Labor Shortage Severe on Iowa Farms Amid War Demands
Ames special report says farm labor is at its most acute during the war years. John R Fitzsimmons, state supervisor of emergency farm labor, cites a critical need for hand pickers, tractor drivers, and haulers to finish corn harvest delayed by high moisture. Counties report severe shortages and veterans or unemployed workers are not seeking farm jobs.
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Gazette
AMES
John R Fitzsimmons
Winneshiek County
Pearl Harbor
Fitzsimmons
Cass County
Cedar County
Polk County
Armed Services
Howell Predicts Short Corn Supply For Next Summer
Special to The Gazette. Iowa State college extension service farm management specialist H. B Howell warned at a feed and livestock outlook meeting that a short supply of good quality corn is likely next summer. He noted a belt of fairly good corn from the Mississippi to the Missouri between the Rock Island and Northwestern railroads, with higher moisture outside this band. Frosts in late September slowed drying and maturity, especially in northern counties, contributing to higher feeder cattle prices as soft corn limits cash crops. He cautioned a potential glut of short feed cattle late next winter or early spring and warned against paying too high prices now to feed them.
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The
Gazette
Brooklyn
H. B Howell
Iowa State College Extension Service
Mississippi
Missouri
Rock Island
Northwestern
Howell
Wayne Brothers Win Skelly Award for Turkeys
Three Iowa brothers Homer Elmer and Ernest Grismore of Wayne county earn the W. G. Skelly award for superior agriculture. Their 1180 acre turkey farm produced 21600 turkeys and 300000 hatching eggs last year and this year yield 11000 turkeys and 250000 eggs 100000 incubated on the farm. They will receive a $100 Victory bond a scroll a pennant and a gold lapel button at a breakfast in their honor Saturday morning.
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Chicago
Iowa
Homer
Elmer
Ernest Grismore
Wayne County
W. G. Skelly
Southern Arkansas cotton delta earns its image in grains and labor
In northeastern Arkansas near Blytheville and Osceola Ray Anderson and I survey delta farms. Cotton dominates, with corn and alfalfa growing. dairy is scarce due to soft winter ground. Tenant houses are stark, while mechanization grows slowly. Labor remains essential as cotton-picking relies on hand crews though early machines appear.
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Arkansas
Gazette
Osceola
Ark
West Union Farm Loan Assn Pays 5 Percent Dividend
Checks totaling 4718.50 will be mailed to more than 429 former members as a five percent dividend on stock as of Sept 30 1945. Donald T Day president announced after a board meeting noting 1 887 400 in outstanding farmer loans in Fayette Clayton and Winneshiek counties. Directors include Charles H. Rulifson Charles Learn Fred Stempfle Marvin Klinkenberg and Glenn E. Yates as secretary treasurer.
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West Union
West Union Farm Loan Association
Donald T Day
West Union Association
Association
Fayette
Clayton
Winneshiek
Glenn E. Yates
Mr. Day
Charles H. Rulifson
Charles Learn
Elgin
Fred Stempfle
Oelwein
Marvin Klinkenberg
Farmersburg
Ingels of Randalia Elected President of Fayette Farm Bureau
Fayette county Farm Bureau officers were elected at the annual meeting. J. F. Ingels of Randalia was named president with Carl Miehe of Maynard as vice president and Leroy Henninges of Fayette as secretary. Other officers include L. H. Buenneke Maynard treasurer, Mrs. L. A. Kiel Fayette county home project chairman, Mrs. J. B. Turner Randalia vice chairman, Mrs. Elmer Grafenberg West Union publicity chairman, Mrs. John Steffens West Union music chairman, and Mrs. Gus Belschner Hawkeye girls 4-H chairman.
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Fayette
Fayette County Farm Bureau
J. F Ingels
Randalia
Carl Miehe
Maynard
Leroy Henninges
L. H. Buenneke
Charles A. Winter
Wadeha
L. A. Kiel
J. B. Turner
Elmer Grafenberg
West Union
John Steffens
Gus Belschner
Hawkeye
Girls’ 4-H
Iowa Farm Bureau Urges Winter Driving Safety
Des Moines reports an statewide winter safety push by the Iowa Farm Bureau after October road deaths and rising accident claims since August 1945. Ten thousand posters and 50,000 cards will be mailed to encourage vehicle checks and garaging. Farm Mutual Insurance awards prizes for counties with most completed test cards, plus safety stickers for inspection-ready vehicles. Wormy pigs showed higher necrotic enteritis in controlled tests.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Mutual Insurance Company
County Farm Bureau
Farm Auction Notices Across Several Counties
The Gazette lists multiple closing out sales and cattle auctions this week. Harold Hand near Center Point, Arthur E Athoff near Marion, C A McCormick near Mechanicsville, Charles Avis near Alburnett, and J K Steinkopf near Ryan conduct events from Nov 14 to Nov 20 including Shorthorn cattle sales and closing out sales.
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Harold Hand
Center Point
Arthur E. Athoff
Marion
C. A. McCormick
Mechanicsville
Charles Avis
Alburnett
J. K. Steinkopf
Ryan
Wellberg Named Farm Forester For 5 Counties
Ernest T Wellberg a United States forestry service expert is named to succeed G W Pugsley as farm forester for Johnson Washington Cedar Iowa and Linn counties with headquarters in Iowa City He has 12 years with the service in Minnesota and will direct farm woodlot management and marketing assistance under a joint project with the Iowa Conservation Commission Pugsley will move to Waukon to lead farm forestry in Allamakee and Winneshiek counties after serving two years in his current post.
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Ernest T. Wellberg
United States Forestry Service
G. W. Pugsley
Johnson
Washington
Cedar
Iowa
Linn
Wellberg
Superior National Forest
Minnesota
National Forestry Service
Iowa Conservation Commission
Pugsley
Waukon
Allamakee
Winneshiek
ISC Announces Staff Changes at Iowa State College
Dr. Bernard Winograd named assistant professor of mathematics and Dr. Kenneth Earl Penrod to be assistant professor of zoology and entomology, effective upon Penrod’s release from the army. Hiltéh. Boynton, assistant professor of animal husbandry, resigns from extension staff effective Nov. 30. Penrod joins from MIT. Winograd has taught at Tulane and Wisconsin. Penrod studied at City College of New York.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Charles E. Finley
Bernard Winograd
Kenneth Earl Penrod
Hiltéh. Boynton
Vinogran
Iowa State
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tulane Unversity
University of Wisconsin
College of the City of New
Biographies Outline Wisconsin and Miami Educators
York earned master and doctor degrees from the University of Wisconsin. Penrod taught at Miami University from 1940 to 1941 before joining the armed forces and later earned a doctorate at Iowa State. Boynton to be extension dairyman at the University of New Hampshire, has served at Town State since June 1944.
Rheumatism and Its Kindred Diseases
A promotional booklet promotes a new treatment claiming to target the root causes of pains from rheumatic conditions. It asserts toxins in the body cause distress and that conventional drugs offer only temporary relief, promising a method used for over two decades to correct underlying conditions and prevent serious complications.
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