Iowa Corn 75 Percent Planted on Time Says Decker
Iowa corn planting nears 75 percent complete across western Iowa with regional variation from 90 percent in the southeast to near zero in some north central counties. The Weather Rain and replanting issues cited. oats barley and wheat growing well. soybeans beginning. forage crops thriving. late northeast areas may shift land to soybeans.
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Iowa
Decker
ES Moines
INS
E. Decker
Charles PD. Reed
Federal Crops Bureau
North Central
Wayne
Red Oak
Esthersile
E Biz Sioux
Floyd Nvers
Woodbury
Alls County
Fence Drift in the woven wire scene
A fragment describes a woman awaiting a relief team to take over planter duties at dusk in a rural field. Mentions spring, planting season, and attempts to tend chores as a nameless narrator notes growth once on the ground in Iowa.
Nomestead Bait Station Plans For Johnson Iowa
Homestead to host a bait station effort by Johnson and Iowa authorities. Free services offered with state involvement, and a nominal fee for bags reduced through government support. The program aims to cooperate with town and county agencies.
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Nomestead
Johnson
Iowa
Johnson Opposes Labor Bill Unless New AAA Adopted
DES MOINES Iowa farm leaders say they will oppose the Black Connery labor bill unless a local AAA measure is enacted Johnson of the Iowa Farm Bureau says parity prices depend on supply adjustments and market demand He notes industry and labor protections exist but farmers lack an artificial device to retain parity and cites the 1969 to 1914 price relationship as a guide for parity and the Farm Bureau push for a replacement AAA program.
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Des Moines
INS
Pres
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Edward A O'Neal
American Federation
Johnson
Amercan Farm Bureau Pward
AAA
Farm Bureau
Four County Soils Group Plans Indian Creek Area Tour
Ssera 0 2 CeaTe oe MARENGO scheduled for June 16 a soil improvement tour announced by Paul Bur sor toil conservation expert. The tour will visit the Indian Creek watershed area north of Manor with farmers from Poweshiek Iowa Benton Tama counties and members of the East Central Iowa Soil Improvement association.
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Marengo
Paul Bursor
Foll Court
Indian Creek
Manor
Poweshiex
Iowa
Benton
Tama
East Central
Iowa Soil Improvement Association
Washington County Receives $25 000 Soil Check Aid
Washington county allocates about $25 000 in soil checks tied to 1936 contracts for Gutore townships. Funds will be paid to contract holders this week as adjustments are processed and final totals confirmed.
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Washington Co
Washington
Washington County
Tractor Tire Test Results Announced
Montana State College agricultural bulletin reports three key findings from tractor tire tests near Brockton. Rubber tires pulled greater loads in high gear, steel wheels showed similar per acre costs across gears with optimal load, and rubber tires offered lowest per acre costs in high gear.
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Montana
Agricultural Experiment Station
Montana State College
Bozeman
H E Murdock
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Brockton, Mont
Murdocks
Tractor planter edits speed sixty acres a day near Cedar Rapids
Wes Trachta, a southwest Cedar Rapids farmer, operates a self-fashioned 4 row corn planter and plants up to 35 acres daily. He aimed at 235 acres in seven days last year, with weather slowing this season. The rig uses two two row planters linked by iron bars and a wire drive system. Trachta uses flivver wheels on the planter and plants close to the fence, keeping the tractor nearly in its tracks to minimize travel time. Two hundred acres will be planted on Trachta farms this season.
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Wes Trachta
Trachta
Cedar Rapids
Tracchta
Currant Jam and Everyday Things Teach Appreciation
A Country Woman reflects on how ordinary items like black currant jam gain meaning when others express delight. A foreign traveler’s simple praise reminds the writer to value everyday life and the currants that flavor jam.
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Canada
Europe
Nea
19 Baby beeves fed by Winneshiek 4-Hers
Thirteen boys and one girl feed nineteen baby beeves in Winneshiek County 4-H clubs. Eight Herefords eight Shorthorns and three Angus Calves born between March 1 and Sept 30 1936 prepared for competition at the county fair in August Names include John Henry Milne Bernard Wanless Vernon Loven Dean Smith Roger Womeldorf Robert Baker Lester Howden Robbie Daniels Florence Willard Schroeder Robert Sand Gale Ludeking and Melvin Gager
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Gazette
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Wuinneshiek
Baby
John Henry Milne
Bernard Wanless
Mabel
Minn
Vernon Loven
Dean Smith
Roger Womeldorf
Robert Baker
Lester Howden
Robbie Daniels
Decorah Florence
Willard Schroeder
Castaha
Robert Sand
Ossian
Gale Ludeking
Waukon
Melvin Gager
Cresco
Lazy Bacteria Findings Challenge Disease Theory
Geneticists in Ames report bacteria grown on disease resistant corn become more virulent, potentially spreading stronger germs to susceptible hosts. Lincoln, a graduate student, notes possible parallel in humans and plans mice testing to explore virulence transfer though he cautions against predictions until proven.
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Gazette
Ames
E V
Lincoln
Hampton Man Selected Club Agent In Fayette
William T. Diamond of Hampton was chosen to serve as 4 H boys club agent in Fayette county for the coming year pending Farm Bureau board approval. He will graduate from Iowa State College this spring and begin duties on June 7.
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Fayette
Farm Bureau Board
William T. Diamond
Hampton
Fayette County
Diamond
Iowa State College
Stanwood-Carl Olderff Tops Chicago Market with Steers
Stanwood Carl Olderff led a Chicago market sale Tuesday sending twenty two head of steers averaging 1320 pounds to eastern shipment at 1435 dollars per head.
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Bprdal
the Gazette
Stanwood
Carl Olderff
Chicago
Fifteen Seek Job of Secretary for Iowa Hog Breeders
The Iowa Swine Producers association will name a full time secretary soon with fifteen applicants interviewed by the executive committee. Candidates include E. J. Morrisy of Valeria and Thomas L. Manley of Bondurant along with Dean H. Kildee of Iowa State College and Thomas L. Curran. Salary likely between 2500 and 3000 dollars. The organization recently received a 5000 dollar appropriation from the state legislature.
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DES Moines
Iowa Swine Producers Association
E. J. Morrisy
Valeria
Morrisy
Thomas L. Manley
Bondurant
Dean H. H Kildee
Iowa State College
Thomas L. Curran
Heat Not Drought Blamed For Crop Loss Says Reed
Iowa meteorologist Charles D. Reed told the Dearborn Farm Chemurgy council that prolonged heat, not rainfall shortage, caused recent crop destruction in the north central states. He noted extreme 100 degree days and cited 1936 as a record hot summer while stressing temperature drives moisture and yields more than precipitation.
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Detroit
Mich
North Central States
Charles D. Reed
Iowa
Dearborn
Farm Chemurgh Council
Reed
Reid
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