Texans Develop Tick Free Charbray Cattle Breed
South Texas cattlemen Fred Turner and Hart Thomas work on a new three quarters Charollais and one quarter Brahman breed called Charbray. They aim to register the breed within two years, claim strong growth with 100 pounds monthly, good milk yield, high beef cuts, tick resistance, and adaptability to hot or cold climates. They have shipped stock to Florida Louisiana California and Oklahoma and favor wide adoption over monopolies like Texas Santa Gertrudis.
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Tex
South Texas
Fred Turner
Hart Thomas
Turner
India
South
Texas
Florida
Louisiana
California
Oklahoma
Big King Ranch
Ten Acre Corn Yield Contest Open in Cedar County
Cedar county Farm Bureau, with Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association, sponsors a ten acre corn yield contest for 1947. Past winner Henry Jurgens of Bennett yielded 133.4 bushels per acre in 1946. All county farmers may enter. entry forms are available at the Tipton Farm Bureau office.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Farm Bureau
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Henry Jurgens
Bennett
FENCE DRIFT caught in the woven wire
The article notes the Corn Belt remains wet while Great Plains producers report banner conditions with excellent range feed and strong fall slaughter prospects. It projects a fall crop outlook, with a July 10 official corn estimate and a crop near the 10-year average despite potential reductions.
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Great Plains
Midwest
Drouth
Careful Cultivation Is Needed to Kill Weeds
Iowa State college agricultural engineer E. L. Barger urged careful cultivation of corn this year to smother weeds by throwing more soil into the rows. He advised using disk killers after corn grows taller to cover escaped weeds and to allow farmers to proceed with haymaking and other urgent field work.
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Ames
E. L. Barger
Iowa State College
Barger
Attendance at 4-H Course Tops 800 Students
More than 800 Iowa 4-H boys and leaders registered for the annual 4-H boys state short course on the Iowa State College campus. The event, first summer session, runs through Wednesday and features remarks by G. A. Lineweaver and H. H. Kildee on youth, leadership, and the farm's role in national progress.
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Iowa State College
Linn County
Rex Stick
Walker
Tom Dietz
Cedar Rapids
Vernon Hopker
Marion
Arnold Ditch
Ames
Iowa
Farm Bureau Women Vote Larger Program
Des Moines AP Iowa Farm Bureau women approved expanding family living programs over the next year at their summer conference. Emphasis will shift to broader township and county participation. Mrs. T. A. Ledlie outlined rural health efforts and Mrs. Ross Willey spoke on library programs.
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DES Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
T. A. Ledlie
Ross Willey
Onawa
Fourteen Enroll In Vets Course At West Union
West Union reports fourteen more veterans enrolled in the agricultural training course at the high school. Supervisors Bernard Ebbing and Myron Kruse announced the addition, bringing total participation to sixty in soil conservation and poultry management classes for the current quarter. The new enrollees include F. T. Blockhus Elgin A. J. Swenson W. A. Schroeder Castalia R. F. Winter West Union T. E. Meyer A. P. Reicks J. P. Scallan Waucoma L. V. Kuen nen Maynard C. E. Wurzer P. W. Ameling Fort Atkinson H. L. Hennager Randalia C. R. Heller Hawkeye W. M. Schutte V. E. Nolte Sumner.
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West Union
Bernard Ebbing
Myron Kruse
F. T. Blockhus
Elgin
A. J. Swenson
W. A. Schroeder
Castalia
R. F. Winter
T. E. Meyer
A. P. Reicks
J. P. Scallan
Waucoma
L. V. Kuennen
Maynard
C. E. Wurzer
P. W. Ameling
Fort Atkinson
H.L. Hennager
Randalia
C. R. Heller
Hawkeye
W. M. Schutte
V. E. Nolte
Sumner
Wheat Loan Rate set at $1.83 per bushel for 1947 crop
Washington AP. Agricultural Department announces price supporting loans for 1947 crop wheat at an average of $1.83 per bushel nationwide, about 15 cents below current market prices. Last year loan rates averaged $1.49. Parity price is $2.03, up from $1.66 a year ago.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Giant six ounce egg shown near Decorah
Decorah farm woman Lucille Horan displayed a six ounce egg measuring 7 94 by 9 inches in circumference. The egg, laid by a cross bred Leghorn Minorca hen, showed potential for three yolks when compared with other double yolk eggs.
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Decorah
Lucille Horan
ISC Names Farm Safety Worker
ISC announced the appointment of Norval J. Wardle as full time farm safety worker and assistant professor of agricultural engineering effective Tuesday. Wardle, a Victor Idaho native, holds degrees from the University of Idaho and is completing a PhD at Iowa State while coordinating statewide farm safety education efforts.
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AMES
INS
Iowa
Iowa State College
Norval J. Wardle
Wardle
Victor
Idaho
War‘dle
University of Idaho
Iowa State
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 a reported price of 15 600. Smith Brothers of Oelwein realtors handled the deal.
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Waterloo
Sumner—Durwood A. Ferson
Elsie Fritz
Here
Smith Brothers
Oelwein Realtors
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Gilbert Hotle
Town State College Agricultural Foundation
Columbus Junction, Ia
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Champlin
E Ave. NW
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Fourteenth Ave
Tural Extension Service
Kildee
United States
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Farm Bureau Women
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Third Avenue Bridge
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