North Dakota Farmers Seek Seed of New Selkirk Wheat
North Dakota farmers push to seed Selkirk wheat as exports stay banned. Prices range from 8.50 to 12 dollars a bushel with government allocations at 5.50. Local growers like J C Stewart and John Scott report large yields and high prices as Canada plans limited supply for next year.
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North Dakota
Selkirk
The
Winnipeg Tribune
Harry Halliwell
Tribune Farm
Winnipeg
Canada
United States
North Dakota Agriculture Department
Grand Forks County
J. C. Stewart
Gilbey
John Scott
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Mr. Scott
Grand Forks
Scott
Canadian
Thatcher
Red Fyfe
Marquis
Western Canada
U. S
Turner
Farm Department
Ordnance Plant Seeks Bids to Lease Burlington Farmland
Bids to lease cropland and hayland at the Iowa Ordnance Plant near Burlington will be opened November 3. Col. William F. Bobzien announces six tracts ranging from 17 to 230 acres. Leases run five years except one tract for Des Moines County Soil Conservation District and Soil Conservation Service cooperation.
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Burlington
Iowa Ordnance Plant
Des Moines County Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Iowa Ordnance Plant Administration
Annex 2
U.S. Wheat Agreement Sales Reach 38 Million Bushels
Washington report shows 38 million bushels sold under the 1953-54 International Wheat Agreement. The year's quota stands at 193,744,000 bushels with the period ending August 1.
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Washington
INS
United States
America
Spencer Iowa Holstein State Sale Set For Friday
The Spencer Iowa Holstein state sale is scheduled to be held in Spencer on Friday.
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Spencer
Iowa
New Preparation H Offers Way To Shrink Piles
New York reports a new healing substance Bio Dyne used in Preparation H ointment to shrink hemorrhoids and stop bleeding without surgery. Doctors observe prompt pain relief and tissue reduction over months with many years old cases improving. Sold at drug stores for 98¢ a tube with applicator. money back if not satisfied.
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New York
N. Y
October farm and livestock auctions schedule
A multi day sale list outlines auctions and dispersals across Iowa towns. Items include dairy herds, grain, machinery, and 148 to 140 acre farms. Named organizers and locations include Martelle, Clarence, Iowa City, Palo, Walker, Fairfax, and Des Moines.
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Howard Elliott
Newhall
Charles H. Freers
Iowa City
Prairie du Chien Road
Martelle Christian Church
Martelle
Harold Miller
Walker
Iowa
Poland
China Breeders’ Assn
Hawkeye Downs
Fred W. Morgan
Des Moines
United Drive Increases Milk Use in Memphis
A U S Department of Agriculture study shows Memphis milk sales rose from Oct 1952 through 1953 due to lower prices, promotional activity by producers and distributors, and merchandising shifts. Eliminating price differentials and promoting half gallon containers boosted consumption with seven percent higher total sales in March–September 1953 and homemakers moving to homogenized milk.
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Washington
Memphis
Tenn
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U S Meat Output Near Peak Level Predicted for 1955
Agriculture department experts predict U S red meat output will reach about 25 billion pounds in 1955 for the third straight year, with per person consumption near 154 to 156 pounds. They also foresee a continued higher beef share and lower pork share. Elkader Rockrest Burke Sunbeam, a five year old cow, posted a 304 day lactation with 15,595 pounds milk and 568 pounds fat. Washington Iowa 4 H Jamoree set for Oct 23 at 7 15 PM in the Washington YMCA per county extension director Tom Robb.
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Washington
INL
U. S
Agriculture Department
Elkader
Rockrest
Burke
Sunbeam
Rockrest Holstein Farm
Washington County
Washington Ymca
Tom Robb
Bulbs For Indoor Bloom Planted Now In Minnesota
Tulip, hyacinth and daffodil bulbs may be planted indoors for winter bloom, says Richard Stadtherr of the University of Minnesota. Use fast draining soil and mix in fertilizer. plant bulbs with tips about one inch from the container top and orient tulip bulbs with the flattened side toward the center.
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ST. Paul
Richard Stadtherr
University of Minnesota
Stadtherr
Gardening tips for bulb planting and soil preparation
The first large leaf emerges from the side and drapes over the pot rim. Firm the soil around the bulbs and fill the pot to half an inch below the rim.
Marshalltown Man To Head Farm Brokers
L Wayne Smith of Marshalltown is elected president of Iowa Chapter No. 2 of the National Institute of Farm Brokers. Ralph Norman of Atlantic Leonard Walters of Waterloo and Mark C Cord of Sioux City are named directors.
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Des Moines
L Wayne Smith
Marshalltown
Iowa
The
National Institute of Farm Brokers
Ralph Norman
Atlantic
Leonard Walters
Waterloo
Mark C
Cord
Sioux City
Farmers seek dairy control ideas and market notes
A farmer from Oxford returns from Canada noting quotas and higher farm labor wages. The column recaps sentiment on Iowa farming profits, hog and cow futures, and a call for ideas to the U S secretary of agriculture on milk production control due by November 15.
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Charles Turner
Oxford
Junction
Canada
Iowa
Mr. Turner
Canadian
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Cautions on Dairy Herd Size and Long Lead Times
The article notes dairy herd expansion is slow, with nine years to double by keeping top heifer calves. It warns against reducing herds too much due to population growth and limited surplus, while acknowledging low producers still provide steady income from home-grown roughages.
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C. A. Iverson
Iowa State College
Wisconsin Ranks Second in Butter Output for 1953
Wisconsin produced 15 percent of U S butter and 45 percent of American cheese in 1953, ranking second in butter output behind Minnesota and ahead of Iowa for the first time since 1925. Iowa placed third.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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