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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1944

Page

2

Angus Show Champions Highlight Iowa Event

Bandolier Belmar 23rd and Nora 5th of Lone Dell topped divisions as champions at the Angus show in Cedar Rapids blocked by blizzard drifts. Judge John B. Brown presided. last week he and son Elliott won major awards at Chicago. About 100 attended the association banquet at the Montrose hotel with DeWitt Mallory presiding.

Amana Bandolier Belmar Nora Lone Dell John V. Driscoll John B. Brown Rose Hill Mr. Brown Elliott Chicago Otto J. Nobis Montrose Hotel DeWitt Mallory Hampton Cedar Rapids Agricultural Bureau Gazette Nora Sth Williamsburg Jack Driscoll Halter Ervin Schmuecker Henry Schmuecker

Neal buys Siver farm. retires from farming

Special to The Gazette reports Ben Neal has purchased the 30 acre former Ben Siver farm adjacent to the Neal farm. He retires from farming and his two sons will operate the merged farms.

MT. Vernon Ben Neal Ben Siver Neal Mr. Neal

Linn County Board Proceedings February 22 1944 Session

Linn County Iowa Board of Supervisors met February 22 1944 with all members present. They adopted a resolution approving a $112.50 claim for care and keep of Pratt and settled various county fund allocations. The meeting adjourned to March 7, 1944.

Board of Supervisors Iowa Linn Petty Scevell Rene Manafer Verni Lavinn Jerry Springville Clayton Linn County Pratt Beeson Seevell Bell Telephone Co Nassif Sam Nebraska Bridge Supply Seecesesnas Oxley HB Fox Bounty O'Meara Clothing Sol Relief Shoes Vubrsianat Wih Iuaect Paramount Pharmacy Saahakete Ee Pisarik Raphael Pleune Pleune Carrie Phillips Flower S Powell Edwin Royal Typewriter Exchange Ofc CR Boomer Mae Rall Westice Rodibaugh Mittie J Smith Shelton BOG Dic Cve Sanitary Farm Dairies Service Press Co Treas Arie Springer W. Fox Boun Schmidt Ares Exchange Ce State Dept Social “Welfare Smith Ellen St Luke's Meth Ho Hospital Simon Frank Sol Relief Schmidt Typewriter Exchange Et South Western Publishing Co Speraw Paul van Voltenbure Vorels Grocery Elmer Rob't M. Vesely

Buckleys CANADIOS Mix Ad Claims Quick Relief

An ad promotes Buckleys CANADIOS Mix at cut rate drug stores with a 45¢ price. It touts triple action for throat and bronchial relief, claiming fast onset to loosen thick phlegm and ease choking phlegm.

Buckley

Subsidy Boosts Dairy Production Says Loveland

DES MOINES AP Loveland Iowa AAA chair says milk production in the Midwest is rising as the dairy payment plan stabilizes feed costs and supports better cow care. War Food admin boosted March and April payments to 50 cents per hundredweight for milk and 8 cents per pound for butterfat, with February rates at 35 cents and 5 cents respectively.

Des Moines Midwest A. J. Loveland Iowa Aaa Committee War Food Administration Loveland County Aaa

Dankerton Man Named Club Agent in Story

Ames reports Paul R. Brasch of Dankerton is appointed county extension assistant in youth activities for Story County. Director R. K. Bliss says Brasch is a temporary war emergency appointee and will begin duties March 16.

Dankerton AMES INS Paul R. Brasch Story County R. K. Bliss The Agricultural Extension Service Brasch

Fertilizer Efficiency Varies by Application Method

The report notes that achieving the same crop results requires more fertilizer when applied by drilling or broadcasting than when supplied in the hill. This reflects differences in distribution and soil contact affecting uptake.

Farm Auction Roundup for March in Iowa Listings

Multiple farm auctions announced across Iowa from March 9 to March 16. Listings include the Barta farm near Cedar Rapids, Brickley near Winthrop, Mable Kula near Anamosa, Iowa Livestock Exchange in Cedar Rapids, Frank Telecky near Cedar Rapids, Leera Arne near Center Point, Milt Tudor near Olin, and Joe Kinney near Oxford. Auctions feature closing-out sales and livestock exchanges with dates and locations.

Barta Cedar Rapids D. H. Brickley Winthrop Walker Livestock Exchange Walker Mable Kula Anamosa Iowa Livestock Exchange Frank Telecky Leera Arne Center Point Milt Tudor Olin Joe Kinney Oxford

Adapted Apple Trees Suggested By Ames Man

Ames readers learn guidance from H. E. Nichols ISU extension horticulturist on selecting apple varieties by region. Northern Iowa favors hardier types while central and southern areas use favorites such as Yellow Transparent Duchess Wealthy Whitney Crab. Benoni suits southern summers and Jonathan remains best in the south.

Ames

Apples suitable for Iowa growers across regions

The piece catalogs winter apple varieties fit for southern to northern Iowa. It names Delicious, Grimes, Golden Delicious, Turley, Gano, Melba, Early McIntosh, Milton, Beacon, Hawkeye Greening, Sharon, Edgewood, Secor, Minjon, Prairie Sky, Haralson, Brillian, and Fameuse or Show as recommended or promising for different areas.

Grimes Iowa Turley Melba McIntosh Milton Beacon Duchess Nichols Iowa State College Hawkeye Sharon Jonathon Secor Central Echols Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station

Champion Bull Brings 1250 At Sioux City Stockyards

The Interstate Shorthorn Breeders association grand champion bull at Sioux City stockyards was sold to Connie Hansen of Columbia South Dakota for 1250 dollars. The reserve bull sold to Aldinger Brothers of Ackley Iowa for 585 dollars. The champion and reserve heifers were bought by Wertz Brothers of Bancroft South Dakota for 750 and 675 dollars. All four animals were sold by Claussen Brothers of Spencer Iowa.

Sioux City INS

Farm Home Destroyed by Night Fire Near Manchester

A two story frame house on the William J. Lemrod farm one mile northwest of Manchester burned late Tuesday night. Discovered at 11 p.m. by Perry Dunn the fire forced the family to flee in night clothes to their automobile. Firemen could not reach the site due to drifting roads. water supply failed after an electric pump burned. The home valued at 4000 dollars with 2000 dollars of contents, both insured, but a strong wind saved adjacent buildings.

Manchester William J. Lemrod Here

Cogswell Elected Bremer County Agent

LeRoy Cogswell a vocational agriculture instructor at Waverly for eight years was elected county agent in Bremer County by the Farm Bureau board. D. D. Offringa the retiring agent announced the change Wednesday at Cedar Rapids after resigning to become Linn County agent on April 1.

LeRoy Cogswell Waverly Bremer County Farm Bureau Board D. D. Offringa Bremer Cedar Rapids Offringa Linn

Hen egg production rises by 16 eggs in Iowa over two years

Report notes Iowa flocks increased average hen egg output by about 16 eggs across the last two years. The data reflect steady gains in poultry productivity within the state.

Iowa

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