Clinton Oats Tops Iowa Grain Trials Across State
Clinton oats led 57 community trials in Iowa with an average 4.3 bushels per acre above rivals over 1947 48. Agronomist L. C. Burnett notes Clinton excels in lodging, maturity, and yield, with Zephyr Shelby Benton and Mindo as notable competitors and Zephyr likely to be dropped next year.
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Clinton Oats
Iowa
Ames
Clinton
L. C. Burnett
Iowa State College Agronomist
Benton
Mindo
Zephyr
Shelby
Burnett
Towa
Minnesota
What’s What Out on the Acres
Rex Conn interviews Harold Horn and his father Harry on 160 acres near Mt. Vernon. Harold, 32, runs 150 head of spring pigs, one milk cow, and plans to sell hogs by December. He backs Dewey for president, criticizes Truman and Roosevelt, and discusses Farm Bureau politics and extension services.
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Rex Conn
Harold Horn
Harry Horn
Mt. Vernon
Harold
Roosevelt
Truman
Teheran
Yalta
Jim Farley
William Bullitt
Bullitt
Farm Bureau
Extension Service
Lady Worker Ends Piles with SEL-O-PON Trade Promise
A Iowa city store clerk describes relief from piles after using SEL-O-PON. She says she could not use greasy treatments due to work, feared operations, but began SEL-O-PON and improved. The ad claims the vegetable product is swallowed and attacks piles internally with a full guarantee.
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Iowa City
Hill To Speak At Linn County Farm Bureau Meeting
Linn county Farm Bureau gathers Oct. 28 at Hawkeye Downs with Howard Hill as guest speaker Field man Clifford Wilkins announced. Dinner follows at 6 15 p m. Dues in Linn county rise from 10 to 15 dollars officers will be elected and county resolutions adopted John Wager chairs the resolutions committee and Mrs Vernon Heefner leads the program group
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John Wager
Vernon Heefner
Quass Purchases Top Boar at Carey Sale
Homestead buyer Roy Quass along with Al burnett purchased the top Duroc boar at the Carey Brothers sale in Homestead on Tuesday for 142.50 dollars. Otis Voss paid 140 dollars for the second high boar. Robert Bowersox bought the top two gilts for 87.50 and 85 dollars. Thirty-nine head sold including 25 boars and 14 gilts with boars averaging 107 dollars and gilts 80 dollars.
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Homestead
Roy Quass
Alburnett
Carey Brothers
Otis Voss
Clutter
Robert Bowersox
Coming Auctions Across Iowa Listings
Multiple estate and farm sales scheduled from October 14 to October 19 in Iowa near Shueyville Parnell Center Point Oxford Junction West Liberty Toddville Cedar Rapids Stanwood Dysart and Dyart with offerings including livestock hay grain machinery and 103 acre farm parcels and Hereford China and general farm auctions led by local sellers and estates.
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Frank Riesner
Shueyville
Erma
Wayne Kempf
Parnell
G. W. Coberly
Center Point
T. C. Murphy
Oxford Junction
Poland
W. C. Anderson and Son
West Liberty
Henry Bower
Toddville
Sawmill Training Meet Highlights Iowa Timber Plans
Amana hosts the fifth in a series of Iowa sawmill operator and woodlot owner training meetings led by Exec Forester Richard Campbell. Farm Forester Harry Wagoner outlines timber as a crop and reforestation ideas while Brundage and Malcom discuss lumber handling and grading. The afternoon features grade-focused sawing demonstrations at the George Peterson mill and a minesweeper detector finds metal in logs to prevent saw damage.
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Amana
Iowa
Exec
Richard Campell
Harry Wagoner
Iowa City
Wagoner
Johnson
M. R. Brundage
Central States Forest Experiment Station
Columbus
Ohio
Fred Malcom
Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wis
Brundage
Malcom
George Peterson
Peterson
Malcolm
Harold Rohr
Indianapolis
Ind
Garett
Richard Campbell
Iowa State College Extension Forester
Purebred Poland China Boars Fetch High Prices at Forest Sale
At Edward Forest and Sons farm near Mt Vernon the Poland China boars averaged $104. Top boar brought $260 paid by Je Olson of Newhall. Harley Bogue of Holt, Mo bought the second high at $185. Herman Meier of Wheatland bought two gifts for $88 and $77.50. Thirty five boars averaged $104 and twenty gifts averaged nearby. A good crowd attended.
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MT. Vernon
Poland
Edward Forest and Sons
Mt. Vernion
Je Olson
Newhall
Harley Bogue
Holt
Herman Meier
Wheatland
Pouely
Eg Forest
New 4 H Club Organized in Hartford Township
A new girls 4 H club has been organized in Hartford township Iowa county. Mrs James Seaverns of Ladora is leader with Marilyn Carlson as president Judith Juengel as vice president Ruth Maschmann as secretary Betty Tanner as treasurer Janice Harbert as reporter and Janice Park as historian.
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Marengo
Hartford Township
Iowa County
James Seaverns
Ladora
Marilyn Carlson
Judith Juengel
Ruth Maschmann
Betty Tanner
Janice Harbert
Janice Park
Wallace asserts corn hog output boosts farm income
James J. Wallace of the Iowa State College Agricultural Foundation told Cedar Rapids Farmers club that corn and hog programs maximize income while maintaining soil health. He described rebuilding 12 distressed farms 10 years ago, now yielding 2.5 times higher production without subsidies. The foundation owns 10 farms, plans to expand to about 15 per major Iowa farming area. His report is shared in Farm Editor Rex Conn interviews.
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Iowa
James J. Wallace
Iowa State College Agricultural Foundation
Cedar Rapids Farmers Club
Wallace
Iowa State College
van Buren
Foundation
Rex Conn
Farm program talks outlined for week events
KCRG notes at 12 19 p m on Wednesday outline for the Agricultural Foundation session. The agenda shifts to landlord tenant relations on Thursday then soil conservation cropping on Friday and hog program discussions on Saturday.
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KCRG
Agricultural Foundation
Relief for Stomach Distress and Sleep Loss with 588 Tonic
The ad promotes 588 Tonic as a remedy for stomach gas sour taste and sleep loss, claiming it increases gastric juice flow and improves appetite, weight, and energy. It touts laboratory proof, emphasizes non organic stomach disturbances, and urges readers to buy at their drug store.
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