Grasshopper plague prompts control efforts in Argentina ranches
Entomologists Dr. Carl J. Drake and Dr. Charles H. Richardson surveyed a 21 000 acre Buenos Aires province hacienda where grasslands sustain 8 000 purebreds and a large cattle herd. They demonstrated poison bait against the Paraguayan locusts and described fence methods to halt nymph migrations. The trip, from Miami to Buenos Aires, covered 16 000 miles with stops in Brazil and Rio de Janeiro, highlighting vast swarms and agricultural losses across crops and pastures.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Carl J. Drake
Ames
Iowa
Drake
Charles H. Richardson
South America
Senor Alfredo Santa Marina
Dr. Drake
Richardson
Santa Marina
Drake and Richardson
Senor Santa Marina
Miami
United States
New York
Chicago
Wisconsin
California
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Farmer Declares Midwestern Weaning Plan For Farms
Cedar county farmer Bob Kelly calls for a 10 percent sales tax on each unit of production to fund soil fertility programs and warns that weaning time will come for nurse cows. He suggests using Triple A like machinery and a cash guarantee to maintain world peace.
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Carl Drake
Bob Kelly
Clarence
Kelly
Uni
Cedar County
$90 An Acre For Troy Mills Farm
A Cedar Rapids businessman completed purchases near Troy Mills totaling 300 acres. A 100 acre farm operated by Mark Baty sold for 9 500. The 200 acre parcel sold by Dwilla Shaffer went for 7200 and 6800 respectively at 60 and 85 dollars per acre.
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Troy Mills
Cedar Rapids
Mark Baty
Dwilla Shaffer
Iowa 4 H club reports profit from junior lamb feeding project
C W Mc Donald and L G Allbaugh of Ames summarized Iowa's 1938 39 junior lamb feeding project. 245 lots fed sixteen lambs each yielded average profit 20 16 per lot. Four areas Spencer Waterloo Sioux City Des Moines hosted shows and sales. 3920 lambs were purchased. average purchase price 7 60 per cwt. average selling price 9 34 per cwt. Lambs fed 99 days averaging 89 lb sold. gain 22 4 lb. daily 0 22 lb. Feed averages 112 lb corn 14 lb oats per lamb. death loss 135 head 3 5%. Total feed 1131 lb per 100 lb gain. cost 6 86 per 100 lb gain. Homegrown feed priced. shelled corn 40 cents bu 72 cwt. oats 18 cents bu 56 cwt. alfalfa 10 per ton. Shelled corn major grain yielded fastest gain. Top daily gain .38 lb per lamb. one feeder used 421 lb concentrates 340 lb roughage for 100 lb gain. Lambs: 66 lb start, 104 lb sale.
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AESSE
Iowa
C. W. McDonald
L. G. Allbaugh
Ames
Spencer
Waterloo
Sioux City
Des Moines
4-H
Marengo FFA entertains Belle Plaine with basketball game
The Marengo Future Farmers of America chapter hosted a social evening at Belle Plaine with a basketball game as part of the entertainment.
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The
Gazette
Marengo
Future Farmers
Belle Plaine
Farm Family Chooses Rural Life Over City Factory Work
ALICE DAVIDSON profiles Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Runkle who moved in 1918 to a 280 acre Delaware county Iowa farm four miles NW of Manchester. The couple, active in 4-H and extension services, run general farming with 75 to 100 Poland China hogs and a twenty Holstein dairy herd with a milk machine.
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Bcags
M. H. Runkle
Mr. Runkle
Tipton
Cedar Rapids
Grinnell College
Williams and Hunting
Des Moines
Runkles
Delaware County
Manchester
Runkle
Ames
God's Green Acres
Little Runkles
Betty Runkle
Coe College
Grinnell
W. E. Stone
Laurel
Iss
Delaware County Farm Bureau
Chicago
Greeley
Artificial insemination drives farm financing in Missouri and New Jersey
In Bloomfield and surrounding counties the spread of artificial insemination is tied to Farm Security Administration loans. Pearl Spurgeon and others report Jacks and Holstein Guernsey stock funded by loans, with several hundred cows aided and a 10 dollar service fee. Experts and veterinarians from Missouri assist the program as several farms begin breeding colts this spring.
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Bloomfield
New Jersey
United States
Guernsey
Argentina
National Agricultural Research Center
Washington, D. C
FSA
Pettis County
Missouri
Pearl Spurgeon
Farm Security Administration
Spurgeon
Doyle Schmittert
Davis County
C. W. Spurgeon
the Gazette
Jack
Schmittert
Davis
Wapello
Edwin G. Pearce
Lancaster
Pearce
University of Missouri
H. W. Connor
Charles Willhoit
Ottumwa
Test of butter markets this week signals price stabilization
The weekly federal review forecasts that withdrawal of government support will shape price trends as markets test future directions. Despite value drops, observers report growing confidence and expect prices to settle, with a chance they could rise again. Retail tub butter in NYC Boston and Philadelphia ranges 23 to 29 cents. New York chains retail 25 cents per pound, vs 35 cents a year ago. Relief distribution drains government holdings but may be insufficient before the new season. Lower grade butter remains scarce and 90-score prices show limited spread, with 90-score sometimes selling as extras.
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Federal Weekly
New York City
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Iowa farmers push corn loan as sealing deadline nears
DES MOINES AP Iowa farmers renew interest in the governments 57cents a bushel corn loan as the March 31 sealing deadline approaches. L Dieterich state corn loan head said 1500 samples arrived for moisture tests Saturday versus 600 the prior week. He expects 2000 samples daily this week. Eligible farmers in the state now have more than 110000000 bushels of corn under seal.
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Des Moines
Iowa
AAA
L. Dieterich
State Committee
Tama Farmers Get Final AAA Checks Totalling 310,264
TRAER A total of 1 886 AAA benefit checks aggregating 310 264 were distributed Friday to Tama county farmers. These checks were the final allotment awarded farmers in the county for 1938 compliance.
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Tama
TRAER
Tama County
Winneshiek Farmers to Receive About $125 Checks
Approximately 1,000 AAA checks averaging $125 each are set to arrive in Decorah for Winneshiek county farmers in a few days, to be distributed by local authorities.
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The
Gazette
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Butterfat Price Set by Walker Farm Creamery
Walker Farmers Creamery paid patrons 28 cents a pound for butterfat delivered in the last half of February. Kenneth Butler, secretary, reported Saturday.
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Gazette
Walker
Walker Farmers Creamery
Kenneth Butler
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar This Week
Farm Bureau schedule lists daily meetings this week in Linn county. Monday features a home project session in Clinton township with Mrs. James McNamara and a soybean and flax production meeting at Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. Tuesday to Thursday continue with home project meetings in Brown Spring Grove and South Marlow with respective hosts.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Clinton Township
James McNamara
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Brown Township
John Williams
Spring Grove
Riley Slocum
South Marlow
S. G. Pearson
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