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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1941
Page
4
Hog markets show a strong run this week with 29 000 to 36 500 head in Iowa and southern Minnesota, higher prices across major regions, and Chicago top at 7 75 interior 7 60. Interior and city markets report continued gains since December 23 amid record federal hog slaughter figures for 1940.
Twenty five to thirty young farmers and women attend a Cedar Rapids department store display room. They model dresses and study fabrics and style trends while the store buyer explains fashion reasoning. The event highlights growing knowledge among farmers and retailers alike.
Special to The Gazette from Manchester notes 130 mattresses ordered for Delaware county Farm Bureau. Local office confirms the tally and notes orders came in from area residents and farms.
Ames poultry experts predict a favorable 1941 for farmers after a poor 1940. They cite a smaller hatch in 1940, declining chicken marketings, and higher prices driven by stronger consumer demand. Supplies in coming months may be 3 to 4 percent above early 1940 levels, with demand strengthening.
Fayette County Holstein Breeders will hold its annual meeting on January 11 with an oyster dinner at noon. Officers will be elected after the meal. Speakers include R. Hamer president of the Iowa Holstein Breeders Association E. M Wright secretary of the Iowa Dairy Association and Senator Paul P Stewart.
Members of the Benton county Junior Farm Bureau will hold their annual meeting and banquet in Vinton the evening of January 17. Ray Sorensen of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation will speak on rural youth work.
A short reflective piece on a man whose flour business thrives only in complaint. It portrays perpetual grumbling as his chosen craft and notes that fault finding requires no capital or talent. The tone blames his misery on his own making and suggests many people are in the grumbling business.
Iowa State College household equipment department tests kerosene and gasoline mantle lamps for glare brightness and foot candles. Lab tests compare light output to electricity, with floor and bracket models, followed by in home tests considering wallpaper furniture and drapes. Demonstration and talk on results set for Farm and Home week February 10 to 15.
At the Luana Farmers Cooperative society annual meeting officers were reelected and directors chosen. Edwin Bugenhagen remains president, William Doerring vice president, C Adrian Riveland secretary treasurer. Lawrence Schultz and Paul Krueger were reelected directors for three year terms. Dean C Kneeskern was rehired as manager for the coming year. A dividend of two dollars per share was paid to stockholders.
At the Union Farmers' Creamery stockholders meeting of Monona, directors elected to replace two retiring members. Officers include J P Goltz as secretary and K W Rash as treasurer. The plant produced 754 576 pounds of butter, with 683 764 shipped and 30 129 sold to patrons. Butterfat paid averaged 32.05 cents per pound with 607 3447 pounds received.
Special to The Gazette. Kermit James reports the Allamakee Clayton Electric cooperative began survey work for its third project this week. Kenneth Brown of Des Moines directs mapping for over 200 miles of high line across eastern Allamakee eastern Clayton and western Fayette counties total line length for the three projects reaches 800 miles. Weather slowed the second project of 330 miles, with a completion goal of September 1.
Fort Worth Texas dispatch reports J Elmer Brock of Kaycee Wyoming reelected president of the American National Livestock Association at its 44th convention Salt Lake City will host the 1942 gathering The group backed full defense cooperation opposed embargo modification for hoof and mouth disease areas urged Congress to restore farm credit administration to independence and endorsed calfhood vaccination to curb Bangs disease.
The East Central Veterinary Medical Society met in Cedar Rapids on Thursday evening to discuss hog erysipelas. Dr. T. W. Munce from Sioux City served as the evening speaker.
Iowa’s dairy associations reported December butterfat averages of 26.8 pounds, the highest in 10 years. Seventy associations submitted data on 30 661 cows, with North Hardin topping at 327 pounds and other high scorers including Wapsie Valley Johnson Fayette No 1 and Pioneer. Names such as Charles Schmuecker W L Smith J H Shaukis and H J Miller appear among top herd leaders.
Washington county Farm Bureau adopts a resolution urging annual meetings for county bodies and a state federation convention before the American Farm Bureau federation gathering. Other proposals include lower federal loan interest, improved farm to market roads, tax base broadening, and continued butterfat tax with revised collection timing. Amos Stout reelected president. Rich Stephens named alternate voting delegate. A B Kline speaks on agriculture in national defense.
On a harvest day near Martelle Roy Stewart hosted 48 friends across 12 teams to husk corn at his farm northwest of town. Illness in the Stewart family delayed work, but the group still cribbed about six hundred bushels with many neighbors listed among the huskers.
Steers and feeder steers dominated this week as liberal receipts met broad beef demand. Prices held near steady with gains for better grades, while short fed cattle dipped early then recovered. Chicago and Omaha reported new highs with prime heavy steers at 155.5 a hundred and Omaha highs near 15.10.
The Traer sale at the Traer sales barn totaled 25000 with 450 cattle 300 hogs and 25 sheep selling. Steers around 1000 pounds averaged 10.70 per hundredweight. Top cow 85 dollars. Veal 12. Stock pigs 3.80 to 8 per head. 20 head 70 pound pigs 8 each. 20 ewes 11.25 each.
The Iowa State Corn and Small Grain Show runs February 10 to 14 with more than 1500 dollars in cash prizes and trophies for best 10 ears best 30 ears and grand champion 80 ears plus county trophies for Winneshiek Pottawattamie Washington Winnebago and Des Moines counties. Exhibits include open and certified hybrid classes along with inbreds shelled corn and other crops across four regions northern northern central southern central southern.
Walter Waskow of Waucoma led the butter scoring with 94.34 in the Iowa Creamery Operators association Section 11 contest held during the January meeting in Arlington. J. F. Barnes of Alpha took second with 94.14, and E. H. Behnke of Westgate placed third with 94.00 as Wayne Cumming oversaw judging. Barnes won the men’s judging. Floyd Nefsger and W. A. Schroeder tied for second, with Mrs. Nefsger taking women’s judging and Mrs. Albert Harms and Mrs. Barnes tied for second. No February meeting. the March session moves to Oelwein.
A group gathered at Chris M. Yoder’s south of Kalona and felled several trees, cutting them into stove wood lengths. Yoder has been in poor health for a year, with many helpers listed by name including Simon Yoder and Enos H. Miller among others.
Oxford Sales Co. to hold sale near Marion Anamosa Livestock Auction and Ia City Sales Co. auctions listed for January 11 etc Ervin Teehaw closing out sale near Tipton January 13.
Whittier reports the Linn County Farmers Institute ends Friday after a community play Aunt Minnie from Minnesota. Friday features include Rev. John Clinton Iowa Falls address and junior grain judging. Firsts are listed for corn soybeans oats timothy clover vegetables and potatoes with speakers Wick Arnold and Kluss addressing agriculture and industry themes.
Earlville reports Miss Orra Laxeson purchased the 90 acre Clendenen farm at Almoral north of Earlville for 115 dollars per acre. The deal covers the farm property and emphasizes the rising land prices in the region.
Joe Kremer of Jesup captured first in the district public speaking contest on cooperation hosted by the Farmers Grain Dealers association. The event, staged in Decorah and Elkader, awards include a 15 jewel wrist watch and trips to the Des Moines convention January 28 to 30 for the final contest. Lorraine Knutson Decorah and Robert Teutsch Fayette finished second and third.
In Monticello a countywide meeting at the Community building was set for Friday evening to discuss rural library service and tuberculosis control in Iowa. Florence Noble, head of the Lucas county book-mobile program, would speak on rural library service. Mrs. W D McLaughlin and Mrs. Arnold Thalacker led the program planning for library and women's health committees.
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