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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1944
Page
3
AAA expands seed harvest program to boost legume and grass seed. New payments include 83.50 per acre plus added 3 4 cent per pound for red clover and 2 cent per pound for alfalfa and alsike clover. Congress allocates 12.5 million dollars to spur harvests and ease shortages.
A report notes sawdust as a source for plastic resin and introduces a plastic mace fashioned from California redwood. The finding highlights alternative materials for early plastic development and weapon components.
Poultry raisers mix home grown grains with Big Gain 32 Concentrate to finish chicks after the starter period. The concentrate is tested and approved by leading poultry laboratories to provide proteins vitamins minerals and balance for profitable mashes. Dealers can provide a Big Gain catalogue with mixing formulas.
The Iowa Farm Bureau reports a paid state membership of 75 645, surpassing the 75 000 goal set for 1944 and marking the earliest achievement of the target. Wayne Tyler notes 18 counties in his region exceed quota, with Jones county at 912 members.
About thirty attendees from Linn, Jones, Johnson and Benton counties joined Cedar Rapids training led by Harold Gunderson, extension entomologist, on identifying European corn borers. Five Jones county 4 H members were chosen to report observations from July 15 to September 15, documenting infested hills and borers per stalk across two months.
Arthur Husmann a Scotch Grove vocational agriculture student rises as a Hampshire hog breeder. He earned the State Farmer degree at the Des Moines Iowa convention and, over four high school years, expanded from one sow to a six-sow breeding herd while leading the FFA chapter and serving as swine committee treasurer. He also mentors 4 H youth and builds farm equipment, improving efficiency and profitability.
Nutritionists warn of varying fruit supplies this year with peaches likely to improve while Iowa faces a fair peach crop and scarce winter apples. Dried apricots may be released for civilians, and brown rot worries plums. Two fruits a day aid nutrition. plan 40 quarts canned fruit per person yearly and use leftovers first to preserve vitamins and flavor.
A vehicle run can cause heat expansion that raises tire pressure by several pounds immediately after operation. The effect is temporary as tires cool, but drivers should check pressure to ensure safe levels.
Jones county farmers are urged by R D Sanford of the county conservation committee to order limestone now for 1944. A July August application period is ideal as fields are solid and spreading with the new spreader. Contractors are seeking orders and stockpiles exist. Limestone credits can be earned by private purchases or via the conservation materials program in towns with contractor agreements. A township list shows local suppliers and delivered or spread prices, including Monticello and Olin providers.
Calendar lists upcoming Farm Bureau activities across Iowa towns. Includes Madison July 21 4-H with Steve Story Wyoming July 21 Bureau leader Fred Fritz Jackson July 25 4-H Club Tour Scotch Grove July 26 Clay Bureau July 26 John Peterson home Greenfield 4-H Louis Strother Richard Strother June 27.
The Wayne 4-H boys and leaders William Martin William T Jansen and Don Southard met at Raymond Freese home. They played kitten ball before the meeting and discussed the European corn borer including identification and farm control measures. Awards from the Jones County Fair and exhibit requirements were reviewed with a film shown afterward.
Harold Bedell of Cincinnati Ohio the first county extension director in Pennsylvania spoke to the Castle Grove township Farm Bureau meeting on Thursday evening. He discussed wildlife and modern living and shared his experiences helping establish the Farm Bureau in unfamiliar surroundings. National Farm Safety Week notes safety rules for women farm workers and farm tasks including machinery handling clothing and sun protection plus health and nutrition tips.
Forty-four thousand teachers earn less than $600 annually, equating to about $1.88 per week, highlighting a widespread pay crisis. The figure underscores wage suppression affecting educators as the clock ticks on annual pay reviews.
The article advises sorting whites and work clothes, soaking white cottons before washing, and using mild soap. It warns against overwashing and overdosing soap, notes temperatures affect dirt removal, and gives machine wash times for fabrics while linking lake temperature to fish die offs as an unrelated paragraph.
A Memphis Tennessee penal farm with 500 inmates reported a net profit of 99949 dollars and 29 cents for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1943, emphasizing soil conservation and scientific farming.
A tiny sugar scoop kept with packaged soap proves handy for making a small amount of suds for a few dishes or laundry. Shaking soap from the box often releases too much soap, leading to waste.
Investigators warn that female donors are more prone to develop anemia following blood donation than male donors.
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