03 Jun 1943
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
1
A speaker praised Jasper and rock roads for better grading and drainage. He criticized the Pella Knoxville Road as poorly prepared for surfacing and noted that better roads could boost trade. The speaker also commended Pella’s people and merchants while urging broader improvement.
Weathered fields in this county show erosion from heavy rains. Contour farming alone fails. experts urge proper land use, crop rotations, and soil treatment during operations to protect soil and reduce future loss.
Survey shows cattle on farms reaching a record high of over seven million head. Farmers anticipate another peak feed year if weather cooperates, while water-killed legumes disrupt forage temporarily and soybeans for hay offer relief. Russia shipments gain top priority to feed Stalin’s forces as 1944 farm implement production targets are considered.
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Five acre plan in Iowa aims to boost soybean yields with a contest style approach. Participants race to improve production using shared techniques and experimental practices to measure gains over baseline.
The report lists quotations from ducal produce dealers for Wednesday morning, including figures for Cronus and Ewe Wheat, reflecting market pricing and supply conditions. The fragment suggests a brief market snapshot from a weekly markets column.
Mahaska County farmers push contouring and terracing after weeks of heavy rainfall. Erosion damages include soil loss and gullying, with thousands of dollars in potential losses. About 75 farmers adopted contouring this spring, reporting reduced runoff and better yields on oat and corn fields. Local officials urge wider use to prevent erosion and boost production.
The steel supply remains the limiting factor for 1944 farm machinery production. Allocation talks between the Food Administration and the War Production Board assess whether steel orders will meet the 80 percent minimum need. Salvaging scrap is emphasized since half of a new machine comes from scrap metal.
The Iowa Crop Reporting Service notes a lower price level from April 15, with prices for most crops and poultry rising while dairy and corn show strong gains. The general commodities index stands at 193, 2 points below April, strongest May since 1920, with hogs, beef and dairy showing varied movements.
Prices receded from a record high of 11.20 last month. The price received to price paid ratio for Town farmers was 13 percent on May 13. The index shows prices paid for family living and production at 1914 base levels, with the butterfat dairy feed ratio and poultry feed ratio noted as affected by feed costs.
Merion County poultrymen are urged by the government to produce about 3 920 000 dozen eggs this year, 10.3 percent more than 1942, as their share in the Food for Victory program, per the National Poultry Defense Committee. Chairman Hobart Creighton says the county goal follows Iowa's suggested increase and hinges on labor and feed availability as farmers push war production.
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