Extension Report Highlights Fall 4-H Shows And Farm Tasks
Extension notes deadlines for the American Royal 4-H Livestock Show on Sept 16. Reports urge weekly pasture watering after recent rains, mowing to control weeds, and grazing benefits for fall and next year. Creep feeding advised for calves, early weaning on heifers considered when forage is tight. Ottumwa Barrow Show slated Jan 31 and Feb 1 with weigh-in late September. Animal care tips cover sleeping sickness in horses and fly control. A record book training set Sept 4 at 8 pm in the courthouse meeting room. Seedings advised by Sept 10 with proper seed bed preparation and fertility. Silage harvest near. dent-stage corn expected by Sept 1 and milk line guidance noted for storage quality.
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Ottumwa
Ottumwa Coliseum
Wayne County 4-H Junior Day Camp At Walden Park
Wayne County 4-H Youth Council hosted the annual Junior Day Camp at Walden Park Corydon on July 22 with about 20 members aged 8 to 11. Camp staff included Heidi Forbes director and Gina Goretska assistant, among others, while multiple youth attended Area 4-H Junior Camps at Forest Lake in June and a Minnesota Wisconsin Fund Float Trip chaperoned by Steve Braby and others. Funds from the Susie Booth Memorial Scholarship Fund and the county fair foodstand help defray costs for most 4-H activities outside Wayne County.
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Wayne County
4-H Youth Council
Walden Park
Corydon
Ann Snider
Deanna Tuttle
Angela DeVore
Mel McCart
Kim ___ Allie
Michele Busch
Bruce Pollock
Mike Judd
Jennie Peiffer
Jamie Judd
Michael Pugh
Amy Stubbe
Mickie Auxier
Niki Smith
Sarah Street
Joey Stiles
Heidi Forbes
Gina Goretska
Duane Couchman
Martin DeVore
Jeff Petty
Shaun Murphy
Marcie Allie
Kathy Kelly
Joel Peiffer
Susan Carpenter
Mabel Smith
Scott Pollock
Forest Lake
Ottumwa
Brian Allen
Becky Moore
Joel Petty
Mike Thomas
Christy Paugh
Michelle Brady
Marta Brady
Cindy Sanders
Brandi Sanders
Dawn Pearson
Sandra Moore
Amy Runyon
Chad Runyon
Lynne Dentner
Apple River
Jackie McCarthy
Mike Watsabaugh
Matt Braby
Tim Runyon
Dan Runyon
Dan Carpenter
Justin Dent
Scott Lovett
Mary Reed
ISU
Washington
Washington, D.C
Susie Booth
Oak Trees Provide Abundant Acorns This Year
Oak trees yield a plentiful acorn crop this year. Acorns can be poisonous to cattle causing weight loss rough hair coat and poor appetite. Farmers urged to remove fallen fruit and monitor livestock for signs of illness.
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Brad Huffines
Humeston
Rae
Wayne
Yorkshire, Inc
Hamelton
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