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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1945
Page
3
A brief May 28 1945 Cedar Rapids Gazette item reports events and notices from the period with local headlines and concise summaries of happenings affecting the community.
Washington May 28 AP Liberalized gasoline rations may trigger rural buying of farm goods. An unnamed official warns that city taxpayers may lose eggs poultry and dairy if motorists use extra gas to shop in the country. Widespread rural buying could strain wartime food distribution and prompt possible government controls. Black markets drive current maldistribution as operators buy directly from farmers.
Des Moines AP reports Scott county led Iowa in 1943 farm income with $67.57 per acre average across 99 counties, measuring income from livestock crops government payments and home produced farm goods. Cherokee and Sioux followed, with high scores, as total state income reached $1.695 billion.
Meat production in 1945 is projected around 22.5 billion pounds on a dressed-meat basis, down 9 percent from 24.6 billion in 1944. The year remains about 39 percent above the 1935-39 average. Hog slaughter drops 30 percent from 1944, with pork output near 10.3 billion pounds, about 23 percent below 1943-44 peaks. Cattle and calves slaughter may hit a new record, while sheep and lamb slaughter could total about 22.5 million head, down from 25.3 million in 1944.
Prices of meat animals are expected to average higher in 1945 than 1944 due to reduced meat production and sustained strong demand, signaling continued pressure on consumers despite a shorter year.
AMES Iowa monthly farm outlook urges higher output of livestock dairy and poultry with exceptions for feeder cattle on grass and advises storing more grain for livestock feed. Kutish warns buying cattle to graze at current prices is risky while slaughter cattle supply falls in summer and grass cattle move in July.
Time more favorable through spring and summer. Immediate relief to the meat problem depends on solving black market issues and fair distribution. Slump in supplies due to sharp drop in hog slaughter. Iowa milk production trails 1944 despite profits. highest milk feed price ratio on record. Butterfat-feed ratio above last year and long-term average. Labor shortages on dairy farms hinder production. Civilian and military demand likely keep egg prices at ceilings into spring and summer. Poultry prices also expected at ceiling levels.
The USDA reports April total cash receipts from farm marketings around 1.42 billion dollars, just below March's 1.45 billion and near April 1944. Receipts from crops fell to about 470 million while livestock, poultry, and dairy components showed mixed seasonal changes.
Cash receipts for livestock and livestock products in March rose to 9.33 million dollars from 8.61 million estimated previously. The increase mainly reflects larger slaughter of cattle and hogs, while cash receipts from crops dropped by about 1 million dollars from prior estimates.
Washington report states the USDA dairy bureau will test a method to predict future milk production by palpating udders of four month old heifer calves. W. W. Swett’s method will be evaluated with state extension dairy specialists, comparing udder development with eventual milk records.
Washington reports creamery butter output in April at 122,355,000 pounds, the lowest for the month since 1928 and 15 percent below the 1934-43 ten year average. The month shows a sharp seasonal rise from March, with total farm milk production at 10.8 billion pounds, up 7 percent from March and 6 percent higher than April last year.
The report covers the week ending May 3 and May 1 and 5 with percent changes. American cheese production estimated at 3,755,000 pounds about 4 percent of total. remainder from other milk products. Output gained 34 percent year over year. first four months of 1945 total 250,334,000 pounds, 16 percent above last year and 44 percent above the 1 year average.
Brooklyn announces Rally Day at Malcolmville school next Tuesday June 4. Mildred Tramel county fame economist announced the event and its aims.
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