Coggon Boy Builds Dairy and Beef Herds at 13
Danny McDonnell a 13 year old from Coggon has assembled 30 calves since Christmas and plans a 20 cow beef herd plus 15 dairy cows. He trades calves and cows, often using nurse cows, while maintaining ducks chickens turkeys and pigs and managing farm tasks alongside his father Tom McDonnell.
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Eastern Iowa
Danny McDonnell
Danny
Tom McDonnell
Tom
Ryan
Dan
Triggerette
Gazette
Roy Rogers
Trigger
Coggon
Corn loan woes and milk code push loom in farm notes
Iowa PMA committees begin accepting delivery of 1948 corn resealed last fall amid looming CCC sales and high storage costs. Senate milk inquiry eyed health rules, potential national dairy code, and reforms for urban markets to aid producers and consumers. Anhydrous ammonia nitrogen fertilizer discussed with Purdue tests and equipment cost estimates.
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Linn County
Commodity Credit Corporation
PMA
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Gillette
Iowa
Purdue University
Purdue
Greeley-Art Bockenstedt Buy Six Acres South of Town
Greeley Art Bockenstedt purchased six acres just south of town from John Moser of Manchester. The deal underscores local land transfers and the buyers’ expansion plans.
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Art Bockenstedt
John Moser
Manchester
Windrowing Cuts Shattering Loss Prolongs Harvest
Iowa State College agronomist E L Barger notes windrowing oats lengthens harvest and saves grain. He says late season shattering reaches 20 percent, while windrowed grain shatters only 3 to 4 percent, justifying the extra cost. Windrowing also lowers grain moisture for better bin storage and aids weed handling.
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Ames
E. L. Barger
Iowa State College Agricultural Engineer
Barger
June Farrowing Record Shatters Previous Iowa High
Des Moines AP reports Iowa farmers farrowed an estimated 202000 hogs in June, the highest June total on record, beating the 184000 head mark set in 1943. The 1949 June total shows a 19 percent rise amid abundant feed and high hog prices.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
4 H Club Camp Fund Program Planned in Kinross
Liberty township 4 H clubs of Keokuk county plan a July 20 program in Kinross high school auditorium to raise money for the state 4 H camp and club treasuries. Guest speaker R K Bliss will attend and C E Miller of Fargo North Dakota will present films from the farm managers tour of England and Europe. Local talent acts also are on the program.
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Northwest Farm Managers Association
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England
Europe
Linn County Rural Chorus Aims Washington Trip Funds
The Linn county rural women's chorus seeks travel funds for a Washington D C sesquicentennial trip. They plan three district amateur contests in Linn county at Whittier July 21 Alburnett Aug 1 Fairfax Aug 3 with a final, date pending, and nominal admission. Co chairs Mrs George Maxfield and Mrs Miles Sutera say proceeds fund the journey.
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Iowa
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KCRG
Marlate Will Control Insects on Vine Crops
Striped and spotted cucumber beetles injure vine crops in the Midwest. University of Minnesota entomologist A. A. Granovsky warns immediate control to prevent damage to early growth. Dust with methoxychlor or 5 percent DDT, noting DDT can harm some squash varieties.
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A. A. Granovsky
University of Minnesota
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Whole Corncobs Used To Prevent Dusty Hoghouses
Iowa State college swine specialist E L Quaife reports dusty hog houses cause coughing and pneumonia risk. Lowell Johnson of near Knoxville uses whole corncobs for bedding to settle dust and cool hogs, with oil sprinkling in shady spots as a supplementary measure.
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Ames
E. L. Quaife
Iowa State College Extension
Quaife
Iowa
Lowell Johnson
Knoxville
Full Scale War Would Bring Quick Shift in Farm Policy
Government would conserve food through rationing and possible price controls, with new laws needed for control. Brannan would expand production via price supports and government purchases, leveraging wartime authorities to assure farmers minimum prices and loan-backed support. parity guides set farm price standards.
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Ovid A. Martin
Wee
Brannan
Equally fair to farmer amid wartime price steps
The text outlines government actions on farm products including tax plans, price parity, and lifting product controls for cotton, wheat, and corn. It mentions a wartime context with price controls, stock growth, and a large reserve of corn feeds, noting shifts in supply and market reach.
Seasonal Hog Prices Seen Rising Slowly
Urbana reports W J Wills livestock specialist at the Illinois agricultural department predicts little seasonal price drop for hogs as they reach market weight. He cites meat price links to demand and expects heavier hog runs this year with butcher hog marketing 7 percent higher over two months and overall marketing about 8 percent larger than last year. He urges sellers to price as hogs reach weight and avoid market gluts.
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W. J. Wills
Illinois of Agriculture
Wills
Gazette Farm Editor Rex Corn Broadcast Schedule
Gazette Farm editor Rex Corn broadcasts twice daily on KCRG 1600 at 6 00 a m and 12 15 p m. The listing notes possible additional times and unclear final day reference.
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Rex Corn
KCRG
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