Soil Program Disposition Still Problem
Washington report on the soil conservation program's funding and control. Congress debates state versus national administration, with Farm Bureau urging state action while Agriculture Department favors centralized oversight. Local committees increasingly key to program delivery.
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Congress
Agriculture Department
Department
Republican
American Farm Bureau Federation
Secretary of Agriculture
More Topsoil Vital To Crop Yields Says Organic Farmer
The June Organic Farmer argues current six to eight inch topsoil depth is insufficient. Deep, open soil with organic matter improves aeration. hard pans and compacted layers reduce nutrient and moisture storage, lowering yields. Growing deep-rooted crops and subsoiling can double outputs.
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Organic Farmer
Mole Control Plan Follows New Path
New Haven Connecticut reports entomologist John C. Schread of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station says the best way to reduce mole numbers is to kill the white grubs they feed on. Tests show chlordane or DDT applications effective in grub control, noting moles die without a constant food supply.
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New Haven
Conn
John C. Schread
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Slow growing evergreen vine for sundial base
A compact vine suitable for the sundial base is Euonymus radicans minimus, commonly sold as baby wintercreeper or Euonymus kewensis. It stays small, rarely exceeding 12 to 18 inches in height, and is widely available from many nurseries.
Bread project entry planned for July 17 at Austin High
A note to 4-H members about entering the silent bread demonstration on July 17 at Austin High School. LeRoy Wide Awake Club met at Mrs. Russell Brownlow’s home. girls and some boys, as young as nine, plan to participate and improve bread baking skills.
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Austin High School
LeRoy Wide Awake Club
Russell Brownlow
Soil Air Tour Dates Announced Across Minnesota
M A Thorfinnson of the University of Minnesota announces a July 8 soil conservation air tour at Flying Cloud airport near Minneapolis. Half hour flights will show soil practices in Hennepin Scott and Carver counties with maps and briefings. other tours include Alexandria Stanton Fergus Falls Anoka and Dodge Center. Sponsors include the Soil Conservation Service and Minnesota Flying Farmers.
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Flying Cloud
M. A. Thorfinnson
University of Minnesota
Twin Cities
Chaska
Shakopee
Hennepin
Scott
Carver
Alexandria
Stanton
Fergus Falls
Anoka
Dodge Center
Soil Conservation Districts
State Department of Aeronautics, Soil Conservation Service
Minnesota Flying Farmers Organization
Minnesota Airport Operators’ Association
Agriculture Committee
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
State Department of Aeronautics
Better Geese Research Aims at Ohio State University
Columbus reports on Ohio State University's geese research program begun with two immigrant geese from Italy. Since 13 years ago, the poultry science department has worked to breed geese that lay well and allow sexing by markings. Professor E L Dakan notes geese are social in flocks and likens them to chatter at a freshman hop.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Italy
Cleveland
E. L. Dakan
Scandinavians View Minnesota's Movie
A four-man Scandinavian film team shot farm scenes in Minnesota in July and August 1951 with cooperation from the University of Minnesota Extension Service. The documentary Among Farmers in the Middle West is about U.S. farming methods and scenery and was well received in Sweden, per a local newspaper review. The crew included Stig Hammar of Sweden, K L Grimmelund-Kjelsen of Norway, and K M K Bakman and S I Hansen of Denmark.
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U. S
Minnesota
Midwest
University of Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service
Houston
Pine
Chisago
Stig Hammar
Sweden
K. L. Grimelund-Kjelsen
Norway
K. M. K. Bakman
S. I. Hansen
Denmark
Middle West
Rose Growers Meet at Minnesota Campus June 27
Rose Growers Day will be held on the St Paul campus of the University of Minnesota June 27. J O Christianson director of agricultural short courses announced today.
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St. Paul
University of
Area Pig Crop to Be Higher Than Average
Area farmers plan only a seven percent drop in total pig production this year, contrasting with a nine percent national decrease. Late farrowings rise as farmers carry over pigs for fall corn, with spring farrowings down eighteen percent and a shift to more fall pigs to ease seasonal gluts.
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Austin
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Robert Hartle
European home economists begin Minnesota study tour
Sixteen home economists from Belgium Denmark Italy The Netherlands Norway and Yugoslavia arrived in the Twin Cities for a two week Minnesota stay under the Mutual Security Agency. They will visit the University of Minnesota plus eight counties Douglas Murray Grant Redwood Waseca Steele Olmsted and Pope to study land grant college ties to the U S Department of Agriculture and extension work.
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Twin Cities
Minnesota
Mutual Security Agency
St. Paul
University of Minnesota
Belgium
Denmark
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Yugoslavia
U. S. Department of Agriculture
C. H. Bailey
University
Department of Agriculture
Hl. P. Hanson
Dorothy Simmons
General Mills
Minnepolis
Douglas
Murray
Grant
Redwood
Waseca
Steele
Olmsted
Pope
Edith Mason
Agricultural Extension Service
Connecticut
Costs of Drying Milk in Minnesota Plants
Minnesota study urges improved management to cut milk drying costs. Bulletin 413 by Dale E. Butz and E. Fred Koller notes higher output per hour, lower fuel per pound, fuller capacity use, and lower operating costs in well run plants. It traces industry growth, discusses hauling and manufacturing costs, and ways to reduce them. Free copies available from county agents or University Bulletin Room in St Paul.
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Minnesota
University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Bulletin
Dale E. Butz
E. Fred Koller
University
Agricultural Economics Division
Bulletin Room
University Farm
St. Paul
Swine Disease Teschen Resembles Cholera and Polio
Farmers nationwide warned of Teschen's disease a swine killer resembling hog cholera and infantile paralysis. The highly contagious virus attacks the pig nervous system and is often 100 percent fatal, causing fever appetite loss convulsions paralysis and death. Prevention centers on careful new pig purchases sanitation and vaccination trials progress with vaccines and symptomatic care.
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American Foundation For Animal Health
Czechoslovakia
Time to Fight Rats Now Is Time to Fight Rats
County Agent F. L. Liebenstein urges summer and fall as key seasons to control rats and mice around grain storage. Eliminate food and shelter near elevators and granaries by raising corn cribs, piling grain doors, removing debris, and keeping floors and bases clear. Implement concrete posts and tins to block entry, maintain short vegetation, and promptly remove spilled grain.
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F. L. Liebenstein
Miss Neufeld Lind Win U Promotions
Promotions at the University of Minnesota announced by President Morrill include James Lind Mower County 4-H Club agent and Miss Nettie Neufeld Mower County home agent being named instructors. Home Agents Harriet K. Kelly Dorothy M. Arnold and Frances Watts were also promoted to instructor ranks.
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University of Minnesota
J. L. Morrill
James Lind
Mower County
Nettie Neufeld
Harriet K
Kelly
Fillmore County
Dorothy M. Arnold
Freeborn County
Frances Watts
Steele County
Dream of Cattle Exhibitors for Circuit is Coming True
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America unveils a continuous 1952 show circuit for Holstein-Friesian cattle, linking New York State Fair Syracuse to regional, national, and Pan-American Expositions. Attendance reached nearly 3.8 million last year, with plans to exceed that as promoters target Central and South American dairy men in Dallas. A Mobile Trailer Exhibit debuts at each show, and 1952 exhibitors will compete for a $10,000 premium list plus silver trophies and enhanced prize money.
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New York
Waterloo
Dallas
Texas
Lower
Mississippi Valley
Shreveport
Sion
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
U to Exhibit at UN Flower Show in State
University of Minnesota exhibits will be featured at the Lake Minnetonka Garden Club United Nations Flower Show held at Wayzata High School June 27 and 28. The event includes 4-H and soil conservation displays, a home beautification booth by the Clear Springs 4-H Club of Hopkins, plant disease and pest exhibits, entomology staff on hand, a bee collection, and wildlife slide presentations by W J Breckenridge of the University Museum of Natural History.
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University of Minnesota
Lake Minnetonka
Hennepin County
County Extension Office
Soil Conservation Service
University Agricultural Extension Service
State Entomologist’s Office
University
State Entomologist
W. J. Breckenridge
Museum of Natural History
Corn and soybeans seen faring well after rains
PMA officials say corn stands better this year than last with fewer hills missing oat and soybean crops about as advanced as last year, hay is spotty due to winter kill of red clover and alfalfa. A fair crop is expected but not as strong as last year. warm dry weather would help hay harvest while continued rain could harm crops.
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PMA
New Forest Biology Laboratory Planned at UNB Fredericton
Forest Laboratory at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton is under construction at a cost of 600000 dollars to study forest diseases and pests. It is estimated that insects and plant diseases destroy about 500 million cubic feet of timber annually in Canada.
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Forest Laboratory
Fredericton
N. B
University of New Brunswick
Canada
Beef Carcass Test at Mason City Shows Urea Trials
A cattle carcass study at Mason City involved 47 Iowa State College steers, slaughtered after a feeding test to compare protein sources. Dressing stayed around 63 percent, all six lots yielded Prime or Choice carcasses, with the soybean meal group earning the highest market value and profit. Professors Culbertson Burroughs Kastelle Kline reviewed yields, grades, and consumer impact.
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Jacob E. Decker & Sons
Mason City
Iowa State College
Towns State College
C. C. Culbertson
Wise Burroughs
Joseph Kastellc
E. A. Kline
Garden on Roof Grows Tulips Beneath High Trees
Hartford report describes an eighth story roof garden with a green lawn and flower beds including tulips and bleeding heart. It features 20-foot trees and a season of bugs worms and weeds, planted in six feet of soil atop a seventh floor ceiling with waterproofed concrete.
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Hartford, Conn
What Kind of Spud Variety Do You Like?
University of Minnesota bulletin surveys midwest homemakers on potato size color quality and shape preferences. Regional Publication 24 reports consumer acceptance of new and old varieties based on sales and surveys in Minneapolis Saint Paul Chicago Omaha and Lincoln. Prices influence choices and meal preparation affects preferred sizes for boiling baking mashing frying and salads.
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Midwest
University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
North Central States
Minnesota’s
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bulletin
University Farm
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago
Omaha
Lincoln
Nebraska
Twin Cities
Wheat Test Proves Aid in N. Carolina
A test developed to determine if wheat is dry enough to combine or store was described by John Curtis, NT State College extension service, using a small glass bottle with ammonium chloride sealed airtight and shaken 50 times. If the chemical becomes damp, the grain is too wet to store safely. the method was devised by Prof. S. T. Dexter of Michigan State College.
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Raleigh, N. C
John Curtis
North Carolina State College Extension Service
S. T. Dexter
Michigan State College
April Gas Receipts Exceed Same for ’51
ST PAUL Gasoline receipts rose in April this year. State Tax Commissioner G Howard Spaeth reported Friday. April receipts totaled 81,787,786 gallons, up from 68,460,430 in April 1951. Next taxable receipts of gasoline and substitute fuels reached 78,069,207 gallons, vs 65,183,987 gallons a year earlier, an increase near 20 percent.
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ST. Paul
G. Howard Spaeth
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