Egg Purchases To Be Directed From Chicago
Des Moines reports that the Chicago office of the War Food administration will now accept eggs from midwestern states under three purchase programs to support prices. George B Sheehe notes amendments to speed warehousing and shipment and strengthen the market for large producers. Prices range from 27 to 33 cents per dozen depending on grade and basis, with carload lots the standard, and a service charge added for agents handling the eggs.
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Des Moines
Chicago
WEA
War Food Administration
George B Sheehe
Office of Distribution
Oiawestern
Chmicago
Washneton
Sheehe
Iowa
Midwestern States
Chicago Mercantie Exchange
North Dakota
Michigan
Mercantile Exchange
WFA
Creameries Told to Collect Butterfat Tax Again
Des Moines AP reports the Dairy Industry Commission will issue 3,200 notices next Monday ordering cream stations and milk distributors to collect the one cent per pound butterfat tax for the period June 1 to 18. The tax funds dairy promotion, totaling about 110000 annually, and this will be the eighth year the levy has been collected.
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Des Moines
Tdwire Industry Commission
TF Willy
Poultry Methods Seen Obsolete by Iowa Veterinarians
Dr George B. Senior of Mason City told the Eastern Iowa Veterinary Medical Society in Cedar Rapids that modern poultry production requires lower stocking, with two chicks per square foot, and selling old hens in July or August to curb disease. He urged a four point program of breeding feeding management and sanitation, noting 42 veterinarians and a dozen counties attended.
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Iowa
George B. Senior
Mason City
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Medical Society
Cedar Rapids
Senior
Montrose Hotel
Carl Spencer
Veterinary Hospital
Benton
Buchanan
Cedar
Clinton
Delaware
Jones
Johnson
Linn
Scott
Polk
Poweshiek
Fayette
Washington
Iowa 4-H Girls Plan State Convention in Des Moines
Iowa 4-H girls will hold a state convention July 10 11 and 12 in Des Moines for the first time in two years. Attendance is restricted to three girls per county including the county president and one adult leader, plus county extension home economists and youth activity staff. New officers will be elected after county suggestions are due May 20. The program includes discussions workshops and social events.
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Ames
Iowa
Edith Barker
Des Moines
Poultry Experts Advise Wheat Substitution for Corn in Feed
Ames Iowa W R Whitfield extension poultry specialist at Iowa State College urged partial substitution of corn or oats with wheat for poultry feed. Tests from Town State College showed wheat can replace half of both corn and oats in the grain ration and ground wheat can replace oats or corn in mash, but excessive wheat risks laxative effects and poor growth.
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AMES
INS
Iowa
W R. Whitfield
Iowa State College
Whitfield
War Food Administration
Town State College
Fairfax Elevator Sold to Cedar Rapids Firm
William Behle longtime Fairfax elevator operator announced the sale of his elevator and business to Central Iowa Grain Company of Cedar Rapids. Possession will be July 1 with Behle retiring in Fairfax. The company operates elevators at Cedar Rapids Toledo Grinnell and Marengo.
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Fairfax
William Behle
Central Iowa Grain Company
Cedar Rapids
High Quality Needed To Hold Preference For Dairy Products
Iowa dairymen were urged to keep product quality high to preserve the wartime preference for dairy foods and protect domestic and foreign markets. Dc A Iverson of Iowa State College warned that labor truck and tire shortages will challenge quality, requiring cleaner milking, utensils, and prompt cooling to ensure milk and cream remain marketable.
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Ames
Ins
Iowa
Dc. A. Iverson
Iowa State College
Iverson
Trend Toward Earlier Pig Vaccination Reported by USDA
The USDA reports swine owners in Iowa Nebraska Illinois Indiana Minnesota and South Dakota immunize pigs earlier against hog cholera than before. Field veterinarians note a shift from delaying vaccination to early protection as pig numbers rise and losses from cholera increase the need for preventive serum.
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Washington
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
South Dakota
Early pig cholera vaccination timing debated by veterinarians
Experts weigh optimal immunization window for pigs. About 5 percent receive treatment before weaning, but two weeks after weaning at around 10 weeks old may yield lifelong immunity with lower costs. Dr. William M. MacKellar argues early vaccination reduces hog cholera losses and minimizes growth disruption during fattening.
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William M. MacKellar
Bureau of Animal Industry
Dairy Herd Improves Butterfat in April
Special to The Gnnette reports in Marengo that the 385 cows in the Iowa county Dairy Herd Improvement association averaged 29.4 pounds of butterfat during April, with farm records showing gains under manager Lloyd Hagensick.
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Marengo
Iowa County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Lloyd Hagensick
Associa
Iowa dairy milk output in April 591 million pounds
Milk production on Iowa farms totaled 591 million pounds in April, down about 4 percent from last year’s record but 11 percent above the 10 year April average. First four months of 1944 yielded 2.204 billion pounds, with cows averaging about 1.466 million head. Weather slowed pasture use but soil moisture was satisfactory and May pasture conditions stood at 86 percent.
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Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Fire destroys brooder house in Ossian incident
A blaze at the Martin Larson home on the west edge of Ossian started by an overheated oil stove destroyed a brooder house and 85 six weeks old chicks. Fire crews battled the flames but the structure and poultry were lost.
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The
Gazette
Ossian
Martin Larson
Drainage Project Survey to Start In Tama County
Fred K Bruene of Gladbrook chairs Tama county soils district announcing surveys on a drainage project along the Iowa river south of Tama will begin soon. An agreement for mutual cooperation was signed, with Richard Wilcox in charge and Donald Child as consultant. Farmers listed include Carrie Heeves August Pagel William Keup Mrs Beryl Carpenter B Maiden Fannie Hanus Charles Lenhart estate and Charles Butterfield prior to sale.
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Toledo
Fred K. Bruene
Gladbrook
Tama County Soils District
Iowa River
Tama
Soils District
County Board of Supervisors
Richard Wilcox
Soil Conservation Service
Donald Child
Carrie Heeves
August J. Pagel
William Keup
Beryl Carpenter
B. F. Maiden
Fannie Hanus
Charles Lenhart
Charles Butterfield
Butterfield
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