Record egg production in 1941 exceeds all prior totals in U S
United States Department of Agriculture reports 40.0 billion eggs produced in 1941, 5 percent above 1940 and 4 percent above 1930. December set records for rate of lay and total output with 145 million eggs laid and 24.1 million hens active. Baby chick hatcheries also posted a December record, while cold storage held 3.099 million cases of eggs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Jnno
Iowa Hens Produce 2.77 Billion Eggs in 1941
Iowa total egg output reached 2.769 billion in 1941, an eight percent rise from 1940, according to the Agriculture Department. December production figures are not fully given in the excerpt.
Food Clothes Outshoot Guns Friley Asserts
Dr. Charles E. Friley, president of Iowa State College, told 350 extension workers that food and clothing will win the war and shape postwar life. He cited plans for 30 to 35 million Americans in war work, predicted women on farms and in industry, and warned of logistical challenges and interagency friction ahead.
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PARM
Ames
United States
Italy
Charles E. Friley
Iowa State College
National Association of Land Grant Colleges
Friley
Washington
Iowa
Finley
Iowa Agriculture
R. K. Bliss
R K. Bliss
Food For Victory Drive Outlines War Food Extension Plan
Ames Iowa extension leaders outlined a winter war food mobilization to contact every farmer for a state wide inventory of feed and livestock resources. The program aims to develop state production plans, garden and nutrition work, and home food preservation while training local leaders to carry out farm family education and canning efforts.
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AMES
Ames Extension Service
H.d.a.’S
Iowa State
Paul Taff
Murl McDonald
Taff
Butter Thefts Hit Massillon Creamery Overnight
Special to The Gazette. Burglars entered Massillon creamery Sunday night and stole 450 pounds of butter. The theft was discovered when buttermaker A Maxwell reported for work Monday morning.
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Gazette
Massillon
A. Maxwell
English Valley Cooperative Creamery to meet Feb 12
Special to The Gunavitte reports the annual meeting of the English Valley Cooperative Creamery association will be held in North English on February 12. Directors and members are expected to attend and discuss annual reports and cooperative plans.
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North English
The
English Valley Cooperative Creamery Association
Soul Conservation Note From a Country Woman
A country woman reflects on a rural scene where a shelter and feeder for pheasants attract quail, while sparrows, starlings, and tree squirrels interact with the barn. Pigeons discuss hay limits as a cardinal, rabbits, and nuthatches appear around maples and blackberries.
Top price at Dygert dispersal sale for Percheron stock
Waterlo o Iowa buyers led a Belgian and Percheron sale at the Waterlo o Cattle Congress grounds. Sfolbert of Manchester paid 675 for a 4 year old Percheron stallion while Meschke of Minneapolis spent 575 on an imported mare. About 300 buyers from eight states attended led by Fred Reppert and Jack Halsey with pedigrees read by Mr. Dygert.
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Waterloo
J C Sfolbert
Manchester
E. J. Dygert
Waterloo Cattle Congress
Fred Meschke
Minneapolis
Homer Heitz
Haven
Kan
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Kansas
Illinois
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Iowa
Fred Reppert
Chicago
Jack Halsey
Des Moines
Mr. Dygert
Falls City Auction Sees Stronger Horse and Mule Sales
Warren Parker manager of Falls City Auction reports improved horse and mule sales this year, with buyers from Omaha Kansas City and St. Joseph Missouri attending a recent sale in Falls City. The top price reached 137 dollars 50 cents for a two year old male.
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Falls City, Neb
Warren Parker
Falls City
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Auction Results From Elkader and Columbus Junction Sales
Corn sold for 91 cents a bushel and oats 80 cents at the Herman J. Kruse sale seven miles south of Elkader. Cows topped at 112.50, a yearling Holstein bull 86, two year old heifers 77 and 75, fall pigs 10.30 each, chickens 110, tractor 475, cultivator 77.50, binder 250, plow 90, disc 71. Jack Thiele auctioneer. In Columbus Junction, Grover Swick sale had horses 50 to 85, two suckling colts 22.50 and 30, sows and pigs 40–52, sixty sheep 8–11, milk cows 50–83, calves 15–30, heifers 45–60, bull 75, hay 13.50 a ton, oats 0.57, tractor 350, rotary hoe 60, corn planter 30, wagons 15–25, plows 12. Paul Klotz auctioneer.
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Elkader
Herman J. Kruse
Jack Thiele
Gazette
Columbus Junction
Grover Swick
Mediapolis
Timothy
Clover
Paul Klotz
Jersey
Banes
Ian Nead
Iy Hlad
Berkshire
Poland
Oliver
McCormick-Deering
International Horse
John Deere
Chatton
Ulich
Picef
Public Sale Near Ryan Lists Livestock and Crops Auction Totals
Special to The Gazette at the Carl Warner postponed sale near Ryan reports corn at 82 cents a bushel with 2000 bushels sold. Hay plus livestock brought varied prices including a 1400 pound mare at 75 dollars, 53 feeding shoots at mixed prices, fall pigs at 9.50 each, yearling roan bull 81.50, steer and heifer lots ranging from 36 to 1175 for equipment and calves, plus an 8 foot grain binder at 150 dollars. Cecil Ryan of Manchester acted as auctioneer.
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Manchester
Carl Warner
Ryan
Timothy
Cecil Ryan
4 H Posture Training Dates Set In Ottumwa And New Hampton
Ottumwa announces a January 24 posture training school led by Miss Ella Gardner of the federal extension service and an Ames Extension service 4 H staff member with the theme Measuring Me The session begins at 930 am. New Hampton schedules an all day posture training for January 29 starting at 930 am conducted by Miss Ella Gardner.
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Ottumwa
Southeastern Town
Ella Gardner
Federal Extension Service
Ames Extension Service
New Hampton
the Gazette
Nabble sale announced at rural Tipton fairground location
Public auction advertised near Tipton on the north fairground road and 42 miles north on oiled roads to Mechanicaville. The sale promises all farm equipment and goods to the highest bidder due to labor shortages and a need for settlements among locals.
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Tipton
Fairground
Mechanicaville
George Gaul Estate Sale Auction Notice
Auction announces sale of 7 head of horses and mules, 7 purebred Jersey cows, 5 Shorthorn Hereford cattle, 10 sheep, 3 hogs, and power machinery in Mechanicsville. Includes Oliver and John Deere equipment, grain elevator, hay loader, and farm implements. Terms available. lunch provided by Ulich and PICEF. auctioneered by Wilbur Colby. clerked by Tifton State Bank.
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George Gaul
Farm Auction Schedule Listings for January and February
Auction listings show multiple consignment sales around Iowa towns including Mount Vernon Tipton Center Point Cedar Rapids Oelwein Linn County and Cedar Rapids with buyers invited to farm and livestock dispersals by Cook Hoggin Colby Moyer Orr Zach Gaulner Prosser Smith O'Connell and others across dates January 21 to February 11.
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Lee Evans
Mt. Vernon
Cook
Hoggin
Center Point
Colby
Tipton
John Moyer
Springville
Charlie Orr
Jerry Zach
Cedar Rapids
Geo
Gaul Estate
Harry Beckner
Jersey
Oelwein
Prosser & Smith
Linn County
John O’connell
Farm near Whittier sells for 200 an acre
Carl Zetelman sold his 25 acre farm at the west edge of Whittier to Seward Pear son of near Marion. Possession to be given March 1. The deal was arranged through the Frank Craven company of Cedar Rapids. Purchase price reported as 200 dollars per acre.
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Whittier
Carl Zetelman
Seward Pear
Marion
Frank Craven Company
Cedar Rapids
Fayette County Holstein Breeders Meet Jan 31
County Agent Paul E. McElroy announced the Fayette County Holstein Breeders Association will hold its annual meeting at Legion Hall in Fayette at noon on January 31.
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Fayette County
Fayette
Holstein Breeders Association
Legion Hall
Paul E. McElroy
Four Master Farmers Named In Iowa
Des Moines AP confirms Iowa’s four new Master Farmers Henry Olerich of Rolfe Ray Ceglon of Extra Henry Dall of Battle Creek and Alvin Prestemon of Waukon. The awards are by Wallace’s Farmer with a board including state and college officials and editor Donald R. Murphy. Master Farmers are chosen for farming skill and community leadership and have been honored since 1926.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Henry Olerich
Rolfe
Ray Coglon
Extra
Henry Dall
Battle Creek
Alvin Prestemon
Waukon
Wallace
Farmer Magazine
Mark G. Thornburg
George Godfrey
Iowa State College
Lewis Morris
Grimes
Iowa Master Farmers Club
Donald R. Murphy
Olerich
Ceglon
Audubon County
Dall
Ida County
Prestemon
Allamakee County
Dairy School Postponed in Wapello
Dairy feeding school set for January 29 in Wapello has been postponed, County Agent Lael Moon announced on Tuesday.
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Wapello
Lael Moon
Eighth U S President Horizontal Puzzle Clues Revisited
Puzzle fills include references to the eighth president, various abbreviations, and terms from geography science and history. Across and down clues cover nouns verbs and adjectives with themes of measurement fate language and classification.
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