Soybean Fertilizer Tests Start on Gazette Land Near Cedar Rapids
The Iowa State experiment station in Ames under H. R. Meldrum conducts soybean fertilizer trials on land owned by The Cedar Rapids Gazette three miles west of Cedar Rapids. Nine treatments in four replications compare broadcast before plowing and after plowing applications with a no-fertilizer check plot for yield comparisons.
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Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
H. R. Meldrum
Cedar Rapids
Meldrum
Cedar Mpids
Ames Experiment Station
Fence Drift Caught in the Uneven Wire
Kansas City article notes truck law frictions delaying Iowa shipments to stock anticipated wheat surplus. The piece cites a Hamlet quotation and argues for reexamining port of entry barriers across states.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Iowa
Great Britain Name Adoption In 1707 Formalized
The term Great Britain was formally adopted in 1707 though used informally beforehand, reflecting the union of England Scotland and Wales into a single realm prior to further acts.
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Great Britain
Jeep could serve as postwar farm power unit in tests
A U S Agriculture Dept test at Auburn Alabama found the army jeep a feasible farm power source for light plowing and field work. Engineers reported good results with a 60 hp, four wheel drive jeep, noting it may need lower gearing and a wider hitch for optimal plowing and road use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
War Department
Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering
Tillage Machinery Laboratory
Auburn
Ala
R. B. Gray
Farm Mechanical Equipment Research Division
Bureau
Jeep
Farm Sells at 147 An Acre Near Stanwood
Dan W Dauber of Tipton buys the 122 acre Burgess farm 21 miles northwest of Stanwood for about 147 dollars per acre. The sale, negotiated by ROD Wingert of Tipton, transfers to Dauber with possession on March 1, 1943. the farm is operated by Co. D. Pieper.
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Stanwood
J G Dykema
Manchester
Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States
Burgess Farm
Dan W Dauber
Tipton
Rod. Wingert
Co. D
Loans Totaled 79 900 944 on Last Year’s Corn
The Commodity Credit corporation made 104 432 loans totaling 79 900 944 on 109 475 865 bushels of 1941 crop corn through May 16 1942. Average loan is 73 cents per bushel. Iowa loans number 43 762 covering 46 974 393 bushels for 34 113 983 81 dollars.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Iowa
4-H Girls Rally Day Set for Manchester June 4
Isabelle Crow of Ames assisted state 4-H leaders in planning Manchester Rally Day to be held June 4. Delaware county 4-H girls club committee will elect new county officers and host a symposium led by County Agent William T. Diamond. Members will present the 4-H girls service review starting at 10 am.
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Manchester
Isabelle Crow
Ames
Delaware County
Focal
William T. Diamond
Gazette
Decorah
Winneshick County
Winneshiek 4-H Rally Planned June 6
Decorah hosts the Winneshiek County 4-H rally day on June 6 featuring officer elections and recognition of outstanding members and club leaders.
Cattle Congress Dates Changed to Sept 7 13
The 1942 Waterloo Dairy Cattle congress now runs September 7 through 13 replacing the prior September 28 to October 4 window Floyd Johnston Ames extension dairy man announced additional fair dates and locations. These include Ayrshire picnic at Ames June 26 Holstein show at Nashua fairgrounds June 9 Jersey picnic near Keswick June 7 Milking Shorthorn picnic near Polk City June 6 and Milking Shorthorn breeders picnic near Jesup June 7.
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Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Floyd Johnston
Ames Extension Dairyman
Ayrshire
Ames
District & Holstein
Nashua Fairground
Claire Werner
Keswick
Ralph Hitz
Polk City
Charles Young
Jesup
Junk Drive Planned in Allamakee This Week
POSTVILLE A county wide metal drive runs the week ending May 30 to collect strap metals and rubber. Prizes total 25 in war stamps for top collectors with 12 8 and 5 stamp awards. Donors include American Legion posts at Postville Waukon Lansing Kiwanis clubs of Waukon and Lansing, Postville Commercial club and Allamkee County Farm Bureau.
Calf Born Missing Eyes Tail At Lafayette Farm
A heifer calf born two weeks ago at the C. W. Mollenhauer farm in Lafayette has no eyeballs and no tail. The dam is a black mixed breed cow, the sire a Shorthorn. The head shows two eye slits, one with a winker and one without, and the calf reportedly winks.
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The
Gazette
Lafayette
C. W. Mollenhauer
Increased Chick Hatch Indicated for This Month
Reports from hatcheries nationwide show 8 percent more eggs set from May 1 to May 15 this year than the same period last year. May hatch expected to be large, with 1941 May output at 224,247,000 chicks, up 26 percent from 1940 and 13 percent above the prior May high in 1939.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Neighbors Plan Corn and Soybean Planting Near Rowley
Nineteen neighbors from L F Cottrells area four miles southwest of Rowley prepared ground with nine tractors five teams of horses and mechanical gear aiming for 35 acres of corn and soybeans in the afternoon. Mr Cottrell has been in the hospital for ten days. Names on the group include Edgar Crain David Solsberg Perry Fagle Clint Fagle Milo Zuch Sam Sattizan George Thedans Harley Nielson John Wilson Dick Ague George Schmitz Bert Robinson Walter Hare Loyd Vantassel Loren Sayles Floyd Sayles Clarence Cottrell Don Cottrell and Glen Cottrell.
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Independence
L. F. Cottrell
Rowley
Mr. Cottrell
Edgar Crain
David Solsberg
Perry Fagle
Clint Fagle
Milo Zuch
Sam Sattizan
George Thedans
Harley Nielson
John Wilson
Dick Ague
Sugar Source and Related Clues Grid Puzzle
A crossword style puzzle listing many clues for a grid including hints like sugar source sea eagle and astral body. Entries cover a mix of definitions from anatomy to measurements and abbreviations with many cross references.
Replanting Corn Led by Winnebago and Monmouth Areas
In Winneshiek county replanting occurred as seed failed to germinate or rotted from cold. Some early corn shows stands and plowing begun while other fields lag. In Monmouth about 85 percent of corn is planted, with one third of early corn needing replanting. Weeds appear in early plots as hay, oats and pastures remain strong.
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Decorah
Winneshiek
Monmouti
Installment Buying Of Wheat Insurance Authorized by CCC
The Agriculture Department announces a new three year crop insurance plan for wheat with optional annual installments to pay premiums. If a due installment is missed the amount may be deducted from indemnities or loan payments. Growers may cancel the last contract year with notice. No one year contract will be written for 1943 wheat.
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the Gazette
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Leroy K. Smith
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Smith
Secretary of Agriculture
AAA
Farm to Win Theme Set for Wartime Farming Day
Wartime Farming Day on June 13 at the State University East Hill farm near Madison features rural women addressing home front challenges while their husbands inspect agricultural experiment-station test fields barns and feedlots to boost production.
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Gazette
Madison
Wis
State University
East Hill Farm
Kansas eyes 16 million bushels of wheat storage bin plan
Kansas officials seek a legal loophole to gain 16 million bushels of wheat storage capacity as a 170 million bushel crop nears harvest. They consider waiving a 10 mile tax on out of state trucks or repurposing empty garages and service stations to act as auxiliary elevators. If unused, farmers may pile grain in fields.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Payne Ratner
Erland Carlsson
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Iowa
Erle Francis
State Corporation Commission
Lawrence Norton
Kansas Aaa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Carlsson
Corporation Commission
Elevator Co-Ops Make Money in 1941 Profits Rise
In 1941 all 92 farmers elevator companies reporting profits rose from 32 losses in 1940. Sixty patronage dividend allocators posted a 103 percent higher average net profit than non-allocators. Total 1941 sales reached about 19.18 million on 92 firms, up sharply from 1940, with overall sales across 197 firms at 33.55 million.
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Fort Dodge
D. E. Edison
Iowa Grain Dealers Association of Iowa
Edison
Mr. Edison
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