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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1949
Page
9
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee urges soil management to cut crop costs and boost 1949 net income. It emphasizes high-yield per acre via plant food, fertilizers, drainage, ventilation, organic matter, and rotational use of deep rooted legumes like alfalfa and sweet clover to build soil fertility and nitrogen.
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee says soil is only as good as its treatment and urges a well rounded management program. Steps include lime to sweeten acids, balanced crop rotations, deep rooted legumes, returning manure and residues, fertilizing with N P K, and contouring practices where needed to build soil and sustain crops.
Local brief items include used car ad for a 1941 Chevrolet from Geo Henke with contact 4596, Father’s Day gift suggestions from Thorson Drug Elite Shop, and family visit notes. Also mentions Miss Dorothy Searls to Boulder summer school, Violet Kallsen and Laverne Helmrichs wedding, Akron Hospital operations, Iowa State College summer camp for Donald Campbell, and Marine Corps Sgt James Coleman graduating journalism school. Also multiple for sale items, local weather, typewriters, dairy products, and ongoing farm loan programs with June 30 1949 deadlines and storage advice.
R L Weidauer reports a U S D A corn sealing program allowing 1948 corn loans to mature July 31 1950 or purchase agreement corn under loan to mature July 31 1950 with a storage payment of 10 cents per bushel if delivered to CCC at loan maturity. Farmers must act by October 21 1949. original loans due September 1 1949.
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