Wheat Pact Sits at Forefront of FAO Meeting
U S delegates led by Agriculture Secretary Brannan urged Fiat to craft a new wheat agreement at the FAO conference. The goal is a five year export outlet of 185 million bushels within fixed prices, while budget and headquarters location issues also dominate talks.
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Agriculture
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U. S
International News Service
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FAO Council
Lord Bruce
Washington
Rome
Copenhagen
FFA Holds National Convention in Kansas City
Des Moines AP reports more than 500 Iowa FFA members and instructors attend the national Future Farmers of America convention in Kansas City. Iowa’s 5,622 members, candidates for the American Farmer degree, and several state winners of railroad education awards are announced, with many Iowa youths named in Rock Island and Milwaukee award lists.
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DES Moines
Iowa Ffa
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
Iowa
Robert Fickel
Fairfield
Dean Gardner
Mount Ayr
Robert Nessa
Eagle Grove
FFA
Indianola
Jack Houston
Mr. Pleasant
Bill Diehl
Richard Garner
Farm Auctions Advertised in The Gazette Listings
A sequence of farm sale notices lists auctions over several days starting November 17. Items include 40 and 65 acre plots near Center Point and Solon, plus livestock, hay, grain, machinery, and household goods. Buyers include Joseph Klouda Woody Wilson Howard Hartgrave and others with locations described by relative distance.
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C. R
Solon
Joseph Klouda
Woody Wilson
Coggan
Howard Hartgrave
Center Point
Joe Ketelsen
Mi. E
Springville
Clancy and Wise
Mi. S
Independence
Harvey Grogan
Watkins
Howard Biere
Stanwood
F. W. Deiter
Alburnett
Clifford
Mette
Walker
Walter Stoecker
Ray Schrunk
Allamakee 4-H Club Girls Training in Waukon
The second Allamakee county 4-H club girls training school will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Farm Bureau office in Waukon. This event is part of 1941 activities.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Farm Bureau
1948 Meat Production Seen Slightly Below 1947
Meats output in 1948 is expected to total about 21.3 billion pounds, roughly 10 percent under the 23 billion pounds of 1947. The forecast notes 1948 would mark the smallest production since 1941 but higher than any year prior to that.
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America
USDA
Fayette County Agricultural Society Meets Tuesday
West Union. The annual Fayette County Agricultural Society meeting is set for Tuesday afternoon in the courthouse assembly room. Officers for the coming year will be elected and both old and new business will be discussed. Present officers are Harry Cline, president. Carl M. Palmer, vice president. Ed Bauder, secretary. and C. W. Grimes, treasurer, all of West Union. Directors include Grant Lauer, Eldorado. J. Sidney Crowe Jr.. Carl Bostrom. Harry Wenger Stolle, West Union. L. D. Hitch, Elgin. B. W. Patsey, Maynard. and Volney Palmer, Oelwein.
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West Union
The
Fayette County Agricultural Society
Harry Cline
Carl M. Palmer
Ed Bauder
C. W. Grimes
All of
Grant Lauer
Eldorado
J. Sidney Crowe, Jr
Carl Bostrom
Harry Wenger
Stolle
L. D. Hitch
Elgin
B. W. Patsey
Maynard
Volney Palmer
Oelwein
Creamerymen Hold Meeting in Ossian
Ossian hosts Section No 1 of the Iowa Creamery Operators Association drawing over 100 guests. Best butter honors awarded to Giblin and E C Riser. Lloyd Monroe Nordess takes first in men’s judging and Mrs Fjelstul Calmar wins in women’s judging.
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Francis Giblin
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
Giblin
E. C. Riser
Postville
Lloyd Monroe
Nordess
Fjelstul
Calmar
Marketing of Livestock Is Moving West
The article notes Chicago’s 80 year dominance as the nation’s largest livestock market is challenged by western river markets. Omaha emerges as Chicago’s strongest rival as truck transport shifts markets westward and interior Midwestern markets grow.
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MNL
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Windy City
MeatRates Shift in River Markets and Chicago Lead
Packers push expansion of river markets as shipping dressed meat proves cheaper than live animals. Denver and Fort Worth now lead due to proximity to supply while Chicago remains top in nation for total meat receipts with 4,623,000 cattle hogs and sheep landed in ten months versus 3,300,000 at Omaha.
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Omaha
Sioux City
Middle West
Chicago
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Missouri River
Denver
Fort Worth
Good Feeding Shorts and Live Stock Catalog
Bay Mare six years old good worker Spotted Sams coming two years old Palomino Mare four years old pair of colts saddle and a real pair 600 chickens 400 choice Leghorn pullets 346 ROP sired all out of trap mest stock 100 heavy White Rock yearling 100 heavy Black Giant yearling HAY AND GRAIN 300 Bales Clover and Timothy Hay Some Baled Oat Straw 1 000 Bushels Marion Oats 5 000 Bushels
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Masonville Grange Elects New Officers
Masonville Grange members named officers at a Rocky Ridge school meeting. Howard Cook was chosen worthy master and David Haight overseer. Other officers include Pearl Cook lecturer Roy Cook steward Allan Kaufman assistant steward Naomi Cook champlain Donald Barclay treasurer Clara Hempstead secretary Hugh Hon gate keeper Verna Barclay ceres Maxine Cook Flora Haight pomona Margaret Carradus assistant steward Donald Cook executive committee Audry Rima chorister. The session ended with a brief program and refreshments.
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Masonville Grange
Rocky Ridge
Howard Cook
David Haight
Pearl Cook
Roy Cook
Allan Kaufman
Naomi Cook
Champlain
Donald Barclay
Clara Hempstead
Hugh Hon
Verna
Barclay
Ceres
Maxine Cook
Flora Haight
Pomona
Margaret Carradus
Donald Cook
Audry
Extension Work Draws Interest Among Europeans
Washington AP reports that M. L. Wilson, director of Extension for the U S Department of Agriculture, says European agriculturists are studying American land grant extension practices. He cites Americans’ war era gains in food output with less labor and land and notes interest in adapting the system for Europe’s recovery.
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Long
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Europe
Agriculture Department
M. L. Wilson
Wilson
Gane Outlines Giessen Extension Education Shift
University of Giessen president Wilson says the school will train in agriculture home economics and veterinary medicine signaling a break from European tradition. He notes extension work continues education for illiterate people and rests on community needs using informal methods.
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Giessen
Luntil
U.S
Farmers visit Lange farm demonstration near Garnaville
About 20 farmers from the Postville evening school attended a Saturday afternoon demonstration at the Ray Lange farm near Garnaville. They studied cattle enterprise swine production poultry program and soil management with John Matson Postville vocational agriculture instructor.
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Postville
Ray Lange
Garnaville
Lange
John Matson
Lansing Farm Bureau Community Club Meeting
The Lansing Farm Bureau Community club will meet at Lansing city hall Friday at 8 p.m. Lafayette township members will conduct the program.
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Lansing
Lansing Farm Bureau Community Club
Lafayette Township
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