Two Hundred Attend Fly Control Training School
Dr Harold Gunderson Iowa State College extension entomologist spoke to about 200 county extension workers and others at a training school in Cedar Rapids outlining a state wide fly control program using DDT with strict sanitary measures. He described indoor and outdoor spraying recipes for farms and homes, emphasized cleaning breeding sites and careful application to avoid food contact, and urged timely insecticide use to improve public health.
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Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College Extension
Cedar Rapids
Gunderson
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Iowa Livestock Exchange
Gazette
Iowa State College
Iowa
Wherry Seeks Bill for Federal State Cattle Grub Eradication Effort
Senator Wherry of Nebraska introduced a bill to authorize cooperation by the Agriculture Department with states subdivisions farmers associations and other groups and individuals to eradicate cattle grubs nationwide.
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Washington
Wherry
R-Neb
Agriculture Department
Neighbors Aid Manure Haul At Dan Terrill Farm
At Dan Terrill farm near Winthrop a group of neighbors hauled out 101 loads of manure using two loaders and 10 spreaders before afternoon rain halted work. Participants include Joe Weiser Leroy Weiser Clarence Weiser Howard Bovenmyer Leon Bovenmyer Harry Hickman Gerald Shaffer Byron Salem Lester Dennie George Dennie Dale Dennie Bert Hamilton Alfred Stark Clair Miller Phillip Terrill and Max DuBois.
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Winthrop
Dan Terrill
Here
Terrill
Joe Weiser
Leroy Weiser
Clarence Weiser
Howard Bovenmyer
Leon Bovenmyer
Harry Hickman
Gerald Shaffer
Byron Salem
Lester Dennie
George
Local Socials List Names in Town Spotlight
Page highlights a string of residents and social figures including Ton Zabriskie Mrs Hilbert Town Mrs Carl Lincoln Frances Lincoln Mrs Will Margow and Mrs Gordon Maley as part of community notices and social listings.
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Ton Zabriskie
Hilbert Town
Carl Lincoln
Frances Lincoln
Will Margow
Gordon Maley
Farmers Plow 40 Acres at Robert Wharrow Farm
Seventeen farmers with tractors plowed 40 acres at the Robert Wharrow farm while Wharrow recovers from Malta fever. Helpers listed include Bob Westermeir Frank Margon Carl Lincoln Mike Schultz Milton Zabriskie Ralph Miller Henry Hare Ben Rohrig Frank Riche Gordon Maley Al fred Menzel Clyde Margon Ernie Schwartz Harold Haltzschuk Har old Satterlee Raymond Vande and Henry Michaels. Neighbor women aided Mrs Wharrow by serving dinner.
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Stanley
Robert Wharrow
Here
Wharrow
Malta
Bob Westermeir
Frank Margon
Carl Lincoln
Mike Schultz
Milton Zabriskie
Ralph Miller
Henry Hare
Ben Rohrig
Frank Riche
Gordon Maley
Alfred Menzel
Clyde Margon
Ernie Schwartz
Harold Haltzschuk
Harold Satterlee
Raymond Vande
Henry Michaels
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FENCE DRIFT Caught In The Woven Wire
A farming note says farmers delay corn planting to warm soil and avoid borers. Early and late broods threaten crops, so planting midmonth may reduce pest damage. Entomologists warn corn needs warmer conditions, and a veteran adage urges planting when air and soil are right, not by calendar dates.
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R. B.C
Amana DHIA Report on April Dairy Production
Amana DHIA supervisor Curtis Jones reports April production across seven Amana Society dairy herds averaged 1057 pounds of milk and 37.7 pounds of butterfat per cow. Test covered 463 cows, with 50 dry.
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Amana
Amana Society
DHIA
Curtis Jones
Only 700000 Boxcars Ready To Move Grain
J W Holloway of Kansas City Missouri told the Millers National Confederation in Chicago that only 700000 serviceable boxcars will be available for the next fall grain harvests. He urged equitable distribution of the cars among regions and railroads to move the crops.
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Chicago
INS
J. W Holloway
Kansas City
Miller
Millers National Confederation
Holloway
Motor Rushed To Save Rice Crop In West
Westinghouse workers race to build a giant irrigation motor in six days to flood Willows California fields within ten days. The 2.8 million dollar crop across 20,000 acres faces loss if delivery misses. A huge trailer will haul the motor across the continent after completion.
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West
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
California
Westinghouse
Willows
Calif
Glenn Colusa
Late Season Bean Demand Boosts Iowa Farmers
Iowa farmers delaying soybean seed purchases risk unavailable varieties. Agronomist Bob Weber of Iowa State College cites high seed prices and local seed shipments to market as factors. He notes the late season has pushed demand for soybeans and many farmers are growing beans instead of seed oats.
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Ames
Iowa
Bob Weber
Iowa State College Agronomist
Prairie Provinces See Delayed Spring Planting in Canada
Winnipeg report says cold weather delays spring wheat feeding with only 16 percent planted versus a normal 87 percent for this period. The Canadian Pacific drainage crop report issued Friday notes the lag across the prairies.
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Winnipeg
Four 500-Lb Butterfat Records in Wellman Herd
Four registered Holstein cows in the A. C. Gingerich and Stanley Eash herd in Wellman completed official production records of more than 500 pounds of butterfat, announced by the Holstein-Friesian Association of America this week.
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Stanley
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Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Iowa ram sale planned at Des Moines fairgrounds
The Iowa Purebred Sheep Breeders Association announces its annual ram sale will be held July 26 at the Iowa State fair grounds in Des Moines. About 100 head of stud quality sheep from top Iowa flocks will be offered, with Col. H Earl Wright of Mt Gilead Ohio as consignor. Nominations for the sale must be submitted.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sale of Sheep Scheduled for June First
Rotter announced shipments to secretary K. M. Wagner of West Liberty In by June first. All consignments will be inspected by a standing committee before the sale.
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K. M. Wagner
West Liberty
Rotter
Dairy cattle sale yields strong bids at Swartzendruber pavilion
Special to The Gazette reports twenty head of grade dairy cattle averaged 206 per head at the Loney dairy sale held at Swartzendruber pavilion on Thursday. Top price reached 277 with a cow and calf selling for 275. Auctioneer P. M. Swartzendruber conducted the sale.
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Wellman
Loney
Swartzendruber
P. M. Swartzendruber
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