New Tillage Methods Show Potentials In Iowa Corn Trials
Iowa State College researchers report minimum tillage ridge planting and mulch tillage offer soil and moisture conservation and lower costs. Trials in Ames Shenandoah Doon show mixed yields with 94 bushels on irrigated plots and 58.8 to 61.4 bushels in mulch and conventional methods. Experts warn soil moisture, clod risk, weed control, and fertilizer needs affect performance and no single method fits all farms.
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Iowa State College
Iowa
Ames
Shenandoah and
Doon
William Larson
USDA
Independence
Dickinson
Larson
Northwest
Select Soybeans That Will Mature Ahead of Frost
A summary of soybean varieties suited to reach maturity before frost, with notes on Chippewa Blackhawk Hawkeye Adams Lincoln Clark and guidance from county extension agents on choosing early maturing seeds for replacement crops after hail or flood losses. Chippewa is one week earlier than Blackhawk, higher yield than Mandarin, and will replace similar maturity varieties. Blackhawk is early to medium, lodging resistant and high in oil. Hawkeye suits far western and southern northern Iowa, tall, high yield, lodging resistant. Adams is high yielding and lodging resistant, a few days earlier than Lincoln. Lincoln is high yielding and tall but may lodge. Clark is high yielding, about a week later than Lincoln, with higher yield.
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Blackhawk
Ottawa
Iowa
Adams
Lincoln
Clark
Adequate Water Heater Advised For Milk House
University of Wisconsin engineers advise an 80 gallon heater as the minimum for modern pipeline milking. A 100 gallon or larger unit is preferred for off peak heating and lower costs. Daily water use is about 110 to 120 gallons with 60 gallons for washing the 160-foot pipeline milker.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin Farm Engineers
L. A. Brooks
F. W. Duffee
Electric Research Farm
Brooks and Duffee
Milk Output to Stay High with Steady Per Capita Dairy Use
Washington based report from INS says milk production will remain elevated through winter with little change expected in per capita consumption of all dairy products this year. The Agriculture Department projects stable demand as farmers boost output to meet steady appetite for milk and dairy goods.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Undersized Farms Are Behind High Land Prices
Urbana Illinois—University of Illinois land economist C L Stewart says farmers pay high prices to acquire undersized land to avoid penalties and cut per unit costs. He notes bidders include nearby operators with machinery and labor who annex land to boost scale and reduce costs. The trend from 1951 to 1955 shows larger farms and more intensive farming ahead.
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Urbana
Ill
C. L. Stewart
University of Illinois
Stewart
Pasture Management Warns Against Overstocking and Overgrazing
Farmers are advised to prevent worm problems by avoiding overstocking and overgrazing pastures. Proper stocking rates protect forage, reduce parasite exposure, and promote healthier livestock.
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