Meat Rationing Plans Emerge From Wartime Debate
Cedar Rapids packers farm authorities and butchers review government wartime meat rationing plans covering beef veal pork lamb mutton and sausage. Officials say a 245 pound per person per week limit mirrors the 10 year average with shifts toward boneless cuts as rationing nears. Reports note supply demand tension and looming curbs on civilian meat sales by the War Production Board.
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Cedar Rapids
America
Iowa
Linn County
National Livestock and Meat Board
War Production Board
Shortage and surplus of farm labor across Iowa reports
The farm placement service of the U S employment bureau said shortages of monthly workers were reported in Mason City and Sioux City while Waterloo Cedar Rapids and other areas needed general farm hands. Tomato pickers were in demand at Marshalltown with slight surpluses noted in Charles City Davenport and Keokuk. Can factories operated at peak speed in Ottumwa Des Moines Shenandoah and Waterloo as sweet corn and tomato harvest peaked in Dubuque.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States Employment Bureau
Mason City
Sioux City
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Charles City
Davenport
Keokuk
Dubuque
Ottumwa
Shenandoah
Dual Purpose Buildings Proposed for Soybeans and Livestock Shelters
Cedar Rapids hosted a builders' school where C H Van Vlack urged farmbuilt structures serving as soybean granaries this winter and as pig or poultry shelters next spring. He warned Iowa faces looming storage, transportation, and processing limits as soy production rises, urging flexible permanent shelters and converted granaries.
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Cedar Rapids
C. H. van Vlack
Ames Extension
FSA
Linn
Iowa
Johnson
Jones
Benton
Delaware
Mr. van Vinck
Home Project Teas in Iowa County This Month
Home project co operator teas will be offered in Iowa county to acquaint educational cooperators and help ers with the flexible 1942-43 war emergency program adopted by home project women Ruth Dawson home demonstration agent announced today.
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Marengo
Home Project
Iowa County
Ruth Dawson
FENCE DRIFT AND MEAT POLICY IN WAR FOOTAGE
A column laments Washington missteps on cheese and meat rationing of the wartime economy. It argues the OPA errors hurt livestock and pork producers, urging immediate reform of capital bureaus to unite public wartime support and fix policy.
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Washington
Farms Change Hands In Iowa Transfers
LA PORTE CITY The E B Foss estate farm of 160 acres near La Porte City sold to Donald Burrows for 18000 at 112 50 an acre with possession next March 1. DYSART The Frank Jensen farm of 160 acres unimproved sold to Mrs Viola Irvine for 100 an acre last week.
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LA Porte City
E B. Foss
Donald Burrows
Dysart
Frank Jensen
Viola Irvine
Dairy Unionization Controversy Moves To the Liar Stage
Utica AP report says Ray Thomason United Dairy Farmers official branded as unmitigated lie Herbert Voorhees Free Farmers Inc claim that John L. Lewis plans a nationwide farm labor drive. Free Farmers opposes UDF dairy workers organization within UMW district 50.
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Utica
N. Y
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
United Dairy Farmers
Ray Thomason
UDF
New York City
Herbert W. Voorhees
Free Farmers, Inc
Lewis
Free Farmers Group
UMW
District 50
Tenmargy Tops in Iowa County Wheat Test
Tenmargy tops the Iowa county wheat test with 44.6 bushels per acre. D H Zentmire announces results showing Kanvale 43.1, Loturk 39.7, Marwin 38.2, Pawnee 38.1, Comanche 37.6, Iobred 73 36.7, Iowin 36.6, Nebred 33.8, Iobred 33.3 bushels. Weights between 56.9 and 60.8 pounds. In four-year trials Kanvale ranks first and Tenmargy fourth.
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Maren Ngo Tenmara
Iowa
D. H Zentmire
Kawvale
Loturk
Marwin
Pawnee
Comanche
Iowin
Kanvale
Tenmarq
Corn Making Rapid Progress Across Iowa Regions
A week’s warm stretch has transformed corn from fragile green husks to hard dented ears under drying conditions. Eastern Iowa shows rapid progress but not universal safety, with drier southeast fields nearly saved from frost damage. Northern areas need more heat, while overall forecasts suggest the crop should reach maturity before early October killing frost.
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Iowa
Turkey Grading School Planned at Ames
A turkey grading school for training and certification of government licensed graders will be held at Ames October 8 and 9, announced by A. D. Oderkirk of Iowa State college. The program aims to support large government turkey trading and offers licensing after passing exams. The Agricultural Marketing Administration and the poultry husbandry staff at Ames sponsor the school with a registration fee.
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Ames
A. D. Oderkirk
Iowa State College
United States Turkey
Agricultural Marketing Administration
United States Department of Agriculture
Atl Ames
Oderkirk
Barbecue of Champ Beef Set by Ladora
MARENGO The Ladora Post of the American Legion will barbecue here on Labor Day after purchasing Keith Risdon's grand champion baby beef at the 4 H show in August. Complimentary tickets will be issued to 4 H members who completed their projects this year to fund sending a home newspaper to boys in military service. A double header baseball game and other attractions are planned.
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Gazette
Marengo
Ladora
American Legion
Keith Risdon
Post
Farewell Reception For Fayette County Agents
The Fayette County Farm Bureau hosted a farewell picnic for County Agent Paul E. McElroy and his family as they prepare to move to Fremont County to start farming. A reception honored Mr and Mrs Melvin Wangsness who succeed McElroy in the county agent role.
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the Gazette
Fayette
McElroys
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Folk Sunday
Paul E. McElroy
Fremont County
Melvin Wangsness
Wangsness
McElroy
Terracing Demonstration Near Elkader Sept. 8
A terracing demonstration will be held at the Arthur Klinge farm near Elkader on September 8. A tractor and two bottom plow will be used to show a new terracing method.
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Gazette Elkader
Arthur Klinge
Here
County fairs and shows schedule across Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa hosts fairs this week including Cedar County Fair at Tipton from August 3 to September 3, Clayton County Fair at National from August 31 to September 3, and Big Four Fair at Postville from September 4 to 7. The annual colt show at Ryan is set for September 7.
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Iowa
Cedar County
Tipton
Clayton County
National
Postville
Ryan
Iowa June farm income tops prior year
Iowa farmers earned 107,089,000 cash income in June, the highest since the January record of 124,996,000. The June total included 97,037,000 from livestock and 10,052,000 from crops, compared with 71,278,000 last June.
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Washington
Iowa
Agriculture Department
Agriculture Dept Plans Apple Purchases for School Lunches
The agriculture department said it will buy apples after September 1 for nationwide school lunch programs. Last year more than 6 million children in 93 thousand schools ate large quantities of fresh apples through the program.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Unusual Apple of Peru Weed Found in Linn County
Rex Conn Linn County agent announced a new weed called Apple of Peru appearing near Walker nine miles southeast. Identified as an annual shallow rooted plant with blue flowers resembling a ground cherry and no Jimson weed odor. Seed production drives control as the weed has appeared in a field for several seasons.
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Linn
Rex Conn
Burr
Cadet C. V. Houlihan Joins Army Air Corps
Enters Army Air Corps former soil conservation staff member C V Houlihan leaves here for Kelly Field San Antonio Texas to train as an aviation cadet in the Army Air Corps.
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Eleader
C. V. Houlihan
The
Soil Conservation Service
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Tex
Army Air Corps
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