Need for U S Food Told by Sec Anderson
MOIIS AP Rep Clif ford R Hope chair man of the house agricultural committee said that continued food supply underpins efforts to rebuild Europe and curb communism. He told Western Grain and Feed Association that farmers face criticism over high prices but produce to the limit. prices are set in cities. He warned world demand for food pressures prices, not guaranteed export profits. Prof Damon Catron said grain shortages keep prices steady. Earl Nielsen was elected vice chairman. Howard Roach named feed division chair. Burdette Lunberg named vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moiies
Clifford R. Hope
House Agricultural Committee
Europe
Western Grain and Feed Association
Hope
Association
Earl Nielsen
Clinton
Howard Roach
Plainfield
Burdette Lunberg
Linn DHIA No. 3 Averages for Testing Year
Cows on test in Linn DHIA for the year ending Oct 31 produced 7 447 pounds of milk and 330 3 pounds of butterfat per cow. Average feed cost was 147 01 and return above feed cost was 190 32. Eighteen herds completed the year. 413 registered and 236 grades among 649 cows tested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn Dhia
Association
Perry J. Knapp
Jerseys
Guernseys
H. F. Gensicke and Son
Witwer and Haak
Muscatine Alky Plant Replaces Corn with Spuds
The Muscatine Grain Processing Corporation shifted from corn to potatoes for alcohol production after wartime contracts ended. Surplus government potatoes, stored in Kansas and shipped to Muscatine, boosted profits as corn and wheat became scarce. The plant’s byproduct yields seven pounds of high protein cattle feed per bushel, with drying ovens and potato flour aiding flour supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Atchison, Kan
FENCE DRIFT caught in the woven wire
A writer recounts travel disruptions caused by winter roads, rail delays, and upended schedules. He notes auto mishaps, a late train into Tama, a crowded return, and a two hour track delay near Belle Plaine due to rolled cement culverts, finishing the day with breakfast before resuming farm desk duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KR. B. C
Gazette
John Reynolds
del Blumenshine
Tama
PTA
Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids
Cattle removals rise as udder troubles cited in year
The annual report notes averages of over 300 pounds of fat per cow and states none of the herds were milked three times daily. A total of 172 cows were removed from association herds during the year, with low production the main reason and udder trouble the next most frequent cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knapp
Illinois Men Purchase 320 Acres Near Lamont
Lloyd Pattison sold a 320 acre farm four and a half miles southwest of Lamont to Phil Hayter and George Bauman of Tazewell county Illinois for about 40000 dollars. The property features a modern house a good barn and other outbuildings and sits on a gravel road. Possession is set for March 1 and Baum Realty Service Company of Manchester arranged the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Lloyd Pattison
Lamont
Phil Hayter
George Bauman
Tazewell County
Baum Realty Service Company of
Kislinges Buy Clifford Mader Farm Near Urbana
Mr and Mrs Vernon Kisling have purchased the Clifford Mader farm located about a mile and a half east of Urbana in what appears to be a local real estate transaction as recorded in the period news brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Vernon Kisling
Clifford Mader
Stage Set for International Livestock Exposition
CHICAGO UP Twenty acres of stalls and booths were being installed at Union stockyards for the 48th International Livestock Exposition opening next Saturday. A record 12 585 cattle horses sheep and swine from 34 states and four Canadian provinces will be shown. The 25th anniversary hay and grain show will judge over 5 000 samples. Aberdeen Angus entries will be the largest yet with 150 more head than ever. The Schmidt Brothers of Delmar Iowa bring 120 head in fat cattle entries last year’s grand champions aim to repeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Union
U. S
Canada
William E. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Schmidt Brothers
Delmar
Aberdeen Angus
Fossum Re-elected President at Waukon Equity Co
Henry Fossum was re-elected president at the Waukon Equity Company's thirty fourth annual meeting in Waukon Saturday. Officers named include Lou Sherman vice president Ed Schoenthal secretary George Hexom and Mrs William Whalen directors. Manager William G Ashline reported annual sales of 440000, up 54000 from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Henry Fossum
Waukon Equity Company
Lou Sherman
Ed Schoenthal
George Hexom
William Whalen
William G. Ashline
Muncy Resigns KXEL Farm Post to Start Midwest Farm Radio Service
Hugh Muncy, farm director at KXEL in Waterloo since September 1942, resigns effective November 29 to establish the Midwest Farm Radio Service. The firm will create and present farm broadcasts for advertisers and radio stations targeting Iowa rural listeners. Muncy serves on several farm and safety councils and was named honorary Iowa FFA member in 1946.
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Waterloo
Hugh Muncy
KXEL
Midwest Farm Radio Service
Iowa
Muncy
National Association of Radio Farm Directors
National Safety Council
Agricultural Committee
Waterloo Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Ffa
Closing Out Sale of Farm and Real Estate Near Marengo
A complete closing out auction of 160 acre Sumner Township farm near Marengo Iowa plus personal property. sale begins 11 00 am for real estate with 20 down balance March 1 possession given. at 2 00 pm livestock and machinery offered including 145 head cattle hogs horses and 321 leghorn hens, plus extensive farm equipment. sale conducted by Anton Herman owner with Geo E Parizek and Brusha as clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold D. Maas
Marengo
Anton Herman
Walford
J. G. Donohoe
Morse
Wm. H. Brugman
Walker
John L. Ambden
Mechanicsville
Herman Peiper
Lisbon
Donavon Detrich
van Horne
Millersburg Road
McCormick-Deering
Avery Corn
Iowa
O.K
Geo. E. Parizek
Oxford
M. C. Brusha
Duddieson and Henderson
Wheat Miracle Developed on Arizona Lands
The Bureau of Reclamation credited Arizona outdoor greenhouses with a wheat breakthrough aiding Montana and other states. Rescue wheat from Montana, tested near Mesa and Yuma since 1944, yielded tens of thousands of bushels, enabling vast plantings and saving Montana wheat from ruin. Other states like Iowa and South Dakota also benefited through rust resistant varieties and seed transfers.
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Washington
Bureau of Reclamation
Arizona
Montana
Salt River
Yuma
Ariz
Bureau
New York
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Reclamation Era
Ralph E. Johnston
Phoenix Office
Johnston
Mesa
Dakota
Idaho
Albany Clarinetist Wins National Hog Calling Title
At the National Peanut Festival in Dothan Alabama Jimmy Sweat of the Albany High School band entered the hog calling contest after listening to 40 other entrants. He used his ear to imitate the sounds and won first prize and the title champion hog caller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany, Ga
Jimmy Sweat
Dothan
Ala
Albany
Sweat
Clayton Training Schools Eleader
The first series of this year’s home project training schools in Clayton county will be held next week by Miss Jewell Graham Iowa State college extension specialist. Meetings are Tuesday Wendell Baskerville home Monona. Wednesday J O Gibbs home Strawberry Point. Thursday Ernest Niehaus home Guttenberg. Friday Joel Clark home Elkader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleader
Clayton County
Miss Jewell Graham
Iowa State College
Wendell Baskerville
Monona
J. O. Gibbs
Strawberry Point
Ernest Niehaus
Guttenberg
Joel Clark
Elkader
Iowa milk income reaches record high in state history
Iowa farmers expect total milk cash income for the year to exceed the 1946 record of 158,062,000 dollars, as total value hits 210,364,000 from 1,286,000 cows producing 3.11 billion quarts. Butter, cheese, and ice cream outputs also rise, with milk cited as a strong food bargain by government statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Milk Industry Foundation
Ha&s
Herefords Averaged $801 in Minish Sale
Fifty one head of purebred Herefords sold for an average of 801 per head in the A. J. Minish and Sons sale Monday. Twenty bulls averaged 952 and 31 females 704. Top bull brought 3000 to Harvey Hoge Walnut Il. Two females sold for 1500 each to Circle A Ranch and Dean Culver of Panora.
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Dysart
A. J. Minish and Sons
Harvey Hoge
Walnut
Dean Culver
Panora
Farm for sale in Linn County Iowa northeast quarter
Sealed bids for Northwest Quarter of Northeast Quarter and related parcels in Township 83, Range 6, Linn County Iowa. 15 percent deposit required. balance due March 1, 1948 on title and possession. Improvements include two barns, granaries, hog house, dairy barn, ten buildings and utilities. Executors reserve right to reject highest bid. bids opened 11 AM November 28, 1947. J E Secrist and J R Roberts executors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Iowa
D. H. Smith
First National Bank
Marion
Rock Road
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U.S
Sec
Anderson
Prme
Damon Catron
Linn Dhia No
Sam Tucker
United States
Grain Processing Corporation of Muscatine
R F.C
Jim Morris
Center Point
Fourth Avenue
Cedar Rapids, Lowa
Ralph E'Albaugh
Cedar County
Elvin Larsen
West Branch
Tipton
Richard Pelzer
Atalissa
Roger Smith
Stanwood
James Cary
Becker
Roofing & Insulation Co
Fourteenth Avenue
Illinois
Pinean
America
Clive
Fossum
Waukon Equity Co
Sumner Township
Iowa County
George W. Fiser & Son
Swisher
East Amana
Eldorene
Elba
Glyn Mawr
Elbas
Evergreen
Finarig
Lee Ee
Little Genius
International
McCormick
Deering
McCormick-Deerin
John Halse
John Deere &Ft
David Bradley
Beet Hanson & Assistants
Clayton Training Schools
Minish Sale
Wm. P. Secrist
J. E. Secrist
Springville
J. R. Roberts
Erie
Ilinois
F. A. Burchard
Buchanan County
Tony Schmitz
Independence
Rowley
Beverly Cattle CO
Colorado
WMT
Beverly Cattle Company
Auto Electric Shop
Second Avenue
Just
Carload
Aluminum
E. Cohn & Sons, Inc
9Th Ave. and 3Rd S. S.W
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