Wayne Johnson and Darrell Schnell Awarded State Iowa Farmer Degrees
Wayne Johnson a Graettinger High school senior and former FFA president along with Darrell Schnell another senior and former reporter received the Iowa Farmer degree at the 27th State FFA convention in Council Bluffs. The honor is the state association’s top degree with a maximum of 29 awarded from 10,853 active members. An additional 158 members earned the gold key Iowa Farmer in a Friday morning ceremony in Council Bluffs. The Town Farmer degree requires two years of vocational agriculture, a strong supervised farming program, active enrollment, reading and parliamentary skills, leadership, investment in farming, and active two year FFA membership among other criteria.
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Wayne Johnson
Graettinger High School
FFA
Darrell Schnell
Iowa Farmer
Council Bluffs
State Association
Bcord
Demonstration plots gauge insecticides and sorghum plans
Curly Cues Eleven demonstration plots are being set up in Palo Alto County with county Vocational Agriculture instructors. John Madsen of Cylinder tests oats and soybeans. an additional ten acre corn rootworm plot begins. Plots include treated acres with aldrin dieldrin heptachlor and chlordane plus checks. Farmers will observe fertilization variations and sorghum types amid growing interest in substituting sorghum for corn.
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Palo Alto
John Madsen
Cylinder
Sorghum Planting Tips for Northern Iowa Farmers
Advice on grain sorghum varieties Reliance and Sorghum for northern Iowa. Sorghum suits hot weather and can be planted in early June. Seed bed prep, cultivation, and weed control mirror corn practices. Target 2 to 4 inch spacing in corn rows with 8 to 10 pounds per acre of seed and planting depth of 1 to 1.5 inches.
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Iowa
Garden talk on asparagus and berries fertilizing and mulching
This guide covers fertilizing asparagus before or after cutting with 20 pounds of a 10-20-10 mix per 1000 sq ft, and careful soil work to avoid crown damage. It advises stopping Iowa harvests by June 16, timing variations by region, plus advice on strawberry and raspberry care, flower removal, and mulch use to improve roots and yields.
Weed Control Before Mulching Plan
Apply one chemical treatment on weed-free ground prior to mulching. Subsequent applications can be applied on the mulch surface as needed.
Notre Dame Students Escape After Chemical Explosion
Donald Hatz, Remgen youth, was among four Notre Dame students who escaped unharmed in a chemical explosion at the university. The incident occurred on campus with no injuries reported beyond shock. Authorities investigated the blast and advised safety precautions for laboratory activities.
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Donald Hatz
Remgen
Notre Dame
Univer
Instructors Death After City Laboratory Blast
A blast at a city laboratory killed instructor Dr. John Tracey and injured others, authorities said. Fire units contained the fire as investigators opened a probe into the cause and potential safety failures.
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Sity Laboratory
John Tracey
Eastman family reaches Turkey after rapid flight
Thirty six hours after leaving Clarinda Mrs. Clyde Eastman and her three children arrived in Turkey. Mr Eastman is an engineer on an airport construction project.
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Clarinda
Clyde Eastman
Turkey
Eastman
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R. W. Ashby
Ted King
Ayrshire
Ralph Maddox
Ven
Don Rix
Grachtinger
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Henry Peterson
Dan Resh
Gary Jensen
Lawrence Kathman
John Anderson
Cliff Thomas
Frank Payton
Edwin Osher
Charles Wentfall
Pete Miller
Robert Beck
Thoreson’s
Keruk
Graettinger Coop. Grain Co
American Legion Hall
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