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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1941

Page

4

Turkeys Expected To Meet 1941 Demand With Steady Supply

Marketing service reports February forecasts show 1941 turkey supply near 1940 levels despite 3 percent fewer poults. Death losses may drop with normal weather, supporting similar production. March storage down 5 million pounds, demand seen stronger due to higher incomes and year round consumption. Prices may rise modestly for farmers, while hog slaughter cuts slightly reduce nonpoultry meat stocks.

Agricultural Marketing Service Marketing Service Report Turkey Rocky Mountains

Feeder Shipments Rise Across Seven Corn Belt States in February

An Agricultural Marketing Service report shows February shipments of stocker and feeder cattle and calves up 16,064 head from a year earlier across five of seven corn belt states Ohio Indiana Michigan Iowa Nebraska with Wisconsin and Minnesota down. Iowa February totals reach 42,142 head including direct and stockyard shipments while total January February feeder sheep and lamb receipts rise to 60,076 head.

Corn Belt Agricultural Marketing Service Directs Ohio Indiana Michigan Iowa Nebraska Wisconsin Minnesota

Big Job Faces Orchardists

Iowa orchardists face 12 to 15 years of rebuilding after the Armistice Day blizzard that killed more than half the state's orchards. B S Pickett cites three to four million dollars in losses and urges replanting with hardy varieties and top grafting onto strong root stocks.

Ames Iowa B S Pickett Ames Horticulturist Pickett

Fragmented Ad Promotes Liver Pills and Constipation Cure

An advertisement touts Cortera Little Liver Pills claiming to wake the liver bile and improve digestion. It warns that stagnation may cause decayed bile and constipation, suggesting daily use for relief and vitality.

Massive 83 950 125 Bushels Corn Under Sea Reported

The Agricultural Marketing Service in Washington reports that as of March 15 1940 corn under Joan totaled 83 950 124 bushels with repayments on Joans totaling 33 342 bushels.

The Agricultural Marketing Service Washington

Bill aims to raise Bangs disease indemnity in Iowa

Dairymen in Iowa protest a senate bill to amend Bangs disease law boosting reactor cattle indemnity from eight to twelve fifty dollars and purebreds from twelve fifty to twenty five. The measure treats Bangs disease control as a public health issue and farmers face losses under current rates.

Iowa Iowa Senate

Lime Crushing Accelerated on Monticello CCC Project

Monticello CCC workers rush limestone quarrying to finish before spring farm work. About 4 000 tons were crushed last winter with 1 500 more planned. Crushers leased by the Monticello Soil Improvement Association, led by W D McLaughlin, serve farmers under cooperative agreements for pasture improvement and legume hay seedings.

Monticello Monticello CCC F. L. Brinacombe Herman Egger Lester Emlahan Alfred Egger Hubert Grapes Charles Lanner John Britt Edward Muller A. G. Bolken Len Hein A. W Garret Juilfs Henry Monk CCC Center Junction

Sow And Litter Bring 40 75 At Whittier Sale

At the Charles Ellenberger farm sale hog prices ranged from 27 for a sow with four pigs to 40 75 for a sow with a litter of eight. Eleven dairy cows averaged 74 with top 91. A summer calf 27 50. Horses max 84 for a smooth mouthed gray. 500 bushels corn 53 cents. 150 bushels seed oats 44 cents. Clover hay 650 a ton. Silage 3 a foot. Three 7 by 14 colony hoghouses sold 55 each. Mitchell and Lassen were auc tioners.

Whittier Charles Ellenberger Here Largo Mitchell Lassen

Government cotton and ticking routed to Linn mattress project

Linn county home demonstration agent Lucille Gove says 11 692 pounds of government cotton and 2327 yards of ticking have been received for an Iowa mattress making project sponsored by the Ames extension service for the U S department of agriculture. A mattress making center will open at Avenue and Fifth Street NE Cedar Rapids with N Y A girls making ticks and assisting in management. 360 applications have been certified.

Lucille Gove Linn County Iowa Ames Extension Service United States Department of Agriculture Fifth Street National Youth Administration Miss Gove County Aaa Committee

101 Mattresses Made In Jones In Three Weeks

In Jones county 101 cotton mattresses have been produced and distributed after three weeks of the surplus cotton program. County Agent Carl Smith reports this is about one fourth of the planned spring output. Monticello center is led by Mrs. Lee Byerly with Mrs. Evelyn Postel directing at the Olin center. NYA girls sew mattress covers while NYA boys, under Don Morey, supply materials and equipment.

Monticello Jones County Carl Smith Smith Lee Byerly Monticello Center Evelyn Postel Olin NYA Don Morey

Sanitary Embargo on L A Meat Urged

Senator Capper cited a letter from Harry J Boyts Sioux City livestock commissioner urging no action to weaken protections against foot and mouth disease from imported livestock and meats He warned against any move to lift the embargo as a good neighbor gesture and stressed US protection for livestock and the public.

Washington Capper Senate United States

Linn County Supervisors approve payments and road actions 1941

Linn County Iowa officials meet March 18 1941 approve payments for care of state hospital wards discharge liens and tax adjustments authorize widow pension suspensions cancel taxes and grant exemptions. They restrict secondary roads to under 10 000 pounds for 30 days issue warrants and authorize dynamite purchase. They award storage vault case and tractor bids and approve material contracts for road work.

Cedar Rapids and Marion Road Oakhand Road Petty Seevell Harry McGraw Jackson ‘Township Iowa Harry S. Johnson Pelt Board of Supervisors Linn County Beeson Board of Supersvisors Towa Linn County Road Department Morris Saneford Company Cedar Rapids Meevell Marion Machinery Company Marion

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