Moisture Poor Corn Quality Drops in 1943 Wheat Oats Soybeans Improve
Federal grain official in Cedar Rapids notes high moisture levels in 1943 corn down grading, mainly from weather and storage. He contrasts 1942 frost and moisture issues with better 1943 quality expectations if stored properly and cites oat and soybean inspections showing improved grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oward Kurtz
Cedar Rapids
Kurtz
Iowa
Boone, Tama and Control
Gazette
Howard Kurtz
H. A. Harlow
Board of Grain Supervisors
General Field Headquarters
Chicago
Federal Grain Inspection Service
Food Distribution Administration
War Food Administration
Cows Top at $100 in Sale Near Letts
Cows sold from $85 to $100 at a sale hosted by Mrs. Minerva Vincent one mile north of Letts. Heifers brought $70 to $80 while brood sows brought $35 and fall pigs $15 to $18. Chickens sold for $1.30 a head and baled straw brought 45 cents a bale.
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Minerva Vincent
Columbus Junction
Frank M. Paisley
Here
Oxford
Jersey
Farmer's Friend
Litchfield
Worid
Montgomery Ward
Jiras & Wear
Geo
E. Parizek
Towa
First Trust. & Savings Bank
Prices at Lowden farm sale set by moisture tests
At the Robert Drichel farm six miles southwest of Lowden 1200 bushels of corn sold at a ceiling price after moisture testing. Ceiling prices were paid for 300 bushels of oats, hay brought 11 dollars per ton, cows fetched 60 to 146 dollars, and a second hand tractor sold for 335 dollars. A Stover grinder went for 5750 dollars, a binder for 80 dollars, and a side-delivery rake for 70 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden
Robert Drichel
Here
Maquoketa Valley Rural Electric to Meet in Anamosa
Edgar D. Beach manager announced the annual meeting of the Maquoketa Valley Rural Electric Cooperative will be held in Anamosa on February 2.
Wheat ceilings lifted in Minneapolis market move
The Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce board voted to raise wheat futures ceilings by 2 1/2 cents to 1.65 3/4 dollars per bushel for the opening of trading. The change aligns local ceilings with national levels and applies to No. 1 northern and No. 1 dark northern spring wheat with specified delivery premiums and discounts for other grades.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce Board
Plan Forestry Meeting In Decorah To Aid Timber Growers
Winneshiek farm forestry committee plans a January 15 meeting to discuss aid for timber growers unable to secure winter logging labor. Members include Gerhard Clauson Leo Birdsell Walter Brandt and T F Berge with Ww G Stump and L C Surface joining from Elkader and Fayette.
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Decorah
Winneshiek Farm Forestry Committee
Gerhard Clauson
Highland
T .F. Berge
Pleasant
Leo Birdsell
Walter Brandt
Frankville
Ww. G. Stump
Elkader
L. C. Surface
Fayette
Congress to Discuss Ration Problem in Meat Holiday Push
Congress reconvened Monday amid debate over suspending meat rationing to allow surpluses to move. Senator Thomas Idaho proposes a meat holiday. Rep Jenkins Ohio signals a similar House measure. Support grows among Midwestern Republicans amid rising price and supply concerns linked to OPA policies and wartime controls.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Sen. Thomas
Idaho
Rep
Jenkins
Ohio
Republican Food Committee
Thomas
House
OPA
Raymond E. Willis
R-Ind
Willis
Indiana
Roosevelt
Len Wiley
R-Wis
War Food Administration
Ploeser
R-Mo
Chicago
Coming Farm Auctions Schedule Jan 11 to Jan 21
A sequence of farm sale notices lists auctions in Iowa towns from Cedar Rapids to Oxford. Sellers include Wilber Lentz James Jilovec Marcus Oberrenter J. S. Milligan Larry Gouchee Howard Cooper L. A. Hinton H. L. Albert Albert Cochran Vernon Weeden Jiras and Wear G W Hegarty E E Doupnik Pete and Hollis Hunter Leo Vanourney Frank Benesh Iowa Live Stock Exchange Cedar Rapids John M Van Note W Leinbaugh Joe Donohoe W Bowersox and others scheduled from January 11 to January 21 with locations near Cedar Rapids Solon Anamosa Marengo Lisbon Marion Coggon Tipton Oakdale Oxford Ely Troy Mills Clarence Swisher and nearby towns. Auctioneers list closing out sales and estates in rural communities.
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Wilber Lentz
Cedar Rapids
James Jilovec
Solon
Marcus Oberrenter
Marengo
Frank Johnson
Anamosa
J. S&s. Milligan
Larry Gouchee
Lisbon
Howard Cooper
Marion
L. A
G. W. Hegarty
Clarence
E. E. Doupnik
Ely
Pete and
Hollis Hunter
Coggan
Leo Vanourney
Walford
Frank Benesh
E Solon
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Joe Fila
Troy Mills
Iowa State Duroc
John M. van Note
W. J. Leinbaugh
Joe Donohoe
Oxford
W. R. Bowersox
E Swisher
Photostatic Copies For House Small Business Committee
Photostatic copies of the document were prepared for the House Small Business Committee of which he is a member. The action indicates committee access and potential review by members.
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House
Small Business Committee
Elkader Production Credit Association to Hold Annual Meeting
Elkader plans its tenth annual meeting January 14 announced by President Joel Clark. One director will be elected for a three year term. Board members include Alvin Prestemon Grant Lauer John Heinz and Leo Herold. Mr Clark and P W Dougherty will review 1943 activities and progress over ten years.
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Elkader
Elkader Production Credit Association
Joel Clark
Production Credit Association Board
Clark
Alvin Prestemon
Waukon
Grant Lauer
Eldorado
John Heinz
Peosia
Leo Herold
Ft Atkinson
P. W. Dough
Program outlined to ease critical hog market situation
Two farm group officials proposed a three point program to remedy the hog market crisis. The plan calls for an open competitive market, seasonal price variation to deter holde hogs, and raising the top weight eligible for price support from 300 to 350 pounds. They urged withholding subsidies from packers evading price payments and recommended federal inspection grading and a quota system.
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Washington
INS
Emil Lorika
National Farmers Union
John Skage
South Dakota Farmers Union
Wendell Berge
J. B. Hutson
Harry E. Reed
The
Food Distribution Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
H. H. Williamson
Agriculture Co
OPA Coordinator and Defense Supplies VP Named in Notice
The notice lists the coordinator of the Office of Price Administration and Stuart K. Barnes, vice-president of the Defense Supplies Corporation, as key figures in the filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
Stuart K. Barnes
The
Defense Supplies Corporation
Cork Substitute From Farm Wastes Revealed by Agriculture Dept
The agriculture department announced a cork substitute made from farm wastes. Aimed at bottling uses, the material combines pith and fibres from sugarcane cornstalks peanut hulls with animal or vegetable glues sugars and honey or glycerine. Developed by the northern regional research lab at Peoria Illinois in cooperation with food and beverage industries.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Peoria
Ill
Food and Beverage Industries
VETS TO MEET JANUARY 13 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
The east central Iowa Veterinary Medical society will hold its annual dinner meeting at Hotel Montrose in Cedar Rapids on January 13. Dr. R M Hofford will speak on the diagnosis and control of some communicable diseases of swine. Discussion will follow with Dr. Joe W Giffee, Dr. Fred J. Crow, Dr. Grant B. Munger, and Dr. C. H. Banks.
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East Central Iowa Veterinary Medical Society
Hotel Montrose
Cedar Rapids
R M. Hofford
Joe W Giffee
Fred J. Crow
Iowa City
Grant B. Munger
C. H. Banks
Tipton
Wyoming farmer injured in hay wagon accident
Peter Eichhorn a farmer living two miles east of Wyoming suffered a fractured skull and a injured left shoulder when a hay wagon upset Thursday. He was taken to a Cedar Rapids hospital for X rays and treatment.
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Farmer
the Gazette
Wyoming
Peter Eichhorn
Cedar Rapids
Payments on REA Loans Increased 100 Percent in 1943
The REA reported in its annual 1943 summary that advance principal payments rose from 5.4 million to 12.7 million dollars and borrowers paying early increased from 378 to 555. Farm electricity use rose 14 kilowatt hours in June 1943 vs 1942, with higher increases in heavy food states. The number of REA consumers reached 1,041,000 despite 1942 construction halts. 7,000,000 rural establishments remained unelectrified.
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Washington
INS
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Agriculture
Wickard
War Production Board
Securities Exchange Commission
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Plan Forestry Meeting
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Sahara Home
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People’s Furniture CO
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