Farmers Return to Fields After Wet Spring Delays
Farmers in Iowa and nearby areas resumed field work after a week of rain slowed corn planting in 1943. Some plots remain unplowed while others show early sprouts. farmers compare conditions to 1913 and 1917, warn another cold spell could jeopardize crops, and rely on extra labor to finish planting and related tasks.
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Frank A. Roh~lena
Cedar Rapids Route 1
Frank
Frank Rohlena
D Street
Cedar Rapids
Joe
Fairfax
Frans
O.K
Rohlenas
Rohlena
Amana
Jake Roeniig
Farina
Roeniig
Iowa
Harry Haman
Haman
Gazette
Joe Thoman
Norway
Vernon
Delmar
South Carolina Farm Life and Labor in the 1930s
The reporter describes plantation labor in South Carolina with multiple mules and enslaved workers, noting low wages around $1.20 a day, living quarters with garden space, and women’s heavy hoeing. He observes extensive cotton cultivation, crop practices, soil types, and crops like cowpeas and corn, plus limited gardens among Black families and ongoing farm experiments.
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South Carolina
Fence Drift Caught in the Woven Wire Poem
A poem by R F A explores quiet night imagery with a speaker hearing a bird dreaming in sleep and the hush of a peaceful land. The speaker notes the stillness as a watch dog sleeps, reflecting a tranquil rural scene.
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R.F.A
4-H Rally Day Set in Maquoketa June 22
Jackson county 4-H girls will hold their annual rally day program in Maquoketa on June 22. County chairman Mrs. Dudley McDonald reported Saturday.
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Maquoketa
the Gazette
Jackson County
Dudley McDonald
Stocker Steers Bring $14.25 At Cedar Rapids Auction
Receipts were light at the Iowa Livestock Exchange sale in Cedar Rapids with stocker steers selling mostly at 14.25 per hundredweight. Prices ranged from 13.50 to 15.25, with heavier fed steers 13.75 to 15.50 and various cattle types trading across broad bands. Hog receipts were above normal with vaccinated shoats 15 to 15.50 and sows 12.75 to 13.25. Bred sows brought 45 to 55 per head.
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Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
Canning Demonstrations Planned in Benton County
Afternoon demonstrations on canning and freezing fruits and vegetables are scheduled in Benton county. Miss Laura Holst the county home economist announced. Schedule includes May 25 in Vinton May 26 in Van Horne and June 8 in Belle Plaine.
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Gazette
Early Control Of Flies Urged For Best Farm Results
Special to The Gazette Harold Gunderson Ames extension entomologist urges early fly control on farms to boost yields and reduce disease. Stable and barn flies spread sleeping sickness in horses while houseflies carry infantile paralysis tuberculosis typhoid and dysentery. Use manure disposal traps poisons sprays and screens in farm and home to cut fly numbers.
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AMES
Harold Gunderson
Ames Extension Entomologist
Gunderson
Annual Linn CTA Meetings Set for June 2 and 3
L. C Adams reports Linn No 1 Das Herd Improvement Association will hold its annual meeting in Whittier on the evening of June 2. Linn No 2 and 3 associations schedule their annual meeting for June 3 in Manon with Verr Cunningham reporting.
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L. C Adams
Linn
Whittier
Benton county home economist announces rally day date change
Laura Holst of Benton county announces the annual girls 4-H rally day will be held at Van Horne on June 1 instead of May 31 as previously announced.
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Vinton
Laura Holst
Benton County Home Economist
Iy van Horne
Food Conference May Hint at Dust Bowl Era Plowing
At Hot Springs Virginia AP report says postwar food push may require plowing up pastured land once hit by the 1930s dust bowl. US delegates note wartime needs could force major shifts in crop emphasis toward beans peas soybeans and potatoes while reducing pork and beef.
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Ovid
United States
Agrculture Department
Europe
Meadow Rescue: Horses Panic as Ground Gives Way
A group of men calmed panicked horses that sank to their knees in wet meadow sod. The team stood by while fence repairs were completed, avoiding a larger incident in the field.
Interior Hog Run Wednesday High For May Since 1934
Des Moines market report notes hog runs with 58100 on Wednesday the largest single day May total since 1934. Weather aided marketing while field access limited. Four day figure 2.3k vs 133.6k previous year, with Thursday 2.91k and Tuesday 1.43k per hundredweight.
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Curette Des Moines
Antenor
Owas
Butter Support Program Extended Through June 30 1944
Washington officials clarified that the butter support program remains in force at the 48 cents per pound level for wholesale butter until June 30 1944. The continuation depends on forthcoming price rollback and subsidy details from the Office of Price Administration. Officials expect no drop in prices paid to producers for butterfat.
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Washington
Wat Food Administration
Department of Agiculture
Colfferils
Big Gain News H I R R mouter and Boo Cannas
Local notice from Cedar Falls Iowa advertises free chick feeders with orders of Chick Starter from Harold Schue man Cedar Falls. The ad promotes a big gain and mentions a store in West Union with 200 strome puRgs and a related product line.
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Mouter
Boy Galb
Harold Schueman
Cedar Falls
Iowa
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