Increased Participation in Conservation Reserve Seen
A Iowa ASCs forecast boosted farm enrollments in the soil bank for 1958 with new incentives. Meetings begin with Storm Lake on Tuesday and continue in Atlantic Waterloo and Oskaloosa. Existing parcels exceed 1,260, covering acres previously enrolled under prior plans.
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ES Moines
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Iowa
Soil Bank
ASC
Max MM
Soeth
Storm Lake
Atlantic
Waterloo
Oskaloosa
Sourth
Farm Program Spending Seen At $1900 Per Farm
The Tax Foundation estimated that the federal government now spends for agriculture more than 1900 dollars annually for every U S farm.
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New York
Tax Foundation, Inc
U. S
Dinsdale Farmer Designs Picker To Reduce Loss
Dinsdale farmer Glen Stoddard has developed a corn picker claiming 99 percent efficiency and near elimination of shelling loss. The two row machine uses feathering dividers, a hydraulic adjustable reel, and a cam shaft to slice stalks and husk ears, feeding wares to a belt and husking mechanism. Iowa State engineers have shown interest and a pilot model was considered by a large implement company. Symptoms of flu in swine resemble human flu.
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jBy
Ernest Seva
Dinsdale
Glen Stoddard
Stoddard
Iowa State College Agricultural Engineers
Glan Stoddard
Auction schedule lists multiple farm sales this week
A series of upcoming public auctions and closings out sales are listed for mid October. Entries name dates from Tuesday October 15 to Thursday October 24, times, locations, and probate or estate references. Buyers can expect livestock machinery grain hay and farm property offered by various sellers including Dr Fox and Son, Frank Siovgy estate, Dale Fitzjarrel, and W C Jackson heirs among others.
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Wilfred N
Yegry
Salon
Evelyn M, Hansen
Adea
Atkins
Fox and Son
Walser
Frank Siovgy
Cedar Rapids
Dale Fitzjarrel
Wilton Jet
Norman Opier
Linn County
John Snenicka
W. C. Jackson Heirs
Permanent Structures Rise in Keokuk County Farming
Keokuk county farmers adopt soil conservation practices this year per George Thorburn of the SCS. Notable implementations include 13 drop-inlet structures three concrete drop-spillway structures one concrete culvert riser and 27 miles of broad base terraces.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
George Thorburn
SCS
County Soils District
Thorburn
Iowa Poland China Breed ers Auction Sets Record Boars and Gifts
Twenty five boars averaged 137 dollars at the Iowa Poland China Breeders Association state sale at Hawkeye Downs. Lester Palmer of Elberon paid 315 dollars for the reserve champion boar from J Kent Brown of Hampton. Gregory Steffen of Crofton Nebraska sold a second high boar to California Polytechnical College San Luis Obispo for 310 dollars and earned the top gift sold to Theodore Goltz of Elmore Minnesota for 165 dollars. Three Bennett FFA members led junior swine judging with top scores. New directors named include Ed Helgens Monticello Lyle Olson Atkins and Hollie Wengert State Center. Assistant sale staff and committee details listed. Auctioneer was Harry Duncan Columbus Junction.
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Iowa
Poland
China Breeders Association
Hawkeye Downs
Lester Palmer
Elberan
J. Kent Brown
Hampton
Gregory Steffen
Crofton
Neb
California Folytechnic College
San Luis Obispo
Cali
Clarence
Tion Spangler
Eagle Grove
Kent Brown
Jim Abrams
Toledo
Harlan Hirsch
Indiangla
Orville Penningroth
J. Gerald Brown
Harry Duncan
Columbus Junction
Allamakee DHIA Test Shows Herd Average Milk and Fat
Allamakee County Dairy Herd Improvement Co op tested 910 cows across 37 herds in September. Average production was 664 pounds of milk and 24.7 pounds of butterfat. Sixteen herds with 90 cows participated in the owner-sample program.
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Allamakee Dhia
Waukgn
Allamakee
Ounty
Farm Exports Face Decline In Next Year
Washington reports from William F. Doering of the Foreign Agricultural Service warn U.S. farm exports may drop to their worst level since the Korean War. He cites dwindling dollar balances as foreign buyers ration U.S. goods, with Japan and Britain reducing purchases and overall reserves falling.
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Washington
IFS
Agriculture Department
America
William F. Doering
Foreign Agricultural Service
Wade
U.S
Hel
Japan
Britain
France
Doering
PCA Credit Used Most for Current Operating Costs
Omaha farmers rely on production credit associations for daily expenses. H A Miles of the Omaha Farm Credit Administration cites that 81 percent of borrowers listed current operating and living costs as a loan need. PCA loans funded 59 percent of local cash advances. many borrowers are farmers, with two thirds earning under 26 000 net worth and a large share under 45 years old.
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Omaha
H. A. Miles
Omaha Farm Credit Administration
Pcas
PCA
Tcan
Farm Sale Agreements Lag, Dollar Methods Touted
The department has moved slowly on establishing new agreements for selling U.S. farm products and aims to protect dollar methods whenever feasible, reflecting cautious progress in trade policy.
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Fers
U.S
Hamphshire Certified Meat-type Sires In Iowa Herds
Six Hamp certified Hampshire meat sires are in use in four of Jawa's leading Hampshire herds. Robie Pemberton notes owners include P Keen and Son Le Grand Allen Lang and Son Brooklyn Orville Meeker Oakville and Treasure Acres Blairsburg. A certified sire must sire at least five certified liters with limited close relatives. Production rules require pigs reach 320 pounds at 46 days or 275 pounds at 46 days for other litters. Two test pigs must weigh 200 pounds at 180 days and meet carcass standards.
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Peoria
Hampshire
Jawa
Robie Pemberton
Hampshire Swine Registry
P. Keen
Howland Presents Paper at West Point Symposium
Dr. Frank L. Howland of Tappan New York spoke on a technical paper at the ninth annual animal feed symposium held at West Point. He belongs to the farm and home division staff of the American Dyna mid Company and is the son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Howland of Cedar Rapids route 3.
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Veterinary Assn
C. R
Iawn
Asim
Sheraton-Alentrese
Cedar Rapids
United States
Canada
Presta
Robert EB. Oe
Monticello
John E. Herrick
Iowa State College
Jesse Sampson
University of Minois
Jan Smith
State University of Iowa
Alberta
Edwin E. Ballan- Lyne
Edmonton
Alla
William W. Brown
Colorado State University
Russell Anthony
Tr. Ballantyne
C.D. Lee
James B. Flanary
St. Charles
Minn
Donald C. Boughton
du Pont Company
Wilmington
Del
D. Wayne Rawson
Ralph Howland
New York
West Point
N.Y
Frank L. Howland
Tappan
Howland
American Dynaemid Company
Farm and Home Division
Ralph Hewland
Mrs Ingwerson Heads Jones 4-H Committee
Mrs Harra Ingwerson of Oxford Junction is named chairman of the Jones County 4-H Committee, succeeding Mrs Louis Schiadetzky of Hale. Other new officers are Mrs Merle Postel of Monticello as vice chairman and Mrs Lavern Guhl of Olin as secretary.
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Ingwerson
Anamosa
Harra Ingwerson
Oxford Junction
Louis Schiadetzky
Hale
Merle Postel
Monticello
Lavern Guhl
Olin
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