Shall We Discard Our Plows A Iowa Farm Study Suggests Course
Ames agronomists review 1939 trials on plows and soil conservation in farm science reporter. Subsurface tillage with surface residue helps conserve soil and water but yields drop versus plowing in many cases. New machines may replace plows in some regions while leaving surface residue to curb erosion.
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Federal Yearbook of Agriculture
United States
National Magazine
Ames
G. M. Browning
R. A. Norton
J. B. Davidson
January
Farm Science Reporter
Iowa
Clarion
Iowa Station
Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agricultural Engineering
Soil Conservation Service
Clarion and Webster
Agricultural Engineering
Marshall Silt
Soil
To Plow or Not to Plow in Iowa Field Trials
Iowa agricultural studies compare plowing disk and subsurface tillage on corn and soybeans. Results show disked and listed plots save labor but may reduce yields. subsurface tillage often lowers yields and Soil loss versus plowed plots, with variable success across soils and weather.
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Towa
Missouri
Ames
Webster
Iowa
Public Auction Near Toddville and Center Point
A closing out sale will be held Thursday February 17 starting at 1 30 PM two and one half miles northwest of Toddville and south of Center Point on the old Jake Morris arm. Items include farm machinery cattle horses grain pigs and miscellaneous farm goods with terms cash. Minnie G Shafer Gren Ittogtan auctioneer John Asblock clerk.
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Toddville
Center Point
Jake Morris
Fairfax Farm
Fairfax
Rock Road
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax Township
Linn County
Prairie Creek
Zack McArthur
Tony Schmitz
van Horne
John L. Krall
Discover the Rice Method for rupture relief free
A persuasive notice offers a new and different rupture protection method at no cost. Send name and address to William B. Rice Inc Dept 355 H Adams NY for full details of a device that holds a rupture in place without binding pressure, promising comfort and freedom.
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William 3. Rice
Fastteeth denture powder promises secure fit and comfort
Eat talk and laugh without fear as FASTEETH keeps plates firm and steady. The pleasant powder has no gummy taste or odor and does not cause nausea. Alkaline formula helps denture breath control and can be found at drug stores.
Farm Auction Listings for February in Iowa Regions
A dense list of upcoming farm auctions across Iowa cities including Marion Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon and Mechanicsville. Multiple closings and sow sales are scheduled with dates February 16 to February 24. Entities include Armstrong Clark J G Ferguson Jayne Kershner and W B Carpenter with various farm offerings.
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Elliott Hampshire
Cedar Rapids
Armstrong & Clark
Mt. Vernon
Stewart & Rauch
Marion
Armstrong and Clark
J. G. Ferguson
Stanwood
Jayne & Kershner
Zack McArthur
Fairfax Leonard Gough
Iowa City
Minnie G. Shafer
Toddville
J. B. Seehusen
Chester
Center Junction
Iowa Co
Duroc
Homestead
W. B. Carpenter
Marion Yowa Hereford Hog Breeders
Kline and Wood
Mechanicsville
C. W. van Note
Howard A. Knapp
A Burnett
Edgewood Creamery posts butterfat averages and seed election
Edgewood Farmers Creamery patrons received an average of 55.83 cents for sweet cream and 43.42 cents for butter per pound. The annual meeting elected Isaac Thurn as president for 1944 with Theodore Bassett as vice president, Ralph Rizer as secretary, James Adams as treasurer, and Floyd Ryan and Emmet Weyant as directors.
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Edgewood
Farmers Creamery Company
Isaac Thurn
Theodore Bassett
Ralph Rizer
James Adams
Floyd Ryan
Emmet Weyant
Cows Bring 100 to 116 At Sale Near Cranston
Special to The Gazette Cranston milk cows sold at 100 to 116 dollars Friday at the Marvin Teeters sale two and a half miles west of Cranston. A 6 year old gray horse brought 90 dollars. fall pigs and feeding shoals 6 to ?. brood sows 48 to 52 dollars. a Poland China boar 55 dollars. Oats 75 cents a bushel. corn 1 dollar a bushel. mixed hay 8 dollars a ton. Auctioneers Paul Klotz and H M Duncan, Columbus Junction.
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Gazette Cranston
Marvin Teeters
Here
Poland
Paul Klotz
H. M Duncan
Columbus Junction
Farm Worker Deferments Under Review In Iowa
Iowa elective service boards told by Brigadier General Charles H. Grahl to review farm deferments and update all 2C and 3C registrants by March 1. No change if the registrant remains a necessary man in agriculture. Boards urged to set a minimum units quota, with 16 units per worker used locally and 20 units per man suggested by eastern Iowa boards.
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Iowa
Charles H. Grahl
Des Moines
Selective Service
Grahl
Eastern
Selective Service Boards
Iowa City
Dairy subsidy payments total in Linn County in 1943
Linn county farmers received fifty years ago dairy subsidies totaling 23 483 91 dollars for the last quarter of 1943. Henry J Hood Linn Triple A committeeman announced the payments covered 4 009 200 pounds of milk at 30 cents per hundredweight and 286 410 pounds of butterfat at 4 cents per pound. A total of 16 068 sight drafts averaged 14 31 dollars.
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Linn County
Henry J. Hood
Linn Triple-A
Hood
November farm income reaches 142 million dollars
Washington AP reports last November farm income totaled 142,888,000 dollars, up from 122,541,000 a year earlier. The breakdown shows 32,475,000 from crops and 110,413,000 from livestock and livestock products.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Linn County loans on corn total 7639.38 to date
John F. Wager, Linn county Triple-A chairman, reported Tuesday that twelve loans totaling 7639.38 have covered 3833 bushels of corn under the current ceiling program. The loan rate is 86 cents per bushel. One loan of 234.32 was issued on 224 bushels of soybeans at 1.86 per bushel plus 7 cents a bushel for storage.
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John F. Wager
Linn County
Triple-A
Wagor
Extension Workers Hear About Italian Invasion
Lt. Col. Edward W. Bird told an Ames extension war food conference that the Italian campaign was tougher than Tunisia. The event outlined a Food Front Alert planned for March 11 and Bird praised Midwest service members while stressing food's role for troops and liberated civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Tunisia
Edward W. Bird
Bird
168Th
34Th Division
Schick Hospital
Clinton
Iowa
Midwest
Old Home Cough Syrup Remedy Surprises Readers
A home made cough relief claims quick throat and bronchial relief using a sugar or corn syrup base mixed with Pinex. It promises four times the amount for money, pleasant taste for children, non spoilage, and a money back guarantee if not pleased.
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Lany Druggist
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Hamlet
Lister Vs
Soil Conservation Experimental Farm
Clarinda
Minnie G. Shafer Gren Ittogtan
John Asblock
Ea Seice
Williams
Jrwitams
Optometrist
Merle E. Garmoe
Third Street SE
Dial
Beverly Cattle Company
WMT
Cranston
Linn
May
Strer S. E
Epsom
Ee Erri
HINDS
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Phillips
Crisco
Hershey
Pe Angelus Rouge Incarnat
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DR. Scholl
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Etiquet
Army
Louis Philippe Angelus Brave
Apecial
Thornton & Minor
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