Threat of Corn Confiscation Now Removed
Walter C. Berger of the War Food Administration says the threat of federal corn confiscation on Midwest farms is removed due to farmers' strong response to the corn freeze. He expects the five state freeze to lift in 10 days to two weeks as corn flow to CCC continues and notes 50 million bushels already assured. He forecasts 72 million bushels for army use will be secured soon, with about 20 million more to come in the next fortnight. He urges farmers to market through CCC for free shelling and transport. Berger, a Iowa grain dealer, also lowers the hog herd goal to 95 million head to save feed, and targets 170 million hens and 280 million pullets by Jan 1 1945 for poultry supplies.
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Erwin D. Sias
Washington
INS
Walter C. Berger
War Food Administration
Feed and Livestock
Midwest
Berger
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
WFA Feed and Livestock
Iowa Grain and Feed Dealer
Ooaodo
Cedar Rapids
Texas
Pecos’ River
New Mexico
Colorado
Nebraska
Corn Belt
Michigan
Mason City man named new butcher at Sand Springs plant
Oscar C. Johnson of Mason City has been hired as the new butcher at the Sand Springs locker plant, succeeding Paul Schmidt who recently resigned.
School Children And Waves Help Save Asparagus
Wave volunteers from the naval training station at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls helped harvest asparagus for canning on a 100 acre tract five miles east of Waterloo. Seventy five Waterloo junior high school pupils from the opportunity rooms cut asparagus each morning last week under Miss Addie Mae Gregory supervision. The effort, aided by favorable weather, prevented loss of a valuable food crop, says County Extension Director Paul Barger.
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Gazette
Waterloo
Here
Wave
Naval Training Station
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Opportunity Rooms
Addie Mae Gregory
Opportunity Room
Gregory
Waves
Paul Barger
Turkey Growers Pay More for Poults in Iowa This Year
A US Department of Agriculture report shows Iowa turkey growers paid $76 per 100 birds this year, up from $54 last year, with broader breasts and tighter poult supplies driving costs. Extension economist Ralph Baker notes higher demand and earlier orders, predicting similar turkey numbers to 1943 despite higher costs and labor shortages.
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Ames
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Ralph Baker
Iowa State College
Baker
Feed situation eases as grass grows and hay remains strong
Iowa reports good grass growth with favorable moisture. hay crops show excellent condition though hay acreage may shrink due to corn and soybean emphasis. Feed manufacturers seek more corn for chick starting rations while hog turnout may rise next year as range areas adjust and producers stock up.
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Corn
Iowa
Mark Thornburg
Western Grain and Feed Dealers’ Association
Washington
Average Cash Farm Rental Falls in Iowa in 1940
A 1940 census study shows Iowa cash farm rental per acre averaged 5.13 dollars, down from 6.93 ten years earlier. The 28,647 leased Iowa farms yielded 6.28 dollars gross return per 100 valuation, with 3,704,214 acres rented for cash. Davis County posted the highest 1930 gross return at 7.60 per 100.
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Washington
Iowa
Bureau of the Census
U. S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Davis County
Pork Abundant Amid Beef Shortage Says Meat Institute
Chicago AP report details a nationwide survey by the American Meat Institute showing plentiful pork supplies including bacon and sausage, while beef, lamb and veal cuts remain scarce. Pork loins ribs and tender loins are tight. smoked ham stocks decreased. lamb and mutton most scarce. beef and veal short of previous month.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
Institute
Stitts Explains Relaxation of Milk Quotas
Tom Stitts chief of WFA dairy and poultry branch outlined why temporary and partial quota relaxations were deemed necessary but full removal not feasible for now. He cited three reasons war dairy programs progress higher milk production in spring and summer and ongoing war limited processing capacity.
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Tom Stitts
WFA
Dairy and Poultry Branch
WEA
Dairy industry aims for steady milk controls as war strains ease
The industry and government seek a stable path for dairy product controls, praising recent progress but warning against repeating drastic cuts. They emphasize gradual, sound adjustments to avoid supply chaos while wartime pressures lessen.
Rowley Creamery reports Grade 1 butterfat price
Patrons of the Rowley Farmers Cooperative Creamery received 55 cents for Grade 1 butterfat in the first half of April. Secretary Joe Mc Grath noted Grade No 2 butterfat at 54 cents and No 3 at 53 cents.
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Rowley
Rowley Farmers’ Cooperative ‘Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
57 Acre Farm Near Garrison Sells at 160 per Acre
Special to The Gazette reports the sale of a Robertson farm about 157 acres northeast of Garrison to John Bergstrand of Vinton for about 160 dollars per acre. Bergstrand takes immediate possession, subject to Ed Cherveny’s lease in Garrison.
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Garrison
Vinton
Robertson
John Bergstrand
A. H. Aukerman
Manchester
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Bergstrand
Ed Cherveny
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