Heath Named as a SCS Post In New York
Maurice Heath, longtime manager at the Ames regional soil conservation nursery, is transferred to Elmira New York to become assistant chief of the nursery division in Region No. 1. Heath, who arrived in Ames in 1939, helped develop grasses and legumes for erosion control and worked with the Iowa farmers, experiment station, extension service, and SCS staff in a decade of progress. He departsSept. 1 with his family. successor not named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Maurice 2. Heath
Soil Conservation Nursery
Elmira
Frank Mendels
Milwaukee
Wis
Heath
Ames Nursery
Agricultural Experiment Staiion
Town State College
Weash
Extension Service
SCS Fialdmaen
Iowa
Fischer
Towa
State Highway Department
Minnesota
Illinois
Doerr Buys Nesvick Forty Near Calmar
Clarence Nesvick sells 40 improved acres to John Doerr of Decorah. Doerr takes possession of the tract located miles north of Calmar on the Mfr and Mas line. Nesvik plans to move to Calmar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galmar
Clarence Nesvick
John Doerr
Decorah
Calmar
Mas
Nesvik
Barnyard Chatter on Feeding and Fencing for Livestock
Farm notes advise Ben Bauer to grow local grains for cattle north of Cedar Rapids. Extension expert warns against muddy ponds for milk cows and mastitis risk, urges fencing gullies to reduce erosion, and notes upcoming summer seeding of alfalfa and brome grass with high yielding alfalfa brome mixes seeded in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Bauer
Cedar Rapids
K. W. Siouddr
Iowa State College Extension
Brown Swiss cattle grower on Cedar Rapids acreage
Rex Conn interviews Martin Bice, 51, farmer near Walker and Cedar Rapids. He runs about 60 Brown Swiss cattle, tests regularly, markets milk to Co-Op dairy, and notes high feed costs, recent cattle sales to South America and Greece, and positive outlook with Dewey favored for national election.
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Martin Bice
Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Walker
West Union
Barney Wenhold
Eral
South America
Greece
Foxwood Farms
Elberon, II
Co-Op Dairy
Tall Corn and Big Ears to Star at All Iowa Town Fair
The All Iowa fair runs August 15 21 with new agriculture classes measuring tallest corn stalk and largest ear in eastern Town. Fair Manager Andy Hanson invites farmers to enter new and existing corn contests plus grain and grass divisions with premiums from 5 to 1 dollars and exhibits in Exhibition hall supervised by Henry Kling.
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Andy Hanson
Agriculture Department
Hanson
Minnesota
Iowa
New Agriculture Department
Henry Kling
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Calmar Farmers Threshing Yields Around Seventy Bu Per Acre
In the Calmar vicinity farmers are busy threshing with yields averaging about 70 bushels per acre. The report notes strong cereal harvest activity and widespread field work.
Cedar 4 H Style Review Set for August Fourteen
Cedar 4 H girls will hold a style review in the Tipton school gymnasium on August 14. Each member will model a garment she has made in the clothing projects this year. Displays of garments from each club will surround the gym for judging and state fair entries. The county style review representative for Des Moines will be announced.
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Tipton
Tipton School
Des Moines
Amana Society Yields Strong Grain Across Amana Farms
Special to The Gazette Amana oat yields exceed 60 bushels per acre while wheat tops 30 on Amana South Amana High Amana Middle Amana and East Amana farms Threshing begins at West Amana and Home stead The society cultivates 2117 acres of oats and 385 acres of wheat this year.
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Amana
South Amana
High Amana
Middle Amana
East Amana
Amana Society
Soybean trading limit raised at Chicago Board of Trade
The Chicago Board of Trade raised the daily trading limit on soybean futures from 8 to 10 cents per bushel. Board officials called the change routine and said it becomes effective at Thursday's market opening, aiming to make the market more flexible.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
USDA Raises 1948 Wheat Export Forecast to 450 Million Bushels
The USDA boosted its 1948 export estimate for US wheat to about 450 million bushels, up from under 400 million. It projects a 687 million bushel export and carryover by July 1, with a 237 million bushel old-crop carryover, amid world supply of about 900 million.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
U. S
Department
Argentina
Australia
United States
Canada
Iowa Faces Gaps in Soil Conservation Efforts
A Iowa State soil conservation report shows only 5 percent of 12 520 farms implemented contour farming and 54 000 acres terraced. The state has 25 million crop acres and 10 750 000 needing contour farming while 5 250 000 should be terraced. Limestone applications may reach 50 million crop acres and 2 500 000 pastures in a decade.
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Iowa
Hunwardsen Oats Yield 103 Bushels Per Acre
Marvin Hunwardsen of Onslow threshed 2060 bushels of Clinton oats from a 20 acre field on Monday. The yield averaged 103 bushels per acre and with 10 acres yet to be threshed the crop should fill his bins to capacity.
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Onslow
Marvin Hunwardsen
Iowa Leads Nation in Egg Production and Sales
Iowa topped the nation in egg production and sales for the year, contributing 136 million dollars from eggs alone. Pennsylvania, Minnesota, California, and New York followed, while Iowa's hen output rose about 53 eggs per hen over ten years and mortality fell sharply due to disease control and improved stock.
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Ames—I
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
California
New York
Iowa State College Extension
W R. Whitfield
Whitfield
Iowa State College
Prices Up for Iowa Farm Goods in July
Iowa farm prices rose 11 points in July to 357 percent of prewar levels. The meat animal index led gains as crops began to adjust with the harvest. Meat animals reached 398, a new high, and feeding ratios improved with the corn hog ratio at 13 to 1. dairy and egg ratios also improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
INS
Achievement Day Set For Aug 10 at Waukon
Allamakee county 4 H club girls will hold achievement day on August 10 at the county fair grounds. The program begins at 9 30 am with judging of individual projects and demonstration teams. Marjorie Fincham Winnesheik county home economist will judge the events. One demonstration team and the top individual items will advance to the state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Allamakee County
Marjorie Fincham
Winnesheik County
New Albin to Host Homecoming Thursday Prizes Offered
The annual New Albin homecoming will be held Thursday with substantial prizes for small grain corn and garden vegetables. Local organizers invite participants to enter and celebrate community achievements during the event.
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New Albin
Whitfield cites factors behind improved poultry performance
Whitfield notes several factors contributing to better results. He highlights balanced rations self feeding of all feeds and year round confinement of laying stock as key. Additional gains come from insulated houses summer shelters large range feeders waterers and deep litter.
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Whitfield
Allamakee DHIA Cows Lead July Fat Production
Allamakee DHIA report notes July average of 726 pounds of milk and 27 pounds of butterfat from 566 cows, 78 dry, with 26 305 day lactations completed. Top producers include H Stein cows owned by L W Kerndt and Son Lansing 487.2 Ibs fat Kenneth J Schultz Postville 4619 and 41.3 Ibs fat Walter R Hagen Waterville 434.3 Ibs fat HH Kernot and Sons Lansing 3991 Ibs fat Lyle Zieman Luana 3854 Ibs fat.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Associatons
Clem Larkin
H.‘stein
L. W. Kerndt
Walter R. Hagen
Waterville
Kernet and Sons
Lansing
Lyle Zieman
Luana
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SCS
Doerr
Nesvick
Adva
Ie Te
Farm Service Department of Peoples Bank and Trust Company
Newhall
Center Point
Rex Conn
Martin
Shellsburg
H.I.R
Linn Dhia No. 3
L. C. Adams
Linn No. 1
Alice
Dewey
Martin Rice
M. Feder & Sons
Dial
USDA
K. BC
Reliable Furniture Co
Patie
Kratchmer ‘S Furniture CO
First Avenue
NEW Albin Homecomin
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Twelfth Avenue
Twelfth Street
Tony Schmitz van Horne
George B. Basker
Allamakee Dhia
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