Clover Growers Plan Seed Inoculation Test
Fayette county farmers join with the Farm Bureau and Ames extension service to test red clover inoculation funded by the extension service. They cite improper inoculation and soil fertility issues as major causes of seed loss and seek remedies through soil testing and proper management.
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Ayette
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Ames Extension Service
B. W. Lodwick
Fayette
Lodwick
Herbert Sanders
Ames
Iowa
William Watkins
Watkins
Mr Watkins
Spring farming outlook and weather prep in Washington Iowa
Farmers in Washington county Iowa prepare for spring fields as weather improves. Plows and discs are sharpened and machinery repaired while pigs lambs and early vegetables appear. Drought and fuel costs affect tractor use. wood and canned goods remain abundant from last year's crop. Wood alcohol poisoning deaths dropped to twelve in 1932 from 250 in 1930.
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Wilton Junction
the Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Tariff debate urged by Iowa State economist
Professor Theodore W Schultz of Iowa State College argued for tariff reductions to aid farmers dependent on foreign markets. He warned tariffs raise living costs for farm folk, shrink exports, and leave agriculture facing ruinous prices while industrial jobs fail to absorb all farm output. He proposed easing tariffs to boost imports and balance payments, stressing the need to protect long term national living standards.
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Schultz
Furence
United States
Farm Auction Roundup For March 23
State Holstein sale at Waterloo and consignment sales at Lisbon West Branch and Waterloo cattle congress grounds feature multiple auctions on Thursday March 23 with a Water loo listing.
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Waterloo
Lisbon
Farmer Buys Young Team of Horses Near Brighton
Ian John Samp, a farmer northeast of Washington, paid 275 dollars for a young team of black horses from M T Peters on the Ed Crile farm near Brighton.
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the Gazette
Washington
Ian John Sampson
M T. Peters
Ed Crile
Brighton
Fort Dodge Man Named For Post Under Farm Act
In Washington an Towan Seth Thomas of Fort Dodge is chosen by the Roosevelt administration for solicitor of the department of agriculture under the new farm relief bill. A former State Bar association president and former assistant U S attorney for northern Iowa, he has strong endorsements from Democratic leaders including Senator Louis Murphy of Dubuque. The selection is deemed definite.
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Washington, D. C
Seth Thomas
Fort Dodge
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Thomas
State Bar Association
U S
Northern Iowa
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Hampshire hog lot tops at four dollars per hundredweight
Hampshire pigs marketed at Chicago included forty five head of 292 pound hogs selling for 4.15 per cwt. Stanwood Foster Boyles and R T Moffitt each sold 29 head at the same price. The hogs averaged 201 pounds.
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The
Gazette
Stanwood
Foster Boyles
Chicago
Hampshire
R T Moffitt
The Underground Tuber of the Old Man of the Earth
The dainty underground tuber, called the old man of the earth, weighs from ten to fifteen units. The note observes its small size and delicate form as part of a botanical report.
Corn Sale Totals High at Ladora Auction
Seven hundred fifty bushels of corn sold at 19 and a half cents per bushel, another lot at 16.15 cents per bushel, during Ray Tanner sale near Ladora. Oats 14.12 cents per bushel, clover hay 6.25 a ton, mixed hay 3.25. Goods included horses, cows, hogs, hens, farm machinery and implements with varied prices. Approximately 600 attended, Harry Hartz of Marengo praised for presiding.
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Ladora
Ray Tanner
Harry Hartz
Marengo
Daily Farm News For Farm Folk
Rural bulletin edited by Ray Anderson delivers farm tips and market notes. Practical agricultural guidance appears alongside brief local price trends and seasonal advisories for farmers and homesteaders.
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Daily Farm News
Farm Folk
Ray Anderson
Ames Horticultural Advice on Dormant Sprays for Fruit Trees
The Ames extension service outlines timing and mixtures for dormant sprays to combat oyster shell and San Jose scale on apples, plum pockets, and peach leaf curl. It covers lime sulfur concentrations, oil sprays, and notes about weather and the possible need for a delayed spray before blossoming.
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Ames Horticultural Extension Service
San Jose
Fees For Aid In Filling Out Loan Forms Are Illegal
Farmers should refuse any fees for help with crop loan applications under the $90 million congressionally funded program. O A Ontjes explains the law prohibits fees for preparing applications with fines or imprisonment for violators. Applicants may obtain forms and guidance from Farm Bureau offices. the loan rules include strict acreage and intake details for 1933, with repayment by Oct 31, 1933 and mandatory garden and livestock feed plantings.
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Grundy Center
Congress
O. A. Ontjes
Iowa
Linn
Benton
Tama
Grundy
Farm Bureau
Ontjes
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Demonstration Of Lamb Grading Planned For April 13
Washington Iowa officials announce a lamb grading demonstration on April 13 under C W McDonald Ames extension service direction. County Agent W J Roudabush says McDonald will meet sheep raisers in the county morning and evening to demonstrate grading. He urges feeding early lambs grain to reach market weight and selling on a graded basis to boost profits this year.
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Washington
C. W. McDonald
Ames Extension Service
W. J. Roudabush
Dresses Dyed This New Way Cannot Streak or Fade
RIT chemists patent a penetrating ingredient in the new powder wafer RIT dye. The deep dyeing saturates every thread, preventing streaks and uneven color. Tests claim color retention in 300 washes. Instant RIT dissolves quickly with no scum, sold 15c at dealers with a 33 color chart.
Ames Extension Chief in Washington for Farm Leaders Meeting
R. K Bliss director of the Ames extension service travels to Washington D C to join a Land Grant College association meeting with Henry A. Wallace and U S Department of Agriculture officials to discuss agricultural problems.
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Speein
AMES
R. K Bliss
Ames Extension Service
Washington, D .C
Land Grant College Association
Henry A. Wallace
Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
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