War impact on livestock prices seen as muted near term
Iowa State economist L K Soth says hog and cattle prices should not rise immediately due to war shocks. Light pigs and breeding stock may lift, while long term trends depend on Allied outcomes and import needs. War boosts defense spending and farm product demand, but prices hinge on demand and export prospects.
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L. K. Soth
Iowa
Ames
the Gazette
Europe
Soth
Atlantic
United States
Fence Drift Caught in the Woven Wire near Lisbon
Invaded was the Kettering farm near Lisbon on Monday. Tractors and farming equipment replaced guns as neighbors acted from kindness. The scene centers on rural life and community response rather than conflict.
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ALFA
Kettering
Lisbon
Cane Varieties To Be Sowed In Delaware Test Plot
Delaware County farmers will see a sorghum variety demonstration plot planted on the Harvey Merten farm near Earlville. Structured by the county Farm Bureau and the Iowa extension service, the plot includes 12 varieties of sweet semi sweet and grain types and will be supervised by extension agronomist E Dyas from Ames.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Harvey Merten
Earlville
County Farm Bureau
Iowa Extension Service
E. Dyas
Extension Agronomist
Ames
Farmer’s flock yields four sets of triplets and more
Maquoreta Arnold Rutenbeck, a farmer near Lost Nation, reported a busy Friday night with four sets of triplets, five sets of twins, and sixteen single lambs born in one evening. He noted that while twins are common, multiple triplets in one flock are notable and unusual.
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Maquoreta
Arnold Rutenbeck
Lost Nation
Rutenbeck
Neighbors mobilize to prepare Cliff Kettering corn planting
Nearby residents gathered with hoes and machinery at Cliff Kettering’s farm three miles southeast of Lisbon on Monday to press the soil for corn planting. Kettering has been confined to Town City hospital this spring.
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Lisbon
Cliff Kettering
Delaware 4-H to Hold Annual Club Tour and Rally
The Manchester Delaware county 4-H club plans its annual tour and rally for June 27. Activities include visits to standout club projects livestock judging and election of county officers This year F P Reed assistant state club leader at Ames will attend The event drew more than 250 participants last year.
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Manchester
Delaware County
F. P. Reed
Ames
Ample Supplies of Commercial Feeds Reported for 1939-40
Washington report shows first half of 1939-40 feeding season larger stockpiles of oilseed cakes meals and cottonseed meal with total domestic availability rising about 220 000 tons vs last year. Prices for key feeds remained well above 1936-39 levels and wholesale indices climbed through early 1940.
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the Gazette
Washington, D. C
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
Large April hatch sustains near record output in 1939 reports
Production of commercial hatchery chicks in April was 3 percent below last year, with 400 hatcheries totaling 46.41 million eggs capacity. Iowa April chick hatching fell 9 percent from a year ago to 2,138,000, while overall farm flock and layer figures show mixed gains and declines. Prices and feed costs shifted as egg and poultry markets moved into spring.
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Europe
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
Iowa
Turkey
Corn Can Be Rowed In Field Near Oxford Junction
Spreial report from Oxford Junction states J Sazma two miles north of town has corn high enough to row. He says the corn can be rowed for 30 rods and marks the first reported instance in the area.
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Oxford
Spreial
Oxford Junction
E J Sazma
Sazma
Corn Planting Progress and Field Conditions Report
Monmouth area corn planting is 65 percent complete with early fields emerging. Farmers face clodgy, hard ground from wet conditions and lack of rain to mulch soil. Oats show good prospects as dairy farmers turn livestock to pasture and milk calcium content noted as higher than lime water, important for bone growth.
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Monmouth
Locker Storage Of Cheap Spring Eggs Suggested
The Ames studies show cheap spring eggs can be frozen with salt syrup or honey to keep well for late fall use when prices rise. Frozen eggs require added ingredients to stay tasting like fresh. thawed yolks must not exceed 48 hours in fridge. Use one teaspoon salt per two cups yolks or one tablespoon syrup or honey. whites require no special treatment.
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Gazette
Ames
Town Experiment Station
Farm Science Reporter
George F. Stewart
Postville Boys Plan Hand-Plant Corn Yield Test Plot
A class of 10 Postville high school vocational agriculture students will plant a corn yield test plot on the Emer Schultz farm north of Postville this summer. Hand planting uses three kernels per hill with 100 hills per plot. Varieties will be tested for yield moisture ear height down stalks stand and disease under Eugene Sutton’s direction.
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Postville
Postville High School Vocational Agricultural
Emer Schultz
Eugene Sutton
Iowa Butter Output Hits 1939 Peak At 232 Million Lbs
The Iowa department of agriculture reported 232,590,765 pounds of butter produced in 1939, up 3,513,414 from 1938. Cooperative creameries accounted for 134,116,059 pounds, with individual creameries at 7,126,439 and centralizing plants at 51,348,267.
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Towa
Farm Bureau Picnic Set for June 5 in Dubuque
The Dubuque county Farm Bureau schedules its annual picnic on June 5 at Dubuque. George Metzger from the Illinois Agricultural Association will be the principal speaker. Sports events will also be held.
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Gazette DU UE
Dubuque
Wheat loan set at 64 cents as prices slump
Secretary Wallace announced the 1940 wheat loan rate would average 64 cents per bushel, up from 63 cents last year, as wheat prices fell sharply last week. Chicago and other exchanges moved to set minimums, prohibiting trades below weekend closes to stabilize markets amid wartime disruptions.
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Washington (Ap
Wallace
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Duluth
Europe
Henry A Wallace
Pioneer Women Shaped American Gardening
A country woman asserts women were the true pioneers of American gardening. Historically they tended thrifty gardens to supply summer sustenance and winter surpluses, while today men also wield spades and rakes to beautify home grounds, a balance the author sees as progress.
Iowa to Export Government Corn From Elevators
O D Klein state AAA chairman announced government corn will be shipped from Des Moines area elevators to meet a subsidized foreign export order for 25 million bushels. It may be drawn from storage north and west of Fort Dodge with some grain from east Iowa destined for Chicago.
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Des Moines
Towa
O. D. Klein
State Aaa
Klein
Commodity Credit Corporation
Iowa
Duluth
Fort Dodge
Chicago
Traer Co operative creamery adds hollow tile garage
Construction of a new hollow tile addition at the Traer cooperative creamery is nearly finished. Contractor Charles Soucek leads the project to create a garage for the company truck and to house the well pump supplying water to the creamery.
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TRAER
Traer! Cooperative Creamery
Charles Soucek
Household Finance loan ad promises quick private loans
The notice offers small quick loans from Household Finance, with repay plans from six to twenty months for amounts from 20 to 300 dollars. It highlights no guarantors, no salary proof, confidential terms, and low foreclosure risk, plus a sample: $100 repaid as $89.77 monthly for 12 months or $6.43 monthly for 20 months. It invites readers to call or visit.
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