Two Points in Anderson Bill Disputed in Senate Debate
Washington INS reports two controversial provisions in the Anderson farm bill face sharp Senate opposition: mandatory 90 percent parity support in the first control year and inclusion of labor costs in the parity formula. Senators debate impact on CCC loans and farm finances as Aiken signals limited opposition while Ellender vows to fight the mandate.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Anderson
Commodity Credit Corporation
Sen
Aiken
R.-Vt
Ellender
D-La
Agriculture Committee
Agriculture secretary to set farm supports under Anderson Gore bills
The agriculture department outlines the lowest support levels possible under the Anderson bill and the Gore bill. It notes discretionary authority when minimums are zero and potential higher supports for hogs butterfat milk and chickens under Anderson compared with the House bill.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Secretary
Fayette Duroc Breeders Select Tops for Auction
The Fayette County Duroc Breeders Association will select the top 50 boars and show gifts from 10 breeders by a three man committee Sunday afternoon. The animals will be sold at the association auction in West Union on October 10. Judge lineup includes Donald Hartz Bill Groves and Bernard Ebbing.
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West Union
Fayette County Duroc Breeders Association
Elmer Landas
Donald Hartz
Maynard
The
Duroc Association
Bill Groves
Elgin
Bernard Ebbing
Champion Baby Beef Sells for 1.41 a Pound
The grand champion Hereford 4-H baby beef owned by Winona Jones of Van Wert sold for 1.41 dollars per pound at the Iowa state fair auction. John Morrell and Company of Ottumwa bought the calf, a price below last year’s 1.71 and 1947’s 1.50, though above 1946’s 1.15. The reserve champion Angus owned by Glen Momsen of Miles was not sold, and he plans to show it at Chicago’s International Livestock Exposition.
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Des Moines
Winona Jones
van Wert
John Morrell and Company
Ottumwa
Angus
Glen Momsen
Miles
Chicago
Dry Pastures Cut August Output in Linn DHIA No 3
Dry cows and pastures reduced August production in Linn DHIA No 3 under July averages. Twenty one herds with 384 cows tested, 46 dry. total milk 253,786 pounds with 10,568 pounds fat. High herd was Dr J W Pirie Cedar Rapids with 1,036 pounds milk and 41.4 fat. best jersey herd was Philip Hand Center Point with 5.93 percent fat.
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Cedar Rapids
J. W. Pirie
Pirie
Cleola
Wallace Mills
Coggon
Philip Hand
Center Point
Field Inspection For Certifying Seeds Completed
Field inspection results reported by J L Robinson Iowa State College agronomist show 14 031 acres of corn 11 465 acres of small grain and 733 acres of forage crops inspected. Weather was favorable detasseling good. three fields abandoned due to overplanting by firms.
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Ames
J. L. Robinson
Iowa State College Agronomist
Robinson
U. S
Ohio
Iowa
Speakers announced for Rural Electric meeting in Des Moines
The eighth annual Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative Association convention in Des Moines opens Sept 21. Speakers include E Howard Hill of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Governor William S Beardsley Fred B Stover of the Iowa Farmers Union and William J Neal deputy administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative Association
E. Howard Hill
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
William S. Beardsley
Fred B. Stover
Iowa Farmers Union
William J. Neal
Rural Electrification Administration
Government Sets Support Levels for Soybeans and Edible Beans
The Agriculture Department on Thursday announced base support prices for the 1949 soybean crop. Green and yellow soybeans will receive 2.11 dollars per bushel, down from 2.18 last year. black brown and mixed varieties at 1.91, down from 1.98. Edible beans range 6.40 to 8.85 dollars per hundredweight by variety and region, down from 7.70 to 9.95. Price supports apply to U S No 1 cleaned and bagged beans, with deductions for No 2 and lower grades and parity-based adjustments for edible beans. Loans and purchase agreements will run through January 1950 with specific delivery and eligibility terms.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U. S
Twenty District Farm Policy Meetings Planned in Iowa
Twenty farm policy meetings planned across Iowa over two weeks to discuss agricultural problems and remedies. Sponsored by Iowa State College extension service, sessions run on a regional basis in Sheldon Spencer Marshalltown Sioux City Maquoketa Algona Postville Wilton Junction Denison Cedar Rapids Waterloo Mount Pleasant Carroll Atlantic Mason City Ottumwa Chariton Creston Red Oak Boone. County agricultural leaders Farm Bureau officials and extension staff will participate.
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Ames
Iowa
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Sheldon
Spencer
Marshalltown
Sioux City
Maquoketa
Algona
Postville
Wilton Junction
Denison
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Mount Pleasant
Gov't Contracts For Six Million Bushels Storage
The Commodity Credit Corporation awarded storage bin contracts to three Iowa firms for more than 6,000,000 bushels of corn as part of a 75,985,000 bushel capacity plan for the 1948 crop. Delivery and erection must occur within 45 days after award confirmation. Iowa firms F B Dickinson and Company Des Moines 4,830,000 bushels in 3,000 wood bins Burnell and Thomas Coon Rapids 1,500,000 bushels in 150 bins Burnell and Dawson 500,000 bushels in 50 bins.
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Gov't
Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Iowa
F. B. Dickinson and Company
Des Moines
Burnell and Thomas
Coon Rapids
Burnell and Dawson
Linn county soil district election fallout clears up
Discrepancy over 45 ballots among 44 registered landowners triggers review. Iowa State officials say a second election is not permitted under soil district law, canceling plans for a Sept. 8 balloting while the committee studies the issue.
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Arthur Rankin
Palo
Vernon Heerner
Toddville
Linn County
Pritchard
Scott
Iowa
State Soil Conservation Committee
Farm Price Index Dips in August in Iowa
DES MOINES Iowa farmers price index fell one point in August to 266 percent of the 1909 to 1914 average. Both grain and livestock slumped while poultry eggs and butterfat rose. The August price paid ratio held at 99 percent, 29 points below the 1948 date, with feed ratios improving including corn hog at 17 and butterfat dairy feed at 31.4.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Three Farms Sold at Auction in Benton County
Three farms in Benton County were sold at auction this week. Frank Bednar’s 240 acre farm near Vinton went to Charles Cottrell for 81 dollars per acre, and his 136 acre farm near Vinton sold to L. E. Whitcomb for 75 dollars per acre. The Arvid Shogren 316 acre farm near Urbana sold to Max Gleason for a price reported just under 70 dollars per acre. Tony Schmitz acted as auctioneer and the Vinton State Bank served as clerk for the sale.
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Vinton
Benton County
Frank Bednar
Charles Cottrell
L. E. Whitcomb
Arvid Shogren
Urbana
Max Gleason
Shogren
Florida
Tony Schmitz
van Horne
Vinton State Bank
Put Seeding Rules in Lease Arthur Advises
I. W. Arthur Iowa State college farm economist urges farm leases to specify whether tenants can take hay or seed from new legume seedings. He notes confusion arises when crops like first-year alfalfa or clover seed are involved and that sometimes clover seeds in the first year. A recent northwest Iowa tenant harvested a clover seed crop from a first-year stand.
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Ames
Iowa
I. W. Arthur
Iowa State College
Arthur
Northwest
Lease clauses for farm seed sales highlighted
A farmer sold seed for 1800 dollars after oats were cut and the landlord sought a share, but the lease lacked a provision to grant this. The article urges including explicit lease provisions and provides a checklist, forms, and instructions via Arthur at Iowa State College Ames. County extension directors and vocational agriculture instructors also offer them.
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Arthur
Iowa State College
Ames
Masonville Farm Sold at $125 Per Acre
Orville Rossow bought the 160 acre Masonville area farm southeast of Masonville from Harry Stimson for a reported price of 125 dollars per acre.
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Masonville
Orville Rossow
Harry Stimson
CROP Meeting Set in West Union Courthouse
The West Union A district Christian Rural Overseas Program will hold a meeting Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the courthouse. Preparations are underway for the annual CROP drive scheduled November 6 through 13.
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West Union
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Vinton Prepares for Annual Sweet Corn Day Parade
Vinton gears up for its Sweet Corn Day with 12 to 15 tons of corn needed for a hungry crowd. The 10 o'clock program opens with a parade of bands and floats, followed by the crowning of the Sweet Corn Queen at 11 15. Lunch at noon, band concerts in the afternoon, and a 3 30 farm policy forum moderated by Carl Malone with audience Q&A.
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Vinton
Carl Malone
Iowa State College
Rex Conn Delivers Daily Farm News on KCRG
Rex Conn reports the latest farm news every day Monday through Saturday at 6 30 a m on KCRGNews coverage focuses on agricultural issues and market updates presented in a concise morning briefing.
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Rex Conn
KCRG
Feeder Pigs Sold at Columbus Junction Barn
A total of 620 feeder pigs were sold at the local sale barn in Columbus Junction on Wednesday. A consignment of 408 Hampshire pigs brought $16.50 to $21.50 per head, while heavier pigs averaging about 150 pounds sold for $21 per hundredweight.
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Vinton
Urbana
Poland
Deering
Little Wonder
Massey Harris
Oliver
Srain
McCormick M & H
Lakeside
Wood Bros
Litchfield
Rock Island
Studebaker
Lewa
Riteway
Hudson
Orlo Meyer Morris Long
Vinton State Bank
Ladies of
Urbana Christian Church
Columbus Junction
Hampshire
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