Time Stands Still For Indian Village Folk
SGT. LEON G. PINE writes from somewhere in India about village life where 80 to 90 percent of Indians live in small villages. He describes mud huts, sari wearing women, cattle, ponds, and primitive farming methods alongside Gandhian cottage industries and a Punjab five year plan to lift 35,000 villages, noting progress depends on expanding these forces before political interference slows change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
India
S. N. Agarwal
Punjab
Closing Out Public Sale on Prairieburg Farm
ay Tam quitting farming will sell at public auction on the farm five miles south of Prairieburg. Items include 4 head of horses, 12 head cattle, 14 head spotted Poland hogs, 100 Leghorn pullets, 250 hay balers, 400 bushels corn, 60 bushels Tama oats, each lot with details. Machinery listed includes Farmall tractor, plows, cultivators, planters, seeders, binders, wagons, harness, and miscellaneous farm tools. Usual terms apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springville
Whittler
Jersey
Guernsey
Hereford
Shropshire
Shropshire Buck, 80 Head OF Hogs—7 Tried Sows and 12 Cuts, Bred To Farrow
Chester
McCormick-Deering
Rock Island
McCormick
Deering
McCormick- Deering
Woodmans
Shane
Jamesway
Bmccormick
Whittler Ladies Ald
Donald Clark
W.F. Mitchell
J. Emmons
Exch
State Bank
Prairieburg
Burlingham
Wauheek
All Weather River Road
Guernsty
Ayrshire
Footy & Ayrshire
Poland
Little Genius
Bob Stedt
RCA Victor &Tube
Farm auction listing by J. E. Owens farm near Cedar Rapids
Auction notices sale of horses cattle hogs sheep and farming machinery including Farmall and Oliver tractors plows discs and planters. Livestock described as buckskins cows and Cheviot ewes with lambs. farm equipment spans corn pickers mowers binders hay racks and stoves with a Lincoln Ladies lunch and State Bank of Vinton as clerk. Attendant Tony Schmitz as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Shellsburs
J. E. Owens
Rock Road
State Institution
Jayhank
Oliver
John Deere
Lincoln Ladies
Ald
Tony Schmitz
State Bank of Vinton
Spring Lamb Crop Declines 6 Percent
The 1945 early spring lamb crop in main producing states is about 6 percent smaller than 1944, marking the fourth consecutive year of decline. Fewer breeding ewes and similar lambs saved per 100 ewes drive the drop, with marketing ahead of July 1 and grass fat lambs also down. Weather and feed varied by region, with California faring markedly better and the Corn Belt and Northwestern areas generally favorable for early lambing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Texas
California
Pacific Coast
Corn Belt
Public Auction in Mechanicaville for O and N Wards sale
Rain or shine sale on March 15 at Mechanicville lists horses cattle hogs sheep and extensive machinery. Highlights include three mares five hogs tractors cultivators corn planters seed corn hay and miscellaneous farm equipment with cash terms and on-site auctioneers Bebee Colby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MechAnicaville
Farrow
Chester
ANDO
Mc- Deering
Mc- Deerin
Farmall
van Brunt
Oliver
Rock Island
Roderick
Cultipacker
Case
John Deere
Barnett Davenport
Universal Kitchen
Bebee_& Colby
Mechanicsville
John Carville
Iowa
Meat Demonstration at Angus Directors Meeting
At the Aberdeen Angus breeders associations directors dinner in Montrose hotel Friday, Vern Olmstead will present a meat cutting demonstration. The Navy method suspends beef on a rack, differing from army block cutting, with discussion on new cuts, meat cooking, and fat utilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montrose Hotel
Vern Olmstead
Avenue NW
National Livestock and Meat Board
Olmstead
Navy
Army
Association
ODT
Herbert Cline
Bussey
Aberdeen-Angus Association
Coming Farm Auctions Promised Across Iowa Dates Set
Advertised in The Gazette catalogues farm sales by Caroline Kettering at 134 miles northeast of Lisbon and Joe Sedlacek at 244 miles southeast of Central City on March 12. March 13 brings J. W. Benton south of Prairieburg. March 14 reports J. E. Owens near Palo plus Geo. H. Owens closing out at Lisbon and Donald Clark closing out near Springville. March 16 and 17 feature the Iowa State Angus Association show and sale at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Kettering
Lisbon
Joe Sedlacek
Central City
J. W. Benton
Prairieburg
J. E. Owens
Palo
Geo. H. Owens
Donald Clark
Springville
Iowa State Angus Association
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Adopts Government Grade Cattle Pricing Method
Wilson and Company announces a new daily market report system at its Cedar Rapids plant. Prices will be based on five government carcass grades AA to utility C, aligning bids with expected yield and dressing percentage. Top canners and cutters may exceed the OPA ceiling due to government contract needs, while overall costs reflect drove composition under OPA rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson and Company
Cedar Rapids
H. A. Palmer
Frank Love
Chicago
Wilson
Palmer
Love
Pallmer
Webster spring field work nears as corn husked and soybeans awaited
Special to The Gazette notes corn was last husked during the spring like days and soybeans remain in the fields. Early bulbs peep through thawing soil while gardens were plowed in fall. With mornings still frozen, farmers haul manure and repair machinery as fences are built, signaling rapid progress toward spring field work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Webster
G I Loan Procedures Slow for Returning Farmers
Cedar Rapids bankers aiding discharged soldiers report the G I bill of rights loan process blocks farmers from buying livestock and machinery. Eligibility certification, appraisals, and multi-agency approvals cause weeks of delay with no certainty of final guarantee. Proposals include standard rehab loans by Farm Security, direct bank discounts by VA, or FHA style title one loans to speed funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.I
Cedar Rapids
Veterans’ Administration
Pny
Veterans Administration
St. Louis
County
Veterans Agricultural Loan Committee
Farm Security Administration
Crop Prospects Are Better Than Average
USDA crop prospects for 1945 look better than average due to heavy snows and rains aiding conditions. Labor shortages across the country raise concern and force readjustments on many farms. The Ohio Valley and parts of Texas face excessive rains and local floods delaying field work in the South, while demand grows for tractors milk cows sows tobacco land and wheat farms near industrial areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Ohio Valley
Texas
Secretary Elected At Farmers Creamery Board Meeting
At the Farmers Creamery association board meeting on Thursday Mrs. John Gerdes was chosen secretary. The session focused on organizational duties and official procedures for the cooperative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
Farmers Creamery Association
John Gerdes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leon G. Pine
Olin Agriculture
America
United States Army
AAA
Jones County
Paul Jacobs
Monticello
L. T. Lorenzen
Avert Kiburz
Ray Sanford
Scotch Grove
Maquoketa Sales Co
Maquoketa
Soba
Bebee & Colby
C. Kroeger
W. F. Mitchell
North Linn Savings Bank
Angus Directors Meeting
Aberdeen-Angus Breeders Association
Aberdeen
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Iowa Fair Grounds
Bussey, Iowa
Rex Conn
USDA
Fayette
Fayette, Lowa
Hampshire
Avery
Beau Stischinga
Milwaukee
Hornet
NOG
New Hampshire
George H. “Owens
W. E. Charlis
Len Plattenberger Auctioneers
Harry Slzer
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Tony Schmitz van Horne
Tony Sci
Geo, Schatz
Smitz
Geo, B. Easker
J. V. Patten
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