Iowa Turkey Output Lifts to 2.33 Million for Military
Iowa produced 2,334,000 turkeys this year, up 467,000 from last year, with at least 60 percent directed to the government for holiday meals for armed forces. About 1,400,000 birds will go to the military, 280,000 more than last year, as Iowa leads in early market readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
Earl Mason
Iowa-Nebraska Poultry and Egg Association
Mason
George B. Sheehe
War Food Administration
Sheche
Edmund 8. Gregory
Army
Storm Lake
Handling Soft Corn Problem For Landlords
L. J. Bodensteiner of the Northeastern Iowa Farm Business association explains landlords with soft corn in a crop share face options to sell the crop or feed cattle. He urges early planning, cooperative feeding, and possible concessions like silos or fences to protect tenant interests, noting beef may replace hogs next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
L. J. Bodensteiner
Northeastern
Iowa Farm Business Association
Iowa Farm Economist
Iowa State College
Bodensteiner
Our BoarDiNg House WitH MAjOr Hoople
A fragmentary playful piece presents a retort about memory and a mock quiz on history. The rambling dialogue mocks recall of battles and dates, framed as a quirky exchange with comic urgency.
Farm Auction Schedule Flows Across Iowa Dates
A sequence of public auctions and sales listed by date and location. Included are auctions for Bonaparte Guernsey sale, Lisbon, Coggon, Walker Green Hill farms, Central City, Tipton, Swisher, Dyersville, Amana, Alburnett, Mechanicville, Ryan and surrounding areas with Duroc and estate sales led by names such as Carl Sailor Clarence Michael and Roscoe P. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Sailor
Lisbon, Schatzle and Hinton
Coggon
Clarence Michael
Walker
Green Hill Farms
Bonaparte
Guernsey
W. P. Marner
Iowa City
O. B. Houmes
Central City
George W. Drager
Tipton
Joseph Rozek
Swisher
L. M. Phelns
Frank Bys and Sons
Quiet Week in 1944 Domestic Wool Market in Boston
In Boston the domestic wool market was very quiet with little buyer interest for native grease wools. Some options on territory 34ths wool expired and July purchases continued to supply mills with domestic wools.
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Boston
WFA
Marlin Blades Endorsement Sparks Shave Ad Campaign
An advertisement proclaims Marlin Blades superior to competitors and promotes Marla Shave Cream as enhancing blade performance. The claim centers on the Marlin Firearms Co. endorsement and invites consumers to try the shaving product line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin
Marlin Firearms Co
Wheat and Oats Rally on Chicago Market Week
Wheat and oats futures rose in Chicago last week while rye and barley weakened. Corn futures trading resumed with a ceiling set at 1.184 and oats deliveries posted gains despite early week lows. Cash markets remained quiet for wheat and variable for other grains.
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Chicago
Office of Distribution
War Food Administration
Chicago Board of Trade
Soybeans Shipped by Triple A from Waukon
A carload of 110000 pounds of soybeans was shipped by the Triple A to Decatur Illinois from Waukon last week. This marks the first shipment of soybeans from Waukon in several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triple-A
Waukon
Triple- A
Decatur
Ill
Feed school and postwar food conference set for Sept 25
Wisconsin Minnesota Illinois and Iowa feeding authorities will speak in Des Moines at a regional feed school and postwar food conference. The event is called by the Western Grain and Feed association and the Iowa Feed Institute with all feed manufacturers distributors and dealers invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
Iowa
Western Grain and Feed Association
Iowa Feed Institute
Public Livestock Sale Announced On Farm Road 150
A public sale on paved road No 150 twelve miles east of Tinton is set for Thursday September 21 starting at 11 o'clock. The catalog lists 41 horses and cattle including bays and sorrels, 70 cattle with mixed herds, 210 hogs with numerous sows and shoats, 29 Corriedale ewes and multiple bucks, plus miscellaneous items. Auctioneers are L M Phelps, Albin Boultinghouse Boling, with Troton State Bank as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinton
Guernsey
Poland
Farrow
Stereford
Berkshire
Corriedale
Shropshire
Sheep Do Well On Silage in Illinois Tests
Silage proves valuable for flock maintenance and western range lambs. Low protein and calcium require supplements. with proper doses, silage shows strong performance. One ton supports two ewes for five months with seventy five pounds oil meal and four pounds limestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Ill
W. G. Kammlade
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Kammlade
Forest degradation prompts nationwide timber growth plans
The piece warns that 1943 timber destruction exceeded growth by 50 percent and urges nationwide action to raise annual growth. It cites silage fed to ewes as a profitable farm option and cites University of Illinois trials showing corn silage with soybean meal improving lamb gains.
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Usda Forest
Corn Silage Ration Preference Highlights Acre Output
The article notes a preference for silage over other rations, asserting that an acre of corn yields superior feed, underpinning livestock nutrition decisions and farm planning.
Mediterranean France Faces Food Deficit Unlike Normandy
The article notes that Mediterranean France lags in food supply, contrasting with the relative abundance seen in Normandy and Brittany. It highlights regional disparities in agricultural output and availability of staple goods across France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
France
Normandy
Brittany
$100 An Acre Paid for 120 Near Waukon
J L Johnson sold the 120 acre farm one mile east of Waukon to William Bieber for 100 dollars per acre. The property has been in the Johnson family for about 90 years and includes a nine room house a new barn and good outbuildings.
Decorah Woman Sells 120 Acre Farm in Frankville Township
Mrs Amelia Mc Cusker sold her 120 acre farm in Frankville township southeast of Decorah to Alvin H. Gipp for 7200 dollars. The tillable level property has no buildings and restrictions on its use were eased. Washington AP WPB report: new fibre container rules lifted for tomato shippers and several fruits and vegetables previously under quotas.
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Decorah
Amelia McCusker
Frankville Township
Here
Alvin H. Gipp
Washington
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