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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
9
Dairy cows help use abundant pasture and hay efficiently, converting grass into human food. Extension dairy man Floggg Arnold notes grass alone can support up to a pound of fat daily with hay or silage adding when grass is short, hot weather arrives, or higher production is required.
Taylor County farmers are urged to mark July 2 for the annual field day at the Soil Conservation Experimental Farm in Clarinda. Ex director John Hunter notes beef cattle trial results comparing pasture and dry lot, soil loss and cropping system talks, weed control demo by E P Sylvester, fertilizer forages and small grains results, and oat and wheat variety trials of interest to local growers.
Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson warns County Extension Director John R. Hunter to alert Taylor County farmers. Evidence of grasshopper eggs in the southern half of the state prompts early treatment of fields with young nymphs. Insecticides benzene hexachloride toxaphene and chlordane have shown good results and poison bait mixes with bran sawdust and sodium fluosilicate are recommended. Hunter stresses killing grasshoppers while they are young.
The column mentions Iowa law requiring producers to disclose limestone fineness. It promotes canning peas with pressure cookers, a rural chorus formation by Mrs Dixon, and an upcoming Farm Bureau meeting. It also includes light rural humor about Merle Travis, stain removal tips, and a preview of a summer conference with remarks on bargains and leadership.
John Hunter, Company Extension Director, cautions buyers to choose finely ground limestone for effective soil treatment. He stresses particle size affects reaction and long term fertility.
The Farm Bureau Womens Conference opened Sunday evening June 13 with a vesper service led by the Muscatine chorus. Howard Hill state bureau president attended two sessions as the 1949 goals were reviewed and adopted at the business meeting.
This notice touts a Dairy Month sale highlighting high production of dairy farming equipment and abundant stock of machines and fixtures for milk butter and other dairy foods. It invites readers to visit and save time and money through current equipment.
Mrs Bryan D Mohler hosted the June meeting of the Double H Club with a discussion led by Mrs K B Paschal on How Diet Affects Health and Disease. The group will meet in July with Mrs Roy Morrison.
Homemakers learn canning and freezing peas from Margaret Kagarice Iowa State College nutritionist. She urges using peas when prime and advises processing them in small batches due to crop shortages, emphasizing quality preservation.
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