New Strains of Old Grasses Are Produced
Washington reports that the hay and pasture improvement program by the US Department of Agriculture and state stations since 1928 develops and tests regionally adapted grass strains. Grass aids soil conservation, drought resilience, and wartime forage, with 70 species under study and ongoing seed increases from foreign introductions.
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Ashington
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering and Plant Industry
Beltsville
Kansas
Fischer
Iowa
Elsberry
Missouri
Martin
Minnesota
Oregon
Bureau of Plant Industry
FENCE DRIFT editorials on farm production and grass varieties
A column extols farmers as model for economy amid steady output and no strikes. It traces grass breeding progress led by the USDA and Nebraska collaborators, highlighting Lincoln bromegrass and other varieties like Achenbach Fischer Elsberry and Martin.
Timing of DDT Applications Curb Corn Borer Spread
Proper timing of DDT applications has proved effective in controlling the corn borer, with timely spraying reducing damage and improving yields for farmers relying on this pest management approach.
Iowa Soil Needs More Lime Says State PMA Man
Des Moines AP report quotes Hervey Hazen of the State Production and Marketing Administration noting Iowa farmers spread 2,334,000 tons of lime last year and may reach 3,000,000 tons this year if weather and labor hold. Hazen says at least 6,000,000 tons annually are needed for the next decade to correct acid soils and restore minerals, but transportation and strikes could curb use.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Hervey Hazen
State Production and Marketing Administration Committee
Hazen
Cedar County 10 Acre Corn Yield Contest Closing Date Set
County Extension Director Howard Hamilton announced closing date for the Cedar County 10 acre corn yield contest is June 27. The notice prompts 4-H and local growers to submit entries by the deadline.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Howard Hamilton
Wheat Bonus Program Nets 80 Million Bushels
Washington officials said preliminary reports indicate the government will obtain upwards of 80,000,000 bushels of wheat under the 30 cent per bushel bonus offer that expired last Saturday. The wheat was bought for export to hungry areas abroad.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Chicago Board reports gains in wheat and corn stocks
Visible wheat stock rose 4,416,000 bushels to 22,836,000 while corn climbed 1,137,600 to 25,757,000. Oats fell 412,000 to 6,982,006 and rye declined 173,000 to 407,000 with barley down 582,060 to 5,331,000.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Fayette 4-H Rally Day Set for June 4 at Upper Iowa
Fayette county girls 4-H rally day will be June 4 in the Upper Iowa university gymnasium. Virginia Vaupel notes officers will be elected and long time leaders recognized, with reports from local clubs as a key program feature. Decorah hosts Winneshiek 4-H rally day on June 15 per Mrs. Ole Albertson.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Upper Iowa University
Virginia Vaupel
Decorah
Winneshiek
Dairy subsidy payments by Tama AAA total $48,622 since April
The Tama county AAA office has issued dairy subsidy payments beginning April 1 totaling $48,622. The disbursements cover aid to dairy producers under the farm program, reflecting ongoing subsidies for dairy operations in the region.
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Toledo
Tama County
AAA
Farm Radios Tested to Link Rural Homes by Wireless
In Baggs Wells, Colorado, Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph tests two way radio telephones on eight isolated farms to evaluate a wireless rural network. Eight farms share a 45 to 50 megacycle line with central Cheyenne Wells station, poles range from 60 to 79 feet, and power is local. The FCC approved experiment aims to prove scalable rural communication without extensive wire systems.
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Bagge Anne Wells
Colo
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Federal Communications Commission
Cheyenne Wells
Cheyenne Wells Test District
Kansas
Buildings Will Be Ready for Iowa State Fair
Des Moines AP report notes the 1946 Iowa State Fair opens August 21 with a pen to house every entered animal. About 250000 dollars slated for pens stalls repairs and floor work across fairground buildings. 200 workers converting former Army Air Corps depots for fair use and a 535000 federal settlement to the state funded this effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Carl Keffer
Fair Board
Keffer
Army Air Corps
Stanwood Horse Show Set for Septem ber 6 and 7
STANWOOD The annual Stanwood horse show will be held September 6 and 7, with an ox roast added this year. Melvin Bowser, chairman of the horse show association, announced the program includes events for light and draft horses on both nights and the second afternoon.
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Stanwood
Melvin Bowser
The
Horse Show Association
Rowser
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Nebraska
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Hamilton
Snapdragons
Zinnias
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Salvia
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Beni
Quick
Sen Moocur
Herailton
Colure State
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Hamilton Seed & Coal CO
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Tyrol Mountains
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Otto
E. Cohn and Sons
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Second Avenue SE
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Libby
Third Ave. SE
DIAL
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
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