Government Policy Has Long Favored Family-Size Farms
An Iowa State College extension veteran discusses government efforts to support family-size farms from pre-emption and homestead acts to modern credit programs. He cites land disposal, farm ownership gains, and the ever normal granary as key drivers, while noting economic limits and community solutions for uneconomic plots.
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R. K. Bliss
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Twins in Dairy Breeds Are One in 100 Chance
In dairy breeds twins occur about once in a hundred births with variation by breed. Holsteins twinning is about twice as common as Brown Swiss. Heifer calves twin with a bull are usually sterile.
Seed treatment fights cotton pests with systemic chemicals
USDA and state experiment stations report systemic insecticides Thimet and Bayer 18639 in seed treatment reduce thrips aphids and spider mites in cotton. Seed coating uses activated carbon carrier and stickers, adding about 3 dollars per acre, with variable effects on boll weevil and germination.
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Holstein breaks HIA milk record at Dysart farm
Dysart owner Carl Santman’s Holstein set a new HIA record by yielding 14 301 pounds of milk, signaling a standout dairy performance for the farm.
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