Storage for Iowa soybeans falls short of demand
AAA says 6,000,000 bushels of wooden bins will not hold Iowa's projected soybean crop of 3,000,000 bushels. County offices rush orders as farmers face on-farm storage needs. No. 2 No. 2 grade beans valued at $1.66 net if stored to July 1, 1943, with sealing at $1.67 and one cent cost.
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HE Commodity Credit Corporation
Iowa
A. J. Loveland
AAA
Gazee
Loveland
R. B. Booth
AAA Committee
Cedar Rapids
US Dairy Forecast Sees Stable Milk Output in 1943
USDA officials project milk production at 119 to 122 billion pounds in 1943, near record levels, with more cows on farms and ample stock on hand. They expect civilian needs plus military and lend-lease demand to be met, with no milk rationing likely despite higher feed costs and meat shortages.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
20 Cars of Feed Wheat Arrive in Cedar County
Tipton reports 20 carloads of feed wheat into Cedar county from Minneapolis and Kansas. Six cars to Tipton, six to Bennett, three to Mechanicsville, four to Clarence, one to Durant. Each car 1500 to 2000 bushels, total 31,000 bushels unloaded to date with about 10,600 bushels in steel bins and the rest trucked to farms.
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Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County
Triple-A
Minneapolis
Points
Kansas
Bennett
Mechanicsville
Clarence
Durant
Grain Brokers Fear Federal Price Controls End Private Wheat Trade
CHICAGO AP fear rose that federal price controls may paralyze private wheat trade, forcing government operation of a vast marketing system. Grain men said ceilings around 1.34 a bushel parity and 1.21 loan rate could push farmers to turn wheat to the government, risking 800 million bushels by spring. Uhlmann Grain stressed loans may fail to cover costs, urging policy flexibility to avoid widespread government ownership.
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Chicago
Uhlmann Grain Company
Jack Benjamin
Uhlmann
Benjamin
Barn Crash Injures Farmer in Wind Domination
Interview with Elmer Bard of a farm near Ryan recalls a morning barn collapse that toppled 60 tons of hay and straw, killed four cattle, injured his son Kenneth, and left Bard bruised with a shattered milking setup. He recounts the incident, insurance, rebuilding permits, church influence, and wartime service.
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Ryan
Elmer Farm
Mr. Sheppard
Kenneth
Kenneth Sheppard
Elmer Bard
Grain bins in belt exceed eighty four million bushels located
Illinois grain belt holds wood bins with capacity over 84 million bushels as reported by the Agricultural Marketing Administration. Early soybeans will be combined this week in downstate Illinois per Baldwin Elevator Co of Decatur, but widespread harvest won’t start until early October.
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Chicago
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Downstate
Illinois
Baldwin Elevator Company
Decatur
Unnamed Urbana Soybean Shows Six to Eight Yield
An Urbana field trial reports an unnamed new soybean variety yielding six to eight bushels per acre in tests. Researchers note potential for higher yields with improved management practices and soil conditions.
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Urbana
Ili
Fence Drift Reflections on War Time Pricing and Parity Ideas
A fragment recalls Ted Schultz pushing forward pricing over 1909-14 parity as essential to finishing war work. The prose compares critics to Whoozi, a bird that flies backward, hinting that some agricultural leaders are more focused on past deeds than future goals.
New Rice Variety Boosts Yields and Oil Content
A University of Illinois plant breeding effort introduces a Mandarin Mansey cross yielding more bushels per acre than Illini. The line, higher in oil, is being multiplied only at experiment stations in Iowa Indiana Ohio and Illinois with fall sowing planned in southern Texas to support scaling.
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University of Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Texas
Jackson 4-H Boys to Be Hosts to Auction Buyers
Maquoketa Jackson county 4 H club members will entertain buyers at the 4 H club baby beef auction during a roast beef dinner on Sept 23 at the Hotel Hurst in Maquoketa. Beef from a 4 H calf purchased by Homer Bowman will be served by the Navy Mothers. Andrew county boys 4 H chairman Charles Butterworth is in charge of the program.
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Maquoketa
Jackson County
Hurst
Homer Bowman
Navy
Charles Butterworth
Andrew
Iowa Central Fair judges hogs and 4-H entries
Hogs and 4-H livestock from 19 Iowa counties will be judged at the Central Iowa fair Tuesday through Friday. The baby beef and hog auctions will be held Friday.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Increased Business Reported for Farmer Elevator Companies
A Fort Dodge report shows 104 farmers elevator firms with fiscal years ending between January 3 and June 30 1942 posted total sales of 24 434 622 18 and net profits of 914 371 36. Only one firm had a loss. patronage dividends totaled 505 226 53.
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Fort Dodge
D. E. Edison
Farmers Grain Dealers Association of
Iown
Mr. Edison
Wae Oe
Trials Proceed Near Highstown
Paper reports indicate trials are being held in the vicinity of Highstown, with proceedings underway and local observers noting courtroom activity.
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Highstown
Ten High Dairymen in Fayette County Recognized
Ten Fayette county dairymen receive certificates of merit from the National Dairy association for averaging more than 350 pounds butterfat across eight or more cow years. Recipients include Edwin Chenswold West Union Irving Deering Clermont and others with herd sizes and fat averages listed.
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Fayette
Fayette County
National Dairy Association
Edwin Chenswold
West Union
Irving Deering
Clermont
K. J. Kerr
Postville
Jerry N. Spencer
Archie Schroeder
Gross Brothers
Walter Dietel
Hawkeye
H H. Engel
Ronald Grafenberg
John Lueder
Farm Auction Calendar Shifts Across Iowa Listings
Readable segment lists upcoming farm auctions in Iowa. Sept 24 Schoon, Bader and Scheer dairy cattle near Spring. Sept 25 L C Staman near Marion. Sept 26 Leo Berkshires near Newhall. Sept 26 Anamosa stock auction Iowa City Sales. Sept 30 Roscoe Wise Duroc boars near Ryan.
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Schoonever
Bader
Scheer
L. C. Staman
C. E. Hense
Marion
Leo Berkshires
Newhall
Anamo Sa
Iestock
Iowa City
Roscoe Wise
Farm Sale Nets $6000 For 120 Acres Near North Liberty
The Senate of Iowa City has purchased Ernest Meeks' 120 acre farm three miles southeast of North Liberty for $50 an acre totaling $6000.
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North Rty
Everett Senate
Iowa City
Ernest Meeks
North Liberty
Cedar County Farm Machinery Rationing Board Named
Cedar county has formed a farm machinery rationing board to approve purchases of new equipment. Horse drawn machinery and small tools are exempt. Purchasers must agree to do custom work if the board orders it.
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Hanee
Glenco Tipton
Cedar County Farm Eile
Bin for Soybean Storage Reported for Cedar County
Henry Von Muenster AAA chairman Cedar County announced wooden bins will be shipped into the county for soybean storage. The project aims to provide storage capacity for soybeans in the region.
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Cedar County
Char Ae County
Henry von Muenster
AAA
New Seed Corn Plant Opened at Oelwein
DeKalb Seed corn processing plant in Oelwein will open for inspection Thursday. The facility has a drying capacity of 15,000 bushels at a time and will handle corn from about 2,700 acres this year.
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Oelwein
Gelwein
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