Black Market Held Down by Lack of Meat
United Press reports scant signs of an organized black market nationwide due to meat shortages. New York shows isolated activity with some dealers selling above ceilings and direct to consumers, while major cities mostly report little activity. St Louis monitors 5 million pounds in cold storage.
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United Press
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New York
Philadelphia
Dallas
San Francisco
Minneapolis
St. Paul
OPA
Better Quality Poultry Needed to Hold Markets
Special to The Gazette Ames Iowa poultry raisers must improve the quality of their products to sustain war-time production gains. Iowa State College marketer Ralph Baker notes a 55 percent production rise, but the ability to hold it depends on future demand and farmers' improvements in poultry meat and egg quality. Poor quality eggs and poultry may struggle to find profitable markets as food shortages ease.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Ralph Baker
Iowa State College
Coming Farm Auctions Featured In Gazette
Public sale and closing out auctions advertised for September in Cedar Rapids Monmouth Central City Troy Mills and Amana. Otto Hansen Kirk Griffin Keith Miell J G Sauer and Son Frank Bys and Son organize events with locations noted and dates in mid September.
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Otto Hansen
E Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Kirk Griffin
Monmouth
Keith Miell
Central City
J. G. Sauer and Son
Mi. S
Troy Mills
Duroc
Frank Bys and Son
Amana
Meat prices and slaughter slow at Chicago stockyards
Cattle received at the Chicago stockyards Monday and Tuesday moved to New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Newark as Chicago buyers reported sales $1 to $5 above the price ceiling. Packers in Chicago slaughtered almost none, with Swift and Company listing only two beef cattle slaughtered Thursday. Officials said outsiders paying more prevented purchases to stay within ceilings. Agriculture officials warned of a meat famine relief period, noting a bumper corn crop may push hog fattening higher, yet no relief is seen for many weeks.
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New York
OPA
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Newark
N. J
Swift and Company
Department of Agriculture
Cattle gains boosted by DDT spray field day results
Keota field day reports three trials showing horn fly control and weight gains from bi weekly DDT spraying. Christy notes 49 head gained 2.33 pounds daily for 45 days on Albert Stoutner farm, 142 cattle gained 228 pounds per 31 days on Dr. Lames farm, and 52 head averaging 96 pounds per head over 62 days on Ed Conrad farm.
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H. G. Lames
Vinton
Christy
Ed Conrad
Keota
Ray L. Cuff
National Livestock Loss Prevention Board
Kansas City
Clyde A. Bower
Oklahoma
Rex Beresford
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College Extension Service
Extension Service
Agriculture Department
Washington
Keokuk County
Slaughterhouse Totals Shift as August Markets Move
Chicago dispatch notes August inspected slaughter held high as finishers sold before OPA ceilings. Cattle and calf kill declined from last year while hog volume rose. sheep remained near year-ago levels. Year to date slaughter totals show a 13 percent rise in hogs but overall lower slaughter than the previous year.
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Chicago
Feed Institute Elects Officers in Des Moines
DES MOINES AP Howard Boeke of Des Moines was re elected president of the Feed Institute of Iowa at the annual meeting. George Cook of Dougherty was re elected vice president, Carroll Swanson of Des Moines was re named secretary treasurer, and Dr LaFollette retained as executive secretary. Five directors re elected included Boeke, Cook, Swanson, Maurice Wells of Waterloo and Floyd Crosley of Hubbard. Karl Nolin of Ralston newly elected to the board.
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DES Moines
Howard Boeke
Feed Institute of Iowa
George Cook
Dougherty
Carroll Swanson
Dr. LaFollette
Boeke
Cook
Swanson
Maurice Wells
Waterloo
Floyd Crosley
Hubbard
Karl Nolin l
Ralston
Club Calf Sale at Hawkeye Downs October 26
About 300 calves will be auctioned to eastern Iowa 4-H members at Hawkeye Downs on Saturday October 26. Harold Parks says the sale is non profit with calves weighed and sold by the pound and any profit returned to 4-H members through county extension offices.
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Wuzelt
Hawkeye Downs
Jay Partridge
Independence
Buchanan County
J. Morris Christy
Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Company Livestock Service
Harlan Geiger
Ames
Harold Parks
Des Moines
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Iowa
Iowa Beef Producers
The
Beef Association
Iowa State College Extension Service
Agricultural Bureau of the
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Turkington and Holbert
Washington
Parks
Wilson and Company
C. D. Moore
Rex Conn
Gaazette Farm
Good Clover Yields Reported Near Marengo
Two unusually high clover seed yields are reported around Marengo. Frank Novak farm north east of Marengo produced 111 pounds per acre across 14 acres, while Richard Schumacher averaged 109 pounds per acre over 11 acres. Seed purity exceeded 99 percent per buyer Herb Zuber of Amana.
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Marengo
Frank Novak
Richard Schumacher
Herb Zuber
Amana
Land Deals Spread Across Eastern Iowa Farms
Land brokers report several farm sales in eastern Iowa. Carl Stinbron buys 260 acres near Maynard for 26500 cash, with possession March 1. Ival and Marjorie Custer buy 80 acres near Arlington for 12000, possession March 1. Floyd Hall purchases 10 acres near Columbus Junction for 6530 from guardian L B Hall. Steve Matalone buys 289 acres near Columbus City with crops, livestock and machinery. David Springman of Washington will operate it. The Pritchards move to Mankato. In Clayton county, Harold Glass buys 206 acres south of Strawberry Point and Harold Glass also buys his parents’ farm east of here. possession March 1.
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Smith Brothers
Oelwein Real Estate Brokers
Maynard
Carl Stinbron
Arlington
Ival G
Marjorie Custer
Harlan
Columbus Junction
Gazette
Floyd Hall
Here
L. B. Hall
Guardian
T. J. Gipple
Steve Matalone
Chicago
Columbus City
A. H
Walter Pritchard
David Springman
Washington
Pritchards
Mankato
Minn
Clayton
Elgin
Roy Gibbs
Strawberry Point
Harold Glass
Clayton County
Glass
De Grief Family Sells Farms Near Winthrop
Albert De Grief sells 200 acres three miles southeast of Winthrop to nephew Arthur De Grief. Eldon De Grief sells 80 acres to Bert Hamilton in a separate transaction nearby.
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Winthrop
Albert de Grief
Arthur de Grief
Eldon de Grief
Bert Hamilton
FFA Officers Elected in Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction FFA chapter announces new officers Kenneth Colglazier president Carl Patrick vice president Lee Zaruba secretary Rollin Smith treasurer and Robert Greene as reported by the local chapter.
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Columbus Junction
Future Farmers of America
Kenneth Colglazier
Carl Patrick
Lee Zaruba
Rollin Smith
Robert Greene
Voc-Ag Meeting Set for Sept 21 in Cedar Rapids
The annual Vocational Agriculture instructors conference sponsored by Wilson and Co. will be held at the Montrose hotel Cedar Rapids on Saturday Sept 21. The morning program opens at 930 am with speakers from Wilson and Co and several external experts discussing feeder cattle supplies beef utilization and procurement. A panel on live stock and meat will close the morning session with industry and agricultural officials. The afternoon features grading demonstrations at the Wilson plant with Bill Probert and Bob Crafrae assisting.
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Wilson and Company
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids
J. Morris Christy
Harry A. Falmer
J. C. Holbert
Washington
Rex Beresford
Ames
W. O. Fraser
Chicago
F. L. Love
Rex Conn
Gazette Farm
al Smeby
Johnson F B Women To Meet at Iowa City
Johnson county Farm Bureau will hold its annual women s day meeting in the community building next Tuesday afternoon. Emmet Gardner county extension director announced Florence writer and lecturer Mrs Clay Harshbarger North Liberty will speak on floriculture. A Madison township group will present the playlet The Seven Ages of Womanhood.
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Iowa City
Johnson County Farm Bureau
Emmet Gardner
Clay Harshbarger
North Liberty
Madison Township Farm Bureau Group
From Bad Lands to Good Meat How a Canton Illinois farmer revives mine land
The article details Byron Somers turning 600 acres of Illinois strip mine land near Canton into productive pasture. After buying at $5 per acre, he planted sweet clover, added nitrogen and humus, and continued yearly seeding by airplane. The land now yields profits around $7 per acre annually, with water for cattle in valleys and new grasses like brome. Other states report similar recoveries, highlighting a national opportunity for producers.
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Swift & Company
Illinois
Byron Somers
Canton
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