USDA Experts Aim at Better Swine Strains
Beltsville Maryland swine breeding program crosses Danish Landrace hogs with five U S breeds to enhance lean meat yield and rapid economical gain. Across multiple crosses and backcrosses, lines reach 62 to 80 percent Landrace blood, yielding black and red strains with high primal cuts percentage and strong litter size. Commercial boars from selected strains are tested by buyers who record offspring data.
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Eltsville
USDA
Bureau of Animal Industry
Beltsville Research Center
U. S
Beltsville
Landrace
Poland
Duroc
Hampshire
Yorkshire
China
Berkshire
Washington Agricultural Experiment Station
Pullman
Wash
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
King
Baltimore
Gazette-Conn
Usda Research Center
Corn as a superior fattening feed and yield crop
Corn offers higher digestible nutrients than other grains used for fattening feed and delivers greater per acre yields.
Farm Bureau District Meetings Planned Across Iowa Week
Nine district Farm Bureau meetings are scheduled this week with Ken Thatcher outlining county finances state meeting plans and membership and legislation updates. Districts 1 7 2 8 3 9 4 6 and 5 hold sessions in Waterloo Fairfield Mason City Corydon Spencer Red Oak Denison Cedar Rapids and Boone, outlining winter legislative plans and the Iowa Plant Food Company program.
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Des Moines
Farm Bureau
IFBF
Ken Thatcher
Iowa Plant Food Company
Iowa
American Farm Bureau
Russell Lamson Hotel
Waterloo
Turner Hotel
Fairfield
Hanford Hotel
Mason City
Corydon
Spencer Courthouse
Public Library
Red Oak
Legion Hall
Denison
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Boone
Iowa Potatoes Purchased for Lunch Program
DES MOINES The Iowa PMA announced 22 carloads of Iowa 1948 U S No 1 potatoes have been purchased and consigned to schools for lunch programs. Prices in Iowa now run 6 to 7 dollars per hundredweight, well above the 2 55 price support. U S potato acreage has fallen 35 percent since 1943 but better seasons and improved farming aid bumper crops. Research explores new uses for potatoes including flour starch glut case and industrial alcohol.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Production and Marketing Administration
U. S
PMA
United States
F B Dues Increased in 27 Iowa Counties
DES MOINES Twenty seven county Farm Bureaus in the state voted to raise annual dues from ten to fifteen dollars. The move includes 14 counties that raised dues last year. So far this year thirteen counties have approved the increase and two have declined. Officials say about 90 of the state's 100 county units will have voted by December first.
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Des Moines
Iowa Receives 8.3 Million for 1949 PMA Soil Checks
Washington reports Iowa is allotted 8.3 million dollars for 1949 PMA conservation payments. The funds, from a 262.5 million dollar appropriation by the 80th Congress, will be available July 1. Leading states in the advance fund include Texas 18.4 million, Iowa 8.3 million, Illinois 8.3 million, Missouri 7.7 million, and others.
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Washington
Iowa
80Th Congress
PMA
Register I
Texas
Illinois
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
What’s What Out on the Acres by Rex Conn
Albert Martin, 52, owner of 200 acres near Marion, discusses purebred Hampshire hogs and crossbreeding with Dan ish Landrace. He has raised Hampshires 27 years, purebreds 12, and advocates for longer body length and faster gaining strains while noting market and promotional issues in the hog business. He surveys Beltsville work and reflects on politics and farm programs.
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Albert Martin
Marion
Hampshire
Albert
USDA
Beltsville
Jones F B Annual Meeting Set Oct 14
Anamosa Farm Bureau members will gather for their annual meeting on October 14. Principal agenda item is a discussion of raising dues to 15 dollars for next year.
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Jones F.B
Anamosa—Jones Ponte
Farm Bureau
Anemosa
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J. X. King
Swine Research Center
England
Foundation of Landrace and
University of Maryland
Blaketory Farms
Queenstown
Miles City
Mont
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Hampshire Cross
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
The
West Liberty
Louis F. Ruess
West Liberty, Iowa
H. M. Duncan
Columbus Junction
Lows
Roy Camp
Aledo
Les Slone
Times Record
Aledo, Tilnets
Willard Stuart
Merb Ahrens
Dyersville
Tews
F.B
Burkhalter
L. D. Burkhalter
DIAL
L. D. Burkhalter, Jr
McCaulley Duroc
Forest McCaulley Walker, Iow
Central City
First Street
S.E
K. K. Larimer
Martin
Rex Conn
Dewey
Henry Wallace
Workmen's Compensation Insurance
Mr. Ayes
McLean
Thind
Insurance Agency
E Meless Treet
Farmers Insurance Group
el Uy
Kenmore
Sears
Third Ave
Woost
Mat Viele
Peter Pen
Osenttel
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