Ploeser Demands Probe Into Big Four Price Manipulation
Rep. Walter C. Ploeser charges the Big Four meat packers Arbour Cudahy Swift and Wilson dominated a committee of the American Meat Institute shaping wartime meat policy. He says the 1943 OPA report exposes price control manipulation harming small firms and urges quick corrective action. The inquiry follows an OPA analysis linking the coalition to the war meat board and to price setting during early 1943.
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Washington
CUP
Walter C. Ploeser
R.mo
Tuesay
Ye House
Jsele
OPA
Ploeser
Arbour
Cudahy
Swift and
Wilson
Wright ‘Atman
D-Tex
Jerome F. Jacobson
Meat and Fish Division
American Meat Institute
Department It Agriculture
War Meat Board
Hich
Jacobson
Mar‘n Jones
Iowa Corn Crop Stored On Farms In 1943
Federal Crop Statistician Leslie Earl reported 1943 Iowa corn storage on farms totaled 518,999,000 bushels, up 10.3 percent from 470,? etc. Storage in the state rose to 518,999,000 bushels, with on farm stocks comprising the majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BES
Iowa
Leslie
Lestate
Sarage
Luana Cooperative Creamery elects new officers
At the recent annual meeting Luana Creamery elected Lamker president Lloyd Pearson as vice president Howard Easton as secretary and Henry Wagner and Harva Miller as directors.
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Yeelal
The
Gazette
Luana
Willis Lamker
Luana Xmer
Cooperative Creamery Athe
Lloyd Pearson
Howard Easton
Enry Wagner
Harva Miller
Irectors
Farm auction listings span January across Iowa locations
A sequence of farm closings and livestock sales schedules runs from January 12 through January 21 in Cedar Rapids Lisbon Marion Coggan Tipton Oakdale Ely Solon and surrounding towns. Auctions include J S Milligan Larry Gouchee Vernon Weeden Jiras and Wear and many others with distances from towns like Alburnett Oxford and Swisher noted. A diverse lineup covers cattle horse and livestock sales with multiple closings out by individuals and exchanges.
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J. S. Milligan
Cedar Rapids
Larry Gouchee
Lisbon
Howard Cooper
Marion
L. A
Coggon
Lanning and
Notbohm
Alburnett
Jiras and Wear
Oxford
Walker Livestock Exchange
G. W. Hegarty
Clarence
E. E. Doupnik
Ely
Pete
Hollis Hunter
Coggan
Leo Vanourney
Walford
Frank Benesh
E Solon
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Joe Fila
Troy Mills
Iowa State Duroe
John M. van Note
W. J. Lembaugh
Joe Donohoe
J R. Bowersox
E Swisher
Four Iowans to Be at Chicago Hog Conference
Four Iowans will attend a Chicago conference on live hog marketing. Iowa Farm Bureau vice president Howard Hill and Fred Klopping of Underwood join Dick Stephens of Crawfordsville and Dean H. H. Kildee of Iowa State College in the delegation. Packers' reps also will attend, with OPA official Charles M. Ellinson outlining topics such as pre sale feeding payments, price differentials, weights and grades, and business day definitions.
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Des Moines
INS
Chicago
Iowa Group
Howard Hill
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Fred Klopping
Underwood
Iowa Federation Board of Directors
Dick Stephens
Crawfordsville
Dean H. H. Kildee
Iowa State College
OPA
Charles M. Elkinnson
Washington, DC
Iowa
40 Acre Farm Sold At $100 An Acre Near Hawkeye
George Hyman of Hawkeye buys the 40 acre tract adjoining his farm from Ben Heinmiller for 100 dollars per acre. The property is well improved and possession will be given April 1.
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Hawkeye
George Hyman
Hyman
Ben Heinmiller
Return From Soissons After Battle Of Laon
In a cartoon caption the characters debate a map label while discussing a return from Soissons after the Battle of Laon. The exchange contrasts retreat wording with historical mislabeling and the soldiers’ comfort as they plan their course.
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Moscow
Soissons
Laon
Wartime AAA Effort Under Linn County Office Report
Linn county Triple-A records show 1943 activity including 18 732 farmer visits and 4726 non farmers, 7 224 calls and 880 inquiries. The Cedar Rapids office served as nerve center for war production tasks from dairy subsidies to farm equipment permits and RACC loans totaling 52000.
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Linn County
Triple-A Committee
Cedar Rapids
AAA
Usda War Board
Farm Machinery Ration Committee
Cows Bring 60 to 90 At Cord McDaniel Farm Sale
Twenty head of cows and yearling heifers sold at 60 to 90 dollars Monday at the Cord McDaniel farm two miles east of here. Other prices included twenty five head of feeding shoats at 15 to 19 dollars, 20 tons of hay 8 to 10 dollars, and 800 bushels of corn at ceiling price.
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Columbus Junction
Cord McDaniel Farm
Here
Railway Ag Man Proposes 6 Point Farm Income Plan
Howard Gramlich, head of agriculture for the railways, recommends a six point program for using extra farm income. Steps include sound operations, necessary equipment, soil fertility, up to date information on varieties and management, investing in government bonds for farmstead improvements, and making the farm look appealing for generations. He also notes purchasing additional land may be wise if returns justify it.
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Cedar Rapids
Howard J. Gramlich
North Western
O. Railways
Cedar Rapids Farmers’ Club
Gramlich
West Branch DHIA Reports 24.1 Butterfat Average
West Branch Dairy Herd Improvement Association reports December butterfat average for 406 cows at 241 pounds. Supervisor E. W. Phead announced results on Tuesday. Earl Smith’s Guernsey led with 78.9 pounds of butterfat for December.
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DHIA
West Branch
West Branch Dairy Herd Improvement Association
E. W. Phead
Earl Smith
Guernsey
Farm stock and equipment auction listing in Oxford Ia
Auction notice for E. E. Dounik listing horses cattle hogs and farm gear. Items include 3 roan mares 8 years old 3100 lbs 20 Spotted Poland China hogs corn hay machinery and household goods. Sale starts 2:30 PM with cash terms. Parizek and Oxford bank clerk listed.
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T. B
Bangs
McCormick Deering
Robinson
McCormick-Deering
John Deere
Ilke Newt
E. E. Doupnik
Geo
Parizek
Oxford
United State Bank
Cedar Rapids
Hog Embargo Looms Again at Chicago Yards
The War Food administration faced pressure as over 25,000 hogs were carried over from Monday’s record run in Chicago, with 57,000 arriving yesterday and 15,000 held by packers. Shipments threaten to overwhelm processing capacity, signaling possible embargo action later in the week unless farmers curb sales. Congestion also spread to St. Louis and Indianapolis markets.
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Chicago
INS
War Food Administration
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Swine Vaccination School Set for Wapello Jan 19
Dr. K W Stouder extension veterinarian will lead a swine vaccination school in Wapello on January 19. The first 30 farmers who register and complete the course will receive permits.
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Wapello
K. W. Stouder
America Safest Place to Raise Livestock Says Vet Leader
Dr. Charles W. Bower of Topeka told the Minnesota State Veterinary association that the United States is the safest country to raise livestock due to wartime veterinary work. He cited a drop in condemned cattle from 40 50 thousand to under 20 thousand annually and urged better care amid feed shortages to meet 1944 food goals.
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Minneapolis
Charles W. Bower
Topeka
Kan
American Veterinary Medical Association
America
Bower
Minnesota State Veterinary Association
Reducing livestock reduces dairy needs from last year
The quote argues that cutting livestock mortality would allow producing the same dairy output with fewer animals and birds than last year, implying improved efficiency and lower resource use. It frames mortality reduction as a path to meet dairy targets with a smaller herd.
Iowa Produces Nearly Four Billion Eggs in 1943
Iowa’s 1943 egg output is estimated at 3.998 billion, about 11 percent higher than 1942 and 90 percent above 1936’s low. December 1943 saw 229 million eggs, 16 percent above December 1942 and about four times December 1934. Laying stock in December stood at 32.814 million, up 7 percent from a year earlier.
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The
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Onslow Shipped 215 Cars and 262 Decks of Stock
Onslow reports 14 cars of stock loaded Monday for Chicago yards. This marks the most stock shipped from Onslow at one time in years. The 1943 Onslow Shipping association totals include 46 double deck hogs, 14 single deck hogs, 18 mixed loads of livestock, and 18 cars of cattle. Farmers loaded 115 cattle cars, one double deck hog, and three mixed livestock loads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
E. V. Kross
C. and N.W. Railway Company
Chicago
Onslow Shipping Association
Shipping Association Formed in West Branch
A shipping association was organized in West Branch on Saturday with W. B. Anderson elected president and J. S. Larson named manager. Other officers include Bur dette Hoffman secretary and directors L. C. Larson Ed Anderson J. L. Siler Glenn Hoffman Floyd Byers.
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West Branch
W. B. Anderson
Burdette Hoffman
L. C. Larson
Ed Anderson
J. L. Siler
Glenn Hoffman
Floyd Byers
J. S. Larson
Senators Say Farm Bloc Does Not Exist
A Senate discussion on the farm bloc finds Capper Wheeler and Gillette dismissing a formal group. They agree farm state senators cooperate on agriculture and accept the label as a loose description rather than a defined organization.
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Washington
Capper
Senate
Kenyon
Iowa
Wheeler
D-Mont
Ellsworth
Rore
Gillette
House
Midwestern
Prairie States
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