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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1942
Page
18
In 1941 Federally inspected plants produced a record 15.556 billion pounds of beef pork and earlier meats. Cattle slaughter totaled 10,949,906 head with beef output at 5.91 billion pounds aided by heavier carcass weights. Hog slaughter reached 46,519,757 head and mutton and veal also set annual records amid a year of strong production.
The fifty fourth Linn County Farmers Institute opened with grain judging led by Henry Hoot George Joyce and others in open pollinated corn and related classes. Allan McArthur and Oliver Hampton won sweepstakes and reserve eggs, while vegetables handiwork and baked goods were to be judged Friday. Kline of Vinton spoke on agriculture in a world at war and J A Starrak led a rural youth panel.
CST UTCHFR stock rallied to new peaks this week in Chicago trading with canners and cutters leading gains. Beef cows, bulls, and vealers rose as government canned beef contracts boosted demand, producing a week of higher prices and a tighter range despite uneven steer activity.
Des Moines report shows Iowa sealed 19,659,396 bushels of 1941 corn as of January 1, with total season seal projected near 100,000,000 bushels. O'Reilly says old crop reserves tapped for about 10,000,000 bushels for food for victory. Prices paid vary by county loan rate plus monthly increment. Nationwide old crop storage totals reach 190,990,268 bushels with 114,761,110 in Iowa as of December 27.
Patrons of the Rowley Farmer's Cooperative Creamery received December pay for butterfat. Grade one paid 39 cents, grade two 38 cents, and grade three 37 cents, per secretary Joe McGrath.
Raw OCR note describes a scene of a fence drift catching in woven wire, water out, pipes frozen and thawing. Mention nearly drowning plumbers and delays. Ends with grim comparison to wartime hardship and minor Iowa troubles.
The Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association announces the annual practitioners clinic in Mechanicsville and Waterloo is discontinued for 1942. Cedar Rapids hosts Oct 13 14 meetings with J C Glenn and W S OBrien named chairs. Defense bonds investment and a large Linn County Red Cross gift approved.
H C Aaberg of Ames Iowa will be principal speaker at and S H Thompson of Ames extension service and J C Williamson of Chariton secretary treasurer of the Iowa Cooperative Commission association among others will speak at the Center Junction Shippers association meeting set for 10 30 a m Saturday in Center Junction Iowa
A dense crossword grid lists horizontal and vertical clues ranging from US officials to weather terms with many abbreviations and wordplay. Entries include representative, calcium, audience actions, and geographic hints, inviting solver to fill borders and complete the puzzle.
A county draft board member notes farmers feel strained yet must support national needs. Farmers argue they have a defense role at home, maintaining machinery and hours while balancing manpower for food production and patriotism in wartime. The piece is by a country woman.
A Iowa AAA official said Fred Wallace national AAA administrator cannot attend the January 12 13 state AAA conference in Des Moines. A J Loveland state AAA chairman noted the Washington informed absence. Noted speakers include Julian Friant and Harry N Schooler.
Auction notices list of livestock and equipment to be sold to highest bidder. Descriptions include 7 horses and mares, cattle herds with calves, Jerseys and Herefords, yearlings, and farm machinery such as McCormick binder and Deere plows. Location near Mit. Vermen, Selen, Ivanmheer, Cedar Rapids area. owner LEO L. NOSKA with W F Chali contact. Sale to include multiple lots and descriptions.
Iowa farms hold an estimated 200 million pounds of idle scrap iron, enough for eleven 36,000 ton battleships. The state wide drive runs through February 3 with Albert Loveland overseeing the campaign for the USDA defense board.
Ashington Ia Anton cselatoen of Williamsburg was elected president of the Tri County Holstein Breeders Assn serving Washington Henry counties. Other officers include Harry Keiger Pleasant vice president Alvin Lueder Washon secretary treasurer D G Yoder Wellman state director Wallace Bush Wellman sale manager Fay Barney Fairfield director Lenning Mt Pleasant director Bendorf Amana. The group plans a November sale to aid staging a district meet and promote 4 H club work.
Chilean agriculture ministry said 350000 sheep would be exported to the United States. The move follows US agricultural investigator S O Fladness reporting Tierra del Fuego lacks hoof and mouth disease, supporting the sheep industry in the subantarctic territory.
Twenty four receive adult night school diplomas in Delhi as 24 women and 48 men completed a ten meeting series. Principal speaker was Royal Holbroeck of the Ames extension service. Diplomas for women were presented by Edith Meiners and for men by Orrin Stephen.
Ames extension marketing specialist Ward Wagner reports that over 500,900 pounds of Iowa turkeys were government graded in 1941. The grading, by U S department of agriculture inspectors, marks Iowa’s first such effort since 1938 and may rise in 1942 with more federal purchases for armed forces and exports. Nine trainees were prepared at Ames for this work.
A series of farm auctions listed from Mt. Vernon to Oelwein for January and February includes the Charles Kohl Estate near Mt. Vernon, Oxford Sales Co. horse sale in Anamosa, Roy Winchip dairy cattle sale near Mt. Vernon, Roy public sale near Marion, W B Hana near Central City, Lee Neska sale near Mt. Vernon, Joe Pelisek near Cedar Rapids, John Magnusson near Linn County, John Moyer near Linn County home, and Harry Beckner Jersey dispersal near Oelwein with sale dates from January 10 to February 9.
Prices of sweetclover seed climbed 30 cents per hundred pounds from November 18 to December 16. On December 16 the price stood at 7.20 dollars per hundredweight or 4.32 dollars a bushel, compared with 3.60 dollars per hundredweight in 1940 and 5.40 dollars per hundredweight, the five year average.
Tip Twin W B Anderson a Cedar county farmer earned 13.60 per hundredweight for 29 steers weighing 1 194 pounds each sold in Chicago.
Roy Thompson, owner, announces a sale of 7 head of Guernsey cattle including 14 head total, heifers to freshen in April, two cows for early summer, and one Guernsey sire. Also 1 Cheddar White feeding steer, 1,000 bushels hand picked corn, and farm machinery such as a riding cultivator and separator. Usual terms. Lassen. Anctionrer.
Joe G. Raim of Solon and A. Everitt Hursh of Marengo were reelected as directors of the Cedar Rapids Production Credit Association. Holdovers H. J. Grunewald Irving R. Hintz and Arthur R. Pearson will remain on the board. The association serves Linn Benton Iowa and Johnson counties and parts of Tama Jones and Buchanan. Loans totaled 329 950 in 1941, a 25 percent rise from 1940, with eight years of operations totaling 2 211 716 05 and no losses. End 1941 voting stock was 13 750 with reserves 20 689 36 and net earnings 2 853 81 added to reserves. Attendance fell due to weather.
Francis Johnson of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation, from Des Moines, protests President Roosevelt appointee Wickard over who should set agricultural price ceilings. He warns Henderson is unqualified to administer prices and cites beef and cattle price concerns under the Bankhead amendment. The note amplifies fears that low ceilings could harm producers and food freedom programs.
One hundred fifty six head of hogs shipped by the Onslow Shipping Association Sunday were sold at Chicago Tuesday. The sale included 57 fancy 294‑pound hogs from the Jones county farm and consignments by A. Ames, J. C. Hannah, R. Brown, A. Schmidt and E. Houseman, all bringing $11.60 per hundred, within five cents of market highs.
Ed F. Holub, a Jones county farmer, sold 11 head of heifers at Chica on Wednesday for 12 dollars 50 cents per hundred.
L C Grove former extension horticulturist at Iowa State College cautions that excessive care can harm house plants, urging balanced watering and light. He notes common overwatering and mistiming as key risks for indoor greenery.
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