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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1941
Page
9
The United States Department of Agriculture reports record high June 1 cold storage. Lard holdings reach 353,737,000 pounds, meats excluding poultry total 952,927,000 pounds, pork stocks 794,582,000 pounds, and beef at 77,501,000 pounds. All figures compare favorably to historic five year and prior June baselines.
Mutton supplies total 4 129 600 pounds slightly below the five year June 1 target. Poultry storage at 87 427 600 pounds on June 1 down from May while above June 1 five year average. Butter stocks jump to 56 359 060 pounds. Egg stocks at 9 438 000 cases near five year average. Cheese in cold storage at 119 628 000 pounds exceeds June 1 five year average. Meat in cold storage declined though overall slaughter remains high. Pork totals 794 582 000 pounds, with 20 000 000 pounds held by government agencies. Lard storage reaches a record 353 737 000 pounds, well above year ago and five year average. Beef total 77 501 000 pounds. Grape colaspis or clover rootworm named as crop pest. damage region includes Tama and Keokuk counties with up to 1 000 acres affected.
Postville Kermit James, superintendent of the Allamakee Clayton Rural Electric cooperative, said Wednesday that staking out a REA project totaling 460 miles in Allamakee Clayton and Fayette counties would start this week.
The United States Department of Agriculture has taken options on more than 10 000 acres in north central Iowa to split large farms into smaller family size holdings. The project, centered in Kossuth and nearby counties, aims to provide additional farms for tenants. Possession is set for March 1 1942 with a government financed cooperative owning and leasing the land. Homer Hush leads the project.
Recent rains aid corn and weeds with many fields still too wet to cultivate. Gardeners report string beans potatoes and peas. Mrs James Sherbon leads with canning13 quarts of peas on Monday from a single picking. Raspberries show good prospects.
Iowa production in May estimated at 105 percent of 1940 and likely an all time high for the season. June 1 cow productivity averaged 19.4 pounds, up from May 1 but below last year. Pasture conditions fell to 80 percent of normal and butterfat averaged 36 cents per pound on May 15, the highest for the period since 1930.
Clair Linbeck, a Dubuque produce dealer, pleaded guilty to watering dressed poultry and was fined 300 dollars by Federal Judge George C. Scott. Linbeck claimed the watering was to tenderize the birds, while his employer W. B. Danforth acknowledged the practice as regular.
Rains delayed haying and corn work this week but alfalfa hay was mostly completed last week with a heavy, high quality crop. Wet cool weather benefits the oats season and supports overall forage conditions in the region.
Special to The Gazette notes the Manchester Delaware county fair set for August 6 98 with no gate charge for the first time in years. Acting secretary E W Williams announces possible fruit trees and suggested planting on slightly sloping ground.
More than 1,600 blue clad 4-H members packed the State gymnasium Thursday night to elect eastern Iowa officials for 1941-42. Dorothy Darnell became state president with Dorothy Behn as vice president, Barbara Lieberknecht secretary treasurer, and Dorothy Hildebrand historian. honors included trips to the Washington DC camp and an honorary membership for Charles E. Friley.
Walter W. Wilcox of Iowa State University reports in the Iowa Farm Economist that nonparticipating farmers could not offset cooperators' crop reductions. The study of 109 participating and 109 nonparticipating farms shows similar total feed and livestock production, with nonparticipants feeding extra corn to cattle and not improving overall hog output.
Secretary Harry Rodman announced the annual Jones county fair will run August 19 through 22. Local organizers plan exhibits, rides, and competitions across Anamosa with community events highlighted by opening day ceremonies.
At the annual meeting the Buckingham Grain company declared a 12 per cent dividend. The year saw $147,833 in business and 280,000 bushels of grain handled. Improvements cost $1,300 for coal sheds and storage, and $1,600 was added to the surplus fund. George Beenken retained as manager with his salary. Officers elected were Ed Hayes Sr as president Frank Yuska as vice president W W Wilson as secretary and George Beenken as treasurer. Directors include Raymond Lambert Merle Draper Joe Yuska Frank Lockard and L E Draper.
Postville report Lyle Zieman son of Elmer and Mrs Zieman farmers south of town received a certificate for outstanding calf club work from the Holstein Friesian Association of America.
Cedar county board of supervisors met to equalize assessments. The only change was a $5 reduction per head in the assessed value of yearling and two year old colts in Springfield township.
Fayette county Farm Bureau announces annual picnic and sports festival to be held June 27 on the Upper Iowa University campus. J. F. Ingels, president of Fayette County Farm Bureau, stated the event details.
Under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. I Fred Sherman of Edgewood five bales of cotton are being made into 48 mattresses this week as part of the Farm Bureau surplus cotton mattress program. Strawberry crops are expected next.
Steer averages rose to 10.60 as heavy cattle led gains while a late correction kept big weight steers steady. Yearlings and plain steers gained 25 cents, feeders matched gains with steers, cows topped near 8, heifers up 25 cents, calves up 50 cents, and bulls little changed with top bolognas around 8.90.
Ames Director R K Bliss reports a survey of Iowa cheese and condensed milk capacity and plans to boost prices to divert raw milk from butter. The Agriculture Department aims to increase cheese output by one third and evaporated milk by a quarter to satisfy British demand, with Wisconsin primed to raise cheese and condensed milk production while Iowa and others shift milk flows without ending the Chicago butter price guarantee.
The District No. 6 Holstein show in Eldora featured 30 head of cattle exhibited by seven breeders. Roy Finster won grand champion cow, Paul Behn grand champion bull, with Finster also taking junior champion bull and the Eckel brothers junior champion female. A judging contest for an All Iowa team listed Skoglund, Schlichting, Eckel, and Dreier as top four.
In June Riley tends a verdant pasture where Clover stands tall and lush. The scene recalls a rustic abundance as calves and Ferdinand share the grazing ground, with Clover offering shade and forage to sustain the herd and the farmer through a season of plenty.
Special to The Gazette Marengo D H Zentmire county agent announced an Angus breeders tour in Iowa county on June 19. Bill Barton of the national Angus association will attend and speak at a noon stop in Williamsburg. The tour begins at the Henry Schmuecker farm north of Amana at 8 30 a.m. and includes several local herd owners.
A St. Louis feed company purchased 20 acres south of Iowa Falls for a soybean processing plant and mill costing over 250000 dollars. President Donald Danforth said the facility should be completed by early October.
Strong demand pushes hog prices to top of 10 per hundredweight in Chicago with Friday top at 10. Receipts heavy due to wet weather, interior market steady. Five day hog run reaches 153000 head, the heaviest since 1940 and 1933 weeks, while first half June 18 percent below year ago. Fresh loins reach 22.56, up 2.50 from last week.
W F Robert son, who taught agriculture at West Branch for two and a half years, resigned to become assistant supervisor in the farm security administration with offices at Mount Pleasant. The office covers Henry and Louisa counties and he starts work June 13.
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