Experimental Hybrid Tops Corn Yield Contest in Iowa
The 1944 Iowa corn yield test crowned top hybrids in four sections led by Northern Iowa Hybrid 4390 USDA and Farm Crops Ames and Pi oneer 304 in North Central. Roland Holden’s 22-H and Ohio Hybrid C92 shown strong, with high yields and lower moisture overall. District 6 near Vinton and district 7 near Westside reported top performances, while broader variations among entries highlighted differences in hybrid quality and lodging resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa State College
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers' Association
U.S.D.A
Maygold
Earl May Seed Company
Shenandoah
North Central
Roland Holden
Williamsburg
Pioneer
Pioneer Hi
Corn and Small Growers’ Association
Ohio
J. H. Isenhart
Batavia
North
Farm sale prices at Marion Kipps and nearby farms
At Marion Kipps farm southwest of here horses five to six years old sold up to 125 dollars, cows and calves ranged from 15 to 110 dollars, pigs and poultry brought modest sums as a rural sale list covers multiple farms. Other sales near Postville Taddville Haskins and Waukon reported varied prices for stock, hay, oats, and farm machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Marion Kipp
Here
Poland
Illinois
Postville
Commercial Club
B. W. Patsey
Maynard
Iowa
White Rock
Hall
Gordon
Waukon
Fred Monsernd
Rainbow Stored in Jars Brings Sunshine to Farm
A farmer’s wife pins a bright rainbow in jars on a shelf and offers each color to her family. Red beets, blue grapes, and peaches gold become the day’s sustenance as a loved one eats the rainbow and sunshine glows inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Gray Sunderman
Hemp crop tops north Tama and south Black Hawk yields
Buckingham-Harry C. Green of near here grew the largest 1944 hemp crop in north Tama and south Black Hawk counties. He earned 16086 dollars for a 200 acre crop. Other items note livestock prices and local farm officials changes, with farm loan meeting details in West Union and ISU herd classification at Pleasant View.
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Buckingham
Harry C. Green
Near Here
Traer
Tama
Black Hawk
Elkader
R. C. Handley
Soil Conservation Office
Soil Conservation District
Washington
Iowa
James Barnes
Bedford
West Union
G. W. Hunter
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
West Union Farm Loan Association
Donald T. Day
Oelwein
Fayette
Clayton
Columbus Junction
Pleasant View
E. N. Hansen
Iowa State College
New Elm Disease Ravages Midwest Urban Timber
The United States Department of Agriculture reports phloem necrosis, a deadly elm disease, is widespread in the Midwest destroying thousands of shade trees and attacking native growth. It spreads rapidly and is a virus, not related to Dutch elm disease, with uncertain spread limits.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Midwest
Department
Kansas
West Virginia
Mississippi
Peoria
Illinois River
Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Sac County Man Wins 10 Acre Corn Contest
W. J. Landgraf of Early in Sac county won the Iowa 10 acre corn yield contest with 161.92 bushels per acre. Doyle Palmer of Wellman won the 5 acre soybean contest with 37.59 bushels per acre. Second and third in corn went to Raymond Nechtner of Sac City and Paul Rule of Waterloo. There were 606 entries from 41 counties. Maytag Farms led contour planting. Emery Eigsti of Wayland took second in soybeans followed by H. A. Puetz of Early.
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Ames
W. J. Landgraf
Sac County
Iowa
Landgraf
Doyle Palmer
Wellman
Joe L. Robinson
Argos
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Raymond Nechtner
Sac City
Paul ‘Rule
Waterloo
Robinson
Maytag Farms
Jasper County
Soil Conservation Trophy
Emery Eigsti
Wayland
Henry County
H. A. Puetz
Early
Extension Directors Named in Two Counties
Rol le M Slatten of Fontanelle and Albert R Griffith of Harlan named county extension directors for Adams and Cherokee counties. Appointments by R K Bliss of Iowa State College await state board approval. Slatten, Fontanelle superintendent for six years, led a large 4 H program in Adair county. Griffith, a Shelby county farmer, spent a decade with the Soil Conservation service in Milwaukee and is ISU 1933 graduate.
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Ames
Rollie M. Slatten
Fontanelle
Albert R. Griffith
Harlan
Adams
Cherokee
R. K. Bliss
Agricultural
Iowa State College
Slotten
Adams County
Griffith
State Board of Education
Adair County
Shelby County
Soil Conservation Service
Milwaukee
Farm Auction Listings for February Dates and Locations
A dense list of farm closings and public sales across Iowa with sellers such as Frank Stadler Earl Tatge and Horace Thompson. Locations include Mount Vernon Belle Plaine Ryan Linn County Keokuk Anamosa Coggon Cedar Rapids Marion Vinton Swisher and Shellsburg. February dates range from the 14th to the 26th with multiple closings and bred sow sales noted.
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Frank Stadler
Mount Vernon
Earl Tatge
Chester White
Belle Plaine
Hubert Zapf
Ryan
Tom Fedderson
Linn
Chas. W. Balhorn
Keystone
W. E. Powers
Alburnett
Horace Thompson
John Strosahl
Anamosa
Fred Butschi
James J. Stadler
Chelsea
Macheck & Klinger
Cedar Rapids
R. Drake
Marion
Chas. Grovert
Vinton
Gerhard Wenndt
Clarence
Leona Kirk
Art Rathje
Shellsburg
Fred Jones
Springville
Frankville Farmers Cheese Factory Reports 223 830 Pounds Output
At the annual meeting the Frankville cheese plant reported 223830 pounds of cheese made from 2346770 pounds of milk. Patrons were paid 59468 69 dollars for butter fat, about 77 33 cents per pound. Officers elected included Halver Myren president F J Ambrose vice president Daisy Kneeskern secretary and Walter Pilgrim Gerhard Haugen Otto Hughes Lyle Bollman and Alwin Walby as directors. Articles of incorporation are renewed for 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Frankville Farmers Cheese Factory
Halver Myren
F. J. Ambrose
Daisy Kneeskern
Walter Pilgrim
Gerhard Haugen
Otto Hughes
Lyle Bollman
Alwin Wal
SCS Chief Reports Gains In Soils Work
Dr. H. H. Bennett reports that soil conservation expanded after Pearl Harbor with farm wide practice rising from 35.7 million acres in 1941 to over 65 million by June 30, 1944. The program added 200 districts to 1,203 across 45 states, covering about 668.5 million acres on more than 3 million farms. Benefits include 20 percent higher per acre yields, diversifications, and savings in seed fertilizer labor and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pearl Harbor
United States
H. H. Bennett
Soil Conservation Service
Bennett
Wartime Production Drives Soil and Water Resource Plans
The article outlines how wartime production pressures may protect and improve soil and water resources. It advises farmers and ranchers to consider shifts in production type or intensity to adapt to potential changes in prices and demand for agricultural commodities.
Keota FFA Tests 600 Seed Samples for Purity and Germination
Keota F F A chapter under L A Baer tested 600 seed samples, 475 red clover and the rest timothy cats sweet clover and soybeans. Started Nov 20 to help farmers when state lab reports lagged, with final results due in two weeks. Roger Richardson supervised reports and records. samples came from Keokuk Washington Mahaska Henry Johnson and Jefferson counties.
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Keota
Keota F.F.A
L. A. Baer
Roger Richard
F.F.A
Keokuk
Washington
Iowa
Mahaska
Henry
Johnson
Jefferson
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Holden
Benton County
Westside
Crawford County
MR. Pike
Bigelow
Trinidad
Squire
BY Williams
R. B.C
Housewife’s Rainbow
Farmer’s
Thomas Jefferson
Leibsohn
1St Ave. E
Frankville
Rod
E. Cohn & Sons
Ave
3Rd ST
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
312 Grill
Beck’s
Beeson
Armstrong
Coliseum
Cedar Rapids Gazette Charities Inc
Young Men's Bureau, Chamber of Commerce
SCS
Beverly Cattle Company
WMT
SEARS
Fed
Third Avenue
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