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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1940
Page
4
The Farmersburg McGregor soil conservation effort ties topsoil, reduces flood risk, and reshapes land use. A 83 point program with CCC detention reservoirs and storm sewer improvements cut erosion, halted floods after a 1940 rain, and shifted cropland to hay and woodland while contour farming and terraces expand.
Auction notices list events from Oct 22 to Oct 30 near Mt Vernon Ely Anamosa and Marion with buyers James Bartosh and F McCalley Spotted Poland auction. Soil study by Town State college and SCS 1934 shows Farmersburg and McGregor watersheds lost substantial topsoil. George Kishman compares 1938 corn yields on newly cleared land versus long cultivated land. Erosion causes include steep slopes improper rotations and overgrazing.
Davenport officials announced Bob Feller of Van Meter and the Cleveland Indians will officiate the national cornhusking contest near Davenport on Oct. 30. It isn’t decided in what capacity he will serve but timekeeper is considered likely. He grew up on a farm and rose to fame as a fireball pitcher.
Interview with A. Z. Norden, 320 acre owner near Clutter, notes war influence on cattle markets, predicts price rise then downturn, recalls shipping 95 cattle at $12.75 in Chicago, favors Willkie, supports farm improvements like a 100 by 26 foot feed building costing 1500 dollars with creosoted sills, and mentions corn yields around 50 bushels.
The Agriculture Department says hog prices will rise over the next 10 months despite recent declines. Two main factors drive the forecast: a 10 percent drop in hog marketings from smaller pig crops and a strong boost in meat demand driven by defense spending. Seasonal marketing increases are expected to continue into December with reduced marketings in late winter. Shipments of stocker cattle into western corn belt states rose July–September, while eastern belt shipments fell. Sheep and lamb slaughter plannings for 1941 remain near 1940 levels, with prices slightly higher.
Linn County H D A reports a new 4 H club formed at the Guy Yates home near Palo with Monita Hayes as president and Rita Melton as vice president. Members include Faye Rehder, Lois Hayes, Hazel del Yates, Eleanor Saha, Sharla Morbry, and others. leaders are Mrs Guy Yates Mrs Ralph Drake and Mrs George Silha. Name of the club is yet to be chosen.
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