Farmers Will Get Soil Bank Checks Early
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson said soil bank payments will be made as soon as compliance can be checked and some may arrive this summer. He reported good progress since the May 28 farm bill, with widespread participation and a broader milk program for public schools expanding to 62 thousand schools and about 1.4 billion half pints consumed. The milk program will see funding rise from 50 to 75 million dollars.
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Washington
INS
Ezra Taft Bengon
Benson
Eisenhower
Denson
Judy Ingwersen Named For Leadership Camp
Judy Ingwersen daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Ingwersen of Oxford Junction has been named to attend the annual state 4 H leadership camp Aug The camp will be held at the state 4 H camping center near Madrid and is sponsored by the Iowa State College extension service Judy serves as retiring county 4 H girls president and a member of the Oxford Happy Hustlers 4 H club with seven years of club work including roles as president secretary and treasurer She is a charter member of the new 4 H Builders organization.
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Judy Ingwersen
Anamosa
Harry Ingwersen
Oxford Junction
Helen Tucker
Madrid
Iowa State College Extension Service
Judy
Oxford Happy Hustlers
New 4-H Builders Organization
Weedy fence rows threaten crops say Iowa experts
E. P. Sylvester, extension weed control specialist at Iowa State College, warns fence rows breed weeds and harbor pests that injure crops. He recommends 1 lb acre of ester 4 4-D and 2 quarts per 59 gallons for spot spraying, plus brush killer mixes for heavy brush, on calm days to avoid drift. Obvious banking note mentions free parking and extra hours at Peoples Bank Cedar Rapids.
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E. P. Sylvester
Iowa State College
Sylvester
Peoples Bank
West End
Third Avenue Bridge
Cedar Rapids
Three Watershed Groups Formed in Poweshiek County
Three watershed groups organized in Poweshiek County during the first six months of the year include Montezuma with 3 518 acres on 21 farms 47 percent cooperation Fairview with 2 315 acres on 21 farms 70 percent and Buckerech North of Ewart with 8 287 acres on 66 farms 78 percent participation. The county ASC committee has set aside 15 000 for watershed payments over a three two year period and planning is under way with Wayne Frederick surveying soils and Jasi Brush leading the soils district board. Average U S per person food consumption rose from 2 95 in 1920 to 4 17 last year.
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Poweshiek County
Brooklyn
Montezuma
William Henkle
Fairview
Maddison Township
Tama County
Charles Horrigan
Phil Smith
Buckerecht
Ewart
Warren James
Poweshiek
Poweshick County
Wayne Frederick
Marion
SCS
Jasi] Brush
Grasshoppers Threaten Iowa Crops Warn of Control Measures
Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson warns of a severe grasshopper outbreak across much of Iowa. He recommends four insecticides dieldrin toxaphene heptachlor aldrin with specific waiting periods before pasturing or harvesting and stresses early day application to maximize kill.
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Ames
Iowa
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Gunderson
Farm. Org
Maynard FFA Plans Hay Lift Friday
Maynard FFA members and leader William Stephens plan a hay lift Friday to aid farmers in the state’s rural areas. Farmers in the Maynard school district may donate hay by contacting Stephens or the FFA boys. Gundersen Trucks will pick up the hay, and insecticide use guidelines specify waiting periods for lindane and malathion methoxychlor before feeding hay or grazing.
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Maynard
Future ‘Farmers of America
William Stephens
Grouth
FFA
Stephens
Gundersen
Borer Infestations Vary Across Cedar County Corn
Corn borer infestation in Cedar County is spotty from light to heavy with the heaviest damage in larger corn. Howard Hamilton, county extension director, notes many farmers are spraying and some commercial units use granular DDT. a stray note mentions Beacon Wax as a floor protector for a fireworks haul.
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Cedar County
Tipton
Howard Hamilton
ACS Evidence Due For June 30 Conservation Practices
Irinn county ASC Chairman Lester E. Mitchell urged farmers enrolled in the Agricultural Conservation Program with a June 30 due date to file evidence of compliance in the county ASC office by that date. The evidence qualifies the practices for cost sharing payments.
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ASC
Irinn County
Lester E. Mitchell
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