94 Percent of Intended Corn Acres Planted
Des Moines reports Iowa farmers faced heavy weather last week with 85 percent of counties receiving two to seven inches of rain. Corn planting reached 94 percent of intended acreage but is 11 days late and 6 percent below normal. South central Iowa remains most behind with about three-fourths planted amid wet fields and some unplowed ground. Soybean planting stands 59 percent. hay planting may extend to July 1 to replace drowned corn.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Charles D. Read
Forest City
Britt
Reeds
Reed
Argentina
Midwest
Early Garden Conditions Reported Across Region
Reed notes alfalfa spoiled in swaths due to wet weather. Oats yellowing and fields flooded with drownings. Strawberries short, rain-softened to market. Victory gardens thriving yet weed-choked by rain. Early peas for canneries poor.
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Victory Gardens
Offer Received For Farm Owned By University
The state board of education has received a $45 per acre offer for an unimproved 80 acre farm in Johnson county owned by the University of Iowa. The offer came from the owner of an adjoining farm, and the board will consider it at its Ames meeting on June 22 and 23. The university owns 12 farms. Iowa State college holds 11. Most properties were acquired after defaulted loans.
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Des Moines
State Board of Education
Johnson County
University of Iowa
David A. Dancer
Ames
University
Iowa State College
Line Tow Heads Benton Dairy Improvement Assn
Line Tow Norway was elected president of the Benton county Dairy Herd Improvement Association at the annual meeting in Vinton Monday evening. Officers elected include Lloyd Doerzman Blairstown vice president Robert Glime La Porte City secretary treasurer and two directors Elmer Mussman Vinton and Ivan Dickinson Shellsburg.
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Vinton
Norway
Benton County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Lloyd Doerzman
Blairstown
Robert Glime
la Porte City
Elmer Mussman
Ivan Dickinson
Shellsburg
Mixed Outlook For Iowa Feed Situation
Agricultural economists at Iowa State College assess the Iowa feed outlook in the current Iowa Farm Economist. Unfavorable spring weather cuts oats acreage, reducing early summer feed and grass acres next year, pressuring cattle numbers in 1945.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa Farm Economist
Results of Corn Culture Tests To Be Reported
A Tama county meeting will feature a report on corn culture studies from J. D. Hayes farm near Toledo. The test compares discing subsurface tillage and hard-ground listing with traditional plowing. Morning speakers include L. E. Clapp and Rex Conn. An afternoon field trip covers district conservation projects.
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Donald Hayes
J. Donald Hayes
Toledo
J. D. Hayes
Farm Bureau
Fred K. Bruene
Tama County Soil Conservation District
Tama County
Edward H. Faulkner
Bruene
L. E. Clapp
Rex Conn
Gazette Farm
Soil Conservation District
Iowa farm land operated by owners rises slightly in 1943
Iowa census figures show 47.5 percent of land farmed by owners in 1943, up from 47.3 in 1942, with 34 763 894 acres farming total. Owner-operated land in Dubuque County leads at 66.8 percent while Emmet records 35.2 percent. Average farm size falls to 164 acres due to labor shortages.
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Linn
Dubuque County
Emmet
Postwar Slump In Farm Prices Predicted By Rex Conn
Doane Agricultural Service president True D. Morse warned Cedar Rapids farmers that after World War II a rapid price collapse is likely. He said inflation will end quickly, followed by 30 to 40 years of deflation, with farm prices dropping from peak levels once war demand ends. Morse questioned price supports and urged individual financial soundness to endure postwar surpluses and cyclical downturns.
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United States
D. Morse
Doane Agricultural Service of
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids Farmers’ Club
Morse
Farmers discuss lamb crop and swine herd care
SARRYARD Harry Duffe of Wilton Junction reports an above average lamb crop from his 375 ewes. He cites labor scarcity and heavy rains as causing difficulty in wool clipping. The piece urges readers to seek details on the 4 percent amortized loan plan from The Peoples Savings Bank of Cedar Rapids and notes W. A. Quass of Coggon moving dirt to prepare cement feeding floors. It then covers swine conservation practices including immunization, water supply, self feeders, shade, housing, pasture, parasite protection, balanced rations, and careful feed placement.
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Harry Duffe
Wilton Junction
Peoples Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Fence Drift Amid June Beauty In Open Fields
A reflective prose fragment notes a town in June with soybeans and corn rippling across fields. The speaker admires yellow sweet clover, wild mustard, yellow umbels, spiderwort, and yarrow against lush verdure, lamenting modern busyness that distracts from nature’s charm.
Farmers urged to act conservatively amid postwar inflation
Morse warned that the current inflationary period requires sound conservative management to keep inventories low and sell nonessential assets. He stressed that speculation in crops livestock equipment or land carries risks and urged business leaders and farmers to stabilize the nation by maintaining a strong agricultural base.
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Morse
Iowa Cows on Test Averaged 30.7 Lbs Butterfat in May
Special to The Gazette Ames Iowa 13 962 cows in 41 Dairy Herd Improvement associations reported May records. Average butterfat 30.7 pounds with 281 cows in milk at 974 pounds milk and 38.5 pounds butterfat led Henry county. Elkader Monona had 488 cows at 939 pounds milk and 38.5 pounds butterfat, second. Other top associations included Wright Franklin Fayette No 24 Osceola Lyon Sioux and Dubuane. Reporting associations totaled 874 herds and 15 739 cows tested in May.
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Ames
Iowa
Dairy Herd Improvement’ Associations
Arthur Porter
State College Extension Dairyman
Henry County Association
Elkader-Monona Association
Wright-Franklin
Fayette No.24
Osceola-Lyon
Dubuane
4-H delegates chosen from Delaware county
Lyell Schnittjer of Earlville Lila Retz of Manchester and Betty Keith of Delhi have been chosen to represent Delaware county 4-H girls at the state convention to be held in Des Moines in July.
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Earlville
Webster Farm Sold At 150 Dollars An Acre
C H Boland sells the 114 acre farm adjoining Webster to Ben D Lee of Kinross for cash at 150 per acre. Possession is to be given May 1. Boland bought the farm in 1914 from the estate of William Reed who obtained it from the government in 1853. The tillable stock farm has hosted large livestock sales. Bolands plan to winter in the south and move to Sigourney next spring.
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Webster
C. H. Boland
Ben D.lee
Kinross
Boland
Sigourney
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