Forecast Sees Decline In U S Economic Activity For 1950
USDA outlook predicts job losses and lower farm income in 1950 with farm prices dropping about 10 percent. Retail prices fall modestly, most farmers financially stable, and overall demand expected weaker. The outlook was prepared for a five day farm outlook conference and reflects guidance from Truman advisers and federal agencies.
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Wyencron
Agriculture Department
Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Truman
Federal Reserve Board
Labor and Commerce Departments
Weather Matches Indian Summer Conditions
The period has featured warm autumn days with clear or hazy skies. Officials note the weather aligns with definitions of Indian summer as the season stays mild and pleasant in late autumn.
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Webster’s New International Dictionary
Local 4-H boys to receive cash awards at Winneshiek Fair
Twenty seven 4-H boys will receive cash prizes from the Winneshiek County Fair Assn for excellence in their project record books. County Youth Assistant Vernon Shilde announced the awards.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County Fair Assn
Vernon Shilde
U.S. Hybrids Up European Corn Yields
U S hybrids promise to raise European maize production says Merle T. Jenkins W F Watkins and Carl E Ferguson of the ECA The tests span 45 varieties in Belgium 150000 acres in Italy and large shares of corn used for human food in Italy Turkey and the Po valley The article notes yields up to 100 bushels per acre in Italy versus 28 bushels with old varieties and cites upcoming complete reports from ECA authorities.
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Washington
U. S
Europe
Merle T. Jenkins
USDA
W. F. Watkins
Carl E. Ferguson
Economic Cooperation Administration
Watkins
Iowa State College Extension
Mexico
Belgium
Italy
Portugal
France
Turkey
Minnesota
Dakotas
Po Valley
Fargo
N. D
High Alps
Illinois
Iowa
Danube
ECA
Masonville Grange Advances Four Members at Regular Meeting
Four candidates received the second degree at Masonville Grange's weekly session. Safety was the evening’s program topic. The subordinate and juvenile Grange plan a joint meeting on August 8.
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Masonville
Masonville Grange
Coming Advertised Public Sales Across Farms
Public sale notices list cattle dairy equipment horses machinery for Fred Zumbrunner 3 miles south of Ryan on November 2. Leona R Trahta 5 miles east of Fairfax hosts November 3 sale at 1 p.m. including hay grain livestock and machinery. Mary Cole hosts a November 4 auction on a 73 acre Linn county farm south of Lisbon at 1 p.m. Walter Behrens offers live stock hay grain and machinery on November 8 three miles south of Center Point. Don E Ward entries Jerseys hogs machinery hay and grain on November 14 two and one half miles northeast of Prairieburg.
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Fred Zumbrunner
Mi. S of
Ryan
Leona R. Trachta
Fairfax
Linn County
Mary Cole
Lisbon
Walter Behrens
Center Point
Don E. Ward
Prairieburg
Farm Bureau Head Urges Harvest Sunday Observance
Des Moines Iowa Farm Bureau President Howard Hill urged Iowans to observe a state-wide Harvest Sunday with most churches planning services next Sunday. Some churches schedule harvest observances on November 13 and 20. Hill called on worshipers to give thanks to God who makes harvest possible.
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Des Moines
Farm Bureau
Howard Hill
Rath Presents Champion Fat Lamb to Iowa State
Waterloo reports the Rath Packing company presented the 80 pound Southdown lamb to Iowa State College for instruction and later showing. The company bought the champion lamb for 1.61 dollars per pound from Dewey Jantz of Altoona, who fitted and showed it.
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Waterloo
Rath Packing Company
Iowa State College
Dewey Jantz
Altoona
Winneshiek Rural Pupils Survey Fire Hazards Contest
Winneshiek county rural school pupils conduct their seventh annual fire prevention contest checking hazards on farms. Final reports due November 17. E. J. Weigle directs. contest sponsored by local mutual fire insurance companies and the state fire prevention committee.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
E. J. Weigle
Mutual Fire Insurance Companies
Free protein analysis offer for Pro Pak Hybrid
A promotional note invites customers to submit a quart or more of Pro Pak Hybrid to Gren Bolin at 745 South Chicago Street, Kankakee Illinois, with sales slip or bag tag to receive a free protein content analysis.
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Gren Bolin
Chicago Street
Kankakee
Illinois
Farm Bureau praises 81st Congress first session
The American Farm Bureau Federation reports satisfaction with the session's accomplishments. It cites passage of the rural telephone bill cotton acreage allotments marketing quotas increased crop insurance the school lunch fund extension of trade agreements foreign aid and the world wheat pact. It also notes its approval of defeating the Lesinski bill which would have repealed Taft Hartley.
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Washington
INS
American Farm Bureau Federation
AFBF
Washington Ringside
Congress
Lesinski
Lembke Buys 156 Acre Allamakee Farm in Franklin Township
MONONA The A. B. Thomson farm of 156 acres in Franklin township Allamakee county has been sold to Oscar Lembke with possession to be given March 1 Reported price was $25 000.
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Monona
A. B. Thomson
Franklin Township
Allamakee County
Oscar Lembke
Farm near Fayette sold to Stanley buyer for 17000
The 158 acre farm northwest of Fayette belonging to the J. R. Cook estate was sold to Leslie Davis of Stanley for about 17000 dollars.
Winneshiek CROP Drive Opens November 9
Winneshiek county CROP drive begins November 9 with district chairs Willard Dresselhaus Albert Womeldorf Anton Elsbernd Walter Brandt and Father Shares coordinating routes. Last year the county raised over $7 000 for the Christian Rural Overseas Program.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Kenneth Meister
Ridgeway
Willard Dresselhaus
Albert Womeldorf
Anton Elsbernd
Ft. Atkinson
Walter Brandt
Postville
Cresco
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Little Change Seen in Price Support Levels
Washington experts predict 1950 price supports will be similar to this year with 90 percent parity on basic crops like cotton corn wheat and peanuts. The 75 to 90 percent flexible range may reduce some basics next year while key products such as milk beef eggs and hogs face new decisions. Senate panel estimates next year supports at specified parity for corn wheat and cotton, with other commodities potentially kept within 75 to 90 percent.
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Agriculture Department
ECA
Maryland
Washington
INS
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate Agriculture Committee
Farm support levels for selected crops and livestock outlined
The passage lists potential supports assuming non mandatory crops with 90 percent parity, including hogs at 17.50 per hundredweight eggs at 44.8 cents per dozen chickens at 27.2 cents per pound flax seed at 3.99 per bushel soybeans at 2.37 per bushel beef cattle at 15.60 per hundredweight and lambs at 17 per hundredweight Wool may receive 36 to 47 cents per pound under a 60 to 90 percent mandatory framework.
Monticello Trail Riders Roundup Date Change Announced
The Monticello Trail Riders annual roundup has been moved to November 6 with a parade at 2 p.m. if weather permits. Local organizers urged riders and residents to note the updated schedule for the Monticello event.
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Monticello
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