Corn Borer Parasites to Be Released in Iowa
First shipment of 6,500 corn borer parasites arrives in DeWitt with initial releases in Clinton county on Wednesday. Dr. Carl J. Drake and Dr. H. M. Harris say Asia natives. four species will be distributed across 14 eastern Iowa counties to combat the pest.
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DeWitt
Clinton County
Carl J. Drake
H. M. Harris
Iowa State College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Drake
Asia
America
New Jersey
New England
Bureau of
Entomology and Plant Quarantine Laboratory
Morristown
N. J
Morristown Laboratory
Harris
Clinton
Jackson
Dubuque
Scott
Muscatine
Louisa
Des Moines
Lee
Henry
Washington
Johnson, Linn
Jones and
Cedar
Air Shipment For Turkey Poults Okayed
Sixty six poults arrived in Sioux City aboard a Mid-Continent Airlines plane after a cross country flight from Burbank California. The birds were hatched in Minnesota and flown through multiple carriers with USDA inspector M L Towner calling them healthy and noting a fine hatch rate. Boote’s hatchery plans future air shipments as facilities expand. California Farm Bureau and San Fernando Valley Poultry association experts observed the hatching.
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Sioux City
Mid-Continent Airlines
Burbank
Calif
Western Airlines
United Airlines
Salt Lake City
Mid-Continent
Omaha
Air Express
Boote
Worthington
Minn
Turkey
M. L. Towner
San Francisco
Dairy and Poultry Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Jack Boote
Minnesota
van Nuys
California Farm Bureau
San Fernando Valley Poultry Association
WFA to Import Argentine Grain to Aid Supplies
The War Food Administration announced imports of Argentine grain to supplement dwindling U S stocks. Two boatloads of Argentine barley arrive this week in New York and Houston, with about 4 000 000 bushels of Argentine corn expected later. First corn arrivals likely by August at $1 25 per bushel at entry port.
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War Food Administration
New York
Houston
Texas
WFA
Clayton Soil Loss From Single Rain Set At 7 000 000 Tons
Soil loss in Clayton county from a single June 15 rain was estimated at 7 807 200 tons from nine corn fields. Average loss equals 0.6 inches, with straight row planting losing 69 to 118 tons per acre and contour planting 15 to 73 tons per acre.
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Clayton
Eleader
Clayton County
Farmers Union Head Deferred to Oct 1
DES MOINES AP report says Donald Van Vleet 36 president of the Iowa Farmers Union receives a deferment until October 1 to allow him to pursue steps in a seed corn business. He had been set to enter the Navy July 2.
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DES Moines
Donald van Vleet
Iowa Farmers Union
Harry Grund
Selective Service Board
van Vleet
Grand
Navy
Prizes in contour strip cropping contest announced
The Jones county soil conservation district announces cash prizes for contoured strip cropped corn in the 10 acre yield contest by the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers association. Ray Naylor of Scotch Grove is district chairman with Clarence Graft of Olin and William Stanton of Bernard on the committee.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Farm, Home Hour May Seek Radio Sponsor
Secretary Wickard signals the agriculture department may seek radio sponsorship for the Farm and Home hour as a weekend program, to avoid endorsing products. He notes networks bear public service duties and cites possible sponsors and a shift to a weekly Saturday schedule.
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Farm, Home Hour
Washington
Agriculture Department
Wickard
Gillette
R-Ia
National Livestock Exchange
National Farm Service
Increased Harvest urged for legume and grass seed
Des Moines United Press report quotes A J Loveland state AAA chairman urging farmers to harvest as much legume and grass seed as possible due to a seed shortage. He notes red clover seed scarcity and offers $3.50 per acre for up to 25 acres of alfalfa red clover alsike white clover orchard grass bromegrass sweet clover and lespedeza.
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Des Moines
A. J. Loveland
AAA
Loveland
Entries Received for Marion Horse Show
Twenty one classes for light and draft horses will be offered at the Marion horse show scheduled at Shover's Oaks farm on Marion boulevard July 2. Porter Jarard, secretary of the Marion Horse Show association, announced Monday evening. Light horse entries include six from Ridgeway stables Waterloo, three from Coffey stables Center Point, and four from Edgetown stables Oskaloosa including their 3 gaited mare Gypsy Rose Lee. Draft exhibitors from Wyoming and Stanwood have indicated they will show at Marion.
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Marion
Shover
120000 Farms to Get Electric Service in 1944
An expert on rural electrification predicts more than 120000 American farmers will be connected to electric lines this year despite wartime limits. G M Rohde of Westinghouse cites War Production Board support and Rural Electrification Administration plans to add 80000 customers plus 40000 from private utilities.
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DES Moines
G. M. Rohde
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
War Production Board
Rural Electrification Administration
Rhode
Iowa Utilities Association
Marketing Sows In Late Summer Is Suggested
Iowa State extension economist Francis Kutish says packing sow prices may rise in August or September. If hog marketings dip, packers will bid to keep killing gangs. otherwise sow prices likely won’t strengthen. Sows kept over could be grazed on pasture to save feed.
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Ames
Francis Kutish
Iowa State College Extension
Purchases of Feeder Cattle Smaller Than Year Ago in Iowa
In Des Moines AP reports the War Food administration says May stocker and feeder cattle purchases in Iowa totaled 24 382, down from 30 047 a year earlier. Year to date totals were 146 161 versus 218 679 in 1943. Lamb and sheep purchases also fell to 23 590 in May from 85 614 a year ago, with five month totals at 170 114 compared with 303 135 in 1943.
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Des Moines
War Food Administration
Iowa
Milk and Cream Lost In Truck Wreck Near Arlington
A semi-trailer owned by J. J. Carnall of Arlington carrying about 2,000 gallons of milk and cream left the road five miles south of here Monday. Driver Ray Asters of Arlington said he swerved to avoid another truck and lost control. The load was headed from the Arlington cooperative creamery to the Iowa Farm Products company in Cedar Rapids.
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Independence
J. J. Carnall
Arlington
Here
Ray Asters
Arlington Cooperative Creamery
Iowa Farm Products Company
Cedar Rapids
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Elmo
DRUC
Second Street
Vilca Ley Film
Sam Belge
Polaroid
Leather
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du Barry
Richard Hudaut
Phestax
Morocco
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Hartnell
Leatherie
Elizabeth Arden
Gome Squirrel
Oean
Man
Edward VII
Victoria F
Williams
Tabu
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