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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1952
Page
18
The diary chronicles a week on a farm with painters, bees, cattle moved between pastures, and a bee man named Charlie. Jim, D, and family manage a furnace quest, honey from the walls, garden harvests, and daily tasks from painting to repairs as signs of fall appear.
Dr. Hugo Boyko of Israel, at the International Grassland Congress in State College, details a new rainfall measurement method using plant analysis after early gauges failed due to local tribesmen. Japanese researcher Yoshiaki Mihara reports on raindrop erosion and soil impact, urging grass cover to cushion ground for better erosion control.
Allamakee county PMA office has received orders for 120 tons of legume hay to be purchased from farmers at 18 to 24 dollars a ton. Ben Kelleher, county chairman, reports the hay will be shipped to the drought stricken area.
Rex Conn reports the eighteenth annual Wyoming horse show drew seventy six top drafters. Senior grand champion was a heavy weight gelding shown by Don Smith of Stanwood. The junior champion was a 2 year old gelding from Clay McMain and son of Velmar. Winners span mare foal to heavy gelding with multiple sponsors and riders including Eichhorn McMain Hindman Hawker Tompkins Banhagle and Buresh. Pony classes feature Larry Stewart and Dean Eilers with Carole Fairley and Lynn Roller also earning wins.
Ames readers are advised to inspect silos before filling silage. Iowa State College engineer C. H. Van Vinck warns silage acids and air leaks cause spoilage. concrete silos resist acids, while plaster coatings and linseed asphalt mixes extend life. He urges repairing inner walls, sealing joints, and repainting with approved coatings to prevent rust and maintain strength.
A Carlson's Corner column notes election year buzz and holiday strain on workers. It blends August’s length with reflections on summer and fall while mentioning the Licker Store and neighborhood shops as local character, ending on playful commentary.
In the 4-H livestock judging at the State fair in Des Moines, championships were won by David Timm of Muscatine in Hereford heifers, Vernon Mayrose of Remsen in Shorthorn heifers, and Gary Williams of Jefferson in Angus heifers. Purebred dairy heifers were led by Larry Sears Grinnell Ayrshire, Richard Cobler Ottumwa Brown Swiss, Richard Ostendorf Ft. Dodge Guernsey, Dale Miller Harcourt Holstein, John E. Little West Branch Jersey, Gary Mitchell Reinbeck Milking Shorthorn. Jimmy Maxted Oskaloosa captured the 4 H heat lamb show in the lightweight class.
Thirty seven head of baby beeves sold at the Allamakee county fair grounds with an average of 33.09 per hundredweight. The Hereford champion owned by David Fruechte did not sell while the reserve Shorthorn shown by James Brazell sold to Hormel Packing for 35.25 per cwt. Fifty six market pigs averaged 22.09 cwt with Decker Rath and Swift buying, and eleven pens of lambs sold to Rath and Hormel Packing at 25 to 29 cents.
Iowa State College extension entomologist Earle Raun reports the corn borer ashore in northwest Iowa, with egg-laying peak reached and egg mass counts higher than in any other area this year. Farmers in that region should stand ready to fight borers as the threat rises.
Six blue ribbons fifteen red ribbons and one white ribbon were won by Decorah Winneshiek county 4-H girls exhibits at the State fair according to Marjorie Fincham bounty home economist.
Francis E. Wintz of Central City named full time farm labor representative for the Iowa State Employment Service in Cedar Rapids area. He replaces part time position held by Leonard Evenmoe who moves to another Cedar Rapids department. Wintz, a former Linn county dairy operator and World War II Navy veteran, will oversee expanded farm employment services with offices in Cedar Rapids Des Moines Waterloo Fort Dodge and Sioux City. Six volunteer representatives were also named to recruit and place workers, with Cedar Rapids area already recording 557 placements from July 1951 to June 1952.
A Sept. 5 tour organized by William F. Bennett will showcase corn fertilizer trials in Linn Benton and Iowa counties. The trip starts at Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce at 9 15 with stops at Leonard Wilson farm Alburnett Lawrence Floyd farm Urbana and four more farms near Vinton Norway and Fairfax to demonstrate starter nitrogen phosphate timing and rates.
Washington AP reports confidential Agriculture Department data show a drought impacted year may still push U S farm output to near record levels. Recovery in East and Southeast areas and improving prospects elsewhere could push 1950 production to equal or exceed 1949 figures, with 1948 still the top year.
The Office of Price Stabilization announced that slaughterers will no longer have to report prices paid for live cattle. Slaughterers must continue to purchase cattle under OPS regulations.
A work bee will be held on September 20 at the new Winneshiek county Pinebluff 4-H camp. 4-H boys and leaders will assist in preparing the camp for future camping periods and families of the 4-Hers will provide a potluck dinner.
In a Dysart area interview W H Miller, 51, owner of 160 acres, discusses his sons Jimmy and Don, 14. He recalls Jimmy’s 4 H success and a Sears scholarship, notes cattle market trends, Don’s baby beef plans, and his voting preferences including Beardsley and Ike.
The agriculture department said July meat production reached 1,577,000,000 pounds, up from June and six percent higher than July 1951. Hogs sheep and lambs fell versus June, while cattle and calves rose. Through seven months, sheep and lamb slaughter climbed 22 percent and cattle and hog slaughter rose five percent, calf slaughter fell two percent, with Illinois Minnesota Iowa Nebraska and Kansas driving higher cattle slaughter due to last year's low beef output.
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