Iowa Hatcheries See 10 Percent Chick Increase This Year
Iowa's 700 hatcheries report chick sales up about 10 percent to date versus last year. Hatcheries may ship 90 to 100 million chicks this year, with total output potentially exceeding 90 million and possibly reaching 100 million. Iowa remains a leading supplier to Chicago New York Boston Philadelphia, with substantial dressed poultry going to New York and other metro markets.
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Iowa
the Gazette Today
Chicago
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
United States
Leslie M. Carl
Chinese elm not suited to Iowa say forester
Iowa State College forester Guy R. Ramsey says the oldest Chinese elm on campus and many others statewide were killed or damaged in the Armistice Day storm. He notes Chinese elms are not native, are brittle in wind, and not well adapted to Iowa winters, making them unsuitable for windbreak or shade trees.
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Ames
Iowa
Guy R. Ramsey
Ramsey
Rowley Creamery Pays 39 For Top Butterfat
Rowley Farmers Cooperative Creamery paid prices for butterfat in April's second half led by grade one at 39 cents, grade two at 38 cents, and grade three at 37 cents. Earlier in April prices were 36, 35 and 34 cents.
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Rowley
Rowley Farmers’ Cooperative Creamery Company
Joe McGrath
Fence Drift and Kipling Verse Reflections on War
The article presents a poem excerpt invoking Rudyard Kipling and the refrain Lest we forget, urging memory of past wars and divine shelter. It contrasts naval power with divine mercy and cautions against pride in battle, ending by calling for restraint and reverence.
Warm Rain Needed To Aid Small Grain And Pastures
In Winneshiek county north area about a quarter of corn remains unplanted while the south is nearly finished. Farmers urge warm rain as prior precipitation has been cold and hindered growth of pastures and small grain. bulb plants bloom earlier this year. In West Union 50 to 75 percent of corn is planted amid wide date spread and dry topsoil slows oats. North Liberty notes early planted corn up and veteran farmer T A Coglan marks 61st straight year planting on the old homestead.
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Winneshiek
West Union
North Liberty
T. A. Coglan
Byron
Elgin Farmers Advance Corn Planting Across County
Elgin area reports corn planting in full swing with some farmers finished. John Falk describes a field large enough to plow last week as gardens do well yet suffer from dryness and hard ground due to extended lack of rain.
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Elgin
John Falk
Parley on Expanding Stamp Plan Heads to Washington
Four Ames faculty members will attend a three day national conference in Washington called by President Roosevelt. The meeting under Paul V. McNutt will discuss bridging low incomes to nutritious diets and consider a national food stamp plan for families under $1,000 income. The plan could cost about 500 million dollars and aid 20 to 22 million people plus benefiting farmers.
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Ames
Defense
Washington
Roosevelt
Federal
Paul V. McNutt
R. F E. Buchanan
Iowa
Sarah Porter Ellis
B. W. Hammer
P. Mabel Nelson
Iowa Nutrition Committee
McNutt
New barn rising on Harry Lames farm north of Dysart
A new barn is under construction on the Harry Lames farm north of Dysart. The structure measures 48 by 60 feet and is part of ongoing farm improvements in the area.
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Dysart
Harry Lames
Lime Spreading Near Central City At $1.50 Per Ton
A Gazette photo shows Ival Bowen and Boyd Masterhan shoveling to keep a lime spreader hopper filled on a 17 acre field owned by D. W. Barrows four miles east of Central City. Mason Henderson operates the truck from Central City. Lime is spread at three tons per acre costing $1.50 per ton delivered. The quarry is three miles north of Central City and demand for lime is heavy this spring.
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Ival Bowen
Boyd Masterhan
Mason Henderson
Central City
D. W. Barrows
Henderson
Home Made Foreign Cheese Gets A Boost
Iowa State College researchers champion American made fancy cheeses as war cut imports, forecasting increased production and market demand. Iowa Blue roquefort type, Swiss and Edam are highlighted, with mold technique and air piercing described as key steps in curing. patent rights belong to the college.
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Ames—Epicures
Roquefort
United States
Switzerland
France
Italy
M. Mortensen
Iowa State College
C. A. Iverson
Commission
Postwar Process Released Widely to Manufacturers
As demand surges, the process once limited to a few makers is now being released generally along with the other two types. This marked shift broadens availability and signals a ramp up in production capacity.
Refugee Physicist Measures Plant Growth With Light Interferometer
German refugee Karl W. Meissner at Worcester Polytechnic Institute develops an interferometer based method to measure plant growth. He clocked onion growth at a hundred-thousandth of an inch per second, claiming higher precision than microscopes for evaluating fertilizers and crop moisture. The device uses a feather-light mirror on the plant stem and moving interference fringes to track growth rate.
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Worcester, Mass
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Karl W. Meissner
Meissner
Mohler Reports On Vaccination For Sleeping Sickness
Dr John R Mohler reports improved intradermic vaccination for equine encephalomyelitis also called sleeping sickness of horses. Previous methods caused reactions and deaths but skin injections show no unfavorable results. About 1 000 000 animals were vaccinated last year with 96 percent of cases in 22 western states and under 4 percent in 16 eastern states.
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Washington, D. C
John R. Mohler
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Bureau
Mississippi River
Neighbors Plant Corn Field for Ill Dean Smith
Neighbors Ryan LaVern Wilson W Aldrich and Ivan Wilson planted a field of corn for Dean Smith on Monday. Smith has been ill the last two weeks with inflammatory rheumatism.
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Ryan
LaVern Wilson
Aldrich
Ivan Wilson
Dean Smith
Mr. Smith
Farm Brings $110 An Acre Near North Liberty
The 115 acre farm of Mrs Sue Musgrave near North Liberty sold to Leonard Sentman for 110 dollars per acre. The property lies two miles southwest of town. Possession is set for March 1, 1942, with Mr and Mrs Guy Myers as tenants.
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North Liberty
Sue Musgrave
Leonard Sentman
Guy Myers
Faint Chance Of Including Cornmeal In Lend-Lease List
The Surplus Marketing Administration advised Senator Gillette that including cornmeal and similar corn products in lend-lease exports is possible but unlikely. Limited shipping facilities and the need for concentrated foods, plus dietary habits in Britain and Europe, temper any move, though the request will be kept in mind.
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Washington
Surplus Marketing Administration
Gillette
Middlewest
Britain
Europe
Cover Spray Deadlines for Apple Scab Control
County Agent Rex Conn urged Linn orchardists to apply the first cover spray for apple scab before May 24. The recommended apple mix uses 24% liquid lime sulfur or two pounds dry form plus 1% lead arsenate and 3 pounds hydrated lime per 50 gallons of water, with thorough leaf and fruit coverage. For plums the formula matches Apple scab mix but lime sulfur is reduced to two quarts and can be replaced by 3 pounds wettable sulfur, with sprays every 10 to 14 days after calyx spray.
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Rex Conn
Linn
Conn
Keokuk 4 H Girls Rally Day Set for June 5
Keokuk county 4 H girls plan Rally day on June 5 with 9 a.m. registration. Main event is the Good Citizens Good Neighbors pageant for all participants, plus a morning song festival. Other activities include county officer elections a symposium led by Lois Sorden a better groomed girl contest and an honorary member initiation.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
4-H
Lois Sorden
County 4-H
Dairy Promotion Groups Form in 65 Iowa Counties
Ames AP Iowa dairy interests meeting in Ames outlined a June promotional drive to boost milk and dairy product use. The effort coincides with next month’s state tax on butterfat. A W Rudnick of Iowa State College said 65 counties have organized groups to push higher consumption, while I W Beck of Sioux City argued recent butter price rises reflect higher production costs.
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Ames
Iowa
A. W. Rudnick
Iowa State College
I. W. Beck
Sioux City
Waterloo Congress And 4 H Show Dates Announced
Iowa's twentieth annual 4 H dairy club show will run with the Dairy Cattle congress at Waterloo from September 29 to October 5. Prizes totaling over Four thousand two hundred dollars will honor top 4 H dairy heifer exhibitors judges demonstrators showmen and record-keepers in Iowa announced Er nest M Wright field secretary of the Iowa State Dairy association.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Ernest M. Wright
Iowa State Dairy Association
Demonstrations guide 4-H leaders meeting in Sigourney
Special to The Gasette. The 4 H leaders conference in Sigourney will focus on demonstrations. Ed Eyndergaard, assistant state club leader, will attend the event scheduled for the evening of May 27.
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Ed Eyndergaard
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