Borer Problem Worsens Across Iowa Says Survey
Iowa farmers face rising corn damage from the armyworm like borers. Gunderson notes a 100 percent increase since 1945, with 25 million dollars in losses this summer and the damage moving northwest, urging fall contour plowing and oat seeding to curb infestation.
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The
Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Gunderson
Johnson County
Black Hawk County
Iowa Agricultural Extension Service
United States Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Auction notice for Guernsey and Guernsey-Holstein cattle sale
Shortage of feed forces sale at 2200 Ave N W near Edgewood School No 1. Auction lists 12 head including Guernsey cows four years old producing milk at 3 percent first calf, Guernsey-Holstein cross, two year old heifers to freshen in seven months, and a Guernsey bull with calves. Cattle described as good size with milk yield and 49 test.
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Ave. N. W
Edgewood School No. 1
Guernsey
Double Domino
Fay
T.B
Bangs
Wisconsin
Conn Visits Dr Popenoe In Antigua Guatemala
The article profiles Dr. Wilson Popenoe a famed American plant explorer and avocado expert living in Antigua Guatemala. It covers his restoration of a 17th century Spanish mansion with wife to reflect old colonial style, and notes the Central American School of Agriculture he heads in Tegucigalpa and its 160 students.
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Ntigua
Guatemala
Wilson Popenoe
Central America
Antigua
Peru
Louis Adamic
I. E. Melhus
George Semeniuk
Chris Mack
Graham Quate
U. S
Guatemala City
Dr. Popenoe
Kansas
United States Department of Agriculture
The
United Fruit Company
Central American School of Agriculture
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Popenoe
Don Luis de Los Infantes Mendoza Y Vanegas
Supreme Court
Don Luis
Seville
Cordoba
Spain
Old City
Rex Conn
Antique
Coming Farm Auctions Across Cedar Rapids Area
A series of farm and public sales advertised in The Gazette runs from Saturday November 2 through Tuesday November 26. Listings include land sales near Cedar Rapids and Alburnett, closing out sales near Cedar Rapids and Fairfax, and farm sales near Marion with bidders urged to attend.
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G. W. Harger
Cedar Rapids
Les Rawson
O Avenue
F. S. Mitvalsky
Anthony Holdgrafer
Alburnett
Lawrence Brecht
Marion
Joy Mills
Howard Mitchell
Jersey
Klinger Farm
Frank Vanorny
Fairfax
Elsa Risdale
Harry Milligan
Orval Rose
Authentic Restoration Brings Antigua Homes To Life
The piece notes Antigua's restoration as probably the most authentic in the country, despite dark damp long rooms and 72 foot front sofas. It recalls Spanish colonial austerity with chilly nights and minimal comfort. Dr. Popeno jokes Spaniards preferred conquest over comfort while Ernie Pyle quips the restoration is authentic—too damned authentic for comfort.
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Antigua
Popenoe
Ernie Pyle
Potato Planting Goal Revised for 1947
Washington AP says the agriculture department lowers the 1947 potato planting goal by 116000 acres aiming for 375 million bushels, down from 445 million this year. The new goal sets total planted area at about 2 6698 million acres to curb another surplus.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Duroc Sale Averages $118 At County Event
Wellman Thirty-two Durocs averaged $118 per head at the county Duroc sale held last week at the Swartzendruber sales pavilion.
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Wellman
FSA Tightens New Loans Across New Agency
Des Moines AP reports the Farmers Home administration will require borrowers to prove no funds are available elsewhere before new loans, with a repayment pledge if credit becomes available elsewhere. Only veterans can apply for charter mortgage funds until new appropriation. Loans include tenant purchases at 40 years 3.5 percent and machinery loans at five years 5 percent.
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Des Moines
New Farmers’ Home Administration
Old Farm Security Administration
Iowa
FSA
Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Division
Farm Credit Administration
Farmers’ Home Administration
H. L
Lafe) Young
FHA
Young
Congres
Seed Loans Interest Rise to Five Percent After November
The article notes that seed and feed buyers are affected for a single year and that seed loan interest was 4 percent but increases to 5 percent on loans issued after November 1.
Eastern Iowa Farm Safety Council Formed
Representatives from multiple groups organized the Eastern Iowa Farm Safety Council at the Chamber of Commerce building on Wednesday night. Charles Worcester was named chairman and a program committee meeting will be held next Wednesday at 8 p.m. to plan safety activities.
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Eastern Iowa Farm Safety Council
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Worcester
WMT Farm Service
Chamber
Durk Offringa
Linn County
Floyd Robson
Miles Sutera
Vernon Heefner
AAA
Emil Novak
The
Linn Farm Bureau
Ray Happel
James Slife
Abbott Lipsky
Oscar Kisling
John Tellier
Young Men’s Bureau
Robert Peck
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United State Bank
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Gazette Farm Editor
School For Boys
Pepence
Shiloh Cemetery
Louisa
Highway 150
Cedar Rapids Post Office
Chester White
Lincoln
Oliver
McCormick- Deering
McCormick-Deering
John Deere
McCormick
Deering
Sale
Geo. E. Parizek
Wilbur Colby
First Trust and Savings Bank of
E. K. Larimer
M. Feder & Sons Tron and Steel
F Ave
JOS. Barnett & CO
First Ave
Dial
Anamosa Livestock Auction
D. E. Brickley & Son
Lee Bebee
Cuidad Vieja
Beatriz
Alvarado the Conqueror
Riverside Feed Mill
14Th Ave
E. Cohn & Sons
Barryard
Riley Slocum
Walker
Peoples Savings Bank of
North Linn County
Center Point
Iowa State College
Clinton
Benton
Colorado
Gale Frink
Tama, Iowa
Farm Safety Council
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