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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1945

Page

6

Hemp Plants In Iowa Put Up For Sale

Washington AP reports four Iowa hemp plants, including at Algona and Mason City, have been declared surplus and offered for sale by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Additional plants at Humiboldt and Britt may follow in a week or ten days.

Washington Iowa Reconstruction Finance Corporation Algona Iowa Falls Mason City Rockford Humiboldt Britt RFC Boone Eagle Grove Traer Hampton and Grundy Center Mold Bran Company, Ltd Omaha

Holstein Herd Classified Excellent in Delhi

Delhi based Holstein herd owned by W. C. Nieman and Dr. J. Carl Painter was rated for type by R. J. Shaefer of Appleton representing the Holstein breed association. The herd earned an excellent overall score with eight cows very good eight good plus and three good, averaging 83.87 points.

Delhi W. C. Nieman J. Carl Painter R. J. Shhaefer Appleton Wis Holstein Breed Association

New York Man Sells 100-Acre Farm Near Walker

Charles Feverbend sells his 100 acre farm three miles southwest of Walker to Larry H. Zody of Brooklyn for 150 dollars per acre. Feverabend owned the property since 1902. In 1920 he sold a 60 acre adjoining farm for 50 dollars per acre, the highest price in the Walker area.

Walker Charles Feverabend Here Larry H. Zody Brooklyn New York Mr. Feverabend

South Dakota farmer suggests European use of horse meat

A Doland farmer wrote to State Secretary E. H. Everson proposing Europeans use horse meat to ease the American meat shortage. Everson declined to identify the author in reporting. The letter notes many horses with poor markets and asks if this idea could be explored.

Food aid plan to feed Europe using horse meat

The writer urges contacting agencies feeding Europe to use horse meat as cheap food. They note France and Belgium have long used horse meat and say many horses will be ready to eat after grazing. At four to five cents per pound, farmers could be compensated at shipping points while hides support the leather industry.

Europe France Belgium

New Farm Mortgage Features Aid Borrowers

Ames reports new farm mortgage terms tailored to growers needs. W G Murray of Iowa State College urges farmers to use longer 15 to 40 year loans with optional prepayment and reserve funds. Lower commissions and interest rates cut costs. rates have fallen from around 5.34 to about 4 percent, with some loans below 4 percent.

Ames Iowa States College Murray First Ee

Rural life and farm politics mix in Iowa news briefs

Webster area reports complete planting and thriving gardens with early crops ready for use. Independence unit of Rural Electrification announces a 75000 rural line extension grant from USDA to Buchanan County coop, available after July 1. Jim Patton faction gains control of Iowa Farmers Union, ousting O. L. Weber. leadership shifts toward growth in membership. USDA reforms linger, with familiar left-wing figures fading and policy shaping likely under Clinton Anderson. A six million farm premise and price control debates echo as Congress weighs the OPA amendment and inflation concerns.

Webster Jim Patton Iowa Farmers Union O. L. Weber Sioux City Fred Sto Hampton AAA Fiel Farmers Union Weber Ed Roelofs Des Moines Roelofs Roosevelt Denver USDA Milo Reno John Simpson Nebraska Union Iowa Stover Henry Wallace Rex Tugwell Paul Appleby Mordecai Ezekiel Aubrey Williams WFA Clinton Anderson Washington Omaha

Delaware 4 H Girls Elect Officers at Rally Day

Delaware county hosts Rally Day with two hundred 4 H club girls and leaders from all clubs electing officers Ivanelle Lake Colesburg president Jean Swanson Manchester vice president Mary Frances Skinner Manchester secretary treasurer and Marjorie Engel Delhi historian. Awards in best groomed girl contest go to Lyell Schnittjer Betty Lou Kehrli and Jean Wegmann. Mrs Glenn Dodge Colesbury receives honorary membership.

Manchester Delaware County Ivanelle Lake Colesburg Jean Swanson Mary Frances Skinner Marjorie Engel Delhi Linn County Margaret Stewart Lyell Schnittjer Betty Lou Kehrli Jean Wegmann Glenn Dodge Colesbury

South English Keokuk County 4-H Rally Day Set

Keokuk county 4-H girls rally at Sigourney High School on June 21 starting at 10 a m. Mrs Ottis Taylor chairs the county girls 4-H club committee. Girls from seven clubs will take part in the program.

Keokuk County Sigourney High School Ottis Taylor

Veterinarians Study Causes Of Meat Loss

Veterinarians discuss meat loss from bruising and parasites at the East Central Iowa Veterinary society meeting in Cedar Rapids. Wayne Jackson names rough handling and loading issues as bruising causes while Dr. H E Kingman Jr. cites parasite control efforts in Freeborn county Minnesota. He advises phenothiazine drenches for flocks and cautions salt mixtures are not a complete fix. J Morris Christy notes cattle grub treatment reduces heel fly in Iowa and Dr R J Beamer announces July August meeting pause.

Wayne Jackson Wilson and Company Livestock Service Department East Central Iowa Veterinary Society Cedar Rapids Jackson H.E. Kingman, Jr Chicago Wilson Veterinarian Extension — Service Kingman Freeborn County Minn Albert Sea J. Morris Christy Iowa R. J. Beamer Iowa City

Haying Equipment To Be Demonstrated At Ames Field Day

Ames field day at Town State college will feature demonstrations of hay handling gear including a one man baler bale loader field cutter hay sled and two new drying units. The program starts at 10 am with wilt resistant alfalfa plots fertilizer tests rotation studies and chrome grass Reed canary and red clover. Visitors also tour the soil conservation nursery in the afternoon.

AMES Town State College Agronomy

Grass renovation and new legumes featured for hay operation

Visitors will see chrome grass renovation results using nitrogen fertilizer and legumes. The program includes creeping trefoil Pellett's creeping red clover creeping alfalfa intermediate wheat grass Caucasian blue stem and milk vetch. Seed increase plantings of crown vetch switch grass altal fescue Canada wild rye will be shown.

South Dakota and Wyoming End Double Cattle Inspection

Ray Kalkbrenner of the South Dakota Stock Growers association announced a new arrangement at a recent convention ending the need for dual inspections at the Wyoming South Dakota border. Wyoming will accept South Dakota inspection records in place of its own, as cattle leave Wyoming and are loaded for shipment.

Rapid City S. D Wyoming South Dakota Ray Kalkbrenner South Dakota Stock Growers Association Kalkyprenner Easy Dakota Wyoming State Livestock Sanitary Board

North Central Agriculture Secretaries to Meet July 9 12

E H Everson state secretary of agriculture announced that the North Central Association of Commissioners and Secretaries of Agriculture will hold a meeting July 9 to 12 at the State Camp Lodge in the Black Hills. The association includes officials from North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Iowa Kansas Nebraska Colorado and Wyoming.

Future Farmers Elect Officers By Mail Ballot

Iowa Association of Future Farmers of America elected its 1945 46 officers with voting by mail after wartime cancellation of the state convention. Kenneth Parrett of Fairfield was named president and David Walker Moniticello secretary. Jack Long Sac City reporter. Vice presidents include Donald Cantonwine Vinton first Newmark Nelson Harlan second Robert Daub Fairfield third Milton Friedow Kanawha fourth Robert Havener Knoxville fifth and Robert Nipp Lee Mars sixth. 100 percent participation remains the 1945 goal with projects totaling thousands of livestock and crops across member chapters.

DES Moines Iowa Association of Future Farmers of America H. T. Hall Kenneth Parrett Fairfield David Walker Moniticello Jack Long Sac City Donald Cantonwine Vinton Newmark Nelson Harlan Robert Daub Milton Friedow Kanawha Robert Havener Knoxville Robert Nipp Lee Mars Iowa Hall Iowa F.F.A F.F.A

Noone's Emerald Oil Advertises Relief for Tender Feet

An old advertisement promises relief for sore feet with Noone's Emerald Oil after a hot bath. It claims pain and burning ease within fifteen minutes and urges readers to buy the product at any good drug store through O5CO Drug Co.

Bernia O5co Drug CO

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