Sleeping Sickness Situation In Iowa 1942
Special to The Gazette reports from state and federal veterinarians show sleeping sickness in horses in Iowa remains near 1941 levels. Through June 27, 1942, 7,469 horses and mules had been vaccinated, with 28 infected and seven deaths across six counties. Nationally, 1,000,000 animals affected since 1930 with 447,813 cases to April 30, 1942. Local livestock events note large Brown Swiss shows and related dairy cattle entries at Postville amid industrial notes on a synthetic rubber pilot plant and Polish technical input.
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C. C. Franks
J. A. Barger
Iowa
Allamakee County
Madison
Mills
Muscatine
Page
Poweshiek
J. A
Mohler
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
United States
Mississippi
Ohio
Prices Received and Prices Paid Remain Unchanged in Iowa
A Des Moines report from the Iowa crop and livestock service shows the May 15 to June 15 period kept the indices steady at 170 for prices received and 155 for prices paid. The hog to corn ratio and related dairy and egg feeding metrics are detailed, with farm prices listed for corn, wheat, oats, barley, soybeans, hogs, beef cattle, milk products, eggs, and more.
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Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Service
Des Moines
Crop and Livestock Service
Farm of
Senate group urges rubber production from farm products
The Senate agriculture committee backs converting farm and forest products into alcohol or butylene glycol to produce butadiene for synthetic rubber. A subcommittee led by Senator Gillette says one process to make butadiene from alcohol is far beyond experimental stage and urges a rubber supply agency to supervise production.
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Senate Group
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Gillette
D-Ia
Iowa to Plant Synthetic Rubber Plants
A. A. Couch of the Iowa Federation of Labor says Congress likely to approve legislation to use farm products for raw materials. Plans call for at least two synthetic rubber plants in Iowa and Nebraska with site inspections starting this week. Committee members include Don Edison Fort Dodge Otto Knudson Eagle Grove L. J. Franey Marengo and John L. Uban Waterloo.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
A. A. Couch
Iowa Federation of Labor
Couch
Don Edison
Fort Dodge
Otto Knudson
Eagle Grove
L. J. Franey
Marengo
John L. Uban
Waterloo
Injured by Power Lift On Wyoming Farm
August Thomsen, a former resident west of Wyoming, mangled the two middle fingers of his left hand Saturday while operating a corn plow attached to a tractor during a power lift incident.
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Wyoming
August Thomsen
Lightning Kills Four Cows in Hopkinton Area
A farmer northwest of Hopkinton, Robert Bradle, lost four cows to a late Sunday storm as they were struck by lightning. Two other cows were found stunned Monday morning. The river valley remained largely flooded.
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Hopkinton
Robert Bradle
Logging Done In NE Iowa
McGREGOR H G Gillette and Son report 2 254 000 feet of lumber shipped to Michigan and Indiana factories for plywood and planes. Three hundred car loads left Marquette. Only trees 10 inches and larger are cut, now elm replacing basswood and poplar. Farmers mark trees with Gillette crew, aiding younger growth and reducing loss from old age. They operate crews in Mississippi river border counties across MN WI IL.
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McGregor
H. G. Gillette
Clayton
Allamakee
Betang Michigan
Indiana
Marquette
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
New Home Demonstration Agent Named in Keokuk County
Keokuk and Sigourney district welcome Lorraine Guernsey of Woden as the new home demonstration agent in Keokuk county starting Wednesday. She succeeds Ruth Gallentine who resigned to teach at Green Mountain. Guernsey is a graduate of Iowa State College.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Lorraine Guernsey
Woden
Ruth Gallentine
Green Mountain
Iowa State College
Pearl Harbor Remembered at Brown Swiss Shows in Iowa
Charles Bennett of Beloit Wisconsin announced a patriotic demonstration planned by the national Brown Swiss organization for Pearl Harbor anniversary. Breeders nationwide are urged to donate the production of their top cows on December 7 to USO funds.
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Postville
Iowa
Charles
Chuck
Keokuk County Fair to Proceed in What Cheer
Officials confirm the Keokuk county fair will be held at What Cheer as planned. Local fairs are allowed to proceed when cancellation is impractical, ensuring community events continue.
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Keokuk County
Cedar County 4-H'ers to Camp Near Muscatine
Twenty five Cedar County 4-H members join 75 peers from Scott and Muscatine counties for a Camp Abe Lincoln near Muscatine July 2 to 5. Frontier Days theme covers music, crafts, sports, and pioneer activities with a campfire on Pioneer Hill. Leaders include Laura Heddleson Frances Byrne and Josephine Simpson with staff Isobel Cro Winifred Martin L T Graham Max Clowers Gus.
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Cedar Group
Scott
Muscatine
Pioneer Hill
Heddleson
Frances Byrne
Muscatine County
Josephine Simpson
H.D.A
Scott County
Isobel Cro
Winifred Martin
Iowa Steel College
L. T. Graham
Ames
Max Clowers
Gus
Big 4 agricultural fair unchanged in Postville
A. S. Burdick secretary said the Big 4 fair will be conducted as usual this year with dates set for September 7 at Postville.
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Postville
A. S. Burdick
Army Leader and Land Parcel Mentioned in Brief
A terse item notes a U S Army leader with references to blood money and possession of a parcel of land. The brief also lists a male offspring and a small violin alongside unrelated terms.
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Canton No
Floyd Arnold
LaVerne Funk
Arno Funk and Sons
St. Olaf
Funk and Sons
Rominger Brown
Waukon
Arthur Moeller
Ossian
Rominger Farm
Arthur Schmelzer
West Union
Schmelzer
Walter Plaht
Clermont
Plaht
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
Poland
E. Cohn & Sons
Ninth Avenue
Third Street
Fraternal Neighbors’ Society
State OF
Guaranty Bank
Cedar Rapids
Leths
Gereds
Beverly Cattle Company
Beverly Cattle CO
Hereford
WMT
BY Williams
Clayton, Allamakee Counties
Keokuk
Lorraine
Guernsey
Pearl Harbor
Jones Products CO
Milwaukee
Wis
O-Owatmans
Cedar County
Sadakio
Cole
Camp Abe Lincoln
Laura Heddleson
Rapivo
Ness
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Third Avenue
U.S. Army
U. S. Army
Anish
Merle E. Garmoe
Tn Er Rees
Sota A
Ruggists
Reese
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