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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1941
Page
8
Official October 1 cold storage report shows total meats at 603,544,000 pounds, down from 713,120,000 on Sept 1. Pork reserves fall to 366,096,000 pounds, and miscellaneous meats drop, while beef and poultry stocks rise. Lard and butter levels shift, eggs fall, and government holdings include pork and frozen eggs.
Miss Elizabeth Petersen from Tipton Ames extension will discuss the clothing outlook at Cedar County home project women meeting in the afternoon of Oct 23 starting at 1 p.m. The event focuses on fashion and practical dress guidance for members.
A rural verse by R. F. A. laments repeated rain and mud slowing farm work. The speaker notes corn and soybeans needing harvest tasks delayed by persistent moisture, hoping for better weather during the busy harvest period.
POSTVILLE W L Meyer purchased the 200 acre farm of Fred Jo Meyer five miles west of here for $13 000, or $65 an acre. Possession will be given March 1, 1942. Strawberry Point Ninety acres adjoining the late Henry L Wing farm southwest of Strawberry Point were sold at auction Saturday to Ernest G Eppler for $53 an acre.
Special to The Gazette reports Joe West, a farmer from the Emil Peiffer farm six miles northeast of town, was injured when his clothing tangled in a corn elevator. His index finger was amputated and he was checked for internal injuries after being extricated when the motor stopped.
A Toledo farm tale shows a woolly orphan lamb thriving under a bovine foster mother on the G B Carson farm near Toledo. The narrative highlights the unusual bond and the lamb’s steady growth and affection.
Seven district corn husking contests will be held in Iowa on Oct 27 and 28 at farms in Union Palo Alto Woodbury Bremer Dallas Keokuk and Jackson counties. Winners advance to the state contest Oct 30 at Hartley. County entries close Oct 20 with farm bureau co hosts in Cedar Rapids.
The Grun ge any cornhusking contest will be held October 23 at C. O. Myers farm three miles north of Beaman. It starts at 12 30 noon with a hybrid corn field 28 inches tall on an old blue grass field. Anticipated yield around 100 bushels per acre. Five huskers entered: Eugene Crouse and Francis Connell of Conrad Ed Finger of Aplington Joe Grimmins of Grundy Center and Richard Paterni of Wellsburg.
The annual Linn county corn event set for October 23 takes place at the Willard Haak farm located 342 miles southeast of Marion along highway 94. The site sits 2 miles from the intersection of highway 94.
A field of hybrid corn averaging 680 bushels per acre is chosen for Muscatine County’s annual husking contest to be held October 21 at the John Brugman farm four miles southwest of West Liberty. Start time is 10 30 a.m. Ralph Wolf chairs the arrangements. Eight entries are allowed six named and two more pending.
The animal husbandry section issued an alert on possible cyanide poisoning in cattle from grazing Sudan grass and sorghum in second growth. Prussic acid levels are highest in early growth under 18 inches with dark green leaves, with fall danger following a killing frost.
Keokuk county 4-H leaders training meeting on October 24 will cover home grounds improvements. The session at Mrs. Ernest Green's Sigourney residence starts at 10 a.m. Miss Margherita Tarr of Ames extension landscape architecture leads the program.
The Iowa Farm Economist notes higher food costs strain farm families in two ways. Rising wholesale prices reflect demand and government purchases, boosting farm income but lifting living expenses. apples, potatoes, oranges, canned vegetables, seafood, and dried fruits show price increases amid supply shifts and government action.
Des Moines AP Thornburg and Allen Kline voiced dissatisfaction after a Washington DC price control conference. They argued the farmer must guard against runaway inflation, rejecting inflationary resolutions cited by National Farm Bureau President Edward A O Neal.
Pine Crest Gay Oscar owned by Myron Sears and Sons of Grinnell Iowa named junior champion Ayrshire bull at the National Dairy Show. Iowa’s state herd judged best among Ayrshires.
A sequence of upcoming farm auctions from October 15 to October 30 lists sellers, locations, and sale types. Included are W. G. Stick public sale near Walker, Clarence J. Sueppe Hampshire boar sale at Lisbon, Beverly Cattle Co. events near Cedar Rapids, Forrest L. McCalley Jersey boat sale near Walker, executor’s farm sale near Swisher, S. G. Pearson & Sons near Marion, Robinson and Maurer Shorthorn sale near Ryan, and Henry Jurgensen Chester White sale at Olin.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a notable decline in cattle feeding for the 1941 42 fall and winter season, led by the corn belt where feeder shipments July to September were about one third lower than last year. Kansas remains an exception with strong pasture and crop yields.
Auction scheduled on Tuesday October 1 at 1 a.m. featuring two horses including a smooth mouthed mare and a 1-year-old gelding, extensive Holstein cattle with close up springer and calves, multiple hogs including vaccinated sows, and farm machinery such as an Oliver tractor, disc cultivator, corn hinder, and milking equipment. Terms arranged with a banker. S. G. Pearson & Sons owners. Lassen & Mitchell agents. H. F. Lockwood clerk.
The Agriculture Department said farmers must pay wages 65 percent above the 1910 14 average to retain workers as defense industries draw labor away. Oct 1 farm employment stood at 11 532 000, down 200 000 from a year earlier, with labor supply at 64 percent of normal, 25 percent below last year, a new 23 year low.
A department declared that higher prices and extended production of farm products increased labor demand and pushed up wage levels.
Dysart hosts a Tama county defense council meeting with chairman Robert Lyon announcing the event. Ames extension member Henry Bichling and Paul Benner of State Center will attend. REA, FSA, FCA, SCS, Farm Bureau and Triple-A representatives will speak.
A defense meeting is planned in Washington Iowa on Wednesday at 9 30 a m. Speakers include Herb Powell Ames extension district farm management agent and representatives of the state Triple A committee and state agricultural defense board.
Mount Vernon reports wood violets blooming at R. P. Ink farm and White Palace blooms at Sailor Phelps farm southeast of town marking a second bloom cycle this year.
Crosser clue style puzzle listing across and down entries with numbered hints for words. Appears to enumerate several definitions and abbreviations including geographic, chemical, and mythic terms, arranged as a themed word grid.
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