Iowa State Experts Battle Oat Disease in 1948 Harvest
Iowa State plant breeders at the agricultural experiment station celebrated a record 1948 oat crop of Clinton variety yielding 273 million bushels at 45 bushels per acre while monitoring threats from Race 45 crown rust. Researchers stress ongoing efforts to breed resistant varieties as other strains emerge. Marion and Cole are noted alternatives that resist Race 45 and Helminthosporium, offering contingency should Clinton fall to disease.
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Iowa
Clinton
Boone
Tama
Clinton Clinton
H. C Murphy
United States Department of Agriculture
Murphy
Usda-Iowa Experiment Station
Marion
Cole
Iowa State College
Lowa
Ayrshire Directors Set May 28 Field Day in Ames
Ayrshire Directors of the Iowa Ayrshire Breeders Association met in Cedar Rapids and set May 28 for the field day and picnic at Iowa State College in Ames. Richard Sears of Grinnell was named manager for the state sale planned the week of Oct. 17. A committee will finalize arrangements.
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Iowa Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State College
Ames
Richard Sears
Grinnell
Manon Timmins
Washington
Timmins
Leland Skoog
Elberon
Harry Lorenz
Davenport
Howie Lang
Brooklyn
Carl Lindemann
Humboldt
Maynard Brenneman
Kalona
Hub Frost
Waterloo
Dallas McGinnis
Iowa State Dairy Association
John Chambers
Ayrshire
Owatonna
Minn
Hearings Open On Government Farm Program In Congress
Washington action on a long range farm program as House agriculture subcommittee opens hearings. Subcommittee Chairman Stephen Pace says every phase of government service to farmers will be examined. Agriculture officials to testify first.
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Washington
House Agriculture
Stephen Pace
D-Ga
Agriculture Department
Grain Marketing Talk Set at Winter Fair Institute
Lee Schwanz announced a speaker change for the Winter Fair farm institute. Harry C Short of the Chicago Board of Trade will replace Eunice Dustin and use slides to explain hedging, spot and futures markets, and seasonal selling. A panel of grain men and farmers will follow for discussion and questions.
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Winter Fair Farm Institute
Lee Schwanz
Harry C Short
Chicago Board of Trade
Eunice Dustin
Institute
Short
Iowa
Lansing
Dubuque University
University of Iowa
Board of Trade
Dubuque
Indiana
Cornell
Purdue
Schwanz
Delaware Farmers To Attend Two Meetings
Two more meetings for Delaware county farmers were announced by County Extension Director Bob Hall. Six men from each township will attend. March 1 features Ralph Krenzin on forage crop and pasture improvement. March 4 covers weed and insect control with speakers E. P. Sylvester and Harold Gunderson from Iowa State College.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Bob Hall
Ralph Krenzin
E. P. Sylvester
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Farm Auction and Closing Out Sales List Dates
A sequence of farm sales and closings listed with dates and locations. Items include livestock hay grain machinery and estate auctions for multiple parties such as Anna Drahos Mrs Dale York Charles E Hunter Fay French Emma Parizik Wilbur J Little and Killian Farms at Hawk Eye Downs Cedar Rapids.
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Anna Drahos
Fairfax
Dale York
Ladora
Charles E. Hunter
West Liberty
Fay French
Central City
Emma Parizik
Solon
Jersey
Wilbur J. Little
West Branch
Cedar Rapids Winter Fair Draws Crowds This Week
The Cedar Rapids Winter Fair at Memorial Coliseum Thursday to Saturday features 90 booths, an art exhibit from a state university, and a French Thank You gift display. Entertainment periods occur daily with institute sessions for men and women. Soybean groups meet Friday at the Roosevelt and a dinner is planned at the Montrose.
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Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
the State University
Institute
Cedar Rapids Federal Building
Montrose Hotel
Soybean Crop Improvement Council
Roosevelt Hotel
Harris Warns of Borer Threat to Iowa Corn Crop
Dr. H. M. Harris of Iowa State College told 92 canners in Ames that Iowa harbors a large borer threat. He outlined four control points including plowing, residue management, use of tolerant hybrids, timing, and continuing use of DDT as the practical insecticide.
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Harris
Iowa
Ames
Ins
H. M. Harris
Iowa State College
Livestock Market Sees Upturn by Mid-Summer Prices
Chicago AP reports livestock markets have bottomed and hog and cattle prices are expected to rise by 3 to 5 dollars per hundredweight by mid-summer, said Mark Pickell secretary of the Corn Belt Live stock Feeders Association.
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Chicago
Mark Pickell
Corn Belt Livestock Feeders Association
Soybean Men To Meet on Friday in Iowa Hotel
The final of five regional meetings by the Soybean Crop Improvement Council is set for Friday at the Roosevelt hotel with lunch at noon. Speakers include J W Calland Decatur Ind and C R Weber Ames. Processors, elevator men and producers are invited.
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Iowa
Soybean Crop Improvement Council
Roosevelt Hotel
J. W. Calland
Decatur
Ind
C. R. Weber
Ames
USDA
Iowa Experiment Station
Clarence Bohlander
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Several Farms Changing Hands At Oxford Junction
Oxford Junction reports a flurry of farm sales during the past year with new owners taking possession in March. Antone Kula sold a 102 acre farm to Fred Schoop of Maquoketa. John Burda sold 105 acres to Verlyn Cristol near Maquoketa. Maeme Pasha sold 125 acres to James W. Clapp of Lost Nation. The Ed Mulvihill 200 acre farm was divided among Edwin Willimack Louis Lasack and Ed Hudrick. Louise Fields sold 150 acres to tenant Meryl Fields. Eunice Jones sold 300 acres four miles south of Oxford.
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Oxford Junction
Antone Kula
Fred Schoop
Maquoketa
Kulas
Texas
John Burda
Highway 136
Verlyn Cristol
Maeme Pasha
James W. Clapp
Lost Nation
Ed Mulvihill
Edwin Willimack
Louis Lasack
Ed Hudrick
Mulvihill
Marion
Louise Fields
Monticello
Meryl Fields
Eunice Jones
Oxford
Landlords and Tenants Face New Farm Lease Problems
Ames Iowa landlords and tenants wrestle with 1949 crop share leases as Iowa State College economist I W Arthur outlines issues. Corn left in fields due to dry fall borers and picker errors prompts new lease provisions. Spraying and fertilizer costs vary with some 50 50 splits and others proportional to grain share or fixed divisions.
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Ames
Iowa
I. W. Arthur
Iowa State College
Arthur
Manahan Holsteins Earn Lifetime Record Certificates
Dr. C. A. Manahan of Vinton received lifetime production certificates for two purebred Holstein cows. Nere tie Sir Hark produced 110 416 pounds of milk and 3 864 3 pounds of butterfat in seven lactations, and Manahan's Pearl Ormsby Fobes has 668 907 pounds of milk and 2 269 pounds of butterfat across four records. Certificates issued by the Iowa Holstein Breeders Association note both cows are alive and continuing to add records.
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Vinton
C. A. Manahan
Sir Hark
Manahan
Iowa Holstein Breeders’ Association
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Earl Beier
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Ford
John Deere
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Wood Bros
Lindsley
Horton
London
John Stubbs
Albin and Gibson
Warren Cullum
First State Bank
Sarnyard
Murray Center
Murray
Aberdeen Angus
Peoples
Peoples Bank & Trust Company
Newhall
Center Point
W. R Whitfield
Famous
Wiese
Gane
Harry C. Short
Delaware
Hampshire
Killian Farms
Hawkeye Downs
K. B&o
Henry Petersen
Muscatine
Leo Bott
Muscattine
Roy Jones
Petersen
Clinton County
Pete Bahnsen
Mulvihill Place
Melvin Steffens
Jones Farm
Carl Eden
Amber
August Hansen
William Doerman
DeWitt
Delbert Steffens
Toronto
Berner
Alfred Biddle
Big Rock
Otto Benhart
John Burhopp
Clarence
Robert Barber
Martelle
E. G. Goeth
Raymond Benhart
Pete Petersen
Hoffner
Central
DHIA
Manchester High School
Don Voelker
Extension
Dairyman
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Killian Company
E. Cohn & Sons
9Th Ave
3Rd St
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Twelfth Avenue
Twelfth Street
Tony Schmitz
George B. Basker van Horne
Like
Jayne
Economist
Manahan Holsteins
Red River Valley
Ntak
Montana
Lander Co
E. J. Lander
Grand Forks, N Dak
Firestone
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Tenth. Street Service, Inc
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