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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1941
Page
2
Meteorologist Charles D. Reed reports Iowa corn planting at 43 percent finished by May 11, with 50 to 90 percent in northwest and central counties. Dry surface soil and strong winds raise dust, but rain could quicken a uniform stand. Oats barley flax, winter wheat and sugar beets show variable conditions and fruit trees, especially apples, suffer winter damage.
The state AAA office in Des Moines reports 80.6 percent of Iowa farms signed up for the 1941 farm program as of May 1, above 80 percent in 1940. Ringgold leads at 96 percent, while Sioux trails at 56 percent, a four point drop from last year.
Most corn planted in Iowa county with some awaiting rain. Fourteen hundred acres of sweet corn bound for canning factory. Oats are OK and pastures better than recent years but still need rain. Peaches show promise while plums and cherries fair. about half of population affected by drought impacts.
Dairy herd improvement associations in Fayette county announce two picnics and cow judging contests. Association No 1 holds its event May 26 at Oelwein city park with judging at two farms before a noon dinner. Associations Nos 2 3 and 4 join at West Union fairgrounds May 29 with cattle trucked in for judging.
An advertisement for Zonite products from Zonite Products Corporation highlights non-poisonous wrappers and provides address: Dept. 365A 370 Lexington Ave New York NY as part of a promotional claim aimed at informing consumers about safety and benefits.
W Davies of Chicago secretary of the American Poultry and Swine Record association stopped at Cedar Rapids en route Ames to confer with H H Kildee Ames on final plans for a two day hog type conference. Cedar Rapids June 26 and 27 will be the third such meeting in the United States.
Fayette county wool growers voted to pool their wool with the Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers association this year rather than sell to the highest bidder. A wool grading and sale day will be held May 27 at the warehouse from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with advances of 25 cents per pound on medium bright, 22 cents on semi bright, and 21 cents on bright fine half staple.
Special to The Gazette reports a fire at Russell Gast farm near Grand View Saturday night destroyed 300 five week old chicks. No injuries reported. Fire investigators work to determine a cause.
May 1 hay conditions were above average in most states according to an Agricultural Marketing Service report. Nationally, 84 percent of tame hay was rated good to excellent, with a yield per acre similar to 1940 and above the 10 year average. Farm stocks total about 13,000,000 tons, higher than last year and the 10 year norm.
Fayette county beef feeders and baby beef club members will visit two feedlots June 12 to discuss feedlot practices and the market outlook. The first stop features calves from Paul E. McElroy and Ames, 450 pounds, fed this winter and ready for summer. The second tour visits the Thorcompton farm near Wadena to inspect 250 head of heavy steers, with 125 ready for market.
Ames Iowa Prof Walter W Wilcox of Iowa State College warns that last year s corn belt surpluses are too small due to defense aid to Britain programs A shift in policy aims to raise production with more pork eggs butter and chickens He notes a carryover of about one fifth of a normal crop and that drought or frost could undo gains
James D. LeCron of Des Moines named chief of the surplus marketing administration distribution division in Washington. Former assistant secretary of agriculture under Vice President Wallace, he left that post last summer to aid the Wallace campaign. the division runs the surplus commodity distribution program for needy people.
Washington reports generally favorable feed and weather through April sustaining early lambing regions. Open pastures and ranges are expected to remain favorable for the next two months while marketings in April were small due to soft green feed in California and Arizona delaying slaughter and weight gain. May and June are anticipated to bring heavier movement from key states and liberal supplies overall.
About 10 900 Iowa wheat growers will be eligible to vote in the wheat marketing quota referendum May 31. Any farmer with enough wheat planted to produce 200 bushels may cast a ballot. The referendum asks if quotas should stay or be lifted for the 1941 crop.
Dr. C. M. Collins of Ottumwa was elected head of the Southwest Iowa Veterinary Medical Society at its seventh anniversary meeting in Mount Pleasant. Dr. Charles E. Bassler of Avns Mount Pleasant was reelected secretary-treasurer as 39 veterinarians from 10 counties attended.
Phil Penningroth 19 and his father Louis near Ward between Stanwood and Tipton built a largely homemade 4 row corn planter. It spaces single kernels at 16 inches by 28 inches and echoes Ames agricultural division guidance for narrow spacings and yield gains.
Lucien W. Clark markets purebred Belgain horses and Guernsey cattle with C.T.A. records while John W. Meek reports sizable Hereford cattle on grass with shelled corn feeds. Extension circular advises wrapping tree trunks to prevent borers. a 5% pound spring chicken from Allen Evans near Williamsburg is highlighted.
A pocket gopher demonstration will be conducted Friday on the Earl Elijah farm two and a half miles southwest of Clarence. The meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m.
A last year’s unharvested cornfield becomes a symbol of change as autumn closes in. The withered stalks and muted hues reflect the end of one growing cycle and the quiet preparation for the next season.
Des Moines dispatch notes United States butter output up 8.4 percent for the week ending May 8, with 16.9 percent above 1940 levels. West North Central states led gains, Iowa contributing despite moderate rises elsewhere in the region. California was the notable exception to widespread increases.
Fairfax breeder Wes Trachta, Linn county's leading beef producer, received two carloads of western feeder cattle at Fairfax Tuesday evening, bringing this week’s total to 14 carloads more than 400 head for feeding on his nearby farms.
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