Omnibus Farm Bill Tinkering Delays Introduction in Congress
Washington insiders report the omnibus farm bill remains in flux after a month of revisions. Farm groups and Secretary Wickard push dividing the measure into sections on Triple A surplus marketing and rural electrification while avoiding controversial wage provisions.
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Congress
D. C
The
Farm Bureau
Grange
Farmers Union
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Wickard
House Agriculture Committee
Washington
Surplus
R. M. Evans
Iowans struggle to name leaders across townships
A study of four Adair county townships shows farmers disagree on leadership for three farming problems. About 57 percent of leaders cited were aimed at one farmer, proving that cross township consensus is rare and trained state or county experts are often sought for common problems.
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Ames
Iowa
AAA
SCS
Adair County
Bryce Ryan
Iowa State College
Ryan
FSA Chief Denies Acute Farm Labor Shortage
C B Baldwin head of the Farm Security Administration told a congressional committee that defense programs have not relieved rural poverty and that farm labor shortages are local and limited. He noted most affected regions see little defense activity and adult workers face training gaps. Only five states show shortages with wage factors involved.
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Washington (Ap
C. B. Baldwin
Congressional
National Defense Program
Baldwin
FSA
New Jersey
Maryland
Connecticut
Virginia
North Carolina
Peppy Pushers 4-H Show Set for August 2
WHEATLAND The Wapsie Peppy Pushers 4-H club met to plan its annual show on August 2 tied to the American Legion celebration. Twenty three members enter projects including five pig litters seven pens of chickens ten lambs one Jersey cow ten baby beeves one steer two colts two dairy heifers one market pen pigs entry and one purebred litter.
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Wheatland
American Legion
Pork Moves To West Coast
West coast defense activity boosts pork demand and employment. Western packers compete with interior Iowa and western Corn Belt firms for hogs, pushing prices above Chicago and eastern markets. Morrell Ottumwa plant reports record shipments as Indiana and Ohio feed shortages prompt earlier sales.
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Western Packers
Interior
Iowa
Western Corn Belt
Chicago
Corn Belt
Morrell
Ottumwa
Indiana
Ohio
Washington Co to Host Farm Business Assn Meeting
The Iowa Farm Business Association plans its summer state meeting in Washington County on Aug 9. Activities include tours of Marion Stransky's 320 hogs on 144 acres, a large turkey farm drawing 600000 turkeys yearly, and Carl T. Anderson's 1100 hogs on 560 acres with a soil conservation program.
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Washington
Iowa Farm Business Association
Missisippi Valley Association
Washington County
Marion Stransky
Stransky
Carl T. Anderson
Neighbors Shock Oats Crop Near Morley
Due to Mrs. Gifford Hanson's illness laborers gathered near Morley to shock an oats crop. Helpers included Frank Myers Harlan Bickerstaff Noble Parks Leo Jackson Herbert Smith Lloyd Hunter Cecil Hay George Wooder and two boys Billy Jackson Melvin Yeater.
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Morley
Gifford Hanson
Frank Myers
Harlan Bickerstaff
Noble Parks
Leo Jackson
Herbert Smith
Lloyd Hunter
Cecil Hay
George Wooder
Billy Jackson
Melvin Yeater
Corn production inputs per 100 bushels reported
Middle West Soil Improvement committee of Chicago states 155 pounds of nitrogen 67 pounds of phosphorus and 120 pounds of potash are required to produce 100 bushels of corn. This item notes precise fertilizer requirements for crop yields.
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Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Chicago
Iowa Farmers Lead in War Food Drive Prospects
Ames extension chief K Bliss notes Iowa’s early edge in the national Food for National Defense push. Reports show hog production up to 16 million head in 1941 and dairying, poultry, eggs, and home gardening rising, with canning capacity a potential bottleneck for 1941 crop goals.
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K. Bliss
Ames
Iowa
Claude Wickard
Bliss
Ames Extension Service
240 Acres Sold For $36 000 In Stanwood Area
Earl Elijah of southwest Clarence bought the Thomas farm of 240 acres southeast of Stanwood for 36000 dollars. The rate is 150 dollars per acre. Possession passes March 1 1942. Robert Elijah, Earl’s son, will operate the new property north of Clarence.
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Stanwood
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Thomas
Max Coppess
Elijah
Robert Elijah
Farmers Sell 160 Acre Farms Near Dysart and Gladbrook
Traer Conant and King report the sale of a 160 acre farm six miles southeast of Dysart to Charles Dvorak of Elberon for 13300 cash with possession March 1. An Elberon investor buys another 160 acre farm southeast of Dysart. The Fred Martens estate farm 160 acres southeast of Gladbrook sells to Wesley Bruene north of Gladbrook for 14400.
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Traer—Conant & King
Tracer
Gladbrook
Dysart
Charles Dvorak
Elberon
Fred Martens
Conant & King
Wesley Bruene
Predict Aid For Small Wheat Grower Early This Week
Farm leaders in congress predicted early next week passage of legislation to relieve small wheat producers from penalties under the 85 percent parity loan program. The proposal would allow holding excess wheat in storage with a 60 percent loan rate and avoid penalties by selling as part of next year’s crop.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Fulmer
S. C
House Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Soil Car Feature At Coggon Harvest Home Friday
The Illinois Central railroad's Know Your Soil exhibit and moving picture car will highlight the Coggon Harvest Home celebration at the high school grounds. Visitors can bring soil samples for free testing of limestone and plant food content. The soybean special train origin of the car is noted, with 4-H clubs and home project groups presenting at 2 p.m. both days.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Harvey Chismore
Midwest
Coggan
Farmer Hoes With Flame Transforming Alabama Cotton
Capt. Price McLemore, a reserve officer and farmer in Montgomery, uses a 2200-degree flame thrower to kill grass between cotton rows, claiming fields show healthier blooms and lower costs. The flame system, built for about $5 to $10, treats each area in fractions of a second and is supported by Alabama extension services.
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Montgomery, Ala
Price McLemore
Gunterfield
McLemore
Alamada Extension Service
Alabama
Montgomery Advertiser
Associated Press
Waterloo Officials Drop Hynderick Cup At Cattle Congress
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress officials announced the Hynderick cup will not be offered this year due to unsettled conditions in Belgium. They expect a Belgium show style award at the congress with a $5200 prize pool. Prof E A Trowbridge of Missouri will judge the event.
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Waterloo
INS
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Brussels
Belgium
Societe Royale le Cheval de Trait Belge
Earl J. Cooper
America
E. S. Estel
United States
Canada
Belgian Draft Horse Corporation of America
E. A. Trowbridge
University of Missouri
Ohio Rep Challenges Wickard to Wheat Quota Debate
Rep. Frederick Smith of Bowling Green challenged Secretary Wickard to a broadcast debate on the wheat marketing quota system. Smith opposes the program.
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Bowling Green
Frederick Smith
Ohio
Wickard
Smith
Possible Entries For Cedar Rapids 4-H Baby Beef Show
Cedar County entries for the All Iowa exposition at Cedar Rapids include two Angus calves fed by Bob and Don Davidson four miles southeast of Mechanicsville. A committee will select Cedar Rapids exhibit calves this year as Tipton fair is later than the All Iowa show. The Davidson brothers also feed another Angus a Shorthorn and a pair of Herefords.
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Cedar Rapids
Leo Levsen
Olin
Levsen
Jones County
Lawrence Williams
Donald Starr
Oxford Junction
Willard Byerly
Anamosa
James J. Kearns
Monticello Fair
Cedar County
Bob
Don Davidson
Mechanicsville
Tipton Fair
Davidson Brothers
Nature notes on quail, kitten, and blooming plants by a country woman
A young quail wanders in a backyard while a tiny Maltese kitten stalks it. Coreopsis blossoms show petals folded together as a satiny white spider weaves a home. Hybrid corn stalks and brace roots signal coming maturity. caterpillars move toward their resting place.
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Nature
Katy
Corn Stocks Drop As Credit Corp Reports Large Sale
The Commodity Credit Corporation reduced government corn stocks with 24 356 205 bushels sold from June 7 to July 10. Through July 10 total sales reached 58 165 977 bushels since the program began, leaving 196 409 144 bushels on hand in storage across steel bins elevators terminals and subterminals. Sales priced at 75 cents per bushel for No 2 yellow corn at Chicago support a Food for Defense livestock and dairy production drive aided by County AAA committees.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Barn Fire Destroys Structures on Butschy Farm
Fire caused by lightning at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday destroyed a 52 by 34 foot frame barn and a large cattle shed on Fred Butschy’s farm a mile northeast of La Porte City. Sixty one tons of hay and 100 bushels of oats burned. The livestock was saved. Loss estimated at 2500 dollars, partially insured. replacement buildings to begin at once.
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LA Porte City
Fred Butschy
Calmar creamery pays 41 and 42 cents butterfat in June
The Calmar creamery paid patrons 41 and 42 cents for butterfat in June. The plant received 62,157 pounds of butterfat and produced 77,312 pounds of butter last month.
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Calmar
Calmar Creamery Company
New Oats Bid At 28 To 30 Cents In Cedar Rapids Area
Grain brokers at Cedar Rapids report elevators bidding 28 to 30 cents a bushel for new oats though market volume remains light. Myron Lindeman of Dysart delivers the first oats to local elevators, selling to R V Lee Grain. Walter Brandt started the season’s first threshing with about 20 acres of early oats of good quality.
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Cedar Rapids
Dysart
Myron Lindeman
Oats Harvest Underway In Stanwood And Montezuma
In Stanwood straw piles appear as the 1941 oats enter the separator phase. Combining has started in several fields with yields around 60 bushels per acre and test weight near 32 pounds. In Montezuma oats are cut and shocked with haying rushing to finish. Yields range from 45 to 55 bushels per acre and quality is reported good.
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Stanwood
McElmeel Herd Tops Greeley Test in June Dairy Show
Paul McElmeel of Greeley led the 30 herds in the Greeley Cow Test association with the highest overall tests. His herd produced 425 133 pounds of milk and 15 444 7 pounds of butterfat from 60 dry cows. Spot led individual production at 1 932 pounds of milk and 79 3 pounds of butterfat.
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Manchester
Paul McElmeel
Greeley
McElmeet
McElmeel
Robert J. Keck
Wendt and Parker
Cassell
Fuhrman
Huber
Schnittjer
Cornstarch Pioneer Thomas Kingsford Opens Jersey City Mill
Starch was first produced from corn in 1842 by Thomas Kingsford at Jersey City New Jersey. The invention led to more cornstarch factories along the Atlantic seaboard, expanding production and industry.
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Thomas Kingsford
Jersey City
N. J
Atlantic Seaboard
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