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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1943
Page
7
To divert about 20 percent of the 1943 apple crop to manufacturing, the War Food Administration ordered lower grades sold only to authorized processors in eight states. The program aims to supply canned apples, applesauce, jelly, cider, pectin, and other products as fresh fruit demand remains high.
Bern reports mark seventh September execution of a German defeatist Fritz Groebe a 57 year old farm machinery store owner in Berlin press accounts. Germany said he criticized the Reich leadership and aimed at undermining the war effort. Also a London Reuters wrap notes 21 Frenchmen executed and Besancon killings of seven terrorists on the Franco Swiss border by a German controlled radio report.
The Agricultural Adjustment Agency removes corn marketing quotas for 184 in Maryland led by Leonard C Burns and Stace A vice-chairman. The nation holds 3.415 billion bushels of corn in the granary, second only to the 1942 peak, while a record livestock population boosts demand. No corn marketing quota referendum will be held in Maryland this year.
Ader introduces rayon based precision gloves described as a new use for this material. The gloves help handle instruments while freezing fingers during high altitude flights.
Spokane report details Washington Idaho Palouse region producing 398000 acres of dry split pea soup stock for wartime needs. Farmers exceeded targets by 6000 acres, aided by labor pooling and round-the-clock machinery use, with city volunteers aiding via sack sewers and field work. New warehouses rise to store the bumper crop for soldiers, housewives, and allied allies.
In a regional program led by Dr T B Symons and Dr T K Wolfe, government hay is being moved to drought zones across Maryland Virginia Delaware and West Virginia. Only eligible dairy farmers may buy, with subsidies lowering prices for alfalfa and clover mixes while supply varies by region. Farmers may authorize substitutions to ensure timely delivery.
Joseph Curran president of the Maritime Union alleges state department obstruction of his union mission to Britain North Africa and Russia. He says passport delay and denial of leave followed by his 1-A draft classification.
College Park October 1 Dr C W England of the University of Maryland says the government is supplying the armed forces with more than double the butter eaten by civilians to ensure adequate supply where needed. He cites butter’s rich fatty acid mix and vitamin content as justification. He adds keep physically fit on the Home Front and suggests milk and other dairy products if butter runs short. Britain’s clothes rationing era records seven hundred thousand people seeking new clothes in year one.
C Barker announced his retirement from the University of Maryland Extension Service after sixteen years of promoting pure bred cattle. At a Lord Baltimore Hotel dinner in his honor speakers praised his service while a McDonogh School show crowned Ayrshire and Holstein champions from districts across Maryland.
Six local residents and auction staff tell The News-Post they know of no dairy cows being sold for slaughter in the Frederick County area. They say only cows with problems or poor production are sometimes culled, while high feed costs pressure producers to keep productive stock.
A Garfield County feature notes the Garfield community as a potential potato capital within Frederick County. Small farms harvest 6 to 12 acres yearly, with storages holding 12 to 14 hundred bushels. Seed is often sourced from Garrett County and labor is steady with strong women harvesters. Weather and feed concerns shape planting decisions as dust clouds mark drills and harrows despite scant moisture.
The War Production Board and Mary lands State War Board order Maryland farm machinery production for 1943 44 and 1942 47 quotas. Manufacturers can release 40 percent of 1946 output if machines have left factories. Critical metals available July 1 1944. Reports from counties on rationed tractors combines corn pickers and balers determine future machine counts.
In Portland Oregon a city sponsored farmer to consumer market plan was launched to address high food prices. Shipyard workers and locals protested retail costs while farmers complained wholesale channels paid too little. Albina Engine and Machine Works invited farmers to gates, boosting sales as the city rotated markets across three vacant lots. By day three more farmers and customers joined, buying vast amounts at prices below retail.
University of Wisconsin researchers led by Wayne Unmubreit developed a carrageenan based gelatin substitute for agar used in bacterial cultures. The seaweed derived medium dissolves readily, supports root nodulation bacteria, and matches or exceeds agar in growth and nitrogen fixation tests.
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