Corn Planting Progress Reported Across Iowa
Federal meteorologist Charles D. Reed says Iowa corn planting is ahead of normal with 43 percent finished by May 11 and 50 to 90 percent in northwest and central counties. Oats, barley and flax show fair growth. sugar beet planting well started. fruit trees partly damaged. cane and grapes variable. Marengo notes 1400 acres of sweet corn planted for a canning factory and apples largely injured though plums and cherries look fair.
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Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Marengo
Iowa Farm Signup Above Year Ago in 1941 Map
State AAA office at Des Moines reports 806 per cent of Iowa farms indicated intent to comply with the 1941 farm program as of May 1, up from 80 per cent on May 1, 1940. Ringgold leads with 96 per cent. Sioux County shows 56 per cent, down four points from 1940.
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AAA
Des Moines
Iowa
Ringgold County
Sioux County
DHIA Picnics In Fayette Schedule May 26 And 29
Fayette county Dairy Herd Improvement Associations plan two picnics and cow judging events this month. Association No. 1 holds its picnic May 26 at Oelwein city park with judging at two farms before noon dinner. Associations Nos. 2 3 and 4 meet May 29 at West Union fairgrounds with cattle trucked in for judging.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Oelwein City Park
Arthur Porter
Ames Extension Dairyman
West Union Fairgrounds
E. S. Estes
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Floyd Johnston
Ames Extension
Your Daughter and Feminine Hygiene Facts
A candid health notice urges mothers to teach daughters about feminine hygiene to prevent misinformation. It promotes Zonite as a non poisonous germ killer and odor absorber, claiming safety for delicate tissues and offering a free booklet titled Feminine Hygiene Today by Zonite Products Corporation, Dept.365A, New York.
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Zonite Products Corporation
Lexington Ave
New York
N. Y
Plans Made For Hog Type Conference In Cedar Rapids
George W Davies says final plans are underway for a two day hog breed building conference to be held in Cedar Rapids on June 26 and 27. Ames Iowa is the meeting site for discussions with H H Kildee A L Anderson and R L Pemberton regarding the event. The Cedar Rapids session follows similar meetings in Marshalltown and Purdue and will include USDA Beltsville hog type specialists among the invited experts.
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George W. Davies
Chicago
American Poland China Record Association
Cedar Rapids
Ames
H. H. Kildee
Iowa State
A. L. Anderson
R. L. Pemberton
Des Moines
Iowa Swine Growers’ Association
Mr. Davies
Packing Company
United States
Hampshire Breed Organization
Marshalltown
Hampshire Folk
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue
United States Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Fayette Wool Growers Pool With State Association
Fayette county wool growers voted to pool their wool with the Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers association this year instead of selling county wool to the highest bidder. A Chandler warehouse pool is set for May 27 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with grading by county and state reps and an advance of 25 cents a pound on medium bright wool, 22 cents on semi bright, and 21 cents on bright fine half staple.
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West Union
Fayette County
Fire destroys poultry at Russell Gast farm near Grandview
A blaze Saturday night at the Russell Gast farm near Grandview destroyed a brood house and 300 five week old chicks. No injuries reported. Local responders fought the flames to prevent further spread. The cause was under investigation by authorities.
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Gazette
Columbus Junction
Grandview
Tame Hay Above Normal Across Most States May 1
Agricultural marketing service reports May 1 tame hay condition at 84 percent nationwide, above last year and the 10-year May 1 average. About 13.6 percent of last year’s hay remained on farms, with farm stocks totaling nearly 13 million tons, higher than 1940 levels and above the 10-year average except in Colorado, Nebraska, Minnesota, and northern New England.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Colorado
Nebraska
Minnesota
New England
Fayette Beef Feedlot Tour Planned June 12
Fayette county beef feeders and baby beef club members will visit two feedlots June 12 to discuss feedlot practices and the market outlook. Austin Wilbur president of Fayette County Beef Producers association announced the tour with County Agent Paul E. McElroy Rex Beresford and Herman Aaberg. The Lewis farm near Wadena will host 450 pound calves and pasturing plans while the Thompson farm near Wadena will show 250 head of heavy steers with 125 near ready for market.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Baby Beef Club
Austin Wilbur
Hawkeye
Thore Thompson
Wadena
Farm surpluses appear too small says Wilcox
AMES UP Walter W Wilcox of Iowa State College says last year s large corn belt surpluses are smaller this year due to defense and Britain aid programs. Policy now aims to raise production with more pork eggs butter and chickens while carryovers from hay and storage may equal one fifth of a normal crop. Better livestock husbandry rather than more corn is seen as the path to higher livestock output.
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Ames
Britain
Walter W. Wilcox
Iowa State College Agricultural Economics Department
United States
Wilcox
Iowa
LeCron Named Chief of SMA Distribution Division
James D. Lecron of Des Moines is appointed chief of the distribution division of the surplus marketing administration. He previously served as assistant secretary of agriculture under Vice President Wallace and left last summer to work on his campaign. The division runs the surplus commodities distribution program for needy people.
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Washington
James D. Lecron
Des Moines
Surplus Marketing Administration
Agriculture Department
Lecron
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Early Lambs Do Well in Early Lambing Areas
Washington D C April report from the Department of Agriculture notes favorable feed and weather through April, keeping early lamb producers in a strong position. May prospects for pastures look positive, with expected increased marketings in May and June, though April slaughter remained light due to ample green feed in California and Arizona.
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Washington
D. C
Department of Agriculture
California
Arizona
Texas
Iowa Wheat Growers Vote Set May 31
About 10 000 Iowa wheat growers may vote in a wheat marketing quota referendum May 31. Any farmer with enough wheat planted to produce 200 bushels can cast a ballot. The issue seeks quotas versus unrestricted marketing for the 1941 crop under a two thirds approval requirement.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Guy W. Smith
Iowa Aaa Committee
Smith
Claude R. Wickard
Collins Heads Southwest Iowa Veterinary Group
Dr. C. M. Collins of Ottumwa was elected head of the Southwest Iowa Veterinary Medical society at its seventh anniversary meeting in Mount Pleasant. Thirty nine veterinarians from 10 counties attended. Dr. Charles E. Bassler of Ainsworth was named vice president and Dr. Thomas J. McCabe of Mount Pleasant was reelected secretary-treasurer.
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Mount Pleasant
C. M. Collins
Ottumwa
Southwest Iowa Veterinary Medical Society
Charles E. Bassler
Ainsworth
Thomas J. McCabe
Young farmer builds 4 row planter to space single kernels
Phil Penningroth 19 with his father Louis near Ward Stanwood Tipton built and used a homemade 4 row planter at 16 by 28 spacing. The device widens a two row unit and uses tractor rim wheels to cover soil as it plants single kernels, aligning with Ames recommendations for narrow spacing.
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Young Farmer
Tipton
Phill Penningroth
Louis Penningroth
Ward
Stanwood
Phil
Agricultural Division
Ames
Phil Penningroth
Local Farmers Advertise Livestock and Farm Tips
SCnATre Lucien W Clark farms at Marion with purebred Belgians Guernsey cattle and Langwater Cherub bulls for sale. John W Meek near Shellsburg feeds 127 Hereford heifers and 108 steers on grass with shelled corn oats and protein. Iowa State Extension advises protecting new fruit trees from borers with layered newspaper or crepe paper, removing in August. A 5% pound spring chicken from Allen Evans near Williamsburg pleased a family picnic. Mrs Evans has more early fry for sale.
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Lucien W. Clark
Marion
C.T.A
Mr. Clark
John W. Meek
Benton County
Shellsburg
Meek
Iowa State College Extension
Allen Evans
Williamsburg
Gunder to Demonstrate Pocket Gopher Control at Farm
Clarence entomologist Harold Gunderson will hold a pocket gopher demonstration at Earl Elijah farm 214 miles southwest of Clarence. The session is set to begin at 9 am Friday.
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Clarence
Harold Gunderson
Ames Extension
Earl Elijah Farm
Soul Conservation. A Country Woman Reflects on Cornfields
A brief country note contrasts last year’s untouched cornfields with the season’s attention to conservation practices and rural life. The voice reflects on farming rhythms and the value of tending land.
Butter Production Surges 8.4 Percent Nationwide
United States butter production rose 8.4 percent in the week ending May 8, with a 16.9 percent year over year increase. The West North Central division led gains, helped by early pastures, though California showed a notable exception.
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Des Moines
INS
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
West North Central Division
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
California
Carl
Nebraska
Fairfax Feeder Receives 400 Head Cattle In Week
Fairfax producer Wes Trachta of Linn County received two carloads of western feeder cattle at Fairfax on Tuesday night. The total this week surpassed 14 carloads or more than 400 head for feeding on nearby farms.
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Fairfax
Wes Trachta
Linn County
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