100000000 Baby Chicks Are Needed
DES MOINES AP Poultry leaders urge raising over 100 million baby chicks to meet meat ration demand. Iowa Poultry Improvement assn president X T Prentis cites 1944 success of 103 million and notes box shortages transport and low egg prices as ongoing hurdles. Iowa farm income topped 133 million in 1943 with eggs and poultry at 9.7 percent of output.
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Des Moines
X. T Prentis
Mt Ayr
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association
Harry Linn
Iowa
Moisture Shortage Endangers Winter Wheat and Spring Planting
Chicago reports drought and minimal snow threaten Midwestern winter wheat and spring crops. Weather forecaster G L Canaday notes snow cover is lacking, with Chicago record snow 3.6 inches vs normal 13 inches and precipitation 4.26 inches vs 11.24 inches for Sept 1 to Jan 15 1944. Rain or snow is needed to avert damage.
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Chicago
AFP
Central States
G. L. Canaday
Canaday
Jess
Public Sale at Poverty Point Auction Draws From Health and War Bonds
A local notice announces a public sale at Poverty Point near Center Point on Saturday January 22 at 3 p.m. Items include three cows, three team of horses, a Studebaker 4 ton truck, a Pomp-Jack motor, a trailer wagon, corn, clover hay, white rocks pullets, harness, steel posts, a two row cooling machine, a cold water separator, a No 4 ejector shotgun, and other items. The owner Lindon Hoglan notes he is enlisting in the navy and seeks cash for duty, with auctioneering by John Asbrock.
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Navy
Poverty Point
Center Pointe
Studebaker
Jess
Brooder House
Lindon Hoglan
Glenn Hoslan
John Asbrock
Center Point
January Farm Auctions Schedule Across Central Iowa
A series of farm auctions announced for late January into February across Iowa. Listings include John Coons near Central City and Lisbon, J. R. Bowersox near Swisher, Cedar Rapids consignments at Town Livestock, Linden Haglan near Center Point, C. J. Byerly near Alburnett, Lynch Hasselbusch near Marion, Frank Weber near Marion, Frank Zeller near North Liberty, Roy Fruehauf near Cedar Rapids, Iowa Hereford Breeders at Cedar Rapids, Iowa Live Stock Exchange horse sale at Cedar Rapids, and Emil Pidima near Fairfax. Auctions run Jan 20 through Feb 2 with multiple distances.
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John Coons
Central City
Harry Dee
Lisbon
J. R. Bowersox
Swisher
Town Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Linden Haglan
Center Point
J. Byerly
Alburnett
Lynch and Hasselbusch
Marion
Frank N. Weber
Frank Zeller
North Liberty
Roy and
Harvey Fruehauf
Hampshire
Iowa Hereford Breeders
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Emil Pidima
Fairfax
Iowa Butter Output Falls 4 Percent From Year Ago
The Iowa Department of Agriculture bulletin reports butter production for the week ending January 13 rose 4 percent from the prior week but was 4 percent below the year ago level. U.S. butter output rose 1 percent from the prior week yet stood 13 percent lower than the same week last year.
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Iowa
Department of Agriculture
United States
Jones County Fair names officers and dates for 1944
At the annual meeting the Jones County Fair association elected directors for 1944 including H. W. Stuhler H. M. Carpenter Ross Baty M F Hogan J J Locher C D Shaffer Milton Stott A McLaughlin Max McCrabb Max Wortman Harlan Russell Cecil Goettsch and Glen Jones Officers named were H W Stahler president H M Carpenter vice president James Maurice treasurer Ross Baty secretary and Glen Jones assistant secretary The Jones county fair dates are August 23 24 and 25
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Monticello
Jones County Fair Association
H. W. Stuhler
H. M. Carpenter
Ross Baty
M F. Hogan
J J. Locher
C. D. Shaffer
Milton Stott
Co. A. McLaughlin
Max McCrabb
Max Wortman
Harlan Russell
Cecil Goettsch
Glen Jones
H. W. Stahler
James Maurice
Jones County
Farm sale notice near Alburnett and Central City
I have sold my farm and will sell at public auction on the place located 344 miles east and 1 mile south of Alburnett on gravel road or 1 mile southwest of Central City. Monday Jan 24 at noon. Four head of horses including a black mare, grey gelding, blind horse, hay mare. 125 head of good feeding shorts. 600 bales hay plus alfalfa and other forage. corn in field up to 2,500 bushels. various machinery and miscellaneous items. cash or equivalent terms. Pleasant Valley Club will serve lunch. C J Byerly owner, Mitchell and Lassen Auds, HH. F McNeill, Clerk.
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Alburnett
Central City
Emerson
John Deere
Pleasant Valley Club
C. J. Byerly
Mitchell and
Lassen
MeNlel
Hauling Wheat From Canada Left To the Railroads
Senator Reed reports War Food Administrator Marvin Jones may cancel the order diverting 200 railroad cars daily to Canada for wheat. If not voluntary, Reed and Wheeler will push a resolution to vacate the order. Wheeler argues agencies had no constitutional authority to order cars out of the U.S.
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Wheeler
Office of Defense Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
War Food Administration
Reed
Victory Garden Seed Order Urged For 1944
Ames Iowa victory gardeners should order seed now for a bigger and better 1944 harvest. John Nicholson of the American Seed Trade Commission warns delays from the March rush could push delivery past planting time. Labor shortages require early orders though seed supplies are ample with slightly higher ceiling prices.
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Ames
INS
Iowa
John Nicholson
American Seed Trade Commission
Nicholson
Cattlemen Hear Glasses on Beef Supply at Denver Session
The American Livestock Association’s 47th annual convention opened its second session in Denver with cattlemen declaring no current shortage and no rationing. They warned of a beef shortage next summer due to scarce feed and CPA missteps. Albert K. Mitchell of Albert NM urged higher cattle numbers, while Hub Russell of Maricopa CA called for CPA removal and a direct food administrator.
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Denver
Sns
American Livestock Association
CPA
Albert K. Mitchell
Albert
N. M
Hub Russell
Maricopa
Calif
Congress
Oats Bring 78 Cents at Ainsworth Estate Sale
Six hundred bushels of oats sold for 78 cents per bushel at the estate sale by Mrs G F Baird four miles northeast of Ainsworth. Clover land timothy hay brought 11 dollars a ton. Other prices included broad sows 34 to 36 dollars, Poland China boar 35, shoats 17 to 18, milk cows 90 to 100, heifers 80 to 90, horses 35 to 100, White Rock chickens 1 25, White Leghorn chickens 1 05.
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Ainsworth
G. F. Baird
Clover
Timothy Hay
Poland
White Rock
Grandview sale brings solid prices for livestock and poultry
Holstein cows and heifers sold from 65 to 95 dollars at H. H. Snyder farm three and a half miles south of town. Horses brought 60 to 85 dollars, Hampshire shoals brought 17 to 19 dollars, and White Rock pullets sold for 1.25 dollars.
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Grandview
H. H. Snyder
Hampshire Shoals
White Rock
Farmers Near Manchester Will Study Dairying
A series of 10 dairy production discussion meetings will begin Wednesday at Buck Creek consolidated school southeast of Manchester with Paul McElmeel leading. Separate women’s meetings at the same time will be led by Walter Gienapp. Golden community meetings will be at Sheppard school north of the Golden church with Paul McElmeel as leader. The aim is to help farmers meet war production goals as livestock output rises from 1942 to 1943.
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Manchester
Buck Creek Consolidated School
Paul Mee- Elmeel
Greeley
Walter Gienapp
Campbell’s Hatchery
Golden
Ryan
Sheppard School
Golden Church
Paul McElmeel
W. H. Magdefrau
Poor PA by Claude Callan
In this brief verse a narrator notes a preacher’s moral about forsaking luxuries while acknowledging his mother’s resilience. The lines imply gratitude for parental strength shaping the speaker’s character and raise themes of modest living and domestic endurance.
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Poor PA
Claude Callan
Hampshire hog breeders plan bred sow sale near Cedar Rapids
Roy and Harvey Fruehauf, owners of a large Hampshire herd, announce a bred sow sale on Saturday January 29 at Fruehauf farms on highway 30 four miles west of Cedar Rapids. The column urges soil conservation practices and contour farming to improve land use and livestock carrying capacity.
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Fruehauf Farms
Cedar Rapids
Highway 30
Roy and
Harvey Fruehauf
Hampshire
Fruehauf
Hog Parley Friday at Des Moines
Midwest hog producers prepare for a Des Moines meeting to discuss pork production and marketing problems. Officials from American pork producers and Iowa swine producers associations will attend, with government and packers' representatives joining Saturday to hear a summary of issues. They warn of potential pork shortages and possible production cuts in seven Midwest states, with Iowa’s decline possibly twice the earlier 10 percent estimate.
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Des Moines
INS
Midwest
American Pork Producers
Iowa Swine Producers Associations
Iowa Association
Hawkeye
REA Charged With Raising Costs for Farmers
Washington based report states the Rural Electrification Administration faced a senate probe over orders to raise line construction costs for farmers. Counsel Carroll Beaddy read an REA directive three weeks old that stopped competitive bidding, mandating boards price by project life instead of bids.
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Washington
INS
Rural Electrification Administration
Senate
Carroll Beaddy
Winneshiek FSA Tenant Farmers Set Annual Meeting
DECORAH FSA tenant purchase farmers in Winneshiek county will hold their annual meeting this week. The ten farmers have paid $9,100 on their loans, about two and a half times the annual premium requirement. Five have operated one year, the rest are in year two. Allamakee county tenants paid $9,088 toward a $3,994 premium.
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Decorah
FSA
Winneshiek County
Allamakee County
Closing Out Sale of Farm Equipment and Livestock
Auction listing for a farm near North Liberty and Oxford on county rock road with 11 head of cattle 43 hogs 7 sheep 265 bales hay 1200 bushels oats and extensive machinery including Farmall tractor McCormick-Deering implements Deere planter and corn shelter. Terms cash. Lunch by Methodist Church. Frank Zeller owner. Auditors Bert Glaspey George Parixek Aaron Albright.
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Ames
McCormick-Deering
John Deere No
Combine
Dain
John Deere
McCormick Mower
Fairbanks-Morse
All News
Hammer Mill
G-Inc
MacCormick-Deering
International
Ladies of Methodist Church
Frank Zeller
Bert Glaspey
Geo. E. Parixek
Aaron Albright
Linn Advises Water and Salt for Stock in Winter
Des Moines AP Secretary Harry D. Linn of the Iowa Department of Agriculture urges farmers to provide ample salt and water for livestock to boost feed efficiency, disease resistance, and profits. He notes winter demand rises as feed shortfalls persist and streams freeze, making water and salt essential year round.
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DES Moines
Harry D. Linn
State Department of Agriculture
Calmar Creamery pays 56 cents butterfat in December
Patrons of the Calmar Creamery received 56 cents per pound for butterfat in December. The plant produced 44,610 pounds of butter from 435,907 pounds of butterfat.
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Calmar
Calmar Creamery Company
Acute Shortage of Clover and Alfalfa Seeds Predicted
The War Food Administration advisory committee warns of a serious seed crop shortage for 1945. Clover and alfalfa seeds may be insufficient for spring planting unless 1944 production is boosted. farmers hold large supplies, and nonproducing areas struggle to obtain needed seed.
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Chicago
Field Seed Industry Advisory Committee
The
War Food Administration
Meat production seen rising to 1944 total
The American Meat Institute estimates 1944 meat output at 25.6 billion pounds, up 6 percent from 1942, reflecting wartime demand and production efficiencies.
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The
American Meat Institute
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