Strike by Grower Group Threatened in Midwestern Feedrow
Grower groups threaten a June 28 strike over government roll back of beef prices amid a broader cattle market drop. Reports from Omaha and Chicago describe protests, calls to rescind Byrnes stabilization orders, and warnings of withholding slaughter livestock to push for higher meat prices. Iowa data show large gains in tractors, combines, and corn pickers in 1942, reflecting delayed factory output and extended equipment life. A map details tractor and machinery distribution across counties, highlighting central Iowa as most mechanized.
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Neb
International News
Cornbelt
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James Byrnes
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North Central
Linn
Weather bulletin cites favorable crop growth with regional drought
The Weather Bureau reported overall good conditions for crop growth last week despite heavy rains in the Midwest and persistent drought in the Southwest. Four to seven inches of rain hindered farming in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and parts of Oklahoma, while planting advances were made in many regions.
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Iowa
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Ohio Valley
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Kalona Farmer Doubles Spring Planting Speed
Kalona farmer Joe Cortum planted corn in half the usual time by hitching two horse drawn planters to a tractor enabling four rows to be planted at once.
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Kalona
Joe Cortum
Food Demonstrations Scheduled in Jones County
The Iowa extension service and Jones county Farm Bureau present a series of free canning and freezing demonstrations for city and rural women. Eva C. Duncan leads sessions on home canning and freezing methods with fruits and vegetables. Events run June 22 Martelle 1 30 p.m. June 23 Temple Hill 1 30 p.m. Onslow 7 30 p.m. June 24 Monticello 1 30 p.m. June 25 Ox ford Junction 1 30 p.m. Ana mosa 7 30 p.m.
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Daisy Faces Courage and Sense at Home
Daisy thinks she has more courage than Joe but Ma counters that Daisy’s issue is less sense, not more bravery. The line likens Daisy’s rash resolve to a family dynamic where Ma weighs instinct against risk.
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Joe
Hog Price Sag Continues Amid Market Uncertainty
Hog prices fell again this week as heavy hog runs and the subsidy roll-back plan, effective last Monday, weighed on sentiment. Interior marketings reached record highs for mid June with 577000 head in the first half of the month, while central markets offered 997600 hogs in the same period. Prices slid 25 to 30 cents in the interior, Chicago tops dipped to 14, and the average Chicago price stood at 13.77, near the 13.75 floor.
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Chicago
Hughes Advises Soybeans for Hay on Delayed Fields
Ames farm crops specialist H. D. Hughes says soybeans yield strong hay even when planted as late as July 15, outdoing alfalfa in feeding value. Across seven years, soybeans seeded June 21 averaged 1.81 tons per acre and June 28 averaged 1.67 tons, offering profitable returns for late seeding and usefulness on wet or flooded soils and idle lots.
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Schreiner Named Acting Head of Buchanan REA Office
Clayton E. Schreiner has been approved as acting superintendent of the Independence office of the Rural Electrification Administration by the REA at St. Louis. He has served as line foreman in Buchanan County since October 1941, and will be replaced by Clyde L. Marshall of Des Moines. Carla K. Krumpel remains Buchanan county superintendent, currently on Army leave.
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Clayton E. Schreiner
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St. Louis
Buchanan County
Schreiner
Clyde L. Marshall
Des Moines
Carla K. Krumpel
United States Army
Neighbors Help Plant 70 Acres After Scott Death
Fifteen neighbors with seven tractors and six corn planters gathered at the Mrs. William Scott home Monday to plant seventy acres of corn beans. The action follows the recent sudden death of Mr. Scott.
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Webster
William Scott
Freak chick hatches with four legs and two tails
Mrs Wendl Drakos of 2702 Shaffer Drive SW Cedar Rapids reported a freak chick hatch on Wednesday afternoon. The observer notes the bird has four legs two tails and two breasts, a surprising poultry anomaly for the neighborhood.
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Shaffer Drive
Cedar Rapids
Farmers Laud Farm People War Effort Praise By Frank Nye
FRANK NYE reports a Chicago industrialist R Douglas Stuart lauds farm people as the backbone of the nation and crucial to feeding the armed forces. He notes farm youth should not feel like slackers and urges greater appreciation as eastern Iowa farmers begin first alfalfa cuttings amid cool spring weather and variable yields. The piece chronicles early alfalfa harvest efforts near Monticello with Ray Adams’s 18 acres headed for the barn and Harry Eilers guiding a hayloader.
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R. Douglas Stuart
Chicago
Quaker Oats Company
Stuart
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Iowa
Ray Adams
Monticello
Harry Eilers
Barney Eilers
Eggs as calcium source compared to milk greens and others
As a calcium source eggs rank below milk and green vegetables but above meats sweets and bakery items. This positions eggs mid in dietary calcium sources according to the comparison.
15 000 For 246 Acres North Of Luana Sold
Special to The Gazette reports Herman Rekow sold his 246 acre farm one mile north of Luana to Louis Wagner for 15000 dollars. Possession will be given March 1 1944.
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Postville
Herman Rekow
Luana
Louis Wagner
Eggs in storage exceed average in federal report
A federal cold storage report shows the equivalent of 14,924,000 cases of eggs in national coolers on June 1. This tops the five year June average of 9,794,000 cases and compares with 10,821,000 on May 1 and 12,914,000 on June 1 last year.
Four Sleeping Sickness Horse Deaths Reported
A joint Iowa report by state veterinarian C. C. Franks and federal vet J. A. Barger lists four May horse deaths from encephalomyelitis in Clayton Linn Palo Alto and Guthrie counties. It notes 4 804 horses vaccinated against sleeping sickness this season.
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C. C. Franks
J. A. Barger
Iowa
Clayton County
Linn
Palo Alto
Guthrie
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