Rock Phosphate Versus Superphosphate in 18 Year Test Yields
Ames soils department reports an 18 year comparison from the F. D. Hall farm near Springville showing rock phosphate edging superphosphate in corn yields while superphosphate edges in oats and clover. Meldrum will reveal year nineteen figures and method during Tuesday inspection.
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F. D. Hall
Springville
Soils Department
Ames
Hall
H. R. Meldrum
Meldrum
Hall Farm
Pigs Bring 8.45 Per Cwt At Waukon Sale
Feeder pigs sold for 8.45 dollars per hundredweight in Waukon during the weekly commission sale. Two year old steers brought 7.60, and young cows averaged 645 dollars per hundredweight.
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Waukon
Fence Drift and Sun Power on Corn Growth
A brief note describes fence drift caught in woven wire on a frigid Sunday night with a low of 49 degrees and an awakening Monday as sunlight heats the neck. It muses on corn and its resilience, noting corn as a notable plant that endures punishment to grow.
Butter Prices Firm Under Government Support
Butter prices remained firm with government support as the Dairy Products Marketing association began large scale purchases, while the trade kept surplus stock off the market. Egg storage grew and mixed colored eggs waned in interest, with egg values steady and poultry supplies rising, pressuring prices for frozen chickens.
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1. Brown
New York City
Dairy Products Marketing Association
FSCC
New York
Troy Mills Enthusiasts Embrace Modern Bread Methods
Three generations of bread bakers from Troy Mills adopt Lucille Gove's modern home baking techniques. Mrs Alicia Baty, 72, recalls 60 years of baking since flour was ground at a Troy mill and yeast made from cornmeal and hops. Mrs Shonberg, 18 years in Linn county home project work, promotes the program with her daughter and mother.
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Troy Mills
Carl Shonberg
Here
Spring Grove
Linn County
Lucille Gove
Alicia Baty
Ray Carson
Baty
Troy
Shonberg
Six Month Farm Income Seen At 7.55 Billion In 1938
Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates six month cash income from January to June 1938 at 3.05 billion, with total annual income around 7.55 billion if prices stay level. Dairy farmers exceed last year, receiving 629 million in first five months, vs 601 million in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Congress
Bureau
Washington Plan by L'Enfant Drafted for D C in 1791
The district plan for Washington D C was drawn up in 1791 by Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a French engineer, under the oversight of George Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Pierre Charles L’enfant
George Washington
June in Iowa Countryside A Country Woman Reflects
A lyrical meditation celebrates Iowa June days on rural acres. Green fields, wildflowers, and dew laden mornings paint a tranquil scene. Fat cattle graze in lush pastures as wheat fields rustle under a gentle breeze. A city bread truck passes, underscoring rural life in twilight moments of June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Fourteen Farm Women Relax In Palisades Camp
Fourteen Linn county farm women spent Friday through Sunday at Palisades Park on the Cedar River near Bertram for an annual Farm Bureau Women’s Division camp. Attendees included Mrs. Charles Ford, Mount Vernon. Mrs. J. E. Thompson, Mount Vernon. Mrs. William Gormley, Mount Vernon. Mrs. Arlo Stinger, Mount Vernon. Mrs. John Holub, Coggon. Mrs. William Mangold, Coggon. Mrs. J. P Gunderson, Coggon. Mrs. Lawrence Begley, Springville. Miss Tacy Willets, Whittier. Mrs. Sailor Phelps, Lisbon. Mrs. S. A. Woodh, Central City. Mrs. Orville Quaas, Marion. Mrs. Eva Ruley, Marion. and Mrs. C. C. Naylor, Alburnett. Friday featured a legal matters discussion by Cedar Rapids attorney James Franken and a sleight-of-hand exhibition by Maurice Flack. Saturday offered nature study under the park superintendent, craft work by Lena Ament, and a calendar talk by Fred Kluss. Sunday ended with a family picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ford
Mount Vernon
J. E. Thompson
William Gormley
Arlo Stinger
John Holub
Coggon
William Mangold
J. P Gunderson
Lawrence Begley
Springville
Tacy Willets
Whittier
Sailor Phelps
Lisbon
S. A. Woodh
Central City
Orville Quaas
Marion
Eva Ruley
C. C. Naylor
Alburnett
James Franken
Cedar Rapids
Maurice Flack
Lena Ament
Dogs kill ewes and lambs on Tipton farm
Twelve ewes and several lambs were killed by dogs on the James Reeve farm near Tipton recently.
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Tipton
James Reeve
Corn Exports Rise as Balkan Corn Needs Rain Reported
American exports of corn last week totaled 2 750 000 bushels, a quarter-million higher than the prior week. Season totals exceed 90 000 000 bushels. European Balkan counties report corn crop moisture shortages in trade dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Balkan
58 000 Tons Corn Barred Down The Mississippi In May
Washington AP reports bulk corn bound for export at New Orleans boosted upper Mississippi river freight. Inland Waterways officials say May traffic reached 58 000 tons versus 29 093 last year. April tonnage was 35 000, up from 21 189 in 1937. Six towboats operate the upper river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Inland
Water Ways Corporation
Farm Bureau Day Planned At All Iowa Livestock Show
Cedar Rapids committee plans Farm Bureau Day at the All Iowa Livestock exposition next fall. The program aims to involve about thirty eastern Iowa county Farm Bureau groups with possible speaker Secretary Henry Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Rex Conn
A. R. Pearson
Whittier
Glen Sones
Anamosa
A. E Hursh
Marengo
Towa County
Sec
Henry Wallace
Conn
Loans on 43 988 207 bushels of corn total 21 320 906
The Commodity Credit Corporation reported loans on 43 988 207 bushels of corn totaling 21 320 906 as of July 23. States with loans include Iowa 25 616 088 and Illinois 7 486 684 among others.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Mlinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wisconsin
May Butter Production Sets New National Record
May butter production is estimated at 197,526,000 pounds, a 32 percent rise from the previous May record, with gains in major producing states. Iowa and other regions show higher output, while California and several states lag the eight-year May average. Cheese production for May hits a record 66,922,000 pounds, up 12.5 million from 1937. First five months of 1938 total 206,000,000 pounds, up 17 percent from a year earlier.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Ohio
Indiana
Nebraska
Montana
California
Iowa
Butter Prices Seen Stable Under New Purchasing Program
John Brandt of Minneapolis heads the Credit Corporation and Dairy Products Marketing association reporting butter prices have remained steady since the program began two weeks ago. The group has bought about 1,000,000 pounds and does not expect further purchases while prices stay level. It was allotted 14,500,000 dollars by the federal commodity corporation to buy 50,000,000 pounds under the stabilizing plan.
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Chicago
John Brandt
Minneapolis
Credit Corporation and Dairy Products Marketing Association
Federal Commodity Corporation
Seven Million in Iowa REA Applications Filed
Thirty Iowa REA applications totaling about 7 million dollars are on file in Washington. The proposals include new projects and extensions with good prospects for favorable action. Iowa allocations to date this year amount to 1.93 million, with total allotted to date at 5.73 million.
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Washington
Iowa
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Centennial Planned On Farm Near Festina
Festina residents will host a centennial celebration at the Chris J. Schmitt farm two miles west of Festina at 8.15 p.m. Thursday. Prof. S. S. Reque of Luther College will serve as principal speaker, noted for his study of Fort Atkinson and Festina histories.
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Festina
Chris J. Schmitt
S. S. Reque
Luther College
Fort Atkinson
Hog Futurity Plans Text at Iowa State Fair
Des Moines reports E. T. Davis, hog show superintendent, announced $13,164 in prizes for the 1938 Iowa Centennial state fair hog competition. Five major breeds receive $1,800 per breed, with open premium of $1,000 and futurity $800 per breed. Details cover Poland China, Duroc Jersey, Chester White, Spotted Poland China, and Hampshire futurities with various farrowing dates and classes. Additional events include a market barrow show with $2,054 in prizes and 4-H pig prizes totaling $2,777.
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Des Moines
E. T. Davis
Poland
Duroc
Jersey
Chester
Iowa
Hampshire
Hampshire Swine Record Association
Davis
Tamworths
Yorkshires
Farmers allege overpricing by manufacturers at Minnesota meeting
At the University of Minnesota farm school, farmers including John Husby of McIntosh North Dakota discussed high profits by manufacturers. Husby cited a sweep rake priced at 55 dollars and duplicated for 17 dollars by a local carpenter, fueling talks on production control and fairness for both industry and farmers.
Sheep Dip Progress Report in Decorah County
More than 3000 head of sheep have been dipped in a new portable dipping tank bought this spring by the Winneshiek County Sheep and Wool Growers Association. The county circuit is not yet completed.
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Decorah
Winneshirk County Sheep and Wool Growers Association
Beef Growers to Meet in Washington District Session
A district meeting of beef producers is scheduled here Tuesday at 8 p.m. County Agent William J. Roudabush announced today.
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Gazette
Washington
William J. Roudabush
Best barley crop since 1918 foreseen by Ames report
Ames Iowa farmers expect the barley crop this spring to be the strongest since 1918 according to E S Dyas extension agronomist and the June report by Leslie M Carl. Iowa 1938 barley acreage tops 400000 acres with favorable weather though disease risk persists. Ames research warns against premature harvest as delaying maturity can boost yield up to ten percent with combines requiring longer wait than binders.
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Ames
Iowa
E. S. Dyas
Extension Agronomist
Leslie M Carl
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Calf Entries Gate 4-H Dairy Club Show in Fayette
Fayette 4-H dairy club entries totaling 128 calves have been sent to the Iowa State Dairy Association for state contest eligibility. Sixty-seven county youth groom Holstein and other breed heifers and bull calves, including Guernsey Brown Swiss Jersey and Milking Shorthorn stock. County Club Agent William T. Diamond notes the animals will compete in upcoming state events.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Iowa State Dairy Association
William T. Diamond
Ripe Tomatoes Reported From Cedar Rapids Garden
Mrs Mildred Layer of 245 Eighteenth Street NW reports ripe tomatoes from her Cedar Rapids garden. Plants were set April 23 and produced fruit on Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
Mildred Layer
Eighteenth Street
Layer
4-H Girls Camp At Wapsipinicon State Park
Hil ton Willing Workers 4-H club of Conroy will spend several days this week camping in Wapsipinicon State Park near Anamosa.
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Conroy
Hilton Willing Workers Girls’ 4-H Club
Wapsipinicon State Park
Anamosa
One Medicine Natex Promoted At Local Drug Store
Mrs. Pauline Ruh credits Natex with remarkable relief from constipation headaches dizziness and nerve unrest after trying many remedies. She praises its bowel effects energy and sleep and urges others to visit the Natex representative at May Cut Rate Drug Store 215 Second St SE for a personal trial.
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Natex
May Cut Rate
Second St
Pauline Ruh
Second St. SE
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