Davis to Seek Large Increase in Wheat Acreages Next Fall
War Food Administrator Chester C. Davis plans to ask farmers to plant markedly more winter wheat next fall as U S expects heavy 1944 shipments to Europe. Officials expect a rise of at least 25 percent from 52 million acres and a loan program to assure about 1.22 per bushel for the 1943 crop, up from 1.14 in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Ovid A. Martin
Washington
United States
Europe
Chester C. Davis
Agriculture Department
Food costs shrink share of family income in 30 years
The average non-farm family presently spends 22 percent of its income on food, the lowest share in three decades, compared with 38 percent at the World War I peak.
Ames 4-H Girls Elect New Officers at ISU Rally
New officers of the campus 4-H girls club at Iowa State College were elected Wednesday night during a May mobilization rally. Seated left to right Anna Lea Martin Union president and Marilyn Miller Vinton program chairman. standing Helen Hudson Knoxville publicity chairman Arlene Harmon Kensett vice-president and Shirley Held Estherville secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Anna Lea Martin
Union
Marilyn Miller
Vinton
Helen Hudson
Knoxville
Arlene Harmon
Kensett
Shirley Held
Estherville
Muscatine Plans New Soybean Plant For Oil and Meal
Plans for a soybean processing plant in Muscatine were announced by S. G. Stein and G. A. Kent. The Muscatine Processing Corporation will convert soybeans into oil and meal in the former Puritan Ice building. Remodeling is under way and the plant aims to operate in time for the next soybean crop. The company also is issuing plans for a grain alcohol plant under construction in Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Muscatine Processing Corporation
S. G. Stein
G. A. Kent
Puritan Ice Company
Plan Probe to Eliminate Parasitic Middlemen
The House Rules Committee approved a resolution to investigate the distribution and marketing of farm products to find why prices at the farm gate and dinner table diverge. Chairman H. P. Fulmer of the Agriculture Committee said the study aims to eliminate parasitic middlemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Rule Committee
H. P. Fulmer
DS. C
House Agriculture Committee
Field work retarded by unusual weather in Blairstown
In Blairstown adverse weather slows field operations and gardeners fall behind schedule. Oats show good growth and most fields have a solid stand, though some areas flooded have drowned out stands.
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Blairstown
Notice of Will Probate in Iowa Court
Notice is given that on May 20 1943 at 2 oclock P M an instrument purporting the Last Will and Testament of Ida File late of this county deceased will come for hearing before the District Court at the Court House in Cedar Rapids Iowa for proof and admission to probate. Cedar Rapids Iowa May 13 1943 District Court Bass attorney.
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State of
Iowa
Linna Saness
District Court
Ida
Court House
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Wee Cedar Rapids
Thrift Tips for Pressing Garments by Wilson High Group
Naive Doebel reports Cedar Rapids Wilson high school home economics teacher Miss Mildred Krebs shares practical garment care during wartime thrift. Students learn iron temperatures and techniques for cotton seersucker rayons acetate wool silk, with steam methods and care to prolong clothing life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids High School
Mildred Krebs
Wilson High School
Fence Drift Caught in the Frozen Wire
Birmingham report notes sopping wet fields with cotton and corn coming up in places yet many fields yet to be plowed. Pink clover in Tennessee admired. Train conversation unknown about biennial or perennial crops. Sparse farming, small fields and cut over timber land with various trees.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee
Top DHIA Herds Average 31 Pounds Butterfat in April
Ames reported seven high dairy herd improvement associations in Iowa averaged more than 31 pounds butterfat per cow in April. Across all associations the state average was 28.8 pounds per cow per day from 14,746 cows in 854 herds. 16 sires were proven.
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Ames
Iowa
Arthur Porter
Ames Extension
Henry Association
Fremont- Page - Mills
Story
Humboldt- Webster
Wapsie Valley
Washington
Sioux
DHIA
Hog’s Water Use Revealed in Feed Efficiency Note
A report shows that producing 100 pounds of pork requires about 550 pounds of water. The finding highlights water intensity in livestock production and implications for sustainability benchmarks.
$100 an Acre For 240 Postville Farm Deals
John Scharf of Farmersburg bought the Joseph Steel 240 acre estate farm two miles east of Postville on the Hardin road for 24000 dollars. Elmer Christofferson, tenant, purchased the 106 acre Evan Swenson estate west of Frankville for 11000 dollars including half interest in the chattels.
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Postville
John Scharf
Farmersburg
Joseph Steel
Hardin Road
Evan Swenson
Frankville
Elmer Christofferson
Groth Buys Saueressig Farm In Allamakee County
Postville resident Groth purchased the 186 acre Saueressig farm in Grand Meadow township Allamakee county from the Postville State bank for 57 50 an acre.
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Postville
Harold Groth
Grand Meadow Township
Allamakee County
Postville State Bank
Canning Demonstrations Planned by Linn County Agent
Miss Margaret Stewart Linn county home demonstration agent announces a series of refresher canning demonstrations across Linn county in May and June. The first meeting is next Monday evening at Lisbon with the vocational agriculture night school.
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Margaret Stewart
Linn County
Lisbon
Vocational Agriculture
Alburnett
Coggan
Center Point
Waubeek
College Township
Fairfax Township
Ely Township
Toddville
Springville
Troy Mills
Palo
Bertram
Prairieburg
Hog Numbers Ease Prices in Interior Markets This Week
DES MOINES Producers in the interior hog trade saw prices ease for the week opening as heavier supplies pressured values before recovering part of the downturn. Interior hog runs reached 163 600 head in four days, 30 percent above last year, with prices mostly 5 to 15 cents lower than the prior week and sales at 14.10 to 14.20. First hand bids ranged 14.05 to 14.15 versus 13.70 to 13.90 a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Des Moines
Kidney Stew and Dishes Featured for Nutritious Meals
A wartime guidance piece encourages women to learn nutrition to plan healthy meals under strict food regulations. It highlights kidneys as a low point dish with high nutrition and low waste, offering several recipes including kidney stew, kidney pie, loaf, spoon cakes, and creole sauce served with rice. Serves counts and cooking times are provided for beef, lamb, or veal kidneys.
Effective Use of Labor and Equipment Boosts Iowa Farm Profit
Iowa State College foundation manages nine farms across O'Brien Cerro Gordo Taylor Pottawattamie Warren Monroe Keokuk Van Buren and Louisa counties. Since 1938 crop output rose 45 percent and livestock 326 percent while social welfare improved as tenants adopted labor and equipment efficiency and credit access.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College Agricultural Foundation
James J. Wallace
Foundation
Iowa Farm
Wallace
Course on Tractor Repair Completed in Buchanan
A six weeks course in overhauling and repair of tractors was completed by Buchanan county farmers. Vocational agriculture instructor A. R. Johnson led the classes held two nights a week at the high school to teach adjustment and repair methods.
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Independence
Buchanan County
A. R. Johnson
Inde
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Romeo
Williams
Sage
Naomi Doebel
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