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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1943
Page
2
State apiarist F. B. Paddock warned that Iowa honey plants are nearly critical after war crop shifts reduced legume and sweet clover acreage. Winter losses and heavy spring rains hinder colony buildup, jeopardizing a 25 percent honey and 50 percent beeswax rise sought by the government.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics told Rep. Thomas that cattle and calves will reach about 80 million and hogs about 87 million next year, driven by wartime demand and price controls. Figures cover 1940 through 1944 with estimates for the later years.
Special to The Gazette reports Joe Sexton and Frank McCabe of Burr Oak farm suffered horse deaths from heat prostration near Decorah. Several other Winneshiek county farmers reported prostrations but no losses. An unrelated balloon theory note appears at the end.
Rain cleared Monday after a wet weekend in east Iowa. Corn, knee-high in many northern counties, benefited from two cultivations and rising moisture. Hay was scarce but alfalfa entered the mow in first class condition after a week of baling.
An Office of War Information report lists elevators in Manitowoc Wisconsin Sioux City Iowa Peoria Illinois Burlington Iowa St Joseph Missouri Des Moines Iowa Indianapolis Indiana Louisville Kentucky St Louis Missouri Omaha Council Bluffs Iowa Chicago Illinois Minneapolis Minnesota Decatur Illinois Kansas City Missouri Kansas City Kansas Superior and Duluth Minnesota The report says requisitioned corn regardless of contracts. Owners will be paid by the Commodity Credit Corporation on proof of ownership at the Chicago office. Price will be the CPA ceiling price. if refused, 50 percent paid pending adjudication.
Des Moines reports Carl A Oldsen of Ames resigns as field representative for the Iowa Beef Producers association after 15 years. He will join the American Angus Breeders association as fieldman for the northwest United States. He also supervised 4-H baby beef exhibits at the state fair for several years. Executive committee to name a successor.
Forty plus girls attend the twentieth annual Girls 4-H rally in Fayette electing Doris Steege Maynard president Marjorie Belchner Hawkeye Elsa Scharff Stanley secretary treasurer and Gladys Perry Randalia historian Attendance reached 150 with eight clubs at full attendance County chairman Mrs Grant Kiel presided Highlights included Arlene Kluss Luzerne Archibald Sowden violin recital the 4 H revue 4H Builds for Victory and introductions of new county extension staff Virginia Vaupel and Mrs Selma Ekquist Duncan
Four 4-H club girls from Ames will be selected to represent Iowa at Camp Miniwanca Shelby Michigan based on club records. Mrs Edith Barker announces National Youth Foundation will provide half scholarships with the remainder of costs covered by the girls or county 4-H. County staff will submit names to the state 4-H office by July 1 for final selection.
Estherville president W A Hendrikson announced the Iowa Vegetable Growers summer meeting set for Thursday noon in Clear Lake. A tour will begin Thursday morning at Goose Lake marsh near Fertile and end in Laurens and Fonda.
Iowa hatcheries produced 29,923,000 chicks in May up from 28,498,000 in May 1942. The May 1938–42 average was 25,035,000. U S production in May totaled 300,361,000, up 23 percent from last May and 47 percent above the 1938–42 May average. First five months of this year saw 1,069,773,000 chicks, up 16 percent from a year earlier.
Lee county extension director Delbert Foster reported 167 workers recruited for farm labor. Ft Madison penitentiary guards volunteered for one day a week and Schaffer Pen employees helped during vacations. Workers from Midwest Carbide Keokuk and other firms also aided haying at local farms under Foster and Mossberry supervision.
The description details a button-front easy collar with set-in belt and flap pocket. Pattern No. 8459 comes in sizes 10 through 20 and requires 34g yards of 35 inch material for size 12. Send 15 cents plus 1 cent postage to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Today's Pattern Service in Chicago with name address pattern number and size.
Paul Doughty new farm labor assistant in Fayette county discusses local labor needs with Homer Coffman secretary of the county farm labor committee. County agents Melvin Wangsness notes farm help secured for many full time jobs, with about a dozen more needed as Fayette county businesses plan to accommodate seasonal farming. Labor peaks around July 1.
Real estate agents report several farm sales in Columbus Junction Waukon and nearby areas. Mart Schoff sells 56 acres near Lowden for 14000 to Paul Wilkening while J H Huston buys 176 acres near Columbus Junction for 130 per acre from Equitable Life. Winrich buys 164 acres north of Toolesboro for 15000. Leroy Schmidt sells 423 acres near St Olaf for 40 an acre to Serenus Eilers and purchases 80 acres from George Weithorn known as the George Harnack farm with possession March 1 1944. Editor notes a Monday report says Weithorn also bought the Harnack farm for 16000.
An FDA report states 330000 bushels of high quality Canadian oats arrived in Chicago by boat last week, bringing this season's total oats shipments from Canada to Chicago to 3710000 bushels.
The US Department of Agriculture reports May frozen egg production at 95,600,000 pounds, the highest on record and 67 percent above May 1942. First five months of 1943 total 255,668,000 pounds compared with 175,478,000 a year earlier.
The regional war labor board authorized wage increases up to 10 cents an hour for seasonal cannery workers in Iowa and Nebraska. It urged all area canneries to file a single master bid and met with 29 plants to finalize the adjustment. The average pay rises to 561 cents per hour from 466 cents in 1942.
A USDA report shows Iowa creameries produced 27,400,000 pounds of butter in May, 3 percent below May 1942 but 10 percent above the ten year May average. Minnesota led with 33,100,000 pounds, while Wisconsin produced 17,300,000 pounds. National May output was 190,535,000 pounds, 6 percent under 1942. DPMA purchases totaled 128,306,531 pounds through June 24 with 19,860,624 moved to FSCC.
Mrs Mike Yarolin of Monmouth used a 22 caliber rifle to fire at foxes after they killed about 100 two month old chicks. Three shots killed two cubs and crippled a third which was then killed.
Tipton fire department answered a farmer's plea as rain threatened 500 bales of alfalfa hay. More than 20 volunteers moved the bales from field to mow in one and a half hours, with teams loading, unloading, and transferring to the hay mow through a corn elevator.
Advertisement inviting men and women hard of hearing to try the Curlne Home Method test for temporary deafness and wax buildup relief. Promises money back if hearing does not improve and urges asking about Ourine Ear Drops at Ford Hopkins, Mass and drug stores.
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