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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1941
Page
14
Boston wool market in October saw higher prices across grades as demand grew, especially for fine wools and one quarter blood varieties. After Oct 18 government defense bids and related contracts spurred buying, with delaine fleeces at 43–45 cents and one half blood combing fleeces at 45–46 cents in the grease, up 1–2 cents.
The piece notes rain impact in Iowa on farming, mentions post-hole depths, and reports U S wool imports from South America rising 210 percent in the first half of 1941. It covers Australia and South Africa stockpiling wool, defense needs, and the strategic wool reserve. It also highlights nutrition lessons for rural families in Linn county with the Ross family near Springville, detailing meals, school lunches, and upcoming nutrition meetings.
United States lumber cutting for 1939 reached 24,975,474 M according to contemporary reports. The figure reflects nationwide production, with industry data cited from official summaries and trade sources for the year.
A Country Woman notes a hen nesting in an apple tree with quiet solitude. She laments the lack of crowding warmth and predicts no egg production before February, emphasizing individualism and rural life.
Canadian hog producers and packers will ship 600 million pounds of Wiltshire sides and other cuts to the United Kingdom in 1941-42 under a wartime agreement, 40 percent above 1940-41. Deliveries begin Oct 1, 1941, with 5.2 million hogs slaughtered. Exports to Britain rise toward a record 450 to 480 million pounds in 1941, funded at $18.09 per 100 pounds for Grade A Wiltshire sides.
The Department of Agriculture notes millet seed prices on Oct 28 averaged about the same as Oct 14 with advances in some areas offset by declines elsewhere. German millet offered at 1.25 in Texas and yellow hog millet at 0.80 to 0.85 in the Dakotas and 0.85 to 1.00 in Colorado.
October DHIA figures show 466 cows on test at South Jones averaging 595 pounds milk and 24 pounds butterfat per cow. High herd was W S Pangburn and Son Center Junction with 11 grade Holsteins and 35 pounds butterfat per cow. Treptow of Oelwein led individual cows with 71.3 pounds butterfat and 1,981 pounds milk.
Purebred Guernseys led by a dry cow averaging 739 pounds milk and 39 pounds butterfat with the high individual a Jersey owned by Tom Hanson and Son.
Coming sale notices list Tuesday November 11 Jones Jersey herd dispersal in Iowa City led by Ralph O Kelly closing out sale. Tuesday November 18 Mrs A H Kurt auction 192 acre Monticello area farm two miles east.
Wool show fleeces junior feeding contest lambs and carloads of sheep will be judged Nov 29 at the International Livestock exposition in Chicago. On Dec 1 all wether classes will be judged and carcass then Oxfords Dec 3 Lincolns Rambouillets and Corriedales Dec 4. The sheep shearing contest will be staged at 9 a.m. Dec 5.
Special to The Gazette reports 210 acres sold for 21000 dollars. The buyer plans to move to a recently purchased farm in another part of Buchanan county as the session moves toward March 1.
Heavy rains last week drove rivers between What Cheer and Oskaloosa out of banks flooding roads near What Cheer and Oskaloosa. West of What Cheer near Valley the flood blocked traffic. Union Mills saw waters cover many acres of corn leaving much unhusked.
Julius K Bruene of Gladbrook is chosen as the new president of the Tama county Farm Bureau at the organization’s annual Toledo meeting held Saturday.
The Agriculture Department reports 84,491 CCC corn loans repaid from Jan 1 to Oct 31 1941 covering 1940 and 1938-39 corn. Outstanding total 189,471 loans on 214,370,152 bushels with resealed 1938-39 and 1940 crops. Iowa repaid 43,428 loans totaling 45,466,172.59 bushels. outstanding 105,164 loans on 128,769,394.84 bushels. Only husbands can sue for divorce in Japan.
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