Inbreeding Speeds Maturity in Ames White Leghorns
A ten year Ames study by Dr. N F Waters and Dr W V Lambert finds intense inbreeding speeds pullet maturity by sixteen days without major losses in 200 day egg production or body growth. Hatchability stays above 60 percent though gradual declines rise with deeper inbreeding. Breeders are advised to limit inbreeding to preserve flock quality and avoid fixing undesirable traits.
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Ames
N. F. Waters
Poultry Husbandry Department
W. V. Lambert
Genetics Department
United States
Grubs Damage Soybeans In Winneshiek County
In Winneshiek county north central area white grubs are damaging soybean fields and harming corn as well. The report notes extensive damage across this rural region and highlights growing grub impact on crops.
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Winneshiek County
Decorah
Feeder Pig List To Be Compiled At Kansas City
Ames extension animal husbandryman Rex Beresford said the federal livestock feed agency in Kansas City will list feeder pigs in drought areas to aid exchange. The agency refers buyers to sellers and quotes prices and freight rates.
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Ames (Ap
Rex Beresford
Ames Extension Animal Husbandryman
Federal
Kansas City
E. O. Pollock
Beresford
Iowa
Gladbrook Jersey Show at Corn Carnival Fair
Gladbrook plans a Jersey show linked to the Corn Carnival and 4-H Club fair on Aug 14. Forty Jersey cattle will be shown with Floyd Johnston, Ames extension dairyman and former International Dairy show judge, judging the cattle.
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Gladbrook
Jersey
Lee Corns
Floyd Johnston
Ames
England
Fire Causes $4,000 Loss On Farm Near Hawkeye
A farm fire near Hawkeye on the Joe Boie place northeast of town caused an estimated $4,000 loss. The blaze, likely from spontaneous hay combustion, destroyed a barn 24 by 54 feet, 27 tons of hay, seven calves, harness and tools, a poultry house with 50 chickens, a well house, separator, milking machine, granary with 2100 bushels of oats, and a 10 by 12 well house. The fire started about 5 a.m. and was partly insured.
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The
Gazette
Hawkeye
Joe Boie
Fire at Kivell Farm Threatens Oats and Hay
A hay rack and a load of unthreshed oats burned when a spark from the threshing engine touched them at the Charles Kivell Jr farm Tuesday afternoon. The crew saved the team of horses a large straw stack and nearby farm buildings.
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The
Gazette
Aurora
Charles Kivell, Jr
WHAT'S WHAT OUT ON THE ACRES DUBIOUS ABOUT WALLACE
Interview with Ralph Branson, a cash renter of eighty acres near West Branch since 1898. He discusses Holsteins versus Guernseys, herd management, cow tests since 1916, and learning from tester reports. He recalls Hoover, names Landon as farmer president, and credits Henry Wallace with hybrid corn.
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Ralph Branson
West Branch
25 to 60 Percent Sweet Corn Pack Planned at Vinton
Iowa Canning expects to begin sweet corn packing next week in Vinton with early corn at 25 percent pack and late corn 50 to 60 percent. Early corn from Shellsburg Garrison and La Porte City will be trucked to Vinton No. 2 plant. About 4 000 acres contracted for Vinton plants and 9 000 acres for seven plants overall. They have packed 1 000 cases of string beans toward a 20 000 case goal and foresee a partial tomato crop.
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Vinton
Iowa Canning Company
Shellsburg
Garrison
la Porte City
No. 2
Storm Lake
Sac City
Farm Women's Chorus Formed at West Liberty
Goshen and Wapsie township Farm Bureau women met in Muscatine county to organize the Goshen Wapsie Farm Bureau chorus. Mrs. Grace Crull of Muscatine will direct the group.
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Farm Women’s Chorus
West Liberty
Silo Filling Near Delta Rushed By Drought
John Brown and Elliott Brown, Angus breeders west of Delta, began silo filling earlier than normal due to drought. A Tuesday night rain of twelve hours after a long dry spell revived lowland corn and boosted fodder outlook, though grasshoppers have stripped some fields.
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Delta
John Brown
Elliott Brown
Rain Boosts Corn and Soybeans Across Webster Area
Special to The Gate reports Webster received over 1.5 inches of rain Tuesday night delaying silo filling but boosting corn growth and soybeans. Emphasis on late beans cabbage and tomatoes plus improved fall feed outlook. In Marengo the two August rain events ended a dry spell with 1.5 inches by Wednesday aiding hopes for a fair corn crop. A new canning line ready to process 200 cans per minute may operate this season after a dry spell nearly kept it idle.
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Webster
Marengo
Sweet Corn Canning Factory
Rain Boosts Pastures As Crops Benefit In Period
A steady rain from 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday totaled 2.05 inches. It benefits pastures and late corn and aids late gardens. Only minor showers since June 1 included .07 inch on July 23 and .28 inch on July 25.
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Columbus Junction
Rainfall Encourages Wilton Junction Farmers
Rain began at 11 20 p m Tuesday and lasted until 10 a m Wednesday boosting farmers. Tomatoes melons and cucumbers will benefit. After the rain, many residents planted turnips radishes lettuce beans and cucumbers.
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Wilton Junction
Horticultural Show at Chicago Set for September
Ames Professor B S Pickett of Iowa State College helps grade fruits and vegetables for the International Horticultural Exposition in Chicago. The continent-wide exhibit runs September 12 to 20 at the International Amphitheater near the stockyards with Pickett on the advisory committee for the event.
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Ames
B. S. Pickett
Iowa State College
Chicago
New International Amphitheater
American
Jones County Beef Tour Schedule Announced
Anamosa Jones county beef cattlemen announce their annual county tour visiting seven breeders and feeders. The 8 30 a m start at the county farm includes the Herren Streets and Holst farms in the morning and Meinhardt Thompson Brun scheen Levsen and Levsen farms in the afternoon. Rex Beresford extension specialist will join the group. A weight guessing contest is planned.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Edward Herren
Lee Streets
C. M. Holst
Meinhardt F. Thompson
Hermann Brunscheen
Carl Levsen
Peter Levsen
Rex Beresford
Ames
Palo Youth Shows Champion 4-H Beef at Central City Fair
The Wapsie Valley fair featured top 4-H beef entries led by Ralph Drake of Palo as grand Angus champion with Marvin Mills taking reserve. Judges included S. L. Duncan of Cedar Rapids. Mills also won champion Hereford and Barnhart of Marion top Shorthorn. Placings covered Angus Hereford Shorthorn purebreds and dairy classes with multiple winners from Palo, Marion, Central City, Springville, and Cedar Rapids.
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Central City
Wapsie Valley
Ralph Drake
Palo
Marvin Mills
S. L. Duncan
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Duane Barnhart
Marion
Angus
Vincent Wolrab
Mount Vernon
Melvin Levasseur
Alburnett
Wayne Carpenter
Albert Hindman
Boyd Owens
Belman Bowers
Hereford
Lee Sloan
Howard Nelson
Walker
Kenneth Shaffer
Bernice Shaffer
Marvin Pearson
Springville
Carl Rockwood
Harry Berchenbreiter
Phillip Hand
Center Point
Louis Kester
Glen Kester
Hazel Hand
Dora Rockwood
Lloyd Ellison
Jack Gill
Muriel Thomas
Dean Thomas
Delman Bowers
Max Knutson
Floyd Clark
Pauline Ford
Caryol Wild
Jean Scott
Leonard Stewart
George Pelisek
Stewart
Pelisek
Robert Kluber
Ernest Kluber
Leslie Bliss
Robert Williams
Max Klemm
E. M. Wright
Waterloo
Iowa Dairy Association
Betty Lou Scott
Harold Wagner
Lloyd Blofield
Junior Kaylor
Billy Henderson
Coggan
John Henderson
Ed Rhinehart
Marions
Keith Jacobs
Daily
Milton Smith
Oxford founded by King Alfred in 872 claim
The article states Oxford University in England was founded by King Alfred in 872, a traditional attribution cited in historic summaries. This claim is presented as a statement attributed to historical tradition rather than universally accepted fact.
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University of Oxford
England
Marketing Co-op Planned in Tama County
At the August Farm Bureau meeting the group decided to affiliate with the Southern Iowa Poultry association and begin Tama county membership work. Glenn Hazen, the association's membership director and former Ottumwa county agent, will visit Tama this week to plan the setup. A farmers questionnaire shows strong interest in coop poultry marketing, with Marshall and Benton counties already running campaigns.
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Toledo
Farm Bureau Board
Southern Iowa Poultry Association
Tama County
Glenn Hazen
Ottumwa
Marshall County
Benton County
Demonstration of Top Working Fruit Trees Near Belle Plaine
The Ames extension service will conduct an afternoon demonstration on August 19 showing budding and top work on orchard trees north of Belle Plaine. Unwanted varieties and wind-damaged trees will be grafted to better varieties.
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The
Gazette
Belle Plaine
Sam McCandless
Ames Extension Service
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