Soaking Rains Help And Hinder Farm Work In East Iowa
Rain fell across eastern Iowa Tuesday and Wednesday, slowing seeding in the northeast while boosting lagging pastures and easing frost. Weather officials forecast more rain, with temperatures warming in the east and south. Seeding progress was strongest in western and southern counties, with oats and barley nearing completion and pastures greening though feed remains scarce on many farms.
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Iowa
Ray Anderson
State Weather Bureau
Keokuk
Inwood
Waterloo
DES Moines
Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau
S. E. Decker
Crawford
Greene
Winneshick County
Spillville
Walter Frey
Charles Frey
Fence Drift in Spring Weather Delays Farm Work
The writer notes the first hard rain of spring slows oat bagging and field work as ground stays too wet. Yet he hopes for rain to help the grass and garden, wishing for warmer sun and lifted temperatures.
Farm Bureau survey finds low clover survival and mixed hay growth
A Tama county Farm Bureau survey reports only about 10 percent of old clover survived winter while alfalfa Timothy and blue grass seedings are growing well. Some farmers say ground remains too wet for plowing.
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Toledo
Tama County Farm Bureau
Local Garden Conditions Reported Across Troy Mills
A. M Dudley reports radishes onions and lettuce thriving in his garden near Troy Mills. Oats seeding is nearly finished in the area and farmers have begun plowing. Strawberry growers note last year’s plants mostly survived drought and winter freeze and are in better condition than anticipated. Gooseberries leafing, rhubarb growing rapidly, winter onions up and ready. Grass growth strong. pastures nearing readiness for grazing.
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Troy Mills
A. M
Dudley
Martelle Grain Considers Change to Co-op
Martelle Elevator and Grain stockholders met but took no action on a proposed reorganization into a cooperative due to lack of quorum. The plan will be discussed at a future meeting. Ames marketer William Maaketedt explained cooperative law to fourteen attendees.
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Martelle
Martelle Elevator and Grain Company
Towas Cooperative Law
William Maaketedt
Ames
April figures show drop in egg output
Farm egg production from January to March stayed high but April 1 figures show a decline from last year. The report notes fewer eggs per hen and a smaller total production per farm flock, with regional differences and weather effects mentioned as factors. Indicated young chickens rose slightly from last year but remain below five year averages.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Ycar
North Central States
Subsoil Moisture Lacking In Wheat Growing Sections
In the northwest spring wheat region farmers seek rain as seeding for 1937 harvests proceeds. Despite some beneficial rain in the Dakotas Montana and Minnesota, subsoil moisture remains deficient in many areas risking a repeat of 1936 losses. Government estimates suggest a possible 260 million bushels if conditions improve. Acreage for harvest exceeds 20 million acres, below last year's planted area.
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Chicago
Great Northwest
Dakotas
Montana
Minnesota
North Dakota
Nebraska
Holiday Assn In Shelby Opposes Court Change
W D Keane of Panama Iowa Farm Holiday Association reported Shelby County group passed a resolution at its April meeting opposing the President’s plan to reorganize the U S Supreme Court. Fat supplement facts note cottonseed meal is worth less per ton than linseed meal when used as the sole protein source.
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Harlan
Keane
Panama
Iowa
Farm Holiday Association
Shelby County Group
United States Supreme Court
Time to repair drought damaged Ames lawn
Ames horticulturist J. B. Wingert urges quick action to reseed drought wrecked lawns. He recommends seed beds of soil or compost, light raking, rolling, and heavy manure where soil is poor. For new lawns use three and a half pounds of seed per thousand square feet with Kentucky bluegrass redtop mix. Chewing's fescue and meadow grass in dry or wet shady areas. New seedings should be kept moist throughout the season.
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The
Gazette
Ames
J. B. Wingert
Ames Horticulturist
Wingert
Mr. Wingert
Neighbors Help West Branch Farm Feed Fifty Acres to Oats
Rex Smith, a farmer near West Branch, lay seriously ill prompting neighbors to drive from their fields to seed fifty acres of oats on his farm. Helpers included Ted Albin Merrill Douglass William Rose and Jack Hemingway.
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West Branch
Rex Smith
Smith
Ted Albin
Merrill Douglass
William Rose
Jack Hemingway
Meat cold storage plant to be built by E E Reardon
A one story 83 by 14 foot building will house a meat cold storage plant installed by E E Reardon. It will include 500 lockers sized 16 by 20 by 30 inches with 300 pound capacity. Farmers renting storage space will receive butchering service.
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Gazette
Decorah
E. E. Reardon
Farm Women Plan Achievement Day in Linn County
Linn county women plan Achievement Day at Whittier Community hall on May 19 starting 10 30 a m with township reports and a talk by D R McCreery Linn county Farm Bureau president A music memory contest a women's chorus performance and a pageant will follow N Mae Larson Ames extension service will judge the exhibits The event highlights the foods and nutrition course studied by 1100 farm women across twenty townships
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Mount Vernon
Linn County Women’s Home
Whittier
Arlo Stinger
County Home Project
Linn County
D. R. McCreery
Linn County Farm Bureau
N. Mac Larson
Gazette
Toledo
Tama County Home Project
N. Mae Larson
Ames Extension Service
H. C. Lorenz
Lincoln
Donald Fairchild
Marion Bruene
Gladbrook
Horace Kienzle
Edith Huffman
Nutrient-rich Young Plants Outperform Cut Hay
The content shows young plants hold more calcium and phosphorus on a dry basis and higher vitamin A than plants typically cut for hay, indicating superior nutrient value in early growth stages.
Banquet Committee Named By Clinton County Farm Union
Clinton County Farmers Union members named April meeting a committee to arrange the annual banquet program with time and place to be determined. Members are Herman Dethmann Mrs Louis Rusch Louis Wulf Bob Claussen and Mrs Jim Henzen.
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Grand Mound
Clinton County Farmers Union
Herman Dethmann
Louis Rusch
Louis Wulf
Bob Claussen
Jim Henzen
Veterinary Clinic Set for June 22 at Mechanicsville
The Eastern Iowa veterinary group plans an annual clinic in Mechanicsville on June 22 chaired by Dr. Iva Dunn of Atkins. Dr. C. L. Krider of Elkader and his brother Dr. R. A. Krider of Elgin organized the West Union program. Speakers include P. V. Neuzil on baby chick ailments and H. A. Seidell on sheep scabies with other talks on equine influenza prevention and horse nutrition.
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West Union
Mechanicsville
Eastern Iowa Association
Iva Dunn
Atkins
Fayette County Veterinary Association
C. L. Krider
Elkader
R. A. Krider
Elgin
P. V. Neuzil
Blairstown
H. A. Seidell
Des Moines
M. L. Spear
Oelwein
M. F. Frevert
Alcoban Offered To Public As Craving Cure
A hospital prescription used for alcohol addiction is now sold publicly as Alcoban. It is described as harmless and usable in tea coffee food or liquids with or without knowledge. It supposedly removes cravings and rebuilds resistance with a money back guarantee. Sold by May's Cut Rate Drug Store and other druggists.
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May
Alcoban
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