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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1948
Page
4
The Gravity Independent lists subscription prices at 1.50 and 2.00 per year. Francis serves as editor and publisher. The paper is entered at Gravity post office as second class mail matter.
Iowa State College economist Francis Kutieh predicts hog marketing will peak later than usual as 1948 spring pigs are fed to heavier weights on new corn. Farmers holding back may avoid February price drops by feeding pigs to heavier weights for a February market.
Prices may fall less sharply next fall as 1949 hog crop is expected to rise, easing earlier strike worries. Despite cooler profits, the hog sector still offers potential gains through year-end based on producer Kutish's outlook.
A summary of a Lowa Child Welfare Research Station study notes farm families once shared activities naturally but modern pressures from radio movies automobiles and outside interests are pulling youth toward high school and other pursuits. Despite long farm hours parents must still make time for family life to keep the farm family cohesive.
Professor A L Lang of the University of Illinois says good soil management can double the state average corn yield from 50 to over 100 bushels per acre. High fertility plots average above 100 bushels with hybrid seed, but rebuilding organic matter and soil nutrients is essential. Lang lists four steps: test soil, apply lime and fertilizers per results, use deep rooted legumes and residues to restore organic matter, and add N P K fertilizers to sustain 100 bushel crops.
Helminthosporium disease pushes farmers to new oat entries Bonda and Mindo resistant to root rot. Minnesota Crop Improvement Association provides seed to farmers who keep half for their own use, with Rhoda Lawson shown beside a Bonda oat shock in Albert Lea. Last year yields reached 86 bushels per acre with strong straw integrity reported.
A gentle rain Saturday morning brought steady drizzle through forenoon totaling 1.08 inches, providing much needed moisture to local ground and gardens.
Timothy seed production is forecast to fall 60 percent in 1948 from 1947 levels due to winter kill and low prices. Iowa, normally a major producer, suffers severe winter damage while clover seed rises nationwide though Iowa and Minnesota decline.
A sunning rack may be built to adjust the angle of slope from which sunlight enters milk pails cans or other utensils. The device shown was designed by the Kansas board of agriculture.
Guidelines advise dairy farmers to secure volume and quality milk by selecting clean healthy cows, housing in well ventilated barns, using sterile utensils, and promptly cooling and handling milk until delivery.
After cleaning harbors and reducing the rat population the most important job remains ratproofing. Build floors 12 to 18 inches off ground with concrete foundations extended 24 inches below. Use tin edging on door jambs and self closing doors, seal pipes, add hardware cloth under floors in granaries, and cover walls with mesh and metal strips to prevent gnawing.
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