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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1942
Page
14
United States Department of Agriculture data show total meats in cold storage on Jan 1 at 1,035,929,000 pounds, with pork, poultry, beef, and other items recorded. The figures compare with a year earlier and reflect higher poultry and lard stocks, while butter and eggs levels also shift.
Iowa counties would ship about 40 million bushels of corn for non agricultural wartime needs. Counties like Webster, Calhoun, Pocahontas, Hamilton, and Kossuth hold major stocks in steel bins and on farms. Officials note two thirds of total supply is in steel bins and eastern southern counties would ship little due to local use.
Special to The Ganette Des Moines Iowa milk production for December was the greatest in 17 years of record says Leslie M Carl director of the Iowa crop reporting service. January 1 output averaged 13.8 pounds per cow per day, down 2 percent from the 14.1 pounds peak on January 1 1940.
Iowa State College foundation farms manager James J. Wallace reports after four years that livestock share leases yield higher tenant and landlord gains than crop shares. In 1941 crop shares netted tenants 1127 while livestock shares delivered 2201. landlords earned 5.0 and 11.5 percent returns respectively. Expenditures focused on fences, soils, and livestock, with quick returns from livestock and rising crop value countered by weather and other delays. Wallace cautions strong landlord supervision and mutual understanding are key for success and expects full productivity near a decade away.
Closing notice describes James Gariesh farm sale at a location 1 mile south of Mt Vernon, 6 miles north of Selon, and 1 mile west of Ivanher bridee on Ely rend. Seller plans to hold two concrete estate items as part of the public sale.
Evans owner offers cattle sheep goats and poultry plus farming gear at Rock Island planter corn planter tools and tractors. Items include a pair of mares and a two year old heifer herd plus Black Angus calf and White faced heifers, vaccinated sheep and purebred ewes, a John Deere implement lineup, a walking plow and feed equipment. Sale includes carpentry tools, a coal steeve, enamelware and household items. Auction conducted by Lee Evans at 1 p.m. with terms cash.
The Benton county grain poultry and egg show sponsored by Vinton high school agriculture students is scheduled Feb 4 7. Speakers on Feb 5 include Francis Johnson of Des Moines president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation and Herb Plambeck Des Moines WHO farm editor.
Erwin F. Dy gert of Manchester Iowa becomes operator of the horse market at the Chicago Union stockyards succeeding the late Harry McNair.
Thursday January 22 1942 listing head of Percheron horses high lighted by color and age along with black mares and foals. Also purebred Hereford cattle including cows calves and steers, Berkshire Hampshire cross, Shropshire ewes and herd notes. Farm machinery hay and clover seed offered with cash terms and on farm viewing at Charlie Orr auction grounds.
At the annual Triple A committee meeting in Des Moines county representatives received sheets listing government corn by bin site and were asked to mark exact amounts deemed necessary for local feeders. Most committees took sheets home to study, delaying decisions. Rumors mentioned use in distillation for munitions and synthetic rubber under a Reconstruction Finance Corporation program.
At the National Western Stock Show in Denver the top Hereford bull sold for 7000 dollars. The first 50 animals averaged 1504 dollars, the highest national average in two decades. The sale drew 1006 stockmen and total receipts reached 128100 dollars.
An old advertisement claims the liver must pour bile to aid digestion and prevent constipation. It promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy to restore bile flow, improve mood, and restore health, urging readers to “get a supply today” and to ask for the product in standard dosages.
One thousand four hundred bushels of corn sold for 85.75 cents a bushel at the L. C. Vacha sale four and one half miles northwest of Columbus Junction. Fodder brought 1.50 a shock. Clover hay 14.50 a ton and bean hay 12 a ton. Guernsey cows 90 to 103 each. calves 40 to 50. Tractor 400, plow 50, hedge posts 1.80, steel posts 0.31. Auctioneers Paul Kiotz and H. M. Duncan of Columbus Junction.
Corn sold for 81 cents a bushel and oats 65 cents at the sale two and one half miles southwest of Tiffin. Straw brought 5 dollars a ton and hay 8.75. Aberdeen Angu cattle averaged 110 a head. Ewes sold for 11.50 a head. A bay team brought 182, a young mare 75 and a colt 30.
Special to The Jevette notes a closing out sale two miles east of Stairstown. Timothy hay brought 12.50 per ton. Van guard oats 0.59 per bushel and corn 0.71 per bushel. Baled straw 0.45 per bale. Cattle and hogs sold with cows at 86.50, 11 head hogs 14.50 each, 14 spring calves 49.75 each, no heifers at 73.50. Machinery items include a corn picker 140, corn planter 38, Ep ape 545, and a corn sheifer 50.
A landslide 96 percent in favor created Tama county soil district after a Tuesday referendum of landowners. Bryan Boatman, formerly of Ames, heads the district from Toledo as technical advisor. Earl Elijah of Orence supervised the election for the state soil districting committee. Robert Lyon, Fred Bruene, and E. P. Skrable were elected to six, four, and two year terms respectively.
Voting on the Allamakee soils referendum will be held January 28 at Lansing Waukon Postville Dorchester and Waterville from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. If the referendum passes, three county commissioners will be elected at the same time. Candidates listed include Harvey Schultz Horace Clark John Rouster W J Thomson M J Gavin Walter Hagen and Moritz Kerndt.
Dr. K. W. Stouder and E. L. Quaife of the Ames extension service lead a hog production school for Linn county farmers. The event is Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce building in Cedar Rapids.
A public sale is announced as the owner moves to a new farm. The listing notes stock to be sold at the George Comme farm located seven miles west of Cedar Rapids on the indicated road.
The article discusses Claude Wickard, secretary of agriculture, accused of favoring agricultural equity over broader social uplift. It notes Roosevelt hints he may be removed if he refuses to back price ceilings for farm products without labor and finance input, and warns against a compliant replacement.
Annual meeting of the Manchester Cooperative Creamery is scheduled for February 9. Members are invited to attend at the depot hall to discuss dull milk prices and cooperative plans.
Des Moines reports a seven percent drop in cattle on feed in Iowa as of January 1 compared with 一年 ago, according to Leslie M. Carl federal state agricultural statistician. The wider corn belt shows a three percent overall decline with eight states lower and increases in South Dakota Nebraska and Kansas. This marks the first five year dip in the corn belt cattle on feed totals.
Gordon Hansen of Cedar Falls won a speaking contest for rural youth Tuesday in Cedar Rapids. The Farmers Grain Dealers association sponsors the event on cooperation, with sectional winners advancing to a Des Moines state contest next week at the grain co op convention. Norton Litts Lisbon finished second, Rita Waechter Epworth third, Alan Smith Montezuma fourth. judges included Robert Ray Coe College A R Bentley Ames and Jens Thuesen Dike.
Lorraine Knutson of Decorah won the district rural youth speaking contest sponsored by the Iowa Farmers Grain Dealers association. She will represent the district in the state contest at Des Moines during the association's annual conven tion next week. Contestants spoke on rural cooperation.
Front page notice lists multiple farm auctions in Iowa near Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. Events include Iowa Live Stock Exchange sale in Cedar Rapids and several closings or dispersals by local farmers such as Mrs Chas Nemecek John Magnusson Mack Lee Evans John Moyer Charlie Orr Harry Beckner and John O Connell with sale locations spanning Center Point Mt Vernon Tipton and Oelwein on dates from January 16 to February 11.
The Jesup creamery announces its annual meeting scheduled for February 2. Members are invited to review finances, elect officers, and discuss future plans for the cooperative.
A crossword style clue list mentions a screen actress who worked with Clark Gable in a 1930s film, plus diverse abbreviations and terms like Sardinia and fiber knots. The fragmented entries hint at a themed puzzle row with short definitions and cross references.
Farm folk respond nobly to higher livestock and product prices but warn of housing, feeding, labor, sanitation and disease control challenges. Emphasis on clean facilities and disease management. Lloyd Meek of Shelleburg feeds 155 Hereford heifers to boost production and survival rates.
February 11 auction offering tea horses cattle 199 hoes sheep 6 bushels of soybeans and various farm machinery. Additional details to appear in the later paper. John O Connell owner. Jeohm Krall Fairfax Stave Savings Bank clerk. Tewr Schmits auctioneer.
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