Radiation study on pigs at Iowa State faces genetic questions
At Bilsland Memorial Farm near Madrid Iowa State University and the Atomic Energy Commission pursue a 10 year genetic study on pigs exposed to 300 Roentgens of X ray. Four groups monitor offspring mortality growth and traits to gauge radiation effects on future generations.
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ISU
Farm Magazine
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Bilsland
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Lyons Re-elected Jersey Director for Midwest
G Joe Lyon of Toledo Iowa was re elected national director of The American Jersey Cattle Club at the 94th annual meeting in Woodstock Vermont. He will represent seven midwestern states and is a partner in Lyon Jerseys. The herd produced many outstanding cattle including the 1958 grand champion at Waterloo. Lyon is an accredited Jersey judge and his wife Norma has judged Jersey shows. The Lyons have eight children.
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G. Joe Lyon
Toledo
Iowa
American Jersey Cattle Club
Lyon
Dairy
Lyon Jerseys
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Norma
Lyons
Chicago Estimates Livestock Receipts Monday
Chicago AP report estimates Monday livestock receipts totaling 16 000 cattle 8 000 hogs and 1 000 sheep.
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Chicago
Iowa Hatch Slows Across May in State Hatcheries
Iowa commercial hatcheries produced 13 010 000 chicks in May, 9 percent fewer than May 1961 and 22 percent below the 1956 60 average. First five months show 28 percent decline from a year ago, with U.S. May hatchings down 2 percent. Incubators suggest June egg type hatchings may rise vs last year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
U.S
Benton 4 H Sets Judging Practice
Benton county 4 H livestock judging workouts begin at the Donald Krug farm near Atk ins with eight more sessions planned at farms in Vinton Blairstown Dysart La Porte City Van Horne and other locales. Sessions run from 8 a m to 9 30 a m and will help select the county judging team for the Iowa State Fair per Lyle Mackey county extension assistant.
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Vinton
Benton County
Donald Krug
Atkins
Gerald Shaffer
Belle Plaine
Hank Grunewald, Jr
Blairstown
Warren Messer
Dysart
Bob Kline
Don Brandt
LaPorte City
Charles Cottrell
van Horne
Lyle Mackey
New Fieldman Hired by Farm Business Association
Duane F. Steinhart named as the new fieldman for the Mississippi Valley Farm Business Association. He succeeds Jim Fowler who resigned. Steinhart previously served as county extension agent at Tripoli Bremer County. The association plans its annual tour for July 7 at the Duane Noller farm in Keokuk County.
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Tipton
Duane F
Steinhart
Mississippi Valley Farm Business Association
Jim Fowler
Tripoli
Bremer County
Farm Business Association
Duane Noller
Keokuk County
Hot Weather Care for Pigs In Iowa Recommendations
Iowa State economists nutritionists and engineers urge heat protection for pigs. Housing shading air movement mist drips concrete wallows and hose cooling help pigs reach market earlier. Heat above 90 degrees can slow growth though feed use stays similar. Proper protection improves conception rates and litter size.
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Vaughn C. Speer
Iowa State
Duane W. Mangold
Mangold
Speer
Benton 4-H Boys State Third Annual Meeting
VINTON the third annual Benton county 4-H boys state meeting is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Lincoln junior high gym. Agenda items include officer elections a career exploration skit and progress reports on the county 4-H round up for runt pigs.
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Vinton
Benton County
Lincoln Junior High
All-Iowa Junior Livestock Show Premiums Hike
All-Iowa fair boosts top premiums by five dollars in baby beef classes with tops up to thirty dollars. Premiums total over nineteen hundred dollars plus five for each unplaced beef entry and two for non placing pig and lamb entries. Judges named include Louis I Thompson Bath Packing Waterloo M D Whitaker Ames Perry Kidder Wilson and Company Ben Doane Illinois. The show runs August 16 to 19 during the 27th annual exposition and is open to 4 H and FFA projects statewide.
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Iowa
Hanson
Louis I. Thompson
Livestock Service Department
Bath Packing Company
Waterloo
M. D. Whitaker
Iowa State University
Ames
Perry Kidder
Wilson and Company
Ben Doane
Department of Animal Science
University of Illinois
Hereford Round-Up Set for Ames July 15
The Iowa Hereford Association and its junior auxiliary announce the annual Hereford Round-Up on Sunday July 15 at Iowa State University in Ames. The program begins at 10 a.m. with talks on beef carcass evaluation live versus carcass methods and showmanship by ISU faculty. John Minish of Clio will discuss selection of show steers along with judging contests Iowa Hereford queen candidates and a beef barbecue lunch.
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Iowa State University
Ames
Wade Hauser
Casey
Hauser
ISU
John Minish
Clio
Iowa
Ellender Opposes One-Year Farm Emergency Extension
Washington AP report on a House compromise for extending emergency controls on wheat and feed grains facing Senate opposition led by Sen. Allen Ellender. House- backed measure would extend one year, while Ellender warns against a second best plan and warnings of surplus-driven costs.
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House
Senate
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
Secretary of Agriculture
Freeman
Allen Ellender
Senate Agriculture Committee
Hoeven
Congress
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
G.O.P
White House
Shifts in Inputs and Labor in U.S. Agriculture 1940–1960
Rex Corn analyzes how purchased inputs surged from 29.4 percent to 56.3 percent of farm resources between 1940 and 1960, while labor share dropped from 56.2 percent to 28.9 percent. He notes rising costs for machinery and fertilizer, with land values rising due to inflation and overall farm income squeezed by input costs and product prices.
Twin milking intervals show minimal milk yield gain
Researchers tested two groups of twins with different milking intervals. The 12-hour schedule yielded about 1.2 percent more milk and 0.8 percent more fat, not statistically significant. Farmers may already adapt milking times to season without costly herd impact.
Milking Intervals Show No Big Difference for Cows
University of Minnesota dairy researchers A C Linnerud J B Williams and J D Donker reported at the American Dairy Science Association meeting that milking cows every 8 or 12 hours produced similar results to a 12 hour interval. The study used twin dairy animals to compare intervals across groups.
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OOD
University of Minnesota
A. C. Linnerud
J. B. Williams
J. D. Donker
American Dairy Science Assn
Stritzel Advises When To Side-Dress Corn
Iowa State agronomist J A Stritzel says side dressing corn with nitrogen by the 12 to 15 inch height gives best uptake. Later side dressing works if rainfall moves nitrogen into the root zone, while applying at laying time is risky in drought. Fields most needing nitrogen are those following corn or grass that did not receive manure last fall or this spring.
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Ames
J. A. Stritzel
Iowa State University
Stetzel
New Holland
Masse Harris
Massey Harris
Inneapolis
Sonn Deere
David Gradiey
Ford
International
Rey Pto Schultz
Pohicki Gas
Sreedie
Keokuk County Fair Plans Grandstand Programs in What Cheer
Keokuk County Fair in What Cheer runs August 3 to 5 with six grandstand programs announced by Secretary J E Walker. Local events include entertainment and community activities as part of the county fair schedule.
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Keokuk County
J. E. Walkler
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