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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1944
Page
6
Iowa AAA committee says none of the corn under war food order No 98 will be used for industrial or beverage alcohol. War Production Board releases for August distilleries do not change this. Leroy K. Smith confirms no bushel from farmers will go to non war material use.
Six thousand acres are being farmed on the contour in Jones county this year with 2000 acres in strips. One hundred seventy farmers involved as district and Monticello CCC co operators or first timers have set this acreage this spring. Sixty four farmers contouring for the first time plant 1500 acres of corn and soybeans and 100 acres in strips.
Neighbors near Decorah plowed a fifty acre corn field for Otto Rasmus son a farmer north of here who was struck by lightning and then had an appendectomy the day after He is at the veterans hospital in Minneapolis Helpers included Chester Helland Olaf Sanden Lester Kappena Carl Ansum Charles Sellman and Charles McMillan
The War Food Administration reports 1944 rye prospects point to the smallest U S supply since 1937 if harvests stay as indicated. June 1 stocks were the lowest since 1941, with a 1944-45 supply projected at 59.674 million bushels. Prices have more than doubled in two years amid strong demand for flour feed and industrial alcohol.
Robert Moore of nine miles north of here reported losses of 800 turkeys in Thursday’s storm, nearly half of his flock, as residents tally bird fatalities across the area.
Bryan Boatman and Charles Balloun illustrated soil loss along a Toledo area road cut with 21 inches versus seven inches of topsoil remaining. The Tama county soil conservation day drew about 30 participants including farmers and extension staff, as county leaders acknowledged pioneer work and fielded plans to expand erosion control practices.
Iowa State agronomist Dr. H D Hughes reports ammonium nitrate restored production on sod-bound brome grass. Trials feature birdsfoot trefoil as a durable pasture legume, improved orchard and Canada wild rye grasses, and new red clover strains Midland and Cumberland. Ranger alfalfa is being tested with seed becoming available.
Jones county fair entries total 64 for the special added money steer contest to be held August 24 in Monticello. Fair president H W Stuhler announced prize money of 570 dollars for first, 342 for second, 228 for third, and 100 75 and 50 for the next places regardless of entries. Only steers two years or older and weighing at least 1200 pounds are eligible for the contest.
Extension entomologist Don B. Whelan of Nebraska University explains flood effects on pests. He notes floods may boost rats outside flooded zones, kill pocket gophers, hinder chinch bugs, and risk armyworm outbreaks if plants ferment. Mosquito larvae emerge in receding flood pools, while moist straw and manure favor house flies and stable flies.
R C Pollock reports at the National Livestock and Meat board meeting that 1944 meat production will exceed 1943 by more than one billion pounds despite severe manpower limits. Through five months in 1944 cattle slaughter rose 21 percent hogs 46 percent and sheep and lamb 3 percent, with overall output hitting record levels amid farm labor decreases.
Pollock notes meat output per capita rises in 1941-48 vs prior decade, with over seven billion pounds allocated for military and lend lease needs. He observes more meat and oil available per person this year and expects continued increase despite wartime demands.
The annual horse show in Wyoming will be held on September 1. Horses will be judged during the day and a parade of the winners will take place in the evening.
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