State Fair To Stick by No Pass Rule
Policy keeps admission at 99 1 100 cents with four H and FFA exhibitors exempted from the no pass rule. All others including lawmakers and President Truman would pay 50 cents per entry. fair employs reimbursed on expense. The board cites 1941 prewar losses and last year’s profit as reasons for the strict policy. Jackson County aims for 1 175 members with quota day on May 28 in Maquoketa.
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Jackson County Farm Bureau
British Women Aid on Farms in Food Crisis
New York dispatch reports thousands of British women join the Women's Land Army to farm amid blizzards floods and crop losses. By spring 26 000 are at work in green sweaters as Britain reels from droughts and storms while supporting Europe with food aid and new farming methods.
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British Information Services
Britain
Women’s Land Army
Land Army
British Information Service
British Land Army
Sussex Downs
Farm Sold Near Farragut In State Grant Sale
An unimproved 160 acres owned by Bertha Bresher Gruber in the Farragut area was sold for 26560 dollars by administrator Oscar Gruber. Wen dell Miller paid 166 dollars per acre for the farm near Farragut.
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Farragut
INS
Bertha Bresher Gruber
Oscar Gruber
Wendell Miller
Bulk of German Grain Shipments Have Been Bought
Washington AP report says plans for grain aid to British American zones of Germany foresee little if any more government purchases this year. Army relief officials note most food for rationing is secured, with about 400000 tons slated for May and June and more to follow through July. Transportation woes, not procurement shortages, caused the crisis as coal trains suffered repeated breakdowns en route to destinations.
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Germany
War Department
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Army
United States
Britain
Farm Bureau reaches 1800th member in Toledo area
The Toledo The Tamar County Farm Bureau last week signed its 1800th member, Stanley Konicek of Clutter. He operates 80 acres belonging to his mother, marking a notable milestone for the organization and local farming community.
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Toledo
Tamar County Farm Bureau
Stanley Konicek
Clutter
Shucks Lets Talk It Over Likely To Be Economy Drive Casualty
Washington reports say the house appropriations committee will cut this year's AAA conservation funds in half and provide no funds for next year. The extension service and Soil Conservation Service will continue with farmers on soil conservation and land use, likely facing budget cuts and possible consolidation into a single USDA division. Blood Rice outlook for the 1947 fall pig crop remains favorable as arrangements for autumn farrowings begin. Government seeks 15 percent more fall pigs. heavy spring losses offset gains. Cattle slaughter remains heavy but may ease, supporting hog prices. Liberal feed supplies and cheap grain could keep feeding ratios favorable and fall pigs a good bet.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Extension Service
Soil Conservation Service
USDA
SCS
Milwaukee
Towa
Usda Farm
Buckingham Farmer To Visit in Ireland
Buckingham farmer William Al corn Buckingham left Saturday for Chicago and boarded a plane for Ireland to visit his 71 year old mother whom he has not seen.
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Buckingham
Ireland
William Alcorn
Buckingham Farmer
Chicago
Man Plans Return From Donegal Visit in July
A man who left County Donegal 22 years ago will travel with his mother to visit brothers in England and Scotland before returning by plane to this country on July 31.
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County
Donegal
England
Scotland
Organic matter aids crop production needs replacement
Organic matter, though not a plant food, plays a role in producing crops and must be replaced like plant nutrients to maintain soil health and yields. It supports soil structure, moisture retention, and microbial activity essential for sustained farming.
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