Kline Pleads for 200 Million Cut in Farm Aid
Allan B. Kline of the American Farm Bureau urged Congress to reduce federal farm payments to 100 million for the coming year, proposing a 200 million cut from White House plans. He spokes with four state Farm Bureau presidents before a Senate appropriations subcommittee, noting many farmers support budget balance and inflation containment despite opposition from Sen. Russell and Sen. Young.
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Washington
Senate
Allan B. Kline
Vinton
American Farm Bureau Federation
Truman
Kline
Senate Appropriations
National Farm Organization
Russell
Congress
Farm Bureau
State Farm Bureau
Lorenzo D. Lambson
Massachusetts
Charles Marshall
Nebraska
Ralph T. Gillespie
Joe C. Hardin
Arkansas
Meat and grain loans shift in farm guidance
The National Livestock and Meat Board questions meat’s link to high blood pressure citing Greenland Eskimos and religious orders. Holstein naming practices reveal pedigree details. The U S Department of Agriculture moves to call grain loans at maturity to clear old loans and align with summer feed needs.
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National Livestock and Meat Board
Simon Robart
Medical Research Institute of Michael Reese Hospital
Chicago
Board
Robart
Greenland
Robard
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa
March Production Reported by Linn DHIA
Linn county DHIA reports March averages for 596 cows at 534 pounds of milk and 24.5 pounds of fat with 116 dry cows. High herd was Morris Patterson grade Jerseys at 40 pounds of fat. John Wiley grade Guernseys averaged 33.3 pounds.
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Linn County
Dhia
John L. Wieneke
Morris Patterson
John Wiley
State Forest Nursery offers low cost trees for wildlife and erosion control
Iowa State College forester Richard B. Campbell notes the Ames nursery has a limited spring stock of trees and shrubs for wildlife habitat and erosion control. Farmers may order through Extension Directors or Soil Conservation Service representatives. minimums apply and several species are listed.
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Richard B. Campbell
Iowa State College Forester
Ames
Soil Conservation Service
Peoples Bank
Third Avenue Bridge
Cedar Rapids
del van Note
Blairs Ferry Road
Milk Price For March Set at 4.47
Market Administrator E. H. McGuire announced a blend price of 4.47 per hundredweight for Grade A milk testing 3.5 butterfat delivered in March in the Cedar Rapids Iowa City market. March deliveries rose 6.2 percent to 8,165,294 pounds with 687 producers averaging 383 pounds per day. Class I sales fell 2 percent to 193,686 pounds per day while 73.5 percent of Grade A milk went to Class I products.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
E. H. McGuire
McGuire
Booklet Explains How Humans Contract Undulant Fever
A Des Moines report states a new booklet on brucellosis also called undulant or Malta fever will be distributed by the Iowa state health department. It explains how humans catch the disease, lists symptoms, and outlines actions after diagnosis. Brucellosis spreads from animals with bang's disease, especially during baby pig and calf births, with prevention centered on controlling the disease in farm animals per Dr. S. L. Hendricks.
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S. L. Hendricks
Iowa Feed Grain Stocks Fall 31 Percent From Last Year
Iowa farm stocks of corn oats and barley on April 1 were 31 percent below a year earlier and 30 percent under the ten year average. Corn stocks stood at 191.7 million bushels with 150 million bushels disappeared in Q1 1952. Oats totaled 84.1 million bushels, soybean holdings 12.35 million, wheat 0.332 million, barley 0.249 million, rye 0.029 million.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Wheat output forecast near record high for winter wheat
The Agriculture Department projected total grain output with winter wheat at 946.8 million bushels and spring wheat adding 307 million, yielding 1.2538 billion bushels total for the year. Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma and Texas lead with near doubling of last year’s short crop. yields per acre estimated at 16.8 bushels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Fair Association Buys New Fairground Site
Johnson County Agricultural Association purchases a 15 acre tract along Highway 218 near Iowa City for a county 4 H club fairground. Plans for a fundraising drive are under way to build facilities with a possible August 4 H show on the new grounds.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Johnson County Agricultural Association
Rex Conn Radio Show Times at KCRG 1600
Rex Conn broadcasts daily from 6 00 to 7 15 a m on KCRG 1600. The item notes the morning program timing and the station designation for listeners.
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Rex Conn
Kcrg- 1600
Multifflora Roses Offered to Landowners for Erosion Use
Abundant year old multiflora rose stock is available from the state forest nursery at Ames for landowners. Eight inch stock may be secured through county extension directors and other officials at 17 dollars per thousand. Plants are restricted from landscaping or ornamental use and may be used for erosion control wildlife plantings and living fences.
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Des Moines
INS
Ames
State Conservation Service
County Soil District
Poultry Disease Clinics Planned in Winneshiek County
E J Weigle county extension director announces two poultry disease clinics in Winneshiek County on April 15. The Decorah session takes place Tuesday afternoon at the Community building and the Calmar High School session Tuesday evening. Dr C D Lee of Iowa State College will direct both clinics.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
E. J. Weigle
Calmar High School
C. D. Lee
Iowa State College
Coming Auctions As Previously Advertised in The Gazette
A public notice notes forthcoming auctions as previously advertised in The Gazette. It lists general sale actions and points readers to the issue where detailed terms and schedules appear, urging interested bidders to review the published notice.
Auction Set for 6625 Acre Farm Near Shellsburg
An auction is scheduled for April 15 at 1 p.m. of a 6625 acre farm located five miles northwest of Shellsburg. The sale includes cattle and household furnishings and is led by Dr. W. B. Penrose.
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W. B. Penrose
Shellsburg
Expert Says Hens Need Six Inch Feeding Space
Lincoln Neb One of the best ways to increase laying efficiency is to provide at least six inches of feeding space per bird says Extension Poultryman J H Claybaugh Nebraska university Hens with 48 feet of feeder space per 100 birds averaged 185 eggs in eight and a half months 11 more than hens with half as much space per bird
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Lincoln
Neb
J. H. Claybaugh
Nebraska University
Claybaugh
Fayette Farm Bureau Tops State in New Members
Fayette county leads Iowa in 1952 Farm Bureau growth with 281 new members added this year. Field man Gerald Moser notes total membership reaches 1,885, up 129 percent from the previous year.
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Fayette Farm Bureau
West Union
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Gerald Moser
Fieldman
Farm grain holdings show declines from prior year
USDA data released in Washington shows April 1 storage on farms at 201.5 million bushels of wheat, 1.068 billion corn, 516.6 million oats, and 78.13 million barley. Each is a fraction of last year’s output, with oats and barley around 30 percent of prior crop levels.
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Ben Brown
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
Brown
Carnation Farms
Washington
Madcap
Homestead
Daisy
USDA
Department
Fayette County Falls Short of 1952 Corn Acreage Goal
Fayette County under the 1952 PMA corn goal by 1 206 acres with 113 372 acres planted from 2405 farms. The county’s target was 114 578 acres and 2566 farms signed for conservation by March 31, representing 77 29 percent of eligible farms.
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West Union
Fayette County
PMA
L. D. Hitch
Hitch
Nationwide Pest Survey Established by USDA
The agriculture department has created a nationwide insect pest survey and reporting service to give farmers timely local pest condition updates. Officials say the service will provide the skeleton organization needed for protection against biological warfare if the occasion arises.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Fruit planting demonstration set near Independence
A small fruit planting demonstration will be held on the Frank Rose farm one mile east of Independence on April 17. Ed Cott extension horticulturist will explain recommended variations of small fruit spacing planting and other culture.
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Independence
Frank Rose
Jay Partridge
Buchanan County
Ed Cott
IUSDA Reports Slight Increase In Farm Workers
The agriculture department reported seasonal gains in farm employment to 8,790,000 for the week of March 23 to 29, 2000, down 200,000 from the previous year. Family workers rose 10 percent from February to March, hired hands up more than a third, and average farm wages 2 percent above the plan level, with adjusted yearly gains at 6 percent. only the Pacific coast showed no rise.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Pacific Coast
Precautions Shield Piglets in April Farrowings
Two simple measures guard rails or farrowing braces and heat lamps or incubators will save many newborn pigs during April farrowings.
Bob Brooks Radio Cedar Rapids Indians Games on KCRG-1600
Bob Brooks will broadcast Cedar Rapids Indians games this season exclusively on KCRG-1600, delivering play by play coverage for all home and away contests. The arrangement secures a dedicated local outlet for fans seeking live action and game details.
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Bob Brooks
Cedar Rapids Indians
KCRG-1600
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