Farm Bureau Under Fire From National Committee in Washington
A lengthy dispatch from Ray Anderson reports the National Committee for Agriculture in Washington sending a hostile communication to county Triple A offices in Iowa and neighboring states. The memo alleges a secret brain trust within farm groups aims to pressure Secretary Wickard and steer federal farm programs toward Farm Bureau control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Farm Bureau Federation
Marl Smith
Ulinois
Francis Johnason
Towa
National Committee For Agriculture
Washington DC
National Farm Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
A. W. Harvey
Iowa
Americans Farm Bureau
National Grange
National Co-op Council
Thei
Wickard
Farm Bureau
Bart Smith
Vines
Francis Johnson
Washington
Smith
Johnson
Five man board proposed to control farm programs debated
The piece outlines a proposed five man board to administer major farm programs including the Agricultural Adjustment administration and Federal Crop Insurance. It argues this would bypass the USDA, shift control to republican farm groups, and redefine extension services and Farm Security Administration functions while keeping county administration unchanged.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Surplus Marketing Administration
Commodity Credit Corporation
Senate
United States Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Farm Security Administration
Extension
FSA
Department of Farm Credit Administration
Indirect Election Shifts in AAA Committees
A Washington note explains that county AAA committees are indirectly elected via township program participants, with county committees chosen by townships. The five-man board proposal would place extension services under dominant administrative control and potentially align farm programs with the GOP. The writer questions southern loyalties to the party that delivered farm support.
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Corn
GOP
Farm Bureau
Republican Party
Washington
Farm Bureau to thank leaders for parity guarantee
Cedar county Farm Bureau directors authorized County President Ben Penningroth of Tipton to write to State President Francis Johnson and National President Ed O Neal expressing appreciation for work securing 85 percent parity for farmers.
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Tipton
Cedar County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Ben Penningroth
Francis Johnson
Ed O'Neal
Five Vocational Ag Scholarships Awarded In Iowa
Des Moines announces five vocational agriculture scholarships to attend the American Youth Foundation leadership training camp near Shelby Michigan August 11 25. Recipients include DeWitt instructor Mr Hendren and four Iowa students Irvin Nathlich Arnold Meyer Kenneth Randolph Boyd Rankin and others. Scholarships valued at 43 cover two weeks with Danforth Foundation support and joint funding from the Iowa FFA and Iowa Vocational Agriculture Teachers associations.
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Des Moines
Hendren
DeWitt
Iowa
American Youth Foundation
Shelby
Mich
H T. Hall
Irvin EB
Nathlich
Mapleton
Iowa Ffa Association
Arnold H Meyer
Clarinda
Kenneth H Randolph
McCausland
Boyd Rankin
Tracy
Danforth Foundation
Iowa F.F.A. Association
Iowa Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association
Hogs Bring 10.65 Each at Chicago Sale
Tipton Ben Gebelstein, a Cedar county farmer, sold 51 hogs Tuesday in Chicago averaging 234 pounds and bringing 1065 dollars per hundredweight.
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Tipton
Ben Gebelstein
Cedar County
Chicago
Fewer equine sleeping sickness cases reported in Iowa
Iowa state veterinarian says fewer than 100 equine sleeping sickness cases reported to date this season with about 25 percent deaths. No eastern type detected in Iowa. Iowa data cited include 22 counties reporting cases and Dickinson county with the highest numbers, along with 2 355 vaccinated animals in the state.
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R. H. A. Seldell
Des Moines
The
Gazette Today
Iowa
Seicell
the Gazette
American Foundation For Animal Health
J. A. Barger
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Barger
Dickinson
Foundation
Appalachian Mountain
Mississippi
Texas
Insurance against sleeping sickness losses urged for horse owners
The article notes that horse owners in many areas are already protected as a preventive measure against summer outbreaks of sleeping sickness, and urges prompt reporting of any suspected cases to veterinary authorities.
Milk Shortage Threatens Consumers in U S Cities
A fresh milk shortage looms as government buys for Britain divert dairy output to cheese and dried milk products. Officials say higher producer prices may be needed to sustain domestic supplies, with price regulation used to ration milk between U S consumers and Britons. Cities with dairy processing, including New York City Chicago Louisville Kansas City Washington Toledo Omaha Council Bluffs Sioux City, face potential impact.
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Ovid A. Martin
Washington
Great Britain
Agriculture Department
New York City
Chicago
Louisville
Kansas City
Toledo
Omaha
Neb
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Steers Top Market At Chicago Selling 1341 Pounds
R A Cartano of Monticello sold a load of 1 341 pound steers in Chicago. The cattle topped the market at 11 85 dollars per hundredweight.
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Monticello
R. A. Cartano
Chicago
Dairy Attitude Censured by Iowa Dairy Board
Des Moines Iowa AP The Iowa Dairy Industry commission censures Secretary Wickards call to eat less dairy saying it undermines years of work and risks a domestic shortfall. The group notes 60 to 70 percent of funds go to out of state advertising and that Britain will resume imports after the war. The commission plans its 1941 program and advertising outside Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
Claude. Wickard
C. R. Schoby
Commission
Wickard
Britain
Denmark
Iowa
Schoby
INS
The
Jin Des Moines
Frank Galer
Great Britain
Galer
National Dairy Council
American Dairy Association
Bode
America
Oats Cutting Is Begun in Stanwood and Area
Harvesting of small grain has begun in Stanwood area. Ed Rigby formerly of Stanwood began cutting oats on Wednesday as cool cloudy weather slowed ripening and wheat cutting starts in Middle Amana where rainstorms hindered harvest the crop is expected to be about normal. Raspberry crop is reported exceptionally good.
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Stanwood
Ed Rigby
Middle
Amana
Amina Farm
Cedar county reports oats damaged by winds and corn unplowed
County Agent Howard A. Hamilton says a high portion of Cedar county corn will not be plowed again due to being too high and tangled after wind storms. About 30 percent of oats flattened, rust noted but hybrid varieties resist. Chinch bug damage not significant.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Howard A. Hamilton
Map Puzzle Clue Solve Horizontal and Vertical Words
A crossword style puzzle with clues across and down including related terms such as Asiatic kingdom unit of work furnace feed ing device and other word pairs. The grid merges general vocabulary with specific cross references to form a complete fill-in.
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Russian Council
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