European Economic Outlook Brightens Morale and Production
Dr D A FitzGerald of the Economic Cooperation Administration reports a substantial improvement in western Europe’s morale and food consumption. He notes halved UK current account deficit, strong steel output, rising German potato production, and larger crops overall with continued imports likely to match last year’s totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. FitzGerald
Food and Agriculture Division
The
Economic Cooperation Administration
Europe
Ashington
INS
Western Europe
Germany
U.S
FENCE DRIFT AND POSTWAR AID DRIVE IN IOWA
Dr. FitzGerald discusses improved food conditions in Europe and notes the lingering sufferings of war ruin. The CROP drive for grain and money contributions in Iowa supports the Christian Rural Overseas Program, distributing aid through church groups to the needy abroad.
Mulching and Clover Use to Improve Soil Organic Matter
To maintain good filth, farmers should grow clover and return organic matter to soil by plowing down clover manure and crop residues, enriching soil nutrients and structure for future crops.
Iowa 4-H Dairy Champions Named for 1948
Top honors went to Eugene Woodcock of Tripoli as state dairy club champion with James Borcherding of Fredericksburg as reserve. Announcement by G. A. Lineweaver and Dallas P. McGinnis notes Woodcock's leadership, judging, and national award prospects. Borcherding earns trip to National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. both recognized for dairy calf showmanship and record work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Eugene Woodcock
Tripoli
James Borcherding
Fredericksburg
G. A. Lineweaver
Dallas P. McGinnis
Iowa State Dairy Association
Woodcock
Dairy Club
Bremer County
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Tripoli Boosters
Borcherding
Chicago
State Brand Creameries, Inc
Mason City
Milwaukee Railroad
Chickasaw
Guernsey Club
Uhlmann Stresses Free Markets for Grain Exchanges
Des Moines report quotes Richard F. Uhlmann, president of the Chicago Board of Trade, urging open, competitive U.S. grain markets. He warns abolishing exchanges risks centralization of buying and government control, while praising futures risk transfer by speculators and the need for worldwide, unrestricted grain sales.
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Des Moines
INS
United States
Richard F. Uhlmann
Chicago Board of Trade
Western Grain & Feed Association
Monay
Monticello Trail Riders Honor Stotts at Farewell Party
Monticello Trail riders hosted a farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Stott on Friday night. The group announced the next meeting will be December 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
The
Auctions Notice of Multiple Closing Out and Dissolution Sales
A list of upcoming auctions includes Nov 23 at 12 noon closing out sale with livestock machinery near Mechanicsville by Clyde Williams and 1% commission. additional sales follow near Blairstown Center Point Gar rison Iowa City Olin Coggan Coggan area and Walker with buyers such as Clyde Pearson Byron Irwin Walter Stoecker Ray Schrunk Orvie McCright Smulekopf Rose Kaplan John Adams and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Williams
Mechanicsville
Clyde Pearson
Blairstown
Jersey
W. S. Morrison
Iowa City
Byron Irwin
Garrison
Walter Stoecker
Ray Schrunk
Center Point
Charles Lyon
Charles Zimmerman
Olin
Orvie McCright
Smulekopf
Coggan
John Adams
Mi. S of
Walker
Harvest Sunday Service at Linn Grove Church
Families from Mt. Zion joined Linn Grove Presbyterian for a harvest program at the Linn Grove church six miles north of Mt. Vernon. Charles Wickham presided with Rev. Lloyd Morris and Rev. C. F. Hartzell assisting. Gazette Farm Editor Rex Conn spoke. A picnic dinner followed at noon.
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MT. Vernon
Mt. Zion
Linn Grove
Linn Grove Church
Charles Wickham
Lloyd Morris
C. F. Hartzell
Gazette Farm
Rex Conn
Feeder Steers Cost Higher in October Trade
Washington reports from USDA show October feeder steer shipments to the Corn Belt averaged $26 per head more than October 1947. Overall shipments were about two percent below the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
USDA
Fayette Farmers Form Testing Co op Under Way
A dairy farmer owned testing cooperative is being formed in Fayette County this fall. President Louis Kiel leads the effort with M C Wangsness noting the low cost program allows farmers to sample, weigh milk, and keep production records at the county lab. Membership is $10 with 30 cent tests. 75 members triggers equipment orders. services include quarterly meetings on feeding and herd management.
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Fayette
Fayette County
M. C. Wangsness
Louis Kiel
Wangsness
Artificial Breeders’ Association
New Soybean and Oat Seed Is Available in Decorah
Decorah reports County Extension Director E J Weigle urged farmers to apply for Hawkeye soybeans and reselect Clinton oats. A small amount of the new bean variety is in the county with more expected from state sources. Several hundred bushels of oats will be distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah — County
E. J. Weigle
Winneshiek County
Winneshiek Kick-off Meeting Postponed to December
Winneshiek county Farm Bureau fish fry and kick-off meeting were postponed until Dec. 6. County President H. H. Sersland announced the change due to a speaking date conflict with guest speaker H. C. Cook. The 1949 goal remains 2,000 members. township groups set different goals than in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Farm Bureau
H. H. Sersland
H. C. Cook
Sersland
Eastern Strike Causes Price Cut for Corn
Chicago AP reports a long shoremen strike blocks eastward corn movement for export. J O McClintock, Chicago Board of Trade VP, urges farmers not to sell under current conditions as strikebound elevators fill up and movement to the Atlantic coast halts. The executive added the export bottleneck is now impossible from Chicago and other Midwest markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. O. McClintock
Chicago Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Atlantic Coast
McClintock
Longshore strike depresses Chicago cash corn market
Conditions from the longshoremen's strike reduce buying power in Chicago as Eastern order buyers withdraw due to risk in high moisture corn. Elevators face similar constraints and cash prices for near shipments show a depression as December bids run higher than 10 day shipments.
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Chicago
Neighbors Aid Farm Crew in Corn Harvest Near Monticello
Dale McDonald of Monticello broke an ankle earlier in the season. Neighbors helped pick 25 acres with five pickers in a single day last week. Fifteen farmers joined the effort to complete the harvest breeze.
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Monticello
Dale McDonald
McDonald
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Uhlmann
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