Wallace Seeks Bliss as Iowa Agricultural Administrator
Secretary Wallace signaled plans to appoint R K Bliss of Ames as Iowa state administrator under the Agricultural Adjustment act. The move would use existing county agent personnel, with a state board to confirm Bliss if Wallace’s recommendation stands, amid opposition from some farmers and politicians aligned with the National Farm Holiday group.
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Iowa
R. K. Bliss
Ames
Henry Wallace
Washington
the Gazette
Dickinson
Murphy
Wallace
Senator Murphy
L. W. Douglas
Senate Committee
A. C Willford
Waterloo
K. L. Pellett
Fort Dodge
Douglas
Bliss
State House
George Godfrey
Algona
William McArthur
Mason City
Alan Kline
Vinton
John Spledel
Farmer
State Administrative Board
Herring
Ray Murray
James Kindig
Milo Reno
National Farm Holiday Association
Roosevelt
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Iowa Spring Foretells Farm Price Policy Plans
The text describes Secretary Wallace and Mr. Peck weighing three farm produc tion control methods to align with world demand and ensure fair returns. It outlines a $100 million fund to reimburse crop control and notes processing taxes may await presidential approval, with conferences planned with processors and distributors to set parity prices and crop acreage adjustments. The passage also mentions legal land deeds unrelated to the policy notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Peck
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Washington
Roosevelt
800 Piece Farm Band Rehearsal Ahead of Chicago Exposition
Ottumwa prepares for a Sunday May 28 final rehearsal of an 800 piece Southern Town Farm Bureau band. Over 20 000 people are expected at Wildward park southwest of the city for speakers from Farm Bureau groups and a concert opening with the Iowa Corn Song. The band includes ages 10 to 50 from nineteen southern Iowa counties and features 300 woodwinds 90 trombones 34 French horns 175 cornets and more. The event precedes performances at the Century of Progress expo June 13 14 in Chicago with many Farm Bureau officials and speakers slated for related talks in Iowa and nearby towns.
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Ottumwa (Ap
Southern Town Farm Bureau
Chicago
Iowa and National Farm Bureau
Wildward Park
Mayo Williams
Ottumwa
Farm Bureau
M. S. Winder
American Farm Bureau Federation
Daisy V. Williams
Iowa Federation
Charles E. Hearst
Iowa
Wayne
Davis, Lee
Henry
Wapello
Lucas
Clarke
Union
Story
Polk
Appanoose
van Buren
Des Moines
Jefferson
Monroe
Mahaska
Adams
Washington
Keokuk
Tama And Benton Farm Women Plan Achievement Days
Tama and Benton county farm bureau women schedule achievement day programs with style revues and demonstrations. Exhibits include clothing thrift projects and soap from waste fall with grain based cereals. speakers include Miss Jane Nelson and Zz Mills. tap dancing and other numbers featured.
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the Gazette
Toledo
Tama County Farm Bureau
Tracer
Jane Nelson
Neale S. Knowles
Ames Extension Service
Miss Knowles
Zz. R. Mills
Nelson
H. C. Lorenz
Lincoln Township
Women’s Project
Fred Wilson
Buckingham Township
William Putney
Act Is Not To Do Something For Farmers But Enable Them Do Something
George N Peek explains the Agricultural Adjustment Act aims to raise farm prices to match prewar purchasing power, enabling farmers to act for themselves. It seeks cooperation with industry and consumers, stressing reduced government interference while preserving the law’s core goal. Co-administrators Brand and Peek enlist Lowden and Baruch for guidance.
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Gorge N. Peek
Washington, D. C
Wallace
Charles J. Brand
Brand
Frank. O. Lowden
B. M. Baruch
Graded Lamb Sale Scheduled June 19 at Cedar Farm
Cedar farmers may bring lambs to a grading demonstration on June 19 hosted by County Agent Emmett Gardner. Lambs will be graded into five classes prime good choice medium fat ram and common lambs with buyers present for sale after grading. C W McDonald of Ames Extension will grade and guidance on feeding includes a 50 50 mix of cracked corn and crushed oats with soy products as optional additives.
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Tipton
Emmett CC. Gardner
C. W. McDonald
Ames Animal Husbandry Extension Service
Gardner
Pig Feeding Experiment Planned In Benton County
Benton County Farm Bureau sponsors a pig feeding experiment on the Floyd Goodell farm. County Agent W A Geiger announces three or more pig lots will test various protein supplements to compare their value in the ration. Pigs will be weighed in early June to start the study.
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Gazette
Vinton
Floyd Goodell
Benton County Farm Bureau
W A. Geiger
Calyx spray advised for fruit trees this week
County Agent George Dillon urges applying the calyx spray to apples and other fruits just after petals fall or when 75 to 90 percent drop has occurred. The mix includes arsenate of lead and lime sulfur. Ames guidance now calls for two pounds of lead arsenate per 50 gallons to curb first brood of codling moth and reduce later summer sprays.
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George Dillon
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Orchard Spray Service
Ames
Second brood worm control for reduced fruit residue
The article explains timing spray applications to control the second brood of worms, aiming to minimize spray residue on fruit at harvest. It details methods to limit residue while maintaining effective pest suppression for better fruit quality.
Advance on pool wool mounts to Lat Des Moines
Charles Sexton secretary of the Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers association announces the third increase in the advance to wool growers in this season. Prospects are good for a further advance later, with growers likely to receive 10 to 15 cents more on final sales. The advance price for Monday is set at 15 cents for bright three eighths and quarter or native wool, 14 cents for semi-bright three-eighths and cloth ing native, 10 to 14 cents for fine and half or western by staple, and 10 cents for rejects. Sexton urges pooling early for market grading when sale is favorable.
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Des Moines
Charles Sexton
Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers’ Association
Sexton
Spencer's Grove Strawberry and Raspberry Planting
J W Stevenson began planting one acre of early bearing strawberries and one acre of raspberries on his Cheney area farm operated by son in law William Rice, located one and a half miles north of Cheney.
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Spencer's Grove
J. W. Stevenson
William Rice
Cheney
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Edward A. O'Neal
Alabama
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Mount Pleasant
Burlington
Bloonfield
Tama
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Helen Needles
State Health Department
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Ames Experiment Station
Peek
Lowdon and Baruch
Benton County
MR. Brown
Daily Farm News
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TWO Acres Strawberries
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