Food production plan urged by Anderson committee
The Washington based House food committee chaired by Clinton P. Anderson laid out a blueprint to raise farm output on a wartime scale, ensure government purchases to prevent price crashes, and speed labor mobility. It urged early announcements of price ceilings for crops and fats, and proposed UN Argentina exchanges of fats for US fuel oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
United Nations
Argentina
United States
Linn Dairy Subsidy Totals For First Quarter
Dairy subsidy payments totaling 92978.13 were issued to 2210 Linn county producers for January through March. Applications for April to June subsidies are open July 1 to August 31. blanks mailed to prior recipients. Rates pay 17 cents butterfat in April, 10 cents in May and June. whole milk subsidies 60 cents per hundredweight in April, 25 cents in May and June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Henry J. Hood
AAA
Hood
Postville Tops Milwaukee Livestock Shipments in 1944
Postville led Milwaukee railroad country shipping points in 1944 with 1,160 carloads of livestock, the Iowa-Dakota division reports. Only Kansas City Sioux City Sioux Falls and South St. Paul shipped more, and total Milwaukee loads rose from 922 in 1943 to 1,160 in 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Milwaukee Railroad
C. Crls
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Sioux City
Sioux Falls
South St. Paul
Iowa-Dakota
Milwaukee System
Black Hawk County Fair Dates Set For Late August
Waterloo set dates for the Black Hawk county 4 H club fair from August 31 to September 3. W R Knapp, president of the county fair association, announced the event with the annual 4 H club exhibition and saddle horse show not yet scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
W. R. Knapp
County Fair Association
OPA Lowers Quotas on Top Cattle Across Zone B
The OPA will limit slaughter quotas for good and choice cattle in zone B for accounting periods ending July 31 August 31 and September 30 to 85 75 and 65 percent of the April June maximum. The total slaughter still varies with market demands and targets fewer high grade cattle. Zone B covers North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Missouri Kentucky Virginia District of Columbia and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Kentucky
Virginia
District of Columbia
Allamakee Dairymen Lose Butterfat From Defective Separators
In WAUKON Allamakee county dairymen lose about 15000 pounds of butterfat annually due to faulty cream separators. County extension worker Martin Meehan estimates the loss from skimmilk tests across local creameries. Some samples show 2 percent fat loss though efficient separators leave 0.02 percent. Farmers receive help to repair or replace faulty units.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Martin Meehan
Meehan
Cancellation of Army Orders Slows Wool Mart
In Boston AP report the War Food Administration says demand for most domestic and foreign wools fell after army canceled orders for 4,000,000 yards of overcoating and army blanket commitments neared completion. Buyers limited purchases to immediate needs while fine wools held steady for large orders. Original bags of Idaho Colorado New Mexican wools sold. interest in poorly graded lines waned. Cancellations allow manufacturers to switch to civilian overcoats amid shortages.
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Boston
Army
War Food Administration
Idaho
Colorado
WFA
OPA Extends Time for Farm Slaughter Permits
The OPA postponed the registration deadline for farm slaughterers to October 14 under the meat control program. Farmers who do not begin slaughtering until fall are covered by the extension, the agency said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Anderson Takes Post to Tackle Food Shortages in Washington
Secretary Clinton P Anderson assumed leadership at the Agriculture Department amid calls for a tougher food policy. He warns shortages won’t vanish overnight as wartime demand declines and government action takes months to affect supplies. He aims for aggressive production, fair distribution, and producer assurances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Anderson
Turkeys Lost In Storms Hit Volga County Growers
Severe wind and rain last week caused heavy losses for Volga-area turkey growers. Several hundred birds perished on range. Local farmers assess damage and seek aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volga City
Book of directions for babies argued in verse
A playful verse urges creating a concise baby care guide. It compares infant care to operating a washing machine and calls for a universal manual authored by experts, replacing outdated methods. The piece cites grandparents and a broad public as inspiring a collective push for a clear handbook.
Iowa farms need Sixty Eight Thousand extra workers
R K Bliss, director of the extension service at Iowa State College, estimated Iowa farms would need 68,000 extra workers this year, up 10 percent from 1944. He outlined a plan to use farm families and local workers rather than large out of state labor, with seasonal, imported, and POW labor components and emphasis on local wage circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
R. K. Bliss
Iowa State College
Iowa Farms
Iowa
Bliss
Wyoming Senator Predicts Higher Ceilings on Lambs
Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming predicted an early rise in ceiling prices for fed lambs and wethers. He said recommendations from the OPA likely include about a $2.50 per hundredweight increase and the removal of the 95 cent subsidy paid to packers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
O’mahoney
D-Wyo
OPA
Farm Labor Shortage Persists in Central Iowa
Iowa farmers in 79 counties asked for 1,797 workers for the week ending June 23. John R. Fitzsimmons, state supervisor of emergency farm labor, said placements reached 1,812 but 848 orders remained unfilled. The shortage is most severe in Central Iowa where requests exceed placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
John R. Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Spring turkeys sold for government order in Postville
Roy Schultz marketed 412 spring turkeys at Groth Produce Company last week for a government order. The birds averaged slightly over 12 and a half pounds at five months and ten days old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Roy Schultz
Groth Produce Company
90 Percent of Chicago Beef In Top Grades
In Chicago market last week over 90 percent of salable cattle were grain fed steers grading good to choice. Prices hovered near an $18 ceiling as federal limits constrained gains despite strong demand from eastern finishers and top cattle buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Farm Prices Reach Peak Since 1920 in June
U S agriculture department reports farm prices in June at 206 percent of the 1909 14 average the highest since 1920. The index rose six points from May and 13 points from a year earlier driven by gains in truck crops poultry eggs and fruits the largest monthly advance since March 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Agriculture Department
War Food Administration Calls Farmers to Plant 70 Million Wheat Acres
The War Food Administration urged farmers to plant 67 to 70 million acres of wheat for 1946 harvest, against this year’s 68.6 million, aiming for a record crop and to meet domestic and foreign needs. It also set a rye goal of 2.8 million acres, up from 2.2 million this year, with state targets to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Don’t Combine Oats Too Soon Warns Van Vlack
Iowa State college farm engineer C. H. Van Vlack warned on Saturday that oats should not be combined until fully ripe. He noted that early cutting yields lighter grain and risk of heating damage, while newer oat varieties have stiffer straw allowing longer field hanging without lodging danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
INS
C. H. van Vlack
Iowa State College
van Vieck
Farm Mortgage Debt Drops to 1916 Low as War Income Grows
Farmers reduced total mortgage debt in 1944 to 5.276 billion dollars, the lowest since 1916, with wartime income boosting repayment. The U S Department of Agriculture notes a 364 million decline in 1944 and 1.315 billion paid during 1940–1944, contrasting World War I trends that saw debt rise to peaks near 7.1 billion by 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Keep Hens Until They Stop Laying Says Ames Man
Ames poultry expert W R Whitfield urges farmers to keep hens as long as they lay. Cull non layers, but maintain about 50 percent production until pullets begin laying. The push for eggs means sustaining existing flocks rather than selling out in summer declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Gazette
W. R. Whitfield
Iowa State College
Whitfield
Tenant Purchase Families Honor FSA Supervisor
Families who have acquired farms under the tenant purchase program in the Allamakee Winneshiek Howard district will honor John H. Stewart district superintendent at a picnic Sunday afternoon at Twin Springs Park. He leaves Sunday night for Brattleboro Vermont for training as fieldman for the Holstein-Friesian association in Iowa Wisconsin and the Dakotas and will reside in Waterloo.
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Decorah
Farm Security Administration
Allamakee - Winneshiek - Howard
John H. Stewart
Twin Springs Park
Stewart
Brattleboro
Holstein-Friesian Association
Iowa
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Waterloo
Soil district approved in Benton referendum
Benton county land owners approved the county soil conservation district by a 169 to 9 vote. District commissioners elected were Herman Franzenburg of Keystone for six years Horace Thompson of Vin for four years and Harold Milles of Vinton for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County
Herman Franzenburg
Keystone
Horace Thompson
Vin
Harold Milles
Cedar Rapids Doctor Buys Half Section Farm Milestone
LeRoy Farmer of Cedar Rapids sold his 350 acre farm five miles northwest of Alburnett to Dr. Richard H. Velde of Cedar Rapids for 42750 dollars. Possession was given immediately under a lease to William E. Anderson expiring February 28 1946, the sale contract filed last week in Linn county recorder’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Aleburnett
Richard H. Velde
Linn County Recorder’s Office
William E. Anderson
Farm Sale Near Oelwein To Oelwein Chemical Chief
Mrs. Edna Mae Keiderlen of Elgin Michigan sold her 240 acre farm near Oelwein to Earl Rhine president of the Oelwein Chemical company for 37000 dollars. Smith brothers real estate brokers handled the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Edna Mae Keiderlen
Elgin
Here
Earl Rhine
Oelwein Chemical Company
Smith Brothers
Top Lambs Bring 17 25 At Decorah Demonstration
C W McDonald of Ames graded 263 head of lambs at Winneshiek county demonstration. Wilson and company of Albert Lea bought the lot at prices 17 25 for blues 16 25 for reds 14 50 for greens 14 25 for yellow greens 15 25 for yellows and 13 for blacks. Ronan brothers Decorah represented Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
C. W. McDonald
Ames
Winneshiek County
Wilson and Company
Albert Lea
Ronan Brothers
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