Rotoractor Milks 1500 Cattle Daily At Walker Gordon Farm
At Walker Gordon farms near Plainsboro New Jersey the rotoractor milks 1500 cows thrice daily producing about 22 000 quarts of certified milk daily destined for Philadelphia to Portland Me. The system uses strict hygiene under veterinary supervision with unit operators owning 50 to 250 cows each and the company supplying facilities feed and breeding services.
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Plainsboro
Medical Milk Commission
Walker- Gordon Farms
Princeton
Rotoractor
Philadelphia
Portland
Walker-Gordon
H. W. Jeffers
Jeffers
Walker-Gordon Farms
N. J
Government bureaucracy seen in daily life and farms
Reporter notes the size of federal payroll and overstaffing hints as Senator Hickenlooper cites a three and a half million civilian workforce. A trip through Maryland farms reveals Blakeford and Ooo ResreresD operations with purebred Guernsey cattle and inbreeding programs aiming for stable lines amid war time demand.
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Hickenlooper
New York
Guernsey
Southdown
Gordon Stanley
Langwater Reveller
Jim
Fannie
Stanley
Blakeford
Coming Farm Auctions and Milk Ordinance Rules Highlight Local Notices
A long list of farm auction closings across Iowa counties appears in The Gazette, listing sellers and locations from Lucerne to Toddville with dates ranging Nov 27 to Dec 11. The same page notes a Washington milk ordinance restricting shipments and detailing dairy requirements such as boiler live steam and banned chopped bedding.
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Henry von Sprecken
Lucerne
Milner Novotny
Shueyville
Tyler Farm
Anamosa
J S Kimmel
Davenport
C J. Taylor
John Reed
Toddville
Hartwig and Gordon
Olin
Earl Shaull
Marengo
W. J and
J C Henderson
Coggon
Ed Weber
Walker
Washington
Midwest
Milk Shortage Widespread Across Nation Says Dairy Manager
Harold W. Bastian, Cedar Rapids Cooperative Dairy, reports a nationwide milk shortage the most acute in years. Labor shortages and high beef prices force culling, while some markets cut whipping cream sales and ration. OPA price limits reduce incentives to produce more milk.
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Harold W. Bastian
Cedar Rapids Cooperative Dairy Company
OPA
Cedar Rapids
CPA
Bastian
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Board of Health
Local dairy coop aims to raise producer milk price
Bastian stated the cooperative dairy supplying most dealers in the area is making every effort to increase the price paid to producers of approved milk. The goal is to maintain a steady fluid milk supply throughout the year.
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Duce
Bastian
Center Point Poultry Show Set for December Dates
Center Point hosts its annual poultry show December 6 7 and 8 with E D Manilaw Cedar Rapids licensed judge placing entries December 7. Lena Barker association secretary announces schedule and participants in the event with additional activities listed.
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Center Point
E. D. Manilaw
Cedar Rapids
Lena Barker
Breed and Class Winners to Receive Special Prizes
The secretary announced that cash prizes in the various classes and special cash and merchandise awards will be given to breed and class winners.
Cows Fetch High Averages at Decorah Farm Auction
At the Martin Olson farm auction near Decorah an average of 122 was paid for eleven cows and heifers. L. G. Krumm paid 155 and 153 for the top cows. John Schnitzler paid an average of 115 for the other nine animals.
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Gazette
Decorah
Martin Olson
L. G. Krumm
John Schnitzler
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Rex Conn
Gazette Farm Editor
Conn
Yyasag
USDA
Court of Claims
Congress
Department
Supreme Court
Rease
Agriculture Department
Floyd Arnold
Iowa Extension
Maryland University
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Annapolis
Blakeford Farms
Queenstown
Walnut Dcc
Hollywood Beds
First Avenue
John J. Yuva
Mgr
Barmont
Kryptok
Service Optical
Second St
St.Joseph Aspirinot Ie
J. C. Landenberger
Optometrist
Third Street SE
ELF Servic Osco Drug
D.D.T
Masterole
Denver
Sloan
Viosterol
Dorothoy
Jane
Noma Farm
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