Seed Corn Supply Is Adequate For 1946 Planting
Iowa agriculture leaders say seed corn supplies will be sufficient to plant the 1946 acreage, with some regional shortages and possible need to accept lower grades. Oats, barley, and rye seed are plentiful, and the 1946 corn goal is 11,450,000 acres, up 150,000 from the previous plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ES Moines
Iowa
Alvin J. Cook
Iowa Production and Marketing Administration
Leslie M. Carr
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Carl
Lambs Gain Best While Suckling Says Purdue Expert
LAFAYETTE IND Lambs nursing heavy milking ewes can gain up to two thirds of a pound daily, while weaned lambs seldom gain more than a third. Henry Mayo of Purdue advises liberal feeding for ewes after lambs reach a week old. Orphan lambs should nurse from a foster ewe or be fed cow’s milk if no surrogate is available. Young lambs need two hour feeds of one ounce of milk, increasing as they grow. By ten days, lambs can eat grain and hay, with a sunny creep in the barn as a feeding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Henry Mayo
Purdue
Mayo
Longreen Snapbean Named Best New Variety
Ames reports Longreen Snapbean is the sole vegetable winner in this year’s All-America selections. It proved superior in trial grounds nationwide. Iowa State College horticulturist Larry Grove says seed will be available in limited quantities this spring. Longreen beans compare with Tendergreen and Keystonian, averaging an inch longer and producing more heavily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
United States
Larry Grove
Iowa State College Horticulturist
Meadowlark Life and Habits in Iowa Fields
Wildlife specialist Ellis Hicks describes the meadowlark's spring arrival and winter migrations in Iowa. The bird perches on fences and treetops, feeds on insects and seeds, builds concealed nests in grasses, lays four to five white eggs with chestnut spots, and displays a distinctive yellow throat and white tail flashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Hicks
Towa State College
Towa
Iowa
Inflation Perils Not Halted Says Stockmen Paper
The American Cattle Producer editorial charged price control fails to cure inflation and warns production is hampered by measures intended to curb it. It notes shortages and black markets worsen, criticizes Bowles era policies, and suggests further inflation may be needed to drive full production.
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Denver
INS
American Livestock Association
The
American Cattle Producer
Cattlemen’s Association
Chester Bowles
OPA
Food Relief Urgency Raised by Lehman in UNRRA Call
UNRRA chief Herbert H. Lehman warned the United States must speed food aid to Europe and Asia to avert global famine. He said millions' lives are at stake and civilization could be warped by hunger unless action is rapid. Lehman urged cutting feeding of livestock in recipient nations and reducing livestock numbers where needed. The U S Chamber of Commerce criticized officials for failing to foresee a serious food shortage, questioning if such errors are inevitable in a managed economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Herbert H. Lehman
UNRRA
U. S
Europe
Asia
Lehman
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
State Garden Session Called by R. K. Bliss
Ames AP In Des Moines R K Bliss director of the Iowa State college extension service urged garden leaders to meet at 9:30 a m March 16 in the senate chamber state house Des Moines to plan the 1946 garden program noting a world food crisis greater than during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
R. K. Bliss
Iowa State College Extension Service
Senate
Statehouse
Des Moines
Worry of FALSE TEETH Slipping or Irritating
False teeth worry is addressed with FASTEETH powder to ease slipping and discomfort. The ad promises a pleasant, secure hold without gummy taste or pasty residue, and notes the product is alkaline. Available at drug stores.
Service Life Gold Seal plan offers $100 monthly sickness
Omaha Nebraska advertises a new Service Life Insurance Company policy called Gold Seal that costs $1 a month. It provides up to $100 monthly disability benefits for sickness or accident, hospital benefits up to $650 per confinement, and up to $6000 cash for accidental injuries. No medical exam, ages 15 to 69, 10 days free examination by mail.
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Omaha
Neb
Reliable Service Life’ Insurance Company
Service Life Insurance Company
Dept
Omaha 2
Top-worked Fruit Trees Are Hardy
Many Iowa apple varieties such as Jonathan Delicious Golden Delicious and Grimes lack northern hardiness. Top working on hardy rootstocks like Hibernal and Virginia crab lets growers move varieties farther north. Budding or grafting takes about three years. success depends on follow-through to avoid crab apple crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Jonathan
Delicious
Grimes
Harry Nichols
Iowa State College Horticulturist
Nichols
Shorthorn Breeders to Meet in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa Shorthorn breeders will meet on March 29 to plan postwar promotion activities for the breed officials of the Iowa Shorthorn Breeders association announced Monday. About 20 percent of all U S counties have been officially accredited as brucellosis free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Shorthorn Breeders Association
U. S
Unified Production Registry tests for swine efficiency
Special to The Gazette Peoria Ill major swine registry groups unite in a Production Registry sow testing plan. Criteria include 56-day weight, litter size of at least eight, and sows must produce at least two qualifying litters. Boars earn PR stars by siring prolific daughters. Applications are free, with small recording fees.
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Peoria
Ill
B. R. Evans
National Association of Swine Records
Evans
USDA
Ames
Record Association
Farm auction notices sweep March calendar
A sequence of farm sales plans lists events from March 12 to March 21. Buyers include K. L. Hill near Coggan and Harley F. Hartsaw near Williamsburg with closing out sales, Franck and Boddicker near Newhall dairy sales, C. H. Brunsmann near Prairieburg, A. W. McArthur near Springville, Zack McArthur Fairfax, Wilbur Colby Mechan icsville, W. J. Leibe Marion, Louis and Charles Brosch near Swisher, and Edgewood Dairy Cedar Rapids concluding the run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. L. Hill
Coggan
Harley F. Hartsaw
Williamsburg
Franck and Boddicker
Newhall
C. H. Brunsmann
Prairieburg
A. W. McArthur
Springville
Zack McArthur
Fairfax
Wilbur Colby
Mechanicsville
W. J. Leibe
Marion
Louis and
Charles Brosch
Swisher
Edgewood Dairy
Cedar Rapids
Breeding and Litter Contests Boost Purebred Hogs
Progress highlights directing attention to breeding for pig raising ability. Breeds promote ten litter contests and market-show competitions that demonstrate time tested performance of purebred hogs against the field.
Farmers Fire association buys new truck in Lowden
Farmers and land owners in the vicinity subscribed 4385 to the Farmers' Fire association for the purchase of a new fire truck. Officers named are Emil Licht president Carl Gehrls vice president Otto Schneider secretary and Paul Klipp treasurer. Soliciting committee members are M. V. Pauls Elmer Mowry and Herman Wieble.
Iowa canning crop returns rise in 1945
Iowa farmers earned 2,826,000 from sweet corn tomatoes and green peas canned in 1945, up from 2,443,000 in 1944. Sweet corn led with 2,091,000, peas rose to 404,000, tomatoes 331,000, with acreage and production changing across crops and prices around 1944 figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Illinois Grain Terminals formed by Farm Bureaus
Illinois Grain Terminals, a grain merchandising cooperative sponsored by county Farm Bureaus and the Illinois Agricultural Association, was incorporated. The firm will move grain from terminal markets to final buyers and may acquire elevator facilities and river barges on the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. The Farm Bureau’s statewide grain marketing had previously been limited to commission and brokerage services.
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Chicago
INS
Illinois Grain Terminals Company
Illinois Agricultural Association
Illinois
Mississippi
Farm Bureau
Farm Briefs Highlight County Beekeeping Meeting March 20
Waukon updates note F B Paddock Ames state apiarist will lead a beekeeping meeting for Allamakee county at the Farm Bureau office on March 20. Lansing reports Ed Schultz and spouse chair the program committee for the Lansing Farm Bureau community club gathering on March 15. Decorah sets Winneshiek Dairy Herd Improvement annual meeting for Thursday March 14 in Decorah. A Decorah sale features Hormel purchasing the area’s largest hog from John Matter, weighing 875 pounds. Elementary rural school population fell 72 percent from 1880 to 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
F. B
Ames
Allamakee
Farm Bureau
Lansing
Ed Schultz
Lansing Farm Bureau Community Club
Decorah
Winneshiek Dairy Herd Improvement Association
B. E. Rasmus
Hormel Company
John Matter
Dairy Herd Averages Highlight February Production
Cecil Haworth reports Linn DHIA No. 2 Feb totals show average 22.5 pounds butterfat and 525 pounds milk per cow from 607 cows tested, including 136 dry. Top herds: L. W. Lensch Ely 25 Holsteins 34.4 lbs, Cecil Davenbaugh Marion 19 Jerseys 33.5 lbs, Henry Gensicke and Son Cedar Rapids 23 Guernseys 31.9 lbs.
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Cecil Haworth
Linn Dhia No. 2
L. W. Lensch
Ely
Cecil Davenbaugh
Marion
Jerseys
Henry Gensicke
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