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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1940
Page
2
The Iowa Farm Economist reports the June 15 price index at 86 percent of the 1910-14 average, down 7 points from May. All other indices show mixed results with hog prices leading declines and buying power slipping to 70.
A fragment notes a scene where a 3-year-old son washes Daddy's car, leaving a gray milk streak and silk rag, with Velma Gray Sunderman credited for the moment. The piece hints at a rustic domestic vignette and a tidy reward for the child’s effort.
W H Thompson of the Omaha Bank for Cooperatives discloses in Iowa data that 272 cooperatives manufactured 232 590 765 pounds of butter representing 58 percent of the state's total. The average butterfat price ranged from 24 38 to 26 65 cents per pound with co op volume affecting rates. Bremer county led in creameries with 20 co ops and one independent.
A federal report from Kansas City shows corn export inspections were highest in February at nearly 6 million bushels. October and December inspections totaled about 4.75 and 4.5 million, with January near 4 million. Atlantic ports handled about 45 percent, the Gulf about 20 percent, and Great Lake ports about 35 percent of the season total compared with last year.
Seventeen members of the Strawberry Point F F A toured chapter projects at local farms. Highlights included a hand planted corn test plot and purebred Duroc gilts, a four acre hybrid corn plot, a Duroc sow and litter, a purebred Shorthorn cow with bees and orchard work, purebred sow and litter with a dairy cow, a capon flock and pasture improvement, and a potato plot at various farms.
Harvesting begins in Morley area as William Hartwig cuts rye on two acres about five feet high. Will Frantz reports cutting ten acres of oats three miles northwest. John Steuchm expects to finish forty seven acres of oats. Some grain ripening unevenly.
The Agriculture Department predicted Europe’s 1940 wheat crop at about 1.36 billion bushels, the smallest in ten years, roughly 10 percent below an average crop. This follows reports of widespread crop damage across Europe, with last year’s yield at 1.7 billion bushels and the 1930–34 average at 1.5 billion.
The Farm Security Administration reports that 112,000 of over 800,000 borrowers have repaid loans in full. Administrator C. B. Baldwin notes that more than 130 million of the 385 million loaned has already been repaid, with four to five years remaining for many loans. A five year survey shows average family net income rising from 375 to 538 dollars.
Independence notes a 4-H boys dairy club tour in Buchanan County on July 23 led by E. M. Wright Iowa State Dairy Association field secretary with Dale Irwin county agent. Morning visits cover club members projects and demonstrations on fitting showing and feeding plus some judging work in the afternoon.
Iowa dairy herd improvement associations report June averages of 30.4 pounds of butterfat per cow with Sioux association leading at 36 pounds from 379 cows. Overall 25,504 cows in 66 associations produced this month while 9 percent were dry. Special Fayette No. 2 test cows averaged 30.7 pounds and high individual was Mrs. Thyer’s Holstein at 64.9 pounds.
Tipton Cedar County fair runs Aug 6 to 9 with at least 150 head of 4-H baby beeves purebred beef heifers and dairy calves on exhibit Judging occurs Aug 7 morning a baby beef parade on Aug 8 afternoon and a special 4-H baby beef sale Thursday morning for members wishing to dispose of calves Other baby beeves depart Thursday evening to make room for draft horse day Friday Aug 9.
Des Moines AP reports Iowa chinch bug trouble easing as deputy secretary Harry D. Linn notes only 55 gallons of creosote distributed from Des Moines Monday, far less than days with up to 10 000 gallons.
Anamosa reports that 792 tons of limestone have been ordered by Jones County farmers under the Triple A grant in aid program. Farmers are urged to place orders early to allow contractors to haul the powertone before the final date.
About 7000 bushels of corn have been unsealed in Winneshiek county over seven weeks. The corn is fed to livestock and sent to market in that form. Farmers in the county are both consumers and buyers, with no old corn delivered for shipment out of the county.
State AAA committeemen urge stronger soil conservation in the 1941 farm program. Proposals to extend lime and other materials as credits, expand wind erosion control, and broaden crop insurance accompany regional soil building and county adaption efforts. The recommendations support national defense and include adjustments to loan practices and acreage rules.
An AP report notes a Monday blaze at the Harms elevator near Brunsville Iowa destroying 4000 bushels of government corn and causing about 15000 dollars in damage.
Garnavillo farmer Arno Kregel uses labeled field markers along woven wire to guide strip cropping. His 160 acres are strip cropped with 40 acres in permanent pasture, rotating small grain and meadow. He favors annual spring renovation, records past crop history, and substitutes emergency hay if seeding fails.
Maquoketa 4-H clubs announced eighty nine calves will be groomed for display at the Maquoketa 4-H show and fall festival on August 14. Leaders outlined tentative exhibits and a premium list for the fair executive committee. The Farm Bureau picnic will also be held August 14, linked to the show, instead of at Preston.
An advertisement touts Natex as a gentle laxative with diuretic and stomachic effects to counter constipation and fatigue. It features a testimonial from A L Franks of 1315 4 Third Street SE describing improved digestion sleep and energy after a six week soup diet with Natex. The ad invites readers to PODZIMEK'S PHARMACY 100 Second Ave SE for samples and availability at leading druggists.
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