Unconfirmed Reports Indicate Feed Wheat Shortage In Iowa
Des Moines officials deny official notice of feed wheat depletion though reports say supplies may be exhausted. County committees may order from CCC until told otherwise, with limited sales of farm stored wheat and warehouse representations eligible for sale. East Iowa feed crisis grows as weather delays corn planting and farmers scramble for feed and even oyster shells become scarce.
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OHN Kimberly
Triple-A
Des Moines
The
Gazette
AAA
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Kimberly
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Winneshiek
Farm Wages Calculated on 20 Year Iowa Averages
Ames economist John A Hopkins compares farm wages to returns from hogs cattle butterfat and corn using a 20 year average. He notes wages depend on prices received and that other costs and premiums affect actual pay. Eslie M Carl reports May 15 price levels and indexes for Iowa farm products with hogs beef cattle and dairy trends.
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AMES
John A. Hopkins
Hopkins
Eslie M. Carl
Des Moines
Today
Iowa
Soul Conservation and the Iowa Good Earth
A country woman writes about how soil quality affects farming in Iowa. She contrasts rich coal-bearing earth and leaf loam with pine and oil soils, concluding the black dirt of Iowa furthers corn production and the sorrow of those who leave it.
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Iowa
Dairy Advertising Tax Collected For Fifteen Days
Iowa creameries and milk stations began a 1 cent per pound butterfat tax for 15 days to fund dairy product advertising. The levy, administered by the Iowa dairy industry commission, is paid by producers and is expected to raise about $110,000.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
Word Puzzle Fill In Depicted Water and More
A crossword style list features clues for water body rugged crest female deer beverage common meter doctor abbr companion against prefix ship part apiaceous herb mimeograph surgical thread and other short terms including metal fastener insert in a pattern test solution accomplish and a Latin phrase list will fill with answers based on standard crossword conventions.
Bill Dennison Heads Farm Labor Project in Linn
Rex Conn announced that W. M. Bill Dennison of Cedar Rapids was appointed temporary farm labor procurement assistant in Linn County under a federal program signed by President Roosevelt. Dennison began Tuesday at the Farm Bureau office in Cedar Rapids and brings farming and banking experience to the post.
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Rex Conn
W. M
Bill” Dennison
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Roosevelt
Dennison
Farm Bureau
Onslow
Jones County
Tama County
Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative
Marion
Turning of First Furrow Commemorated in Jones County
WYOMING The annual old settlers picnic will be held June 4 at the James French farm to honor the turning of the first furrow in Madison township Jones county by the late John Bender on June 4 1852. Bender led a team of oxen for the historic sod turning and a monument with an oxen yoke marks the site.
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Wyoming
James French Farro
Myron French
Madison Township
Jones County
John Bender
Bender
Aelad
Winneshiek County Corn Planting Near Complete
Disking and harrowing were under way on a few Winneshiek county farms as 90 to 95 percent of the corn was planted. Grain and pastures benefited from the first warm spell of spring and rain maintained top soil moisture.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Fence Drift Caught in the Woven Wire
A satirical piece by R.F.A. critiques experts who pretend to fix farm prices or run international food talks. It mocks math illiteracy among those who claim authority in agriculture and food policy, arguing that farmers must actively engage rather than wait for effortless growth.
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R.F.A
73 000 Farms Reach Fire Prevention Program Iowa
Ames Iowa statewide rural fire prevention effort reached at least 73 000 farms across 96 counties. The Ames extension service led the program with four objectives including eliminating hazards and educating rural residents in fire safety. Rural youths aided by direct contact with farming families earning Assistant Fire Guard buttons and 17 399 farm family representatives received Cooperating with extension were the state fire marshal civilian defense office local firemen insurers and school superintendents.
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Ames
Iowa
Ames Extension Service
Soybeans OK For Cows On Iowa Farms
Feeding tests cited by Dr. C Y Cannon head of dairy husbandry at Ames show that Iowa farmers can meet dairy cow protein needs with whole soybeans rather than purchased feed. He advises one acre of beans for every ten acres of corn fed to cattle and notes soybeans and sorghums can be planted in spring with late June harvest still possible. Slat fence silos lined with waterproof paper provide silage for the program on small farms.
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Vinton
Matt Birker
Iowa State College of Agriculture
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Ames
C.Y. Cannon
Cannon
Mukden
Richland
Mkhabaro
College
Farm Machinery Shortage Eased by War Board Delay Critique
Rep. John Gwynne of Iowa said there is an easing in the farm machinery shortage but blamed the War Production Board for not correcting the problem sooner. He spoke Monday in Washington noting the impact on farmers and the need for timely action.
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Washington
John Gwynne
Iowa
War Production Board
Barrel strawberry garden wins big with movable barrel
Ed Lowe a Cedar Rapids highway repairman uses a hollow drilled barrel as a strawberry patch for two seasons. The 125 plants thrive in good soil originally soap flakes, now fruiting with a revolving barrel to face sun during ripening.
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Ed Lowe
Cedar Rapids
Lowe
Mr. Lowe
Farm Deed Fuss at Petersburg Settled Out of Court
A 200 acre Petersburg farm belonging to the Bockenstedt sisters estate was settled out of court with tenant Felix Johannes and Max Jenk as administrator. Johannes cancels the deed dated January 11 1943 and will receive 500 dollars, farm use limited to crops, no residence use, and a new lease to be drawn for future years.
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Petersburg
Manchester
Bockenstedt
Felix Johannes
Max Jenk
Dyersville
Johannes
Rose Bockenstedt
Jenk
Anna Bockenstedt
Delaware District Court
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