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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1944
Page
5
Ames researchers fed five steers from Dec 3, tracking three full feeding plans over 150 days. Despite higher profits for full fed lots, results support wartime emphasis on roughage with limited grain, boosting carcass grade and dressing percentage while adding weight.
Farmers near Marengo report about 80 percent of the corn planted last week as help remains scarce. Many work 20 hours daily to push the crop in, while alfalfa and clover nearing cut increase labor conflicts with plowing planting soybeans and corn cultivation.
Washington reports cross breeding for hybrid vigor may boost beef production. At Miles City Montana the study crosses purebred Shorthorn bulls with Hereford cows then mates daughters to Aberdeen Angus bulls, aiming to keep vigor and higher returns. Two year feeding trials show heavier weights, better gains, fewer digestive issues, and more uniform finished steers, though results require controlled conditions and caution against indiscriminate crossing.
Council Bluffs report notes hemp could thrive on western Iowa bottomlands along the Missouri River from Sioux City to the state line. Iowa State College official R E Buchanan cites tank retting as progress but warns of odor from bacterial action. He says hemp may be more profitable than wheat if rot issues are solved and cautions against hype.
Carl Nourse, a local farmer near Fairbanks, reports 76 young roosters killed by dogs on Sunday night. The Nourse family raises about 2,000 turkeys in addition to chickens on their range near the buildings.
Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson warns farmers to inspect fields for army worms and cutworms over the next three weeks. A Washington county case shows damage to corn six to eight inches high. Poison bait mixing 4 pounds Paris green or similar poison with bran and water should be spread at sundown to control worms.
DES MOINES AP Four public meetings will be held this week across Iowa to mobilize harvest and processing labor. Sponsored by the War Manpower Commission and Iowa State College extension service, sessions take place at Hampton Vinton Roland and Marengo with speakers Admiral William D Leahy Lt Comdr A T Hodges and Sgt Allen F Anderson each event.
The War Food Administration announced a public hearing for June 21 in Clinton at the request of the Clinton Cooperative Milk Producers association. The hearing will hear evidence on the advisability of regulating milk marketing in the area by federal order.
Chicago AP reports production of wooden containers may fall 15 to 25 percent short of demand this year. E O Pollock of the War Food Administration urges fruit and vegetable growers to reuse available used containers. Shortages focus on bushel and half bushel baskets with stocks already low.
Decorah hosts a June 14 meeting for Farm Bureau leaders from eleven northeast Iowa counties. Allan B. Kline state federation president and Mrs. Raymond Sayre state women's chairman will speak at the business session.
Ames Iowa State College extension dairyman Arthur Porter says June ensiling of grass silage helps use surplus early summer pasture and prevents hay loss. He advises ensiling oats or cereals in milk to dough stage and cutting soybeans when pods are about half full, with corn silage common in Iowa. Recommendations per ton include 150 pounds for alfalfa and clovers, 125 for mixed legumes and grasses, 75 for grasses and cereals, and 200 for soybeans.
Guidance from Porter on feeding livestock with 200 pounds of corn and cob meal, 150 pounds legumes and grasses, 100 pounds grasses and cereals, and 25 pounds soybeans. Notes silage moisture 58 to 68 percent to avoid spoilage and recommends field drying. Chopped forage should be about one quarter inch for tight packing and air removal. A deep litter of ground corncobs in poultry houses aids immunity to seocerdiosis and should be left 3 to 5 inches deep until birds move to range.
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones announced a national goal of 67 to 70 million acres of wheat for 1945 harvest. About 67 million acres were planted in the current year, with 55 million planted in 1943. The draft 1944 rye harvest of about two and a half million acres is recommended to support the 1945 plan where rye outproduces alternatives. States will receive these goals through war boards with guidance for local crop balance.
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