Record cattle and hog overabundance threatens meat supply
Houston reporting notes 25 percent more beef cattle and 62 percent more hogs than the 1933–42 average at year start while rationing ended. Overpopulated ranges risk drought, wasteful feeding, and potential next year shortages as packers struggle with labor and storage limits.
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United States
Gaston Childress
Houston Packing Company
Mr. Childress
J. W. Sartwelle
Port City
Soldier Writes of Italians Practicing Soil Conservation
Lt Anno Corlett of McGregor reports from Italy that Italians practice long term soil conservation. They rotate crops strip crop and reuse all fertilizer and refuse while raking yard leaves to return to fields. The writer notes Americans could learn from that.
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McGregor
Iowa
Anno Corlett
Italy
Essex incident involving dwarf individual in hog pasture
A report from Essex describes an incident involving a person with dwarfism in a hog pasture. Details are limited but the event is noted as noteworthy by local authorities.
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Essex
Increased Meat Consumption Urged in War Muddle
The article explains that OPA has removed nearly all meats from the free list, urging American households to eat more meat to absorb overstock. It cites bacon as overstocked with 176 million pounds on hand, while beef cuts are rationed. pork and sausage points may be eased to move pork supplies. It notes beef supplies are insufficient to meet demand and that increased slaughter and reduced feed crops push producers to hasten slaughter.
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Houston
Tex
United States
America
Gaynor Maddox
NEA
Hicago
OPA
Mrs. John
Army
Navy
American Hotel Association
The
Association of Dining Car Officers
National Restaurant Association
American Meat Institute
Wesley Hardenbergh
Chicago
Washington
Hardenbergh
Leon Bosch
Sheep Shearer's Lament by Dewey Jontz
A poetic item from Yowa Wool News laments the hardships of shepherds and shearers in greasy clothes tending ewes. It contrasts those with woes who craft for the unaware, highlighting the toil of the wool trade and workers in the field.
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Dewey Jontz
Yowa Wool News
Meat Muddle Stirs Chicago Markets Amid Space Shortage
Insufficient freezer and cooler space disrupts beef and pork supply as packers warn of tight storage and extra killings. A packer cites rising egg imports and home pork production trimming commercial demand, creating a meat shortage alongside labor gaps in processing.
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Chicago
Victory Gardens
Nebraska Men Warn Against Cutting Lawn Too Short
Lincoln Nebraska horticulturists warn against mowing bluegrass too short. They recommend cutting to one and a half to two inches to build reserve food and withstand weather. Leave clippings to mulch soil and supply nitrogen. Longer grass lowers soil temperature and prevents dormancy when heat is high.
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the Gazette
Lincoln
Neb
O.k
Nebraska University
Senate panel to hold June 6 hearing on margarine tax relief
Senator Allen Ellender announced hearings by the agriculture subcommittee on Senator Cotton Ed Smiths margarine tax exemption bill. The proposal would end wholesale and retail taxes and the 10 cent per pound tax on colored margarine and would shift regulation to the federal food and drug administration. The panel includes Senators Richard Russell and Eugene D Millikin. Ellender expects the hearings to last about a week and argues current taxes penalize consumers while lifting taxes could let margarine masquerade as butter.
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Washington
INS
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Federal
Pure Food and Drug Administration
Ellender
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Eugene D. Millikin
R-Colp
Farmers Union Leader Opposes FSA Board Plan
James G. Patton president of the National Farmers Union argues against bi partisan top boards for the Farm Security Administration. He says such a board would bias against low income working farm families and undermine the FSA rehabilitation by credit plus supervision. He urges the FSA remain responsive to low income farmers as postwar needs grow.
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Washington
INS
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Farm Security Administration
Patton
House Agriculture Committee
Farmers Home
Congress
Poultry Clinic Offers Free Diagnosis for Diseases
Poultrymen may submit sick birds for free diagnosis at a poultry clinic during the East Central Iowa Veterinary Medical society monthly meeting. Dr. Carl G. Spencer said specimens can be left at his Cedar Rapids hospital or with local veterinarians. Speakers include Dr. George B. Senior, Dr. P. V. Neuzil, and Dr. Fred J. Crow.
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East Central Iowa Veterinary Medical Society
Carl G. Spencer
Cedar Rapids
Spencer
Animal Hospital
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Montrose Hotel
Spencer Hospital
George B. Senior
Mason City
Federal
P. V. Neuzil
Blairstown
Fred J. Crow
Iowa City
L. W. Kellogg
Anamosa
R. J. Kileinick
Onslow
World’s smallest calf born in LaHarpe Illinois
D F Tadlock reports his calf weighing 12 percent pounds at birth in LaHarpe Illinois. The tiny animal was bottle fed and initially consumed three ounces, gradually increasing to sixteen ounces as it grows.
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S. Burton Heath
R. B.C
Nebraska
Rev
U.S. Pat
Minneapolis Brewing Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Farmers Union
Institute of Iowa
All Liberty Ride
Des Moines
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