Hadeler Eyes 15 Percent Production Rise For War Needs
August Hadeler, Hand County farmer, plans a conservative 15 percent rise in livestock output to aid war needs while preserving his 2000 acre farm. He built his own barn and equipment, uses cane and sudan for feed, and coordinates haying with cultivating to maximize feed value. He notes rye as a valuable grain in fodder and recalls buying feeder pigs in 1932 to weather feed shortages.
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August Hadeler
Pioneer Hand County
Hadejor
Mr. Hadeler
Hadeler
Edwin
Louis
Handelers
Hadelers
North Dakota
Minnesota
Uncle Sam
Food Stamp Report Details Midwest Use of Blue Stamps
In December 1941 pork butter and eggs made up over half of blue stamp purchases in the Midwest as reports by SMA. Pork 23.8 cents, butter 13, eggs 13.9, cereals 14.59, vegetables 16.7, fruits 17.7. 578,000 people in low income families received 2,567,000 dollars in blue stamps, averaging 2.73 per person. Nationwide 3.4 million participants used 9,338,000 dollars in blue stamps, up 534,000 from November.
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Brookings, Fey
Surplus Marketing Administration
Midwest
SMA
Food Production Goals Revised To Meet War Needs
County FSA supervisors estimate increases in crops and livestock to support wartime needs. Notable gains include 2,699 acres flax and 56,742 bushels potatoes plus large boosts in beef pork butterfat and poultry. FSA offers Food for Freedom loans up to 500 with streamlined procedures to assist borrowers in securing seeds and repairing machinery. State FSA Director Emil Loriks notes seed purchasing activities and cooperative efforts, while production outcomes from the loans remain to be determined but are expected to be substantial.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
FSA
South
Devota
Usda Defense Boards
Emil Loriks
Harold Dechow Leaves Seven Sows for Spring Crop
Harold Dechow, purveyor of Hampshire hogs near Forestburg, SD, has kept seven sows for this spring pig crop amid a 14 year show record at the South Dakota State Fair. He also runs cattle and a flock of 150 White Plymouth Rock hens, citing home grown seeds, clean water, bedding, and good care as keys to a 50 percent winter production, above average.
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Harold Dechuyw
Hampshire
Dechow
Forestburg
Sanborn County
FSA Mobilizes Agriculture For Increased Output
EMIL LOARIES outlines Farm Security Administration efforts to boost wartime food production. The agency streamlines programs, offers Food for Victory loans up to 59 dollars, supports dairy poultry and garden initiatives, and expands youth and cooperative farming projects to mobilize latent agricultural labor for national defense.
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Farm Security Administration
Beadle County
Food For Freedom
FSA
Department of Agriculture
Agnekion Farm Security Administration
Topsoil Loss Highlights Wind Erosion Problems Near Huron
Alfred Kelly, a farmer about 15 miles northeast of Huron and Soil Conservation Service cooperator, notes persistent topsoil loss at the Wolsey Shoe Creek demonstration project. He describes fields across the road from his home as severely wind eroded, with topsoil blown away each year, leaving crops struggling without adequate soil.
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Alfred Kelly
Huron
Soil Conservation Service
Wolsey- Shoe Creek
Kelly
Alaskans Fortified With Food Supplies
Anchorage Alaska February 244P Alaska expects ample winter food as merchants stored large civilian supplies last summer. Government investigator George Syndberg notes no risk of shortage and says there is more food in the territory than at any previous time. Syndberg senior planning technician of the National Resources Planning Board conducted the survey after Governor Ernest Gruening requested it at the outbreak of war.
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Anchorage
Alaska
United States
George Syndberg
Syndberg
National Resources Planning Board
Ernest H. Gruening
Old Gray Mare Back In Style At Omaha Horse Auction
In Omaha on February 24 the Old Gray Mare makes a comeback as demand for horses rises. South Omaha auctions crack along with 500 animals sold in a single day including 350 horses and 150 mules. Buyers travel from New England and beyond to transport, farm, and work horses, with horses shown before purchase.
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Omaha
South Omaha
New England
David Harums
Market Sale Rules for Work Animals and Buyers Rights
Observers certify animal work quality on tags with terms like work green little green windy or bad workers. Dealers must disclose both good and blemishes and buyers may demand price reductions or full rejection if flaws are hidden. Market backs away from city delivery animals as old drays fade and replacement costs rise.
Custom built naval vessel line item costs prohibitive
The record notes that a custom built vessel today carries a prohibitive price tag of about $1,200, indicating high initial costs and potential affordability concerns for buyers considering bespoke construction.
Well Read Cows For Defense Poster Wins Odd Births
Kenton, Feb 24. Sherman Wolf, a farmer, posted a dairy production notice in his barn for cows to read. Three days later one cow bore twins, and a week later another cow had twins. One cow produced only one calf, Wolf says she was young and could not rear.
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Kenton
Sherman Wolf
Wolf
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Sudan
Waconia
Red Top
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Sunshine Chicks
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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
T. B
Sunshine State
Loaiks
Federal
Emil Loaries
South Dakota
Pearl Harbor
America
Farm Securit Administration
T Dairy
Second St
Cone
S. D
Kingsbury Or
Brookings Co
E. A. Baden, Brookings, SD
Clark, Or
Spink County
Charles Mobraaten
Clark, S. D
Codington County
B. Schwaien
Watertown
Brown County
Paul Armantrout
Aberdeen, S. D
Marshall County
J. W. Finch, Cogewell
Deuel Or
Hamlin County
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Roanoke
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