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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1941
Page
6
East Iowa cooperative creameries with 1730 producing patrons protest federal oleomargarine standards to be effective soon. Leaders Ed Cox and Harry Reeve plan telegrams to Washington and a Washington visit to seek a rehearing and influence Iowa governor George A. Wilson.
Farmers gauge this year's corn with caution as rains arrive late. The crop is spotted and stunted due to drought, with many fields showing damaged ears and some barren stalks expected when cribbing begins.
A vintage ad promises to wake the liver bile flow with Carter's Little Liver Pills. It claims daily bile production aids digestion, prevents bloating and constipation, and offers 10¢ or 25¢ packages.
A long list of individuals including B. Carson Sand Springs Carl N Hein Harold Egger WU Hiller Fred Cramer Pete Kelshen Clarence Kramer Pete Gaul Will Dugan Jr Ryan George Crystal RK W Sando Warren Winch Alfred White Charles Reggentin Fred Benter Leo J Sullivan Marshall Neil Clarence F Wilson Alfred J Egger Henry Becker J B Swanson L L Appleby Roy Dighton Harry D Cook Alfred Lahey T Lyle Joseph J H Gerlich H M Reeve Frank Murphy and other residents from Monticello Hopkinton and Worthington named in local notice.
Urbana Illinois AP Early fall pigs should be finished for the early spring market when prices are higher than later in the season says E T Robbins University of Illinois extension livestock specialist Most farmers boosting pig production for the defense program have had their sons bred to farrow fall pigs.
Iowa farmers report damage to corn following legume cover crops. Extension entomologists warn the grape colaspis beetle has multiplied in eastern Iowa and may spread statewide. Experts advise early plowing before Sept 15 and cultivation to starve grubs, then planting corn on legume sod next year.
West Union reports the Commodity Credit Corporation will dispose of the remaining Fayette county corn this week. L. D. Hitch, county loan chairman, notes $100,000 in business in three weeks. Of the 200,000 bushels sold, 10,000 remain in the Hawkeye elevator. Bremer county demand was weaker, with Waverly requesting Fayette buyers.
Rain delays hang over the Iowa farm sports festival at Iowa State College as activities spread across baseball softball and 4 H divisions. The event lists 29 activities including golf bowling rifle shooting wrestling and basketball free throw with 83 softball teams and 1 248 players last year and hopes for 100 teams this year. Field events and schedules show early morning weigh ins and preliminary bouts with a busy two day program awaiting better weather.
Schedules in other sports will begin as arranged by the sponsor ing Iowa Farm Bureau federation on Friday. Dashes and relays, open to 4-H club boys and girls, will be held Saturday morning. The only contest of the festival to be held outside the college campus will be trapshooting, scheduled at the Ames Gun club south of the city.
Lyle Mason aged 19 plowed a 12 year old tractor to his second straight victory at the Pilot Rock plowing match on the Robert Clark farm near Cherokee. He also won the sweepstakes last year and will defend his 1940 Corn Belt title at Albia on September 20. Jimmie Warrender, 10, won the boy's division and earns the right to compete at Albia.
West Liberty fire units fought a Tuesday morning blaze at the Jess Grigg farm five miles south of town. A hen house and a wood shed burned after a pile of yard rubbish ignited, with three hours needed to extinguish and shield other structures.
The Chicago hog market averaged 10.70 per hundredweight for August, a four year peak and the second highest August average since 1928. Top hogs sold above 12, first time since October 1937, with a peak of 12.25 on August 29. Cattle and lamb markets showed strong beef demand, with August average cattle at 11.80 per hundredweight and lambs averaging 11.20. Supplies were heavy for beef and lighter for range cattle, while wool prices rose to 34-48 cents per pound.
Three county fairs scheduled in eastern Iowa share the same dates September 2 through 5. Allamakee fair is in Waukon Cedar county fair in Tipton and Grundy county fair in Grundy Center.
Des Moines report says hot dry conditions hasten Iowa corn to maturity with about one third of ears likely frost safe by Sept. 1 though fields vary. Late plantings need a month more to mature while some silos are dug to salvage heat damaged corn. Soybeans look good where moisture is present but pods fail to fill in dry areas. Clover and alfalfa improve where moisture suffices, but pastures burned and limited feed. Tomatoes melons and home grown truck crops reduced by heat and drought.
editors note reports indicate heavy rainfall throughout the state during Tuesday night and Wednesday creating widespread wet conditions and possible flood concerns.
Waterloo 4-H dairy club entrants compete for 2500 in prizes at the Dairy Cattle Congress show scheduled Sept 29 to Oct 5. Entry limit 300 head, with county quotas to follow. Six breed classes Holstein Guernsey Jersey Brown Swiss Ayrshire and Milking Shorthorn. Deadline Sept 16.
Iowa, the nation’s top poultry producer, reports 15 percent more chickens this year, totaling 53,378,000 birds. Egg output through July up 8 percent year over year, with August estimates placing Iowa first in U S egg production and July egg price averaging 23.2 cents per dozen, a record for the month.
Cedar Rapids grain and feed handlers announce the National Association of Grain and Feed Dealers convention at Toledo Ohio on Sept 15 and 16 with preliminary Sept 14 sessions. Steve Wilder of Cedar Rapids is a discussion leader on grain warehousing problems. Grove Patterson of the Toledo Blade will speak at the banquet on Sept 15. Officers will be elected Sept 16 morning.
A rye cover pasture seeded this fall can supply early spring and fall grazing, with fall sowing possible as late as October. J. C. Shaw of Vinton trials a new rye seeding method. G. L. Palmer of Garrison buys 14 bred Guernsey heifers to start a dairy herd. A Iowa field trip reports limited firing of corn near Britt and much fall plowing, with grain stacks and straw on many farms. The Peoples Savings Bank Cedar Rapids offers a Farm Service Department for farmers seeking specialized banking services.
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