Favorable temperatures drive Iowa crop growth but hail hits farms
Federal Meteorologist Charles D. Reed reports last week brought moderate weather that aided most Iowa crops though cool spells delayed corn. Early corn tasseled, some ears forming, detasseling of hybrid seed corn peaked, and bean canning harvest hindered by labor shortages. A hail event wiped out crops in north O'Brien county. Kossuth farms suffered tornado damage with losses exceeding $500000.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Reed
O’brien
Kossuth County
Thompson
Winnebago County
School Children Detassel Corn In Cedar County
Special to The Gazette 300 Cedar County youths aged 14 to 20 detassel hybrid corn near Clarence Durant and Downey. Buses run from Clarence Olin West Branch and Tipton to transport workers. Most are girls earning 60 cents an hour with weekly pay from 25 to 35 dollars.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Clarence
Durant
Downey
Olin
West Branch
Stanwood
Mechanicsville
Howard Hamilton
Victory Farm
Hollywood
Benton County 4-H Sports Festival Planned
Benton county junior Farm Bureau members announce a July 23 sports festival for 4-H boys and girls. Events include softball darts hair quoits ping pong baseball throw clock golf horseshoes and dashes with divisions for under and over 14. Leaders parents and members invited to participate.
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Vinton
Benton County
Girl Burns in Chicken House Fire at Riverside Farm
A chicken house on the Frank Novy farm four miles southwest of Riverside was destroyed by fire Monday evening. Betty, 12, the Novy girl, was badly burned when kerosene sprayed inside the shed exploded. She was hospitalized in Washington county. Insurance covered part of the loss.
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the Gazette
Riverside
Frank Novy
Here
Marion Feeder Tops Chicago Market Opening Trade
Cattle at Chicago stock yards reached the market top as prime Hereford steers from Carl Lundeen near Marion sold without sorting for 17.50 per hundredweight. The 23 head averaged 1,252 pounds and led Monday’s opening week trading.
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Chicago
Linn County
Neighbors Help Pilgrim Family With Hay Bales
Neighbors and friends last week cut corn and stacked 46 loads of hay for A. W. Pilgrim and son Merle who suffer from carbuncles. A large group including Elmer Sherman Keith Sherman Duane Sherman Fred Sherman and others assisted.
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Edgewood
A. W. Pilgrim
Merle
Elmer Sherman
Keith Sherman
Duane Sherman
Fred Sherman
Bryan Sherman
Lyle Fisher
Doyle Fisher
Ed Meyer
Ralph Pilgrim
Phillip Geering
Jack Miller
Wilbur Gearhart
Lee Densmore
John Elliott
Fred Robinson
Russell Bowers
Earl Sterling
Chuck Stone
Will Porter
Bert McClure
Lowell Rowell
Duane Weyant
Seward Southwick
F A. Robinson
A. D. Stone
William Thurn, Jr
Ray Shaw
Oliver Jewell
Alton Jewell
Walter Jewell
John Reedy
T. W. Lichter
Home Project Plans Meeting Scheduled in Allamakee County
Mrs N May Larson of Ames district extension supervisor will meet the county home project committee of the Allamakee county Farm Bureau on July 26 to plan next year's educational program in home economics. County Extension Director Fred O Riley announced Wednesday.
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Waukon
N. May Larson
Ames
Allamakee County Farm Bureau
Fred O'Riley
Farm Bureau to Meet on Home Economics Program
Tipton county Farm Bureau home project committee will convene August 8 at Mrs Louis Thordsen residence west of Tipton. Miss Laura Heddleson county home economist announces the plan for the coming year in home economics.
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Tipton
County Farm Bureau Home Project Committee
Louis Thordsen
Laura Heddleson
Britons Step Up Potato Production
War time farming reports show British potato acreage in 1943 up 90 percent over the 1936 38 average amid reduced imports and higher demand. Per capita potato use rose 45 percent since the war began, with postwar prospects uncertain though continued industrial use expected.
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Britain
United States Department of Agriculture
Ireland
Channel Islands
Food Ministry
Farmer Near Manchester Benefits From City Harvest Aid
Elmer Kehrli a 200 acre farmer near Manchester shared his harvest with help from town workers arranged by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and J J Dolphin. Three local men worked three nights at 60 cents an hour and Edna Kehrli operated the binder for the sixteenth year. oats yield 75 to 80 bushels per acre and was a best in 28 years using Tama seed sown after Good Friday.
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Manchester
Elmer Kehrli
Here
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
J J Dolphin
Kehrli
Maurice Hubler
Bert Bergstrand
William Morris
Edna Kehrli
Successful 4 H Camp Held in Tama County
Tama county boys 4 H camp at Conants park near Gladbrook registered 136 participants. George Bodinke reports program included athletics instruction and inspirational meetings with Burns Byram O C Bunting and Boehnke assisting.
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Toledo
Tama County
Conant’s Park
Gladbrook
George Bodinke
Boehnke
Burns Byram
O. C. Bunting
Farm safety message from Iowa recalls deadly machinery accidents
An Iowa note describes fictional names amid real farm accidents including lost limbs and a death to highlight hazards of operating haying and threshing gear. It urges safer practices during National Safety Week July 23 to 30 and beyond.
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Iowa
Four Types of Farm Leases in General Use
Iowa farm owners and tenants increasingly arrange next year’s rentals. Four lease types the straight cash, flexible cash, crop share cash, and livestock share meet diverse needs. Written leases reduce disputes and clarify terms, aiding both parties.
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Ames
Iowa
I. W. Arthur
Iowa State College
Arthur
Prevent Bursted Cabbage Heads
Cabbage heads may burst during rapid growth. To prevent damage rotate the plant and break off some roots on one side to slow growth. This practice reduces stress on the head and helps maintain form.
Lease types and farm sharing discussed for Iowa growers
The article explains crop share cash lease and livestock and stock-share leases, noting advantages and drawbacks. It highlights Iowa as a common state for these arrangements, with year-to-year bargaining on pasture prices and storage challenges. County extension offices offer copies of these leases.
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Iowa
Yionor 4-H President Honored by Muscatine Club
Catherine Lian of Stockton, recently elected state girls 4-H club president, will be honored by Muscatine county 4-H club members at a Salute to the President party on July 27 in Muscatine.
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Muscatine
Catherine [Lian
Stockton
Muscatine County
93 Acres Sold For 10000 At Waucoma
Decorah reports the McKay farm of 93 acres adjoining Waucoma near Main Street sold by Mrs. Anna McKay to Harry Lynch for 10000. Possession is set for March 1, 1945. The property has been in the McKay family since 1867 after purchase by Patrick McKay.
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Decorah
McKay
Waucoma
Main Street
Anna McKay
Harry Lynch
Patrick McKay
Spraying Suggested To Control Bagworm
Ames Cedars junipers and arborvitae across southern Iowa face defoliation from bagworms warns Harold Gunderson extension entomologist at Iowa State College. He urges spraying with lead arsenate and flour stickers in two applications at 10 day intervals, plus a spring spray next year between June 1 and 15 for affected trees.
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Ames
Iowa
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Gunderson
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