Iowa Corn Crop Is Wettest on Record
Moisture tests of 345 samples across Iowa show the 1945 corn crop averaged 40 percent moisture on October 10, the wettest in the 18 year survey. Driest 23.2 percent from Polk County. wettest 56.9 percent from Howard. Frost in late September halted growth and accelerated drying, with favorable drying conditions since October 9.
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Moines
Iowa
Weather Division
Iowa Department of Agriculture
U. S. Weather Bureau
Polk County
Howard County
Weather Bureau
Changes in Boys 4-H Projects for 1946 Announced
AMES Iowa AP three changes in regulations for 4-H baby beef projects for 1946 were announced by G A Lineweaver. Eligibility will be by weight instead of age and the limit is three baby beeves per show. Commercial calf projects are eliminated. junior cattle feeding remains unchanged. Calves weighing up to 650 pounds on January 1 1946 become eligible for baby beef projects.
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Lineweaver
Army To Buy Poultry in Freeze Area
The army will buy 1,000,000 pounds of chickens weekly until January 1 in freeze areas where recent poultry purchases were halted. Lt. Gen. Edmund B. Gregory told congressmen from affected regions that the plan aims to absorb surplus by continuing purchases. Congress members argued for sustained Army buys to aid growers facing millions in excess supply.
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Washington
Army
Congress
Capitol
Edmund B. Gregory
Army Quartermaster General
Luana Farm Sold to Emil Neverman
Emil Neverman purchased the 160 acre Fred Funk farm south of Luana this week. Possession will be given March 1.
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Luana
Emil Neverman
Fred Funk
Here
Farms Sold Near Here Including Nesheim Schulte Sale
Two local farms changed hands last week. Harry Nesheim sold his 268 acre property west of town to tenant Joseph Schulte for 5500 dollars. Walter Gelo bought the Eugenia May farm for 6800 dollars.
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Waukon
Here
Harry Nesheim
Joseph Schulte
Walter Gelo
Eugenia May
Barnes Tops Convention Butter Show
J F Barnes of Alpha won first prize for his butter at the Iowa creamery convention in Cedar Rapids. Frieden of West Union and Goltz of Monona took second and third. A superior rating was given to several entries. The two day event closed with a banquet at the Montrose hotel attended by about 450 people and a luncheon for 100 women hosted by Cherry Burrell.
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J .F. Barnes
Alpha
Iowa Creamery
Cedar Rapids
F. L. Frieden
West Union
J. P. Goltz
Monona
Montrose Hotel
J. F. Barnes
Frieden
Goltz
R. Jorggensen
Grafton
C. F
Strawberry Point
R. A. Bartlett
Sibley
Louis Lehman
Elgin
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
Francis Giblin
Ossian
O. J. Kloeck
Garner
Cherry-Burrell Company
Belle Fourche Beets Test High In Sugar Content
Sugar beets in the Belle Fourche irrigation district yield the highest sugar percentage yet recorded in the area. Douglas Scalley of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company says higher sugar content will raise 1945 crop prices and urges growers to band together to buy mechanical harvesters to ease labor shortages.
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Belle Fourche
Douglas Scalley
Salt Lake City
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Scalley
Champion Cotton Pickers Named in Arkansas Contest
Bill Adams, 26, of Leachville, Ark., won the sixth national cotton picking contest, defeating 154 entrants from 12 states to earn 1000 dollars after picking 76 pounds in 90 minutes. Mrs Valie Wilson of Oxley Ark won the women’s title and 250 dollars with 60 pounds.
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Blytheville, Ark
INS
Bill Dams
Leachville
Ark
Adams
Valie Wilson
Oxley
Arkansas
Lamb Feeding Methods Are Being Tested At ISU
Ames Iowa State College agricultural experiment station tests compare full feeding of lambs with wool and shorn sheep to restricted rations. Three hundred lambs from South Dakota enter 74 pound average weights on Oct 9 for 75 to 90 days across six lots. LeRoy Getting and others run companion trials of 500 head per group with identical rations and grazing tests in cornfields and alfalfa meadows. Culbertson notes a winter trial will follow.
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Ames
Iowa State College Agricultural Experiment Station
C. C. Culbertson
South Dakota
LeRoy Getting
Sanborn
Culbertson
Grain Car Shortage Reemerges in Kansas
Senator Reed reports Santa Fe and Union Pacific lack adequate grain cars to meet remaining Midwest needs. Elevators halt operations as cars remain scarce. Reed plans to urge the Association of American Railroads to redirect cars into the region.
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Washington
Kansas
Reed
R-Kan
Middlewest
Santa Fe Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
Association of American Railroads
New Bowl Flash Cleans Deodorizes Perfumizes at Retailers
A new Bowl Flash cleaning product hits stores promising deodorizing and perfuming action for tidy homes. Marketing emphasizes fast one step action and wide retailer availability.
Prices Good at Farm Sale Near Ossian
Ossian area sale at John Holder farm four and one half miles northeast netted Topcow at 177.50 calves 72 horses 142.50 mower 87.50 rake 98 hay loader 105 binder 97 manure spreader 100 cream separator 47 Anton Brinks of Ossian bought the Holder farm Holder retires from beekeeping and moves to a new home Auctioneer Walter Ode and clerk A S Andresen conducted the sale.
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Ossian
Topcow
John Holder
Here
Anton Brinks
Holder
Production and Marketing agency formed in Iowa
The Iowa AAA merges with the state Agriculture Adjustment agency to form the Production and Marketing agency. A. J. Loveland becomes director and George Sheehe serves as assistant director as offices relocate to AAA facilities. The move follows national consolidation trends.
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DES Moines
AAA
NRA
State Production and Marketing Agency
State Agriculture Adjustment Agency
Production and
A. J. Loveland
State Aaa
George Sheehe
Corn Belt Sees Stake in Expanding World Trade
Iowa farm economists Arthur T. Thompson and Oscar Zaglits of the USDA say Corn Belt farmers benefit from broader world trade. They cite indirect gains for southern crops, expanded home markets, and international agreements linked to postwar economic policy. The piece notes U S cooperation with San Francisco Bretton Woods and Hot Springs efforts as a boost for foreign trade.
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Ames
Iowa Farm Economist
Arthur T. Thompson
Oscar Zaglits
Usda Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
South
United States
San Francisco
Bretton Woods
Hot Springs
International Food and Agriculture Organization
Trade pact extension eyed for more U S concessions
Thompson and Iaglis urge extending the Reciprocal Trade Act for three more years and foresee expanded concessions. They note gains in agricultural exports, and cite examples from the United Kingdom, Cuba, and Belgium showing tariff cuts and quota increases benefiting trading relations.
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Thompson
Iaglis
United States
United Kingdom
Cuba
Belgium
Wareham Estate Farm Sells for $10,400
Arlington sellers Nels C. and Gladys E. Beck bought the 160 acre Wareham estate farm two miles east of here for 10 400. The sale was handled by Smith Bros. Oelwein realtors.
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Arlington
Monona Implement Co Sold to Fred Miene
Fred Miene of Postville purchased the Monona Implement Company from George Weithorn and Glenn Plaehn this week. Possession will pass on November 1. Miene has worked for the company for the past year.
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Monona
Fred Miene
Postsville
Monona Implement Company
George Weithorn
Glenn Plaehn
Miene
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