Cedar Rapids Co op Dairy Depicts Soon to Be Milk Powder Plant
The Cedar Rapids cooperative dairy unit, a $50,000 installation funded by an Omaha cooperative loan, recently began production under supervisors Ray Anderson and team. The plant, one of three in Iowa, dries skim milk to under 2 percent moisture with potential use for egg powder, and is designed for butterfat separation and flexible outputs for government orders.
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Iowa
Co-Op
Cedar Rapids
Omaha Bank For Cooperatives
Uncle Sam
Ray Tonkinson
FENCE DRIFT and a World War II homefront letter
A wartime poem and home front letter express concern for a son overseas. The writer notes rationing work at home to support war production while asking about the son’s safety and asking return letters. The piece closes with a light, humorous postscript and a Confucius quote.
Three Superior Scores on Butter in State Contest
Oelwein July report notes three entries rated superior by judges Edwin Behnke Westgate T W Reida Brooklyn and M J Mikkalson Plymouth. Eleven entries earned excellent and 17 very good. Recipients include Harms Oelwein Neuman West Union Kelley Emmetsburg Waskow West Bend Chamberlin West Bend Fischer Hawkeye Schrandt Emmetsburg Primus Greene Giblin Ossian and more.
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Oelwein
Edwin H. Behnke
Westgate
T. W. Reida
Brooklyn
M. J. Mikkalson
Plymouth
Albert Harms
Don Neuman
West Union
EE. Kelley
Emmetsburg
Walter R Waskow
Waucoma
J. F. Chamberlin
West Bend
W A Schroeder
Randalin
C. F Fischer
Hawkeye
A Schrandt
F W
Rustan
Floyd Primus
Greene
Francis Giblin
Ossian
Emmett Mosbach
Ruthven
Andreasen
Manly
George Heine
Waverly
O. J. Kloeck
Garner
J. F. Barnes
Alpha
George Jorgensen
Coulter
G. §. Gjerde
Paul ¥ F. Pagel
McGregor
R. Jorgensen
Graton
F. P. Gernand
Volga
F. W. Nelson
Wadena
Otto Harms
Otto F. Weger
Strawberry Point
H. G. Hunt
Williamsburg
Wheat Grower Sued For Exceeding AAA Quota
A Nebraska farmer Allen Prickett near Arapahoe is defendant in a federal suit filed by U S District Attorney Joseph T. Votava. He allegedly raised 320 bushels of wheat in 1941 above his AAA quota of 39.3 acres. The petition seeks a 15.80 penalty at 49 cents per bushel.
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Omaha
Nebraska
United States
Joseph T. Votava
Allen Prickett
Arapahoe
Prickett
Probing Faster Growth with Big Gain Developing Mash
Farmers pursue proper development in less time with Big Gain Developing Mash to boost early production. The feed aims to shorten grow‑out periods while improving grain and forage yields.
Jerseys bring $5390 for 20 head at Spencer estate sale
Twenty Jerseys including six heifers and four yearlings averaged $26.50 as part of the Allen Spencer estate dispersal at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids. Top price $550 paid by CT and W P Stover of Chino Calif for a yearling heifer. Second high $500 for a three year old. A 3 star bull sold to Bonn Terre Farming and Cattle Co. of Missouri. Other buyers paid $980 for five head and $1,040 for three cows and a heifer. Charles C Stotts later listed 31 Jerseys selling to an average of $152, top $205 for a Davenport two year old. Auctions by Ivan N Gates.
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Pwenty
Jersey
Allen Spencer
West Branch
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
W P. Stover
Chino
Calif
Stover
Bonn Terre Farming and Cattle Company
Bonn Terre
Willard Robinson
State Center
Jones
Brenizer
Clarinda
Spencer
Charles C. Stotts
Jefferson
Robert Hanes
Davenport
Ivan N. Gates
West Liberty
OPA Fixes Corn Parity Rule To Halt Out-of-State Shoppers
Des Moines AP cites an OPA amendment that sets on track price plus actual transportation cost as the maximum for carload corn, stopping elevators from shipping to Missouri and other states for higher net prices. The parity rule applies to sales into Chicago and St Louis basing points, aiding Iowa buyers.
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Des Moines
Corm
OPA
Iowa
Chicago
St. Louis
AAA Officials Named National AAA Administrator and North Central Regional Head
N. E. Dodd of Baker Oregon was named national AAA administrator succeeding Fred Wallace who moved to the farm labor division of the war food administration. LeRoy K. Smith of Nebraska was named north central region administrator succeeding Harry Schooler who had resigned. Smith, a native Iowan born near Macedonia, Iowa, studied at Iowa State and has wheat farming experience in Chase County Nebraska. Dodd had been head of AAA's western region and a Oregon rancher.
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Des Moines
Jere
Washington
N. E. Dodd
Baker
Ore
National Aaa
Fred Wallace
Farm Labor Division
War Food Administration
LeRoy K. Smith
Nebraska
North Central Region
Harry Schooler
Mr. Smith
Macedonia
Iowa State
Ames
Chase County
Nebraska Wheat Control Committee
Nebraska Grain Board
AAA
Dodd
Oregon
Wallace
Four Tama county land deals report $160 an acre near Traer
Traer agents Conant and King announce four property sales in Tama county. Mrs George Stoakes and son bought 164 acres northeast of Traer at $160 per acre with possession March 1. A 60 acre tract west of Traer sold for 4800 to R. P. Young Jr. Fred Valenta bought 120 acres of the Mochal estate for 13400 with immediate possession. Fred Cizek purchased 80 acres of the Mochal estate for 3360 with a spring closing.
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TRAER
Tama County
Conant and King
Traer Real Estate
George Stoakes and Son
Robert Stoakes
Charles Dunlavey
Tracr
Robert C. Wood
R. P. Young, Jr
Fred Valenta
F. J. Mochal
Carroll Township
Mochal
Fred Cizek
Hickenlooper Enters Butter-Oleo Clash in Iowa Meeting
Des Moines report says Gov. B B Hickenlooper met with Iowa State College leaders including President Charles E Finley director George W Godfrey and state educator W S Rupe to discuss oleomargarine butter dispute sparked by a pamphlet article.
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Des Moines
INS
B. B. Hickenlooper
Iowa State College
Charles E. Finley
George W. Godfrey
W. S. Rupe
State Board of Educaion
Soul Conservation by A Country Woman
A country woman's essay praises dandelions box elders English sparrows as common, dirty yet resilient. She argues their prolific hardihood fits natural selection and reflects a rough balance in nature, comparing them to people who keep stuffed shirts in constant raised eyebrows.
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Hardihood
Ohio Seeds Tractor Aid to Farmers Amid Flood Crisis
Ohio highway department diverted 175 tractors and crews from weed cutting to plowing for farmers. Each county will receive about two state tractors. Operators rent tractors to farmers who supply fuel and other gear. Public safety and roadwork budgets shift to farm relief during a critical planting period nationwide.
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Columbus
INS
Ohio Highway Department
Ohio
Hal Sours
Sours
Highway Department
Fed and Warmed Up Steers Bring Top Prices at Cedar Rapids Sale
Fed and warmed up steers sold strongly at the Iowa Livestock exchange sale in Cedar Rapids with prices from 13.50 to 14.90 per hundredweight. Stocker steers brought 13.30 to 14.60, off colored grades 11 to 12.50. Butcher cows ranged 11.50 to 12, fed heifers 13 to 14.50, stock cows 12 and stock heifers 12.50 to 14, cutters 9.35 to 10.50, canners 8.7 to 8.25, heavy bulls 12.75 to 13.20, light bulls 11.50 to 12, veal calves 15.25, lights 8.50 to 12, wet sows 13, boars 9 to 9.50, feeding shoats 15 to 16, bred gilts 40 to 50 per head.
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Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Berry Pickers Recruited in Montrose Strawberry Patch
The U S crop corps arrived Friday to harvest in Montrose with 70 pickers in a 6 acre Bob Knobbs patch and 30 more in nearby fields. Workers from Ft Madison travel by ordnance buses to 7 am starts earning 3 to 4 cents a quart while growers average 720 dollars per crate.
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Montrose
United States Crop Corps
Delbert T Foster
Donnellson
Ft. Madison
Foster
Feed Wheat Resolution Passes House
The House approved without opposition a resolution allowing the Commodity Credit Corporation to sell 50 million bushels of government-held wheat for feeding purposes.
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Washington
House
Commodity Credit Corporation
Cedar Rapids Sale Posts 14.50 Rate for 977-Pound Steers
E. S. Beck, a cattle feeder north east of Marion, sold 20 head of 977-pound steers at Cedar Rapids on Friday for 14.50 per hundred. The sale reflects steady cattle demand as buyers purchased the cattle at a firm price.
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E. S. Beck
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Ella Gardner Memorial Loan Fund for 4-H Girls
Ames reports a $1 010 23 gift to Iowa State College to establish the Ella Gardner Memorial Loan Fund for 4-H girls. The fund supports three $100 loans annually for sophomore 4-H home economics students with strong club records, financial need, at least a 2.5 GPA, and plans for a four year degree.
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AMES
Ella Gardner
Town State College
Genevieve Fisher
Paulus Lange
Joan Fund
Edith Barker
Jowa
Esther Langfelt
Jean Black
Iowa State
Percentage of Owner-Operated Land Is Highest on Record
Iowa secretary of agriculture Harry D Linn reports 1942 owner-operated land at 47.3 percent, up 13 percent from 1941 and highest since 1927. Average farm size reached 16.59 acres, with 2,618 more town families owning their land as tenancy declines statewide.
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ES Moines
Harry D Linn
Iowa
Secretary of Agriculture
Linn
Dubuque
Emmet
Northwest
Black Hawk Chickasaw
Grundy
Clinton
Too Much Rain Delays Iowa Farm Work Across State
The Saturday rainfall covered all Iowa with heaviest totals in the southwest. Eastern areas face acute field conditions as more rain is forecast for Sunday. Much ground remains unplowed planned for soybeans or a catch crop, with possible switch to fodder corn.
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Iowa
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