Heavy Borer Infestation Near Dysart Threatens Corn
Dysart area faces a severe corn borer outbreak with fields showing 4 to 5 borers per stalk and individual stalks containing up to 15 grubs. Farmers scramble as dusting planes apply DDT to 1,000 acres, while experts advise timing sprays before eggs hatch for maximum kill.
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Lee Schwanz
Dysart
Vinton
Rosecrans
Leland Pieper
Kenneth Cramer
Benton County
Cramer
Geretts Pic.o
Ray Rosecrans
Ralph Schuchart
Noel Lenaburg
Vernie Mehlhouse
Don Patoka
West Bend
Wis
Leonard Siemens
A. R. Erickson
Iowa June Milk and Egg Output Drops to New Lows
Iowa dairy and poultry output for June fell to the lowest monthly totals since the 1930s- and 1942 for eggs. Leslie M Carl, head of the Iowa crop and livestock reporting service, said milk production reached 670 million pounds and egg production 401 million, with per cow yields near record highs despite a continued herd liquidation of about 1.171 million cows.
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Leslie M Carl
Lowa
Carl
Iowa
Linn DHIA No 1 Annual Averages Report
The Linn DHIA No 1 annual summary shows Springville dairy herds averaging 8266 pounds of milk and 3555 pounds of butterfat across 19 herds. High producers include Carl Plumley Springville 447.1 pounds and Martin Rice Cedar Rapids 3983 pounds. Pride’s Charming, a Purebred Brown Swiss owned by Martin Rice, had the high cow of the year with 16,339 pounds milk and 65721 pounds butterfat. The June average was 820 pounds milk and 337 pounds butterfat for 353 cows tested.
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Springville
Linn Dhia
Association
L. C. Adams
Adams
Carl Plumley
R T Dolan
Central City
Arnauld Hoge
Martin Rice
Cedar Rapids
W J Kemp
Marion
Wereford Field Day at Nagel Farm Near Grinnell
The fourth annual field day and picnic of the Midtawn Hereford Association will be held July 25 at the William Nagel farm near Grinnell. The program begins at 9 30 am with visits to several other farms.
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Grinnell
Midtawn Hereford Association
William Nagel
Jerseys and dairy farming insights from Russell Hawkins
Interview with Russell Hawkins, 37, owner of 834 acres near Nashua, Iowa. He discusses Jerseys performance, export sales to a Mexican college, artificial breeding, butterfat pricing, and dairy outlook. Hawkins leans Republican and comments on Dewey, Truman, Wallace, and Berlin politics.
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Russell Hawkins
Nashua
Russell
Iowa
Dewey
Warren
Truman
Henry Wallace
Berlin
Stalin
Crop prospects improve as oats lead season
Ossian notes crops in good condition with most fields strong. A few hay fields show thin growth but oats show a heavy potential, signaling a favorable harvest outlook for the area.
West Liberty FFA Chapter Plans Special Meeting
West Liberty FFA will hold a special meeting Thursday at 8 PM in the high school assembly room. President Charles Wolf will discuss harvesting storing and financing of 32 acres of Benton seed oats with FFA fathers as guests. A yield near 2000 bushels is expected and medals will be awarded to spring contest team members.
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West Liberty
FFA
Charles Wolf
House Destroyed by Fire on West Liberty Farm
Fire destroyed an empty house on the Herbert Wilson farm five miles northwest of North Liberty. A repair crew had been fixing the roof when the blaze started. West Liberty fire trucks could not stop the flames. The Chase place earlier owned the farm before Wilson’s purchase. Insurance partially covered the loss.
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West Liberty
Herbert Wilson
North Liberty
Chase Place
Wilson
Twin mules born to Belgian mare in Maquoketa
Twin mules arrived at the farm of Frank Ebersole in Maquoketa from a Belgian mare. The birth adds a pair of healthy foals to the stable and is celebrated by the owner.
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Maquoketa
Frank Ebersole
New Test Plan Announced by Benton DHIA
Benton County DHIA announces a new plan to expand farmer participation and lower costs by letting dairymen collect milk samples at home. Farmers will weigh milk, send samples to the supervisor, who tests butterfat and returns results, enabling more herds and reduced expenses.
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Vinton
Benton County
Dhia No. 1
Charles Birker
DHIA
Elim Aar
Wisconsin
Ohio J
Birker
U S Meat Supply Sees Record Shortage This Summer
Chicago report quotes H M Conway of the National Association of Livestock Producers as saying the nations meat supply is at a record low with an acute shortage likely through the summer. He cites poor corn crops and a spring packing-house strike as key factors.
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Chicago
H. M. Conway
National Association of Livestock Producers
Conway
National Livestock Producer
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wood Acres Sale Averages Reach 303 Per Head
Thiry nine head of purebred Jerseys averaging 303 per head in the George L. Wood dispersal sale at Marion. Top price 900 for a two year old cow Wood Acres Pinnacle Lottie bought by A G Bjerken Grand Forks ND. Top bull Wood Acres Zinnia's Advancer 13 months old sold to Esterbrook Farm Palmyra MO for 835. Buyers from Wisconsin Missouri Illinois Florida North Dakota and Iowa. Tom McCord of Montgomery AL sold the offering. Sale managed by Ivan Gates of West Liberty.
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Thiry
George L. Wood
Marion
A. G Bjerken
Grand Forks
Wood Acres Pinnacle Lottie
Wood Acres Zinnia
Esterbrook Farm
Palmyra
Neighbors Aid Dean Davis After Appendectomy
Twenty eight neighbors assisted at the Fayette farm to haul hay from 25 acres to the barn. Dean David had undergone an appendectomy operation recently, and the community lent support during the harvest day.
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Fayette
Dean David
Davis
Storm Damages Farm Near Volga Killings and Tree Loss
A Sunday evening storm near Volga caused extensive farm damage. Eight cattle were killed by lightning on the R. W. Duff farm, a building was destroyed, and many trees were blown down. Leo Grether reports nearly 300 young turkeys lost on the nearby range. Electric power was cut off for hours.
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Volga
R. W. Duff
Leo Grether
Record Price Paid For Feeder Cattle
Sioux City market set a record with feeder cattle selling at 33 per hundredweight for 64 white face steers averaging 1011 pounds. Albert Dedehoven of Mead County South Dakota earned a check over 21 000 dollars, the highest price ever paid here and likely a new open market high for feeders.
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Sioux City
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Spray Service
Iowa State College
Wereford Field Day
Beverly Cattle CO
Rentle
WMT
Beverly Cattle Company
E. Cohn & Sons
9Th Ave. and
3Rd St. S.W
Hawkins
U.S
Rex Conn
Ame
HB Sykes
Sykes
Montrose Hotel
OVKES
Becker Roofing CO
Fourteenth Avenue
Sbuehler’s
Super Meat Market
Lay Eee
Lady Corrine
Benton Dhia
Gazette
Gordon Ellison
Ellison Farm
Wood Acres
Jersey
Wood
George
Albert Dedehoven
Mead County
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