers from Feb 10 to Feb 14. Sachar speaks Feb 11 on What is Youth Thinking, Wilson Feb 13 on The Livestock and Meat Industry, Olsen Feb 11 on The Role of Youth in War-Torn Europe. Also Dr Carl C Taylor from Washington DC and Dr Harold G Moulton of Brookings are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Sachar
Wilson
And
Olsen
Europe
Carl C Taylor
Division of Farm Population and Rural Welfare
Washington, D. C
Harold G. Moulton
Brookings Institution
$125 An Acre For Quarter Farm Sale Near Traer
TRAER Frank Yuska bought the Chris Hoeppner farm of 160 acres five miles north of Traer for 20000 dollars. The price equates to 125 dollars an acre. Possession will be given March 1. The land is well improved and Yuska plans to farm it himself. Conant and King handled the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRAER
Frank Yuska
Chris Hoeppner
Yuska
Conant and King
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New Agricultural Research Laboratory
Siptec
Sinasiftec
Raventlareee
T.B
Bangs
Iowa Livestock Exchange
B. Clements
A. F
Tony) Schmitz
George B. Basker
Iowa’s
Better Livestock Auction
Cedar Farm Union
Keokuk Farm Union
DELTA
Keokuk County Farmers Union
Tom White
Farmers Union Life Insurance of Des Moines
Or. Atwood
Sigourney
Oscar Pfannebecker
Frank Hahn
Mattie Pfannebecker
Fred Knox
Herbert Sampson
Fredonia
N. Y
Gazette Photos
Springville
Guernsey
Worth
Lassen & Mitchell, Aucts
Troy Mills Telephone Co-Op
Garnier
Maynard Creamery
FSA
Martha
Jake
Messerschmidt
Williams
Oriams
U. & Pat
COPE
Wise
F.D.R
U.S.D.A
Farm Security Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Maiden
Hereford Bulls
W.H.R
Arthur Jacobs & Sons
Marengo, Iowa
South Amana
Oxford Sales Company
Weich
J. McDonough
Oxford
Hall-Ekfelt
Mohair
Studio Davenport
Wai
Simmons
Maple
Ironing Board
RCA Radio
Rembrandt Terchier
RCA Combination Radio
Simmons Davenport
Hall-Erfest, Inc
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