Western Cattlemen Criticize OPA Subsidies and Price Control
At the American National Livestock association convention in Denver, cattlemen led by A D Brownfield of Deming NM condemned OPA price directives as a subsidy substitute for an equitable price ceiling. They pledged to push for subsidy removal and object to raising the ceiling from 18 to 1750 on July 2 while calling for prudence as price controls ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Anderson
Denver
American National Livestock Association
OPA
A. D. Brownfield
Deming
Brownfield
Beef Industry Faces Slaughter Pressure and Draft Fears
The article notes cattlemen warn of several more years of high slaughter and a sustained female staff share above 50 percent, aiming for about 75 million head. It highlights the three yearend aims of early shipping, heavy slaughter, and meat utility promotion, plus concerns over farm labor draft impacts on 1945 beef production and potential black market dynamics in cattle markets. It also mentions meetings in Iowa City and Tipton with Dr. Crow and Dr. Banks as program chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Mollin
Denver
Association
WFA
Mollin
Homer Davison
Chicago
American Meat Institute
East Iowa Veterinarians Schedule Annual Meeting Dates
The Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association executive board fixed October 9 and 10 for the annual meeting in Cedar Rapids. Thirty veterinarians from eight Iowa counties attended the regular dinner meeting of the East Central Iowa Veterinary Society at the Montrose hotel Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
East Central Iowa Veterinary Society
Montrose Hotel
Grinnell Mayor Purchases Hartwick Farm Estate
Hartwick, one mile north of Grinnell, saw the 240 acre John Rowland estate sold to L. J. Chrysler, mayor of Grinnell, at 135 dollars per acre. The sale of the Hartwick farm closed recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Hartwick Farm
Hartwick
John Rowland
Here
L. J. Chrysler
Range Group Fights Lower Tariff Walls
At the American National Livestock Association convention in Denver F. E. Mollin urged no tariff relief for Argentine beef arguing the post war era requires strict controls. He warned that boning carcasses does not prevent disease and predicted Congress will pursue tariff reductions beyond the reciprocal act while touting U S beef markets as globally rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
INL
United States
Argentina
American National Livestock Association
F. E. Mollin
Association
Mollin
England
Trade Barriers Debate Sparks Protectionist Viewpoints
The discussion centers on removing barriers to boost foreign trade but critics warn that only beneficiaries of liberalized trade would gain. They argue that low-cost foreign production would outcompete others without tariffs, harming domestic groups lacking protection.
National Western livestock show entries announced for Denver
Special to The Gazette Denver opens the thirty-ninth National Western show with 2,500 purebred orange bulls and 1,000 other purebreds plus 75 carloads of feeder cattle. Open class barrows igilis and junior entries include Hereford baby beeves 395 Angus 147 Shorthorns 87 market lambs 134 and market pigs 102. A quarter horse show has 158 entries and 160 head of livestock join a rodeo during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Reed Named to Research Post at Ames
Charles D. Reed of Des Moines is named as a gron omy research professor at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station to study weather effects on farming. Reed heads Des Moines weather bureau and state agriculture weather division and will join Ames March 1. Extension service names include A P Parsons Creston union county agent 16 years as assistant extension editor and Cecil C Carstens and Kenneth B Decker appointed county extension directors in Carroll and Jefferson counties.
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Ames
Charles D. Reed
Des Moines
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Charles E. Finley
Iowa State College
Reed
United States Weather Bureau
State Department of Agriculture
Finley
A. P. Parsons
Creston
Union
Cecil C. Carstens
Carroll County
Kenneth B.B. Decker
Jefferson County
Farmers Institute At Whittier Draws Good Attendance
WHITTIER More than 200 persons attended the opening sessions of the fifty seventh Linn county farmers institute on Thursday. Speakers included Andy Woolfries of WMT and H S Nicol of Des Moines Iowa Farm Bureau livestock department. Feature of the evening program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittier
Linn County Farmers’ Institute
Andy Woolfries
WMT
H. S. Nicol
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Livestock Department
Army That's Never Been Beaten by Farm and Ranch People
The vast American agricultural army surpasses goals in wartime food production. In 1944 total outputs set records with 158.95 million meat animals slaughtered, 3.101 billion bushels of corn, 1.115 billion bushels of wheat, plus dairy, poultry and eggs. This achievement supports armed services and home consumption as meat packing also hits a record 25 billion pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Services
America
January farm auctions listed across Iowa Gazette
A sequence of closing out and public sale events is advertised with dates from January 15 to February 15 in locations including Amana Springville Clarence Blairs town Norway Williamsburg Vinton Fairfax Marion Cedar Rapids Linn county home Alburnett Vinton Lisbon Am ber Hawkeye Downs and Am ber. Listings name bidders sellers and venues such as state Hereford show all Iowa fair grounds and Duroc and Poland China sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohumil Herman
East
Amana
W. F. Fadley
Onslow
Lee McCullough
Springville
Walter Nanke
Clarence
Meyer & Rieke
Blairstown
Wm. Kopf
Norway
Fred Hopp
Williamsburg
Poland
China Association
Cedar Rapids
Harland Smith
Shueyville
Henry J. Glandorf
Vinton
Elmer F. Burr
Alburnett
M. A. Maxwell
Joe Leniick
Fairfax
W. J. Rupperle
E. Marion
J. C. Wolbert
Wiliam Vick
Linn
Bert E. Miller
Duroc
Lisbon
Albert Martin Sons
Hampshire
Hawkeye Downs
Hnelgens Bros
China
Amber
W. E. Powers
Panel discussion on Labor Industry and Agriculture postwar
A postwar panel titled Labor, Industry, and Agriculture featured Arthur Poe of Quaker Oats and Cedar Rapids CIO leader Charles Hobbie with Earl Elijah of Clarence and Rex Conn of Gazette as chair. Friday programs included Miss Mavis Holmes Cornell Mt Vernon and doctors Rowley and Fritz, followed by a three act home talent play. Walter Gatewood presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gram
Arthur Poe
Charles Hobbie
CIO
United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers
Cedar Rapids
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Rex Conn
Gazette
Mavis Holmes
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Glenn Rowley
M. F. Fritz
Iowa State College
Walter Gatewood
Institute
IFSA Plans Fast GI Bill Farm Loan Certification
IND IANA AP M B Braswell and J D Pope of the Washington FSA staff outlined plans to certify veteran farm loan guarantees under the serviceman's readjustment act. Certification to begin by Feb 1 with a series of one day meetings to train veterans loan certifying committees and county FSA supervisors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
M. B. Braswell
J. D. Pope
Washington
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Ohio
Ilinois
Iowa
Missouri
Indiana
Stephen C. Hughes
National Council Expands to 84 Members With four new groups
In Chicago the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives added four associations to reach 84 members and unanimously accepted the Farmers Union Grain Terminal association of St Paul. Largest new members include Dairymen League Cooperative Association of New York and Missouri Farmers Association of Columbia Missouri. California Vegetable Growers Santa Barbara and Mississippi Federated Cooperative Jackson were the other two entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association
St. Paul
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Iowa City
R. J. Beamer
HH Banks
Tipton
King Brother
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Pikes
By Williams
Ty McU
Derry
ETO
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McCormick
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Harry Hartz
Ernie Eckert
Auds
Watkins Savings Bank
Farm Service Department
the Peoples Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Fed. Deposit Ins, Corp
Australia
Canada
South Amerca
Denver Livestock Show
Farmers Institute At
Whitter
IFSA
National Council of Farmer Co-ops
Swift & Company
Agricultural
Illinois
U.S. A
Europe
War Food Administration
C. W. Crickman
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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