Lantz Urges Rehabilitation of Iowa Fruit Industry
Iowa fruit trees have shrunk to the fewest in 75 years as Prof. H. L. Lantz urged rehabilitation at a Cedar Rapids fruit school. He cited armistice day storm losses and showcased an 18 acre Iowa State College orchard yielding over 16 000 bushels of apples, plus recommendations on rootstock, spacing, and pruning to revive local orchards.
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OWA
H. L. Lantz
Iowa State College
Cedar Rapids
Amiclalla
Iowa
Lantz
T. J. Maney
Lan‘z
Montrose Hotel
F. B. Paddock
Larry Grove
Closing-out Sale Near Williamsburg Iowa Farm
A farm closing out auction advertised for Monday February 10 starting 11:00 A.M. near Williamsburg Iowa, featuring 2 horses and 20 head of cattle plus calves and heifers, 35 head of lambs and ewes, two Poland China boars, 1000 bushels of corn, 700 bales of hay, and extensive farm machinery including McCormick-Deering tractors and John Deere equipment. Auctioneers Kert Slanston and C. E. Jones are listed with aiding firms. Lunch provided by the Althustic Society of Williamsburg.
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Keystone
Cedar Rapids
Guernsey
Poland
John Deere
Hke News
Deere
Alli Steel
Deere Corn
Deere Endxate
Broiher House
TSLAL
Rudolph Niebel
Tony Schmitz
Ulmer Haertier
Keystone Savings Bank
Niles
Williamsburs
South Amana
Jersey
McCormick- Deering
McCormick-Deering
Deering
Dane
McCormick
Montgomery Ward
Peterson
Althulstic Society of
Williamsburg
Friem and Teggatz
Kert Slanston
C. E. Jones
John Peer
Down Deere
McCormick Deering
Cockss McCormick Deering
New Star
Beekeeping Lesson Highlights Bee Behavior and Pollination
Paddock explains bees respond to stimuli with no reasoning and will sting when prompted by a stimulus, showing fidelity to species. He notes bees stick to nectar sources once a flow begins, aiding pollination. Dr Grove covers new vegetable and flower varieties and general garden practices. The school continues through Friday evening.
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Paddock
Grove
Dairy Schools in Linn County Next Week
Price outlook and herd management will be among topics at a series of dairy schools in Linn county next week. Floyd Johnston of Iowa State College will lead sessions at Cedar Rapids, Marion, Central City, Coggan, Lisbon, Springville and Center Point locations with sponsorship from Linn County Farm Bureau and local creameries and elevators.
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D. D. Offringa
Floyd Johnston
Iowa State College Extension Dairyman
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Witwer
Coggan High School
Lisbon High School
Springville
Center Point
The
Linn County Farm Bureau
Vocational Agricultural
Lisbon
Central City
Coggon
Dennis Elevator
Fewer Cattle On Feed Ahead of Meat Supplies
The Omaha Daily Journal-Stockman reports Iowa and Nebraska farmers will supply less meat this year. A survey shows cattle on feed down 15.2 percent from last year, with Nebraska down 17.5 percent and Iowa down 8.8 percent. Nebraska stockmen anticipate a 4 percent rise in spring pig production while Iowa expects a 3 percent increase.
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Omaha
Iowa
Nebraska
Omaha Daily Journal-Stockman
Livestock Market Daily
Muscatine Farm Bureau to Celebrate Drive Victory
Muscatine County Farm Bureau members gather at the YWCA Wednesday evening to celebrate the successful annual membership drive. W L Jarvis, the organization committee chairman, announced the group now totals 1 086 members.
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Muscatine
Muscatine County
Postponed Sale Of William OC. Boddicker Item
The sale of William OC. Boddicker property scheduled for Saturday February 8 has been postponed. Further details were not available in the readable text.
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William OC. Boddicker
Coming Farm Auctions in The Gazette Advertisement
A listing of farm auction and sale events with dates from February 8 to February 25. Auctions note various sellers, locations near Linn County and Cedar Rapids, with multiple closing out sales and public auctions across towns including Williamsburg, Marion, Tipton, Center Point, and Solon. Names include Boddicker, Lensch, Dowd, Bezdek, Beatty, Upah, Manuel, Miller, Jamison, Ulch, Luse, Brannaman, Dill, Henderson, Magne, Deal, Gillmore, Miller, Stoneking, and others.
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Holub
Tom Dowd
Arthur Bezdek
Prairieburg
Kirk
Keith Beatty
Cedar Rapids
John Tritle
Alburnett
Noel Jamison
Mt. Vernon
Chas. F. Upah
Belle Plaine
Hampshire
H. G. Manuel and Son
Center Junction
J. Clark Miller
North English
Friemund Teggatt
Williamsburg
Albert W. Martin and Sons
Marion
W. M
G. W. Reed
Lester Macon
Springville
L. P. Penningroth
Tipton
Rudolph Niebel
Keystone
George W. Dvorak
Ely
Ed Ulch
Solon
Clark I. Luse
Ryan
Earl Brannaman
Urbana
Wm. A. Coufal
Swisher
Cliff Young
Morley
W. R. Lenox
Coggan
Frank Bys
Frank Blazicek
Shellsburg
Glenn McKibben
Mechanicsville
Frank Swenka
Evert Stickley
Anamosa
George Filloon
Central City
Chalmers Keller
Fay Ellis
Coggon
W. E. Tuetken
Loren Brenniman
Monticello
Wear and Bell
Linn County
Monroe Dill
L. J. Henderson
Henderson Estate
Chas. Magne
Deal
Gilmore
Troy Mills
Duroc
Bert Miller
Lisbon
Everett Albrecht
Albert Stoneking
Glenn Brokaw
Duroe
Frank Bys and Sons
Homestead
Dorr Rawson
Iowa County
Duroe-Jersey Breeders
Chas. Towers
Emil Meier
Stanwood
Earl Bach
Center Point
Wm. C. Boddicker
Unemployment Threat to Iowa Farm Prosperity Cited
Ames. Unemployment and low buying power among low income groups pose the greatest immediate danger to Iowa farm prosperity says R. K. Bliss of Iowa State College Extension. He notes surpluses loom but predicts a fairly stable farm economy with population growth better nutrition and more exports to absorb surplus products. If employment stays high, demand for meat milk eggs should rise.
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Ames
Iowa
R. K. Bliss
Agricultural Extension
Iowa State College
Bliss
Coggon FFA Urges Test Seed Oats for Oat Germination
Coggon FFA leader Virgil Corey asks community to test all seed oats due to recent Helminthosporium infection weakening germination. Participants should submit one pound of oats or large seeds or half a pound of small seeds for testing. Process takes about two weeks.
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FFA
Virgil Corey
Corey
Rural Health Studied at Chicago Meet
U S farm and medical leaders gathered at the AMA second annual rural health conference in Chicago to address inadequate rural care. Delegates from the American Farm Bureau Federation and National Grange examined mobile units, doctor shortages, and plans for group voluntary medical insurance and improved facilities for low income rural residents.
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Chicago
U. S
American Medical Association
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
Ned Burleson
Prague
Okla
Oklahoma State Medical Society
Oklahoma
AMA
Dewey Truman Lead in Poll of U S Farmers
Forty percent of American farmers favor Dewey for 1948 while 57 percent of Democratic voters back Truman. Harold Stassen commands 20 percent among Republicans and Vandenberg 11 percent. Wallace and Byrnes trail among Democrats. Half of Democratic farmers and twenty percent of Republicans remain undecided.
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Truman
U.S
Des Moines
INS
Harold Stassen
Arthur Vandenberg
Henry Wallace
James Byrnes
Florence Forbes Resigns From Ames 4-H Staff
Florence Forbes resigns after 20 years with the Iowa State college extension service 4 H girls staff. Her departure becomes effective January 31 with future plans undisclosed. The announcement also notes Melvin Wilkey to the dairy-extension staff and Elsie Kimbrell as extension in textiles and clothing pending state board of education approval.
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Ames
Florence Forbes
Elsie Kimbrell
Glenwood
Navy Air Force
Wilkey
Kimbrell
Illinois
California
Iowa State College
State Board of Education
Friley
Mexicans Fear Loss Of Tourist Trade
Reports from the United States said the Mexican American border should close to tourist travel due to spreading foot and mouth disease among Mexican cattle. A prominent physician Aldana said the theory that tourists spread the malady was unfounded.
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Mexico City
United States
U. S
Carlos Begerril Y. Sanchez
Aldana
Laredo
Texas
Elijah Farm To Host National Clean Plowing Contest
The second annual national clean plowing contest will be held at the Earl Elijah farm near Clarence on April 26. County Extension Director Howard Hamilton announced. Sponsored by the Cedar County Farm Bureau and station WMT, the event will use 70 acres of stalk ground for plots and an adjoining 80-acre chrome grass field for parking and exhibits. The 1946 corn borer damage was about 25 million dollars in Iowa. Last year’s Benton county contest drew around 35,000 attendees.
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Earl Elijah
Clarence
Howard Hamilton
Cedar County Farm Bureau
WMT
Highway 30
Highway 38
Iowa
Benton County
Section 11 to Meet in Arlington
Section 11 of the Iowa Creamery Operators Association will meet in Arlington on February 20. Secretary J F Barnes announced the session opens with butter judging and scoring at 4 p.m. followed by the dinner and business meeting.
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Arlington
Iowa Creamery Operators Association
J. F. Barnes
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