Battle Looms On Sale of Hog Serum
Des Moines AP reports joint hearing set by House and Senate agriculture committees on a bill to allow sale of hog cholera virus and serum by persons other than registered pharmacists. Chairman Rep George H Robb notes the crowd may fill the house chamber. 1947 act allowed sales without pharmacist supervision, but a recent state Supreme Court ruling requires a registered pharmacist supervise such sales.
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Des Moines
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
George H. Robb
Restherville
House Agriculture Committee
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
State Supreme Court
Farm Bureau
February Dairy Averages and Records from Linn DHIA No. 1
Springville dairy report shows Linn DHIA No. 1 cows averaged 265 pounds of butterfat in February. Louis Taher notes multiple 305 day records for February including Martin Rice 12,871 pounds milk 3,124 pounds fat Vaughn and Hanna 8,300 pounds milk 4,963 pounds fat Guy Hillier 11,153 pounds milk 4,112 pounds fat Carl Plumly 11,823 pounds milk 4,099 pounds fat. Plumly Holsteins were first calf heifers from artificial breeding.
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Springville
Linn Doia No 1
Louis Taher
Martin Rice
Vaughn
Hanna
Guernsey
Guy Hillier
Carl Plumly
Plumly
Linn County Junior Farm Bureau Meets Wednesday
The Linn County Junior Farm Bureau will hold its regular meeting Wednesday evening in Norval Wardle Iowa State College safety specialist will speak on farm safety. A two month membership contest ends with the winning team being entertained by the losers later this month A collection will fund the Foreign Youth Exchange program bringing foreign students to the U S and sending Americans to Europe for a comparable period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Norval Wardle
Iowa State College
Europe
Iowa Guernsey District Hold Meeting in Iowa City
Iowa City hosts the annual meeting of Guernsey District No 3 on Thursday at 10 am in the community building. Secretary Francis Stewart Tipton says guest speakers include George Chambers new Guernsey fieldman Floyd Arnold of Iowa State College and Dallas McGinnis field secretary of the Iowa Day Association. The event discusses woodland management to produce wood and wood products, not as stock pasture.
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Iowa City
Iown Guernsey
Francis Stewart Tipton
George Chambers New Guernsey
Floyd Arnold
Iowa State College
Dallas McGinnis
Iowa Day Association
Coming Sanctions Auction Notices From The Gazette
March 9 sales announced with several auctions near Iowa locations including Emery Yoder near Amish 17 miles southwest of Iowa City and Mrs Raymond Klima 313 miles northeast of Center Point. Activities include dairy, machinery, livestock, hay, grain, and administrative sales led by named sellers.
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Emery Yoder
Amish
Iowa City
Raymond Klima
Center Point
Milo and
Lamir Kulhavy
Cou Falls
Edward Butsch
Prairieburg
Joe Trachta
Hawkeye Downs
Charles Delana
Walford
Disease X Found On Twelve Illinois Livestock Farms
Hyperkeratosis described as X disease has been identified on at least 12 Illinois farms since it emerged last year. Cattle types affected split roughly between beef and dairy, with both calves and adults affected. Most cases led to weakness and loss of appetite, with illness lasting from weeks to months and some deaths. Dr Morrill of Illinois University notes the outbreaks are not a broad threat but a serious issue where present.
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Urbana
Illinois
C C Morrill
Whinois University
Morrill
Interest Cancellation On Feed Loans Sought
Donald Harrison a North Dakota farmer urged cancelling interest on government feed and seed loans from 1931 to 1939 before a House agriculture subcommittee. He backed a Burdick bill to cancel interest in all cases and principal where land was lost, saying farmers face a crushing burden while others are helped.
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Washington
Donald Harrison
North Dakota
Midwest
Garrison
House Agriculture
Usher L Burdick
R-N.d
William Lemke
R-Nd
Tipton Meeting on Swine Breeding at City Hall
A Tipton meeting on hybrid hogs and in breeding of swine will be held at the city hall on March 22. The program starts at 1 30 pm with Prof L N Hazel from the animal husbandry department at Iowa State College as guest speaker.
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Tipton
L. N Hazel
Animal Husbandry
Iowa State College
New Modern City Sales Co
Central City
Iowa
Co-Op Re elects Wool Market Leaders in Iowa
The Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers Cooperative re elected Leroy Getting as president Don Pullin as vice president A J Marken as secretary treasurer and M Glen Birlingmair as general manager for two years Directors named include Pullin Nelson Hill Schweitzer Frederick Getting and Glenn Randall Ames Birlingmair reported 1948 wool handling at 771775 pounds with 30 counties up from 1947 and expected member returns around 45 to 50 cents a pound depending on grade.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers Cooperative, Inc
Leroy Getting
Sanborn
Don Pullin
Waterloo
A. J. Marken
Hampton
M Glen Birlingmair
Pullin
Harold
Nelson
Aurelia
Clarence S. H{ll
Minburn
Joan A. Schweitzer
Ottumway
Paul Frederick
Orient
Getting
Glenn Z. Raridall Ames
Birlingmair
C W McDonald
Extension
Iowa State College
C. J Fawcett
National Wool Marketing Corp
Boston
Mays
National Corporation
Lowa
Fayette Breeding Co-Op Holds Annual Meeting
West Union members of the Fayette county Cooperative Breeding Association elected L. A Kiel as president and Kieron Hoyt as vice president. M. A Porter was secretary treasurer, with Isaac Paul and Ray Hyman as directors and Herbert Meisgeier as holdover. Membership reached 419 with a year gain of 171 and a loss of six. about 4980 cows served and 550 additional services. Cash on hand Jan 1 1949 was 2588.25 with expenses 7104.47 and income 9692.72. Dr John Herrick of Iowa State College gave the guest talk.
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Fayette
West Union
John Herrick
Iowa State College
Ames
Closing Out Sale of E Delana Estate Property
Auction near Walford features 8 cattle including milk cows and a bull, 450 lb calves, 160 bales timothy hay and 300 bushels oats, a 1937 Dodge with new motor, farm machinery such as binder, shovel plows, cultivators, hay rake, and assorted tools. Terms by executor M C Erusba. auctioneers Hartz and Eckert. clerk Walford Bank.
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E. Delana
Walford
W Norwiy
Bates
Timothy Hay
DODGE
M C Erusba
Hartz & Eckert
Walford Bank
Farm program debate tightens around Brannan plan in Congress
Congress leaders pressed Secretary Brannan on farm legislation amid fears of surpluses and falling prices. Debates center on an overhaul of the last Congress's permanent program, with groups like the Farm Bureau and Grange backing flexible price supports in the Aiken bill while others seek broader measures including livestock and dairy aids. Analysts warn long term gains require consumer support and storage planning to handle future corn surpluses and parity pricing.
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Congress
Brannan
Farm Bureau
The
Grange
PMA
Farmers Union
Gillette Proposes Processing Corn for Export to Europe
Senator Gillette recommends that corn sent to Europe for human food be processed in the United States. He testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during debate on grain shipments to Europe, noting that whole corn is not a common European or Asiatic food and may be less palatable than products milled domestically.
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Ashington
Gillette
D-Ia
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Certified Seed Rules Changed for 1949 in Iowa
Joe L. Robinson announces changes to crop certification rules for the 1949 season. The 1949 Crop Certification Handbook is available to growers by writing to the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association in Ames. Late applications may be rejected and incur a $5 per crop fee. red and sweet clover certification rises to $12 for the first acre, with 40 cents per additional acre unchanged. Alfalfa is added to eligible crops, Ranger variety sole eligible in 1949. foundation seed must be planted as certified alfalfa seed cannot be used for production of certified seed.
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Ames
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
Robinson
Experiment Association
Creamery Staff Named At Strawberry Point
Officers elected Saturday by the board of the Strawberry Point Farmers Creamery are Phil Wood president, Will Linderwell vice president, H. M Otdoerfer treasurer, John Gerdes secretary, T. W Reida buttermaker, and Robert Weyant assistant buttermaker. Louis Sherman Carroll Hines Albert Friedley and Fieldon Wistrick were retained as helpers.
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Strawberry Point
Strawberry Point Farmers Creamery
Phil Wood
Will Linderwell
H. M Otdoerfer
John Gerdes
T. W Reida
Robert Weyant
Louis Sherman
Carroll Hines
Albert Friedley
Fieldon Wistrick
Robert Car Michael Named Manager at Independence Produce Plant
Robert Car Michael appointed manager of the Independence Produce Company plant after serving as fieldman since September. He previously worked in Hawkeye in the hatchery and produce business.
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Independence
Robert Carmichael
Hawkeye
Hog Show At Hawkeye Downs Gathers Breeders
Town State Market Hog show at Hawkeye Downs Friday and Saturday draws hog breeders and commercial producers. Judging showcases top meat-type hogs as part of the swine institute program with sessions on diseases, parasites, and a demonstration by Claude Van Vinck on insulation and ventilation. The event is free and open to the public.
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Hawkeye Downs
Hoge Swine Institute
Claude van Vinck
Breeders Visit Eastern Iowa Association Bull Barns
Fifty Muscatine county artificial breeding cooperative members toured the bull barns of the Eastern Iowa Artificial Breeding Association on Glass Road NE. They were hosted by the local association at a luncheon in the CSPs hall at noon. The Muscatine group is affiliated with the Cedar Rapids organization.
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Muscatine County
Eastern Iowa Artificial Breeding Association
Glass Road
C.s.ps. Hall
Muscatine Association
Cedar Rapids
Aberdeen Angus Show Opens at Des Moines Fairgrounds
Buyers view a pre sale exhibit as 50 prize cattle compete for a 3000 dollar premium in a futurity show. The Aberdeen Angus and Keifer Associations host a two day event at the state fairgrounds with 162 cattle slated for sale Wednesday. Gov Beardsley and State Secretary Linn were to greet members at a Tuesday banquet.
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Iowa
Ninety-Eight Counties Have Breeding Co-Ops
Iowa State dairy specialist Robert Fincham reports that 98 of Iowa’s counties have artificial breeding associations, leaving only one without. In 1948 Iowa bred 116000 cows. Hancock and Linn led in 1942 with 3000 cows bred that year, and a study of 120 artificial daughters showed 329 pounds butterfat while dams averaged 287 pounds, a 42 pound gain.
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Ames—I
Iowa
Robert Fitcham
Iowa State College
Hancock
Linn
Fincham
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Seeley
FBI
James G. Rice
Guaranty Bank Bldg
DIAL
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Phobe
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Geo. B. Easker
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Cedar Rass Gazette
the Revolutionary New
Cashman
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R. B.C
Breeding Assn
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Aberdeen
Broeger
C. H. Champlin
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Ford
Ford Ceargy
NBC Network
CBS Network
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