grasshopper diet split between Kansas and Iowa finds
Ames experiment led by Louis A. Spain shows grasshoppers avoid castor bean plants when other crops are available and live longer with limited food. In Kansas reports, castor beans were claimed to repel hoppers and even kill them, sparking a wider debate prompted by Atchison field trials and a Country Home magazine account.
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Country Home Magazine
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Atchison Chamber of Commerce
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Gazette
Fence Drift and Odd Ditties in Kansas Insect Debate
A humorous fragment notes strange sayings about Kansas farming and roosters laying eggs, questions a Chemurgic insect repellent idea, and mentions Atchison as a location in the debate on affordable pest control for farmers.
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Kansas
Wet cool spell slows Iowa planting and field work
Iowa crop reporter Charles D Reed said seven days of wet cool weather halted field work as corn planting nears peak. Rainfall averaged 2.6 inches statewide with 37 percent sunshine. Some oats and winter wheat grew well while harm from chinch bugs and grasshoppers appeared in parts. Northern areas saw freezes and snow, delaying fruit bloom and pollination.
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Charles D Reed
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Reed
Hardin
Webster
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Charles Park
Poison in Castor Beans Warns Farmers and Caregivers
An older caution urges farmers to guard castor beans from children and livestock. It notes ricin in the seeds can kill a small child or injure a large horse, stressing careful storage and supervision to prevent accidental poisoning.
Great Cows From Mary 1 to Mary 22
Special to The Gazette reports Linn association No 1 tests showing dairy records by Mary line. Mary 13th produced 70.5 pounds butterfat and Mary 16th 69.9 pounds while Mary 17th yielded 60.7 pounds. Overall 309 cows on test averaged 684 pounds milk and 30.1 pounds butterfat in April with feed costs covered by farm feeds yielding gains.
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Whittier
Frank Bedell
Cedar Rapids
Mary
Linn Association
L. C. Adams
Linn Association No. 1
Oscar Olson Leads Cedar County Hog Sale Prices
Special to The Gazette reports Oscar Olson in Cedar county receiving $8.10 per hundredweight for fifty seven hogs averaging 213 pounds, the top of the Chicago market, and $8 for a bunch of 169-pounders.
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Oscar Olson
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Chicago
Steers Bring 89.25 At Chicago Market
Robert M. Mc Granahan of Newhall sold 25 yearling steers near Newhall weighing about 830 pounds each for 9.25 per hundredweight at Chicago. The cattle had been on feed for 200 days.
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Newhall
Robert M. McGranahan
Chicago
Plight of starch industry outlined at Ames conference
Ames reports say duty free tapioca and sago starch imports from Netherland India threaten the corn starch industry. J. F. Hosking of the Corn Industries Research Foundation notes one third of U S starch uses are tapioca or sago. He urges tariff parity with other starches. Roundtable discussion reveals trade pact vs industry views. no recommendations.
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Ames
Netherland India
American Maize Products Company
Staley Manufacturing Company
Corn Research Institute of the
Iowa Agricultural
Osage Man Heads Cedar Valley Veterinary Assn
Osage resident C. E. Juhl was elected head of the Cedar Valley Veterinary Association at the annual ladies night banquet in Waterloo. The event drew sixty four veterinarians and guests Monday evening.
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Waterloo
Cedar Valley Veterinary Association
C. E. Juhl
Osage
44 FFA Youths To Be Awarded Iowa Farmer Degree
Arden Burbidge of Park River North Carolina will headline the Ames gathering as 44 Iowa youths with strong vocational agriculture records receive the Iowa Farmer degree. The awards occur during the Iowa FFA annual meeting aligned with the Iowa High School Agricultural congress in Ames on Friday and Saturday.
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Arden Burbidge
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Future Farmers of America
Iowa Ffa
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Iowa High School Agricultural Congress
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