Iowa Farm Labor Force Estimated At 378000 Persons
Leslie M. Carl reports Iowa on June 1 had 378000 people in the farm labor force with 280000 operators and family members unpaid, 79000 hired workers, and monthly wages rising to 56.75 dollars with board. Most workers come from towns or neighboring farms as rains and floods delay fieldwork in the southwest.
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Iowa
ES Moines
Leslie M. Carl
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Lowa
Carr
Carl
Farm production and dairy requests amid war effort
Dairy and milk products show high government requests for evaporated milk 22 million cases 15 months and cheese 250 million pounds while production nears 40 million and 361 million pounds respectively. In La Porte City a judging demonstration at the W H Azeltine farm sees breeders from Ot tomwa Washington Waverly and Waterloo despite Eastman fair ban and favorable weather. Floyd Arnold of Ames officiates with top score by C E Wolcott Richland and a tied second between Azeltine and Kenneth Hopkins Jesup.
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W. H. Arzestine
Defense Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
Ottumwa
Washington
Waverly
Wilbert Anderson
Waterloo
Floyd Arnold
Ames
C. E. Wolcott
Richland
Azeltine
Kenneth Hopkins
Jesup
Farm employment and wages rise in June nationwide
Forty nine percent of the new farm workers came from local farms and four percent from other localities. In the United States, 232000 more persons were employed on farms on June 1 this year than last, including 208000 family workers and 24000 hired labor. total farm employment reached 11917000, up 1121000 from May 1. The seasonally adjusted index rose to 99 on June 1 from 90 in May. Farm wage rates in May were 83 percent of the 1910-14 average and about 6 points higher than April, with June wages roughly 20 percent higher than last year.
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United States
Cari
Aotal
Farm sale records 180 acre Iowa property transfer
Herbert Schutter of Waukon purchased from George McCarthy of Frontenac Minnesota a 180 acre farm in Linton township Allamakee county Iowa. The reported consideration was 5000 dollars.
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Wauron Herbert Schutter
Waukon
George McCarthy
Frontenac, Minn
Linton Township
Allamakee County
Birker of Vinton Tops State DHIA Herd for May
Matt Birker of Vinton led May DHIA results among 76 associations with 11 cows at 60.5 pounds butterfat and 1,705 pounds milk over 31 days. Fremont-Page-Mills DHIA remained first with 40.1 pounds butterfat and 1,123 pounds per cow.
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Matt Birker
Vinton
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Ames Extension Dairy Department
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Fayette No. 4
Elkader-Monona
Washington
Johnson-Iowa
Sioux
Dairy herd tops Winneshiek DHIA with strong milk output
Special report from Decorah shows Orville Salveson herd leading the Winneshiek DHIA with 1029 pounds of milk and 48 pounds butterfat on the two month period. Top cow is Greg Bodensteiner's ar with 1903 pounds milk and 87.5 butterfat.
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Winneshiek Dhia
Orville Salveson
Greg Bodensteiner
Oats Strains Compare In Louisa County Nursery Plot
Lael Moon county agent of Louisa notes that an oats nursery on Elbert Hill farm near Marsh allows comparison of varieties Marion Gopher Vanguard Sac Columbia for straw length rust resistance smut resistance and lodging resistance as heads form.
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Lael Moon
Louisa
Elbert Hill
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Gopher
Vanguard
Sac
Columbia
Cattle Entered for Brown Swiss Show and Picnic
More than 60 head of cattle entered for the Brown Swiss canton show and state picnic of the association at Washington on Saturday.
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1941 Hail Loss To Iowa Farmers Put At 2 649 434
Iowa farmers suffered hail damage totaling 2 649 434 in 1941 the largest since 1936 though well below the 1925 all time high of 7 975 686. Losses by county include several above 100 000 with Poweshiek Cedar Kossuth and Monona among the higher figures.
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Pocahontas
Humboldt
Mitchell
Wines Clarke
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Wapel- Davis
Henry Eos
Poweshiek
Cedar
Kossuth
Calhoun
Monona
Seed Analysis Short Course Offered at Iowa State College
Instruction in seed analysis will be given at Iowa State College from July 6 to July 24. The course aims to train workers in commercial seed houses with lectures, field and laboratory work. Field work covers seed identification while laboratory work includes tests for purity and germination and interpretation of results.
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Ames (Sp
Iowa State College
R. Howard Porter
Porter
Army Worm Outbreak Reported Across Nebraska
A university extension entomologist says army worm outbreaks are widespread across Nebraska from Wayne County to Adams County with infestations up to 50 percent in some bottom lands. Field trials in Benton County focus on a 60 acre alfalfa patch on the Rudy Bader farm using poison bait for control.
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O. S. Bare
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Bare
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Adams County
New Crop Insect Spreads Across Counties
Howard Hamilton county agent reports a new crop insect spreading from Lint county into Tipton and neighboring Howard counties. The pest attacks corn on clover and timothy sod with frosted appearance on infested plants, hampered by damaged ears and unseasonal damage noted by Hamilton.
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Lint County
Howard Hamilton
Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton
Berry Crop Good in Troy Mills Vicinity
Report from Troy Mills area notes a strong berry crop with late cherries at Roy and abundant berries. Potatoes and garden produce are widely used as housewives preserve string beans raspberries gooseberries and peas. Wet weather hinders hay alfalfa and clover and delays plowing.
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Roy
Wapsie
Land Bank Official Resigns From Omaha Board
Bert Wadell a vice president of the Federal Land Bank of Omaha since 1933 presented his resignation at the June meeting of the Farm Credit board Wadell from Moorcroft Wyoming said he would devote time to ranching interests His resignation takes effect July 1
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Grand Competition livestock event at Chicago Union Stock Yards
The Union Stock Yard and Transit Co announced a Grand Competition in Chicago from December 2 to 5 to replace the cancelled International Livestock Exposition. Exhibitors receive usual prizes and ribbons. Classes include fat cattle and livestock, single steers and barrows, and baby beeves shown by farm youths.
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Union Stockyard and Transit Company
17000 Pounds Wool Pooled in Fayette
Special to West Union One hundred Fayette county sheep growers pooled 17000 pounds of wool Thursday at West Union for the Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers association in Des Moines. Paul E. McElroy county agent announced today.
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Fayette County
West On Fort
Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers
Des Moines
Paul E. McElroy
Hertel garden corn to ripen by Fourth of July
In Amana, Theodore Hertel expects roasting ears by the Fourth of July or earlier as his sweet corn develops well with silk tassels appearing more than two weeks.
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Theodore Hertel
Increase in Power Farming Revealed By Gas Tax Refunds
DES MOINES. Iowa State Treasurer W G C Bagley said his office handles 2500 to 2700 gasoline tax refund applications daily as fuel use rises on farms. The three cent tax refunds cover farming, commercial and industrial use, aviation and marine. Power farming rose 11 percent in 1941 and refunds for the year to date exceed last year’s totals by more than 30 percent. During the first four months refunds reached 509132 dollars.
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W. G. C. Bagley
Iowa
Ite
Frankville Cheesemaking Sees Steady Output and Higher Butterfat
Daisy Kneeskern, secretary of the Frankville cheese factory cooperative, reports May butterfat at 60 cents a pound, up 4 cents from April and 8 cents above May 1941. Factory output mirrors last year with 58,878 pounds of cheese from 587,516 pounds of milk and 8,609 pounds of butterfat, while May 1941 produced 58,670 pounds of cheese from 610,300 pounds of milk and 19,388 pounds of butterfat.
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Daisy Kneeskern
Frankville Farmers Cooperative Cheese Factory
Rubber Drive Planned for Benton County Farmers
Groves county agent proposed a Rubber Drive to collect scrap rubber by farm to farm canvass in Benton County. Mayors of all towns to meet for planning with 4-H club members and local businessmen. Trucks donated by owners will be crewed by at least one businessman and one or more 4-H youths. Rubber collected at farms will be sold at one cent a pound, funds directed to local 4-H clubs.
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PLA BOY PLOWMAN
Maxine Plowman of Aurora files for divorce alleging her husband neglected the farm and left most duties to her. She states she performs the plowing and farm work and seeks dissolution of marriage.
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Louisa county 4-H girls camp dates set in Columbus Junction
Special to The Rescue reports the annual Louisa county 4 H girls camp will be held July 22 to 24 at Chautauqua Park in Columbus Junction. The event gathers youth for activities and educational programs hosted by local 4 H leaders and volunteers.
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Columbus 5S Junction
Louisa County
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Columbus Junction
Linn County Supervisors Adopt Budget Amendments
The Linn County Board of Supervisors met at Serene and Beeson, approving a motion by Supervisor Petty with all members present. The session included tax and permit approvals, a refund warrant for Adah Smith, and numerous disbursements to local services and relief programs totaling several thousand dollars.
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