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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1946
Page
17
Legitim ate meat production hits new lows as Chicago packers report near total cattle slaughters and dwindling receipts. Beef shortages drive black market purchases in the East while retail shops sell out quickly. Housewives face long lines as by products like insulin become scarce due to cattle lack.
The South Dakota livestock committee called for a halt to the Missouri River Oahe dam project until land owners are consulted. They asked for a complete study with land owners and agencies, noting the project would flood river bottoms and reach toward Bismarck. They also tapped Thad Oviott as chair and urged ending meat and dairy subsidies by June 30.
Allan Kline, vice president of the American Farm Bureau Federation and state Farm Bureau president, will address bankers and farm leaders at Iowa State College Thursday evening in McKa Auditorium. Fresh from London where he attended an international agricultural conference, he will discuss that event and the Midwest’s agricultural credit outlook following a day of campus farm tours open to all farmers.
A Borden digest notes mechanization shifts farming from a rural way of life to production efficiency. It cites a Chinese farmer using 26 man days per acre versus 1.2 for Americans, shows U S output per worker rising with machinery, and warns displaced seasonal labor may seek industrial work as horses fade from use.
Allan Kline argues that moving labor from farming to industry improves agriculture. He cites that the poorest nations with purely agricultural economies and their farmers are the least prosperous, suggesting technological trends will lift farming prospects.
Senate approves an amending move to divert relief grains to famine areas for dairy and poultry feed. The Brewster substitute allows the agriculture secretary to direct and store diverted grains and replace them with further purchases. Debate centered on power and impact on economy and food supplies.
Gus A Carlson a farmer near Vinton and the G A C of the Gazette farm page corner is reported very ill in a Vinton hospital after a serious appendectomy and complications.
The first of four Iowa rural young people summer camps opened at Morris Isle near Cedar Falls with attendees from Benton Bremer Fayette and Franklin counties. The 3 day event features sports recreation and a discussion program Youth Looks at Marriage led by William Tudor of Iowa State College. Demonstrations on outdoor cooking and water safety are planned.
Tim Hansen, a farmer living southwest of Tipton, sustained back and abdominal injuries in an tractor accident. He was treated locally and remains hospitalized with non life threatening injuries.
John Of fringa was elected president of the West Branch Dairy Herd Improvement Association at the annual meeting in the municipal hall Tuesday evening. Other officers were John Coxon vice president Ivan N. Gates secretary treasurer Earl Smith and Earl Butterbrodt as directors.
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