Texans Work On Tick Free Cattle Breed
South Texas cattlemen Fred Turner and Hart Thomas develop Charbray a tick free cattle breed from Charollais and Brahman crosses. They plan a registry within two years and have shipped stock to Florida Louisiana California and Oklahoma showing strong growth and beef yield potential. The breed aims for wide use without monopoly and should endure hot climates and high altitudes.
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Turner
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Texas
Florida
Louisiana
California
Oklahoma
Big King Ranch
Wilson
Ten acre corn yield contest announced in Tipton Iowa
Tipton Cedar county Farm Bureau and the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association sponsor a ten acre corn yield contest. Henry Jurgens of Bennett won in 1946 with 133.4 bushels per acre. Any county farmer may enter. blanks available at the Farm Bureau office in Tipton.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Farm Bureau
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Henry Jurgens
Bennett
Fence Drift Shines on Plains Despite Wet Corn Belt
RFBC notes farmers on the Great Plains enjoy a banner year with excellent feed and stronger cattle prospects as drought years fade. The Midwest feeding outlook hinges on the upcoming July 10 corn crop estimate, with a projected 15 to 20 percent cut but still near the 10 year average of 2.8 billion bushels.
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Great Plains
Midwest
Drouth
Careful Cultivation Helps Kill Weeds In Young Corn
Iowa State college agricultural engineer E. L. Barger warns that careful cultivation with maximum dirt thrown into the corn row smothers many weeds. Where cross cultivation is impossible, weeds must be killed now or they won’t be. Extra dirt won’t hurt corn shoots if not fully covered, and even checked fields should apply smothering. If weeds escape first cultivation, disk killers can cover them later.
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E. L. Barger
Iowa State College
Barger
Attendance at 4-H short course tops 800 in Ames
More than 800 Iowa 4-H boys and leaders registered for the annual 4-H boys state short course at Iowa State College. The event runs through Wednesday as the first summer session of its kind. Dean H H Kildee urged strong rural leadership and noted 80 percent of future U S citizens may descend from farm families.
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Towa State College
Linn County
4-H
Iowa
Angus
Rex Stick
Walker
Tom Dietz
Cedar Repids
Vernon Hopker
Marion
Arnold Ditch
Cedar Rapids
Ames
Iowa State College
G. A. Lineweaver
H. H. Kildee
Agricul
Tural Extension Service
Kildee
United States
Farm Bureau Women Approve Larger Program Expansion
At the Iowa Farm Bureau annual summer conference in Des Moines, women voted to expand family living programs over the next year. Emphasis will push broader participation in townships and counties. Mrs. T. A. Ledlie outlined the rural health program and Mrs. Ross Willey spoke on libraries.
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DES Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
T. A. Ledlie
Ross Willey
Onawa
Fourteen Enroll In Vets Course At West Union
Enrollment of 14 veterans in an agricultural training course at West Union increased with names including W. A. Schroeder Castalia R. F. Winter West Union T. E. Meyer A. P. Reicks J. P. Scallan Waucoma L. V. Kuen Heller Hawkeye and W. M. Schutte V. E. Nolte Sumner.
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West Union
The
Wheat Loan Rate Set At 1.83 Per Bushel
The Agriculture Department announced a 1947 crop wheat loan rate of 1.83 per bushel nationwide. The figure is about 35 cents below the current market, with parity set at 2.03, and legal support must be at least 90 percent of parity.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Egg of Six Ounce Hen Hints at Triple Yolks Near Decorah
A six ounce egg shown by Decorah area farm woman Lucile Horan measured 7 4 by 9 inches around and suggested three yolks. The giant egg, laid by a cross bred Leghorn Minorca hen, was displayed Saturday and compared with other double yolk eggs from nearby hens.
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Decorah
Lucile Horan
Wardle Appointed FullTime Farm Safety Worker
Norval J. Wardle named to lead state wide farm safety education. Victor native holds a bachelor’s from University of Idaho in 1937 and a master’s from Idaho in 1946. He is pursuing a PhD at Iowa State and will coordinate with groups on farm safety education.
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Ames
INS
Iowa
Ner State College
Norval J. Wardle
Wardle
Victor
Waterloo Man Buys 120 Acre Farm Near Here
Sumner Durwood A. Ferson of Waterloo purchased from Elsie Fritz a 120 acre farm six miles northeast of here for 15 600. Smith Brothers of Oelwein handled the deal.
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Waterloo
Sumner—Durwood A. Ferson
Elsie Fritz
Here
Smith Brothers
Oelwein Realtors
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