Iowa farmers plan early alfalfa silage with molasses aid
Two eastern Iowa farmers Walter Brandt near Vinton and Joe Bodensteiner near Ossian report strong results from first crop alfalfa ensiled last year. They add molasses to prevent fermentation and use a portable field chopper to ease handling. Brandt plans thirty acres and Bodensteiner at least six, with starters expected within weeks.
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Iowa
Walter Brandt
Vinton
Joe Bodensteiner
Ossian
Brandt
Bodensteiner
Minnesota
Columbus Junction
E C. Pierce
Sectional Weed Conference Climbs Iowa June Dates
Independence hosts June 9 start for county weed eradication talks for weed commissioners county supervisors agents and farmers. Other meetings follow in Washington Chariton Atlantic Cherokee Mason City and Ames. Topics include the new state weed law weed control methods seed sale enforcement and plant pathology guidance from R H Porter and E P Sylvester.
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Independence
Iowa
Washington
Chariton
Atlantic
Cherokee
Mason City
Ames
R. H. Porter
E. P. Sylvester
Ames Extension Service
Farmer Injured Using Tractor Cultivator Near Tracer
Carl Mantfall, a farmer north of Tracer, was injured Saturday when his leg became entangled in a tractor cultivator while plowing corn. He was trapped for two hours before help arrived. No bones were broken but leg nerves appear dead from shock.
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Traer
Carl Mantfall
Tracer
Washington County Lambs Graded Across Eleven Day Series
First of seventeen Iowa lamb grading days was held in Washington with C W McDonald in charge. Extension specialists will grade lambs into prime to fat back grades while packer buyers attend to bid. The series moves to Sigourney next and continues through June 21 at various towns.
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Gazette
Washington
Iowa
McDonald
Ames Extension Animal Husbandman
Sigourney
Centerville
Corydon
Chariton
Marengo
Atlantic
Fairfield
Corning
Mount Pleasant
Ottumwa
Stockport
Iowa City
Osceola
Mount Ayr
Creston
Bedford
Winneshiek Men To See Soil Projects Friday
Winneshiek county farmers and businessmen will tour soil erosion projects on Friday June 10 stopping at six farms starting 8 30 a.m. at Willard Torgim farm Springfield township then Birdsell Brothers Franksville Theodore Schrandt farm near Festina before noon. After lunch visits continue Ellis Pilgrim west of Decorah Lewis Skaaren near Highlandville and Ludwig Brothers near Spillville with erosion control demonstrations at each site.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Willard Torgrim
Springfield Township
Birdsell Brothers
Franksville
Theodore Schrandt
Festina
Ellis Pilgrim
Lewis Skaaren
Highlandville
Ludwig Brothers
Spillville
45 Fayette Boys Try Out For 4 H Judging Teams
Forty five boys attended a county 4 H judging contest to select Fayette county representatives for Mason City Des Moines Waterloo and Ames contests. Classes judged included Guernsey cows market hogs draft horses at Fayette county farm and Holsteins Brown Swiss at Turner farm Randalia and Mahon farm Randalia. High combined scores were Warren Severs Randalia Dean Platt Oelwein and Robert Adams Lamont. The top placings in only scores went to Patterson Wadena James Stanley and Minger Wadena.
Market Pigs Weighed for 4-H Cedar County Fair
Forty nine market pigs were weighed on June 2 for 4 H club members in Cedar county as part of the agricultural fair preparations.
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Sparrietto the Gazette
Tipton
Cedar County
Eleven 4-H Rallies Planned Across Eastern Iowa
Eleven county 4-H girl groups hold Rally Day events this week as they prepare for the state convention in Ames June 15-18. Rallies spread from Vinton and Peosta on Tuesday to Decorah Independence and Elkader midweek, with Monticello Igawa City and Maquoketa hosting later, and Linn County set for Cedar Rapids next week.
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Ames
Iowa
Vinton
Benton County
Buchanan
Independence
Clayton
Elkader
Jones
Monticello
Allamakee
Waukon
Johnson
Igawa City
Jackson
Maquoketa
Washington
Cedar
Tipton
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Coe Chapel
Daniels Park
Franklin School
Iowa 4-H Girls Elect State Officers at Ames
Eight Iowa farm girls were named to the state 4-H girls ticket for the June 16 election at Ames during the eleventh annual convention. Names include Jean Rutledge Fort Dodge and Dorothy Ostrander Buffalo Center among seven nominees. four officers will be chosen by vote to become new officers June 18.
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Ames
Iowa
Jean Rutledge
Fort Dodge
Dorothy Ostrander
Buffalo Center
Elnora Dian
Walcott
Pearl Elaine Hass
Walnut
Emmylou Bebensee
Council Bluffs
Martha Louise Johnson
New Hampton
Winifred Mae Calkins
van Cleve
Isabelle Reis
Greenfield
Records Show Hay Not Essential To Dairy Cow Ration
In Linn County Wisconsin dairy herds, hay was not needed for economical rations. One herd produced butterfat at 17.9 cents per pound feed cost and $88.63 per cow over feed, using ensilage as roughage and no hay. A second herd fed soybean hay plus ensilage and grain posted 16.5 cents per pound and $83.50 per cow over feed.
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Whittier
Linn C. T. A. No
Tester
L. C. Adams
May
Adams
R. B. Condit
Garna Villa test herd averages milk butterfat in May
The Garna Villa test association reports May averages of 707 pounds of milk and 37 pounds of butterfat from 486 cows in 26 herds, with A J Hempler’s high herd at 47.9 pounds from 19 Guernseys. A Jersey in R G Kinsley herd led cows with 79.3 pounds butterfat.
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Garnavillo
Garna- Villa Test Association
Howard Hackett
A. J. Hempler
Better Than Fine Cut Tobacco and Alfalfa Forage
County Agent Jim Green praises ensiled alfalfa as cud chewing forage for cattle on Walter Brandt’s farm six miles northwest of Vinton. John Weisenberger feeds the beeves for Brandt in a silo photograph. Green gathered firsthand info on stored alfalfa to help Benton county farmers in the rainy season.
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Jim Green
Walter Brandt
Vinton
John Weisenberger
Benton County
County Agent Warns of White Marked Tussock Moth Threat
Cedar Rapids county agent Rex Conn reports many samples of white marked tussock moth eggs brought in for ID. The pest attacks shade trees like elm soft maple and linden and may strip foliage if unchecked. Control focuses on destroying eggs, applying creosote bands, fly paper, tree tanglefoot, and lead arsenate sprays on infested trees.
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Rex Conn
Cedar Rapids
Conn
Towa
Oakville 4-H Girl Presides as Louisa County Club Leader
Mary Perdelwitz of Oakville, Eliot township 4-H member, was installed president of the Louisa county 4-H girls organization at Morning Sun rally day. The event drew about 186 attendees with 90 clubs enrolled and 74 present.
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Wapello
Mary Perdelwitz
Eliot Township
Louisa County
Morning Sun
Mary
Max Perdelwitz
Oakville
Merry Maids Club
Madlynne Schultz
Burlington
Evelyn Hammer
The
Jolly Workers Club of
Letts
Elna Bailey
Jolly Workers
Wilda Popgemiller
Robert Spry
H. W. Club
Merry Maids
Morning Sun Township
L. C. G. C, Club
Wapello Township
Fayette Junior Farm Bureau Picnic Set for Decorah
The Fayette county Junior Farm Bureau plans its annual picnic Sunday at Decorah highlighting community gathering and county youth activities.
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The
Gazette
Fayette
Fayette County
Junior Farm Bureau
Decorah
Grain Condition Exceeds Average Says Farm Editor
The federal June crop report is expected to show above average oats small grains and pastures in Iowa while corn likely lags due to planting and growth issues. Favorable spring weather aided grasses but delayed haymaking and potential losses loom if rains continue.
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Iowa
West Union Farm Report Shows Urgent Planting Amid Heavy Rains
In Fayette county the north end has a few belated corn fields left to plant while the south and west are more unsettled. Quack grass spread during wet weather, but meadow and pasture grass remains lush. Milk from the West Union creamery runs three to four tons heavier weekly than last year as abundant pasture boosts yields. Oats are tall and ripening straw is already sagging, berries near ripe, gardens thriving, and soybean sowing began with repeated field preparation due to rain.
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West Union
Fayette County
West Union Creamery
Farm notes report crops thriving and yields ahead
Spectal to The Gazette describes Rowley area crops in excellent condition. Farmers weed using corn cultivation after a rainy period and anticipate a heavy hay yield. Farm wives note peas in the pod potatoes in blossom and abundant strawberries with larger berries than usual.
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Rowley
Government urged extra funds for grasshopper control
A USDA entomology chief told the House Appropriations Committee that current funds of 2,834,517 are insufficient for grasshopper and related pest control. He requested 819,220 more for grasshoppers and 131,298 for Mormon crickets, noting past spending and crop savings across Midwest states.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
S. A. Rohner
Bureau of Entomology and
Midwest
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Cannon
Rohwer
Rowley Creamery Pays 29 Cents For Top Butterfat
Patrons of the Rowley Farmers Cooperative creamery receive May butterfat payments. Grade one 29 cents, grade two 28 cents, and grade three 27 cents per pound. Last half of April paid 30, 28 and 28 cents respectively.
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Rowley Creamery
Gazett Rowley
Rowley Farmers Cooperative Creamery
Joe McGrath
Urges New Tax Act For Bigger Farm Program
Washington lawmakers push for a new tax bill in the next session to fund an expanded farm program. Funds totaling 212 million dollars for added farmer subsidies are proposed, with calls to restore processing taxes. Parity payments under a crop reduction plan depend on funds, but experts say full parity remains unlikely this year. The House Senate conference on the 3.7 billion dollar relief bill plans its first meeting Thursday amid expectations of early agreement.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Speaker Bankshead
House
Senate
AAA
Rep
Ford
Mississippi
Congressional
Senate-House
Calcium and Phosphorus Key to Intestinal Acidity in Rats
A health note explains how diet determines acid versus putrefactive bacteria in the colon. Milk and carbohydrates help maintain acidity, but calcium and phosphorus are essential to sustain acid forming bacteria and prevent colon bacillus and enterococcus growth. Absent these minerals, rat growth slows and intestinal acidity wanes. Readers may request a monograph on daily calcium and vitamin needs by mailing a stamped envelope.
Wheat germ remedy for neuritis and back pain
Reader asks if wheat germ helps neuritis or lumbar pain and how much to take and for how long. Answer suggests wheat germ would do no harm and might help some cases, but provides no specific dosage or duration.
Preparing For Maternity and Foot Sweat Relief Advice
A reader asks about wheat substitution in recipes for pregnancy preparation and the effects of smoking on mother and child. The response notes maternal risks and offers a booklet on maternity after sending a stamped envelope and fee. Additional guidance suggests boric acid powder or borated talcum powder to relieve sweating feet with a stamped envelope for a monograph.
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Biegser Brady
F. J
Works Of 14 Iowa Artists To Hang In National Exhibition
Fourteen Iowa artists will have works in the Iowa section of the third annual National Art Exhibition opening June 14 at the American Fine Arts Society galleries in New York City. Chairs Mrs. Louis Pelzer of Iowa City. Selected paintings include Alice Andrist Mount Vernon Ruth Currens Davenport Carl Flick West Amana May M Hohlen Burlington Harry D Jones Des Moines Howard C Johnson Cedar Rapids Nama A Lathe Mount Vernon Louise McBroom Des Moines Elmer Porter Cedar Rapids Dan Rhodes Fort Dodge Racine Vernier Cedar Rapids. Sculptors invited are Lewis Anderson Humboldt and Mary Bodine Des Moines.
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Iowa
American Fine Arts Society
New York City
Louis Pelzer
Iowa City
Rangement
Cornell College
Alice Andrist
Mount Vernon
Maryin Cone
Cedar Rapids
Ruth Currens
Davenport
Carl Flick
West Amana
May M. Hohlen
Burlington
Harry D. Jones
Des Moines
Howard C. Johnson
Nama A. Lathe
Louise McBroom
Elmer Porter
Dan Rhodes
Fort Dodge
Racine Vernier
Lewis Anderson
Humboldt
Mary Bodine
Dems in Mason City pick Gillette as strong candidate
U S District Attorney E G Dunn, ally of Rep Otha Wearin’s foe Guy M Gillette, declares Gillette the strong candidate and pledges loyalty to that vote. Dunn recalls James Roosevelt calling Wearin a “friend” as the campaign becomes a battle over loyalty to the President.
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Mason City
INS
Guy M. Gillette
United States
E. G. Dunn
James Roosevelt
Otha D. Wearin
Gillette
Dunn
Wearin
Queen Elizabeth Confronts Cold at Windsor Lodge
Queen Elizabeth II has a slight cold and stays at Windsor Royal Lodge for precautionary rest, an official statement said. The update comes from London on a Tuesday.
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London
Eliza
Beth
Royal Lodge
Windsor
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