Cattle Price Fallout Prompts June Strike by Growers Group
Confusing market week as packers passed back a 10 percent beef value cut from a government roll back. Prices fell across most cattle classes, with fed steers and yearlings easing while some better grades recovered. An Omaha meeting of Fremont Neb organizers planned a June 28 withholding strike unless the government rescinds the stabilization order.
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Neb
Cornbelt
Armed Forces
Rend-Lease
James Byrnes
Record Iowa Farm Machinery Increases Reflect 1942 Activity
Iowa farmers added 15 233 tractors 4 820 combines and 4 421 mechanical corn pickers in 1942 lifting totals to 153 185 tractors 16 098 combines and 31 514 pickers as of Jan 1 1943. North central Iowa becomes most mechanized with one tractor per 11 farms and 187 acres, one combine per 159 soybean acres, one picker per 179 corn acres.
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EL Moines
Harry D. Linn
Iowa
Linn
Central
Northwest Iowa
South Central
North Central
Weather bulletin notes mixed cropland conditions across regions
The weather bureau reported favorable conditions for crop growth nationwide with May and June warmth aiding planting. Four to seven inches of rain slowed farming in Northwestern Missouri to eastern Nebraska and parts of Illinois and Kansas, while the southwest faced a critical drought. Replanting of corn halted in parts of Iowa and Illinois. prospects remained good in the Middle Atlantic and Ohio Valley with overall satisfactory cotton progress in the south.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Middlewest
Drouth
Southwest
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Kansas
Middle Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Kalona Farmer Boosts Planting With Dual Planters
Kalona farmer Joe Cortum used a tractor with two horse drawn planters to plant four rows at a time. He completed planting in half the usual time, demonstrating a novel approach to field work.
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Kalona
Joe Cortum
Food Demonstrations Scheduled in Jones County
Free canning and freezing demonstrations hosted by the Iowa extension service and Jones County Farm Bureau will travel across Jones County for city and rural women. Eva C. Duncan leads sessions on home canning methods and preparing fruits and vegetables for freezing and storage. Schedule includes Martelle June 22, Temple Hill June 23, Onslow June 24, Monticello June 24, Anamosa June 25, and Oxford Junction June 25 with 1:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. start times.
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Gazette
Anamosa
Iowa Extension Service
Jones County Farm Bureau
Eva C. Duncan
Martelle
Temple Hill
Onslow
Monticello
Oxford Junction
Poor Pa by Claude Callan Daisy risks all for courage
Daisy believes she has more courage than Joe but Ma insists her risk taking comes from less sense. Claude Callan presents a character study of Daisy and family dynamics in a compact plot teaser with a focus on pride and prudence.
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Daisy
Joe
Hog Price Sag Deepens Under Load Of Runs And Subsidy Change
Hog prices continued to sag this week due to heavy hog runs and uncertainty over the subsidy roll-back scheme that began last Monday. Interior marketings this month hit a record for the first half of June at 577,000 head, with central markets at 997,600 hogs for the first 15 days, while weights stayed high and liquidation remained unnoted. Interior prices fell 25 to 30 cents, Chicago top dropped to 14, and the average hog price slid to 13.77 on Wednesday.
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Chicago
Hughes Advises Soybeans for Hay on Delayed Fields
Ames farm crops specialist H. D. Hughes says soybeans can yield high quality hay when sown as late as July 15, delivering 1.81 tons per acre from June 21 seedings and 1.67 tons from June 28 seedings over seven years. He cites late planting as profitable, especially on wet or flooded soils and idle lots.
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Hughes
AMES
INS
H. D. Hughes
Iowa
Acting Head of REA in Buchanan Appointed
INDEPENDENCE Clayton E Schreiner appointed acting superintendent of the Independence office of the Rural Electrification Administration has been approved by the REA in St Louis the Buchanan county REA announced Wednesday Schreiner had served as line foreman since October 1941 Clyde L Marshall of Des Moines replaces him Regular superintendent Carl K Krumpel is now a U S Army lieutenant on leave.
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Clayton E. Schreiner
The
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
St. Louis
Buchanan County
Schreiner
Clyde L. Marshall
Des Moines
Carl K. Krumpel
United States Army
Neighbors Aid Planting At Scott Homestead After Death
Fifteen neighbors with seven tractors and six corn planters assisted at the Mrs William Scott residence on Monday plowing seventy acres of corn beans. Mr Scott had died suddenly several weeks prior.
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Gazette
Webster
William Scott
Freak chick hatches with four legs and two tails reported
Mrs. Wendl Drakos of Cedar Rapids reported a remarkable chick found Wednesday afternoon at 2702 Shaffer Drive SW. She described it as having four legs two tails and two breasts in a curious display that drew local attention.
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Wendl Drakos
Shaffer Drive
Cedar Rapids
Early alfalfa cut in eastern Iowa as weather fights yields
Farmers push first alfalfa cut amid plowing and planting, while cool wet spring limits yields and winter kill reduces potential. Despite lighter crops, fields like Ray Adams near Monticello show early hay going to barn as second cut may rise if first is harvested. Hayloader operated by Harry Eilers. Barney Eilers guides rake.
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Iowa
Ray Adams
Monticello
Harry Eilers
Barney Seilers
Farm Leaders Laud Farmers in War Effort
FRANK NYE NE quotes R Douglas Stuart of Quaker Oats praising farm people as the backbone of the country in the war effort. He urges appreciation for farmers and notes farm production is critical to avoid food shortages. He says farm boys of military age are not slackers and their on farm work is as vital as service in the armed forces.
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Frank Nyene
R. Douglas Stuart
Chicago
Quaker Oats Company
Stuart
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Egg Calcium Ranking Among Food Groups
The statement places eggs as a calcium source below milk and leafy greens but above meats, sweets, and baked goods, indicating eggs contribute calcium though not as strongly as dairy or vegetables.
Land sale nets $15,000 for 246 acres near Luana
Postville item reports Herman Rekow sold his 246 acre farm one mile north of Luana to Louis Wagner for $15,000 with possession set for March 1, 1944. The deal reflects rural property activity in the region.
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Postville
Herman Rekow
Luana
Louis Wagner
Eggs in Cold Storage Surpass Five Year June Average
A federal report shows 14.924 million cases of eggs in cold storage as of June 1, well above the five year June average of 9.794 million. The figures compare with 10.821 million at May 1 and 12.9146 million at June 1 last year.
Four Sleeping Sickness Horse Deaths Reported
A joint Iowa report from state veterinarian C. C. Franks and federal veterinarian J. A. Barger states four known horse deaths from sleeping sickness in May across Clayton Linn Palo Alto and Guthrie counties. The season total vaccinated reaches 4 804 horses.
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Des Moines
C. C. Franks
J. A. Barger
Iowa
Clayton County
Linn
Palo Alto
Guthrie
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