Farm Bureau Iowa to Center Home Projects on Nutrition
Iowa Farm Bureau women launch a defense nutrition drive with Ames sessions on Sept 15 and follow up in counties statewide. Mrs. Sara Porter Ellis says four goals guide the effort to boost personal health, farm-family diets, and year round food planning and preservation for national defense.
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Farm Bureau
Iowa
Sara Porter Ellis
Ames Extension Home Project
Cedar Rapids
Ames
Ellis
Home Project
FENCE DRIFT AND EXTENSION PLANS IN IOWA WEAVES
A Cedar Rapids report describes sludge and lime on gardens, plus a push for farm family health and livestock extension services. Henry Eichling outlines pork poultry eggs and milk goals, with 4 H clubs to engage youth. Carl Malone leads agricultural economics outreach with price trends and outlooks. A Cedar Rapids session occurred at West Union after an Ames leadership change.
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Henry Eichling
Eichling
Carl Malone
Malone
Ames
L. G. Allbaugh
Washington
Farm Security Administration
Cedar Rapids
West Union
Town Shares Small Land, Big Farm Income
The town holds 3.45 percent of the nation’s farm land but contributes 8 percent of the United States cash farm income, indicating high productivity or value among its agricultural sector.
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United States
Cattle Kill Reaches New High as June Slaughter Tops Record
Cattle slaughter continues to rise with a June total of 867,141 head, the month’s high and up from 1936. Six month totals reach 4,941,911 head, second only to 1918. Sheep and lambs steady, hogs down, calves typical. weights average heavier. A wagon once used by Sinclair Packing in Cedar Rapids surfaces, now owned by Goreme Willis after years as a hog shackler.
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Sinclair Packing Company
Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Company
T. M. Sinclair
Goreme Willis
W. W. Boland
Willis
Sinclair Company
Apple Scab and Fire Blight Hit by Heavy Rains
Ames reports a statewide outbreak of apple scab and fire blight due to heavy rains. Prof. G C Kent of the Iowa agricultural experiment station recommends Bordeaux mixture 3-3-50 to 4-4-50 strength and cutting infected parts.
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Ames
G. C. Kent
Iowa
AAA Heads In Nebraska Stand Put On Wheat Quotas
Lincoln Neb INS state and county AAA officials refused to change their stand on the wheat marketing quota system despite protests by about 350 farmers at Hallam The group filed an 11 point protest charging unconstitutional penalties irregularities in the referendum ballot and partiality in quota administration Fred Wallace state AAA chairman suggested politics fueled the protests.
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Lincoln, Neb
INS
AAA
Hallam
Neb
Fred Wallace
Oat rust most severe in eastern and central Iowa
Prof. H. D. Hughes head of Iowa State College crops department says heavy rains and heat create ideal conditions for oat rust in Iowa 1941. He warns eastern and central Iowa face a epidemic comparable to 1938 while western areas are ahead and less affected.
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Ames
Iowa
H. D. Hughes
Iowa State College Farm Crops Department
Hughes
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Gov't Food Buying Includes 6 429 090 Lbs Pork and Lard
The U S department of agriculture lists purchases for the week ended July 5 including lard 2 8 million pounds pork meat products canned 1 854 090 pounds cured and frozen 1 775 000 pounds casings 136 430 bundles shell eggs 5 980 cases dried eggs 1 583 000 pounds frozen eggs 13 810 220 pounds American cheese 2 490 500 pounds dry milks and other staples such as evaporated milk canned tomatoes futures canned fish potatoes beans prunes dried apricots dried apples cornstarch corn grits enriched wheat flour Graham flour peanut butter dehydrated soup honey and white potatoes.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture Today
Seed Analysts Convene At Ames For National School
More than 100 seed experts from the United States and Canada attend the four day national convention of the Association of Official Seed Analysts at Iowa State College. The event features a school format with sessions on weed and crop seed identification and germination test interpretations. Delegates count seedlings in several tests to standardize readings and compare results. Emphasis is on viable seed yielding a good stand and reducing weed infested areas.
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Ames
United States
Canada
Association of Official Seed Analysts
Iowa State College
Association
Blame Field Practices For Death Of Game Birds
Dr. George O. Hendrickson of Iowa State College zoology warns that mowing fields and burning along fences and edges contribute to high death tolls of Iowa game birds at this time of year. He urges alternative land management to protect wildlife.
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Iowa
George O. Hendrickson
Iowa State College
Surplus Crops Pact Gains Support at Washington Conference
Washington AP reports the United States plans to sponsor an international agreement to regulate western hemisphere wheat and other crops. Argentina Australia Canada and the US lead talks with the UK as importer. Aimed at eliminating cut throat competition and distributing surpluses through relief programs.
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Washington
United States
Western Hemisphere
State Department
Argentina
Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
Farm Bureau to Study Omnibus Farm Bill in Chicago
Des Moines Iowa Francis Johnson president of the Iowa Farm Bureau travels to Chicago to join the executive committee of the American Farm Bureau omnibus organization. He chairs the committee created after the 1939 annual meeting to pursue vigorous work and study toward solving marketing problems.
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Des Moines
INS
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Omnibus Farm Ganization
American Farm Bureau
Marmola Tablets Marketed for Fat Reduction
The ad touts Marmola as a sensible weight loss aid avoiding starvation and hard exercise. It claims over thirty years on the market and more than twenty million boxes distributed, noting Marmola is not a cure-all and should be used by adults under proper directions.
Corn Under Loan Details From 1940 Program Issued
The U S Department of Agriculture released figures on June 28 1941 covering the 1940 corn loan program totaling 108 879 loans valued at 62 417 157 38 with 7 039 loans repaid worth 4 168 236 09. State totals include Illinois 13 493 287 bushels 8 230 614 29 Indiana 904 821 bushels Egg Town 58 930 112 bushels 35 946 307 56 Kansas 66 890 bushels 40 802 90 Michigan 5 649 bushels 3 445 89 Minnesota 7 953 436 bushels 4 844 491 40 Missouri 2 937 147 bushels 1 789 832 30 Nebraska 13 099 044 bushels 7 971 999 18 North Dakota 113 150 bushels 52 087 28 Ohio 261 670 bushels 159 618 70 South Dakota 4 025 558 bushels 2 435 212 88 Wisconsin 18 928 bushels 11
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United States Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Indiana
Egg Town
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Neighbors Help Lamont Group Harvest At Heiserman Farm
A Lamont group of neighbors and friends gathered at the Fred Heiserman farm Tuesday to bale the hay crop. Heiserman, injured when his team ran away weeks ago, has just returned from the hospital in Manchester.
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The
Gazette
Lamont
Fred Heiserman
Mr. Heiserman
Manchester
Heifers Sold at Cedar Rapids Packing Plant
A. C. Gingerich of Wellman delivered 57 prime fat heifers from River Ranch south of North English to Cedar Rapids packing plant. They averaged 800 pounds and sold at 10.50 per hundredweight.
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A. C. Gingerich
Wellman
North English
Cedar Rapids
Rains Halt Oat Harvest And Haying Operations
Weather keeps oats and haying at a standstill as strong winds and rains interrupt field work. Some rust appears in a few oats while straw remains light and underfilled. Sweet corn and tomatoes ripen, early apples show fair yields, late varieties heavy with small fruit, and potatoes provide abundant size. Pastures are affected.
CUT OATS IN FAYETTE WEST UNION
The first cutting of oats in northern Fayette reported as the harvest begins in Fayette West Union area with farmers noting early yields and ongoing field work as season progresses.
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Fayette
West Union
Cedar Champs 4-H selects Briggs and Orer as demo team
Donald Briggs and Junior Orer were chosen as the demonstration team for the Cedar Champs 4-H club in Black Hawk County.
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LA Porte City
Donald Briggs
Junior Orer
Cedar Champs
Black Hawk County
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