V E Day Food Demand Shifts in Postwar Markets
New Madrid County farmers see strong demand as V E Day opens routes for food to liberated nations. Supplies remain tight with meat dairy and poultry below needs, while war-ending shipping boosts potential exports. Price prospects for 1915 show ceilings likely for meat and dairy as demand stays high and parity supports persist. Chinch bugs threaten corn after wheat harvest. creosote via extension office offers control at minor farmer cost. Sleep sickness vaccination for horses and mules advised, especially for young animals, with vaccination by a veterinarian before July 1.
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Gordon B. Nance
Missouri College of Agriculture
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England
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Missouri Farmers Plan Conservation Farms
Missouri farmers organize conservation farming with soil districts across 1 114 districts nationwide. K G Harman notes rising interest in soil fertility and loss prevention as districts push balanced plans using contouring terraces drainage and crop residue to preserve productivity and profit. Southeast Missouri forms new districts in Cape Girardeau and Penascot counties as part of the regional setup.
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K. G. Harman
Columbia
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
United States
Missouri
Soil Conservation Service
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Cape Girardeau
Penascot
Controlling Bagworm on Evergreens
Missouri State University entomologist warns bagworm infestation rising in Missouri. The report details life cycle from eggs in bags to caterpillars feeding on evergreens, box elder, willows, maples, and shrubs, with control steps using lead arsenate spray or dust, timing by early June and precautions for heavy rains.
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Missouri
Ozarks
Sailors consider new uniform styles after V J Day
A Navy board weighs changing the getup including bell bottoms and jumpers as Senator Langer bills to end them. Sailors dislike square collars small pockets and the neckerchief while Enlisted men report tucking items into socks and waistbands. In Ely Minnesota last Saturday a three inch June snow fall was noted as unusual for the month.
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Navy
Langer Langer
North Dakota
Ely
Minn
Meat Exports Halted for Three Months Across All Programs
Virtually all shipments of meat abroad under lend lease and relief for liberated areas will stop during July, August and September. Government food officials cited recommendations from the Committee on Foreign Shipments, which warned of an extreme home front meat shortage and deemed it improbable the U S could afford to furnish meat abroad in the third quarter. To replace the canceled meat, the United States will boost exports of dried beans, eggs and other foods.
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Committee On
United States
Soldiers tour Berchtesgaden and Hitler retreat site
In postwar Germany GIs toured Berchtesgaden and Hitler’s Eagle's Nest, inspecting the wrecked home of Hitler and nearby areas once occupied by Nazi officials. About 10,000 enlisted men and officers joined the weekend visit, traveling in packed vehicles and hiking up to the observation post above the site. The report notes continued high demand for milk and other high protein foods, and mentions an OPA plan to improve domestic distribution starting June 17.
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Adolph Hitler
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