Iowa Oats Hit Hard by Rust In Some Areas
Plant pathologist Artie Browning says 1954 Iowa oat crop losses from stem and crown rust could near 40 million bushels. Severe stem rust infections occurred in parts of the state, crown rust mainly from buckthorn hedges. Early planting, buckthorn eradication, and variety diversification are advised for 1955.
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Iowa
Ames
Artie Browning
Iowa State College
Browning
Clinton
Clintland
Shelby
Branch
Andrew
Cherokee
Nemaha
Bonham
Clintafe
Iowa Tops Nation in Hog Slaughter Output
DES MOINES Iowa led the nation in hog slaughter for the first half of the year while ranking second in sheep and lamb slaughter and third in cattle slaughter according to a Tuesday Iowa Development Commission report. Hog slaughter through May 31 totaled over one billion pounds with more than 71 million pounds of sheep and lambs and over 757 million pounds of cattle killed.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa
Watch Cattle Market Margins Kutish Advises
Iowa State College economist Francis A. Kutish spoke at the 36th Annual Cattle Feeders Hey Day. He warned 1955 profits depend on market margins, noting feed costs and selling prices to determine margins. He cautioned about weather, breath, and corn borer risk, urging careful calculations.
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Ames
Francis A. Kuitish
Iowa State College
Kutish
College Armory
Katish
Neighbors Help Harvest Hay at Center Junction Farm
Friends and neighbors gathered at Mrs. Martin Nowachek’s farm near Center Junction to raise the hay crop on Monday. Helpers listed include Allen Horman Harvey Manuel John Moehl Lyle Thompson Richard Schmidt Paul Horman Ray Heideman David Thompson Jack Manuel Glenn Woodworth Harold Huston Marvin Blohm Maynard Belnap and Hans Hinrichsen. Mr Nowachek was killed June 25 while assisting with barn remodeling near Center Junction.
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Center Junction
Friends Land
Martin Nowachek
Allen Horman
Harvey Manuel
John Moehl
Lyle Thompson
Richard Schmidt
Paul Horman
Ray Heideman
David Thompson
John
Don
Dick Ketelsen
Carl ,Seehusen
Jack Manuel
Glenn Woodworth
Harold Huston
Marvin Blohm
Maynard Belnap
Hans Hinrichsen
Mr. Nowachek
Tama county to send two youths to state conservation camp
Alice Goos of Gladbrook and Delbert Kellogg of Gilman will represent Tama county at the state conservation camp, scheduled July 19 to 23, at the state 4-H camp near Madrid.
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Toledo
Alice Goos
Gladbrook
Delbert Kellogg
Gilman
Tama Country
Madrid
Weather report notes spotty rainfall in Clayton County
Elkader Rainfall has been spotty in Clayton county. To date, however, there are few signs of severe dryness. Corn in the county is growing rapidly and the oats harvest is under way.
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Clayton County
Ferguson Urges Peacetime Farm Program In Senate Speech
Senator Homer Ferguson argues for adopting the Eisenhower farm plan as a step toward peacetime agricultural reconversion. He says fixed 90 percent parity supports should end, comparing them to wartime production rates and urging a transition despite ongoing farm bill debates. He notes Michigan’s industrial cutbacks and cites House support for flexible pricing.
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Washington
ULP
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Ferguson
Senate Agricultural Committee
Eisenhower
House
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
William F. Knowland
Hearings on Egg Market Recessed in 1952 Case
Chicago AP report notes hearings on an alleged egg market corner on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in December 1952 were recessed until October. The Commodity Exchange Authority accuses 13 firms and individuals from Iowa Texas and Chicago of controlling December egg deliveries to push prices higher. A government witness said the 13 profited about 162000. Respondents deny charges. Names include Albert Schirm Walnut IA Allen Headlee Coon Rapids IA E E and K Hummel Oakland IA John H Snowgren Marshalltown IA Howard Randolph Guthrie Center IA Leo Hagen. Atty Lee A Freeman voices novelty of the conspiracy claim while evidence cites 170 December egg futures contracts bought in three days.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Commodity Exchange Authority
Iowa
Texas
Albert Schirm
Walnut
Allen Headlee
Coon Rapids
E. E
K. Hummel
Oakland
John H Snowgren
Central Iowa Poultry & Egg Co
Marshalltown
Howard Randolph
Leo Hagen
Guthrie Center
Trading irregularities noted in egg futures activity
Bagnell said a single firm, G. H. Miller and Company of Chicago, handled most purchases except after an exchange official asked to stop. He cited traders’ differences, Texas and Iowa buyers using Miller for the first time, and noted December egg futures rose about nine cents a dozen with seven cents of that over January. He called the drop from 48.5 to 41 cents “too high” and criticized large scale defaults in the December contract.
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Bagnell
G. H. Miller and Company
Chicago
Miller
Texas
Iowa
South Delaware DHIA Reports June Milk and Fat Averages
Manchester reports the South Delaware DHIA June average of 861 pounds of milk and 31.5 pounds of fat from 591 cows tested. There were 529 cows milking and 62 dry in the association, supervisor Clifford Wilson announced.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Dhia
Clifford Wilson
Neighbor's Bees Trigger Suit in Charles City Farm Dispute
Charles City farmer Frank Monen files in district court seeking a injunction to move a neighbor's hive colony. The petition claims the bees are dangerous to people and livestock, swarm near the pasture line, and hamper cattle grazing access. No hearing date set yet.
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Charles City
Frank Monen
Monen
Austin Murray
Harold Doore
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