Iowa Schools Adopt Soil Conservation Curriculum
Iowa rural schools have integrated soil conservation into science for the 1946-47 year, with eighth grade questions on the topic and field trips to show erosion control. Miss Ivah Green led mimeographed plans for all rural schools, supported by the state education department and Soil Conservation Service, while prizes and fairs promote continued participation.
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ES Moines
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Nebraska
State Department of Public Instruction
Soil Conservation Service
Nine trac tee wreck blocks Cedar Rapids area farm
Neighbors assist on Rudolph Lnenicka’s farm nine miles east of Cedar Rapids after he cannot finish spring plowing due to recovery from a recent operation. Helpers include Vernon Barrett Leo Shestak Edward Pospisi Stanley Drahos James J Tell Leonard Snenicka Robert Stamey George Wislsel Beans Biderman Frank Anderson Norman Shestak Ed Brown Harold Davison Louie and Eddie Zeecack. Mrs Vernon Barrett and Mrs Leo Shestak prepared the noon lunch.
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Louie
Eddie Zeecack
Vernon Barrett
Leo Shestak
Fence Drift In The Woven Wire
Cogitations of a wayfaring farm editor describe has grown rough with remarks on new lambs lacking wool their defects revealed after shearing cattle looking clean after rains and pastures good. Farmers drill or hill drop corn as AAA payments loom the wet spring seen as the wettest in years May in Iowa shines with machinery aiding work and pollination questions linger about bees oats and blight.
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AAA
Fayette Aaa
L. D. Hitch
Iowa
Buchanan Farm Bureau Reaches 1947 Membership Goal
Independence report shows Buchanan County Farm Bureau exceeding its 1947 quota of 1,375 members by about 100, the largest membership in the bureau's history noted at the courthouse office.
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Independence
Farm Bureau
Buchanan County Farm Bureau
Food Firm Head Urges Stabilized Livestock Prices
Samuel Slotkin, head of Hygrade Food Products, urged monthly or semi monthly stabilization of livestock prices to end extreme fluctuations. He noted cattle growers in the Midwest react to hourly price shifts and favor orderly, reasonable profits over chaos and inflationary prices.
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New York
Samuel Slotkin
Slotkin
Hygrade Food Products Corporation
Midwest
Church Members Give Corn to Former Pastor
Members of the Church of the Brethren near South English helped former pastor Rev. A. Wayne Carr start his new farm near Libertyville. George Stoner donated hybrid seed corn and 21 other members contributed 200 bushels of corn for feed. The corn was trucked to his farm late last week.
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Church of the Brethren
Here
A. Wayne Carr
Libertyville
George Stoner
Ely Couple Buys Calmar Hatchery from Fobes
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kurth of Ely have purchased the Calmar hatchery from W. H. Fobes and Son. Possession will be given Sept 1. The hatchery has a 56 000 egg capacity.
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Ely
Calmar Special
Calmar
Alfred Kurth
W. H. Fobes and Son
Railroads Brace for Record Wheat Harvest Movement
Railroads prepare for the largest winter wheat shipment in history as harvest begins in Texas within 10 days and moves north through Oklahoma Kansas and Nebraska. Eastern lines stock cars and new elevators boost capacity while railroads project record carloads and a 17 percent larger crop than 1946 amid improved labor and unloading equipment.
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Meag,ap
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Association of American Railroads
Eastern Lines
Santa Fe
Feeder cattle prices rise above last year in early 1947 results
Chicago area markets show a higher average price for stocker and feeder cattle through the first four months of 1947. The average price was 18.71 dollars per hundredweight, up from 14.38 dollars a year earlier, with an average weight of 721 pounds versus 741 pounds in 1946.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Paul
Production and Marketing Administration
Giblin Named to Iowa June Daily Month Committee
Ossian Francis Giblin of Ossian president of the Iowa Creamery Operators Association has been named to the state committee to promote June Daily Month in Iowa. Giblin is manager of the Silver Springs creamery.
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Ossian
Francis Giblin
Iowa Creamery Operators’ Association
Iowa
Giblin
Silver Springs
Govt Blamed For Soaring Grain Prices
Rep. Andresen questions CCC foreign relief purchases and timing as inflationary pressures grow. He points to nearly twenty million bushels bought in one day and a 40 million dollar purchase on Jan. 20, arguing such actions spurred a bull market and wild speculation. The probe will wait for CCC records to be released.
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Washington
INS
Andresen
R-Minn
Commodity Credit Corporation
House Agriculture
CCC
Minnesota
Department of Agriculture
Government probes wealth from bull markets in refugee reports
United States authorities announce a committee will probe reports that speculators, including wealthy refugees, reaped a golden harvest on government made bull markets, amid currency and credit expansion. The move targets markets and individuals linked to the alleged profits.
FFA Chapters Complete Drive For Scrap Metal
DES MOINES Seven Iowa FFA chapters collected 289510 pounds of scrap metal to aid steel production maintenance. Hansell led with 25 members each over a ton and won 175 from Sheffield Steel Corp. Other top chapters Hampton Garner Riceville Estherville Whiting LeMars earned 125 100 50 45 40 35 dollars respectively.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Whiting
LeMars
Winneshiek Farmers Are Behind with Planting
In Decorah on Sunday many farmers worked their fields taking advantage of a good corn planting day. It is estimated that only 10 to 15 percent of the crop is in the county soil and 10 to 15 percent more ground remains to be prepared. Small grain is in excellent condition and pastures have advanced rapidly. Small fruits are also showing well. Blossom time has been delayed by cool weather. A slightly larger pig crop is expected due to more sows being kept over, despite heavy farrowing losses from cold weather.
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The
Gazette
Decorah
Winneshiek
Iowa Leads Nation in Hybrid Seed Corn Production
Iowa topped U S fields last year in certified hybrid corn seed output with 765000 bushels from 18702 acres certified. Indiana was next with 589940 bushels, while Clinton oats ranked Iowa second among states. Across 40 states, total certified hybrid seed reached 4300760 bushels, and oat varieties totaled 3968987 bushels.
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Ames
Iowa
O. S. Fisher
Extension Agronomist
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa State College Agronomy Department
Indiana
Illinois
Nebraska
U. S. 13
Corn and Beans Delayed by Wet Weather
Maynard area reports delayed corn and soybean planting due to wet conditions. Small grain pastures are in good condition and gardens are making rapid progress.
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Ivah Green
Department of Public Instruction
Weigghboo S
James D. McNamara
Cedar Rapids
Ray Axline
Gazette Composing Room
Farm Desk
BR. B.C
Buchanan Farm Bureau
Benton County
S.E
Garrison
S.W
Vinton
John Sturtz
Mae Christy
Willis Sturt
Henry J
Emma Sturtz
Tony Schmitz
Auet
van Horne
Beverly Cattle Company
E. Cohn & Sons, Inc
Ninth Avenue and
Tiord Street
Rock Island
Burlington
Wichita Falls
Agricultural Department
Arthur Moellers
Winneshiek County
Mitigwa
Boone
Becker Roofing & Insulation
Fourteenth Ave
United States
FFA
Broadway
Ee York
Omer
Americs
the Peopless Savings Bank
Third Avenue Bridge
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lada
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