Corn Is Chief Poultry Feed In Iowa
Iowa farmers rely on corn for poultry feed with oats as the next most used ingredient. Home mixed mash dominates in Iowa over commercial mash, while national data show commercial mash leading overall. The USDA study notes regional differences and links flock size to feed efficiency per dozen eggs.
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Ames
Iowa
A. D. Odekirk
Iowa State College
Odekirk
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
New England
North Atlantic
North Central
East Central
West Central
Wisconsin
Dormant Spray Kills Scale Insects On Trees and Shrubs
Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson advises dormant oil emulsion or lime sulfur spray to control oyster shell scale on lilacs shrubs and trees. Apply any time now through late March when daytime temps exceed 40 degrees. Lime sulfur stains. mix 6 percent gallons in water to make 50 gallons or use miscible dormant oil per directions.
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Ames
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
House Point
High priced dog at Anamosa farm sale sells for profit
An Anamosa area farm sale near Anamosa saw a trained cattle dog bring 27.50 at William Buckner's sale. A late bidder paid 37.50 to buy the dog, yielding a 10 profit for the buyer. Buckner had paid 2 for the dog four years earlier. Cows brought 150 and a team 225.
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Anamosa
William Buckner
Closing Out Sale on Acreage at Marion
Frank S. Fairley announces a closing out sale at 2387 Tenth Avenue Marion on Wednesday December 20 at 1:00. Auction features 16 head of dairy cattle Guernsey and Brown Swiss breeding, plus farm machinery. Preview Sunday December 17. Auctioneer P C Lassen.
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Tenth Avenue
Marion
Guernsey
Incoming Farm Auctions Across Iowa Cities
A list of farm auctions advertised in The Gazette with dates from December 12 to January 10. Entries name bidders and locations such as Oxford Junction Walker Cedar Rapids Martelle Marion Central City Tipton Springville Center Point Olin and others, noting closing out or public sales and distances from nearby towns.
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Don Brink
Oxford Junction
Walter Baker
Walker
Charles Pesta
Cedar Rapids
Westphal and Peet
Martelle
Oxford Sales Co
Oxford
John A
Kenneth Schmickle
Center Point
Leo Feyerabend
E Marion
Joseph O. Louvar
Shueyville
Ibsen and Meier
Clarence
Ben Sherman
Central City
L. N. Gritton & Son
Tipton
H. V. McCarty
Bill Oaken
Monticello
Stanley & Knapp
Springville
Wm. J. Baumgardner
Blairstown
Adolph Emcke
Newhall
Sam Holmes
Winter Care for Colts Pays Well Says Purdue Man
Purdue extension horse specialist P. T. Brown advises careful winter care for colts to boost growth and health. Recommendations include lice prevention, two 12 day dip washings, parasite treatment under vet guidance, liberal feeding with oats or oats and bran, legume hay such as alfalfa or clover with Timothy, and unlimited outdoor exercise. Tie nursing foals to teach eating, monitor feet and trim growth with rasp as needed.
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Lafayette
Ind
P. T. Brown
Purdue University
Brown
Indiana
Urea Proves Good Protein Substitute
Prof M L Baker of the state agricultural college reports a 159 day experiment showing urea can substitute for protein in cattle rations post war under certain conditions. Results matched soybean oil meal in rate of gain and finish, though not always with wintering rations or younger cattle. Production possibilities are vast though current price is about 100 dollars per ton.
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Lincoln, Neb
M. L. Baker
State Agricultural College
Baker
Dairy Industry Week At Ames In February
Wartime Dairy Industry Week will be held at Iowa State College February 21 through 23 under C A Iverson head of the dairy department. The program features sessions on regaining markets through quality and facing postwar competition. Two day butter and ice cream meetings are set for February 21 22 with market milk plant operators and milk sanitarians meeting February 22 23.
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Ames
Iowa State College
C. A. Iverson
Department of Dairy Industry
Curing Pork Country Style Guide Issued by USDA
The USDA released a 16 page pocket folder titled Curing Pork Country Style AWI 108 outlining home curing of farm killed hogs. It covers dry and brine cures and smoking wrapping and storage with four rules for high quality yields.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
K. F. Warner
Department of Agriculture
D. C
Rare cattle disease found near Milford in Dickinson County
Anaplasmosis, a tropical cattle disease, was discovered in a feeder held by two Milford veterinarians Dr. M. Donahoe and J. M. Jones. The veterinarians said the disease is rare in the region but already present in 23 states.
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Milford
Tropics
Dickinson County
Iowa Polled Herefords Show and Sale at Hawkeye Downs
One hundred sixty F Polled Hereford bulls and females from Iowa Minnesota Nebraska Missouri and Kansas are listed for the Iowa Polled Hereford association show and sale at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids in December 1920. Leigh R Curran Mason City association secretary has announced.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Leigh R. Curran
Mason City
Wider Scope Planned for Ames Survey
The national master sample survey at Iowa State college aims to gather a cross section of rural and urban populations to guide postwar reconversion. Dean H. V. Gaskill outlined how the expanded program, run with the census bureau and funded by the Industrial Science Research Institute, will aid government and business in economic adjustments and labor force planning. The project began with agriculture in 1937 and will now include urban areas and a quick data set for income, spending, and savings.
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Ames
Iowa State College
H. V. Gaskill
College Statistical Laboratory
Gaskill
College
United States Bureau of Census
Industrial Science Research Institute
Statistical Laboratory
Agricultural Econom
Closing out sale at rural farm near Shueyville
The seller announces a complete closing out sale at the farm located five miles southeast of Shueyville on a graveled road or nine miles southwest of Solon, detailing the site for interested buyers.
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Shueyville
Solon
Sampling technique links college and USDA in national survey
The USDA and college statisticians develop stratified random sampling for farm surveys. Jessen directs the work, now with BAE, and King Snedecor supervise the master sample. Clusters of 4–6 farms span counties nationwide to form a large national sample with 13 statisticians involved.
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Ics
Usda-Bureau of Agricultural Economics
R. J. Jessen
BAE
King and Snedecor
United States
College
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Nebraska 4-H program to receive $250000 fund
The Cooper Foundation of Lincoln will provide $250000 to aid the 4-H club movement and improve Nebraska dairy stock. A foundation committee and the state agriculture extension service will finalize plans for hundreds of dairy calves to be managed by boys and girls with partial costs paid by youths and sponsors covering the rest. A dairy calf club movement and scholarships to the agricultural college are anticipated.
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Lincoln, Neb
Cooper Foundation
Lincoln
Nebraska
State Agricultural College
Foundation
Agriculture Extension Service
The
Agricultural College
Dairy calf scholarships tied to insemination project
Foundation officials propose raising livestock standards by linking the program with artificial insemination work at the university. Money would fund scholarships and dairy calves rather than extension service personnel.
Farm Record Urges Frequent Egg Gathering
Advice notes eggs should be collected at least three times daily and stored in a cooler or wire baskets to prevent loss of quality and spoilage.
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Frank S. Fairley
P. C. Lassen
Lisbon
H .T. Heeren
Amber
F. H. Kisor
Edd Lahman
Roscoe P. Wilson
Ryan
Clyde Allen
Monmouth
Lineback
Albert Comley
Linn County
F. M. Baker
Moscow
Frank
Fairley
10Th Ave
Louie F. Robbins
Viola
Eli Shada
A. E. Andrews
Louis Penningroth
Henry J. Westphal
Polands
Olin
Purdue
Dairy Industry
USDA
van Horne
Bill
E. J. Woltersdorf
Tony Schmitz
van Horne Savings Bank
Ames Survey
McCormick Deering Bay Leader
McCormick Deering
George E. Parizek
Swisher Trust and Sayings Bank
Farm Service Department
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Arnold J. King
United States Perens of Agriculture
George W. Snedecor
William Crawford
BAE Statistician
H.V. Gaskill
Neb
Super Suds
Crestwood
Diagonelle Design
Osce
Drona Teminy
Vek
Kentucky Club
Price Albert
Velvet
Edgeworth
Granger
Violet
Harrier Hubbard
Fineat
NOMA
Pluto the Pup
Zacn
Serutan
Nate
Magnesia
S O
Homer
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