Guatemalan Research Center Nears July Start at Antigua
Iowa State College announces construction of a new center for study of agriculture and allied sciences in Antigua Guatemala. The center, first of its kind operated independently of government by a U S educational institution, will open by July 1 with a small staff and limited student enrollments.
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Iowa State College
Antigua
Guatemala
Charles E. Finley
Center For Study of Agriculture and Allied Sciences
State Board of Education
United States
I. E. Melhus
Col
Anteenth
Lege
Dotany &Nnaq
George Goodman
University of Oklahoma
Finley
J. R. Wallin
Progreso
Wallin
Purebred Angus cows top at 156 at Wendlandt farm sale
Letts area sale at Robert Wendlandt farm four miles northeast yielded Angus cows up to 156. Yearling steers and heifers brought 93 while Duroc sows sold for 50. Fall pigs brought 11 and horses went for 72 with baled clover hay at 85.
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Robert Wendlandt
Here
Local Farm Prices Include Feed Staples and Equipment
A list shows oats priced at 73 cents per bushel and baled straw at 60 cents. A Letz 220 foot mill with elevator is offered at 530 dollars, plus a disc in and hog houses priced around 49 dollars.
Central Iowa PCA Schedules Dual Annual Meeting
The Central Iowa Production Credit association will hold two annual meetings in Cedar Rapids at the Montrose hotel on Jan 17 and Newton at the Maytag hotel on Jan 18. J J Boatman of Montezuma, the association president, announced details including noon dinners, reports from officers and employees, and a keynote address by E J Petrick, vice president of the Omaha Production Credit corporation. The group serves farmers and stockmen across Story, Marshall, Benton, Linn, Tama, Johnson, Iowa, Poweshiek, Jasper, Polk, Warren and Marion counties, with about 700 member borrowers.
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Central Iowa Production Credit Association
Montrose
Cedar Rapids
Maytag
Newton
J. J. Boatman
Montezuma
Boatman
Farmers and Stockman
Story
Marshall
Benton
Linn
Tama
Johnson
Towa
Poweshiek
Jasper
Polk
Warren
Marion
E. J. Petrick
Omaha Production Credit Corporation
Subside timing clash over meat and butter price ceilings
Washington signals pricing policy debate intensifies as subsidies linger beyond June. Bowles calls for living costs to drop to the V-J day index before easing subsidies, while Ander son and others face opposition to raising butter and meat ceilings. Beekeeping and parity debates surface amid discussions of six months’ notice and Congress scrutiny.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Anderson
Beekeeping Outlook Mixed As Disease Plagues Apiary Work
The piece notes European foul brood and other diseases threaten apiarists and warns against unchecked expansion. It argues that growth should come from skilled beekeepers, since careless owners risk spreading disease and harming nearby apiaries. A hopeful note says beekeeping could evolve as a side pursuit for aging farmers once labor improves.
Corn Borer Meet Opens Wednesday
Preparations were completed for a two day corn borer conference to begin Wednesday at 9:30 am in the Chamber of Commerce. Extensive exhibits by the US Department of Agriculture Iowa State College and Purdue University line the second floor. Speakers include Governor Robert D Blue and Iowa State College President Charles E Finley. Tickets available at the Chamber. Sessions are open to all interested in corn production and borer infestation.
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Chamber of Commerce
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa State College
Purdue University
Towa
Iowa
Roosevelt Hotel
Robert D. Blue
Charles E. Finley
Nobis Has Champion Angus Bull at Denver
At the National Western Livestock Show in Denver the grand champion Aberdeen Angus bull was Blackcap Barry a 2 year old exhibited by Otto Nobis Davenport Iowa The show also named Columbians Model a Hereford owned by the Columbian Ranch Blanca Colorado as grand champion steer Chubby owned by Dwight Tabke Moville Iowa captured the reserve in the open division and was named open grand champion Aberdeen Angus.
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Denver
Blackcap Barry
Wilton
Otto Nobis
Davenport
Columbian Ranch
Blanca
Colo
Chubby
Dwight Tabke
Moville
Aberdeen
Angus
Farm Grain and Hay Stocks Dwindle in Iowa 1945
Iowa farm stocks of corn oats and soybeans show a drop from a year earlier with corn at 341 million bushels down 90 million and soybeans at 7.318 million bushels. Oats stand at 144 million bushels up 50 million, hay on farms at 4.33 million tons, near the ten year average, signaling a lean quarter ahead.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Chickasaw Farm Bureau Names Chester Benson
Orange City native Chester C. Benson, county extension director in Sioux County for three years, is named Chickasaw County extension director succeeding Adrian Gamble. The transfer takes effect February 1.
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Chickasaw Farm Bureau
Chester Benson
New Hampton
Chester C
Benson
Orange City
Sioux County
Chickasaw County
Adrian Gamble
Corn Borer Conference Panel Draws Iowa Officials
Harry D Linn state secretary of agriculture will lead a panel on the European corn borer and its impact on Iowa agriculture and industry at the Chamber of Commerce conference. Panelists include Dean H H Kildee of Iowa State College Director R E Buchanan of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station and Frank Mendel U S Soil Conservation Service. Previously, farm electrification varied by country from 85 percent in Denmark to nearly 100 percent in Holland.
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Harry D Linn
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Dean H. H. Kildee
Iowa State College
R. E. Buchanan
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Frank Mendel
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Packers Halt Livestock Purchases Ahead of National Strike
Cedar Rapids plant workers prepare for a nationwide packinghouse strike at midnight as Wilson and Company suspends buying. Allen Nash, head hog buyer, said no livestock should be sent until buying resumes and expected a short stoppage with updates to come via press and radio. Receipts at central markets Tuesday were handled by order buyers and small killers not affected by the strike.
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Wilson and Company
Cedar Rapids
Allen Nash
Nash
Milk: the sole commercial source of lactose
A concise note states that lactose for commerce comes exclusively from milk, highlighting dairy as the only officially supplied source. The claim centers on the product origin and its commercial availability.
Buckley’s Ganadios Mixture Promises Soothing Cough Relief
An early 20th century ad claims Buckley’s Ganadios Mixture eases childrens coughs and bronchial irritation from colds. It touts rare Canadian pine balsam and soothing ingredients, promising quick mucus loosening and easier breathing. Available in small bottles at May’s Drug Store and Osco Drugs for 45 cents.
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Buckley
U.S.A
May
Osco Drugs
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