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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1949
Page
4
Researchers at USDA examine how honey bees access alfalfa nectar and trip stamens to transfer pollen. They note flowers differ by opening through the throat or side entrances, with bees often using side openings. Near apuary, bees use throat access, increasing flower trip and seed production. Endeavor aims to breed alfalfa that favors bee visitation to raise seed yield.
On March 9 multiple sales begin at 10 a.m. near Iowa City and Center Point with Emery Yoder and Raymond Klima selling machinery seed livestock hay grain and more. Dairy sale at Milo and Lamir Kulhavy at noon includes 103 head. Administrators sale by Edward Butsch at Prairieburg follows. March 11 closes with Joe Trachta 1.5 miles southwest of Hawkeye Downs.
The agriculture department reports alfalfa sweet clover and white clover prices up from 1948 levels while other field seeds fall. Feb 15 prices show 12 classes higher and 18 lower with common alfalfa leading gains due to last year’s short crop.
CHICAGO George D Hopkins secretary of Wilson and Company retires after 53 years of service. Thomas E Wilson chairman announces Hopkins replacement Paul Ware will become secretary Ware joined Wilson and Company legal department in 1929 after graduating from Northwestern University Law School.
Spotted Poland China gilts sold for 60 to 125 dollars at Hershel M. Addleman sale near Columbus Junction. Twenty eight head were sold.
At the Herbert Ash farm between West Union and Elgin the Duroc sows produced 75 pigs from six farrowings. Litters ranged from 10 to 16 pigs, boosting the farm’s pork supply.
A Buchanan county Amish girl Susan Troyer 13 rode a horse and buggy to inspect 58 farms for fire hazards last fall. She found 132 hazards first visit and removed 37, then eliminated eight more on reinspections.
University of Minnesota experiments show some fruits and vegetables retain flavor color and texture after freezing. Horticulture associate professor J D Winter advises choosing varieties such as Snowball Cauliflower Italian Green Sprouting broccoli Thomas Laxton Laxton and Little Marvel peas Kentucky Wonder beans Long Standing Bloomsdale Spinach King of Denmark and Golden Midget corn for best freezer results. Also notes winter squash Banana Golden Delicious Greengold and selections for pies with cantaloupe strawberries and raspberries implied.
Berries and rhubarb top the list for freezing. Suggested varieties include cantaloupe like Iroquois in the melon family, McDonald Red rhubarb, red raspberries Latham Taylor Madawaska, and strawberries Dunlap Burgundy Wayzata Arrowhead Gem. All these will grow well in home gardens.
Chicago meat packers hailed a government report showing Chicago retained its lead as the nation s top livestock market and meat packing center in 1948. Stockyards handled 6,111,983 head of meat animals, with Omaha second at 5,260,505 head.
The East Central Iowa Veterinary Medical Society will hold its regular monthly dinner meeting at the Roosevelt hotel Thursday evening. Three papers will be presented: Vitamin mineral balance in Livestock by Dr Moranville Peoria Ill, Jetive in Domestic Animals by Dr John J Strandberg Belle Plaine, and a rabies case report by Dr Tom Bowstead Riverside. Discussion leaders will be Dr V Neuzil Blairstown and Dr John B Bryant Mr Vernon.
Henry Landt purchases the 80 acre Ervin Moeller farm in Monona township for $14,500. The deal covers a substantial tract near Postville with potential for farming and development.
The Allamakee Artificial Breeding Association schedules its annual meeting for March 19 at 1 pm in the Waukon courthouse. County extension director Fred O Ri ley confirms details.
A Manchester FFA chapter membered Holstein cow produced twin heifers on February 27, pleasing Lealand Jones who gains one calf and ownership of the cow under a contract with the chapter. The plan, set in 1946, aims to establish a dairy herd with future recipients to receive one twin and breed or manage the calf, delivering a registered lineage.
National 4 H Club week highlights a supplementary enrollment drive in Iowa aiming for 45 000 new members. The program emphasizes group activity, rural life appreciation, and self confidence along with farming and home making skills.
CHICAGO AP Users of International Harvester Company equipment will see more new machines this spring than in seven years, says President John McCaffrey. He notes inventories have accumulated in sales channels for the first time since the war, with first quarter fiscal year sales around 230.36 million dollars, up 23.4 percent from a year ago. Refrigeration sales led gains, followed by tractors, implements, and industrial power equipment.
Eight Johnson county farmers have entered animals in the fourth annual Iowa state spring market hog show to be held in Cedar Rapids March 11 12. Entrants from Iowa City include Donald W Campbell W H Griffith Cecil Hughes R E Williams and sons John L Thomas John T Winborn and sons and Fremont Isaacs.
A brooder explosion at the Bernard Schellhase farm west of Urbana last week killed 302 one week old chicks. Fire crews contained the blaze with no reported injuries to people.
A fragmented report notes that gifts averaging 130 per head were auctioned last week near Columbus Junction in the James K. sno sale. The top price reached is unclear due to missing details.
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