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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1949
Page
2
USDA economists doubt the feasibility of a FAO world food stamp scheme. They cite funding, transport, and preservation hurdles, noting American surpluses could not feed global markets without costly, complex arrangements. Barter ideas face policy controls and defense stock concerns.
A brief closing out sale note indicates relocation of goods to a site 5 miles west of Indian Creek along a highway exit. The fragment mentions a farm and completion of move but lacks full details.
1941 Farmall tractor with new sleeves governor steering gear and shaft brakes relined 2 yr tires. Loads of farming gear listed including cultivators planters binders mowers rockers belts posts wire boards and chicken and hog equipment with various small tools and spare parts. Also includes feed mixers brooders lamps and a table saw lots of hardware and farm yard items.
Decorah Calmar farmer Albert Shindelar led the 1949 Winneshiek contoured corn yield test with 114.7 bushels per acre from a 10 acre field. He received a 15 dollar prize at a Decorah Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Runners up were George Westby 106.3 Marcellus Broghammer 104.1 Merlin Womeldorf 100.7 and Alois Elsbernd 94.2 bushels.
Sunday and Monday neighbors on the Dale Paris farm six miles southeast of Manchester picked corn and cribbed 1,000 bushels in two days. Wives of the workers prepared and served dinner Monday. Helpers included Clyde Dunlap Clair Paris Donald Glen Charles Schwartz Jr Ed Doyle Lloyd Hugh Dell Paris and Dell Paris jr Peter Wright Dale Turner Willi Owney John Dyer Merle Brown Bernard Kerton Burhl Johnson Paul Brauer E E Schaul Russel Keith Dean Paris Ernest Hugh and Phil Harris.
Iowa farm officials report butter output fell 10 percent from 1947, totaling 187,885,000 pounds, the lowest since 1927, while total cheese production declined to 8,707 pounds from 10,013. Milk cow stocks are at a 20 year low due to herd reductions.
Manchester Armand Ruppel and Webster City Bill Ramsey will continue practice teaching agriculture classes at Manchester High School until the Iowa State College quarter ends in December.
A sub-group of vocational agriculture teachers from northeastern Iowa will meet Thursday at Black's Tea Room in Waterloo. Chairman Joy Hayes of Hudson reported the plan on Wednesday.
Sportsmen discuss establishing a seed stock of hegari for winter feed and future understocked areas. They emphasize cooperative farming and easy access to hunting grounds as season approaches.
The article explains that future corn acreage allotments will hinge on past crop history, with county PMA committees using three years of data to base allocations. It notes the difficulty of fair distribution, the link to price-support loans, and the broader issue of balancing supplies amid high stocks and hog-feed needs.
Iowa State college entomologist Harold Gunderson outlined a four step program to rid laying hens of lice and mites. He advised thorough cleaning of the chicken house then applying nicotine sulfate or creosote to roosts while birds stay outside for four to eight hours, and to spray on a warm sunny day. Next scatter sulfur dust, and finally mix DDT powder with sulfur and place a small amount in each nest.
Iowa State College tests name Pawnee Sohardi and Minter as top winter wheat varieties. Pawnee led in southern and central Iowa, Sohardi grew well nationwide, while Minter trailed Pawnee slightly. Winter wheat acreage rose above 1948, but yields and total production fell short of 1948 though above the 10 year average.
Schmelzer, West Union Brown Swiss breeder, last week sold five head for 5140 dollars at the Imperial Brown Swiss sale in Waukesha. The herd sire S. Ger trude Buster JB brought 2550 dollars to a Wisconsin artificial breeding association. A bull’s daughter with calf at side sold for 1015 dollars.
The Iowa State college pest control clinic will visit Tipton on March 9 as part of a three unit statewide tour during the winter months led by Extension Director Howard Hamilton.
Albert S. Goss of the National Grange attacks Brannan farm subsidy plans as a welfare state move that could bankrupt the nation. He urges fair market prices and warns subsidies would cost billions with surpluses growing as production expands.
A complete closing out sale of farm machinery and equipment including tractors plows harvesters and pickups. Items listed include 3 Massey Harris tractors 101 Massey Harris 55 new in 49 4 bottom Case plow forage harvester corn picker IHC pickup truck and a full line of good machinery most of it like new.
Manchester report says a timber demonstration is set for November 23 on Roger Sheldon's farm at the northwest edge of Backbone state park. Extension Director Robert Hall said the event starts at 1 30 p m with R B Campbell and Ed Gardner of Iowa State College leading. Agenda covers farm wood lot management estimating standing timber volume harvest method demo and a two man sawing contest.
Manchester FFA members have rented 19 acres of Harry Swan son’s farm southeast of Manchester for the 1950 season. Instructor Charles Wilcox says the soil was tested this fall and a stack bottom spread has been applied. Shelby oats will be planted for certified seed harvest next summer.
A sequence of upcoming public auctions and closings out sales is noted across several Iowa locales. Entries include estate and farm liquidations with livestock, dairy cattle, machinery, grain and hay, at sites near Cascade Vinton Iowa City Dysart Swisher Dysart Marion Van Horne and other towns, on dates through Nov 23.
Rex Conn presents farm news twice daily at 6 30 a m and 12 15 p m on KCRG covering crop updates livestock markets weather and farm policy notes for local producers.
Dr H M Anderson of Strawberry Point buys a 160 acre farm 612 miles southwest of Strawberry Point from Mrs Anne Huebsch of Waterloo. The improved property has buildings added in the last decade and Robert Falck is the current tenant. Sale price was 24500 dollars.
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