Two New Muscatine Sweet Potatoes Show Promise
Two new varieties Muscatine No 3 and Muscatine No 1 were developed at the Fruitland experiment station near Muscatine. Muscatine No 3 yielded 146.3 bushels per acre and showed stem rot resistance. Cross Special yielded 1404 bushels per acre and is a reddish skinned pink flesh variety that stores well.
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Muscatine Truck Growers Association
Fruitland
Gene Cross
Muscatine Island
Des Moines
Nevin D Morgan
Ames Botany and Plant Pathology Section
Fruitland Experiment Station
Iowa
Fence Drift in Woven Wire Hits Spring Cattle Fun
Cattle in spring pasture frolic for the first time in months as they roam and itch against posts and weave. Elmer Santman of Dysart keeps a radio in his cow barn, a scene noted as cows enjoy music during milking and haying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Santman
Dysart
Iowa Accounts For Twenty Percent Of Dressed Poultry Shipments
Iowa provided about 20 percent of the total dressed poultry in 1995, with shipments valued at 5.85 million pounds across New York Chicago and Philadelphia. Poultry market specialist A D Oderkirk notes Iowa's role in supplying the four largest markets and cites substantial portions of New York and other states’ receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Ames
Iowa
New York
Esas
Revenue Breakdown by Cities Noted in Report
The document states Iowa accounts for cent of total receipts, while Boston holds 22 percent and Philadelphia about 7.5 percent, indicating distribution of funds among major locales.
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Iowa
Boston
Philadelphia
Surplus seed corn listed in Jackson county
Maquoketa reports about 4 000 bushels of surplus seed corn available to farmers for spring planting. County agent FE Krause urges germination tests before sowing as tests show wide variability from 0 to 98 percent. A seed-needs list is being prepared at the Farm Bureau office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Jackson County
FE. Krause
Krause
Farm Bureau
L. W. Teeple
Nashville
Teeple
Reids Yellow Dent
Washington C T A Milk Test Averages Report
February figures from the Washington C T A show 283 cows and 55 heifers on test with an average 599 pounds of milk and 242 pounds of butterfat per herd. Rob ert Brasen tester notes high production across 14 Holsteins led by notable yields and butterfat with peak totals reaching 1647 pounds of milk and 659 pounds of fat.
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Washington
Robert Brasen
Dean
Dan Johnson
Farmer Sessions Called Saturday for Iowa Farm Bureau
Eastern Iowa county agents received word from Francis Johnson of Des Moines urging that Farm Bureau board members and farmer groups meet next Saturday morning. Marvin Jones plans a radio address on soil conservation act implementation with discussions on administering the program locally and reports from Chicago farm leaders' meeting to be shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iowa AAA payments total 93 million for 1933 35 period
Iowa farmers received 93,292,030.60 from May 12, 1933 to Dec 31, 1935 under the AAA. Most payments were for corn and hogs, wheat, and sugar. Iowa ranked second nationally behind Texas. County totals show Pottawattamie leading with 2,071,580 and Kossuth second with 1,757,668, with many eastern counties listed.
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Des Moines
J. J. Hughes
Iowa
National Emergency Council
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Pottawattamie
Kossuth
Tama
Benton
Poweshiek
Clinton
Johnson
Washington
Cedar
Linn
Keokuk
Clayton
Black Hawk
Grundy
Delaware
Fayette
Buchanan
Jones
Winneshiek
Scott
Dubuque
Jackson
Louisa
Muscatine
Allamakee
New Insecticide Reported At Ames Codling Moth Confab
At the national codling moth conference in Ames entomologists from thirty states and Washington, DC discussed a new insecticide phenothiazine for codling moth control. The researchers L. E. Smith and Dr. E. H. Sigler of the USDA bureau presented findings and noted current annual apple crop damage averages about 10 percent. The aim is a spray that does not harm fruit growth or appearance and could replace lead arsenate hazards.
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AMES
Washington, DC
L. E. Smith
E. H. Sigler
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
E. J. New
Rattlety-Bang Of Drinking Cups Brings Cheer To Dairyman
Dairyman Elmer Santman on the Dysart farm reports his cow barn water system connected to the house line produced a rattlety bang sound whenever cows drank. Despite severe weather with blizzards and 50 degree barn warmth, the herd maintained milk fat with 42.3 lb, 48.8 lb, and 49.9 lb fat in Dec, Jan, Feb.
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Gazette
Dysart
Elmer Santman
Mr. Santman
Santman
Santeman
Researchers Named From Yakima and Wooster Exposition
Comer of the bureau laboratory in Yakima Washington and C R Out Right of the Ohio agricultural experiment station in Wooster Ohio are named in the report.
Cattlemen Protest Wire In Hides To Foil Blackleg
The National Livestock Producer reports cattlemen oppose inserting wire in animal hides as a supposed blackleg preventative. Armour and Company official E. J. Madden labels the practice a folly causing economic waste and costly damage to hides and hair-removal machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Livestock Producer
E. J. Madden
Hide Department
Armour and Company
Madden
Linn To Break Colts In Fayette County March 19
Harry D. Linn field secretary for the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders association will lead a colt breaking and multiple hitch demonstration on March 19 at the J. F. Wilkinson farm seven miles south of Fayette. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. with a four and six horse hitch shown in the afternoon.
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Fayette
Harry D. Linn
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Association
J. F. Wilkinson
Swedish Cheese Consumption Outpaces U.S. By Far
Sweden consumes about 143 pounds of cheese per person annually, far exceeding the United States average of 4.4 pounds.
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United States
Farm Auction Schedule Highlights Local Sales
A sequence of upcoming sales is listed with events by Zack McArthur near Shellsburg on March 11, William Hansen at Dixon on March 12, Otto Wall near Midway on March 12, Iowa Livestock Exchange sale in Cedar Rapids on March 13, C. C. Clark near Ely on March 14, and the Charles Moel estate east of Solon on March 17.
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Zack McArthur
Shellsburg
William Hansen
Dixon
Otto Wall
Midway
Iowa Livestock Exchange
Cedar Rapids
C. C. Clark
Ely
Charles Moel
Solon
Cedar Township
Johnson County
Towa
Iowa
Township 81
Sutliff
Rock Road
Hill Drop And Edge Drop Produce Similar Corn Test Results
Iowa farmers can use either edge drop or hill drop planters for 1936 corn planting with no difference in stand moisture lodging ear height damaged seed or dropped ears. Joe L Robinson secretary of the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers association notes duplicate plantings validated yield accuracy across test sections.
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Ames
Iowa
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Mr. Robinson
Moving progress in eastern Iowa eases road blocks
After a week of improved weather moving in eastern Iowa gradually squares away. Blocked side roads persist in groves and where snow piles and fence falls block lanes. Trucks struggle on rutted roads while horse drawn haulers face fatigue as movers reach new locations. Spring work will hinge on continued warmth and March weather.
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Iowa
Chinch Bug Threat Looms over Iowa Crops
Dr. George C. Decker and Floyd Andre warn of a grave chinch bug infestation risk in a hot dry Iowa season. They note two heavily infested areas in Montgomery county and Muscatine county with sixty four counties in the risk zone. Surveys have predicted infestation severity in past years and tie damage to seasonal conditions.
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Ames (Ap
George C. Decker
Floyd Andre
Ames Experiment Station
Towa
Decker
Andre
Iowa
Montgomery County
Muscatine
Strong Prices Paid For Horses In Muscatine Sale
A Muscatine horse sale at William Glatstein yard in Muscatine saw roan geldings fetch 450 dollars, gray geldings 440, a gray mare 232.50, and a sorrel horse 225. Other horses sold 75 to 232.50. Thirty-five head of native horses aged three to nine were sold along with twenty-five head of horses and mules. Cows brought 40 per head and poultry and farm gear fetched modest sums.
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Columbus Junction
William Glatstein
Muscatine
A. H. Freers
White Rock
Farm Bureau Convention Set for Pasadena December 9 to 11
The American Farm Bureau Federation announces its eighteenth annual convention will take place in Pasadena, California from December 9 through December 11. Delegates and federation officials expect discussions on farm policy and agriculture programs.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Pasadena
Calif
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Muscatine County
Conesville
C.T.A
State Farm Bureau
Marvin Jones
AAA
Fayette County
Aker
Oore
Masor
Dap
EOAD
Williams
H. E. Henderson
Higley Building
Eli Ralston
Big Head
Roc Road
Thurs
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Oliver Gang
John Deere
Wagcont
Fordaon
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Farrow
Nat’! Farm Bureau
O. E. Markitan
Fred Albin
Dial
Minnesota
Green Mountains
Clearbrook
Cream M. Wam
Wieners of Bologna
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