Extension Office Gives Farm Outlook
Extension economist Francis A. Kutish of Iowa State College summarizes 1955 fed cattle trends and wool prices. He notes February cattle sales matched 1955 levels, forecasts spring price slumps, urges farmers to market cattle promptly, and predicts wool prices may rebound later if mills resume activity, though recession risk could hurt late 1958 profits.
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Francis A. Kutish
Iowa State College Farm
U.S
Kutish
USDA
Fertilized Pasture Cuts Feed Costs Ups Milk Profits
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee and Purdue extension dairymen urge dairies to raise high quality roughage, culled low producers, and adopt herd health to cut costs and raise income. Emphasizes pasture and forage cost advantage, lime and fertilizer to boost yields, and timely fall calving for higher milk output.
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Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Purdue University Extension
Purebred Duroc sow yields 19 live, 1 dead piglets
Milo Pangburn of PIGs and 9 sons of Northwood donate a purebred Duroc sow that recently farrowed 20 piglets. At birth the litter weighed 54 pounds total and the sow gained 4 pounds in weight on the first day.
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Milo Pangburn
Northwood
Jeffries Couple Celebrate Sixtieth Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Burt Jeffries of Swea City marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary. Mrs Jeffries is eighty and Mr Jeffries eighty one years old.
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Burt Jeffries
Swea City
Mrs. Jeffries
Mr. Jeffries
Employment Service Survey of Graettinger High Students
The Iowa State Employment Service conducted a survey at Graettinger High School on March 18, enrolling 101 of 134 students in summer work interest. Girls favored waitress, detasseling, babysitting. boys listed farm, construction, truck driving, clerical work. Earl Erickson of Clover Farm Store coordinates local job placement and offers help locating workers from babysitters to hay baling hands.
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Employment Service
Graettinger High School
The
Iowa State Employment Service
James K. Reed
Spencer, In
Grachtinger High School
Earl Erickson
Clover Farm
Graettinger
Earl
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