Farmers Repay 141000 FCA Loans Ahead Of Schedule
Go A G Black of the Farm Credit administration announced that in 1940 farmers and ranchers paid 30 300 federal land bank and commissioner loans ahead of due dates. The study of 500 loans in four states shows refinancing and farm income as key payment sources with many new loans issued at low rates for 20 plus years. Land bank and commissioner loans in 1940 totaled about 101 million dollars, up 22 million from 1939, with about 68.4 million used for refinancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Go. A. G Black
Farm Credit Administration
FCA
Federal Land Bank and
Commissioner
Ashington
Minck
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Federal Land Banks
Black
New Land Bank
United States Agriculture
Land Bank and
Dooley Paid Big Penalty For Night Work And Constipation
Industrial worker Floyd Donley of Elkhart testifies how irregular night shifts caused constipation and nerve symptoms. He credits Natex for improved bowel action and sleep, and notes his recovery while appealing to readers to try the remedy at K and M Pharmacy and other druggists with a $100 reward for truthful testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dooley
Floyd Donley
Foster Machine Corp
N. Miccigan St. Elkhart
Natex
K.&m
100 Second Ave SE
Good old baling wire song reflects thrift and thrift
A humorous verse praises baling wire as a versatile fix it tool born of need. The speaker laments tightened purses and inflated prices while touting makeshift repairs from rocking chairs to galoshes and buttons, urging frugal Yankee thrift and practical gifts.
Jordahl property sold for 6600 in Winneshiek county
The 125 acre farm in Springfield township Winneshiek county including 115 acres of farm land and 10 acres of timber sold to Joseph W. Jordahl for 6600 dollars. Average price 52.80 per acre. W Easter acted as referee in the sale between purchaser J J Jordahl and others. The farm features excellent improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Jordahl
Springfield Township
Winneshiek County
Joseph W. Jordahl
W. Easter
J. J. Jordahl
Iowa Gov Signs Tax On Butterfat For Dairy Ad Campaign
Gov. George A Wilson signed a bill taxing one cent per pound on all butterfat marketed in Iowa during the first two weeks of June. Proceeds, like 1939 and 1940, fund dairy advertising. the act expires in two years, leaving continuation to the 1943 legislature. Sen. Dewey Goode opposed, predicting constitutional issues and planned noncollection again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
George A Wilson
Iowa
Dewey Goode
Bloomfield
Cream Quality To Be Discussed In Chicago March 20
A nationwide butter industry conference on cream quality improvement will be held March 20 in Chicago. NH Hepburn chair of the American Butter Institute sponsors the event which opens at 10 am. Speaker will be J O Clarke head of the central district FDA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
N. W
February butter fat averages lead Iowa dairy tests
The AMES-Cowson test in Iowa during February showed an average of 27.4 pounds of butter fat per cow per day, above January. Reports from 68 associations covering nearly 30,000 cows were summarized by Arthur R. Porter of Iowa State College. Morton Emde had the high herd with 53.2 pounds per cow. Wapsie Valley led associations at 32.5 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames — Cowson
Iowa
Arthur R. Porter
Iowa State College Extension Dairyman
Morton Emde
West Chester
Sac and Fox Sanatorium
Toledo
Roy Wickam
Center Point
Roy Finster
Eldora
W. D. Mitchell
Reinbeck
al Dykhuizen
Sheldon
Clarence Wolfe
Worthington
Wapsie Valley
Fremont-Page Mills
Cedar Falls
Pioneer
Grundy Center Cow Test Shows Strong February Yields
Grundy Center reports 406 cows on test with 74 dry cows averaging 655 pounds milk and 26.9 pounds butterfat. Harold B. Brown's eight purebred Holsteins led herd with 1,138 pounds milk and 40.2 pounds butterfat per cow. Edward Boysen’s purebred Holstein named the high individual with 1,728 pounds milk and 79.5 pounds butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette Grundy Center
Grundy
Harry Haling
Harold B. Brown
Edward Boysen
High milk output reported for Keokuk Dairy Herd February
The Keokuk county Dairy Herd Improvement association records February results for 336 cows on test including 54 dry cows. An average of 621 pounds of milk and 24.6 pounds of butterfat per cow were produced. Otis Taylor of Delta led with 18 Holsteins averaging 1030 pounds of milk and 40.3 pounds of butterfat per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta
Keokuk County
Waukons Dairy Herd Records Highlight February Yields
In Allamakee No 1 Dairy Herd Improvement, 551 cows with 102 dry cows averaged 566 pounds milk and 23 pounds butterfat for February. A Holstein in K B Simmons herd made 1685 pounds milk and 707 pounds butterfat. Paul Heitmann’s 19 milking Guernseys averaged 809 pounds milk and 37 pounds butterfat each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Allamakee No. 1
Hay Kinzie
K. B. Simmons
Paul Heitmann
Greeley Cow Test honors awarded to Gienapp herd
The Greeley Test Association honored William F. Gienapp of Manchester for February with the high herd and high cow awards. His 14 Holsteins, all milking, led in overall production and achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Greeley
William F. Gienapp
Fence Drift on Woven Tire trek to Pittsburgh
Sunday morning passage toward Pittsburgh shows heavy snow and industrial scenes with mills in full operation. The narrator notes a striking dining car menu item a young capon versus an old one, and remarks on the era’s smoky, crowded conditions and barge traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Milk and butterfat yields from Gienapp herd monthly report
The Gienapp herd produced 1 798 pounds milk and 755 pounds butterfat for the month with Kate the high cow yielding 1 988 pounds milk and 37 pounds butterfat. The herd was milked three times daily and the 526 cows across 28 herds averaged 633 pounds milk and 24 pounds butterfat in February, per Robert J Keck, tester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate
Gienapp
Association
Robert J. Keck
Tester
Dairy Herd Improvement Report Highlights Local Cows
Anamosa area dairy stats show 475 cows averaging 707 pounds of milk and 27.4 pounds of butterfat in February. Lawrence Tatrum, tester, reports results. J. E. Ahirichs of Monticello leads with 760 pounds of milk and 45.4 pounds butterfat from Jerseys. top Holstein cow in Francis Miller herd produced 1,666 pounds milk and 733 pounds butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
North
Jones County
Edgewood Herd Averages Revealed in February Dairy Report
The Clayton-Delaware test association lists 394 cows with 60 dry and an average 672 pounds milk and 25.5 pounds butterfat in February. Norman Braker, tester, notes Harold Brockmeyer of Edgewood had the high herd with 40.4 pounds butterfat from eight purebred Holsteins. The top cow was a Sampson Brothers grade Guernsey in Colesburg yielding 64.1 pounds butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Wapsie
Edgewood
Clayton-Delaware Test Association
Norman Braker
Harold Brockmeyer
Sampson Brothers Herd
Colesburg
West Liberty Dairy Herd Test Averages Reported
The West Liberty segment shows 448 cows in 26 herds averaged 605 pounds milk and 26.2 pounds butterfat for February, Offringa reports. Oswald Jensen’s Jersey herd led with 655 pounds milk and 39.7 pounds butterfat across nine cows. Pearl, a 6 year old Holstein owned by Walter Coxen, was the top cow with 1,876 pounds milk and 91.9 pounds butterfat in 26 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
West Branch Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Offringa
Tony
Oswald Jensen
West Branch
Pearl
Walter Coxen
Downey
Hopkinton DHIA Cows Milk 633 Lb Avg 22 Lb Fat
In February the Hopkinton DHIA test of 385 cows in 25 herds averaged 633 pounds of milk and 22 pounds of butterfat per cow. Cap Arduser’s high herd, 13 grade Holsteins, averaged 1,194 pounds of milk and 38.5 pounds butterfat. The high cow from Reeve and Hees herd yielded 1,380 pounds milk and 60.7 pounds fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Hopkinton Dhia
Wesley Borden
Cap Arduser
Reeve and Hees
Dairy herd shows strong February milk and butterfat gains
Delta Urban Schissel of Mahaska Dairy Herd Improvement reports February results for 425 cows on test, with 579 pounds milk and 25.3 pounds butterfat per cow. Clarence Moore’s Avery herd leads with 1,318 pounds milk and 43.1 pounds fat. top individual is a cow owned by Ralph Sarver of Rose Hill producing 71.9 pounds of fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DELTA
Urban Schissel
Mahaska Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Clarence Moore
Avery
Ralph Sarver
Rose Hill
England orders record U S lard as wartime trade grows
England placed a massive order for 22,480,000 pounds of U S lard with Chicago packers handling much of the supply. The bid priced around 8.24 per 100 pounds, refining and packing included, with deliveries to Liverpool and related pork products possibly sold later. Lard is noted for industrial use in nitro glycerine and prior wartime shifts in buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
England
Liverpool
Iowa Dominates 1940 Corn Under Loan Totals
Washington report shows total corn under loan as of March 1 1941 across states with Iowa leading. Iowa loans stand at 40 774 loans for 40 700 307 bushels valued at 24 826 620 99 dollars. Other states include Illinois Indiana Minnesota Nebraska and Kansas with varied loan counts and values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Commodity Credit Corporation
Iowa
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
February Hog Slaughter Drops to Lowest Level Since Fall
Chicago reports February hog slaughter at 3,725,255 head, a sharp drop from 4,277,212 a year earlier and the lowest since last September. Cattle kills reached 717,434 head, sheep and lambs 1,390,720, and calves 383,544, each higher or near prior-year levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rowley Creamery Pays 34c For Top Butterfat
Rowley Farmer's Cooperative Creamery pays farmers for February butterfat at 34 cents for Grade 1, 33 cents for Grade 2, and 32 cents for Grade 3. Rates for the last half of January were 34, 33 and 32 cents respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowley Creamery
Rowley
Rowley Farmer's Cooperative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
Veterinarians To Talk Poultry At Tipton Dinner
The East Central Veterinary Medical Society dinner in Tipton at 6 30 p m Thursday features two speakers. Dr H L Wilcke head of poultry husbandry at Ames speaks on Poultry Nutrition and Dr C D Lee of the Ames college veterinary research institute discusses Poultry Diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
East Central Veterinary Medical Society
H. L. Wilcke
Ames
C. D. Lee
College Veterinary Research Institute
Proper Emergency Stop Braking for Tractor Use
Guidance advises drivers on highways or field access to brake both tractor wheels simultaneously during an emergency stop to ensure balanced stopping power and prevent skidding or loss of control.
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A. G. Black
Floyd Dooley
Baling Wire
G.A.C
Gov. Wilson
High Association
Keokuk
Allamakee
Greeley Test Assn
Prairie Dog
Leander
Ashah
Buster
Suard
Williams
Anna
Oor Williams
North Jones
Clayton-Delaware
Japan
United States
Germany
FIRST
Sioux City Ave
Ceqar Rapids
Mason City
Beal
NG Ligkt and Power Company
Peyneenes
Adel
BR. Hundtrion
Presidene
Higley
Third Ave
R. C Arnett
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
E. Washington Street
Waterloo
Commercial Street
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