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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1945
Page
10
Sioux City stock yards report the largest fat cattle run in history on June 4 with 14 500 receipts and 5 100 head sold to packers in 18 states. Prices reach a record 15 50 for steer and 14 50 for heifers on 550 pound Montana Hereford stock cattle amid a wartime meat demand surge.
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Traders report range conditions in the Sioux City shipping territory. Prices quoted 12 to 14.25 with higher options on choice kinds. Overall appetite for early feeder cattle movement now limited by current market conditions.
Des Moines AP reports the release of chelonus annulipes in Jones Scott and Muscatine counties late Tuesday. State Entomologist Carl Drake says about 500 parasites will be released in each area to combat the corn borer and that the parasite likely locates the pest, following Clinton county release last year.
Hiram Elliott president of Elliott Packing blamed eastern buyers at South St. Paul for a 90 percent drop in his firm's cattle slaughtering. He said 73 Duluth Superior and Iron Range markets lack beef after he could not buy cattle there for over a month. He warned losses if prices equal eastern rates and noted weekly slaughter fell from about 500 to 30–40 head. Authorities also investigated cattle sales to eastern shippers.
Cows sold to $178 each at the Ed H. Fiet farm sale six miles southwest of town. Horses topped at $89, a sow and five pigs brought $61.50, feeding pigs $18.30 each. A threshing machine $412.50 milking machine $315 grain binder $136. Total receipts $6,000. Health needs force Mr. Fiet to rent the land though the Fiet family remains in the home.
Research in Ohio indicates land cropped for 50 to 75 years experienced a 35 percent decline in soil fertility. The finding highlights long term effects of continuous cropping on agricultural productivity and soil health.
The Clayton County Farm Service Company buys the former powdered milk factory site at Waukon to house a new bulk plant. The three-buildings property spans 120 by 105 feet with two smaller structures. price undisclosed. The cooperative, organized April 1940, now operates five bulk plants including El kader as home office, Monona Guttenberg and Edgewood. officers listed are H N Turner president Art Seeland vice president and O H Elvers secretary treasurer with M L Ponsar as general manager.
War Food Administration head Marvin Jones overruled dairy experts to declare a 37 day cheese holiday from June 8 to July 15 lifting production limits on all cheeses except cheddar. Officials warned the move could reduce butter and evaporated milk supplies while expanding foreign type cheeses and altering quota enforcement through September.
Iowa farmers produced 749 million pounds of milk in May, 18 million more than a year earlier. Despite the gain, total output trails the 787 million in May 1941 and 775 million in May 1943. Average milk per cow reached 44 pounds, the highest on record, aided by plentiful pasture and selective culling of cows.
A 1944 study of a 10 acre contour corn contest shows fields in meadow for two years before corn produced over 100 bushels per acre in more than half of the cases, while one year of meadow yielded 79 percent above 100 bushels. Contouring adds about 6.2 bushels per acre on average.
Federally inspected U S meat production rose by 44 million pounds to 285 million for the week ending recently. The War Meat Board attributed the gain to the Memorial Day holiday of the prior week and noted the total remains 47 million pounds below the same week last year.
A number of farmers in the locality are replanting corn as some fields have already been cultivated. Growth remains slow due to cool temperatures hindering germination and development.
Sioux City brand inspectors verify ownership of cattle shipments from range states. Inspectors snub long hair to read brands, require a bill of sale or consignor brand, and note that about one third of branded cattle arrive with a bill of sale from another owner.
The text explains brand inspection rules for cattle shipments, with unknown brands labeled Strays and proceeds sent to the livestock association in origin state. A stray committee of ranchers attempts to locate the rightful owner, money reverting to the school fund if unresolved after one year. Nebraska inspections fall under state supervision by G. P. Erickson, funded by a 10 cent per head fee.
Jones county soil conservationists and staff joined the Jones county Soil Conservation commissioners on an inspection tour of two farms in Dubuque and Jones counties. The farms inspected were Joe Manternach in Monticello and Alfred Egger farm operated by John Smith in Hopkinton.
Poweshiek county agricultural association and 4 H club fair officers and directors will meet Thursday at 8 p m at the Hotel Monroe to elect officers and discuss plans for the 1945 achievement show per President R E Pilgrim.
The Thomas Delaney estate farm six miles northeast of here sold to Al Manternach of Earlville for 43500. The well improved property includes a modern house, large basement barn, new chicken house, extensive tiling with sixteen carloads laid, and other outbuildings. Manternach owns a 205 acre farm near Earlville and was represented by George Ham of Dyersville.
Minneapolis report says Rep Clinton Anderson who takes office July 1 as agriculture secretary believes beef will stay hard to obtain until next winter and pork until April or May. He spoke at a hearing led by his seven member committee noting meat leakage to the black market from small plants and the emergence of many new firms in the trade.
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