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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1944
Page
2
G W Hedlund argues farmers should buy war bonds to hedge against deflation. He notes farm wealth is typically tied to real estate, livestock, and equipment, which rise with inflation but fall with price declines, while fixed dollar investments offer better protection against deflation.
PAMPA Texas AP M G Husted offers a barter plan to fill a manpower shortage. He will provide all milk produced by five cows to a boy who milks them while he harvests 250 acres of wheat, and will feed the cows in return.
The state boys 4 H club committee approved three rule changes. One limits exhibition to two statewide or interstate shows, a second bars animals sold at sale rings from future competition, and a third requires the owner to show the animal unless excused by the show superintendent who must approve a substitute. A wartime clause protects members entering military service by deeming them in good standing for the year. Family or other 4 H club members may show the animal.
In Washington the agriculture committee moved a proposal to investigate the production and distribution of farm commodities and the effects of government controls. A subcommittee may report next Tuesday, with Sen Wherry leading the effort and Sen Willis urging a narrowed scope focused on livestock and livestock products.
Grain markets in Chicago firmed late in the week on potential price control bill amendments. Wheat fell after a bumper crop report. rye rose as WPB set a 10 percent rye use rule in alcohol. Corn receipts rose with record bookings for arrival. Canadian oats arrival limited cash demand.
A quirky gossip note riffs on a boarding house with Major Hoople. Snuffy worries about dues and a pressed rose in a novel, while wistfully hoping for a 368 that avoids corns.
The farm editor reports poor mid June corn results across eastern Iowa with only 64 percent planted by June 1 and widespread weeds. Soybeans also lag as floodwaters reclaim bottomland while oats yield prospects fall short. Hog markets flood as farmers unload fall pigs, with Chicago prices slipping and weights above the support line. A Farm Bureau inquiry prompts Senator Wherry to seek a broad investigation of production, distribution, and government controls. Wild parsnips prompt a correction from W C Boyer noting their erosion benefits.
DES MOINES Over 300 Farm Bureau women have made reservations for the annual summer conference June 25 27. Speakers include Allan B Kline Iowa Farm Bureau president and Me Tsung Kaung daughter of Bishop Z T Kaung. Miss Kaung taught at Soochow University China and is pursuing a PhD at the University of Pennsylvania. Monday covers 1944 45 program with focus on health libraries and schools. The plan aims to extend the program to all farm people including non members. Eastern Iowa’s Mrs Vernon Heerner Toddville sits on the planning committee.
County committees of the AAA are authorized to lease government grain bins at country points to farmers processors or warehouse men needing storage space. Rate is three cents per bushel of rated capacity for the crop year. Bins hold 820 to 2820 bushels.
The House agriculture committee on Saturday approved a bill consolidating the Farm Security administration, the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation, and the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan program into the Farmers Home Corporation. The move stems from a special committee led by Rep. Codley noting FSA shortcomings.
The American Meat Institute reported a shortage in popular consumer cuts of top grade beef veal and lamb. The nationwide survey for the Office of Price Administration showed grass fed meat and most sausage and canned meats were plentiful in many stores. Bacon supplies improved while pork loins hams spareribs and tenderloins remained short.
The weekly market report from WFA notes lighter egg receipts and poorer quality, pushing egg prices from 4 to 3 cents per dozen across grades on the Chicago market. Demand outpaced supply in eastern centers while retail sales rose, and declines in laying flocks suggest continued price pressure.
TOPEKA Kansas government cuts in Spring pig numbers came mostly from eliminating wasteful producers who faced narrowing profits. Capper's Farmer survey of major hog states shows top hog men remain active and efficient, with grain use improving as 1944 hogs gain more from less grain.
A survey indicates swine herds decline most outside the Corn hog belt with some producers removing hogs entirely as corn ceilings rise. In many areas corn may rise for efficient feeders if yields stay near normal, while some regions expect greater reductions than War Food Administration requests.
Ames R. K. Bliss announced Bert Vander Naald Mapleton vocational agriculture instructor for nine years as Monona County extension director at Onawa.
Special to The Gazette. Ames, Sam H. Thompson of Iowa State College cautions that trucks and buses will be used less efficiently in the coming months due to lighter loads and slower speeds. He notes increased synthetic rubber in tires reducing durability, a threefold drop in tire stockpiles from two years ago, and a sharp decline in crude and synthetic rubber through early 1942 with limited production quotas.
The Linn county 10 acre corn yield contest is sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Optimist club with Linn county Farm Bureau and the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers association. Entries and a 50 cent fee must be filed with County Extension Director D. D. Offringa in Cedar Rapids before July 1.
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