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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1942
Page
7
The War Production Board eased limits on farming equipment to boost food output. It allocated 25 000 tons of metals to expand manufacture as steel use for farm gear tops one million eight hundred thousand tons this year. Government buys food Mar 1942
Brookings April 10 Six good reasons why everyone especially farmers should grow a garden this year were listed by Frank L Rockwell State College extension horticulturist forester They cover nutrition minerals and vitamins from fresh garden vegetables and the practicality of gardens amid transportation constraints and demand.
Drivers are urged to slow to a maximum of 40 miles per hour to ease wear on tires. Officials emphasize safer travel and longer tire life, noting wet or rough roads heighten impact. Road crews continue patrols to enforce the advisory.
Production of many South Dakota pastures declines yearly as grazing begins too early before the new growth is well established, limiting regrowth and forage availability.
Farm accidents injure or kill thousands yearly. Ralph L. Patty of State College warns repairs prevent many hazards such as loose floor boards, uneven floors, broken ladders, and broken window sash cords. He urges quick maintenance with shop tools, securing nails and tools, and a focused repair cruise to reduce danger.
South Dakota sheepmen can boost wool and meat output by breeding out wool blindness as open faced ewes yield about 8 percent more lamb yearly than covered faced sheep. Dubois Idaho tests show no strong link between face covering and fleece length or body weight, making open-faced parents easier to propagate. High prices have encouraged continued production despite wool blindness concerns.
A South Dakota State Fair exhibit in Huron earned a blue ribbon for a patriotic flag demonstration by Edmunds County 4-H. Mia Oscar, wife of the local extension agent, coached the girls who spoke of the flag as a living symbol and performed the disk center demo for about 6,200 spectators.
Extreme demand on ore ships expected to curb wheat movement via the Great Lakes. State College reports about 1,000 letters in four days from farmers and their wives seeking information on farm and home problems.
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