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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1946
Page
4
Washington dispatch reports Agriculture Department hints that its 1947 spring pig goals may be cut sharply to reduce livestock production and save grain for humans. It warns meat will grow scarcer as a 10 percent fall pig goal already reduces pork in 1947, with higher feed prices worsening hog and poultry margins. Dairy output not expected to be crippled due to self-sufficient dairies.
Winneshiek county farm youths trap pests for bounty, turning in 2531 gopher claws by May and collecting 369.60 dollars so far. Bounties cover 103 cubs and nine adult foxes, with six youths accounting for one third of cub payments by bringing in 35 heads. Additional payments exist for moles, ground hogs, and rattlesnakes.
Many Iowa strawberry beds show circular white areas with purple margins due to a fungus. Iowa State horticulturists advise selecting disease-free plants for new beds and applying Bordeaux spray before and after blossoming and after harvest, spraying both leaf surfaces. Fall cleanup should burn old leaves.
Ames Iowa and other Midwest poultry producers are selling old roosters to conserve feed. Four times as many roosters were marketed in the first week of May this year as last year, with 227 plants reporting 1 419 pounds versus 358 pounds. The move signals awareness of feed conservation and breeding flock turnoffs. High quality eggs are expected to fetch better prices as production rises and incomes stay strong.
Iowa State College specialists Bakke Lantz and Sylvester urge cautious use of 2 4 D after noting its effectiveness against weeds but incomplete control. They advise spraying below 90 degrees, keeping nozzles near the ground away from ornamentals, using package directions, protecting grass, applying light dew levels, washing sprayers with kerosene or mild solutions, and rinsing thoroughly to avoid root injury and cross-contamination.
Palo Alto Dairy Herd Improvement association led Iowa in April with an average butterfat production of 35.3 pounds per cow. Iowa State College dairy specialist A. R. Porter reported the findings, with Hardin Tama Sioux and Amana also in the top five. Fifty two of fifty seven associations reported, testing 1,181 herds and 21,646 cows.
A government buyer purchased 33 head of mares at the Midway horse sale in Columbus Junction as part of a European shipment. Across the sale a total of 135 head were sold with roan mares at 320 dollars, a matched team of young horses at 200 dollars, and a light team at 165 dollars. Saddles, ponies, and saddle horses also sold that evening, bringing several lots between 100 and 230 dollars.
Eight purebred Jersey cows owned by P. J. Durman of Ossian completed a year’s test with an average production of 8089 pounds of milk and 454 pounds of butterfat. Records were filed with the dairy herd improvement association and supervised by the Iowa State College dairy extension service. Butterfat averaged 5.61 percent, with “Star Jane Standard” leading the herd at 9263 pounds of milk and 487 pounds of butterfat.
A neighbor group near Center Point dispatched 11 hours of work to B E Clark five miles north, cleaning, plowing, disking and planting 60 acres of corn and 10 acres of soybeans after a tractor fire injured Clark. Fifty plus neighbors assisted, with women serving lunch.
Des Moines. Prizes totaling 32370 will be offered for the cattle show at the Iowa Centennial State Fair August 21 to 30. Fair Board Secretary Lloyd Cunningham said cattle raisers have shown keen interest in the renewal after five war years, and the entry list is expected to be one of the longest on record. Of the total premiums, 28000 is offered by the fair boards and 4200 by breed associations.
Entries for the District 1 Holstein show at the West Union fairground on June 1 are being received by Show Secretary Melvin Wangsness in Fayette. Date entries list several producers and head counts, with district chairman Carl Miehe of Maynard guiding activities across Allamakee Winneshiek Clayton Dubuque Delaware and Fayette counties.
Arrangements are completed for an all day veterinary clinic of the Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association at the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo on May 28. Dr C B Strain of Dunkerton is general chairman. The program includes demonstrations and lectures on veterinary medical and surgical problems. Practicing veterinarians have been invited to bring suitable clinical material for use at the meeting.
Eddy Gilmore reports from OENIGEBERG that East Prussia under Soviet control is seeing extensive spring plowing and planting. German farmers credit cooperation with Russians, note some machinery loss but ongoing field work, and expect to retain a substantial portion of their harvest amid possible future collectivization.
Failure to obtain enough local tomato acreage ends operation of Manchester Canning Company once run by E. H. Gunter of Guttenberg. The factory, with a payroll over 20000 for the season, had planned a new plant this year. Gunter will maintain a receiving station in Manchester and ship tomatoes to Guttenberg for processing along with a planned addition of asparagus, peas and pumpkins at the new facility.
Traer-Joseph C. Cloud buys a 160 acre farm located south of town from Tillie and Julia Hadacek in a private deed transfer. The transaction adds a significant rural property to Cloud’s holdings as local records reflect the sale details and parties involved.
About 60 commercial honey producers gathered at Iowa State College for the final day of the Iowa state beekeepers short course. They argued beekeepers receive only 12 cents per pound while middlemen can price honey up to 35 cents over the 93 cent spread, with rising costs squeezing producers.
Seven steers and two hogs were burned early Sunday when lightning struck a straw pile on the farm of Mrs. Ida Hoffmeier, located one and a half miles east of Lowden.
Advertisement claims a new method from The Ball Clinic using Health Correction and Excelsior Springs mineral waters to address high blood pressure and prevent dangerous complications. It urges readers with persistent hypertension to seek this approach, alleging existing drugs only offer temporary relief.
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