Shortage of Corn in Eastern Iowa Pressures Prices
Amid strong demand, Linn County Iowa reports OPA price ceilings for corn being punctured as shortages grow across eastern Iowa. Producers curtail Cedar Rapids operations, while unsealed stocks and legal ceilings complicate sales. Government policy and supply disruptions threaten livestock feed in 1943-44.
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Tama Indians Plant Ancient and Modern Corn At Black Hawk Park
Four Tama Indians descendants of Sauk and Fox tribes returned to Black Hawk state park to plant corn in hillocks used 112 years ago. The ceremony, supervised by John Hauberg, tests pure Indian corn versus modern hybrids, aiming to compare results and imagine wartime food possibilities.
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the Historical Society
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John M. Hauberg
Rock Island, Ill
Illinois State Historical Society
C V. Golden
Cordova
Ill
Rock Island
J. R. Holbert
Bloomington
John Hauberg
Butter Markets Unsettled Ahead of Price Rollback Date
The week in May saw unsettled butter markets as dealers cut inventories before the 10 percent price rollback. DPMA expanded its buy program to accept offers subject to grading with delayed delivery windows, drawing much butter to terminal markets. DPMA purchases through May 27 reached 80,376,807 pounds with 15,895,570 transferred to FSCC as retailers faced uncertain operational plans.
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Hampshire Type Session Planned for June at Urbana
The Hampshire Swine registry announces the fifth annual Hampshire type conference at the University of Illinois in Urbana on June 18 and 19.
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Hampshire
Urbana
Peoria
University of Illinois
State Sanatorium Holstein Produces Record Milk Yield
A Holstein cow at Oakdale sanatorium yielded 20,343 pounds of milk and 687 pounds of butterfat in one year, enough to supply milk from birth to the age of a future United States senator, per The Holstein-Friesian Association of America.
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Oakdale
United States
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Pictorial Screen Star And Other Clues In Puzzle
Crossword style clues span screen stars to grammar terms and metals. Answers include actor hints and wordplay across horizontal and vertical lists with thematic entries and abbreviations. The grid yields a dense mix of common nouns verbs and proper names across many lengths.
Farmers' May Planting Drive Feeds Nation Like War
A country woman compares Iowa farmers work in late May to a national military campaign. She notes all available labor mobilized for 18 hour shifts, quoting exhausted figures and the nation's need for food and relief for boys in fox holes.
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Iowa
Louisa 4-H Rally Set for Friday
The annual Louisa county 4-H girls rally day program will be held on June 4 with Mrs. B Garrett as county chairman. Officers will be elected. Speakers include Miss Florence Forbes from Ames extension service H V Stineman county Farm Bureau president Mrs Virgil C Wiele women's committee chair Everett Deihl county 4-H boys vice president.
Monona Farm Sold for 29000 Dollars
George Wagner of Monona sold a 320 acre farm southwest of Monona to Carl Johanningmeier of Gunder. Possession is set for March 1, 1944, with a total consideration of 29000 dollars. The property is described as well improved.
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Monona
George Wagner
Carl Johanningmeier
Gunder
Home Economics Contests for 4-H Girls Announced
Iowa 4 H plans home economics contests to honor achievement and service. State winner earns a trip to the National 4 H Congress in Chicago. sectional and national scholarships of 200 dollars. a 17 jewel gold watch for best home beautification record. additional trips and war bonds offered in various contests.
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INS
Edith Barker
Chicago
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