Livestock Market Mixed as Feeder Cattle Edge Hogs in Prices
Feeder cattle average at Chicago reaches 10.75 while fat cattle year to date average sits at 10.68 in early trading. Hogs gain as cattle slip, narrowing the spread to 20 cents the closest since 1938, with hogs rising and cattle fluctuating in the 10 dollar column. Calves and yearlings see strong demand as buyers move lots to feed lots, while cattle classes post varied adjustments and carcass demonstrations proceed at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids.
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Chicago
Omaha
Kildee Urges Price-Driven Hog Type Balance
Ames dean of agriculture H H Kildee spoke at Cedar Rapids on the hog type conference urging a move to an intermediate hog type. He argued for price preferences favoring carcass yield and quality and for a uniform grading system tied to market hog value.
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Ike
H. H. Kildee
Ames
Cedar Rapids
American Poland China Record Association
Dean Kildee
Iowa Swine Producers
Iowa Packers
Iowa State College
Gillette Says Farmers Will Bear War Burden
In Waverly Iowa Senator Guy M Gillette tells Bremer county dairy day that farmers must shoulder wartime burdens as they have in every war. He cites higher machinery costs from defense metals imports and closed foreign markets as key impacts on farming communities.
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Waverly
United States
Guy M. Gillette
Bremer County
South America
Gillette
Jones Tenant Purchase Borrowers Tour in Jones County
Twenty five people attended a soils conservation tour for Jones County tenant purchase borrowers in Monticello. Air view slides at the CCC camp opened the morning, followed by a camp projects tour and a basket lunch at the fairgrounds. The group then visited Eggers and Gadent farms to see contouring, strip cropping, terracing and pasture renovation. F L Brinacombe led the tour. Darwin Larson of Cedar Rapids, three county RA supervisor for the FSA, attended.
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Monticello
Jones County
CCC
Monticello Fairgrounds
Eggers and
F. L. Brinacombe
SCS
Darwin Larson
Cedar Rapids
FSA
Jones, Linn and
Jackson
Meat Board Man Reports Pork Growth and Lard Use Records
D. H. LaVoi of the National Livestock and Meat Board spoke at a hog conference in Cedar Rapids noting record pork consumption in the United States last year totaling 9 577 000 000 pounds. He added per capita lard use reached a new high of 14 7 pounds while lard substitutes declined in prior years but have shifted in recent trends. The talk highlighted lard as a growth-promoting fat and referenced ongoing studies at the University of Minnesota and Rush Medical College on skin diseases with encouraging early results.
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Cedar Rapids
D. H. LaVoi
National Livestock and Meat Board
United States
LaVoi
LaVd
George Burr
University of Minnesota
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Frank Allyn Heads 4-H Boys Clubs In Delaware County
Frank Allyn of Coffin's Grove township was named president of Delaware county boys 4-H clubs. Rolland Willard was elected vice president, John James Billmeyer secretary and treasurer, and John Rector reporter. Karl Keck and Virgil Wessel demonstrated sheet steel use in farm buildings. County Agent Molin spoke on Delaware County 4-H looks ahead. The tour visited Wegmann, Brockmeier, Adams, Keck, and Wessell farms. a dairy class was judged at Wegmann farm.
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Manchester
Frank Allyn
Coffin’s Grove Township
Delaware County
Rolland Willard
South Fork Township
John James Billmeyer
Honey Creek Township
John Rector
Oneida Township
Karl Keck
Virgil Wessel
Edward L. Molin
Floyd Parks
Waukon
A. B. Wegmann
Ed Brockmeier
W. P. Adams
John Keck
Roy Wessell
Wegmann
Delta-4 H Club Keokuk County Tour Visits Livestock Projects
The Delta Blue Ribbon Farmers 4-H club conducted a judging and inspection tour Wednesday in Keokuk County with nine members. County Club Agent Norman Stamp directed the event visiting baby beeves dairy calves pigs and sheep.
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DELTA
Delta Blue Ribbon Farmers’ 4-H Club
Keokuk County
Norman Stamp
Hog Prices To Be Reported By Districts
Des Moines officials announce new three district system for hog price reporting effective June 30. Prices will be issued by USDA grades and cover western Iowa markets such as Atlantic and Carroll, central eastern Iowa including Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, and north central Iowa with Albert Lea and Austin in Minnesota.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
K. L. Urban
Federal
Interior Town
Urban
United States Department of Agriculture
Atlantic
Carroll
Creston
Dow City
Eagle Grove
Perry
Sheldon
Shenandoah
Fort Dodge
Storm Lake
Mississippi River
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Ottumwa
Waterloo
Belle Plaine
Manchester
Tama
Washington
Waverly
West Des Moines
Albert Lea
Austin
Steers Bring $11.25 At Chicago Sale
William Pruess, a farmer near Olin in Jones County, sold a load of steers at Chicago on Wednesday. The lot weighed about 1 388 pounds and brought 11.25 dollars per hundredweight.
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Olin
William Pruess
Jones’ County
Chicago
Price reporting system aims to better reflect market levels
Urban explained that a new price reporting system for Minnesota and Mason City markets seeks to aid buyers and sellers. He said it is tough to report prices accurately across interior Iowa and southern Minnesota, but dividing the trading area into three regions should yield more representative quotes.
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Minn
Mason City
Iowa
Minnesota
Buttermakers Of Section 13 Hold Garrison Meeting
Public results of the educational butter contest for Section 13 of the Iowa Creamery Operators association were withheld. Seven samples were judged by Fred Ford of Springville and Carl Hauskins of Cedar Rapids. Mrs Lyle Capper of Lisbon won the women’s division and Herbert Cox of Center Junction won the men’s division. The next meeting is planned for August in Lisbon.
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Garrison
Iowa Creamery Operators’ Association
Fred Ford
Springville
Carl Hauskins
Cedar Rapids
Lyle Capper
Lisbon
Herbert Cox
Center Junction
Hog Climb Continues As Run Dwindles In Interior Market
The interior hog market rose this week on light receipts, lifting prices to new highs not seen since 1937. Top hogs reached 10.70 to 11 at various markets, while Chicago saw an early 11 bid before easing. Five day interior sales totaled 130,500 head, with overall receipts down versus last year and week.
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Chicago
Monona Farmers Fire Company Forms With 300 Members
Monona farmers announced the organization of the Monona Farmers Fire Company with more than 300 members. Officers elected include Art Seeland as president Alvin Marting as vice president J S Schoentag as secretary treasurer W F Lenth F A Lestina Les Seeland Elmer Wiethorn and Willis Lamker as directors. A motor fire truck was purchased for mounting equipment and will be stored at the Monona city hall and manned by the local fire department.
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Monona
Monona Farmers’ Fire Company
Art Seeland
Alvin Marting
J. S. Schoentag
W. F. Lenth
F. A. Lestina
Les Seeland
Elmer Wiethorn
Willis Lamker
Steers Sell for 10.85 Per Cwt at Chicago Market
Frank Trachta, a Linn county farmer south of Cedar Rapids, sold 46 steers averaging 1 147 pounds at Chicago on Wednesday for 10 85 a hundredweight.
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Frank Trachta
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
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