Iowa State Expands Soil Test Service
The Iowa State College soil testing laboratory expands its service starting February 20 with new reliable tests for phosphorus and potassium, offering two week turnaround and regional reports. Fees vary by test, with lime and purity options, plus information sheets and sample handling guidance.
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Iowa State
Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
W. H. Pierre
Agronomy
the College
Soil Laboratory
Pierre
Soil Testing Laboratory
Agricultural Extension Service
Lowa
Helen Heidel
L. B. Nelson
Closing Out Sale of Farm Near Walford and Fairfax
Complete farm closing auction set for Friday January 25 1946 featuring livestock including horses and Hereford cattle farm machinery John Deere tractors and multiple implements, grain and hay, poultry supplies, household goods and shop tools. Auctioneer George E Pak Oxford Ia with Harry Schlueter owner and clerk 3 U Krall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walford
Fairfax
Pe Bn Ee
Orses
Hei Osama
Eeerss
Sumater
RAY & Grain
John Deere Odel
John Deere
McCormick-Deering
Keystone
Deering
Rock Island
Harrow
F. Deering
Hayes
Broeder
Hudson
Harry Schlueter
George E. Pak
Oxford
U Krall. Cierk
Sheep Slaughter Down 2 Percent From Last Year
Washington AP reports Jan 1 sheep and lambs on feed for slaughter at 6,724,000 head a 2 percent drop from a year ago. In the 11 Corn Belt states 4,234,000 head were on feed, down 2 percent. declines prominent in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas outside the Belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Nutritive Value and Daily Dietary Needs
The nutritive value of a food is measured by the extent to which it will satisfy an animal's daily needs for each of the various dietary essentials.
Public sale in Lisbon Iowa auction announces lots of livestock and gear
Public sale begins at 1:00 P M north of Lember Yard Lisbon Iowa. Items include 2 horses a black gelding and bay mare. Farming equipment a McDeering A cood team dump rake 3-section steel harrow walking plow electric fencer and two buildings on skids. Livestock consist of 7 head cattle including Guernseys Shorthorn and Jersey heifers and a Holstein bull calf. Hogs total 34 with 230 late fall pigs and four feeding shoots. Grain straw and osnts offered with 8 bushels corn 400 bushels Boone seed oats about 1 1/2 bales straw. Owner W F Challis Auctioneer W M Bennett Clerk Lisbon.
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Lember Yard
Lisbon
Iowa
Deering
Cood
Guernsey
Jersey
Hawkere
Coming Farm Auctions Listed For January February
A Gazette advertisement lists multiple farm auctions including public sales by Donald Byers near Central City, E F Paulsen near Norway, S P Vandeberg near Lisbon, and others. Schedules run Jan 21 to Feb 8 with closing out sales, Duroc breed sales, and Hampshire saw sale at Hawkeye Downs by Albert Martin and Sons.
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Donald Byers
Central City
E. F. Paulsen
Norway
Donald M. Hartz
Maynard
S. P. Vandeberg
Lisbon
Elmer F. Burr
Center Point
Lewis S. Johnson
Fairfax
Ray Cashman
Coggan
Ervin Horak
Hawkeye Downs
George Goodyear
Linn
Orvie Hopker
Bertram
Harry Schlueter
Iowa County du
Benton FSA Families Meet in Vinton
Eight Benton county farm couples who bought farms under the FSA tenant purchase program met the FSA committee in Vinton. Farms range from 80 to 160 acres and all eight families have good records. One farm showed a net cash income exceeding $8,000 last year.
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Vinton
Benton County
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Charles Robinson
Robinson
Riverside farm auction totals at Stolley sale
Work horses sold for 55 to 65 dollars at the Mrs Minnie Stolley farm sale located six and a half miles southeast of Riverside on Wednesday. Duroc feeding shouts brought 25 to 30 dollars, New Hampshire chickens 1.60, corn 1.09, and oats 0.73.
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Riverside
Minnie Stolley
Here
New Hampshire
Meat Strike Timing Hit By Pemberton
DES MOINES Iowa swine producers urge that a packing plant work stoppage is timed during a peak marketing period. Rollie Pemberton secretary says each day of the strike worsens producers losses and feed shortages threatening 1946 profits. He opposes wage hikes that lower livestock prices and calls further raises inflationary.
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Des Moines
Iowa Swine Producers Association
Rollie Pemberton
Iowa
Pemberton
Government Officials Fear Feed Shortage
Washington officials warn that a prolonged meat strike could trigger a severe livestock feed shortage, risking future supplies of meat milk poultry and eggs. If slaughter markets close long enough grain allocations for whisky may be cut and feed for thousands of hogs and cattle would dwindle, forcing liquidation and lower future products.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Oe House
Farm Groups Urge Better Rural Radio Broadcasts
A coalition of farm groups led by C. Maurice Wieting urged the FCC to improve farm programming at hearings. They argued one quarter of farm families do not keep radios in working order, and broadcasters show little effort to tailor content to farmers needs. John C. Baker noted farm people live far from news sources making radio crucial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C. Maurice Wieting
Council of Farmer Cooperatives
National Grange
National Farmers Union
Federal Communications Commission
Wieting
FCC
John C. Baker
Department of Agriculture
Farmer Benefits Shift Toward City Folk
The piece notes farmers see benefits tilt toward urban readers with diminishing emphasis on weather forecasts market reports and other farming topics.
State Stallion Show Attracts 150 Entries In Iowa
More than 150 entries are expected for the state stallion show to be held at Oskaloosa February 4 to 6. Cecil F. Rooks, field representative of the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders association, announced the upcoming event Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Cecil F. Rooks
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Swiss Breeders Meet in Postville With State Plans
Northeast Iowa Brown Swiss breeders gather at Postville public school Monday for the first of eight canton meetings by the Iowa Brown Swiss Breeders' association. The program will review the state body, plan canton and state shows, and appoint canton officers and committees. Speaker R. W. Stumbo of Beloit Wisconsin will address the gathering.
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Postville
Iowa
State
R. W. Stumbo
Beliot
Wis
Field
Harrold Dairy Sale At Harris County Auction
West Liberty hosted the Harris Harrold dairy sale on Tuesday with eight cows averaging over $300 each. Auctioneers were Albin and Gibson of West Liberty.
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West Liberty
Harris Harrold
Albin and Gibson
Farm equipment and cattle listing from rural sale
Mixed-breed milk cows including a two-year-old heifer with four calves are offered along with a Farmall H tractor and accessory tools. Also listed are a McDeering corn planter, Deering mower, clipper fanning mill, hammer NH, King and Hamilton portable elevator, and other farm implements in good to excellent condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mc-Deering Hammer NH
King and Hamilton
L.H.C
Mc-Deering
National breed association schedule outlines seven meetings
A man for the national breed association and Arthur Porter, Iowa State College extension dairyman, announced the schedule of the other seven meetings. The meetings run Tuesday Mason City, Wednesday Storm Lake, Thursday Sheldon, Friday Carroll, Jan 28 Des Moines, Jan 29 Oskaloosa, Jan 30 Vinton.
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National Breed Association
Arthur Porter
Iowa State College Extension Dairyman
Mason City
Storm Lake
Sheldon
Carroll
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Vinton
Feeder cattle records fall at Denver show
A Poolesville Maryland buyer paid 50.25 cents a pound for 40 Hereford steers, setting a new world feeder-cattle price. The prior record was 37 cents at the National Western Stock Show in Denver a year earlier.
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Denver
INS
Poolesville
A. G. Rolfe
Fred de Berard
Kremmling
Cole
W. Sidley
Wy Rolfe
Helen
Frances Winter
Castle Rock
Col
Bers
Albert
Ed Fritzl
Sterling
Colo
de Berard Herdfords
Farm sale catalog listing livestock and farm equipment
An auction listing outlines livestock including a brown mare and various dairy cows with calving and milking notes, plus hogs and assorted farm tools. Machinery includes a Ford tractor, cultivators, plows, mower, rakes, discs, planter, and a saw. Miscellaneous articles cover scythes, a cider press, incubators, stoves, feed grinders, firearms, tools, and storage gear. 110¢ per bushel storage tank noted.
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W. FE. Challis
W. M. Bennett
Kent Coffee Maker
Juice Press
Benton Fsa
Riverside Farm Sale
USDA
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
A.M. Vance
Usda Corn Borer Laboratory
Lafayette
Ind
H. L. Chada
Muscatine
Frank Irons
Toledo
Ohio
Usda Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
W. G. Bradley
Toledo, Ohio
Mrs. Grass’ Te
Qoika's
16Th Ave
Veal
Growing Girls
Woerderhoff
Joe Aes
Heinz Baby Food
Butternut Coffee
Monarch
Wheaties
Sunkist
Wapsie
Sopade
Woymansp
Harrold Dairy Sale
Atkins
Mil F. Paulson
Tony Schmitz
John Krall
Timothy Yi
International
John Deere 999
Hirch
David Bradier
A. Erers
Groun
Sonal
O'Ciack
Erompt Downs
Challis and Fisttenberger
Ancis
Peppies Savings
Denver Sho
N. Hepker
Hays
O. N. Hepker
W. E. Challis
Peoples Savings Bank
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