Chinch Bugs Dip Far North in Iowa Grain Fields
Entomologist A. D. Worthington reports chinch bugs migrating at least thirty miles north, infesting forty southern Iowa counties including Louisa and Muscatine. He cites up to 4500 bugs per square foot and warns of severe potential crop losses, with weather and control methods noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Iowa
Cedar
Muscatine
Louisa
Poweshiek
Scott
A. D. Worthington
Ames
Worthington
Gazette Office
Iowa City
New Barley Grades Take Effect July 2
Federal grain supervisor announces new barley grading standards effective July 2 1934 with added malting criteria. Waivers include revised flax corn and grain sorghums dates and ongoing farmer education sessions across Iowa.
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Manchester
G. A. Cabinett
Cedar Rapids
Wallace
Washington
Cabinett
Delaware County
Paul R. Farlow
Illinois Central
Duke Layton
Ames
Howard D Kurtz
Murray Calls Inspection Force Into Conference
Des Moines Iowa fifty eight state inspectors of the Iowa department of agriculture attend their twelfth annual conference called by Secretary Ray Murray to discuss the year s problems. The group includes twenty five dairy and food inspectors with territories of four or five counties and three heavy scales inspectors covering the state.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Ray Murray
Chinch Bugs Found In Johnson County Sod Near Yowan City
Entomologist A D Worthington identifies a heavy infestation of chinch bugs in blue grass sod three miles east of Yowan City in Johnson County. He counts more than 1000 bugs per square foot in the area near Cedar Rapids resident Joe Carberry observing.
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A. D. Worthington
Joe Carberry
Cedar Rapids
Yowan City
Mr. Worthington
Johnson County
Fence Drift and Wet Field Disc in Rain Soils Strain
Moisture heavy grass blades catch on woven wire as corn stalks mingle with muck. Disc farming in the rain proves harsh on horses and operator, yielding little soil value. A few sunny days would help.
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Rulinous
4-H Basketball Opens in Waterloo for State Tournament
Nineteen Iowa counties compete for the 4-H state basketball championship at the Waterloo YMCA. The event began Friday at 9 am and ends Saturday night. Linn County faces Floyd County in a 1:30 pm match, with Linn’s Mervin Donelson directing the Linn team.
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Iowa
Waterloo
Paul Barger
Black Hawk
Benton
Fayette
Franklin
Grundy
Tama
Linn
Cerro Gordo
Ployd
Lucas
Marshall
Mitchell
Muscatine
Pow
Richard Bressler
Wayne Hinton
Bernard Reece
Billy Henderson
John Henderson
Ray Mills
Richard Ford
Jackson Willing Workers 4-H Club
Jackson Township
Merrill Flitsch
Carl Rockwood
Alburnett Happy Workers Club
Otter Creek Township
Ivan Hoge
Marvin Pearson
Whittier Willing Workers
Brown Township
Iowa Banks Told to Accept Federal Farm Mortgage Bonds
William D. McTavish, secretary treasurer of the Iowa National Farm Loan association in Cedar Rapids, was advised by D. W. Bates, state banking department superintendent, to accept Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation bonds in settlement of loans tied to closures with the Omaha Federal Land Bank, in which the banks hold interest.
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Wiliam D. McTavish
Iowa National Farm Loan Association
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
D. W. Bates
State Banking Department
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Omaha Federal Land Bank
Interior receipts continue light in Des Moines hog market
Des Moines reports slow weekly hog trading with prices drifting downward about five cents from last week. Receipts at interior points are lighter than a year ago, with improved hog quality but ongoing oversupply in lighter offerings. Trade notes weaker cut-out losses, while government buying supports are expected to strengthen markets in central areas.
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Des Moines
County Home Project Leaders Meet Set in Clayton County
County and township chairmen, cooperative workers, and 4 H club leaders from Clayton County will gather here Wednesday to discuss and plan the May Achievement Day. Miss Lulu Moser of Waterloo, fourth district committeewoman for the Iowa Farm Bureau federation, will speak.
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Eleader
Clayton County
Lulu Moser
Waterloo
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Elgin Hatchery Uses Japanese Sexing Expert for Chicks
Elgin hatchery owner Charles Capper employs Poysatu Sugano of Yokohama to sex chick hatchings at Elgin and Wisconsin. Sugano, one of four U S hatcherymen to adopt sexing, guarantees ninety per cent accuracy, with Capper selling day old pullets at sixteen dollars per hundred.
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Elgin
Charles Capper
Iowa
United States
Poysatu Sugano
Yokohama
Capper
Wisconsin
Japan
Federal Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States Experiment Station
Lugano
Pacific Coast
Canada
Kent
Iowa Beef Growers Organized Humboldt Man Named As Head
District delegates at a Des Moines meeting formed a state organization of beef producers and set points for a tentative production central program. Willard Edwards of Humboldt was elected president F F McArthur of Oakland the vice president Roy Murphy of West Burlington the secretary treasurer and other members named to the beef committee. The panel urged production cuts by tonnage and suggested a processing tax if needed to start on heavy cattle.
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Des Moines
Willard Edwards
Humboldt
F. F. McArthur
Oakland
Roy Murphy
West Burlington
A. R. Arp
Eldridge
A. A. Orr
Thornburg
J. J. Mulvihill
Cummings
E. A. Waters
Wisconsin Dairymen Oppose Processing Tax For Reduction
Wisconsin farmers oppose a federal processing tax tied to a dairy control plan. At a regional meeting in Madison local opposition was strong, with postcard ballots showing desire for some control but rejection of the tax. AAA officials weighed regional resistance as hearings opened in St Paul.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Illnois
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Thursay
Minnesota
Two Hens Set World Record With 153 Eggs In 154 Days
Agassiz British Columbia AP says two barred Plymouth Rock pullets at the Dominion Experiment Farm claimed a world record of 153 eggs in 154 days. Pullet No 3 owned by Delta Land Co Vancouver laid 150 eggs in 150 consecutive days, missing one day and fusing with No 2 owned by A Pennington of Agassiz.
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Agassiz, B. GC
Plymouth Rock
Dominion Experiment Farm
Delta Land Company
Vancouver
A. Pennington
Agassiz
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Will Adams
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Farlow
Manchuria
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Federal Grain Supervision
Murray
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Faribault, Minn
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Second Street SE
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McNeilley’s
First Street
C. Fouts
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