Hickenlooper Speaks on KXEL Farm Forum
Gov B B Hickenlooper condemned the two farm myths that farming is unskilled and farmers earn large incomes. He noted 1943 Iowa farm output rose about 50 percent above prewar levels amid shortages, crediting community effort. Guests included Lt Bob McCowen, A J Loveland, Dr Winfield Scott, Mrs Burdetee Jones, Pat Van Wert, Murl McDonald, and other farm leaders from 18 counties. The event linked to the Food Front Alert program.
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B. B. Hickenlooper
Waterloo
Kxel Farm Forum
Iowa
Farm Forum
Bob McCowen
Eighth Air Force
A. J Loveland
State Aaa
Winfield Scott
State Teachers College
Burdette Jones
Black Hawk County
Pat van Wert
Hampton
Murl McDonald
Ames
Gazette
KXEL
Food Front
Processors of Soybeans Meet at Ames Thursday
Fifty representatives of the soybean processing industry in Iowa met at Iowa State college Thursday to discuss agronomic and chemical problems affecting their business. The meeting was called by the college and included explanations on soybean breeding lodging maturity and chemical composition. Iowa has 31 processing plants the most of any state and all were represented.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
C. R. Weber
H. D. Hughes
National Farm Loan Meets at Manchester
Representatives from Clayton Buchanan and Delaware counties attended the annual meeting of the National Farm Loan association in Manchester. The financial report shows loans totaling 3 509 000 with land bank loans 2 371 600 commissioner loans 1 101 000 sales contracts 23 000 and purchased money mortgages 13 300. R H Davey Earlville is president Clarence Cline Independence is vice president J P Sloan Manchester is secretary treasurer R K McClintock is office assistant J J Little Strawberry Point William B Geardt Dyersville and William H Ehrhardt Elkader are directors.
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Manchester
Clayton
Buchanan
Delaware
National Farm Loan Association
R. H. Davey
Earlville
Clarence Cline
Independence
J. P. Sloan
R. K. McClintock
J J Little
Strawberry Point
William B. Geardt
Dyersville
William H. Ehrhardt
Elkader
Fence Drift Recites Second Place Troubles Poem
A fragment presents a light verse about being in second place. It contrasts burnt bread soggy cake and weak tea with family banter. Names Velma Gray Sunderman and R B C appear in a playful, informal piece.
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Dorothy
Velma Gray Sunderman
Brown Rot in Plums May Be Controlled by Spraying
Ames Iowa State College extension horticulturist H E Nichols advises spraying to control brown rot, the major threat to Iowa plum crops. He notes limited pruning, recommends pollenizer varieties such as Kaga Toka or Terry, and lists suitable Iowa and Minnesota hybrids plus European varieties for southern Iowa.
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Ames
INS
Iowa
H. E Nichols
Iowa State
Colege Nichols
Towa
Terry
Nichols
Minnesota
Stanley
Five Meetings of Ice Cream Makers Called by WFA
George B. Sheehe of the War Food Administration schedules five meetings for ice cream industry members and office of distribution representatives. Meetings in Washington Waterloo Storm Lake Atlantic and Des Moines from March 13 to March 17 aim to explain food distribution order No. 8 to distribute and use vital materials efficiently during wartime.
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Des Moines
Office of Distribution
War Food Administration
George B. Sheehe
Washington
Waterloo
Storm Lake
Atlantic
Sheehe
Purchases 70 Acres Near Frank Pit Lik Farm
Harlan Nash of Cedar Rapids has purchased 70 acres of the Frank Pit Lik farm southwest of here along with the farm buildings. He plans to move onto the property soon and commute to Cedar Rapids for work. The shed features multiple sliding doors to admit or remove one machine without moving the others.
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Mount Vernon
Harlan Nash
Cedar Rapids
Frank Pitlik
Gothic-Roofed Machine Shed Near Van Horne
The Alfred Koopman farm three and one half miles southeast of Van Horne completed a gothic roofed machine shed 40 by 56 feet with a peak height of 21 feet. It features end doors for full machinery access, 8 plies of laminated rafters, and cost under $1000 using home sawed lumber and salvaged materials. Mr Koopman built it with carpenters helping with framing and shingling.
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Alfred Koopman
van Horne
Wool Production In 1943 Higher Prices Offset Fell Output
U S wool production in 1943 totaled 447 978 000 pounds with 384 378 000 pounds shorn and 63 600 000 pulled. Shorn wool average price rose to 41.6 cents, the high since 1920, boosting cash income to 159 953 000 dollars. Sheep shorn numbered 48 573 000, and wool per sheep rose to 17.91 pounds while pulled wool was 63.6 million pounds, the second highest weight per skin at 3.43 pounds.
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United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
March Allotment of Oilseed Meals to Counties six thousand eight hundred fifty nine tons
DES MOINES AP Allotment of Iowa s 6 859 ton oilseed meal for March was announced by the state feed advisory committee Every county will receive at least one carload under the 20 percent set aside The committee will allocate additional carloads to seventy seven counties based on proximity to processing plants and local supply Plans to aid dealers in distributing to farmers and small users were outlined with instructions to report emergency shortages to the state committee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Tiowa
A. J. Loveland
AAA
Feed Advisory Committee
Loveland
Iowa 4-H Clubs Observe National Mobilization Week
Iowa State College 4-H members join the nation in Mobilization Week March 4 to 11 to recruit rural youth for the 4-H victory army. They pledge to excel in the food-for-freedom drive and surpass 1943 production and conservation records, noting meat projects fed 26,750 soldiers with a daily one pound per man for a year.
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Ames
INS
Iowa
Iowa State College
Victory Army
4-H
Iowa 4-H members save food and support war bond drive
Iowa 4-H members are credited with saving $2,500,000 in value through victory gardens and conserving nearly 20 million pounds of food. Girls’ war bond campaign surpassed the million-dollar mark as rural youth aged 10 to 21 organize clubs under local leaders and extension staff.
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Iowa 4-H
Iowa 4-H Club
Victory Gardens
Seed Support Prices Incentive to Farmers
Ames Iowa State college agronomists report a 1944 seed price schedule prioritizes short supply to spur production for military and agricultural needs. Increases target northern alfalfa red and white clover and sudan grass seeds with specific cents per pound rates for common and certified stock, awaiting congressional action.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College Agronomists
Too Little Corn at Chicago to Permit Futures Trading
Chicago Board of Trade seeks to reopen the corn pit but lacks enough corn to support futures. Since 1943 corn was removed and stockpiles in Chicago warehouses total about 4.5 million bushels, with roughly 1 million bushels in contract grade deliverable form.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Farm Help Boosted Hog Kill at Cedar Rapids Plant
Plant manager Harry A. Palmer said a record hog kill at the Wilson and Company Cedar Rapids plant was achieved with temporary farm workers released to augment regular staff. The period December through February saw seven straight weeks at maximum capacity, aided by farmers, county agents, draft boards, and the War Manpower Commission. The extra hogs equate to the marketings of 1,500 to 2,000 farmers, with most temps returning to farms before March 15.
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Wilson and Company
Cedar Rapids
Harry A. Palmer
War Manpower Commission
Palmer
Tri-County REA Serves 1,587 Patrons in 1943
In Decorah region Winneshiek Howard and Chickasaw counties Tri County REA reports 1,587 patrons served and a $25,159 profit from 1943 operations. Directors re-elected include M. R. Ringoen Helmer J. Howden Leo Birdsell and Sylvester Wise. Delegates chosen are Frank Vrsak and Thomas Haugen to Genoa Wisconsin meeting in June.
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Decorah
Winneshiek
Howard
Chickasaw
M. R. Ringoen
Helmer J. Howden
Ridgeway
Leo Birdsell
Frankville
Sylvester Wise
Winneshiek County
Frank Vrsak
Thomas Haugen
Genoa
Wis
Elgin Farmers' Co-op Names New Officers
Ern Bauder was named president at the Elgin Farmers' Cooperative annual meeting. Harold Opsand was elected vice president and Hilder Gilbertson secretary treasurer. Albert Dennler and Ern Bauder were re elected directors for three year terms. The 1943 report showed feeds totaling $52,000 and live stock sales over $93,000.
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ELGIN
Ern Bauder
Elgin Farmers' Cooperative
Harold Opsand
Hilder Gilbertson
Albert Dennler
Coming Farm Auctions Highlight Local Sales This Week
Farm auction notices list events across multiple towns. Anamosa hosts livestock sale on Saturday March 11, followed by closing outs by R. L. Peck & Son and J. Lloyd Case near Anamosa and Dysart on March 13 and 15. Frank Telecky, Leora Arne sale, and Milt Tudor sale near Cedar Rapids Center Point Olin and Oxford on March 16.
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Anamosa Livestock Auction
R. L. Peck & Son
Anamosa
J. Lloyd Case
Dysart
Frank Telecky
Cedar Rapids
Leora Arne Sale
Center Point
Milt Tudor
Olin
Joe Kinney
Oxford
Livestock Committee Reviewed Renewal by Farm Bureau
The National Livestock Committee, formed four years ago under Farm Bureau auspices, announced by Edward A. O Neal, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. A full time livestock man will study current and upcoming problems under Tom Cowden director of research. The committee will meet at least three times next year to coordinate farm livestock groups with the Farm Bureau. Members listed include Ross H. Tuckwiller Hassil E. Schenck R W Brown F J Sheffield Albert K Mitchell James A Hopper C Ww Rittenour B B Brumley Francis Johnson Earl Smith W W Hawley Parke Tr L A Rozwit Meal. Advisory members include Dean W L Blizzard Dean J A Hill Dean H H Kildee Edward A O Neal and Dean H P Rusk. Grow the dairy heifers well and have them freshen early.
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National Livestock Committee
Farm Bureau
Edward A. O’neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Tom Cowden
AFBF
O'Neal
Ross H. Tuckwiller
W. Va
Hassil E. Schenck
Ind
R. W. Brown
F. J. Sheffield
Minn
Albert K. Mitchell
N. M
James A. Hopper
Utah
C. Ww. Rittenour
Ala
B. B. Brumley
Ohio
Francis Johnson
Earl & Smith
Ill
W. W. Hawley
N. H. Parke
L. A. Rozwit Meal
Dean W. L. Blizzard
Okla
Dean J. A. Hill
Wyo
Dean H. H. Kildee
Edw. A. O'Neal
Dean H P. Rusk
Fattened Poultry Best For Lockers
Special to The Gazette Ames officials outline a poultry fattening and storage method to improve flavor and juiciness. George F Stewart notes feeding stops before dressing, hot loosened feathers, careful skinning, chilling and drying, and packaging in wax paper cups or glass jars. Moisture-vapor proof materials may extend freezer storage to 8 to 10 months at zero temperatures. Roasters and turkeys should be wrapped, stockinettes used, or ice glazed. Packaged birds should reach lockers within 10 to 12 hours after thorough chilling.
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The
Gazette
AMES
George F. Stewart
Ames Poultry Husbandry Department
Stewart
Notice to Subscribers On Address Changes
Notice to subscribers requests both old and new addresses when changing location and asks to specify route numbers or indicate in town moves in each case.
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Hickenlooper
National Farm Loan
R. B.C
WFA
First Street
Decker’s Wieners
Martha
Amos
Elvis
Him
Uncle Sam
Williams
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Old Federal
Marion
16Th Ave
Omaha
Nebraska
Livestock Yards Marketing Committee
South Omaha
Tri-County Rea
Elgin Farmers’ Co-op
Cargill
16Th Avenue
Sixteenth Ave
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Calumet
Carton
Pascal Celery
Gatto's
Springville Creamery Co
Lewis Lye
Libby
Rosedale
Sola
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