22 Apr 1943
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1943
Page
1
Marion County Shorthorn Sale held last Thursday at Knoxville Iowa reports show buyers and sellers from the region. Secretary Mo Davis of Kreaville and local officials presided with cattle offerings described as good quality. Farmers nearby noted strong interest and rising prices for the Marion County stock.
In Mahaska County the number of farmers with finalized soil and conservation plans rises to forty two. County officials and technicians highlight spring efforts to begin countywide soil conservation work, with seminars and demonstrations planned at multiple townships to promote contour farming and erosions control practices.
In Marion County, Charlie Harvey traces his Angus herd to 1915 when they bought a cow from P. J. Donahoe in Holbrook. He and his father built a purebred operation, later with sons Clifford and Eugene, and acquired Enchanter Marshall Grade and Evergreen Marshall 12th to bolster traits. The Harveys showed 4-H cattle, won championships, and contributed to the Marion County Angus Breeders Association.
Town residents planning a poultry project this year will find Leghorn cockerels suit their needs for quick start. Birds reach about three pounds, offering steady gains and a more suitable flesh yield at that weight than heavier breeds.
Marion county AAA raised the ceiling price on sealed corn by five cents per bushel to two dollars per bushel. Harold Hooper says the increase was issued from headquarters and takes effect immediately. The county holds 330,000 bushels in steel bins at Knoyville Pleasantville Otley and elsewhere plus 470,000 bushels sealed in farm bins. The stock in AAA bins may be sold only to local Marion county buyers for feeding. The added five cents yields about 3,500 in value, not including farm corn already at lower prices.
Rural schools in Marion county face a growing teacher shortage as districts recount staff losses to marriages and other jobs. Officials fear at least one and perhaps several rural schools may close, forcing pupils to relocate to nearby schools. Township meetings addressed the issue across the week, with superintendents hopeful but cautious about the coming term.
The county superintendent and staff discuss a voluntary consolidation as elementary pupils without teachers join partner schools for next year. Travel may increase for some but larger classes promise more engaging groups and better work, with some contracts proposing about $125 per month gains.
Iowa feeders plan larger marketing of fed cattle in May with fewer in June as labor, margins, feed costs, and protein shortages worry farmers. Stocker and feeder cattle arrivals January through March 1942 rose 13 percent from a year earlier, driven by March. Across the Corn Belt, April 1 on feed rose about one percent from 1942 while eastern states lagged except Michigan and Texas showed small gains.
Reports from cattle feeders show about 72 percent had more than three months on feed as of April 1 this year, a higher share than in five years, suggesting fewer cattle placed on feed January through March. Woeders expect marketing by month to differ from last year, while stocker feeder movements into the Corn Belt stay high. Shipments at public stockyards rose eight percent, the largest since 1950, with direct inshipments higher than last year and prices per pound at a record high for similar periods.
The state increases safety law enforcement with about 1160 driving privileges revoked or suspended for months, up 11 percent from the prior year. Mandatory license revocation after convictions like manslaughter negligent drunken driving should be enforced universally to protect others.
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