Hybrids Could Reshape American Corn Farming say UM Economists
University of Minnesota economists predict a major shift to heavy yielding hybrid corn across twelve corn states. They forecast a 50 to 95 percent hybrid share in various states, 15 to 25 percent yield gains, and potential lower prices, altered livestock rations, and land values as production expands and markets adjust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Indiana
Wisnais
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
North Dakota
Illinois
South Dakota
Soul Conservation Clash Echoes in Schoolyard Baseball
In a tense scene a sixth grader hits a home run while a crowd murmurs with approval. A country woman narrator recalls whispers and cheers as the tension builds around the game and the boy’s swing.
Perrine’s cross bred corn yields shipped to Iowa firm
J H Perrine of Monticello Iowa while wintering in Florida produced 320 cars of cross corn for a hybrid seed corn company at Anamosa Iowa. He used 65 varieties in making the crosses. The 320 cars were shipped to the Iowa company early this month. Perrine grew the corn on the apple custard soil characteristic of this section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pahokee
Fla
J. H. Perrine
Monticello
Florida
Anamosa
Iowa
Perrine
Clinton County REA to Energize Two Highlines This Week
Lost Nation Frank Myatt, a Clinton County REA director, said two highlines totaling 2244 miles will be energized within a week. The project includes 90 miles of highline serving 250 farm homes with ten miles northeast of Lost Nation and 124% miles to the southeast.
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Lost Nation
Frank Myatt
Clinton County
Dysart Farm Sold for 20800 Dollars at 135 Per Acre
A 154 acre farm southeast of Dysart owned by Mrs Anna Jebe of Dysart sold to Wendell Peters a farmer near Keystone for 20800 dollars or 135 dollars an acre. Possession is to be given March 1 1940.
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Dysart
Anna Jebe
Wendell Peters
Keystone
Sigourney Wins FFA Chapter Contest In District Convention
Sigourney high school FFA won the chapter contest at the southeast Iowa district convention led by reps Bob Noller and Bill Harper. Tipton and Muscatine tied for second. Moravia took fourth. Winners in public speaking included Lester Dark of Tipton and Don Langlas of Marengo. First-place extemporaneous speaker Wayne Fleming of Montezuma. Twenty-four Smith-Hughes departments represented. state contest is in Des Moines April 20-21.
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Sigourney
Sigourney High School
Future Farmers of America
Southeastern Iowa
Bob Noller
Bill Harper
Tipton and
Muscatine
Moravia
Lester Dark
Tipton
Gordon Braley
Montezuma
Gale Aldridge
West Branch
Willard Randels
Marengo
Fairfield
Wayne Fleming
Smith-Hughes
Iowa
Des Moines
Aerial Photos Survey Texas Farmers Aid Acreage Plan
Aerial photographs covering about seven tenths of Texas are used to measure farmer compliance with the national crop acreage adjustment program terms.
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Texas
March Sheep and Lamb Slaughter Sets All-Time High
Government figures show sheep and lamb kill in March reaching 1,473,069 head, a March record, with total slaughter of sheep and lambs for the first quarter at 4,289,734 head, below last year’s pace but among the highest on record. Hog slaughters rose to 3,229,120 head in March, largest for the month since 1933, while cattle slaughter remained below a year earlier with 773,801 head in March and calves down to 478,416 head as farmers hold calves for herd rebuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
General Motors
Tour Of Linn Lot Feeding Projects Friday Schedule
A Linn county 4-H calf feeding tour is planned for Friday. William Harr announces the eight commercial lots and Rex Beresford will lead the tour with 4-H youths and parents, providing project guidance. The route includes Cedar Rapids Farm Bureau Office, Ely, Marion, Troy Mills, and Center Point locations with timed stops.
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Linn County
William Harr
Rex Beresford
Beresford
Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Keith Carson
Ely
John Clark
Lester Schirm
Mack Towers
Marion
Melvin Levasseur
Eldon Burr
Troy Mills
Howard Gardner
Philip Hand
Center Point
East Central Veterinary Meet Set For April Thirteenth
The East Central Iowa Veterinary Society holds its April dinner meeting on Thursday at Hotel Roosevelt Cedar Rapids. Dr S H McNutt from Ames discusses diseases of newborn domestic animals with J Potter Iowa City W S O'Brien Ryan C H Banks Tipton and F E Rugger Oxford Pp Neuzil Blairstown to address baby chick diseases. Films on sleeping sickness in horses by Dr Eugene B Ingmand Indianapolis and a second film on rickets in calves are shown.
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East Central Iowa Veterinary Society
Hotel Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
S. H. McNutt
Veterinary Research Department
Ames
J. Potter
Iowa City
W. S. O'Brien
Ryan
C. H. Banks
Tipton
F. E. Rugger
Oxford
Eugene B. Ingmand
Indianapolis
Illinois Swine Feeders Day Planned in Urbana
URBANA Ill Annual swine feeders day set for April 14 at the University of Illinois Urbana The program announced by W E Carroll chief in hog husbandry will include discussion of buying hogs and merchandising pork and pork products by packer representatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Ill
Illinois
University of Illinois
W. E. Carroll
Packer
Open house planned for soil saving dam near Garnaville
The CCC camp at McGregor will host an open house next Sunday at the Leroy Schroeder farm three and a half miles north of Garnaville on highway 52. Rex L. White describes the double dual purpose dam as outstanding for soil conservation water saving stock watering and a drive across the waterway with full camp technician support on soil saving dams strips cropping counter tillage pasture improvement buffer stripping reforestation and wildlife conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
McGregor
Leroy Schroeder
Garnaville
Highway
Rex L. White
Schroeder
White
Corn Exports Light At 650 000 Bushels In Week
United States corn exports for the week ended April 8 totaled 650000 bushels. The government review shows a season total near 26000000 bushels, down from 44000000 a year ago. Liverpool quotes US No 2 yellow corn at 68.34 cents, Argentine corn at 74.0 cents afloat, with May Argentine shipments at 62.5 cents. The Argentine harvest advances, US planting ongoing in Oklahoma and Kansas, with hybrid corn widely planted in Kansas.
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United States
Liverpool
Oklahoma
Kansas
Hog Vaccination Instruction in Kalona April 17
Dr. K W Stouder Ames veterinarian will lead a hog vaccination instruction school for Washington county farmers at Kalona on April 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
K. W. Stouder
Ames
Washington County
Locker holds open house at Center Junction
Center Junction cooperative locker plant held an open house Friday and Saturday with Leo Schollian in charge as butcher and packer guiding tours and demonstrations for patrons and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Center Junction
Leo Schollian
Packer
Cattle Intentions Confab Next Week At Iowa Meetings
The Chicago Producers Live stock Commission association announces its annual spring survey of cattle marketing intentions to be published and discussed in Iowa. Events include an April 18 session in Eldridge, an April 19 cattle outlook tour in Johnson County at Iowa City starting 9 a.m., and an April 19 evening meeting in Tipton.
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Union Stockyards
Chicago
Chicago Producers Lives Stock Commission Association
Iowa
Eldridge
Johnson County
Iowa City
Tipton
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American Shorthorn Breeders Association
Red House Farm
Amesbury
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England
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Checker Electric Supply, Inc
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