Barley scab infestation noted across parts of Iowa this season
Pathologists report barley scab more prevalent than last year though not as severe as in 1928. Some samples show traces while most eastern Iowa farms recall 1928’s spread. Scab may reduce grain grade at markets and require careful feeding to hogs and poultry.
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Iowa
Gemen
Oscar Kemp
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Company
R. H. Porter
Ames
Ames Laboratories
Porter
Federal
Bradford
Humboldt
Mallard
Auburn
Odebolt
Chicago
Bradgate
Sexton
Cole, Webb and Jefferson
Lush Advises Dairymen on Selecting Herd Sires
Dr. Jay L. Lush outlines steps for dairy breeders to avoid gambling in sire selection. He urges defining ideal breed and production, checking performance records of cows and relatives, using proven lineage with five daughters, and adopting linebreeding when possible.
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Lush
Ames
Jay L. Lush
Iowa Experiment Station
Linseed Oilmeal Best in Ames Feed Trials for Steers
The Ames cattle feeders’ day reports linseed oilmeal as the top protein supplement, yielding the highest return above feed cost at $22.51 per steer with linseed oilmeal priced at $35 a ton. Soybean oilmeal follows closely, while whole soy beans and cottonseed meals trail in profitability.
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Ames
Tim Ingwerson
Swift
Tom Fife
Sioux City Producers Commission Association
Ed Walch
Chicago Producers
Chicago
Contract Feeding Confact Scheduled Here Monday
Linn county farmers will meet at 10 am Monday in room 215 at the Cedar Rapids courthouse to discuss livestock feeding on contract. County Agent George Dillon announced. Week activities include Tuesday county board meeting at the Commercial club rooms in Marion and 4-H health contests Wednesday and Thursday in Cedar Rapids.
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Linn County
Court House
Cedar Rapids
George Dillon
Linn County Farm Bureau
Commercial Club Rooms
Marion
Lane
J. W. Bradley
Cedar Ra
B. F. Wolverton
Feeder Cattle Talk Reflects Depression Era Struggles
Interview with David R. West probes cattle feeding, financing, and farm policy in Iowa Missouri. He notes 141 head on feed, markets, bank pressures, and the Farm Board. West argues against direct shipping and supports Hoover and prohibition, blaming Collins Farms and policy for farm woes.
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David R. West
Pennsylvania
Voices From the Iowa Farm: Letters on Taxes and Roads
A reader laments high taxes and compulsory road levies in Iowa. He urges a moratorium on road building, questions land assessments, and recalls rock phosphate and alfalfa work on his farm. He praises government aid to soldiers and notes farming challenges and a forthcoming legislative upheaval.
Silo filling to follow threshing in local corn belt
Farm editor notes an exceptional season with heavy yields and high quality small grain. Silo filling is expected within 10 days to two weeks as threshing finishes and shocks clear. Weather remains favorable for threshers. second cut alfalfa is abundant and storage is becoming a concern in some farms.
Farm Bureau Picnic Draws 500 In Delaware County
About 500 people gathered in Earlville for a Delaware County Farm Bureau picnic with contributions from local clubs. The program included Red Cross swimming demos by Konrad Testwide, a welcome by Earlville mayor Fd Irmscher, and remarks by Royal Holbrook of Cedar Rapids. The Earlville and Hopkinton bands provided music. The afternoon featured a ball game between the Earlville team and an all star county team, which the county squad won.
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Earlville
Delaware County Farm Bureau
Konrad Testwide
Red Cross
Fd Irmscher
W. H. Brown
Farm Service Company
Dubuque
Delaware
Royal Holbrook
Cedar Rapids
Hopkinton
Allstar County
Wilton farmer plans fall potatoes with straw mulch
F. W. Lau camp sowed turnip seed from volunteer turnips that appeared in his garden this spring. He plans to leave a row of potatoes in his garden this fall protected by a straw mulch and dug next spring.
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Wilton Junction
F. W. Laucamp
Iowa Farmers Use Straw for Feed in Delaware County
The scene shows Delaware county farmers feeding straw to livestock as barn space fills after haying. The photograph was taken on the Charles Brown farm near Delaware, illustrating widespread straw usage across eastern Iowa counties this week.
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Delaware
Delaware County
Iowa
Charles Brown
Century-Old Log Granary Converts to Modern Home
A log granary on the C. Balth Alsoruse farm, built by Rudolph Altekruse over a century ago, has been converted into a two room dwelling with electric lights and running water. The new house replaces a modern dwelling on the Altekruse farm that was destroyed by fire a month ago.
Oats and Barley Harvest Nears Completion in Lost Nation
The Gazette notes favorable weather will finish threshing soon in Lost Nation with grain in prime condition. Oats yield well averaging near bushels per acre and some as low as thirty five. Barley yields are proportional with new oats selling for 11 to 12% cents per bushel. Some farmers skip harvesting costs or sell direct from the machine.
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Cial
Gazette
Threshing Near Bertram Shows Mixed Yields
Farmers around Bertram report varied results as threshing winds down. Happy Home at Fred Stoneking farm aims to finish Saturday evening after fourteen jobs, oats yielding 40 to 50 bushels per acre. Sutherland Dow’s machine north of Bertram threshes 180 acres at about 50 bushels per acre. Biderman Brothers machine south of Bertram works on hail damaged fields. A R Minish reports 29 acres of oats at 20 bushels and only half a wagon boxload from a 10 acre wheat field.
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Gazette
Bertram
Happy Home Company
Fred Stoneking
Sutherland Dows
Dows
Biderman Brothers
A. R. Minish
Threshers Carry Their Dinner Pails in Harvest Ring
Farmers in a threshing ring near Martelle take meals from their fields to save overhead during harvest. A company machine owned by six men Murfield Miller Finnegan and three McConaughys runs the thresher in the field to reduce costs.
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The
Gazette
Martelle
Murfield, Miller, Finnegan
MccConaughys
Oats Crop Surpasses Expectations Around Troy Mills
Farmers report yields from forty five to seventy five bushels per acre with north of Troy Mills seven acres producing 530 bushels and forty acres 2,010 bushels. Paul Fuessley and Orval Bach farms report average yields of fifty and fifty five bushels respectively. Grain is high quality with minimal rust and threshing occurs where rain ceased on cut grain.
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Troy Mills
P. L. Peyton
Paul Fuessley
Orval Bach
Reno Announces Farmers' Holiday to Start August Fifteenth
Milo Reno, president of the Farmers' Holiday association in Iowa, says a 30 day farmers strike will begin August 15 or earlier at the executive committee's discretion. He predicts the movement will raise farm product prices and draw government focus to farming. John Chalmers and Jesse D Stickler hold key Iowa roles.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Milo Reno
Farmers’ Holiday Association
Reno
South Africa dairy reform discussed with Prof Duval
Heinrich B. Duval, director of the Dairy Research Institute of the Union of South Africa, surveys market conditions and transport issues for butter and cheese. He notes shifts from ostrich plumes to dairy farming, London prices, exchange rates, and the need for better raw milk quality to compete with Australia New Zealand and Argentina. He plans to attend the Iowa State fair before returning home.
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Heinrich B. Duval
Dairy Research Institute of the
Union of South Africa
University of Pretoria
Duval
Ames
South Africa
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
London
Denmark
Australia
New Zealand
England
Duval Beeves
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Argentina
Jerseys
Guernseys
Timothy
Fayette Butterfat Tops 1931 in Iowa Report
The 1931 Iowa dairy report shows Fayette County had the highest average price paid for butterfat at 29.85 cents while Sioux County led in creamery butter production and Bremer County had the most creameries. Total Iowa creamery butter sold rose from 39,266,611 pounds in 1930 to 49,168,372 in 1931 and per capita butter consumption reached 27.4 pounds.
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Des Moines
Iowa Dairy and Food Division
Mark G. Thornburg
Iowa Department of Agriculture
R. G. Clark
Dairy and Food Division
Iowa
Sioux County
Fayette County
Bremer County
Linn County Reaccredited as Modified Area for TB
Dr. J. A. Barger of Des Moines recommended Linn county for reaccreditation as a modified area effective Aug. 1. Dr. H. N. Strader reported retesting shows infection well under the required one half of one percent. Retesting was done by county veterinarians over the past year. Linn was first accredited July 1, 1928.
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J. A. Barger
Des Moines
Iowa
Linn County
H. N. Strader
Marion
Linn
Barger
Strader
Dairy Production Likely To Increase This Fall
The U S Department of Agriculture expects higher dairy output in fall and winter due to more cows on farms, cheap feed, and fall freshening. If consumer incomes drop, the feed to dairy price ratio could worsen in deficit areas, though surplus regions may benefit. fluid milk prices lag wholesale dairy product prices.
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the Gazette
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Cedar Valley Veterinary Association Holds Annual Picnic
Cedar Falls hosts 125 members and families at the Cedar Valley Veterinary Association annual picnic. Speakers include Dr. J. A. Barger of Des Moines, federal tuberculosis eradication inspector for Iowa, and Dr. A. H. Quinn Jr. of Des Moines, president of the Iowa Veterinary Association.
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Cedar Falls
Cedar Valley Veterinary Ciation
J. A. Barger
Des Moines
Iowa
A. H. Quinn, Jr
Iowa Veterinary Association
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Hoover
Farmer
Washington
Chi
Cattie
Missouri
Agriculure
Collins Farms Company
R. F. O'Donnell
Town Livestock Marketing Association
Mike Fienner
Armour
Co-Operative
Washington County
Farm Board
Board of Trade
Blood
Rubio
Brighton
al Smith
League of Mations
Smith
Dave Munro
Daily Farm News
Farm Folk
Larrabee
Highway Commission Constate
Klein Brothers
Farm Editor
Charles Petrak
George Berry
Here
Farm Bureau
Tru
Paul
Fayette
Towa
U.S
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