Wrangle Over USDA Budget Cuts Sparks Partisan Rift
A sharp congressional wrangle over the 1947 48 agriculture department budget unfolds as a House subcommittee plans closed hearings on a $947 million request. Rep Jamie L Whitten warns GOP cuts could wipe out the school lunch program and cripple rural agencies, while Rep Everett Dirksen pushes deeper reductions.
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Ashington
Agriculture Department
House
Farmers Home Administration
Rural Electrification Administration
Whitten
Subcommittee
Everett M. Dirksen
R-I
Department
Dirksen
Fence Drift in Woven Wire and Farm Size Trends
Iowa farm size shifts from 160 acres to 80 120 or 240 acre units. Carl Malone of Iowa State College notes one-man operations prefer 80 or 120 acres while large mechanized farms require 240 plus acres. The number of farm houses on land deters consolidation, as households stay with housing even if land is reassigned.
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Iowa
Carl Malone
Iowa State College
Cedar Rapids
Malone
Farmer Breaks Leg in Fall on Rough Ground
TRAER RH Turner a farmer west of here is in a Waterloo hospital with a fractured leg. He fell Friday while carrying a box of groceries from the car and broke both leg bones between the knee and ankle.
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Traer
RH. G. Turner
Here
Waterloo
Veterans Carry Out Plans for Poultry Farm
Minburn Iowa brothers Robert and Dee Thompson, ages 24 and 21, return from 18 months overseas to fulfill war promised poultry venture. They already achieved a top laying day of 1001 eggs from 1225 hens and plan to expand to 2000 layers with a new 20 by 60 hen house. Both remain unmarried.
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Associated Press
Bob
Dee Thompson
Minburn
Pacific
Robert
South Pacific
Dee
Cline Resigns Co op Manager Post at West Union
Cline resigns after six years as manager of the West Union Commission Co. Ross Whitcher succeeds him and other officers elected include J. S. Crowe president L. A. Kiel vice president Jacob Frien John Steffens W. H. Halstead and Richard Gross as directors. Whitcher has 14 years at the elevator. George Springer to assist. Cline leaves to devote full time to his Jersey herd and farm.
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West Union
H Cline
West Union Commission Company
Ross Whitcher
J. S. Crowe
L. A. Kiel
Onnette
Jacob Frien
John Steffens
W. H. Halsteed
Richard Gross
Cline
Whitcher
George Springer
Two Farms Transferred In Winneshiek County
Winneshiek County transfers filed with County Recorder James Hepburn show F P Deeney and wife selling 120 acres. Hilda Aakre and others deeded 220 acres in Springfield township to Clarence Aakre and wife for 12000 dollars.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
James Hepburn
F. P. Deeney
Hilda Aakre
Springfield Township
Clarence Aakre
Fire destroys farm buildings and hogs near North Liberty
A fire two miles north of North Liberty on Highway 218 wiped out thirteen large sows about 100 pigs and 300 bushels of seed oats at the Alex Young farm. Part of the loss was covered by insurance. The cause is undetermined and a passing motorist spotted the blaze. North Bend fire truck from North Liberty and neighbors responded.
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North Liberty
Here
North Bend
Firefighters Contain Blaze As Northwest Wind Drives Spread
Fire crews battled a blaze with a northwest wind driving the spread to nearby structures and objects. The effort focused on preventing further damage while extinguishing flames as weather amplified the challenge.
Higher Farm Costs Seen By USDA
USDA forecasts show farm wage rates staying at postwar record highs for a while with a gradual taper later in the year. Farm labor supply rose in 1946 and is expected to rise again. more machinery will be available though grain and feed costs remain high. Government programs may keep corn prices lifting feed costs through 1948. Interest on farm debt rose in 1946 and likely to stay elevated in 1947.
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Eer
Department
Coming Farm Auctions Past the Gazette Notice
Public sale listings include Dr. H. C. Stitzel near Waubeek on March 19 and auctions for Guernsey cattle by Dave Mottinger near Cedar Rapids on March 20. Hampshire hog sale with J. M. Tudor near Stanwood on March 21. Stanek sale near Cedar Rapids on March 22. Closing out sale by Alvin Russel near Mt. Vernon on March 26.
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Guernsey
Shellsburg
Linn County Breeding Association
Dave Mottinger
Trevor T2frwuase
H. C. Stitzel
Waubeek
Cedar Rapids
Hampshire
J. M. Tudor
Stanwood
Aia Tox S
Strawberry Point Man Named by Beef Producers
DES MOINES announces Bill Imlay of Strawberry Point named as Field representative for the Iowa Beef Producers Association by the executive committee. He will complete his interrupted education at Iowa State College and receive his degree in animal husbandry on March 22. The Toggenburg goat, originating in Switzerland, is noted as the most popular breed in America.
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Des Moines
Bill Imlay
Strawberry Point
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Colorado Onion Growers To Cut Acreage 19 Percent
Denver report from the U S department of agriculture states Colorado onion acreage will drop 19 percent in 1947 vs 1946 due to last year’s losses. The 1946 season is described as very discouraging with prices the lowest since 1941 and about half of 1945 levels.
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Denver
INS
Colorado
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Fly control committee named for Poweshiek county
A seven member committee was named to direct the fly control program in Poweshiek county this year. Members include Ward Clifford Grinnell Loel Ferguson Montezuma Dr D Wilcox Malcom Forrest Read Brooks Richard Seers Grinnell Lacina Grinnell and L D Lacina Brooklyn extension director.
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Brooklyn
Poweshiek County
Ward Clifford
Grinnell
Loel Ferguson
Montezuma
D. Wilcox
Malcom
Forrest Read
Brooks Richard Seers
Lacina
L. D. of
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Jamie L. Whitten
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Clifford R. Hope
R-Kan
House Agrical Committee
Hope
Illinois
Charles A. Halleck
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Farmer
WARDS
Alex Young Farm
Atal
Dr. J. C. Landenberger
Optometrists
Tony Schmitz
Audt
van Horne
Uncle Sam
South Dakota
DR. Scholl
ELF Service
Osco Drug
Sitroux
Lark
Ipana Fant
Third Ave
Crystal White Family Soap
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Jergen
Luxura
Johnson
Elle
Abe
U.S.P. Quality
Lee
King Albert Perfecto
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Magnesia
Bisodos
Battle Creek
Woodbury
Lan-O-Sheen
Elsint
Sohal
Larzest
Strawberry Point Man
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Mason City
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