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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1954

Page

8

Soil Conservation Week Proclaimed From June 13 To 20

Governor G Wandell proclaims June 13 to 20 as Soil Conservation Week urging farms to adopt conservation practices. Palo Alto County District offers free technical help including field layout rotations terracing strip cropping and erosion mapping. District board includes Darrah Stillman Lund and Campney with office at 919 Broadway Emmetsburg. In Pierson a wind incident caused a damaged pipe railing and a loose wire during a brief power outage with 230 percent voltage readings reported.

Town Wm. S. Beardsley Iowa Palo Alto County Palo Alto District Robert I. Darrah Emmetsburg Chas Stillman Lloyd II. Lund Cylinder Hubert Campney Broadway Pierson

Fertilizer key to rising U.S. farm output and costs

The piece notes population growth will reach 190 million by 1975 with no new cropland. It cites USDA data that 25 percent of farm production comes from fertilizers, projecting sustained growth in soil productivity to meet demand. As yields rise, production costs per unit fall, boosting net income per acre.

Census Bureau U. S. Department of Agriculture

Thermostat Controls Barn Temperatures

A new multi purpose thermostat designed for farm use provides Pinpoint control over barn temperatures and is built to withstand dust humidity and corrosion. Minneapolis Honeywell collaborated with farmers colleges and pension agents to offer a rugged sealed unit for gas oil or stoker fired heating systems from 35 to 10 Fahrenheit and adaptable to cooling equipment. It measures four by six inches and mounts on a surface beam or post.

Minneapolis- Honeywell

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