Iowa Jersey Cattle Club Consignment Sale at Hawkeye-Downs
Fourth annual sale in Cedar Rapids saw twenty six cows average 164 with ten bred heifers at 134.50 and eight open heifers at 85. Forty four animals brought 140.50 overall. War bonds purchase totaled 550 dollars, led by consignors. Top cow went for 290 to R M Chase of Chatsworth.
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Consignors
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
Hawkeye — Downs
United States
John Reedal
Phillips, Wis
Fieldman
American Jersey Catue Club
Chase
California
A M Spencer
West Branch
Leo Scott
Mt. Pleasant
Meredith Jersey Farms
Des Moines
Arty J. Braden
Winthrop
WS. Morrison
Garwin
Ed Geraghty
McGregor
Arnold Strottman
Sumner
Livestock Auction Prices Listed for Heifers and Cows
The sale sheet shows Harry Sincock with an $80 heifer, Ed Taylor offering a $160 cow, Sterling Thomas listing a $85 heifer, and Balster Brothers selling a bred heifer for $100.
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Iowa
Florence Hall
Riverside
Ted Miller
Clarinda
Arnald Strottman
Sumner
Hubert Sonner
Hedrick
Huber Sonner
Sterling Thomas
Marshalltown
Keifer
Arnold Strottmann
W. S Morrison
Garwin
Th. M Doughty
Fayette
Leo Herrold
West Liberty
Olmptead
McGregor
SPIO
BLM
Parrott
Albion
Harry Becker
Oelwein
Martin Stull
Edward Taylor
Vinton
Heifer
Harry Smeock
Shellsburg
Hubert Somer
Bar Rees
Shenandoah
Heif
Balster Brothers
Monticello
Charles Laity
George Collins
Harry Sincock
Ed Taylor
Counties Fight Bee Disease Across 16 Iowa Areas
Sixteen Iowa counties are active in eradicating bee diseases with two more expected to start. Floyd E. Paddock reports expansion under a law allowing counties to spend up to 600 from general funds for eradication. Counties listed include Pocahontas Boone Dallas Linn Aliamakee Buena Vista with Flood and Crawford soon joining. The centro program inspects every bee colony and quarantines shipments without state apiarist approval.
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Ames
Iowa
Floyd E. Paddock
Board of Supervisors
Pocahontas
Boone
Dallas
Linn
Aliamakee
Buena Vista
Flood
Crawford
Montgomery
Pottawattamie
Shelby
Ida
Osceola
Kossuth
Wright
Delaware
Dubuque
Scott Counties
Apririst
Trosky Attends Angus Tour in Iowa County
Hel Trosky of Nor way retired Cleveland Indians star attended the Iowa county Angus tour near Walford. The caravan of over 50 visited the Henry Schmuecker farm and John Driscoll farm for judging hulls and two classes of females. Bill Barton of Chicago represented the national Angus organization and Carl Oldson of Ames served as Iowa Beef Producers secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gareth Marengo
Iowa County
Hel Trosky
Norway
Cleveland Indians
Walford
Henry Schmuecker
Amana
John Driscoll
Williamsburg
Bill Barton
Chiceco
National Angus Organization
Carl Oldson
Ames
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Iowa Farm Bureau Hosts Agents Meeting on War Roles
Fifty five home demonstration agents attended a two day meeting in Des Moines hosted by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. The event focused on Iowa farmers' roles in the war effort.
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D. A
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Wilson leaves Daily Times for Iowa Farm Bureau post
Clarence Wilson, farm editor for The Daily Times in Davenport, resigns after three and a half years to join the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation in Des Moines. Starting July 6 he will oversee Farm Bureau events, write for The Bureau Farmer, and handle radio and photography duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Wilson
Daily Times
Davenport
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Department of Information
Francis Johnson
Farm Bureau
Federation
The
Bureau Farmer
Wilson
Buchanan County
Rowley High School
Town State College
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Milkweed Processing Plant Planned at Petoskey
The National Farm Chemurgic counci reports a new factory to process milkweed floss will be built in Petoskey this summer. It will produce a ka pok substitute for life jackets and possibly flying suits. Details on harvesting methods were not disclosed. Pago Pago is a U S port in Samoa.
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Chemurgic Counci
Chemurgic Digest
Petoskey
Dutch Indies
East Iowa Favors Wheat Policy, Western Iowa Disfavors
Ames report shows 77 Iowa farmers surveyed in early April. 385 favored Wickard's policy of releasing government stocks at below parity, 313 opposed, 79 neutral. Eastern regions backed the program, western Iowa opposed two to one. renters and owners similarly supportive. Small farms under 140 acres largely favored. larger farms split. Half of small-farm operators lack enough feed to continue livestock programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Agricultural Economics Department
Wickard
Wees
Iowa
Western
Towa
Program for Cattlemen's Day Announced
The 1942 Cattle feeders day at Ames is nearly set with June 26 scheduled as hey day. C. C. Culbertson of the Ames agricultural experiment station cited final weighing and results tabulation as the remaining tasks beginning June 20. Speakers include Loren Soth Ames economist R W Grieser Chicago Producers cattle dept manager R C Pollock National Live stock and Meat Board general manager and D H Hunter Webster City farmer Soth discusses price ceilings Grieser on beef cattle conditions Pollock on meat role in national civilian defense Hunter on field hay chopping feed practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
C. C. Culbertson
Ames Agricultural Experiment Station
Culbertson
Loren Soth
R.W. Grieser
Chicago
R. C Pollock
National Livestock and Meat Board
D. H. Hunter
Webster City
Soth
Grieser
Pollock
Hunter
Ames economist lists factors easing immediate Iowa land boom
W G Murray Ames farm price economist in Iowa Farm Economist outlines four factors likely to curb an immediate land boom in Iowa. He notes regional price pressure from 6995 farms for sale and cites high farm income, low mortgage rates, and long terms as stimulants to rising land values while advising tax on land sale profits to moderate prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
W. G. Murray
Iowa Farm Economist
Murray
Farm Credit Administration
United States
Plan for insured farm loans proposed at Iowa meeting
S M Waters heads farm loan committee at the Iowa Mortgage Bankers Association meeting. He describes a plan to offer long term insured loans to farmers to buy or improve farms with no foreclosure risk during low price periods. The system would reduce wasteful competition and add mortgage insurance for better coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Federal Housing Administration
Iowa Mortgage Bankers Association
S. M Waters
Farm Loan Committee
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
Waters
Arlington dairy judging contest linked to ice cream social
Fayette county dairy herd improvement association No 1 stages a cattle judging contest with an ice cream social on June 23 at RL Bowers farm east of Arlington. A judging team for the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress will be chosen.
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CTA
Caretts
Arlington
Fayette
Wickard Proposes Pay for Growing Less Wheat Than Allotted
Secretary Wickard unveils a 1943 plan to pay farmers for reducing wheat acreage. The program aims to shift part of wheat area to war needs crops like soybeans and livestock feed. House members show mixed reactions with Rep Hope calling the idea very good. Current stocks and 1942 crop imply 1.44 billion bushels for the year, well above normal consumption of 0.70 billion.
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Washington
INS
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
Hope
Kan
House Agriculture Committee
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Jersey Cattle Club
Ikan N. Gates
R. M Chase
Chatsworth
Calif
Harry R. Giese
Loganville, Wis
Beverly Cattle Company
Beverly Cattle CO
Wat
Cedar Rapid
Trosky
Angus
Pago-Pago Is
United States Port
Samoa
Ohlman
E. Cohn & Sons
Ninth Avenue
Third Street
Uncle Sam
Axis
United Nations
Linn County
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