Good Livestock Key To War Purge Says John Wahl
Jerauld County farmer John Wahl living five miles west of Alpena says he will push to increase production to meet war demands. He farms 400 acres of vppland and raises beef cattle, two litters of registered Poland Chinas each year, and keeps Hampshire sheep. Wahl plans more heifers and ewes, uses barley and sudan grass for hog and sheep feed, and practices planned pasture to minimize grain use. He emphasizes livestock quality and efficient feeding as essential to profitable war production.
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John Wahl
Jerauld County
Alpena
Wahl
Poland
South Dakota
Sudan
Jacob Wahl
Tag
America
Fungus Found Responsible For Crested Wheat Grass Disease
Brookings reports progress in identifying Pythium graminicolum as the cause of seedling blight and root rot in crested wheat grass in central South Dakota. Research by Dr. W. F. Buchholtz shows the fungus damages young plants, with soil conditions and nutrients affecting severity. several other fungi were ruled out. Further studies at the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station expand into sorghum disease, potato disease control, cherry spray issues, and sugar beet seedling disease.
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Buchholtz
Brookings
South Dakota
South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
India
United States
W. F. Buchholtz
South, Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
Hog farmer Wahl composes mix to feed hogs and pigs
Wahl describes experimenting with mixed feeds using cane and barley and even alfalfa to improve hog nutrition. He raises hogs, sheep, cattle, and chickens with help from his 17 year old son John Jr who belongs to a 4 H club. His boar comes from H A Weeldreyer. Wahl pursues taxidermy as a hobby and keeps pheasants prairie chickens owls on display.
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Wahl
H. A. Weeldreyer
Emery Bog
John
Nutrition Value Taught By Rats In School Exhibit
A Farm Security Administration supervisor used two white rats to demonstrate nutrition value to about 1,000 adults and school children in northeastern Nebraska. One rat thrived on a proper diet while the other suffered on poor fare, with weight and health starkly tracking diet quality. The experiment spanned ten weeks, showing clear gains for the well fed rat and limited growth for the poorly fed one. An 11 year old Omaha girl continues the study at her school.
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Nebraska
Hetch D. Briggs
FSA
Omaha
Sarpy
Douglas
Two Rivers
Food Plentiful- But Different
Washington dispatch notes war production officials predicting general food availability with substitutions likely in fats and oils and imported goods. Emphasizes sugar rationing unlikely, shifts to homegrown oils, more corn for sugar, and expanded fish catches. Also mentions packaging shifts from cans to glass and cardboard, and recalls price controls under Wickard to curb inflation.
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Department of Agriculture
Sete
Army
Navy
Department
Fish and Wildlife Service of the Interior Department
Wickard
This Family Boosts Food For Freedom In Yankton County
A South Dakota FSA family supports Food for Freedom by October 1 reporting livestock product sales totaling 763.43 and more than 1900 chickens sold in October for 119.65. The family notes higher output to raise income and supply market needs as emphasis on production increases.
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Yankton County
South Dakota
FSA
F&a
Wool Shortage Forces Simpler Attire in 1942
The piece explains a wool shortage will push simpler dress styles, fewer feminine sizes, and reliance on cotton. Government needs for cotton rise as wool and rayon supply constraints grow, with homemakers urged to repair garments and shop carefully.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Washington
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Rlenty
U.S.A
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Iowa
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