Iowa Farm Kernels Rail Rates and Livestock Costs
USDA Office of Information reports 1949 rail rates for livestock 25 percent higher than 1947 while trucking costs rose 6 percent. Adjustments for rail rates came later than for trucks. Between 1989 and 1949 truck costs grew 40 percent and rail costs 17 percent. Iowa State College economists urge prompt selling of grain fed cattle as costs and prices align. Lindane insecticide recommended for flea control in dairy barns. Use paint brushes for building upkeep between paint jobs. Feeding wet mash can boost summer mash intake for laying flocks says W R Whitgeld, extension poultryman.
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Office of Information
USDA
Asye W. R. Whitgeld
Iowa State College
Bruises on Livestock Reduce Meat Values
Tests on 5,708 hogs by the Live Stock Sanitary Committee in Sioux City Iowa show hams sustain the most bruises, with 902 ham bruises and numerous injuries to bellies shoulders and backs. Driving and handling practices cause most bruises, including hammering with tools and nails at loading chutes.
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Live Stock Sanitary Committee
Sioux City
Iowa
Brazil Rivers Draw Explorers To Uncharted Amazonian Interior
Reports from the Roncador Xingy expedition led by Colonel Vanique describe a great new river and contacts with little known tribes in Matto Grosso Brazil. The daring mission aims to build airstrips while reigniting global interest in the Amazon basin and its long history of exploration from Orellana to Roosevelt.
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Brazil
Matto Grosso
Colonel Vanique
Amazon
Vanique
Francisco de Orellang
Ecuador
Great River
Friedrich Humboldt
Prussia
Prince Adalbert
Louis, Agassiz
Theodore Roosevelt
Blooming Fences Likely As Hedged Roadside Feature
The Soil Conservation service says curving rose hedges planted on contour lines may replace wire fences within years. Multipra rose, a six to eight foot thorny shrub, proves an excellent hedge in the Northeast and Midwest. Hedges mark contours, prevent soil wash, hold livestock after three to four years, and provide wildlife feed and cover.
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Soil Conservation Service
Midwest
SCS
Raising Celery for Home Gardeners in Easy Steps
Many gardeners fear celery cultivation but most concerns are myth or fixable by better care. Celery needs moisture but grows better in sandy soil with adequate water than in muck. Some plant in deep trenches yet should be planted at ground level with steady soil coverage as it grows. Celery often lacks a proper growing period and patience.
Tuberculosis Decline Seen as Possible By 20 Years
Metropolitan Life Insurance statisticians forecast tuberculosis may cease to be a cause of death in the United States within twenty years. They cite three favorable trends: lower infection risk from better hygiene and fewer active cases, widespread X-ray screening catching infections early, and improved medical and nursing care for detected cases.
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United States
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Vacuum Cleaners Use by Home Type and Carpet Needs
Upright vacuums excel on heavy pile carpet and high traffic areas, while tank models suit lightweight rugs and lighter carpet with less traffic. Tank vacuums remove lint by suction, some with a fixed floor nozzle brush. They simplify cleaning curtains, p book shelves, and other above the floor areas.
Barley Contest Winner Earns Midwest Cash Prize
Bobby V Bruegger a 15 year old Plymouth Wisconsin sophomore in Plymouth high school won the Midwest Barley Improvement Association essay contest with a $50 cash prize. He also claimed the Wisconsin state prize of $25 and the Sheboygan county prize of $5. Bruegger helps on his family’s 40 acre farm growing grains and alfalfa and is active in 4 H and Future Farmers of America.
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Bobby V. Bruegger
Plymouth
Wis
Midwest Barley Improvement Association
Bobby
Plymouth High School
Midwest
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North and
South Dakota
Iowa
Young Bruegger
Sheboygan County
Byron Bruegger
Future Farmers of America
Meat Production and the Open Spaces in America
The text outlines the meat industry's complexity and risks from farm to table. It notes the farmer's speculative work, lengthy timelines from breeding to meat, and price and weather uncertainties. It mentions five acres per person yearly production and 4,000 meat packing firms bridging farms to 350,000 retail stores.
Poultry TB Eliminated In One Year With Care
Prof Frank E Mussehl of the University of Nebraska poultry department says tuberculosis in chickens can be eradicated within a year. He urges clean quarters and ground, annual range changes, and selling or removing old hens by June 1 unless they are high grade breeders.
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Frank E. Mussehl
University of Nebraska Poultry Department
Washington's Estate at Mbtd Vernon Comprised 2700 Acres
The property records show Washington's estate spanning 2700 acres at Mbtd Vernon. This listing notes the size and location, reflecting a substantial southern tract with potential agricultural use.
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Washington
Mbtd
Vernon
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Richmond
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L. B. Cunningham
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Macon
Gus
Iowa Power and Light CO
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American Meat Inostitute
John E. Dille
Car Liability Inc
State Savings Bank
Elmer Brown
Ilowa
James A. Lucas Liawyer
Bedford, Iowa
E. J. Janson
Tel
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Bedford
Abero
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