Warm Weather Needed for Corn and Crops In Iowa
Rain and warmer nights are needed to mature Iowa corn, says Federal Meteorologist Charles D. Reed. Progress is fair with corn 10 inches to eight feet high, but droughty southern areas require rainfall for better yields. Oats, soybeans, alfalfa, and brome grass show varying progress as detasseling and harvesting continue. Weather shifts spreading field work over time and weeds hinder oat bundles. flax remains sparse.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Drought Threatens Nation's Corn Crop As Rain Reaches Midwest
Rainfall spreads across Missouri Illinois Indiana and Ohio easing drought concerns but threats linger. Officials warn the corn crop could fall well below normal with estimates showing a potential shortfall near 3 billion bushels while analysts note past dry spells.
Louisa County 4-H Girls Camp Set for Chautauqua Park
Columbus Junction reports the Louisa county 4-H girls camp runs three days starting Thursday at Chautauqua park. Local leaders urge participation and note activities for youth.
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Louisa County
Chautauqua Park
Iowa Past Most Critical Farm Labor Period
Iowa durum of farm labor eased in Ames and surrounding counties as volunteers meet detasseling canning and small grain harvest needs. Reports credit rural urban cooperation, favorable weather extending detasseling, and volunteer recruitment aided by newspapers and radio while farm hands remain scarce. The piece notes mulch timing for berry beds in late year.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Renovation of Strawberry Beds May Be Worthwhile
Urbana Illinois professor A S Colby of the University of Illinois notes few new strawberry beds were started last spring and repairing patches to be plowed under can pay. He advises mowing to crown level removing leaves and burned mulching material and cautions against renovating badly infested beds. He suggests well rotted manure or nitrogen rich fertilizer between rows and 4 12 4 fertilizer as a substitute with rates given. Maintaining soil moisture with ample water is recommended.
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A. S. Colby
University of Illinois Colleges of Agriculture
Colby
Patton Faults Land Sale Plan Favoring Realtors
President James S. Patton of the National Farmers Union charged surplus property administrator W L Clayton with bias toward private real estate interests in plans to sell government land. He urged Congress to move the program from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the Farm Security Administration and criticized private agents and appraisers in the sale process.
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Neighbors Help Farmer Joe Boyd After Hospital Stay
Neighbors from Columbus Junction plowed corn for Joe Boyd a farmer northwest of town who had just returned from the hospital. The group included Dennis Christianson Russell Adams Ray Babbit Donald Boyd Rollo McKean and Frederick Goss.
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Boom Wallace Considered For Postwar World Farm Chief
Vice President Wallace, defeated for renomination, is floated by American officials as a possible head of an international farm organization. The body would stabilize prices and ensure adequate world food supplies, with an ever normal granary reserve and allocations for exports, to aid nutrition, especially for low income groups.
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Oats Trade Suspended in Minneapolis Over New OPA Ceiling
Confusion over the new OPA grain ceiling led to a temporary halt in oats trading on the Minneapolis market. OPA officials in Washington and the regional office meet with grain dealers to clarify whether oats are purchased at country elevators in storage or F.O.B. The new order sets a 78 cent F.O.B. ceiling, replacing the prior 79 cent in store limit.
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OPA
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F.O.B
35 Million Pounds Legume Seeds to United Nations
The War Food administration allocated about 35 million pounds of legume seeds for forage crops to the United Nations and friendly neutrals for the 12 months starting July 1. Supplies for 1945 grain crops are ample, but forage seeds remain short of estimated needs for the second year running.
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Increased Activity Reported in Feeder Lamb Contracting
The War Food Administration reports rising feeder lamb contracting activity across the intermountain region. Buyers prefer heavier weights as ranges stay strong and lambs recover from a cold wet spring. In Colorado big feeders bring up to 12 dollars per hundredweight, Montana sees about 11 dollars for 75 pound lambs, with higher weights earning extra. Wyoming feeder prices run 12 to 12.50 for blackface and 11.50 for whiteface.
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Utah
Inter-Mountain
War Food Administration
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Kansas
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Hog prices hit ceiling on strong demand and tighter hog supply
OPA ceiling prices held on a Chicago hog market as receipts stayed light. Analysts warn of potential price shifts for cattle as feeder values decline, urging feeders to stockpile hay silage and fodder for a favorable fall market.
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OPA
R. E. Bentley
Iowa State College Extension
Farm Outlook
Six Percent Drop in Butter Production
DES MOINES based USDA data show creamery butter production for the week ended July 20 at 35,600,000 pounds, down six percent from the prior week and the steepest drop since the June 15 peak. The total is 11 percent below last year, with Iowa down 2 percent, Wisconsin 6 percent, and Minnesota 7 percent from the week before.
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Des Moines
INS
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Digestive aids claim quick relief with Carter’s pills
An ad touts Carter’s Little Liver Pills to increase digestive juice flow and ease indigestion in about 30 minutes. It urges reliance on the product rather than artificial aids and notes prices of 10 and 25 cents.
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