War Prisoner Labor Nets U S 102 Million
Maj. Gen. Lerch reveals 358000 war prisoners in the U S 306000 Germans 50000 Italians 2800 Japanese. Prisoners work for 80 cents daily paid in canteen coupons. farmers must pay prevailing civilian wage rates. 1944 prisoner work days totaled about 19.6 million for army jobs and 10.2 million for civilian work.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Archer L. Lerch
Germany
War Manpower Commission
Senate
Coming Farm Auctions March Dates and Locations
Advertised auctions include J. E. Owens public sale four miles southwest of Palo and Geo H. Owens closing out in Lisbon. Donald Clark closing out near Springville. Iowa State Angus Association show and sale March 16-17 at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids.
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J. E. Owens
Palo
Geo. H. Owens
Lisbon
Donald Clark
Springville
Iowa State Angus Association
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Price ceilings set on war surplus farm auctions
The OPA rules that all farm auctions under the War Food administration fall under price ceilings. Ceiling prices must be posted at the auction site for items under 1000 dollars unless valued higher. Dealers are barred from bidding above 75 percent of consumer ceilings. some items retain dealer ceilings. The order takes effect in March.
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Washington
OPA
War Food Administration
Reconstruction Corporation
Eight-Point Dairy Program Aimed at Meeting 1945 Goals
The War Food Administration directs dairy farmers to the 1945 eight-point program as a means to reach 120.5 billion pounds of milk this production year. The eight points cover roughage quality, herd feed balance, per cow production records, disease control, high quality milk and cream, labor saving methods, land stewardship, and a sound breeding program. States have held dairy short courses for fieldmen, plant managers, county agents, and others involved with dairy farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Food Administration
U S Civilians Eat More Food As War Demands Grow
War Food administration notes civilians now consume about seven percent more per capita than before the war. It highlights how many war workers and soldiers rely on farming output, with 43 acres feeding a tank crew and 42,000 acres feeding shipyard workers. Farmers increased productivity significantly since 1910 and 1939, with farm worker output rising twofold since 1910.
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U. S
War Food Administration
Feeder Steer Sales Rise Across Four Major Markets
War Food Administration reports last week feeder steer sales at Chicago St Paul Omaha and Kansas City totaled 8220 head up from 7040 previous week and 5915 year ago. Average weight 758 770 and 751 pounds. Year to date shipments 77863 head vs 80256 last year with average weight 771 pounds and average cost 12.38 versus 11.87 in 1944.
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Feeder
Chicago
St. Paul
Omaha
Kansas City
War Food Administration
Junior Breeders Assn Formed At Maquoketa
Special to The Gazette Maquoketa Iowa Jackson county forms a junior purebred breeders association at a Monday meeting of 40 livestock producers officers Ben Downey directs dairy John Goodenow beef and Lloyd Guyer swine roles The plan aims to show projects at the county fair and hold later auctions Banks will finance the youths with support from senior breeders Father and son partnerships are urged to aid postwar youth and veterans A proposed sponsor would buy purebred dairy bull calves for youth care and sale in fall to provide purebred sires for the county
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Maquoketa
Jackson County
Ben Downey
John Goodenow
Lloyd Guyer
Walter L. Brown
Des Moines
Iowa
Jackson County Fair Association
J. R. McNeilly
Fair Board
Rollie Pemberton
Iowa Swine Association
Paul Brasch
Towa State Dairy Association
Schools for Sheep Shearers Scheduled
Dewey Jontz of the Iowa State Sheep association announced ten two day short courses for beginners to relieve last year’s shearer shortage. The schedule runs March 20 21 Fairfield through April 17 18 Atlantic with stops in Oskaloosa Moravia Albia Chariton Mt Ayr Jesup Kanawha Pocahontas Sac City.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Dewey Jontz
Iowa State Sheep Association
Fairfield
Oskaloosa
Moravia
Albia
Chariton
Mt. Ayr
Jesup
Kanawha
Pocahontas
Sac City
Atlantic
Wirkler to Address Tama Soil Banquet
Tama Iowa next Monday evening will host a soil conservation banquet with speaker H A Butch Wirkler of Garnaville Clayton county soil conservation district commissioner. Emil Ledvina Charles Mishek and William Kremanek help the Tama Commercial club organize the event.
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TAMA
H. A
Butch” Wirkler
Garnaville
Clayton County Soil Conservation District
Tama Commercial Club
Emil Ledvina
Charles Mishek
William Kremanek
Commercial Club
Visitor from Allahabad Institute Discusses Indian Farming Realities
Mason Waugh of the Allahabad Agricultural Institute, India, visits Cedar Rapids to outline postwar equipment plans and farming practices. He describes land tenure, caste roles, crude tools, and a shift toward mechanization including disc harrows and steel mills, forecasting the wooden plow's obsolescence.
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Allahabad Agricultural Institute
India
Farm Desk
Mason Waugh
Allahabad
Waugh
Sgt
Leon Pine
Mr. Waugh
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Gen. Lerch
James Marlow
Lerch
War Department
Red Cross
Mount Vernon
Franklin Township
William Hoffman
Here
Hulse
Mendace
Joosen
Dreer
By Williams
Pat Or
Olaf Patrick Chung
Amos
Burke
Olae Patrick Chung
Osibway
Hawi
Cedar Rapde
AC Trindl
Rod
E. Cohn & Sons
ST. Ave
3Rd ST
R. B.C
Junior Breeders Assn
Wirkler
Allahabad Territory
Ood
Mason Yaugh
Thornton & Minor
Ligeott’s
May's
Josce
America
OWA Electric Light and Power Company
Beverly Cattle Company
WMT
Leibsohn
Ileibsohn
First Ave. E
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