Dairy and Grain Co-ops Lead Minnesota Farm Groups
A University of Minnesota study shows grain co-ops dominate overall business volume with 556.2 million dollars, while dairy co-ops total 340.4 million and livestock 205.4 million. Minnesota tops states in co-op numbers, members, and business, with Polk county leading counts and Ramsey, Dakota, and Hennepin counties topping dollar volume in the Twin Cities region.
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Minnesota
Agricultural Economics Division
University of Minnesota
Research and Marketing Act
E. Fred Koller
T. W. Manning
Farm Business Notes
Better Dairying Keeps Milk Production High
The Mid West Soil Improvement committee reports that higher milk output per cow offsets a 12 percent drop in the national cow population from 1945 to 1950. Milk production neared the 1945 peak while per cow yield rose from 4600 to 5292 pounds. Factors include culling low producers and improved feed and pasture management, with emphasis on an all season pasture program and potential silage or hay from surplus spring pasture.
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Middle West
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Deere Co to Open Plant in Scotland
Glasgow reports John Deere Co of Illinois plans a new factory at East Kilbride to employ more than 1400 workers. The plant will manufacture agricultural machinery for export and will be located in Scotland’s overflow town near Glasgow.
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Glasgow
East Kilbride
Lord Bilsland
Dollar Export Board
John Deere Co
Illinois
Dry Mixes Keep Well Tip to Homemaker
Homemakers in Mower county learn homemade dry biscuit and quick bread mixes stay fresh for six months at room temperature when made with nonfat dry milk powder and cooking fat that needs no refrigeration. Use tight containers and avoid bacon fat or meat drippings in shelf mixes.
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Mower County
Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics
USDA
Minnesota Farm Bureau Backs Dairy Market Drive
Minnesota Farm Bureau secretary J. S. Jones endorses the American Dairy association advertising program. He urges all dairy farmers to support a 60-day one cent per pound set aside on butterfat in May and June 1951 to boost dairy product distribution nationwide.
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Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
American Dairy Association
Minnesota
J. S. Jones
America
ADA
Even Beavers Fever for California Beavers
A beaver colony was found in Soledad canyon east of Newhall California by a Los Angeles county fire department inspection team. The discovery near Los Angeles marks an unusual population in the region and raises questions about origin and migration pathways.
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Newhall
Calif
California
Los Angeles
Soledad Canyon
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Dust Bowl Warning as Defense Production Grows
Waters S. Davis Jr argues that increasing crop output for defense must not ruin soil. He recalls past plow-ups, soil erosion, and the rise of soil conservation districts to balance yields with land health, urging pasture and grassland use to avoid further dust storms and preserve future food supply.
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Ditor
Waters S. Davis, Jr
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Davis
League City
Tex
Nea
United States
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Great Plains
Farmers Find Chigger Hotspots With Cardboard Test
Entomologists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture offer a quick method to locate chigger infested areas. Place black cardboard on suspected ground. a sighting of yellowish or pinkish mites along the edge confirms infestation. Chlordane, toxaphene, and lindane outperform sulphur in controlling the pests.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department States
Rain Making Plans Postponed by Rain in Woods County
A meeting of Woods county farmers and ranchers in Alva Oklahoma to discuss a rain making project was postponed due to a weather chart from the rain making corporation predicting rain and likely lower attendance.
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Alva
Okla
Woods County
Keep Alert but Avoid Panic About Rabies on Farms
County Agent F. L. Liebensstein urges alertness to rabies in Minnesota’s large skunk population while cautioning against nationwide vaccination or culling of farm animals. Dr. R. L. West and Dr. W. L. Boyd advise confinement of dogs at night in skunk areas, seek veterinary help if rabies is suspected, and consider testing dead animals. Vaccination is reliable but decisions depend on local conditions and vet guidance.
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F. L. Liebenstein
Minnesota
R. L. West
W. L. Boyd
University of Minnesota
West
Boyd
Ag Department Warns of Wasted Farm Labor and Shortages
The Agriculture Department warns of a manpower shortage in farming as nearly 500 000 workers fewer than last year and well below 1946 1948 levels. It highlights millions of wasted workers on small farms with poor soils and limited equipment and proposes intensive farming, larger farms, and government aid via the Farmers Home Administration to boost productivity.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Farmers Home Administration
20 Boys and Girls to Leave for Camp
Twenty 8th Conservation Caravan youths from across Minnesota will depart St Paul by charter bus on Monday June 18 for a week at Douglas Lodge in Itasca State Park. Winners of the conservation essay contest hosted by the Minnesota Federation of Women’s Clubs and the Minnesota Department of Conservation travel with Nat Johnson and Theodore Steiner as caravan leaders and Miss May Kellerhaus as chaperone.
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St. Paul
Douglas Lodge
Itasca State Park
Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs
Minnesota Department of Conservation
Nat'’ Johnson
Department of Conservation
Theodore Steiner
Spray Leafy Spurge Now Says Expert
T L Aamodt director of the division of plant industry warns that all leafy spurge infestations must be sprayed within two weeks. He cites 1950 results using chlorate and 2 4 D with high water volume and notes a severe sow thistle outbreak possible statewide.
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T. L. Aamodt
Division of
State Department of Agriculture, Dairy and Food
Aamodt
Canada
Colorful Pillows Brighten Monochrome Rooms
Bright pillows piled on a divan or window seat offer a quick way to introduce color into a monotone room. The accents can be swapped seasonally to refresh the mood without large changes.
Farm Bureau picnic speaker to address crisis theme
Bradshaw Mintener of Minneapolis will speak on The Challenge of Today's Crisis at the Blue Earth County Farm Bureau picnic on June 21 at the Garden City fairgrounds.
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Mankato
Bradshaw Mintener
Minneapolis
Blue Earth County Farm Bureau
Garden City Fair Grounds
Haying Season Dangers Cited by Minnesota Agent
Agricultural Agent F L Liebenstein warns Mower county families about haying hazards for the season. Extension specialist Glenn Prickett lists dangers including tippy tractors balers mowers pitchforks ropes and trip lines, plus fire risk from curing hay. Prevent accidents to save lives and resources for defense needs.
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F. L. Liebenstein
Mower County
Glenn Prickett
University of Minnesota
Prickett
Succession Plantings Extend Garden Harvests
One of the best ways to maximize yields is succession plantings. Three or four small plantings at weekly intervals lengthen harvest periods for peas beans carrots beets and sweet corn. Plantings of sweet corn and beans can be made at 10 day intervals up to July first in most parts of the state.
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Iowa
Illinois
Planting beets and carrots for winter storage
Plan now to sow beet and carrot seed for winter storage. Planted now, roots will be of better quality for winter use than those planted earlier. Chantenay and Nantes are excellent storage varieties.
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Chantenay
Nantes
Transplant cabbages broccoli and cauliflower for fall crop
Gardeners should transplant cabbage broccoli and cauliflower now for a fall harvest. Cool weather will aid maturity and improve quality compared with crops planted for warm season harvest.
Planting windows for fall vegetables outlined
Peas can be planted up to July 1 and will mature as a fall crop. For a fall crop of lettuce radish spinach or turnips plant in late July or early August.
Rose grows on graftless apple tree in Freeman garden
A genuine rose is growing on an apple tree in Harry Freeman's garden in Nanaimo British Columbia. Freeman is puzzled as the tree had not been grafted and the unusual bloom appears from the rootstock or an unseen graft.
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Manaimo
B. C
Harry Freeman
Freeman
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