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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1936
Page
15
Researchers led by Dr. Waters and Dr. Lamben in Ames tested inbreeding effects on White Leghorn chicks. The study found faster maturation and mixed impacts on fertility hatchability and mortality, suggesting practical inbreeding limits for flock uniformity and productivity.
Beresford reports requests for 200 WY feeder pigs and notes most come from southeastern states. He urges farmers in better areas to conserve feed and sell when prices rise. Widespread drought prompts concerns over seed corn and drought‑stunted kernels. analysts expect stalks to fare despite damaged crops.
Interview on farm life near West Branch, Iowa reveals a dairyman’s views. He supports Landon for president, criticizes the New Deal, and discusses cow testing, manure use, and hybrid corn development.
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Jersey show set for August 14 in Gladbrook tied to the Corn Carnival and 4-H Club fair. About forty Jersey cattle will be shown with Floyd Johnston of Ames judging, after his return from England where he served on the judging staff of the International Dairy Show.
Fire at the Poe farm northeast of Hawkeye caused about 4000 dollars in damage. A barn, hay, calves, tools, poultry house, chickens, a milk separator and granary with oats were lost. The blaze started around 5 am and was partly insured. Local authorities reported spontaneous combustion of hay as the probable cause.
The Town Canning company plans to start packing sweet corn next week in Vinton. Early corn will yield about 25 percent, with late corn at 50 to 60 percent. Corn from Shellsburg Garrison and La Forte City will be trucked to Vinton No 2 plant for packing. About 4 000 acres contracted for Vinton plants this year. total 9 000 acres for seven plants including Storm Lake and Sac City. They have packed 1 000 cases of string beans of an expected 20 000 case crop and seek a half crop of tomatoes.
The Farm Bureau women of Goshen and Wapsie townships in Muscatine County formed a women's chorus in West Liberty. Mrs Grace Crall of Muscatine will direct the Goshen Wapsie Farm Bureau chorus.
The region endures soaking rainfall from Tuesday night into Wednesday, aiding pastures and late corn while delaying harvests. In Marengo the rain revived farm hopes as a new canning line nears operation, and in Columbus Junction steady showers bring modest crop benefits after a long dry spell.
Rain began at 11 20 p m Tuesday and lasted until 10 a m Wednesday aiding farmers. Tomatoes melons and cucumbers will benefit. After the rain many residents planted turnips radishes lettuce beans and cucumbers.
Ames professor B S Pickett head of horticulture at Iowa State College helps manage the International Horticultural Exposition in Chicago. The first continent wide show dedicated to horticulture runs September 12 to 20 at the International Amphitheater at the Chicago stockyards. Pickett serves on the exposition advisory committee as president of the American Pomological Society.
Jones county beef cattlemen announce their annual tour visiting seven top breeders and feeders. The group will start 830 a.m. at the county farm, visiting Edward Herren, Lee Streets and C M Holst farms in the morning, Meinhardt F Thompson, Hermann Brun scheen, Carl Levsen and Peter Levsen farms in the afternoon. Rex Beresford, Ames extension specialist, will lead the tour and a weight guessing contest is planned.
Ralph Drake of Palo won grand champion with an Angus in the Wapsie Valley fair. Afarvin Filis of Central City earned reserve Angus. Judges included S. J. Duncan of Cedar Rapids. The event also featured Hereford Shorthorn and lamb classes with winners from Marion, Mount Vernon, Springville, Alburnett, Center Point, and Cedar Rapids. The University of Oxford claim noted.
Special to Tre Gasrus Toledo At the August meeting of the Fam Bureau board it was decided to affiliate with the Southern Iowa Poultry association and to start membership work in Tama county. Glenn Hazen will visit Tama to plan setup. A farmer questionnaire shows strong interest in cooperative poultry marketing. Marshall and Benson counties have already held campaigns.
Special to The Gazette. BELLE PLAINE a demonstration of budding and top working of orchard trees will be conducted in the Sam McCandless orchard north of Belle Plaine the afternoon of Aug. 19 by the Ames extension service. Trees of undesirable varieties and wind damaged trees will be top worked with better varieties.
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