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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1943
Page
2
The Titonka Topic outlines annual subscription pricing for Kossuth County Titonka trade area at 2.00 in advance, 2.56 outside the local trade region, 3.00 for Canada and foreign, and 2.00 for military service members. It notes all county subscriptions are continuing yearly unless canceled by subscribers or publisher.
The home front embraces soybeans as a source of affordable nutrition. Soya flour and grits, milled from soybeans, offer high quality protein and B vitamins. Production for civilians increases twelvefold vs 1942 43, yet supply remains ample.
A 1943 44 era farm homemaker notes time saving methods to balance war work and house duties. She abandons frills, creates a basement wash area, rearranges the kitchen to cut steps, stops ironing and simplifies meal prep to free time for outside activities.
Wartime feed shortages emphasize legume roughage for dairy cows. IOWA STATE COLLEGE expert Cannon says alfalfa provides most milk output with minimal protein supplementation, but energy limits milk to about 23 to 24 pounds daily without added grain. When using other roughages like timothy or sudan hay, protein and energy balance become crucial to meet daily needs.
A discussion on rationing protein for cows shows that to maintain body functions without milk, about 1 pound of soybean meal is needed daily. Each 7 pounds of milk requires an extra pound of protein. for timothy hay or similar fodder, producing up to 26 pounds of milk daily needs 4 pounds of soybean meal or its equivalent.
The new beef price ceilings set a range with floors and ceilings for different dressings, labeling it war beef. Rex Beresford notes feeders may be profitable under the scheme while avoiding premium feeder costs. Pricing moves with dressing yield around 61 percent, and subsidies adjust accordingly.
County Extension Director A L Brown suggests pasturing dry or late milking cows and yearlings on cornstalks after harvest as efficient feed use. He warns high producing cows on stalks are counterproductive, risking overfeeding grain early and underfeeding later, plus shelter shortages. For fall care, maintain hay and quality roughage, and ensure poultry diets include vitamin A sources when substituting grains.
Iowa State College reports wetting agents cut cleaning time for cream separators to two minutes and help remove milk stone from milking machine metal parts. Extension dairy specialist A W Rudnick notes rubber components also last longer when cleaned with the agents.
Farmers and home gardeners should protect tools against rust this winter by cleaning, oiling, and storing metal parts and hanging long handled tools to prevent warping. Replace broken handles, repair metal parts, clean spraying equipment, and store seeds dry. Plan water catchment for dry areas, insulate hog houses, and expect more gardeners in 1944 with smaller vegetable packs.
A farmer and family may avoid personal slaughter on a farm and keep ration points by using self produced goods. Farmers may opt for custom slaughter with certification that meat is for family food and from on farm livestock. Rural groups may share slaughtering, with annual lending limits of 400 pounds beef and veal, 160 pounds other meats, and 26 pounds other rationed foods. Hay shortages plague town of Towa.
Government and private interests may import 200 to 300 million bushels of grain this fall and winter to feed livestock and poultry with most going to coastal regions and feed-short localities. January and February may be good for buying native substitute feed, while hired farm labor wages hit a new high in the latest three months. A 4-12-4 fertilizer formula will replace 3-8-7 next year for garden fertilization. Gladiolus bulbs should be cured and dried before storage.
A blaze at the Robert Humke farm near Alden destroyed the barn two chicken houses a machine shed and a corn crib. Investigators believe spontaneous combustion in the barn started the fire.
Ira Hinspeter of Marcus suffered severe injuries when a stumbling elevator rod struck him. He was thrown to the ground and his clothing torn, according to local reports from the incident scene.
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