Irrigated Acreage In State Doubled in ’56
Iowa State college reports irrigation in Iowa rose to about 27 000 acres in 1956 with 401 farmers in 75 counties. Trials show irrigated corn yields vastly exceed non irrigated, and farmers must weigh water supply cost and soil suitability. Water rights and proposed Iowa water law moves toward permit or riparian systems as irrigation grows.
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Iowa
Grouth
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Bill Shrader
Shrader
John Timmons
College
Timmons
Iowa Water Study Committee
Economist
Iowa State College
Paul Behounek
Chelsea
Lowa
Sorghums Offer Drought Resilient Substitution for Corn
Iowa trials show sorghum grain and forage varieties as viable substitutes in dry areas. Martin Midland Redbine and 60-For seed types yield well under dry or hot conditions, while Combine Kafir 60 and Norghum Reliance perform variably with weather. Early planting favors northern Iowa, late planting favors southern regions, with several hybrids promising yet unproven under drought.
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Ilowa
Drouth
Martin, Midland and
Redbine
Iowa
Owa
Atlas
Spotted alfalfa aphid expands to 16 more states
The spotted alfalfa aphid, the fastest spreading foreign insect, invaded 16 additional states last year and is now found in 30 states across the southern two thirds of the country. Oklahoma reports a 25 percent alfalfa yield loss while California, Kansas and Texas also note damages. Entomologists push resistant alfalfa varieties and biological control as promising tools, with no man made barriers likely to halt spread.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Mississippi River
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
California
Kansas
Texas
Lespedeza touted for pasture improvement and soil needs
Korean lespedeza adapts well in southern Iowa boosting forage and seed yields. Iowa 6 is an early wilt resistant variety with high production and self seeding maintains stands year after year.
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Iowa
Oat Varieties Planted in 1957 Iowa Trials
Seed diversity reduces risk from disease and weather as oats head early in 1956. The report lists Iowa varieties Bonham Cherokee Nemaha Clarion Clintland Mo 0-205 and Sauk with traits on stem rust crown rust Septoria resistance and testweight.
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Iowa
Lowa
Bonham
Nemaha
Clintland
Clinton
Irrigation Short Course Planned at Iowa State College
The third annual Iowa State College irrigation short course will be held March 18 and 19 focusing on operation and maintenance of irrigation systems. Hobart Beresford notes a surge in irrigator numbers with 401 farmers covering over 28 000 acres in 1956, up from prior years. Experts from Iowa State, Nebraska, and Michigan State, plus equipment dealers, will attend, with registration and sessions in the Memorial Union and displays in the agricultural engineering building.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Hobart Beresford
Iowa
University of Nebraska
Michigan State University
Beresford
Iowa State College Memorial Union
Agricultural Engineering
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Bes
Dick Seim
Craig Beer
Iowa State
Beer
Missouri River
Herb Howell
Lespedeza
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