Miller's Fireproof Barn Supports Long-Running Kalona Dairy
Kalona farmer Eli L. Miller and his sons Monroe and Paul built a modern 36 by 70 foot barn in 1948 with a 12 by 14 milkhouse and fireproof hay loft. The tile block walls protect cattle while a 20 to 25 cow herd is milked daily by Monroe. The Millers sold 19,114 pounds of grade A milk mid March, reflecting typical two week output. turkey raising remains a steady part of the operation with 8,000 birds yearly and 4,000 poults under Paul’s care.
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Kalona
Eli L. Miller
Miller
Monroe
Paul
Iiler
Miller Farm
Mr. Miller
Dolan’s Herd Tops Linn DHIA for Fourth Consecutive Month
Center Point report shows Ben Dolan’s 10 cow Holstein herd at Prairieburg leading Linn county DHIA No 3 for March, with 1 479 pounds milk and 49 fat per cow, totaling 57 591 pounds milk and 1 933 6 pounds fat in four months. Eastern Iowa Artificial Breeding Association cows ranked second for the month with 1 239 pounds milk and 45 4 fat. The top producing cow was a Wallace Mills registered Holstein from Coggin with 85 8 pounds fat in 28 days. an Eastern Iowa Holstein followed with 78 5 pounds fat.
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Ben Dolan
Prairieburg
Linn County
Eastern Iowa Artificial Breeding Association
Wallace Mills
Coggon
Eastern Iowa
Artificial Breeding Association
Dolan’s Holstein High Leads Linn DHIA March
Springville area Dolan’s Holstein High for Linn DHIA No. 1 tops Linn county with 93 pounds of butterfat. Robert Hanna’s Jersey second with 90.3 pounds. Latta Jersey leads 305 day lactation at 10 760 pounds milk and 530.7 fat. Plumly Holstein second with 14 500 milk and 497.6 fat. Schoonover and Stewart Holstein third with 15 046 milk and 480.6 fat. New herds started by Glenn Fayram and Othel L Wright.
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Springville
Ronald Dolan
Linn
Dhia
Robert Hanna
Harry Latta
Carl Plumly
Schoonover and Stewart
Association
Glenn Fayram
Marion
Othel L. Wright
Iowa Farm Price Gains Faced By Higher Costs In March
Iowa farmers saw the prices received index rise from 253 to 255 in March while costs climbed, cutting the ratio of prices received to prices paid. Feeder livestock costs led the expense increase, with cattle and sheep prices higher and hog prices weaker than February.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Farmer Suffered Cracked Rib After Fall From Haymow
Shellsburg area farmer Glenn McClintock fell from a haymow last week and sustained a cracked rib and bruises. He was injured southwest of Shellsburg. University hospital or local clinic treated him.
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Shellsburg
Glenn McClintock
Country Diary Week Of Farm Life In Mud And Weather
A week of rural notes by Jane recounts rutted roads muddy fields and variable weather from freezing snow to springlike warmth. Jim handles tractor work silage loading and tree removal while blackbirds migrate north and a bull named Prince settles in.
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Jim
Club Tonight
Prince
Angus Bull
Pep
Tag
Foxie
Cindy
Calves Recognize Mothers as We Prepare for Census
Farmers note calves are mostly outdoors and recognize their mothers while Jim cannot. They have not answered 334 census questions yet and plan to discuss with the new extension agent.
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Jim
Stover Defends Brannan Plan At Strawberry Point Meeting
Fred Stover of Hampton, head of the Iowa Farmers Union, spoke at Strawberry Point High School on the Brannan farm plan. About 175 attendees heard his critique and five proposals to fix the economy focusing on production payments and full employment. Henry Barrack introduced Stover, and a prolonged discussion followed. Farm Bureau representatives were not present.
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Strawberry Point
Fred Stover
Hampton
Iowa Farmers Union
Strawberry Point High School
Stover
Henry Barrack
United States
World Food Boards
Farm Bureau
Brannan
Jerseys Lead 305 Day Records in Linn No 2
A registered Jersey owned by Dows Dairy topped Linn DHIA No 2 with 11 099 pounds of milk and 564.4 pounds of fat for 305 days. A Jersey from George Wood herd Mar ion had 9 135 pounds milk and 480 fat. another Dows Jersey 8 721 milk 468.1 fat. Lakeside Farms Guernsey led fat with 94.6 pounds, followed by another Lakeside Guernsey at 87.2. Holstein from Lensch 84.6 fat.
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Dows Dairy
Linn Dhia No. 2
George Wood
Marion
Dows
Guernsey
Lakeside Farms
L. W. Lensch
Pasture Renovation Demonstration Near Anamosa
A pasture renovation demonstration at the Frank Pillard farm one mile north of Anamosa, postponed from last Tuesday, will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. Ten acres of old bluegrass pasture will be torn up, fertilized and reseeded. Machinery provided by C and D Implement Company of Anamosa. Arranged by the Jones county soils district and extension service.
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Anamosa
Frank Pillard
C and D Implement Company
Jones County Soils District and Extension Service
Chicago Estimates of Livestock for Monday
Unofficial Chicago salable livestock estimates show cattle at 12,000 hogs at 10 000 and sheep at 4 000 for Monday.
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Chicago
Experts Advise Alfalfa Seeding Techniques for Iowa Farms
Iowa agronomists H D Hughes and G M Browning outline best practices for seeding alfalfa amid a 1950 grain and forage crops rise. They stress early sowing on well-prepared soils with lime, use of a cultipacker, and combining alfalfa with small grains or alone on weed-free fields. They favor Ranger or Buffalo alfalfa varieties, appropriate bromegrass mixes, proper seeding depth, and phosphate applications to boost stands.
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Iowa
H. D. Hughes
G. M. Browning
Iowa State College
Hughes
Browning
Hughes and
Lincoln
Fisher
Farmer opinion on hog price supports and Brannan policy
Farmers and renters from Iowa weigh in on hog price floors after March 31. Respondents urge stable or modestly varied supports near 15 to 20 cents, arguing for fair levels linked to feed costs and to avoid market shocks while easing surplus corn concerns.
Farmers Discuss Hog Price Support Levels
Clarence Goldsmith and Hermann Schwien, each owning 160 acres, debate hog price supports under Brannan plan proposals. Goldsmith argues for a 15 cent hog support to curb supply and let market forces set prices, while Schwien supports 16.25 cents given current corn prices and government support, seeking to maintain reasonable profits.
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Ray Hartgrave
Walford
Elmer G. Stahl
Williamsburg
Fred H. Goldsmith
Clarence
Brannan
Hermann Schwien
US Farmers Put 1.35 Billion in 1949 Price Supports
USDA says farmers placed about 1.35 billion dollars of grains and oil seeds under government price supports. They have 830,381,000 bushels under loan and purchase agreements, up from 700,833,000 last year.
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Washington
INS
USDA
Lamont Saddle Club to Hold Public Meeting Tuesday
The Lamont Saddle club will host a public meeting Tuesday evening in the Lamont theater. Harlan Conley of Des Moines, field representative of the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders' Association, will show pictures and speak on saddle horse activities in the state.
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Lamont
Lamont Saddle Club
Harlan Conley
Des Moines
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
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Bud Smith
Garner P. Elliott
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Monroe Miller
Jane
Leonard Trachta
Central City, Iowa
Charles D. Nolan
20Th St. SE
Mid-States
Happel & Sons
Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Secretary of Agriculture
Ed Beatty
Elmer Stahl
Dave Crain
Iowa City
Vernon S. Zook
Vernon Zook
F. Goldsmith
H. Schwien
Gov’t Grain Loans
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