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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1942
Page
10
Erratic cattle hog and lamb trading grips farmers amid expected price ceilings. Uncertain government actions and a WPB OPA struggle drive quick sales or longer feeding as markets react to Roosevelt speeches and rationing doubts. Washington talks on ceilings continue with Nelson pressing for clarity.
A farmer’s cow Zephyr bites the farmer’s ear and a livestock market review shows August Chicago totals up for cattle hogs sheep and calves. Cattle runs reached 211 643 up from 170 008 last August. Hog kill 347 570 up from 283 195. Hogs average 14 40 per cwt and 292 pounds per hog. Lambs averaged 14 50 while July average was 19 95 and August 1941 11 20. Steers and yearlings averaged 14 80 with strong demand.
George Cook of Cedar County led Chicago cattle and hog market activity Monday by selling 90 hogs averaging 218 pounds at 14.75 per hundredweight. Wheat prices rise due to higher feed nutrients per ton than corn or oats, driven by protein content factors.
Iowa City meat dealers report a beef shortage but no shortage of other meats. They say nationwide rationing would raise total weekly meat supply from 35 000 to 60 000 pounds and improve uniform quality despite reduced selection.
Charles Anderson of Clermont has a remarkable fair record, attending 86 Fayette County fairs since age four. He has missed only one year, with one year the fair moved to Fayette and another year during the Civil War when the event was not held.
I W Arthur a livestock marketing specialist at Iowa State College has been named special consultant to the Office of Price Administration. He departed for Washington Tuesday to serve two weeks in the meat and livestock division while continuing his ISU duties. He replaces Lauren K Soth, editor of the Iowa Farm Economist, now in military service.
Six members of the Wapsie Valley 4-H club will exhibit baby beeves at the Labor Day celebration in Toronto on Sept. 7. Pigs, lambs, and poultry will also be shown by club members, highlighting a multi-species 4-H display at the event.
Amana residents celebrate the victory spirit as a Leghorn owned by Mrs. Johanna Roth lays an egg with a clearly shaped V on its shell. The egg is normal in size and appearance aside from the distinctive mark.
The Propst Brothers Johnn Bennischek and Albert Buck threshing rings held a Sunday picnic at Monmouth High School grounds. Propst Brothers threshed 27 000 bushels this season with Bennischek at 13 000 and Buck at 12 000. An afternoon program featured contests sports and music.
Robert Ponsar secretary treasurer of the National Farm Loan associations with offices at West Union resigns to operate his own farm next year.
Alfred Moffit of A Moffit and Sons oversaw selecting a grand champion Hereford steer for Kathleen Kiehl of Mechanicsville at the Cedar County fair in Tipton. Harold Hamann won top senior Angus, while Kathleen Kiehl claimed junior Angus and grand champion purebred heifer.
Thirty Guernsey cows sold for an average of 122 dollars at the Sargent and Rose herd reduction sale near Marion. The top price was 175 dollars for a four year old heavy with calf, who had butterfat records. Yearling heifers brought 72.50 to 86 dollars and month old calves sold up to. Demand was steady as bidders from a wide area attended. Lassen and Mitchell were auctioneers.
Don Sheetz conservationist for the Allamakee soil conservation district reports that three groups of farms, totaling 24, have been completely surveyed in Allamakee County. Kenneth Kettleson and Kent Riffe mapped six farms in Post township, ten in Taylor township, and eight in Union City township.
The 73rd annual meeting of the Iowa Grange will be held in Grinnell on September 29 and 30, announced by state master Ralph Smith of Newton. Delegates from the Grange groups across the state are expected to attend this two day event.
Des Moines Fred Hink of West Liberty farmer and Richard Stephens of Washington Ia join town farm bureau federation as members of the 1942 resolutions committee officials announced today.
AP bulletin reports corn shows strong growth but slow maturity due to above normal temps and rainfall. frost damage noted in north central counties. soybeans struggle to mature before frost lines. alfalfa heavily rained on. oats yield reported high with good quality. flax rust hurts some northern crops. Edgewood area reports oats varying in quality. Boone leads with some 800 to 100 bushel yields. average 39 bushels.
Cooperation in small neighborhood groups helps solve labor and machinery shortages. Community teams coordinate tasks, share tools, and mobilize volunteers to maintain efficiency and productivity locally.
J Bachman of Clarence shipped two carloads of steers to Chicago last week as a large crowd attended the closing out sale on O W Carpenter farm east of Center Point. Godfrey Lopata of Walker pastures eight steers and five heifers ready for feeding when new corn arrives. The War Production Board urges sending dead animals to rendering plants to recover fats used in war effort. If Old Dobbin dies, do not burn or bury him. fats are needed for glue, fertilizer, and poultry feed.
Eastern Iowa fairs outline events from Cedar County Fair at Tipton August 31 to Sept 3 and Clayton County Fair at National September 2 to 4 plus Big Four Fair at Postville September 4 to 7. The annual cost show at Ryan is set for September 7.
Wool sold in three Denver auctions on August 27 28 and 29 totaling 2 568 750 pounds. Prices neared ceilings with fine wool mainly in 40 to 45½ cent per pound range. Half blood moved 43 to 49 cents three eighths blood 44 to 45 cents and one quarter blood 43 to 47 cents.
Johnson County C T A milk production fell in August due to many dry cows and dry pastures. Henry L Staubus, tester for the dairy herd improvement association No. 2, reported. Lee Niffenegger of Kalona led the herd with 12 milking Guernseys and two dry. Average output was 828 pounds of milk and 355 pounds of butterfat.
Marengo reports seventeen carloads of feed wheat shipped into the county. Prices for September will be 7.944 cents per bushel, a half cent higher than August.
The fifth annual Nauvoo grape festival will be held September 11 through 13. A program patterned after centuries old southern French grape celebrations will be presented.
The Henry Hedden estate farm of 80 acres sold to E. Helgens for 14050.50 about 175 dollars per acre. An improved 40 acre farm sold by Mrs. Katherine A. Callahan to Nane Hanken for 80 dollars an acre with possession next March.
Butter output in the west north central states including Iowa fell 4 percent the week ending August 27 from the prior week but rose 2 percent from the same week a year earlier. U S production nationwide dropped 3 percent from the prior week yet held steady vs last year.
The Commodity Credit Corporation reports completion through Aug 22 of about 150,000 loans on 77,183,222 bushels of 1942 wheat with a total loan value of 90,447,093.07 dollars. Through Aug 15 loans covered 63,587,000 bushels. Average loan per bushel is 1.17 dollars. Farm stored 6,215,525 bushels and the corporation held 70,967,707 bushels in warehouses.
On Thursday September 3 Mrs L R Thompson closes out at 3 percent milW of Marion. Friday September 4 Iowa Live stock Exchange sale Cedar Rapids. Saturday September 5 Iowa City Sales Co livestock sale Anamosa livestock auction Elkader Sales Barn. Monday September 14 A M Spencer purebred Jerseys West Branch.
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