Egg production peaks in April and stays strong through 1942
U S Department of Agriculture reports April egg output at seasonal peak with May to November decline expected. Production, layer numbers, and chick hatchings rise 1942 over 1941, aided by favorable feed price outlook and strong demand from lend lease and consumer buying. Des Moines Iowa leads nation in egg cash income with $5.706 million in 1941 cash receipts.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry and Egg Situation
Department of Agriculture
Des Moines
Iowa
F F A officers elected in Anamosa chapter
Anamosa Future Farmers of America chapter recently elected officers. Robert Andreasen will serve as president with Marvin Engelbart as vice president. Eugene Cox is treasurer Marvin Harms secretary Gene Cook secretary of finances and Robert Lincoln reporter.
Wool Pooling and dipping noted in Fayette session
Fayette directors and the Fayette County Sheep and Wool Growers association planned to pool wool in May with a June landing in West Union. A dipping service will continue with charges of ten cents per head under 1000 pounds, and nine cents for larger. A lamb sale was planned for late month at West Union with lambs graded by Donald of Ames to the highest bidders. Chelsea farmer Frank E Behorinek reports 184 pigs from 18 sows born Feb 19 to 21 in a heated hog house. second litters underway with 25 more sows bred for July farrow.
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Steii. Sa
Gazette
Fayette
Fayette County Sheep and Wool Growers Association
Assocrtion
Dex Somes Tao
Grep
Tos Soree
Randaba
Weet
Liacomire
Donald
Ames
Chelsea
Frank E. Behorick
Behounek
Fayette Weds Banquet Focuses on Winning the War
Fayette county recent-weds group hosted a banquet on May 14 followed by a discussion on what it will take to win the war. Wayne Tyler Ioona Farm Bureau Federation fieldman will present background information on the topic.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Wayne Tyler
Ioona Farm Bureau Federation
Cheese Factory to Open in West Union Garage
A West Union businessman announces converting a service garage into a cheese factory with operations to start March 15. The plant will handle up to 40 000 pounds weekly, needing many workers, while local dairymen halt selling milk to condensers for a small 0.2 cent boost in butterfat price from the government peg.
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Gareiue West Union
West Union Busness
Gareage
Speakers listed for Iowa Beekeepers Short Course
Speakers listed for the annual Iowa Beekeepers Short Course to be held Thursday and Friday. Participants include VoG Millum of the University of Iowa, How BH Shipton of Sioux City, John Jessup of Perry, O Vo Park of the Agricultural Experiment Station at Ames, and Frank C. Pellett of Atlantic.
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Millum
University of Tmo
How BH Shipton
Sioux City
John Jessup
Perry
O Vo Park
Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
Frank C. Pellett
Atlantic
1942 Iowa State Fair Budget Cut to Under 150000
Des Moines AP reports Iowa State Fair Secretary Linsd Cunningham said the 1942 budget would be under 150000, about half the normal 300000, as the war department uses part of the fairground for storage. He also proposed housing 4 H calves in a large tent to accommodate about 418 calves.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Linsd Cunningham Tuesdas
Prevent Seals
War Department
Aw Corps
Cunningham
Fair Board
Southeastern Iowa Farm Managers Center Session Held
Thirty five men attended the Southeastern Iowa unit of the Iowa Farm Managers Association meeting in Cedar Rapids. L Duncan presided with Ras Pollock in charge of programs including a talk by The Gazette forum editor and an open forum by Charles Pope. Duncan announced the state association annual meeting in Des Moines with Hew Roberts from Australia as speaker. The report notes the Quebec government built 1,490 bridges between 1908 and 1939.
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Southeastern Iowa
Lowe Farms Association
Manly
Cedar Rapids
Soil Service Revamped to Aid War Time Agriculture
The Agriculture Department announced a major reorganization of the Soil Conservation Service to better assist farmers and ranchers facing wartime production and conservation challenges. Four regional HQs close, one new regional office opens in Portland, and 79 field offices are eliminated or downsized. Regional realignments affect Ohio Indiana Michigan and others, with weathered headquarters shifting to Milwaukee Lincoln and Albuquerque.
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Soil Conservation Service
Agriculture Department
Department
H. H. Bennett
Dayton
Ohio
Amanita
Texas
Spokane
Wash
Berkeley
Calif
Portland
Ore
Pacific Southwest
Pacific Northwest
Indiana
Michigan
Upper Mississippi Valley
Milwaukee
Kansas
Southern Plains
Amarilla
Fence Drift Cited in Woven Wire Conversation
A voice on the phone rails against a WPB order halting use of Iran in 400 civilian articles. The speaker jokes about swivel chairs and questions how 2,000,000 government employees can function without them, implying apprehension or derision.
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WPB
Iran
Machinery Auction Draws 1000 at Mt Vernon Sale
About 1,000 people from seven Iowa counties attended J M Kirkpatrick’s machinery sale three miles north of Mt Vernon. Prices topped with a 3 year mare at 170 and 1 year mare at 106.50. Other items included a 20 year old threshing machine selling for 2067.50 and a model T for 50. Total receipts around 5000 dollars. W E Chalms of Lisbon was the auctioneer.
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Gazette
MT. Vernon
Iowa
J M. Kirkpatrick
Mt . Vernon
E. Chalhs
Lisbon
Letts-Cashman sells 14 hogs at Chitagy market
Special to The Gazette Letts-Cashman Brothers, livestock feeders near Letts, sold fourteen hogs averaging 315 pounds Monday at Chitagy for Sid on a hundredweight.
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Letts
Cashman Brothers
Chitagy
Lactic Acid Lacquer A New Coating For Milk Cans
A USDA report says dairy scientists developed a lacquer from cow milk to coat milk cans as a tin substitute. Paul D Watson filed a public service patent. tests show no flavor imparted to contents, with wear on neck and throat areas requiring possible tin backup. Baking time of 30 to 40 minutes is a current commercial hurdle.
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Joe the Gazette
Washington, D. C
USDA
Paul D Watson
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Watson
Bureau
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