Waterloo Daily Courier / August 23, 1945

Had this advertisement to sell or lease Iowa hemp mills. Via Iowa Hemp For Victory:

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Iowa hemp mills for sale or lease according to the Waterloo Daily Courier were located in the following Iowa towns:

Algona

Boone

Britt

Eagle Grove

Grundy City

Hampton

Humboldt

Iowa Falls

Mason City

Rockford

Traer

Farmers were forced by law to grow hemp for the World War II effort. This video from the Library of Congress shows more of our farming history here in Iowa.

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