Corn Processors Face Shutdown Soan Requisition Crisis
Washington AP report details War Production Board officials criticizing the War Food administration's livestock and feed program. to avert a corn shortage for processors, they urge requisition of elevator and future corn stocks. The imbalance between hog production and agricultural policy strains feeds and raw materials for industry.
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Washington
War Food Administration
War Production Board
WFA
Charles E. Wilson
W. Y. Elliott
WPB
White House
War and Navy Departments
Marvin Jones
Robert P. Patterson
Navy
James Forrestal
War Food
Elliott
Corn refining industry braces for broad shutdowns
New York dispatch notes a likely nationwide halt in corn refining due to shrinking corn stocks, with about a third of mills already pausing Sunday operations. Inventories could be exhausted in two weeks without new grain, and a proposed farm bonus for corn to elevators faces farmer preference for hog feed amid tight CCC funds and price ceilings.
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New York
Chicago
CPA
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Maize Plant Closures Promised If Supplies Dry Up
In Chicago a company spokesman warned Argo Illinois will shut in a week or ten days with Pekin Illinois and Kansas City possibly closing even sooner if corn stocks are not replenished. P C Schnell assistant buyer said operations remain but the outlook is dismal while Ferdinand K Benzing of American Maize said the situation is bad but a shutdown awaits War Food administration and industry decisions in Washington.
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Chicago
Argo
Ill
Pekin
Kansas City
P. C. Schnell
Ferdinand K. Benzing
American Maize Company
Bill to Change Base Period for Farm Parity
Senator Thomas introduces a bill to shift parity base from 1909 14 to 1919 29, include labor costs in parity, and stabilize prices. He argues the move will encourage farmers to remain on the land amid rising costs and potential famine danger.
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Washington
Thomas
Dokla
Senate Agriculture Committee
Elgin Farm Co operative Buys Elgin Hotel Building
The Elgin Farm Co operative has purchased the Elgin hotel building from John Falk and will take possession soon.
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Elgin Co-Op Buys
Elgin
The
Elgin Farm Cooperative
Elgin Hotel
John Falk
Contour Planting Could Boost 1944 Corn Yield in Linn County
Harold J. Nilsson, district soil conservationist at Marion, said contour planting on sloping Linn County corn land could add 600,000 bushels in 1944, meeting AAA goals without 10,000 extra acres. Tests in 1942 and 1943 showed a six bushel per acre gain vs up and down the slope.
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Linn County
Harold J. Nilsson
Marion
Nilsson
AAA
Iowa State College
Purebred Berkshires Hog House Burned at Weldon Woods Farm
A fire destroyed 82 purebred Berkshire hogs and a 28 by 48 foot hog house at the Weldon W. Woods farm six miles southeast of Mechanicsville. The loss is partly covered by insurance.
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Mechanicsville
Berkshire
Extra Care in Sowing Will Save Seed
Prof H D Hughes Ames agronomist urged careful seedbed prep and separate nurse crop sowing to maximize germination of grass and legume seed. With seed shortages this spring officials advise reducing rates by one third and boosting establishment through proper seedbed work and cultipacking.
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Rex Conn
Gazette Farm
IBA
H. D. Hughes
Ames Agronomist
Com
Hughes
Horses average $190 at sale near Olin
Twenty five Belgian horses averaged about $190 a head at an auction on the Milt Tudor farm four miles south of here Thursday. J B Pieper of Olin owned the stock. Top team brought $460 to Arnold Driscoll of Olin, second high $420 paid by Clarence Schmidt of Homestead.
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Olin
Milt Tudor
Here
J. B. Pieper
Arnold Driscoll
Clarence Schmidt
Homestead
Hampshire
Mr. Tudor
Albert Hetzler
Muscatine
Two Answers Are Easy for Iowans
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa department of agriculture received a V mail letter from a sailor in the San Francisco fleet post office asking three questions. The first two questions about the tallest coin raised in the United States and where it was grown will be answered. the third question on how many days it took to grow four feet high stumps the department.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mrs. Eliza beth Franks to be buried at Boone
Des Moines obituary notes the wife of state veterinarian C. C. Franks, Eliza beth Franks, died in a Des Moines hospital. A native of Ohio, she lived in Boone and Grimes before moving two years ago. Burial is planned for Saturday afternoon in Boone.
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C. C. Franks
Boone
Des Moines
Elizabeth Franks
Ohio
Grimes
Weinman Named County Extension Home Economist in Clinton County
Claudia Weinman appointed county extension home economist in Clinton County effective immediately. A graduate of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, she has served as home economist at large in Iowa for the past month, announced by Ames extension director R K Bliss.
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Ames
Claudia Weinman
Clinton County
R. K. Bliss
Weinman
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Iowa
Disease resistant oat varieties expanded for 1944 sowing
L. C. Burnett, Ames plant breeder, reports that Tama Boone Control and Marion oats, first released in fall 1939 for 1940 sowing, will be planted on more than 3 2/3 million acres in 1944. Seed distributed in year one covered 1,000 to 1,500 acres.
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Tama
Boone, Control
Marion
L. C. Burnett
Ames
Burnett
Association Head Urges Farmers to Meet Bean Goals
Champaign has J E Johnson head of the American Soybean Association urging farmers to cooperate with the Agriculture Department to hit higher soybean goals. He emphasizes inoculation, expanded acreage, and better cultural practices to boost 1944 production and ease the fats and oils shortage. The AAA backs inoculation as vital, while Missouri and Iowa cases show sizable expected gains.
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Association
Champaign
J. E. Johnson
American Soybean Association
United States Department of Agriculture
Johnson
War Food Administration
AAA
N. E. Dodd
Washington
600000 Bushel Increase from Corn On Contour Seen
Rep Brown says farmers faced pressure to join AAA or join a farm program to get gasoline and oil allotments. Richard Harrison of the OPA promised steps to fix the issue. Harrison clarified no farmer must join an organization to obtain gas or oil. only information on proposed operations justifies allotments.
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Washington
Rep
Brown
Ohio
Congress
AAA
Richard Harrison
OPA
Five Iowa Counties Organize Plan for Truck Conservation
Five southwestern Iowa counties Shel by, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, and Crawford have adopted a livestock truck conservation plan to conserve trucks and tires while moving livestock efficiently. The Office of Defense Transportation in Omaha announced the plan on Friday. Farmers list livestock with a single trucker, ship a week ahead, and truckers are not asked to haul under capacity except in pickup operations. Traders may exchange listings to save mileage.
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Ths
Ames
Iowa
Shelby
Fremont
Harrison
Mills
Crawford
Office of Defense Transportation
Omaha
Neb
Sam H. Thompson
Iowa State College
Coun
Farm Auction Schedule For March Near Oxford Mt Vernon Maricn
Auction notices list sales by M J Leeney 5 miles SW Oxford and Frank J Pitlik 1 mile SW Mt Vernon on Monday opening. Gerald Thomas sale set for Thursday March 23 seven miles northeast of Maricn. Participants, locations and dates are provided for rural buyers.
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McCormick
John Deere
J. L. Case
Rock Island
Frank J. Pitlik
Mt. Vernon
M. J. Leeney Sale
Oxford
Gerald Thomas Sale
Maricn
Car Embargo Diverts Potatoes to Alcohol Plants
San Francisco AP War Food administration announced an embargo on refrigerator cars for shipment of low grade potatoes from 10 western states. The embargo, active since March 11 in North Dakota and Minnesota, will extend to California Oregon Washington Nevada Utah Idaho Wyoming Montana Colorado and Nebraska to funnel better grades into food channels while diverting lower grades to dehydration for animal feed or industrial alcohol.
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San Francisco
War Food Administration
Buell F. Maben
WFA
North Dakota
Minnesota
California
Oregon
Washington
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Colorado
Nebraska
Maben
Paint Machinery Now to Avoid Loss Says Engineer
Iowa State College extension agri cultural engineer Cr Van Vinck urges farmers to paint farm machinery before spring field work to protect against weather. He advises cleaning, rust removal, sealing wood, and applying two coats of high quality paint with recommended pigments and finishes. For exposed metal parts, use oil or grease for protection and easy cleaning.
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Ames
Cr. H. van Vinck
Iowa State College
van Vinck
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