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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1942
Page
4
The Automobile Manufacturers Association reports farm owners drive 5 750 miles yearly on average with 67 percent of miles for necessity. Ninety eight percent of farm cars serve work related travel while only four percent are new. Non-farm rural cars average 8 120 miles with 63 percent necessity driving.
RFA credits Bill Stanton and Elizabeth Wherry with a color slide series depicting farming in Jones County. Wherry lectures during exhibitions, and her script enhances the compelling show regarded as a strong promotional piece for rural life.
Muscatine county beef producers plan their annual banquet at the Congregational church with about 400 expected attendees. The meal features a 1300 pound prime beef from B F Metcalf and Son. Sam McKelvie of Woodlake Neb president of the Sandhills Cattle Growers association will speak, with toastmaster Metcalf and other speakers including W C Hendricks, Lysle Eichelberger, and Katherine Slian.
Wheat quota referendum planned for mid May as Secretary Wickard set to issue orders. Officials warn of excess supply despite wartime demand and cite a two year stockpile at the season's start. Penalties for over quota remain pegged near 49 cents per bushel, with expected loan rate increases.
A sequence of public farm sales and closeouts across several Iowa sites including Gedar Rapids tipton Ryan Center Cedar Rapids Mechanicsville Belle Plaine Linn County and Anamosa. Auctions list closing out dates owners and locations for January February 1920s style notices.
Benjamin Swartzendruber of Wellman paid $13,500 for 160 acres near Wellman in a sale from Mustaba Investment Company of Muscatine. In a separate transaction Nena G. Hohenschuh of Johnson County sold 40 acres near Riverside to Bertha Ruth of Washington for $2,000.
Luzerne N. Dodd, near Luzerne, adopts contour plowing without aid from officials. Using five horses to judge level, he achieves ten bushels more per acre and reduces soil wash. Contoured fields retain moisture longer, showing contour farming pays dividends.
Iowa City Fire Chief says around 4 am a broader house owned by Daniel G. Roth near Iowa City burned with 2000 baby chicks killed. A 1940 automobile also burned and water shortages hampered fighting the blaze. Roth, manager of Iowa City Poultry, was away.
Secretary Wickard said the farm sector has shifted from low to high gear to ensure maximum food and fiber for those fighting for democracy. He cited record 1941 production, the need for labor and machinery, and a national safety goal over individual advantage. He urged a national view on trade and warned against high price policies that could hinder the war program.
Edgewood's Farmers Creamery schedules its annual meeting for February 3 in the Community Hall plus details for members.
The United States Department of Agriculture set minimum 1942 grower prices for canned tomatoes and peas. Tomato floor prices range from 16.50 to 22.00 per ton by region. Iowa and 11 other midwestern states at 17.50 per ton. Peas receive a 17.50 per ton increase over 1940 averages, per state war board recommendations. Purchases will occur through certified canners with contracts to pay minimums. tomatoes bought through Dec 31 and peas through Oct 31. Target totals: 40 million cases tomatoes and 38 million cases peas for civilian, military and lend-lease needs.
Luana Farmers Creamery report shows 1,036,987 pounds butter produced in 1941, a 65,343 pound rise from 1940. Shipments to New York and Chicago reached 972,715 pounds, with 11,493 pounds sold locally. Total income about $348,848 including butter and buttermilk sales. Harold Sebastian named to replace Elliott Nelson as buttermaker.
The Aurora Farmers Creamery association paid an average 391 cents per pound for butterfat in 1941 and 33.3 cents per pound for butter sold. Output totaled 320 481 pounds of butter from 257 877.3 pounds butter fat in 3 528 731 pounds milk and 476 272 pounds of cream. Overrun averaged 24.2 percent. Milk and cream tests averaged 3.6 and 27.2 respectively. Ben Maudlin was reelected president with Albert Seedorff as vice president and Otto Martin and John Werner as directors. Ernest Wright of Waterloo spoke as field secretary of the Iowa State Dairy association.
Bennetts Section 13 butter makers of the Iowa Creamery Operators association meet Wednesday at 4 p.m. with Mr and Mrs John Hansen. Colesburg Cooperative creamery holds annual meeting at Legion hall Saturday at 1 p.m. Colesburg reports 497 976 pounds butter shipped east in 1941 with 98 percent top grade including 10 percent at 98 and 88 percent at 92.
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Miss Dorothy Simmons extension home management specialist at Iowa State College spoke after a Washington conference predicting rationing of some foods in Iowa within six months. She warned shortages despite overall supplies and urged saving and efficient use to support allied nations and sustain nutrition while war lasts.
Ames extension economist Robert W. Wilcox says the Towa farm credit situation looks good for 1942. Mortgage debt has fallen since 1924, lenders include Federal Land Bank Omaha and land bank commissioner, life insurers, banks and others, with debt repayment faster than in recent years. Interest rates remain among the lowest in the corn belt, around 4.7 to 5.8 percent.
The Commodity Credit Corporation report shows 13.35 million bushels sold in the week ended Jan 17, bringing total sales to 132.16 million bushels while on hand remains about 110.65 million. Argentine corn acreage is about 15 percent smaller than last year with rains aiding crop conditions though some northern areas lack rain.
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