Byrnes Pledges High Food Output Despite Farm Labor Threat
Washington reports James F Byrnes promised to keep food production high amid labor shortages and a 25 percent lag in farm machinery. John H Davis said farm equipment and repair parts will get priority, though new machinery production goals may be revised downward.
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Washington
INS
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
War M
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
John H. Davis
Council
Davis
Chester Bowles
OPA
Marvin Jones
War Production Board
Postville Creamery Co-op re-elects officers at annual meeting
Farmers Cooperative Creamery company in Postville re-elected officers R. C. Huebner as president Fred Everman as vice president and Ewald C. Brandt as secretary treasurer. Directors named were Lester Smith Fred Hangartner Fred C. Schultz J. A. Schroeder H. N. Turner and Leo Heins. Butter produced totaled 940 369 pounds with sales of 387 535 81 dollars. Buttermilk products brought 12 127 86 dollars and government subsidies 47 018 45 dollars for total receipts of 446 958 48 dollars. Patrons received 54 54 cents per pound of butterfat after expenses.
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Postville
Farmers Cooperative Creamery Company
R. C. Huebner
Fred Everman
Ewald C. Brandt
Lester Smith
Fred Hangartner
Fred C. Schultz
J. A. Schroeder
H. N. Turner
Leo Heins
Cattle and farm sale near Ainsworth yields strong bids
Special to The Gazette reports Jesse Meeks and Clouse Stewart farm sale five miles northwest of town. Shorthorn cows sold to 115 dollars, heifers 75 to 80, calves 45 to 50, Duroc sows and pigs 89 to 98, feeding shoats 14, Shropshire sheep 12, horses three to nine years old up to 105, baled straw and hay 50 to 65 cents per bale, oats 70 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Jesse Meeks
Clouse Stewart
Horses Sold At Midway Barn In Columbus Junction Sale
One hundred twenty five head of horses were sold at the Midway sales barn near Columbus Junction Friday. Top price was 240 dollars for a team of two year old gray mares and for a span of young mules. Saddle horses brought up to 110 dollars and bulk of work horses 50 to 80 dollars per head.
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Columbus Junction
Midway
Coming Farm Auctions in Gazette Listings by Date
January farm sales announced across Iowa with buyers in Marion Tipton Olin Walker Ely Tipton Solon Wyoming Watkins East Amana Onslow Springville Clarence Norway Williamsburg Cedar Rapids Shueyville Alburnett Vinton Marion Cedar Rapids Duroc Hampshire Poland China sales at multiple locations including All Iowa fairgrounds and Hawkeye Downs Each entry notes seller type stock and machinery closing out or public sale with distances from towns and dates ranging January 9 to February 6
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Henry J. Westphal
Olin
Alvin Alberts
Tipton
Frank Zamastil
Oxford Junction
Olga Kosina
Walker
Joseph Rehak
Ely
Avery W. Steele
R. L. Selk
Garrison
Thordson & Amdenstock
Solon
Louis Buckholtz
Wyoming
Pearl Rade
Watkins
Bohumil Werman
Amana
W. F. Fadley
Onslow
Lee McCollough
Springville
Walter Nanke
Clarence
Wm. Kopf
Norway
Fred Hopp
Williamsburg
Poland
Continued Broad Demand for Wool on Boston Mart
The War Food Administration reports sustained demand for domestic wool into the new year with heavy weights of original long and bulk fine wools sold. Foreign wools are sought, supply short. mills may use more US wool for military needs, potentially reducing civilian use amid labor shortages.
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Boston
War Production Board
War Food Administration
Montevideo
the Gazette
Washington
Europe
United States Department of Agriculture
Dairy Science Association Meets at Ames in June
The American Dairy Science Association will hold its annual conference at Iowa State College in Ames from June 12 to 14, the first time there in 15 years. The general committee comprises ISU staff members C. A. Iverson G. Cannon Floyd Johnston M Mortensen and A W Rudnick.
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AMES
American Dairy Science Association
Iowa State College
Pene C. A. Iverson
CG. Y.cannon
Floyd Johnston
M. Mortensen
A.W. Rudnick
Pierce's Special Vitamin Formula for Bleeding Gums
The ad promotes a B complex vitamin product to restore health of gums caused by vitamin C deficiency and to maintain nerves and energy. It urges readers to buy Pierce's Special Vitamin Formula in the blue and white box at their druggist and let improved vitality and a better toothbrush demonstrate the benefits.
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Pierce
Soil Experts Outline Land Use Program
Iowa State College committee on postwar land use outlines reducing intertilled acres by about 25 percent after the war. Contouring on 60 percent and terracing over 2 million acres could yield $19,188,000 yearly plus long-term soil benefits. agricultural limestone could add $64,800,000 over 10 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
W.H. Pierre
Harvester Awards Chinese Scholarships for Agricultural Engineers
International Harvester announced a program to train 20 Chinese students in the United States as agricultural engineers, with four American engineers to China. Winners, all college graduates in engineering or agriculture, will study three years before returning to government service in China.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
United States
G. C. Hoyt
China
Chinese National Agricultural Research Bureau
University of Nanking
National Central University
Harvester
Estimated limestone use boosts long term crop yields
The report states applying three million tons of limestone annually on two million acres could raise yields over ten years. Each ton used may yield about $10.80 in increased crop value, with corn up about 5 bushels and oats about 37 bushels, plus gains in clover, timothy, and alfalfa across soil types.
Public Sale and Closing Out of Farm Stock and Equipment
Complete closing out sale listing horses cattle hogs machinery dairy poultry equipment oats hay household goods and miscellaneous farm items. Located near Garrison Dysart and Keystone with multiple tractors plows wagons rakes and separators, sale includes 11th January at 11 00 A M and showcases 48 cattle 500 hogs and numerous farm implements.
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Wolstein
Poland
China
John Deere
McDeer
Deering
Ideal
Garrison
Dysart
Keystone
M. Ward Hammer Mill
Ottawa Troctor
Briggs and Stratton
McDeering
Bates
Good Clover
Linn Farmers Institute Opens At Whittier This Week
The fifty seventh Linn county Farmers Institute starts Thursday and runs through Friday in the Whittier community building. Andy Woolfries of Cedar Rapids speaks on Postwar Germany. H S Nicol of Des Moines discusses The Farmer's Position in the Postwar World. A forum on Industry Labor and Agriculture features Arthur Poe Charles Hobbie and Earl Elijah with Rex Conn moderating. Friday covers Mavis Holmes Cornell college Dr Glenn Rowley and Dr Fritz. A home talent play is slated for Friday evening.
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Charles Hobbie
CIO
Cedar Rapids
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Rex Conn
Gazette Farm
Mavis Holmes
Cornell College
Glenn Rowley
Mt. Vernon
Fritz
Ames
Public Auction of Fred Hopp Farm Near Williamsburg
Public auction on January 18 1945 at 2 PM offers the Fred Hopp farm described as the south half of the southwest quarter of section 29 and the north half of the northwest quarter of section 92 in township 80 north range 10 west of the 6th p m located 2 miles north and 1 1/4 miles west of Williamsburg. Excellent improvements good soil and tillable land. Terms 32000 down balance March 1 1935 possession delivered. Abstract shows clear title. Right to reject any bids reserved. Fred Hopp Estate Harry Hartz Auctioneer Farmers Trust and Savings Bank Clerk.
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Fred Hopp
Township
North Rance
Williamsburg
Stored Soybeans Damaged by Moisture Risk
U S Department of Agriculture and Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station tests show soybeans stored at 12 percent moisture or higher may spoil. Warm center beans raise upper bin moisture during winter, causing rotting and reduced germination up to 100 percent. Wet surface beans and leaks worsen spoilage. frequent stirring helps prevent damage.
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Urbana
Ilc
United States Department of Agriculture
Ilinois Agricultural Experiment Station
Illinois
Thirteen assistant soil commissioners named in Clayton county
At a Clayton County Soil Conservation District meeting thirteen assistant soil commissioners were appointed for two year terms. Appointees include B J Waters Postville Rudolph Garrs Monona Conrad Lovig McGregor Ed Riley McGregor R A Milewsky McGregor Myron Chapman Elgin G B Peterson McGregor Merle Wickler McGregor Thomas Peterson St Olaf George Landsgaard Postville John Christen Elgin A C Storbeck Elkader George Auer Elkader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleader
Clayton County Soil Conservation District
B. J. Waters
Postville
Rudolph Garrs
Monona
Conrad Lovig
McGregor
Ed Riley
R. A. Milewsky
Myron Chapman
Elgin
G. B. Peterson
Merle Wickler
Thomas Peterson
St. Olaf
George Landsgaard
John Christen
A. C. Storbeck
Elkader
George Auer
Tipton Future Farmers Test Clover Seed Quality
Tipton Future Farmers chapter of Tipton high school tested 336 clover seed samples for purity and germination since Sept. 15. Instructor J Morris Christy said the seeds were tested by farm crops students with help from other members during noon hours. More than 300 farmers have been helped through this seed testing service.
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Tipton
Future Farmers
Tipton High School Vocational Agriculture Department
J. Morris Christy
Christy
Movement of Red Clover Seed Slower This Season
Reads that red clover seed moved from farms between November 15 and December 15 was slightly below typical pace, yet overall in 1944 movement outpaced recent years. By mid December about 64 percent of the crop had been sold by growers, versus 63 percent in 1943 and a 5-year average of 59 percent.
1944 Red Clover Seed Harvest and Acreage Report
The 1944 red clover seed crop was 1,734,600 bushels, up from 1,173,100 in 1943, with the 10 year average at 1,194,840. Harvested area reached 2,145,400 acres, above 1943’s 1,312,100 and the 1,097,120 acre ten year average. Some states showed regional speed differences, with Idaho and Kansas fastest and Kentucky New York and Ohio slowest.
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Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
New York
Ohio
Creomulsion Ad Promises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as quickly easing coughs from common colds and bronchial irritation. It urges buying a two bottle supply with a money back guarantee if the user does not like the results.
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Postville, Creamery Co-op
Ives & Seery
Marion
Louis Penningroth
Mark Roseberry
Dairy Science Assn
Witi
Cony Schmitz
van Horne
Towaysart National Bank
57Th Linn Farmers Institute
Whittier
Harry Hartz
Farmers Trust & Savings Bank
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Mhrolen
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Texson
Blue Barrel Laundry
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Perles
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Vick's
LE Sly
DeVilbiss
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Cologne
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