Holland Pratt dairy herd leads Carroll County testing in April
The Holland and Pratt herd of 14 cows posted 45.6 pounds butterfat and 1011 pounds milk to top Carroll County DHIA for April, marking five straight testing months at the top. Second place went to Rex Rahn’s 14 registered Brown Swiss at 40.8 pounds butterfat and 983 pounds milk, with several herds and individual cows noted for high production and multiple dry cows among the tested group.
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Holland and Pratt
Carroll County
Rex Rahn
John K. Morris
John Derver
Noordhoff and Peck
Association
Ruby
John Derrer
Susanna
J. C. Bennett
South End
Sadie
R. KR. Porter and Son
Noordhoff
Peek
R. R. Porter and Son
Carroll and French
Russell Derrer
Wallace Williams
Howard L. Derrer
Bruce Groharing
Edwin Keim
Farm program urges full planting amid gear shortages
Herman Daehler notes farmers still have two small tractors and other tillage gear as Chester Davis urges maximum planting for war crops. He says the War Food Administration will mobilize labor and machinery to aid harvests and maintain price supports, urging farmers to plant to the limit this spring.
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Herman Daehler
Carroll County Farm Machinery Rationing Committee
Chester Davis
War Food Administration
U. S
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Savanna Plans National Hospital Day Observance
Savanna residents and Mayor Rhene B. Law plan a May 12 observance of National Hospital Day to honor the new Savanna hospital now in service since last winter. A dedication service may be postponed until a nurses’ home is completed, with architects, donors, and officials hoped to attend.
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National Hospital
Savanna
Rhene B. Law
Law
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