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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
5
The Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service reports a spring pig crop of 13 435 000 head, up 18.5 percent from 1948 and second largest on record after 1943. Farrowings Dec 1 1948 to Jun 1 1949 estimated at 2 048 000. litter size 6.56 head, slightly below 1948 peak but above the 10 year average.
Government guarantees up to 85 percent of the cost for cribs or bins to store this fall's corn. Total loan capped at 45 cents per bushel of capacity, five year term, 4 percent interest. Some plan to store sealed corn and pay 10 cents per bushel storage. Early action yields better loan terms and price vs cash price, around $1.25.
Central States News reports a new Electronic Moduflow method to control temperatures on passenger cars. During a Chicago to Los Angeles round trip, Charles Sanders and Maurie Basil of Honeywell Regulator Co record results from test equipment on a test car.
The long list of Sunday visits and local travel centers on Argo and Brown families in Iconium and nearby areas. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Ned L Argo and Laura Jo of Ottumwa, Blanch Argo, Beryl Brown, Jay Argo, Birdie Main, A J Brown, Earle Swift, Laura Dicks, Merle Dicks, and many others. Funeral attendance for Charles Dicks in Cambria and burial at Corydon are noted, with harvesting, visiting relatives, and park picnic plans mentioned.
The piece asks how much pork consumers will eat and pay for as farms project 74 to 80 pounds per person by 1950. It notes 1946 consumption at 75.6 pounds with average farm price $17.50 and questions whether income and willingness to pay will sustain hog prices if production rises, a puzzle that keeps a farmer awake.
Daily social notes recount visits in Winterset Trenton and nearby towns. Families such as Harrison Gladfelder Whicker Smith Ladd Stockwell Luse Gladfelder and Tomlin are listed with multiple weekend and weekday visits and farm tasks.
Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson says rotenone dust controls cabbage worms and flea beetles across most state sections. Worms are green about a half inch long and beetles are black, about a quarter inch with two yellow stripes and flea-like jumps. Apply one and a half percent rotenone dust for control.
Read Salilers of Fortune, action tracked stories of America’s foremost fighting daredevils in The American Weekly, a magazine distributed with Sundays Chicago Herald American.
Lady Anne and Robert Gordner of Humboldt Iowa visit their grandparents the Gordners. Birthday celebrations include Ben Jones with multiple family members. Neighbors and relatives visit Ottumwa Albia and nearby homes as heavy rains delay field work.
Iowa State College economist Carl Malone notes this year may favor selling grain fed cattle as soon as grain costs align with selling prices, urging producers to watch markets closely for optimal timing.
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