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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1946
Page
12
Officials say milk prices will rise by a cent a quart and butter by 10 to 12 cents a pound. Cheese could cost about 5 cents more per pound as subsidies are scaled back citing higher grain and feed costs and congressional opposition.
Iowa entomologist Dr. Carl J. Drake said a large brood of 17-year cicadas will emerge across central and southern Iowa by mid June and last about six weeks. First specimen was found in Des Moines last week. males do the singing as females lay eggs causing twig bark scar on forests and orchards.
The USDA reports that 25 new potato varieties since 1932 have raised U S yields from about 100 to 150 bushels per acre over 25 years. Varieties such as Sebago Empire Menominee Ontario Cayuga Seneca show disease resistance and some resist potato viruses. Thirty five experiment stations cooperate in a federal state program to test seedlings and release superior lines for disease and pest resistance.
Dr. Frederick D. Mott of the Farm Security Administration calls for a broad rural health program. He notes higher infant and maternity mortality in rural areas, low vaccination rates, and lack of medical staff, urging dedicated public health teams, nurses, dentists, and clinic services to reduce diseases and prevent mental illness through hygiene and prevention efforts.
Chicago based American Meat Institute says beef production fell to under a quarter of normal capacity last week. It cites the OPA slaughter control order as the cause and reports 44,500 cattle dressed by 10 major packers, down from 51,720 the prior week.
Creamery Operators association gathered at Elgin Iowa with hosts Mr and Mrs L L Lehman. Dinner at Klingman cafe followed. In the better scoring contest J P Goltz Monona won with 94, Maynard Fjestul Waukon second 93 1 44, Lehman and Arno Neverman Luana tied third 93.
Linn County Auditor Otto F. Hanzlik warns landowners to file applications with the county auditor's office by June 1 to claim the agricultural land tax credit easing school tax burdens. The credit targets districts with school levies above 15 mills, funded by a $500,000 appropriation likely to be prorated. Deadline for homestead and veterans exemptions remains July 1.
An ad for a credit corporation seeking purchasers of feeders or livestock financing. It invites applications and notes a credit reference process. The message mentions a fee and directs inquiries to the CREDIT CORPORATION located at 606 S Dearborn St Chicago.
Superior Nebraska report quotes Joseph Wishart, Republican gubernatorial candidate, saying Nebraska faces severe soil erosion with about one-sixth of soil wasted and productivity lost on many farms. Wishart, addressing Lincoln audience, argues strong soil conservation is the state’s main issue for the next governor.
Pillsbury mills president Philip W. Pillsbury urged converting wheat to flour domestically to ship flour abroad. He argued bread can be made faster from flour and milling here would curb mill unemployment and provide by products for livestock feed. He predicted a near normal flour supply after the harvest and noted wheat movement would ramp up from the Texas Panhandle as harvests advance.
DES MOINES Iowa farmers received an estimated $11,529,000 in soil conservation payments for the year. Hervey Hazen a member of the state Production and Marketing administration committee announced the figure on Monday noting it was the greatest total to date for Iowa.
The report contrasts current spending with $10,078,000 paid by the federal government for practices in 1944 and $8,263,000 for practices carried out in 1943, highlighting year over year differences.
A Guatemalan delegation of officials and agricultural leaders will visit Iowa State College in Ames from June 4 to 12 to tour the campus agronomy programs and Midwest farms. They will be hosted by Edwin J. Kyle the U S ambassador to Guatemala and will visit Howard Hill farm Minburn Clinton Corn Products Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats and Rath Packing in addition to Danforth farms in St Louis. The trip stems from Iowa State's tropical research center at Antigua Guatemala and includes leaders such as Roberto Guirola L Lazarcon Eduardo Alegos Gabriel M Rafael Herrera Carlos Dorion Costa Zamora and others from Guatemala's agriculture sector.
An advertisement claims a trusted treatment targets the root cause by removing toxins from the body. It warns against temporary drug relief and promises substantial health improvements. Readers are invited to request a free book titled Rhenematiem and My Mindred Diseases from Ball Clank, Dept. 1015, Excelsior Springs, Missouri.
Early emergence of corn borer moths noted with first adults appearing ahead of schedule. About 60 percent of overwintering larvae have matured, signaling potential increases in crop pest activity.
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