Four-H Calf Sale Planned In October
Tentative plans call for a sale of 250 Four-H feeder calves at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids on October 26. The proposal arose at a Cedar Rapids meeting of Iowa Beef Producers extension and Chamber of Commerce representatives. The sale would prorate any profit after costs back to buyers to help 4-H members obtain suitable calves for project work.
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Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Extension Service
Agricultural Bureau of the
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Garold Park
YMB Hosts Young Farmers Dinner August 13
Cedar Rapids Young Men's Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce announces its annual dinner for farmers ages 21 to 36 at the All-Iowa fair on Tuesday August 13. Tickets go to the first 150 reservations by phone or letter. A 5:30 p.m. refreshment stand opens, dinner at 6, with entertainment from radio station WMT and Dr. William J. Tudor Iowa State College rural sociologist speaking on The Farmer Goes to Town.
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Young Men’s Bureau
Cedar Rapids
WMT
William J. Tudor
Iowa State College
Tudor
Nye
Chamber of Commerce
Barn at Vinton Burns in Farm Fire
A large barn on the George Reed farm eleven miles northwest of here was destroyed by fire late Wednesday night. Firemen from Vinton Garrison Dysart and La Porte City battled the blaze. the loss was estimated at about four thousand dollars.
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Vinton Burns
Vinton
George Reed
Here
New Day
Garrison
Dysart
la Porte City
Calmar Neighbors Help Reuben Boe Farm Family
Calmar neighbors baled hay and hauled grain on the Reuben Boe farm near here last week. Mr. Boe has been ill for a long time and unable to work.
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Calmar
Reuben Boe
Boe
Farm Prices Jump to Record July Peak 244 Percent
Farm prices rose 26 points in the month ending July 15 reaching 244 percent of the 1909-14 average, the Agriculture Department reported. Gains came from subsidy cuts and price controls lapsing, with cotton, meat animals, poultry, eggs, and dairy leading the surge as cattle and lambs hit record highs and hog prices rose to their wartime peak. The parity index rose to 199, and the mid July meat index stood at 268, the highest since 1919 and 1946 highs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
New Holland unveils all-in-one potato harvester
New Holland Machine company announced production of a new potato harvester that combines all harvesting operations in a single machine. In Winneshiek county eighty percent of oats are shocked with some threshing done. Yields range from fair to very good as corn crop appearance is excellent though borers appear in early planted corn and have damaged early sweet corn in gardens in Decorah.
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NEW Potato Harvester
New York
New Holland Machine Company
Decorah
Winneshiek
Georgia Official Calls for Cotton Harvest Boycott
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tom Linder said a meeting in Atlanta next Monday would urge farmers to withhold the entire 1946 cotton crop. He accused the Agriculture and State departments of withholding export data to depress prices and questioned the validity of the current OPA law. Attendees would include J E McDonald of Texas and Senator Thomas of Oklahoma, with other cotton states invited.
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Atlanta
Tom Linder
Linder
Department of Agriculture
Department of State
J. E. McDonald
Texas
Thomas (Dokla
Senate Agriculture Committee
Georgia
Johnson County 4-H Show Set For August 14–16
The 18th Johnson county 4-H club show will run August 14 to 16 in Iowa City. Club calves appear August 16 in the sales pavilion along with Shorthorn Angus Herefords purebred beef and purebred dairy heifers. Judges include Emil Meyer Lone Tree W C Anderson and son West Liberty. Lamb judging by Will Propst Iowa City and Howard Hamilton Tipton. Pig judging by Hamilton and D M Wood Tiffin. Girl 4-H home economics exhibits in the Community building. Demonstration teams from boys groups perform at the national guard armory August 14 and 15. A public auction of baby beeves starts at 1 pm Saturday August 16.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Emil Meyer
Lone Tree
W. C. Anderson and Son
West Liberty
Will Propst
Howard Hamilton
Tipton
Hamilton
D. M. Wood
Tiffin
4-H
National Guard
Farm Credit Merger Bill Sent to Truman
Congress approved a bill to consolidate three government farm credit agencies into a Farmers' Home Administration. The legislation also abolishes the ten year old Farm Security Administration the emergency crop and feed loan offices and the Regional Agricultural Credit organization.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Farmers’ Home Administration
Farm Security Administration
Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Offices
Regional Agricultural Credit Organization
Tractor accident injures Lumir Vacek near Oxford Junction
Lumir Vacek sustained severe back and shoulder injuries Sunday when the tractor he was operating on the Jake Christopherson farm near Oxford Junction overturned. He was transported to Anamosa hospital for examination.
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Oxford Junction
Lumir Vacek
Jake Christopherson
Here
Anamosa Hospital
Famine Relief Shipments Continued Aiming Global Aid
The Agriculture Department announced August famine relief shipments totaling 37.5 million bushels of bread grains, plus 20 million for July, comprising 23 percent of the 250 million bushels planned for export this year. About 11 million bushels will aid the United Kingdom, with the rest directed to other famine areas as policy shifts toward more direct sales through commercial channels.
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Pyrseington
Agriculture Department
Department
OPA
United Kingdom
Dairy Judging Contest Held at DHIA Picnic
Mrs. Roland Yoder of Wellman outjudged the men in a dairy cattle placing contest at the Iowa County dairy herd improvement association picnic in Wellman park. Closest rival was Stanley Bash of Wellman, with other top judges including Mrs. Daniel M. Yoder Mrs. Truman Gingerich Truman Gingerich Daniel W. Yoder Ralph Suter and Glenwood Gingerich. Children winners were Larry Gingerich Patty Bash and Ronnie Yoder. Three cow and heifer classes were judged from farms near Wellman. Floyd Johnston spoke on IA dairy improvement work.
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Marengo
Roland Yoder
Wellman
Iowa County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Wellman Park
Stanley Bash
Daniel M. Yoder
Truman Gingerich
Daniel W. Yoder
Ralph Suter
Glenwood Gingerich
Larry Gingerich
Patty Bash
Ronnie Yoder
Floyd Johnston
Extension Service Dairy Husbandman
Improvement Association
Iowa
Calmar Plans Farmers Day Celebration on August 27
Calmar Commercial Club announces plans to revive the annual Farmers Day in Calmar on August 27. The event was paused during the war and is now being resumed.
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Calmar
Calmar Commercial Club
State ram sale tops at 615 dollars at Iowa fair
A Shropshire ram from E. H. Rotter and Son flock West Point topped the Iowa ram show and sale at the state fairground selling to H. E. Hazen of Den mark for 615 dollars. The grand champion was named in the morning show. Second high price 580 for the champion Hampshire from R. E. Pullin Sons of Waterloo. A yearling Hampshire from Carl Peters flock Panora sold for 300. Two yearling Hamp shires bought by P. V. Ewing Jr of Columbia Missouri for 265 and 250.
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Des Moines
E. H. Rotter and Son
West Point
H. E. Hazen
Denmark
Iowa
Ross Long
Grundy Center
Hampshire
R. E. Pullin Sons
Waterloo
Carl Peters
Panora
H. L. Ashley
Tonica
Ill
P. V. Ewing, Jr
Columbia
Pullin
Roy Burgett
Guthrie Center
Neighbors Harvest Luzum Crops Amid Malta Fever Illness
Calmar residents helped with harvest last week as Fred Luzum, suffering from Malta fever, received care. The community pitched in to support the ill farmer during his illness.
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Calmar
Fred Luzum
Malta
Drouth Threatens Crops In Chicago Area
Farmers in the Chicago region and northern Illinois fear a 25 percent crop loss if rains do not arrive within a week. Pastures dry up and alfalfa timothy and clover seed crops are at risk as a hot dry spell continues. County farm adviser C A Hughes warns that drought must end soon to match last year’s gains, with threats extending to northern Indiana lower Michigan and southern Wisconsin.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago Area
Illinois
C. A. Hughes
Cook County
Hughes
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
State Fair to Feature Honey and Bee Show
An all Iowa honey and bee show with 642 in cash premiums showcases the state's finest apiary products and exhibits at the Iowa Centennial State fair August 23 to 30, officials said. The event includes 21 classes of competition.
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Des Moines
INS
Honey and Bee Show Highlights Observe Hives and Exhibits
The event will feature observation hives, displays of extracted and comb honey, cut comb honey on cardboard, five pound beeswax samples, and a window display contest. A pastry division offers prizes for seven cake types with honey supplying one third of the sweetening. Entries are limited to Iowa residents with blanks due by August 2.
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Iowa
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