Iowa Names 10 to Probe Agricultural Problems
Gov. George A. Wilson appointed a 10 member legislative committee to study Iowa farm issues for the next General Assembly. The panel includes five Republican senators and four Republican representatives with one Democrat, Gustave Alesch. Secretary of Agriculture Mark Thornburg will serve ex officio. The group will examine absentee ownership, shrinking family farms, tenancy, and marketing conditions amid world changes and report options to the legislature.
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ES Moines
George A. Wilson
Iowa
Wback
General Assembly
Richard V. Lee
Dysart
Leo Elthon
Fertile
D. D. Fuller
Maquoketa
Robert P. Munger
Sioux City
Paul P. Stewart
Maynard
House
John Heffner
Webster City
Jay C. Colburn
Harlan
David A. Dancer
Lamont
Henry W. Burma
Allison
Gustave Alesch
Marcus
Secretary of
Mark Thornburg
Iowa dairy promotion levy payments reach 1941 goal
Des Moines AP reports the first $10,965 of the 1941 Iowa dairy promotion tax is in the file. Collectors must file reports by July 15 and officials expect total collections to reach about $100,000 for the year. Proceeds fund advertising and promotion to boost dairy consumption.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
Commission
Fence Drift in Woven Wire Sparks Rural Amusement
Mayors of Iowa City and Cedar Rapids presided over a light hearted milk themed event as humor and farming blended in a 50 year gap since Frank Hahn and about 30 years since Henry Willenbrock. A playful call for a rematch suggests further rural rivalry.
Chinch Bugs Reported On Second Farm In Linn
The second Linn county report of chinch bug infestation was received at the Farm Bureau office in Cedar Rapids. Bugs at the Roland Schrimper farm near Buffalo migrate from winter wheat to corn. wheat and oats may soon be affected. County Agent Rex Conn advises farmers to inspect oat fields and take preventive steps as bugs move to corn. A separate demo near Oxford shows creosoted paper barriers halting migration from a wheat field into surrounding corn.
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Linn County
Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Roland Schrimper
Buffalo
Rex Conn
Conn
Gazette
Iowa City
E. D. Gardner
Frank L. Novak
Oxford
4-H Poultry Tour Visits Six Farms in Marengo Iowa
Iowa county 4 H poultry members toured six farms in a poultry judging tour on Thursday. W R Whitfield Ames extension assistant professor of poultry husbandry attended the event.
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Marengo
Iowa County
W. R. Whitfield
Ames
Farm income forecast shows 1941 at 85 billion dollars
Washington officials forecast 1941 cash farm income near 85 billion with a possible 92 billion in 1942 if favorable weather and war demand persist. Analysts cite defense employment, price supports, and lend-lease driven exports as key factors boosting agriculture through the year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Farmers see experiments at Conesville field day
Special to The Gazette more than 100 farmers attended the Southeastern Iowa Experimental association field day in Conesville. Oats flax melon and alfalfa plots were examined. oat variety resistance to rust and disease drew interest. Reddy Ames plant pathologist noted Marion and Hancock suit northern Iowa while Boone Tama and Control suit southern Iowa. Alfalfa Ladack and Orestan showed best winter survival. Roy Bodenhofer Center Junction reported two hogs that gained 80 pounds after feeding PROTEK corn and water, averaging 3.2 pounds per day, with PROco sourced from Ons ow.
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Conesville
Southeastern Iowa Experimental Association
C. S. Reddy
Ames Plant Pathologist
Kanawha
Marion
Hancock
Iowa
Boone
Tama
Ladack
Orestan
Roy Bodenhofer
Center Junction
Protek
Roy
E. F. Hodoval
Onsow
Mayor vs Cow Milk Twist Heads Iowa City Dairy Month
In Iowa City the Cedar Rapids mayor Frank Hahn faced off with Henry Willenbrock in a milking contest on a crowded downtown corner. Willenbrock won by 15 ounces to Hahn’s 10 ounces after three minutes despite both cows resisting, as the promotional event capped Dairy Month.
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Hahn
Willenbrock
Iowa City
Towa
Linn County Farm Bureau Picnic and Sports Festival
Two hundred fifty people attended the Linn county Farm Bureau picnic and sports festival at the fairgrounds in Central City. Francis Johnson, president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation, gave the principal talk while the Central City high school band provided music and sports events filled the day.
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Central City
Linn County Farm Bureau
Fairgrounds
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Stanek And Huff Show Swiss Champs At Algona
Nine exhibitors displayed 34 Brown Swiss cattle at Canton No 3 in Algona. Grand champion bull was shown by J T Stanek and Sons of Fort Dodge, while junior champion bull went to J A Huff of Armstrong. Grand champion female and junior female were shown by Clyde Munson Gowrie and Huff respectively. A judging team of four was chosen to compete at the All Iowa Exposition in August.
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Algona
Canton No. 3
J. T. Stanek
F. M. Wolf
Wesley
Huff
Stanek and Sons
E. L. Telleen and Sons
Gowrie
Telleen and Sons
Bull
Munson
Stanek
25 Top Lambs In Fayette Sale Draw $13.50
West Union reports the Fayette county lamb grading demonstration and sale of 1941 drew 348 lambs from 35 consigners. Prime lambs sold at 13.50 per hundredweight, with most lambs listed as red and selling at 12.75. The event indicates expanding sheep raising in Fayette county and interest in ewes.
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Fayette Sale
West Union
Fayette County
Qecesine
Blue Lambs Lead Sale As Grading Tops Three Hundred Head
Eleven blue graded lambs topped the sale at 12.75 per hundredweight while 204 red lambs averaged 72.14 pounds and 12.25 per cwt. Seven yellow lambs at 69 pounds averaged 11.25 and 57 green at 63 pounds also 11.25. Eighteen black at 62.14 pounds averaged 10. Cull ewes 110 pounds brought 1.50 per cwt and two fair lambs 115 pounds fetched 2 per cwt. E L Hegg of Iowa City graded. Guy Cole of Peterson Sheep bought the lot for shipment to Waterloo packing house.
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the Gazette
Washington
E. L. Hegg
Iowa City
Guy Cole
Peterson Sheep Company
Waterloo
Dairy Group Seeks United Front for Defense of Industry
The American Dairy Association called an emergency meeting for July 10 to address an alarming economic situation affecting the $12 billion dairy sector and 5 million farm families. Attendees include Secretary Wickard, Paul McNutt, and Col. Logan to discuss production expansion, milk diversion to cheese, oleomargarine rules, and the army butter buying process. Representatives from at least 12 states will attend.
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Chicago
American Dairy Association Today
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Paul V. McNutt
Col
Paul A. Logan
Army Quartermaster Corps
Conference of Dairy Producers
Federal Security Administration
National Defense Program
A.D.A
Association
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Kansas
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Washington
Ohio
Missouri
Congress cites farm planning funding split for agriculture
In Washington the farm planning bureau of the Department of Agriculture failed to win a $3.12 million direct appropriation for studies and surveys. Congress approved $2.619 million by combining $857k new funds with $1.7629 million transferred from other agencies, keeping planning on an emergency basis and within an allotment system.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
Department
Bureau of the Budget
4-H Baby Beef Tour in Johnson Planned July 1
Ames state 4-H leader Frank Reed will head the Johnson county baby beef tour on July 1. Emmett Gardner county agent announced Reed will teach judging of beef cattle and hogs with stops at eight or ten members homes. Calf showing and fitting will be stressed during judging practice.
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Iowa City
Frank Reed
Ames
Johnson County
Emmett Gardner
Reed
Government Buys 4 408 500 Pounds Of Pork During Week
The U S department of agriculture announced purchases for the week ended June 21 totaling pork meat products 3 450 000 pounds canned 958 500 pounds casings 125 090 bundles lard 1 960 000 pounds frozen eggs 1 801 000 pounds and other food supplies including dried eggs 100 050 pounds shell eggs 2 800 cases American cheese 3 013 375 pounds evaporated milk 218 000 cases and dry skim milk 40 000 pounds with 8 880 000 pounds of dry beans 629 000 cases of canned tomatoes futures 31 434 cases of canned fish and 46 200 boxes of oranges among items for domestic aid public meals refugees and lend lease or market release as needed.
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Red Cross
Hail Damage Costs Rise in Iowa Despite Low Farm Average
Iowa's hail damage last year rose by half a million dollars to 1 637 645 while the statewide average cost per farm stayed 7 80. The 1939 damage was 1 107 816 with 19 counties reporting no damage and 33 others under 1000.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Corn Surges With Heat Burns Pastures In Stanwood
Special to The Gazette. Stanwood reports rapid corn growth this week as heat continues with oats showing early rust. Clover hay making has begun but yields are lighter than normal and pastures suffer from the extreme heat, with rain sought to aid recovery.
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