Sec Anderson Opposes Farm Fertilizer Bill
Secretary Clinton Anderson tells the Senate Agriculture Committee he opposes government run fertilizer operations to ease shortages. He supports a national policy using existing agencies while warning the measure could alter agricultural policy and the food supply. The bill from Bourke B. Hickenlooper and 11 co sponsors faces industry and farm group opposition.
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Sec. Anderson
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Secretary of
Clinton P Anderson
Anderson
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Committee
Bourke B Hickenlooper
Steps Toward Soil Improvement via Liming and Fertilizers
A speaker outlined three key paths for soil improvement: use of adequate liming materials and fertilizers with further research and demonstrations. private industry development including farmer cooperatives to supply liming material and fertilizers at efficient production and distribution prices. exploration, utilization and conservation of fertilizer mineral deposits.
Iowa Farm Price Index Reaches New High Point
The Iowa crop and livestock reporting service reports a 14 point rise in the index of prices received by Iowa farmers for last month due to higher grain prices and gains in meat animals poultry and eggs. On June 15 the all commodity index stood at 306, with prior records in 1946 and March of this year. Corn rose 30 cents per bushel hogs 40 cents per cwt beef cattle 1.20 per cwt lambs 1 per cwt and eggs half a cent per dozen. Feeding margins weakened due to higher feed costs.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Fence Drift in Woven Wire Stuns Cedar Rapids Official
Sanford Kerr, retired railroad official and world traveler, announces liquidation of his holdings due to corn price near two dollars a bushel. The single ear, eight inches long, was grown in the Matanuska Valley resettlement project and displayed to prove corn could be raised there. Kerr does not expect the move to depress the corn market.
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Sanford Kerr
Cedar Rapids
Farm Desk
Matanuska Valley
Kerr
Iowa River Carries 150000 Tons of Silt Daily
A sediment test by the Iowa Institute of Hydraulics estimates 150000 tons of silt per day in the Iowa River as it flows past Iowa City. The figure implies about one inch of soil per 1000 acres in Johnson County, with most erosion from cropland but not all topsoil, per Howard Oak.
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Iowa City
Iowa Institute of Hydraulics
Iowa River
Johnson County
Howard Oak
Soil District
Wheat Ripening in Southwestern Kansas Harvest Looms
In Garden City Kansas under clear windless skies and 75 degree highs farmers report an imminent harvest in several southwestern counties. A shortage of combines is feared as hundreds of crews may be needed within days, with green damp wheat being hauled to elevators though grain quality remains good at 61 to 62 pounds per bushel.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas River
Oklahoma Line
Jersey Picnics Planned by Jersey Breeders
Jersey breeders will host parish picnics Friday at West Liberty and Grinnell, inviting locals to sample dairy stock and enjoy community events.
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Jersey
West Liberty
Grinnell
Co op Groups Demonstrate Soil Erosion at Clarinda Farm
At the Iowa State College experimental farm near Clarinda a farm cooperative group from western Iowa and eastern Nebraska viewed erosion across flooded low lands and eroded hillsides after heavy rains. Project supervisor Dr. George M. Browning explained how crop rotation contour planting and terraces reduce soil loss from 40 tons to 5 percent under proper practices.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Experimental Farm
Here
Storm Lake
Tekamah
Neb
Iowa State College
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
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Horse sale season ends at Columbus Junction sale
The Columbus Junction barn closed its horse sale season with 119 head offered. The top price was a saddle gelding at 220 dollars, while better draft horses sold for 65 to 90 dollars.
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Agriculture Secretaries To Meet in Shenandoah
The North Central Association of Commissioners Directors and Secretaries of Agriculture will convene in Shenandoah July 10 for a three day meeting. The Iowa department of agriculture arranges the program and says heads from 13 states in the region plus others have reserved. States in the north central region include Montana Michigan Wyoming North Dakota South Dakota Kansas Nebraska Missouri Minnesota Illinois Wisconsin Colorado and Iowa.
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Shenandoah
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
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Montana
Michigan
Wyoming
North
South Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Minnesota
Mlinois
Wisconsin
Colorado
Iowa
Inspection Starts for Seed Certification in Iowa Fields
Twenty five inspectors began field work for small grain certification in Iowa. Joe L. Robinson, secretary of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association, said 1,571 fields will be inspected. Inspectors focus on the presence of noxious weeds.
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Joe L. Robinson
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
Livestock Cash Receipts Rise 40 Percent Over Last Year
Cash receipts from livestock and livestock products climb by 40 percent compared with the previous year, reflecting stronger market activity and higher demand for meat and dairy.
Pig Health and Vaccination Advice from Barnyard Chatter
Swine losses from cholera remain high though preventable by vaccination. Farmers are urged to vaccinate early, often after weaning at six to eight weeks, and consult a veterinarian for timing. The note also promotes The Peppies Savings Bank for farm equipment loans and reports Kenneth Wagoner baling chrome grass, alfalfa, and alsike.
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Cedar Rapids
Newhall
Center Point
Kenneth Wagoner
West Liberty
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