Range Cattle Price Roll-Back in View Amid Beef Supply Debate
The article reports a potential feeder cattle price roll-back by OPA and War Food admins to preserve beef quality, amid economist push for diverting grain to hogs and dairy. It notes increased cattle receipts, packers bearing down on prices, and west coast packers shrinking crews while federal action targets overcharges by Meyers, Raskin, and Smit and Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
War Food Administration
Ames
West
Lewis and McDermott
West Iowa
Meyers Packing Company
Raskin Packing Company
Sioux City
Smit and Son
Boyden
War Meat Board
Chicago
Tama County farmers report ample feed and favorable 1943 crops
AAA officials in Tama County report an adequate feed supply and anticipate corn loans will have limited impact. Livestock numbers rise with 75,137 cattle and calves, 16,459 milk cows and heifers, and 131,092 hogs, while corn acreage reaches about 121,998 acres. An accompanying note from Edgewood describes good hay quality after a downpour, with fields and meadows heavy and progressing normally.
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Toledo
Tama County
AAA
Farrow
Dgewood
Otto Appleton
Edgewood
Randall Appleton
Bergman Appointed Dean of Veterinary Medicine at ISU
President Charles F. Finley announced Henry D. Bergman will become dean of the division of veterinary medicine at Iowa State College. Bergman, a 1910 veterinary graduate and longtime faculty member, will assume duties July 1 succeeding retirement of Dr. Charles Murray.
Government Pledge Doubted by Farm Editor
North east Iowa managers worry they may not receive full June butterfat payments as checks prepare for July. Creamery plans to issue checks using a lower current price and note future subsidies, citing uncertainty from Washington. The old 46 cent floor pledge referenced by Claude Wickard could be violated if price rolls back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Claude Wickard
Farm Machinery Supply Falls Short of Demand
Cedar county reports farm machinery supply is smaller than demand. Von Muenster of the AAA office notes the county Machinery Rationing board has received many applications for the scarce machines and is rationing all available units as quickly as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar County
von Muenster
AAA
County Machinery Rationing Board
Farmers warned on ceiling prices for potatoes and onions
Tipton Cedar county farmers were advised by the local AAA office to observe ceiling prices when selling potatoes and onions to homemakers and other ultimate consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
AAA
Fully Fed Cattle Dress High Prices in Iowa State Study
Iowa State College experimental cattle sold in Chicago at 16.75, 16.50, and 16.35 dollars per hundredweight. Full corn feeding yielded top values with 64 64.7 dressings. limited rations showed margins of about 25 to 32 dollars per steer. Culbertson notes full corn feed is key for top price and yield, while margins rise with grain costs.
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Chicago
Iowa State College
Dc. C. Culbertson
Ames
Prof. Culbertson
Mr. Culbertson
Fence Drift and Famine Echoes Across Ages
The piece recalls 1933 hunger near corn cribs and granaries and 1943 meat shortages despite large livestock numbers on farms. It reflects on public curiosity about shortages, linking historical hardship to later abundance and concern.
Top Lambs Bring 17 in West Union Grading Pool
Eighteen lambs won blue top grade at the Fay ette county lamb grading demonstration in West Union judged by C W McDonald of Ames. One hundred and sixty nine head sold with blues at 17 dollars per hundredweight to Waterloo packing firm. red grade lambs at 16 dollars per hundredweight and 31 lambs in lower grades sold as low as 11 dollars. William M Adams of Waucoma rated five blues out of seven lambs.
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West Union
C. W. McDonald
Ames
Fayette County
Packing Company
Waterloo
Waterloo Packer
Rams
William M. Adams
Waucoma
Rains Rout The Bugs In Ames Chinch Bugs Hit Spo tty Areas
Ames entomologist Harold Gunderson reports that repeated spring rains wiped out chinch bugs in southwest Iowa while Woodbury and other drier counties may still harbor them. He warns that dry spells could allow eggs to hatch and cause local damage as small grain fields are cut and insects migrate to corn.
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Ames
Harold Gunderson
Iowa
Gunderson
Woodbury
Clarence PTA Plans Canning for School Lunches
The Clarence PTA outlined a plan to can surplus foods for next winter’s school lunches. The committee met with Eva C Duncan Ames preservation specialist and Laura Heddleson Cedar county home economist. Williar Mingst chairs. volunteers will be sought for vegetable prep.
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Clarence
Clarence School
PTA
Eva C. Duncan
Ames
Laura Heddleson
Cedar County
Williar Mingst
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