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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1949
Page
13
Iowa entomologists urge a 1949 fly control program built on sanitation and community cooperation. They blame neglect of education and sanitation for continued fly problems despite DDT use, and outline steps including early start, garbage disposal review, and proper chemical use.
Dale L. Bohlen of route two New London Iowa won one of 46 farm land tracts on the Minidoka reclamation project in southern Idaho. Eugene C. Wilber of Des Moines was named an alternate as federal officials announced 46 winners and 20 alternates from over 1100 applicants. Only war veterans were eligible for the drawing.
The housing shortage affects farm help supply the Iowa State Employment Service reports enough married men registered for farm jobs to fill requests promptly. Married men seek living space for families, while single men face housing gaps and scarce tenant houses. Farmers with tenant houses recruit help more easily.
At the annual meeting in Waukon on Wednesday Kenneth Schultz was chosen president K B Simmons vice president Walter Hagen secretary treasurer David Flage and Lyle Sieman as directors All are from Waukon except Sieman whose address is Luana Lee Holthouse of Dubuque is the new supervisor succeeding Clem Larkin Don Voelker Iowa State College extension dairyman spoke at the meeting
Four registered Holsteins in Elmer Becker's Watkins herd completed lactations above 400 pounds. The top cow, five years old, produced 17 652 pounds of milk and 646 pounds of fat. Her daughter, in her first lactation, earned 14 376 pounds of milk and 494 pounds of fat. Two other first calf heifers yielded 12 491 pounds with 407 fat and 12 364 pounds with 403 fat.
Waukon F W Millister of Monona purchased the 85 acre Ora Gilson farm in Franklin township for 10000 dollars.
The Laban Skinner farm sale south of Ossian Saturday totaled more than 15000 dollars. Cows sold to 257 dollars 50 cents sows to 84 dollars oats brought 96 percent cents per bushel and corn 115 dollars.
One hundred sixty two head from 66 top Iowa herds enter the annual Iowa State Aberdeen Angus show and sale at the state fairgrounds Des Moines Tuesday and Wednesday. Highlights include 50 futurity cattle for 3000 prize money and a sale featuring 70 bulls 92 females with special 23 premium heifers for fundraising.
Iowa City consignments include a 1946 Chevrolet Fleetmaster, 1947 Studebaker models and a 1937 Lincoln Zephyr along with a 14-ton truck pickup, grain bed, and stock racks. Tractors such as Farmall, Deere, and McCormick Deering, plus cultivators, tires, and a corn shelter, are listed for sale.
The agriculture department extended its quarantine against black stem rust to the entire country. The order bans interstate movement of barbery mahonia and mahoberberis plants not known to be resistant and requires permits for all interstate moves of rust resistant species.
Oklahoma Representative Wicker sham urges a House panel to raise the farm soil conservation payment cap from 750 to 2500 dollars and to expand the overall conservation budget. He seeks 300 million for the program this year and additional funds for a marketing quota program plus 5 million for admin salaries.
In Washington, author Louis Bromfield testified before the House culture committee opposing repeal of federal margarine taxes. He argued cotton and corn farming degrade soil, urged South to grow food crops, and criticized the king cotton image while sparring with southern lawmakers. He also condemned kitchen margarine duties and praised pioneer women in a controversial closing remark.
The Benton county DHIA No. 4 reports an average fat of 29.3 pounds for 416 cows tested in February with 75 dry. Top February lactation from John Hark’s herd yielded 13,665 pounds milk and 546.3 fat. Monahan herd cows posted 555, 459 and 409 fat. Otto Koestner, Newhall, joined the association.
Officers of Parish No. 1 of the Iowa Jersey Cattle club were elected at a Postville meeting. Harry Cline of West Union was named president. Dave Olmsted of McGregor, vice president. Milford Nabholz of Oelwein, secretary. directors include Phil Durnan Osian, Tom Hansen Elgin, Charles Ziegler Postville, and Bob Kinsley McGregor.
A public auction on March 7 at 1 p m covers 125 acres with livestock machinery hay grain near Ryan by Mable Morrisey and 7 miles northeast of Marion by Rudy Novak. A second auction on March 9 at 10 a m near Amish 17 miles southwest of Iowa City lists machinery seed by Emery Yoder.
The Victory National Farm Loan Association, headquartered in Manchester, will hold its annual membership meeting Wednesday at the Independence Lutheran Church. A noon dinner starts the event. reports from officers and the election of two directors for three-year terms are on the agenda. Jesse P. Sloan of Manchester is secretary treasurer.
A joint Farm Bureau meeting for eight Benton county townships is set for March 9 at 7 p.m. at the Vinton Legion hall with members from Jackson Cedar Harrison Taylor Benton Eden Canton and Big Grove and guest speaker Rex Conn the Gazette farm editor who will discuss long range farm planning.
Mrs Raymond Sayre of Ackworth Indiana an Iowa farm wife and leader of the Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau Federation will report to Washington March 21 for briefing and then go to Frankfurt Germany to serve about two months as an ambassador without portfolio under army supervision She will work with women leaders in the U S zone and advise the military government on future programs for rural women's organizations She is a Master Farm Homemaker and has held leadership posts including president of the Associated Country Women of the World and the Associated Women of the Federation
The Waukon Farm Bureau community club will meet March 11 at 8 p.m. in the Waukon opera house. Extension Director Fred O Riley reported Thursday. In Lansing the Farm Bureau group will meet March 18 at Lansing city hall.
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