Black Market Throttles Beef Output Across Packers
Chicago dispatch reports black market activity cutting beef production 30 percent to near a trickle as packers struggle to meet OPA prices. Layoffs follow each cut, with Thomas E. Wilson warning the situation may worsen and that more cattle are diverted from government plants for illegal profits averaging 50 dollars per head.
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Thomas E. Wilson
Wilson and Company
Wilson
Midwest
East St. Louis
Armour
Swift
Hunter
Omaha
Cudahy
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Beef shortages spark black market fears in Chicago area
OPA reports Eastern buyers drive up cattle prices and reduce Midwest supply. Packers across Illinois Missouri and Nebraska cut slaughter and layoffs amid federal price controls and a labor dispute. Officials note shrinking output and rising unit costs as suspected black market activity grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
OPA
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McGarry Resigns as County Trible-A Committeeman
Victor J. McGarry of Victor resigns after 12 years on the Iowa county Trible-A committee dating to the 1934 corn-hog program. He is a Democratic state representative candidate.
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Victor
J. T. McGarry
Iowa County
Trible
Nesting Birds of Iowa by Ellis Hicks
Ornithology note describes the flicker or golden shafted woodpecker arrival in March, diet of ants, grasshoppers and grubs, nesting habits with 5 to 9 white eggs, and striking plumage details. It notes sociable behavior with other birds and ground foraging, plus distinctive calls and sexual dimorphism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Hicks
Iowa State College
Iowa
Anderson Sets Four Agriculture Goals for Democrats
Lincoln AP reports Secretary Clinton Anderson outlined four main agricultural objectives for the future: affordable food, higher efficiency from farm to market, conservation of soil water and forests, and a broader expanding market with freer world trade. He urged conserving grain for human nutrition over livestock feeding even as foreign demand grows.
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Lincoln
Neb
Clinton Anderson
Democratic Party
Anderson
Nebraska
Bates moves to farm north of Brandon
Eugene Bates of Independence relocates to a newly purchased farm north of Brandon. The article urges readers to consider low-cost mortgages from The Peoples Savings Bank in Cedar Rapids when buying property.
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Eugene Bates
Independence
Brandon
Peoples Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
Fruit and Dairy Groups Seek End to Price Controls
Fruit growers backed abolishing price controls with Karl D. Loos arguing citrus production exceeds prewar averages and controls are unnecessary. D. K. Howe urged removing dairy products from price controls to resolve butter shortages and reflect market incentives.
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Washington
Congress
Karl D. Loos
California Fruit Growers Exchange
D. K. Howe
American Butter Institute
Howe
L. E. Hurtz
Dairy Industry Committee
Charles W. Holman
National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation
OPA
Holstein Dairy Cattle Sale Totals $16700 in Waterloo
State purebred Holstein sale in Waterloo totaled 16700 from 30 cows sold. Top price 610 for a Holstein bull owned by P. P. Stewart, Maynard, bought by Everett Hildebrandt Readlyn. A three year old cow from Fred Pieplow Aurora sold for 550. buyers include Ash Generick Wellman.
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Waterloo
P. P. Stewart
Maynard
Everett Hildebrandt
Readlyn
Fred Pieplow
Aurora
Ash
Generick
Wellman
Johnson Top Dairy Herd in February Butterfat Output
Johnson No. 1 led Iowa dairy associations in February with 34.6 pounds butterfat, reported by A. R. Porter of Iowa State College. Forty-nine counties reported an average of 26.4 pounds, with Palo Alto, Fayette No. 1, Fayette No. 3, and Osceola-Lyon among the top five.
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Johnson Dhia
Ames
Johnson No
A. R. Porter
Iowa State College Dairyman
Palo Alto
Fayette No
Osceola- Lyon
Wickard Hits Limitation of REA Authority
Rural Electrification Administrator Claude R. Wickard opposed a bill restricting REA loans and requiring local referenda for towns under 2,500. He warned the measure would hamper extending electricity to unserved farm families and argued the bill is unnecessary. He noted a three year REA program could total 450 million while current appropriations already total 550 million for 1946 and 1947.
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Ashington
Claude R. Wickard
Wickard
Agriculture
House Interstate Commerce Committee
REA
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Farmers of America
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Farm Auction Calendar With Edgewood and Cedar Rapids Sales
A listing of upcoming farm auctions including Edgewood Dairy in Cedar Rapids area on Thursday March 21 and Broad sew sale by George Wentzel 642 miles southwest of Mechanicsville, plus a closing out sale for Mike C Novak four miles south of Cedar Rapids on Monday March 25.
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Chas. Ford
Pete Wilhelmi
Milton Schultz
Mike Danscil
Geo. Gardeman
Joe Unick
Virgil Hartz
Otto Voltz
Robert Garling
Harold Jackson
Clarence Hopker
Wm. Rieck
Justus Vaupel
Harley Hansen
John Bergstrand
Ivan Schultz
Shipper Ravers Ae
Geis
Spdital
Edgewood Dairy
Cedar Rapids
George Wentzel
Mechanicsville
Mike C. Novak
OPA Probes Midwest Corn Black Market network
Chicago dispatch reports Rae E. Walter regional OPA director says all investigators are assigned to a study of a corn black market in the Midwest. Traders note a 20 to 30 percent drop in corn deliveries to Chicago for the board of trade as firms producing corn syrup and liquor face special scrutiny.
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Chicago
Rae E. Walter
OPA
Midwest
Walters
Board of Trade
Exchange
Swine Brucellosis Compared With Cattle Counterpart
Swine brucellosis or infectious abortion of swine shares similarities with its cattle counterpart, highlighting parallels in disease presentation transmission and control considerations across livestock species.
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Lincoln Park West
Lodge Hotel
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Lake Michigan
Nics
Gilk
Diversey
California
Union Bus Depot
Second Street SE
Porranno Greyhound
Wwe
Interstate Transit
BINES
Dr. Edwards
Iowa Livestock Exchange
12Th Avenue
12Th Street
Owa
Tony Schmitz
George B. Basker van Horne
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