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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1947
Page
10
FAO preparatory committee on world food proposals urges establishment of a unit of expert staff to aid nutritionally disadvantaged countries. The report notes half the world malnourished and calories well below goals, urging modern agricultural techniques and education to raise yields and diets.
Keith Myers of Vinton has been named manager of the Iowa Farm Mutual Insurance Company the Farm Bureau automobile insurance arm. Allan Kline president announced the appointment as McCollum remains actuary. Vernon Ahlen of Kansas City will be assistant manager effective March 12 with prior experience in State Farm Mutual Insurance and Missouri bar membership.
CHICAGO IL D T Carlson of Wilmer Minnesota president of the American Dairy Association warned that a milk shortage endangers national health and signals rising prices. Carlson and about 200 association leaders in Chicago argued that price misalignment with national income could curb production and push cows to slaughter.
Washington AP report says Rural Electrification Administration approved a 150000 dollar loan to Marshall County Rural Electric Cooperative of Marshalltown Iowa. Funds用于扩展农村电力服务以提高覆盖率.
An old advertisement promotes a flaxseed and toasted wheat cereal from Uncle Sam Breakfast in Omaha Nebraska. It claims to aid bowel movement with whole flaxseed and wheat flakes and urges readers to try the product with a water intake. The copy references medical authority and dietary guidance.
Public sales and closing out auctions listed for March 4 to March 12 across multiple locations. Includes Crocker and Sanket near Lisbon, Frank Merritt near Springville, Donald Hemphill near Rowley, W E Lee near Dysart, Gray and Woods near Amber, Earl Pear near Cedar Rapids, Anton Tefer near Prairieburg, Mrs Frieda Siebels near Morley, Melvin Slife near Waubeek, Kirk and Keith Beatty near Cedar Rapids, and Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids for the Eastern Iowa Polled Shorthorn Assn sale.
Iowa Farm Bureau women will fund 18 rural youths to attend college this fall to train as teachers. A $140 scholarship can be used at any college with rural practice teaching. A nine-district committee will pick two entrants and two alternates per district based on location, academics, health, and teaching interest.
Report notes fire destroys about 90 million dollars of farm property annually. Data indicate crops buildings and equipment bear the brunt. Authorities urge improved fire prevention and faster response to save farms nationwide.
The piece discusses county extension funding and Farm Bureau relations, noting budget separation and proposals for auditor payments. It covers broad food demand, Hoover’s German food needs report, and rising meat prices with favorable outlooks for beef and hog markets into summer and fall.
Iowa Farm Bureau should determine its own financial needs says the Iowa Taxpayers Association in Des Moines. A bill to withhold county aid from agricultural groups was killed but may be revived by Rep. M F Hicklin. The editorial notes the bureau’s growth into many lines of business and its competition with commercial taxpayers. The measure would repeal state aid ranging from two to seven thousand dollars annually.
A quality improvement meeting for creameries in Fayette and parts of Clayton and Buchanan counties will be held here Wednesday evening. Creamery operators, officers and directors will discuss hiring a fieldman to work with producers on quality improvement.
The American Meat Institute in Chicago argues that consumers hold the ultimate reins on hog prices. It notes meat packers dislike the pork situation due to ongoing losses as pork supplies are low and overhead costs persist regardless of animals dressed.
Mr and Mrs Scott Ellis prominent Dallas county Iowa farm leaders will receive the Skelly award for superior agricultural achievement at a Dallas Center breakfast next Saturday Lloyd Burlingham committee chair announces They operate a 440 acre farm.
Grasses are valued for waterways due to their extensive fibrous root systems that help stabilize banks and reduce erosion. The dense roots anchor soil and improve filtration, supporting ecosystem health along channels and wetlands.
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