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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1950
Page
3
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee warns of a sizable rise in fertilizer demand and urges farmers to order early and take delivery as soon as possible. They stress year round planning, factory storage limits, and the need for prompt cooperation to ensure supply and avoid delays next spring.
Feed Farm Belt offers fresh notes while Akron Drug and Elite Shop advertise dresses on sale from 1-8 to 1-2 off. Jamesway 70-gallon Hog Waterers price cut by $5. Nelson Hatchery lists remaining Jamesway Hog Feeders and Waterers Poultry Feeders and Waterers and a new Jamesway Ventilation System for poultry houses.
Prizes slashed on dresses hats scarves gloves and more with a chance to stretch dollars. Bring in your harness binder for oiling and repair during the sale period. Portland Extension Club meets January 20 at Mrs Tom Kenny's home at 10 am for an all day gathering with a pot luck dinner. Mrs Lola Stelpfing will demonstrate yeast bread making.
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee cites plant food as boosting yields and adding organic matter. Dr Norman J Volk explains residues from crops like corn stalks should be returned to the soil to improve matter, texture, and water retention with crop rotation and barnyard manure.
Michigan State College soil specialist Ed Longnecker says liberal fertilizer use is essential to offset high fixed costs and lower crop prices. He advises soil testing, applying fertilizer to responsive crops such as oats, barley, wheat, alfalfa, corn on suitable land, and cash crops like potatoes and sugar beets. He favors reducing tillage, preserving soil and water, and returning residues while improving pastures with targeted fertilizer and careful manure management.
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