Poor Grass And Legume Seed Costs In 1944
Rex Conn surveys seed shortages and high prices for alfalfa red clover sweet clover and alsike seed. He warns buyers to check labels for germination weed content and origin as Iowa seed laws regulate primary and secondary noxious weeds and inert material while Cedar Rapids processing plants show equipment used to separate weed seeds from crop seed.
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THE
Cedar Rapids
Sun
Rex Conn
Gazette Farm
OPA
Hamilton Seed and Coal Company
Large Midwest Hatchery Promotes Direct Chick Deals
A Midwest hatchery advertises cheap chick prices despite bad weather and crowded hatcheries. It emphasizes hatching every chick sold, year round service, direct discounts to customers, and large capacity to fulfill orders. Specializes in White Leghorns White Rocks New Hampshires and three top hybrids. Offers day old started straight run and pullets with exchange options for future orders.
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New
Farm Auction Schedule Highlights Several Sales
A series of farm auctions announced for late March includes M. J. Leeney sale five miles southwest of Oxford and Frank J. Pitlik closing out one mile southwest of Mount Vernon on Monday. Gerald Thomas and Son hold a sale four miles northeast of Marlow on Thursday. Walter Knutson conducts a sale four miles south of Troy Mills on Friday.
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M. J. Leeney
Oxford
Frank J. Pitlik
Mt. Vernon
Gerald Thomas and Son
Marlow
Walter Knutson
Troy Mills
Seed harvest policy prompts grass and legume plan
Government officials worry about a legume seed shortage and plan to boost production. A War Food administration task force led by John W. Nicholson aims to address seed supply while AAA payments of 3.50 per acre cover harvesting grass and legume seeds up to 25 acres, with a congressional bill seeking a ten dollar per acre increase.
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John W. Nicholson
War Food Administration
Congress
College Sells 80 for 9272 Dollars in Farm Deal
Special to The Gazette reports Cornell college farm of 80 acres six miles north of MT VERNON sold to Dr. John Bryant and his brother Frank of Kansas City for 9272 dollars.
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MT. Vernon
Cornell College
Here
John Bryant
Frank
Kansas City
Beef Supplies Will Come from Corn Belt States Not Ranges
Denver dispatch reports Secretary F. E. Mollin of the American National Livestock association says the nation should source extra beef from the corn belt east of the Missouri River rather than the western rangelands. He cites feed shortages and transport problems limiting range beef growth and notes a 4 percent rangeland cattle rise in ten years versus 40 percent in the corn belt.
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Denver
INS
Missouri River
F. E. Mollin
American National Livestock Association
R. M. Evans
Federal Reserve Board
Mollin
Yungelas Named Chairman of Iowa Livestock Council
William Yungelas of Webster City was elected Saturday to head the Iowa livestock council succeeding Wayland Hopley. E. S. Estes of Waterloo was named vice president and Charles Sexton of Des Moines secretary-treasurer. Earl Elijah of Clarence was reappointed as Iowa representative on the national livestock and meat board.
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Des Moines
INS
William Yungelas
Webster City
Iowa Livestock Council
Wayland Hopley
Atlantic
Yungelas
E. S. Estes
Waterloo
Charles Sexton
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Iowa
National Livestock and Meat Board
WFA Names Holland Agricultural Specialist for WRA Area
W. K. Holland, agricultural specialist, reports to the Omaha office to assume duties for the War Relocation Authority. He will assist Japanese American farmers in Iowa, eastern Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, and eastern South Dakota as they resettle, focusing on adapting farming conditions to the new region. Relocation officer N. Parmeter cites 374 relocations since May 4, 1943, with most classified as farm workers or related roles.
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Omaha
INS
War Relocation Authority
W. K. Holland
Department of Agriculture
Lincoln
Neb
War Foods Administration
Kansas City
WRA
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
South Dakota
Holland
N. Parmeter
Parmeter
Special Horse Sale Brings $350 For Two Bay Geldings
Columns report a pair of bay geldings aged six and seven selling for 350 dollars at a local special horse sale. Other animals ranged from 70 to 300 dollars, with single horses and colts in the 70 to 115 bracket. One hundred thirty-two head were sold with separate bids at regular Wednesday sales including Hereford heifers at 13.50 per hundredweight and Angus steers at 13.25. Auctioneers listed are Paul Klotz, H. M. Duncan of Columbus Junction, and E. H. Dunlap of Wapello.
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Paul Klotz
H. M. Duncan
Columbus Junction
E. H. Dunlap
Wapello
TRAER Market Sale Totals and Top Prices Recorded
Special to The Gazette notes Receipts at weekly TRAER market reached 28 000 dollars with strong bids. Top prices included 14 25 per head for bucks 11 50 for sows 48 for calves 17 50 for heifers 84 for Jersey cows and 112 for baled hay. A 880 pound black steer sold at 13 per hundredweight and two 1040 pound black steers brought 12 70 per hundredweight. Twelve whiteface steers averaging 840 pounds sold at 12 30 per hundredweight.
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TRAER
Cows Bring High Prices At Two Local Farms
At Henry Grangaard farm six miles southeast of here cows topped at 137 dollars with calves at 40, sheep 15, hay 6.75 per ton, oats 0.70 a bushel and 160 bushels corn ceiling price. At Herbert Beall farm five miles south, 15 Guernsey and Holstein cows sold to 121 dollars, calves 25, heifers 93, top horse 112, hay 8 a ton, tractor 361.
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Waukon
Henry Grangaard
Here
Herbert Beall
Guernsey
Public Sale Held At Walter Knutson Farm Near Alburnett
Public sale organized by Walter Knutson will be held at his farm four miles south of Troy Mills and near Center Point on Friday March 24 starting at 1 o clock. The catalog includes 14 head of cattle most recently calved and bred to Shorthorn bulls, plus a few Jerseys and a Holstein. 13 year old Shorthorn bull and two good bulls. Also 163 hogs with bred sows and gilts, Hampshires, feed ing shoats 125 to 160 pounds, 70 fall pigs. a three pen hog house and hog equipment. George Price auctioneer Alburnett clerk.
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Troy Mills
Center Point
Alburnett
Price Support Off Heavy Hogs April Fifteen
CHICAGO AP E O Pollock announces the War Food Administration will withdraw the government price support for heavy hogs weighing 270 to 330 pounds effective April 15. The 200 to 270 pound range remains at 13.75 per hundredweight, with support for 200 to 240 pounds continuing to Sept. 30, 1944 and then dropping to 12.50 from Oct. 1, 1944 to March 31, 1945.
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Chicago
E. O. Pollock
War Food Administration
WPA
Washington
Pollock
WFA
Release of Electric Motors Stopped by WPB Action
State and county Triple-A committees were told by the War Production Board to halt further recommendations for civilian purchases of electric motors. Motors remain scarce with most going to military use. An exception was made for farmers where absolutely essential, with committees required to report facts to the WPB.
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War Production Board
Wpb
Triple-A
District AAA Meeting At Monticello Tuesday
Triple A committeemen from 10 eastern Iowa counties will meet at Monticello Tuesday for updates on late farm program developments. Roy Dyas of Maquoketa, district farmer fieldman, announced Saturday. Counties include Scott Clinton Jackson Dubuque Allamakee Delaware Buchanan Linn Jones and Cedar.
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Iowa
Monticello
Roy Dyas
Maquoketa
Scott
Clinton
Jackson
Dubuque
Allamakee
Delaware
Buchanan
Linn
Jones
Cedar
Walters Takes Post at Volga Creamery
Eldo E. Walters started work this week at the Volga Farmers Cooperative creamery succeeding L. E. Marble who moved to Elkader.
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Volga City
Eldo E. Walters
Volga Farmers Cooperative Creamery
L. E. Marble
Elkader
Sow Farrows 27 Pigs at Beese Farm Akron
A Duroc Jersey sow at the John F Beese farm Akron produced 27 piglets Friday in what swine experts termed a possible record litter. Eleven piglets died after the sow rolled on them, clouding the event with tragedy.
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Akron, O
John F. Beese
Cedar 4-H Member Now Army Pilot
Clarence Robert R. Joslin of Clarence, aged 20, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the air corps at Marfa Texas on March 12. He will report to Roswell New Mexico on March 27 for bomber pilot training after a two week home furlough. Joslin, a noted 4-H member with Cedar county champions and a blue ribbon at Chicago International stock show, is Cedar county’s first former 4-H member to become a pilot. He entered service February 1943 after two years of general agriculture at Iowa State College.
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Clarence
Robert R. Joslin
Roy Joslin
Air Corps
Marfa
Texas
Roswell
N. M
Joslin
Cedar County
Cedar County Farm Bureau
Robert
Iowa State College
Brecht Brothers Buy 37 Acre Farm West of Manchester
J W Brecht of Cedar Falls purchased the Reuben Harris 37 acre farm three miles west of Manchester for 90 dollars an acre with possession given immediately. His brother John Brecht bought the S B Plummer 40 acre farm northwest of Manchester with livestock and equipment for 3810 dollars at 65 dollars per acre. Possession set for April 1. Garden soil should be well drained.
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Manchester
J. W. Brecht
Cedar Falls
Reuben Harris
Here
John Brecht
S. B. Plummer
Farm in Calmar Township Sells for 19 100
Norval Stromsodt sold his 156 acre Calmar township farm to Edmund Gerleman for 19 100 dollars about 122 per acre. The property has been in the Stromsodt family since 1854.
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Decorah
Norval Stromsodt
Calmar Township
Edmund Gerleman
Elkader Farmers' Co-op Names New Officers
Elkader Coop annual meeting elects A F Buckman as president E J Walz as vice president Joel Clark secretary treasurer E C Bandow manager R E Coverdale Rath Packing representative. Merchandise sales last year reached 260000, up 20000 from 1942 while livestock business doubled to 700000.
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Elkader
Elkader Cooperative Company
A. F. Buckman
E. J. Walz
Joel Clark
E. C. Bandow
R. E. Coverdale
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
Public Sale of Cattle Hogs Farm Machinery and Grain Begin March 23
On account of my son being subject to immediate military service a public sale will be held at the farm one mile west of the Linn County Home and four miles northeast of Marion on Thursday March 23 starting at 1 00 pm. The auction features 6 Mead of cattle including 11 Shorthorns and 4 heifers with calves plus 4 calves 5 6 months old and 10 coming two years old Shorthorn heifers and cows with calves 12 Shorthorn steers around 650 pounds 2 Shorthorn steers around 1100 pounds 4 Hereford steers about 1200 pounds 3 cross bred Holstein Shorthorn heifers 3 Holstein cows and 1 Hereford heifer with first calf a pure bred Scotch Shorthorn bull coming three years old. Hog stock includes 6 Duroc sows with litters 10 feeding shoats 1 Duroc boar with vaccinations charted. Farm machinery list includes roughage mill McCormick Deering 8 ft corn binder Rock Island side delivery rake hayloader fertilizer attachment for John Deere planter used 2 1 2 seasons 2 1 2 new feed banks 4 A shape box houses 2 hog waterers 12 barrel tank for dry feed. Grain includes 1 600 bushels of corn about 0 000 bushels of Vanguard oats with a Wilton wool rug prewar material Lassen Mitchell Aneta First National Bank Clerk
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Linn County
Marion
McCormick-Deering
Rock Island Side
John Deere
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Marshalltown
Vinton
Corn
Vieland
New la
Wis
Aic
William Galloway & Sons Company
Alburnett Sister Bank
George Price
Auct
Midwest Machinery & Truck Equip. CO
3Rd St. N. E
J. J. Zachar
Robert Joslin
Elkader Farmers’ Co-op
Gerald Thomas and
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Lassen & Mitchell
Aneta
Firat National Bank
Ji F. Herbel & CO
McKinley Street
Honeymead
Meel
Honeymead Meel
Tee
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