Truck Cargo Pooling Proposed to Meet Full Load Rule
Western Grain and Feed association plans to pool truck cargoes and equipment across Iowa to satisfy the Office of Defense Transportation full load rules. A 100+ dealer meeting backed district clearing offices in nine districts and county halls in 99 counties to supply full loads for outgoing and returning trips. F. Hush Kelley of Des Moines won chairmanship and will forward the plan for ODT approval.
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ES Moines
INS
Western Grain and Feed Association
Office of Defense Transportation
Towa
Association
F. Hush Kelley
Des Moines
ODT
Federal Poultry Specialist To Speak at West Union
George B. Senior a federal veterinarian and poultry disease expert will address a four township poultry meeting in West Union Friday at 8 30 p m County agent Paul E McElroy announced Senior led poultry clinics in the county last year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Poultry
West Union
George B. Senior
Creston
Paul E. McElroy
Fayette
Dr. Senior
Hundred Iowa homemakers join canning demonstrations
Five hundred homemakers from all townships in Iowa county attended 10 canning demonstrations led by Miss Elizabeth Peterson Ames extension specialist. The Victory garden program aims to check canning methods to reduce spoilage and waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Iowa County
Elizabeth Peterson
Ames
Senate Extends Crop Loan Due Dates For 1941
Senate approval extends one year the maturity date of government loans on the 1941 cotton, corn and wheat crops. Farmers paying within extended period regain control of stock by clearing loans. Senate also moves to settle agricultural adjustment act claims before Jan 6, 1936 and backs two year extension of reduced interest on land bank loans with new 4 percent rate for certain mortgages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
ULP
Senate
House
Commodity Credit Corporation
Roosevelt
Federal Land Bank and Land Bank Commissioner
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Wheat storage bins shift to Winneshiek county
Fifteen steel bins will be moved from western Iowa to Winneshiek county for wheat storage destined for local feed use.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Third Big Corn Crop in Argentina 362 Million Bushels
The United States Department of Agriculture reports Argentina's third large corn harvest at 362 million bushels for 1941-42, with 18 percent less planted area but higher yields. exports fell due to war, stocks rise, and efforts to boost domestic consumption continue.
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Argentina
Washington, DC
United States Department of Agriculture
Office of Foreman Agricultural Relations
Ministry of Agriculture
Bank of the Nation
Grain Board
FENCE DRIFT QUOTES A Ames Livestock View on Fall Farrow
Rex Beresford Ames livestock man advises breeders to sow sows for fall farrow to give piglets a good start before cold weather. With a three month three week three day gestation, sows bred now will farrow in September, easing winter survival.
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Rex Beresford
Ames Livestock
Beresford
Bin barrier fracas to be settled before June first
James Brockway secretary of the Independent Truckers of Iowa said a general agreement before June 1 will solve the interstate barrier problem in hauling steel corn bins to Kansas. About 150 trucks are moving bins from Iowa to Kansas where wheat storage space is short.
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DES Moines
James Brockway
Independent Truckers of Iowa
Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones
Kansas
Brockway
Long
4-H Girls to Compete For Canning Honors
4-H girls in Ames will join a statewide canning contest under Edith Barker guidance as part of the Food for Victory drive. State victors receive trips to Chicago for the National 4-H Club congress, five $200 college scholarships, and county gold medals at season end. Awards totaling over $6,000 are funded by Ruth Kerk.
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Ames
Edith Barker
Barker
Ruth Kerk
Glass Jar
Chicago
Liquid Egg Output Up 78 Percent in April
The USDA reports April liquid egg production reached 94.1 million pounds, up 41.3 million pounds from a year earlier or 78 percent. Frozen eggs totaled 59.0 million pounds, up from 46.4 million. immediate consumption eggs were 2.54 million, down from 2.78 million. Dried egg output rose to 21.7 million pounds from 3.5 million, driven by government purchases for lease-lend uses. dried albumen and yolk production fell 72 and 19 percent respectively.
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USDA
Extension Workers Conference in Cedar Rapids Iowa
Extension workers from 12 eastern Iowa counties met in Cedar Rapids to plan a summer victory garden campaign and expand outreach on livestock disease and garden pest control. Ames representatives outlined revised methods for informing farm families about insect and disease control and garden preservation.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Ames Extension Service
H. L. Eichling
P. C Taff
George Decker
L. C Grove
E L. Waldee
Victory Gardens
Cultivated Twice on 80 Acre Farm Near Atkins
ATKINS Art Van Woert operator of Weaver Witwer farms northwest of Atkins completed the second cultivation of an 80 acre corn field. BLAIRSTOWN weather slows crop growth with frost damage and replanted fields. Strawberries ripening. raspberries blooming. large blackberry and raspberry crops anticipated. WEBSTER corn mostly planted. farmers prepping for soybeans. ponds in full bloom. soybeans setting pods.
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Atkins
Art van Woert
Witwer
Blairstown
Webster
Louisa 4 H Rally Day Set for Grandview June 4
Louisa county 4 H club girls will hold their annual Rally day in Grandview high school on June 4. County president Maxine Blankenhorn of Letts will chair the morning session, with Mrs Ralph Morris and Lee F. Dotson to speak. The afternoon features a service review with tableaux showing 4 H work for America and introduction of state convention delegates.
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Grandview
Louisa County
Grandview High School
Maxine Blankenhorn
Letts
Ralph Morris
County Home Project
Lee F. Dotson
County Farm Bureau
America
Edith Barker to Speak at Sigourney 4-H Rally Day
Mrs Edith Barker of Ames 4-H girls club leader will speak at Keokuk county 4-H rally day in Sigourney on June afternoon program includes readers tableaus showcasing 4-H work state convention delegates and a morning business session with new county officers to be elected.
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Sigourney
Edith Barker
Ames
Keokuk County
Barker
Presbyterian Church
Ernest Green
J E Zepp
County Farm Bureau
Roy W. Snakenberg
Jane McCluskey
Bernadine Senha
Yven
America
Jones 4-H Boys Raise 23 Purebred Litters in Feed Program
Anamosa Jones county 4 H boys participate in the Food for Freedom drive raising 23 purebred litters this year. Twenty boys joined the project, up from 17 in 1940, with 8.4 pigs per litter and an average of 6.5 pigs saved. Breeds include Chester White Hampshire Poland China Berkshire and Duroc.
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Gazette
Anamosa
Jones County
Paul W. Borglum
Chester
Hampshire
Poland
China
Berkshire
County AAA Committeemen Hear Wickard Broadcast in Linn Meeting
At the suggestion of regional AAA headquarters, north central region committeemen and their spouses met in Linn County to hear a radio broadcast from 11 30 p.m. to noon featuring Claude R. Wickard and Harry Schooler. About 115 attendees were expected at the Cedar Rapids gathering for afternoon instructions on 1942 program compliance.
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North Central
Claude R. Wickard
Harry Schooler
Linn
Cedar Rapids
April Oleo Sales Drop 15 Percent from 1941
The Bureau of Internal Revenue reports oleomar sales in April fell to 28 510 472 pounds, down 3 069 674 pounds from April 1941 total of 33 980 146 pounds. For January to April, sales reached 125 457 000 pounds this year versus 136 965 84 pounds last year, a 4 percent decrease.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
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Secretary OF
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Mussolini
Okan
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Kkisi
BY Williams
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Louisa
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Auct
Iowa City
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