Iowa corn planting progress tops two thirds statewide
Eastern Iowa reports show planting ranges from 30 to 100 percent with two thirds finished across the state by Saturday evening. Favorable weather aided germination in many counties, though central areas faced dry surface soil and heat. Rains late week helped in the east, with scattered counties at 75 to 80 percent completed and southern districts at 80 to 100 percent.
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Iowa
Minnesota
C. D. Reed
Des Moines
Gazette
Reed
Washington County
Allamakee
Fred O'Riley
Waukon
Winneshiek
Fayette and
Clayton
Buchanan
Linn
East Central
Dodecatheon Named For Shooting Stars By Country Writer
A country woman reflects on flowers including yellow buttercups, wild sweet William, pale pink shooting stars, and lilies of the valley. She notes Linnaeus inspired the name Dodecatheon for the shooting star and marvels at the delicate reflexed petals.
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William
Fairy Dells
Dodecatheon
Umber
Olympus
Corn Planting Nears Finish in Fine Soil
Special to The Gazette notes corn planting nearly complete with soil in fine condition. Early planting emerging to show rows. Oats recovering from late sowing due to wet ground and look promising. Pastures ahead of schedule and in excellent condition.
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Big Gain
al Fram
Clint Humphry
Hawkeye
Iowa
Hazleton
Corn field leads in Wyoming vicinity growth
Frank Knowachek near four miles southeast of Wyoming reports his corn field is the tallest and farthest along in the area, signaling advanced development for the locality.
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Wyoming
Frank Knowachek
Hamblin toCultivate 30 Acres of Hybrid Corn Monday
Ray Hamblin plans to start cultivating 30 acres of hybrid corn Monday amid ongoing planting in Delaware county. Oats show good growth after a recent rain, and early gardens are developing rapidly with home grown vegetables entering the market.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Ray Hamblin
Rain and wind lift crops. oats and vegetables eyed as spring yields rise
Whittier reports a heavy Thursday evening rain with high winds causing little damage. The moisture should help oats and improve early vegetables quality after a dry spring. Some corn has emerged and planting continues, with soybeans also going in.
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Gazette Whittier
Corn Planting Progress in Buchanan County
Independence reports two thirds of corn planting completed, on pace for the season. Early corn is sprouting but not ready for plow, with a farmer cultivating an April planted field. The northern half of Buchanan County seeks rain while grains and pastures benefit from recent showers.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Joseph McGraw
AAA
William Sweitzer
Fremont Township
Lightning Burns Barn at Prull Farm Near Langworthy
A large barn on the Heinrich Prull farm near Langworthy burned to the ground after a lightning strike Thursday evening. Eilert Prull and farmhand Edward Husman were inside. Husman was stunned but later freed the cows and began removing belongings. The blaze destroyed a milking machine hay and harnesses along with other barn equipment.
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Langworthy
Heinrich Prull
80 acres bought by Harold J Wendling in Iowa land deal
Harold J Wendling of Waterloo purchased 80 acres in Orange township Black Hawk county from Prudential Insurance for 125 per acre with possession on March 1 1942. In other notes Clinton Louisa Allamakee Johnson counties set 4-H rally dates June 6 June 4 and June 7 respectively with county agents reporting.
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Buckingham
Harold J. Wendling
Waterloo
Orange Township
Black Hawk County
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Linn 4-H Girls Rally Day Set for June 5 at Marion High
Linn county 4-H girls schedule Rally Day June 5 at Marion high school auditorium. Morning features music review test a song festival and a picture test. Afternoon symposium of county officers and club presidents replaces the business meeting. Highlights include an honorary member induction and a pageant "Good Citizens Good Neighbors" with an original play by Fairfax Jolly Juniors.
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Linn County 4-H
Marion High School
County 4-H
Good Citizens
Good Neighbors
Fairfax Jolly
Rally Day Set for 4-H Girls in Jones County
Anamosa on June 6 hosts the annual Jones county 4-H girls rally at Anamosa High School. The program includes a song festival a presidents symposium election of county officers a home furnishing exhibit and a pageant titled Good Citizens Good Neighbors. Bette Fishwild will address the group on 4 H Girls Pledge Their Best Help with leaders recognized officers installed and an honorary member initiated.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Anamosa High School
Bette Fishwild
Rally day plans by Peppy Pushers 4-H in Wheatland
Members of the Peppy Pushers 4-H organized rally day set for June 5 in Wheatland. The event aims to engage youth, showcase projects, and boost community involvement.
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Wheatland
Fayette 4-H Day Set With Officer Elections June 4
Fayette county 4 H day on June 4 includes a day program with Miss Winifred Martin Ames extension specialist assisting. The event features election of county officers and selection of a better groomed girl to represent the county.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Winifred Martin
Ames
Louisa County Sets June 6 for Girls 4-H Rally Day
The annual girls 4-H Rally Day in Louisa County is scheduled for June 6 in Wapello. Organizers urge 4-H members to participate and showcase club projects.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Emmett Gardner
Eight Counties Meet At Iowa City for AAA Conference
Eight counties will send delegates to an AAA gathering for committeemen and education assistants in Iowa City next Thursday. Johnson county AAA chairman Joe G. Raim said topics will be discussed at the all day session presided by Roy Dyas, fieldman for the region. Represented counties are Linn Johnson Cedar Scott Clinton Jones Dubuque and Jackson.
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AAA
Joe G. Raim
Johnson County
Roy Dyas
Linn
Johnson
Cedar
Scott
Clinton
Jones
Dubuque
Jackson
Lightning Kills Calf At Monmouth Farm Barn
A lightning strike hit the Lumir Wosaba farm barn three miles west of Monmouth killing a calf inside the building last week.
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Monmouth
Lumir Wosaba
Crested Wheat Grass Shown For Thin Soil Benefit
A Gazette photo captures H. J. Hodgson and E. S. Dyas at the federal state pasture research farm west of Albia. Hodgson, resident agronomist, discusses crested wheat grass as a promising forage choice for poor southern Iowa soils. The grass, imported seed from Russia, is ten days ahead of other new grasses this spring. Crested wheat grass and orchard grass are the only varieties showing any stand in a thin soil plot.
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Albia
H. J. Hodgson
E. S. Dyas
Hodgson
Mr. Dyas
Iowa
Ames
Russia
Bankers
Cedar Rapids
Insurance Company
Beekeeping Forecast Backs New Crop Shift for Iowa
Framing a 100 year view, Frank C. Pellett of Atlantic argues agriculture must evolve beyond soil-depleting crops. He credits beekeepers with guiding a safer path and praises Frank Coverdale for popularizing sweet clover in Iowa.
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Ames
Iowa Beekeepers
Frank C. Pellett
Atlantic
Pellett
North America
Frank Coverdale
Maquoketa
Labeling Aids Foreign Food In U.S. Market Learnings
New York visit by Town 4-H club members exposed how a South American product gains appeal with a red and white wrapper and recipes. Paul Taff of the Ames extension service explains the lesson that attractive labeling and merchandising drive sales, a key takeaway for the middle west.
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United States
New York
4-H Club
Paul Taff
Ames Extension Service
4-H
Jones county farm plan participation hits 73.4 percent
In Anamosa, Iowa 2 343 farms in Jones county show 1 860 signing the farm plan to participate in the 1941 program. This marks 79.4 percent of county farms and 81.8 percent of all crop land committed to the plan.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Hutson Named to Anglo American Food Committee
J B Hutson, newly named head of the office of agricultural defense relations, is added to the joint Anglo American food committee led by Secretary Claude Wickard. The panel coordinates U S and British efforts under the lend lease act to direct U S food resources to Britain and allies.
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Washington, D. C
J. B. Hutson
Office of Agricultural Defense Relations
Department of Agriculture
Joint
Anglo-American Food Committee
Wickard
Hutson
Milo Perkins
L. A. Wheeler
Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
Thomas Parran
United States
R. H. Brand
Quintin Hill
M. I Hutton
British Food Mission
Defense Advisory Commission
Chester Davis
National Defense Advisory Commission
Department
Britain
Carl B. Robbins
Commodity Credit Corporation
Iowa Soil Survey Set to Finish in Ten Years
Iowa will complete its soil survey in ten years if current progress holds. Started 28 years ago by the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station at Ames, the project has tested and published surveys for most counties with aerial photos and geological maps guiding mapping. Dr. R W Simonson, agronomist, leads the effort as the station’s oldest research project.
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Iowa
Ames
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa State
R. W. Simonson
Agronomist
Simonson
Sharp Rise in Nebraska Feeder Livestock Reported
Lincoln reports from the state agricultural statistics division show a 40.5 percent rise in stocker and feeder cattle receipts in Nebraska for the first four months of 1941 versus the previous year. Sheep and lamb receipts climbed 80.8 percent in the same period.
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Lincoln
INL
State
Federal Agricultural Statistics Division
Nebraska
Strawberries Should Not Be Planted on Sod
Citing white grub risk, growers are advised to avoid planting strawberries on sod to reduce root damage and ensure better yields.
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