07 Oct 1948
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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1948
Page
1
Gravity Iowa weekly newspaper notes publication details with Thursday issue schedule and subscription rates. It lists price at 1.60 to 2.00 yearly with postal service entry as second class matter.
The peak bog market flow is expected to occur later this year, delaying price drops for farmers. Economist Francia Kutieh of Iowa State College says hog from the 1948 crop may be fed longer to reach heavier weights, boosting returns when fed to heavier weights. Farmers with hogs ready for late spring marketing should delay for a February market, aiming for heavier weights and higher prices.
Analysts note hog prices will ease as the spring pig crop grows in 1949. With fewer strike pressures than last winter and spring, the outlook points to a sharper seasonal drop in prices next fall, though profit remains for hog raisers.
Iowa study notes farm youths increasingly pursue outside interests as radio cars and highways reshape routines. Farm families, once unified by routine work and shared chores, now face pressures from modern life, longer hours, and time constraints impacting togetherness and youth activities such as 4-H and high school.
Professor A L Lang of the University of Illinois says farmers can double the present state average corn yield from 50 bushels per acre through soil management. He notes high fertility plots reach 100 bushels with hybrid seed and outlines four steps to rebuild organic matter, monitor lime and nutrient needs, apply lime and fertilizers by test results, use deep rooted legumes and residues, and supplement with N P K fertilizers to enable 100 bushel crops.
The Minnesota Crop Improvement association provides seed of resistant oat varieties Bonda and Mindo to farmers who agree to retain half their crop for personal use, with others sold for certification as pure seed. A sample shock on F W Lawson’s farm at Albert Lea shows 86 bushels per acre with sturdy straw and no lodging.
A courteous note records Wednesday morning rainfall totaling 1.08 inches. The moisture is described as much needed for the area after a steady forenoon rain.
Timothy seed production is the smallest since 1934, with Iowa and Minnesota facing heavy winter-kill and a shift from hay to grain. National alfalike clover seed output rises, but Iowa and Minnesota expect reduced timothy and alfalike yields due to weather and pests. Overall 1948 timothy seed may fall to about 40 percent of 1947.
An adjustable sunning rack for mill utensils can modify the slope angle to admit sun in summer or winter. The device shown was designed by the Kansas board of agriculture for use with milk pails can or other utensils.
Summary of guidance on dairy farming stresses profit by quality milk. Key points include milking clean healthy cows, maintaining a well ventilated barn, using clean sterile utensils, promptly cooling milk, and proper handling until use. Emphasizes handlers also maintain cleanliness.
The article emphasizes ratproofing as the crucial final step after cleaning and poisoning. It outlines methods to prevent reentry including raised floors, concrete foundations, tin-lined door jams, self-closing doors, sealed pipes and wires, and hardware cloth in grain storage areas to deter rats from gnawing through.
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