Economist urges gradual end to government subsidized farm credit
Brookings Institution study led by Earl L. Butz argues for a permanent production credit system owned by farmers as a supplement to private lending. He warns against political manipulation and favors a flexible withdrawal plan to retire government capital while preserving credit access. The PCA system had over 520 associations with 76 million dollars in treasury investment as of 1943.
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Washington
INS
Brookings Institution
Earl L. Butz
Purdue University
Butz
United States Treasury
Contoured corn tops Jackson yield test in Maquoketa
Edmond Sommers of Bellevue won the Jackson county 10 acre corn yield contest with 129.3 bushels per acre on a contoured field. E J Hartvigsen of Maquoketa was second at 112.2, and Leo Even of Bellevue placed third at 108.3. Thirty three farmers competed as floods reduced entrants.
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Maquoketa
Edmond Sommers
Bellevue
Jackson County
E. J. Hartvigsen
Leo Even
Ray Nairn
Floyd Cornelius
Vincent Manderscheid
Andrew
Floyd Parks
Ed F. Stout
Pierce Mitchell
Mitchell-Maskrey Mill
Henry Moellenhoff
Preston
State Stallion Show At Oskaloosa In February
DES MOINES AP The second annual Iowa state stallion show will be held Feb 5 6 and 7 at Oskaloosa Cecil Rooks field representative of the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders association announced about 300 stallions probably would be entered.
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Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Cecil Rooks
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
Duroc Boars Set Averages At Hawkeye Downs Sale
Twenty boars averaged 60 dollars and 16 gifts 54 dollars per head at the Witwer and Hindman Duroc sale in Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids Friday. Top boar sold to Richard Young North Liberty for 120 dollars and top gift went to Walt Miller Dysart for 100 dollars. Clyde Simonsen served as sale manager.
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Witwer and Hindman Duroc
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Richard Young
North Liberty
Walt Miller
Dysart
Clyde Simonsen
Fence Drift in Corn Picker Warnings Spur Safety
The article warns about corn picker accidents rising as farmers harvest another crop. It cites carelessness as the main cause and urges four precautions including stopping the machine for adjustments, using safety shields, avoiding loose clothing, and staying alert to prevent severe injuries.
Burning Soybean straw Costly, Say Purdue Men
Purdue agronomists warn that burning soybean straw after harvest destroys soil organic matter and plant nutrients, raising fertilizer needs. Losses include over $1.25 per acre in nitrogen for a 20 bushel crop and about $2 per acre for phosphate and potash, with additional soil mulch value lost. Residue value in Purdue trials averages $4.20 per ton in yield gains, likely rising with current prices. Guidance on plowing under residues is available from Purdue's agricultural engineering department.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue ‘University Extension Agronomists
Purdue
Agricultural Engineering Department
Linn DHIA No. 3 Herds Average 22.1 Pounds
Central City report shows 391 sows on test in Linn DHIA No 3 during October with 92 dry. average 519 pounds milk and 22.1 pounds butterfat. Fourteen cows sold, two purchased, 16 heifers freshened. Feed costs 36 cents per pound butterfat and $1.58 per cwt whole milk.
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Central City
Linn Dhia No. 3
Hilda Lyman
Association
Reduction in Farm Income Is Forecast
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics projects 1945 cash receipts from farm marketings to fall 5 to 10 percent from 1944 levels due to weaker marketing and demand. Crop receipts should rise about 8 percent, while livestock receipts may drop about 20 percent from hog sales and egg and chicken production down around 10 percent.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Big Four Fair Assn Officers Elected
At a recent dinner meeting in Postville the Big Four fair association elected officers and listed a slate of directors. E. C. Marston was named president with E. M. Goss as vice president, A. S. Burdeck as secretary, and Victor Williams as treasurer. Directors include the officers and M. C. Deering, George Kohlman, H. W. Schroeder, Lyle Zre man, W. J. Grove, Kenneth Green, John L. Gregg, Lee B. Tolson, Lafe Tague, E. H. Brandt, L. D. Walter, B. J. Waters, Walter Brandt, Louis Harnack, Archie Schroeder and Ed McNeil.
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Postville
Big Four Fair Association
E. C. Marston
E. M. Goss
A. S. Burdeck
Victor Williams
M. C. Deering
George Kohlman
H. W. Schroeder
Lyle Zreman
W. J. Grove
Kenneth Green
John L. Gregg
Lee B. Tolson
Lafe Tague
E. H. Brandt
L. D. Walter
B. J. Waters
Walter Brandt
Louis Harnack
Archie Schroeder
Ed McNeil
Fayette F B Meeting Hears Wartime Britain Tale
The Fayette county Farm Bureau annual meeting will be held Friday evening in Fayette. WMT radio announcer Andy Woolfries will recount wartime experiences in Britain.
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Fayette
Delaware Farm Bureau Elects James Patton President
James E. Patton of Manchester was elected president of the Delaware County Farm Bureau at the annual meeting. Floyd C. Ryan was the former president. Officers elected include Maynard Schnittjer vice president Austin H Mead secretary Freeman Smith treasurer Verne J Hermann home project chair Leslie W Gienapp boys club chair Lawrence Gienapp girls club chair. The group approved a Farm Bureau building plan and reported 1944 membership 818 with a 1945 goal of 925. Twenty year pins were awarded to five members.
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Manchester
James E. Patton
Delaware County Farm Bureau
Floyd C. Ryan
Maynard Schnittjer
Austin H. Mead
Freeman Smith
Verne J. Hermann
Leslie W. Gienapp
Lawrence Gienapp
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
George Metzer
Illinois Agricultural Association
Farm Bureau
D. A. Anderson
Raymond Joseph
Hopkinton
Hugh McGlade
Sand Spring
H. H. Stone
Greeley
August Nieman
Delhi
William Kragenbrink
Earlville
Keep Cows Out of Stalk Fields Say Ames Dairymen
Ames dairymen advise keeping milking cows out of corn stalk fields after harvest. They warn cows may overeat remaining corn, upsetting feed, while dry stalks offer poor nutrition for high producers. If feed is short, dry cows nearing calving and well grown young stock may better use stalks.
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Ames Dairymen
Ames
Iowa State College
Wheat Use Forecast Shows Food Demand Rise
The Agriculture Economics Bureau predicts total wheat use for the year ending July 1 will reach about 550 million bushels for food, up 7 million from the prior year. Livestock feed use is seen at 275 million, industrial use drops 16 percent to 90 million, seed use rises to 83 million, with Oct 1 stocks at 1.107 billion and a projected crop of 1.109 billion. Carryover could lift supplies to 1.45 billion bushels.
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Washington
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
United States
Holm sells Tipton Creamery interest to Hygrade
Tipton businessman F. W. Holm has sold his share in the Tipton Creamery to Hygrade Products corporation of New York. Hygrade now operates the Tipton cheese factory and Northwestern stockyards. Holm says he will stay with the firm under new ownership.
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Tipton
F. W. Holm
Hygrade Products Corporation of
New York
Northwestern
Holm
4 H Club Boys Named to Attend Congress
Fourteen Iowa 4 H club members were named to compete for national honors at the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago December 3 to 6. The list includes Herbert Hoover of Oskaloosa and Donald Gettings of Sanborn among state champion and at large delegates, with others from Davenport Ames Durant Waterloo Creston Council Bluffs and more.
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Ames
Iowa
Chicago
Ill
Iowa State College
Herbert Hoover
Oskaloosa
Donald Gettings
Sanborn
Donald Cantonwine
Vinton
Roy
Bert Keppy
Davenport
Home Front Service
Raymond Vogler
Ogden
Burton Collier
Durant
Ray Dankenbring
Waterloo
Joe Kelley
Creston
Billy Dodds
Duane Olson
Council Bluffs
Warren Held
Hinton
Lowell Mabon
Randalia
Donald Birdsell
Postville
Boyd Chatterton
Onslow
Keokuk County Fair directors and officers named
At a recent Keokuk county fair meeting officers were elected with Denver Garrett of Delta as president W J Fisch of Keswick as first vice president John A Ritter of Hedrick as second vice president Mrs Ethel Manary as treasurer and Carl G Draegert to fill a vacancy on the board.
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Keokuk County Fair
Denver Garrett
Delta
W. J. Fisch
Keswick
John A. Ritter
Hedrick
Ethel Manary
Carl G. Draegert
Farm Auction Schedule Highlights Iowa Sales
A series of farm auctions listed with dates from November 8 to November 28. Estates and public sales feature buyers, sellers, and locations around Cedar Rapids, Columbus Junction, Central City, Walker, Palo, and Olin. Notable entries include Joseph F. Horak estate sale and Ralph Turner saddle horse sale.
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Joseph F. Horak
Cedar Rapids
Bert B. Coleman
J. S. Milligan
Hunter Airport
Clyde Coffman
Kinross
Ralph Turner
Columbus Junction
George Filloon
Linn County Fair Grounds
Central City
Leonard J. Smith
Walker
Chas. Parkey
Palo
Henry Jurgensen
Chester White
Olin
Unanimous Approval For Expansion of Linn Soil District
Landowners in ten townships voted Saturday to expand Linn county soil district to cover the entire county. A total of 58 ballots were cast. The move ends a long-standing nine township limit and brings county wide access to soil district and Soil Conservation service aid for land-use planning erosion control and conservation work.
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Linn County Soil District
D. D. Offringa
Linn County
Soil District
Soil Conservation Service
Plow Your Garden This Fall Says Nebraska Bulletin
Nebraska extension service circulates a guide listing five reasons fall plowing aids spring planting and faster growth. It urges cleaning diseased plants, plowing under manure, avoiding harrowing on most soils, leaving ground rough, and putting up a snow fence to capture snow for the garden spot.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Extension Service
Hemp Harvest Nears Completion at Traer Mill
Hemp from about 1500 acres in north Tama and south Black Hawk counties for the Traer mill is expected to yield ~4000 tons, per manager Robert Lyon. Early cut not as strong as last year, but the recent cut shows improvement. Tying and shocking nearly finished with about one third delivered. German war prisoners from Algona, quartered at Eldora, employed to tie and shock hemp.
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TRAER
Tama
Black Hawk
Robert Lyon
Algona
Eldora
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