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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1948
Page
13
Farmers at the Howard county experiment farm watched Iowa State College specialists report on crop and fertilizer tests and observed demonstrations of new cultivation and weed control gear. A flame cultivator using propane to destroy weeds between corn rows drew strong interest.
Visitors at the field day observed contour farming equipment including sweeps and disk-killers for weed control in contoured corn. Exhibits featured specialized planting gear suited to Howard county soils with quack grass and shallow stones. The program covered contour staking and deviation from true contours to reduce water retention, plus Dow Selective and 2,4-D use on mustard in small grains and oats trials with effective weed killer concentrations.
A prize $38,000 Hereford bull Prince Rupert 99th underwent a pituitary gland transplant at Iowa State College. Dr M A Emmerson said stitches to be removed Thursday, fertility will take about 12 weeks to show, and a microscopic check in three months will assess success. Owner is Roy Turner of Oklahoma.
Washington AP: The government offers farmers purchase agreements for 1948 wheat oats barley rye and grain sorghums to support prices, in addition to existing loan programs. Agreements run through Dec 31 1948 with terms similar to 1947, allowing farmers to state max deliverable quantity and choose loan or purchase options.
Iowa farmers project the largest fall pig crop since 1945. Economist J W Arthur of Iowa State College notes the spring crop exceeded expectations, though still the smallest since 1941. The spring farrowing rate stayed down only 13 percent, yet exceeded the 10 year average.
State Geologist H Garland Hershey will join Farm Editor Rex Conn on KCRG's Sunday program Let's Talk It Over at eight in the morning. They will discuss water-bearing strata in Iowa and the characteristics of the regional groundwater supply.
Interview with Earl Tiernan, a renter on 160 acres near Cedar Rapids, discussing grasshopper control in alfalfa and beans, spraying results and weed control. He supports Democrats, Truman, and a GOP showdown, with reflections on farming politics and the 1948 era.
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