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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1943
Page
15
Prices for May hogs showed interior and Chicago markets converging with interior top around 14.25 per hundredweight and Chicago near 14.30. Receipts ran higher in terminal areas as fields opened in Iowa and Minnesota delaying sales, while May runs may set records. opa rollback and subsidy plans loom over the industry.
The piece cites the Farm Security Administration and OPA under congressional pressure noting USDA faces upheaval. It hints at possible restructuring with two heads or a revamped USDA as a key outcome.
Charles M Elkington, Ames economist, heads efforts amid congressional hearings on a subsidy rollback plan. National factions push to block the subsidy while hearings run daily, with hostile attitudes from the reviewing committees.
Iowa Attorney General opinion says feed and seed inspection fees must be paid into the state general fund. It also holds that inspectors’ salaries are funded from departmental appropriations rather than from the fees. The ruling was requested by Secretary Harry D. Linn and written by Atty. Gen. Rankin and AAG White.
Lee Brown and his brother Charles built a dual transmission tractor from a 1929 Chevrolet and a 1934 Ford. They merged front axles and used a Chevy transmission with a Model T universal joint to drive rear wheels. The sand ballast platform lets the wheels spin for speed control. The homebuilt machine pulls a plow and demonstrates youthful American ingenuity amid farm machinery shortages.
Special to The Gazette reports that 75 percent of the corn crop in Fayette area has been planted with many fields not even plowed. Early plantings are slow to emerge and fears of rotting in the ground exist, prompting some replanting. Grass is ample for livestock and milk flow is rising as spring advances.
Special to The Gazette, Ames. H E Nichols, Ames extension horticulturist, warns May cool rainy weather fosters fruit disease across Iowa. Orchardists with one or two sprays should continue spraying ten days after calyx, using mild mixes to avoid russetting.
Miss Margaret Stewart Cedar Rapids Linn county home demonstration agent led a food preservation demonstration in Waubeeck Tuesday afternoon with more than 50 attendees present.
The War Food Administration begins a nationwide search for idle farm machinery to requisition and redistribute to boost food production. County war boards will locate unused equipment, certify ownership or unknown status, and announce public sale details with ceilings or fair values.
A country woman explains why tomato plants yellow and fail to thrive on a half acre. She notes gardeners are gamblers, as yields depend on factors multiplying the area from 160 to 600 to form a rough ratio guiding farming decisions.
Stiff eastern demand kept Chicago cattle prices up this week with buyers favoring fat steers and yearlings not seen since 1934. Steer top reached 17.50 for prime cattle 1,261 to 1,293 pounds as replacements sought thin stockers and fleshy feeders for quick turns.
Monona county agent HUMBOLDT O I Carlson is hired as county agent at Humboldt to succeed Clarence Powell who resigns effective June 15 to become assistant manager of the hemp project at Humboldt.
West Union convened the Fayette county wool market but cold wet weather limited sales to 5,000 pounds from 31 consignors. I F Shaffer notes only about one third of shearings completed as flock numbers rise. A 0.36 dollar per pound down payment was made with final returns tied to the state wool pool. Troy Mills notes vegetables are being canned and field work resumes.
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