Record hay crop estimated at over one hundred million tons
Government hay market report indicates U S total hay production may exceed 104 million tons this year with tame hay at 91 million and wild hay at 13 million. Record per acre yields and regional outputs in Iowa Wisconsin Nebraska and Kansas City market prices noted despite weather and labor constraints.
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Tion
United States
Acre
The
Agricultural Marketing Administra
Iowa
Wisconsin
Great Plains
Platte Valley
Nebraska
Ealing
Kansas City
Marengo Adult School Opens Fifth Year With 230 Attendees
The Marengo adult school opened its fifth year Monday evening with 230 attendees. Williamsburg Amana and Victor were among nearby towns represented. Red Cross courses are offered along with new classes such as Making the Most of Yourself and Producing for War Time Needs. Repeated courses include current thought forum discussion public speaking and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Williamsburg
Amana
Victor
Red Cross
Fence Drift In The Woven Wire By R F A
Washington pundits anticipate farmer friendly publicity in national magazines and newspapers after a summer where farmers felt neglected. The piece argues many deserves far more than the indifferent treatment they've received and notes a shift among some observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.F. A
Washington
World traveler Robert E Lee Hill to speak on Wealthy and Wise
Robert E Lee Hill alumni director at the University of Missouri will headline a first forum. Known as a former Rotary International president he travels widely and will discuss wealth and wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Forum
Robert E Lee Hill
University of Missouri
Rotary International
Illinois Suggests More Soybean Meal for Cattle
Chicago AP reports the University of Illinois College of Agriculture says soybean oil meal will have record supply this fall and can be fed to steers at a ratio as heavy as 1 part meal to 2 parts corn, up from the former 1 to 7. Studies by the animal husbandry department support the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
University
Coming Farm Auctions This Week Across Iowa
Week of September auctions include Zack McArthur sale 114 miles west of Fairfax Thursday. Iowa Livestock Exchange in Cedar Rapids Friday. Anamosa and Iowa City Sales Co. livestock events Saturday and Tuesday. Schoonover Bader Scheer dairy cattle sale near Springs ville Thursday. Tea Boddicker Berkshire sale 344 miles southwest of Newhall Saturday.
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Zack McArthur
Fairfax
Iowa Livestock
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Iowa City Sales Co
Schoonover
Bader and
Scheer
Springsville
Tea Boddicker
Berkshires
Newhall
Farm Labor Shortage Reported Across Mid West
Des Moines dispatch notes a shortage of farm hands statewide with northeastern Iowa hardest hit. Dairy farmers sell cows or shrink herds as help remains scarce while war industry wages pull workers away. Chicago Prairie Farmer warns 1943 food output may fall without drafted farm labor and urges McNutt to preserve farm labor for production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
United States Employment Service
Chicago
Prairie Farmer
Tllinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Paul V. McNutt
Women to Vote In Township AAA Elections
Des Moines report notes farm women gain voting rights and a voice in the farm program for war production. A J Loveland urges election of capable committeemen to maximize farm machinery and labor use to meet 1943 production goals amid manpower shortages and reduced new equipment.
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Des Moines
AAA
J Loveland
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Loveland
Wheat talk from Lewis Greaser on Northwest Iowa acres
Interview with Lewis Greaser, owner of 200 acres near Vinton and renter of 160 more, discusses cattle feeding, feeder prices, and farm labor costs. He critiques Roosevelt labor policy, argues for wage ceilings and farm price support, and weighs election choices and regional farming challenges.
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Lewis Greaser
Vinton
Wheat Dates Announced by Ames Entomologist
Ames extension entomologist Harold Gunderson announces safe seeding dates for fall wheat to prevent Hessian fly outbreaks. The dates vary by county tier with Sept 20 to Sept 26 as targets, and emphasis on 100-percent community cooperation and field sanitation.
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AMES
Harold Gunderson
Ames Extension
Gunderson
Iowa
Woodbury
Ida
Sac
Calhoun
Webster
Hamilton
Hardin
Grundy
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque
Monona
Crawford
Carroll
Greene
Boone
Story
Marshall
Ama
Benton
Linn
Jones and
Jackson
Harrison
Shelby
Audubon
Guthrie
Dallas
Polk
Jasper
Poweshiek
Johnson
Cedar
Clinton
Pottawattamie
Cass
Adair
Madison
Warren
Marion
Mahaska
Keokuk
Washington
Louisa
Muscatine
Scott
Mills
Montgomery
Adams
Union
Clarke
Lucas
Monroe
Wapetla
Henry
Des Moines
Jefferson
Soul Conservation Boys And Trees Poem Parody
A humorous verse parody titled Soul Conservation Boys And Trees plays on Joyce Kilmer, praising trees as temptations for playful boys. The spoof by Velma Gray Sunderman features a light tone about climbing, knobby knees, and parental worry, ending with a playful blessing.
Sleeping Sickness Kills 68 Horses This Season
Iowa state and federal veterinarians report encephalomyelitis losses this season with 67 deaths among unvaccinated horses in August and only one death among vaccinated horses. The record shows 61,320 horses vaccinated this year.
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Des Moines
C. C. Franks
J. A. Barger
Iowa
Margaret Mitchell and South Themed Novel Puzzle
A crossword style puzzle lists clues for horizontal and vertical entries about a novelist and related words. It includes references to Margaret Mitchell, South, various common nouns and abbreviations, and a mix of geography, objects, and descriptors.
FSA Clients Use 175 Pressure Cookers to Can 87000 Quarts
Cecil F. Rooks reports Washington county farm security clients bought 175 pressure cookers with 2275 dollars. Each cooker canned about 800 quarts this year, totaling at least 87000 quarts stored. At 20 cents per quart, the value of the pack is about 17500 dollars.
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Patton
Farmers Union
Washington
O'Neal
Farm Bureau
Roosevelt
Cecil F. Rooks
Farm Security Administration
Washington County
FSA
Rooks
Vocational Agriculture Classes Grow at Manchester High
Manchester reports fifty seven boys enrolled in vocational agriculture classes at the high school an increase of ten from last spring. Instructor W H Magdefrau notes freshmen take animal husbandry while sophomores study field crops soil and juniors and seniors share a farm management class.
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Manchester
Manchester High School
W. H. Magdefrau
Butter Production on Par With Year Ago
Creamery butter production in the west north central area including Iowa and Nebraska for the week ending Sept 10 fell 5 percent from the prior week but matched the same week a year earlier. USDA cited seasonal causes and noted excellent pasture conditions and milk output holding up as of Sept 1.
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Des Moines
INS
North Central
Iowa
Nebraska
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Iowa corn crop advances toward maturity in warm weather
Iowa’s corn crop is 46 percent safe from frost as it nears maturity a week earlier due to warm weather. Beans and alfalfa progress well. storage and labor shortages hinder harvest. Canners finish a large pack. yields vary by region with good quality produce and strong pastures.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Bulletin
Amber Creamery Pays 50 Cents for Top Butterfat
Amber cooperative creamery patrons were paid 50 cents a pound for top grade butterfat delivered during the last half of August. Second and third grades brought 49 and 48 cents respectively.
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The
Gazette
AMBER
Amber Cooperative Creamery
Berkshire Sale Eldorado Farm Announcement
At Eldorado Farm a Berkshire sale is advertised with directions from Newhall and I44. The notice lists location details and distance markers to guide attendees, noting weather or road conditions as a potential factor.
Sale of hogs and breeding stock at auction
On a Saturday sale day at 1:00 P M buyers will find 50 HIAD-10 very large spring boars 35 open gilts 9 good fall boars and bred nibs to farrow soon. The group emphasizes deep bodied smooth shouldered hogs with long bodies and bulging hams. The auction features Thren Bonher weiters the 1981 Nebraska Grand Champion and invites farmers to attend with LEO BODDICKER NEWUALL JR and Chas Taylor and Tony Schmilz named as organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Tan
Hog farm expands as soil tips aid Iowa farmers
A new hog house rises on Roy Bowmans R H Bowman farm north of Mt Vernon. L C Clapp Iowa State College urges soil conservation through liming phosphate legumes and grassed waterways. Emphasis on alfalfa expansion to feed livestock and improve fertility via farm demonstration plots and extension programs. Clerking of farm sales keeps Cedar Rapids The Peoples Savings Bank staff busy this fall with advance reservations. W J Beaty of Atkins recovers after a three week illness.
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R. H. Bowman
Mt. Vernon
Roy Bowman
L. C. Clapp
Iowa State College
Clapp
Farm Service Department
Peoples Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
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Wekenlooper
Joyce Kilmer
Velma Gray Sunderman
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Missouri
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Voc Ag
Amber Creamery
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I44
Leo Boddicker Newuall, JR
Auet
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Barwyard
W. J. Beaty
Atkins
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