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Newspaper
Iowa County Farmer
Location
Williamsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1951
Page
4
Louise Rosenfeld state director of extension home economics spoke to the Town County Rural Women at Williamburg Congregational Church on April 17. She outlined eight changes in farm life over the last fifty years and urged rethinking goals and rearranging values to preserve freedom.
A report on home education stressing trust and emotional tone in early years to curb future social issues. It highlights outreach to lower bracket families, citizenship work, and farm bureau programs across Iowa Townships with volunteers presenting flowers, music, and educational demonstrations.
Steel and aluminum allocations are poised to affect dairy producers significantly. Dairymen should immediately inspect and repair or replace all milking gear from suction cups to milk cans as supplies may tighten. Priorities include milking machines coolers and especially milk cans whose dented exteriors may hide interior damage, and scratched linings require disposal and sanitary replacement.
A rural skating party at Williamsburg drew about 160 attendees, mainly married couples, with 4-H members present to boost turnout. The event featured a slide show titled Color In The Home and illustrated talks across grades, drawing a large crowd despite garbled OCR text.
Iowa agriculture dean Floyd André warns of balancing rising demand and high prices with soil conservation. He urges farmers to adopt best varieties, crop rotations, lime, fertilizers, pest control, erosion measures, drainage, and sound livestock management to sustain production and soil productivity amid uncertain future demand. The Iowa State College agricultural staff pledges support with extension services and the Experiment Station to provide facts for decision making.
Three feeding trials with 350 weanling pigs at the Missouri Experiment Station found that adding three crystalline B vitamins riboflavin pantothenate and nicotinic acid plus B12 to a corn soymeal ration raised daily gains by about 9 percent and reduced feed per 100 pounds gain by 2 percent in dry lot. On rye pasture growth surged with the same rations, indicating pasture supplied the vitamins lacking in dry lot rations. Adding B12 to corn tankage plus the B vitamins did not improve gains, suggesting tankage supplied sufficient B12.
Veterinary authorities warn that Infectious rhinitis, once rare, is spreading in 1951. The American Foundation for Animal Health says the disease reduces growth, causes sneezing and snout deformation, and may force culling of entire herds. Early veterinary diagnosis and prompt control are urged to limit losses.
A US Department of Agriculture study found air-filled tractor tires perform better than partially or fully water-filled tires in sand and loam. Three identical tires were tested under twelve drawbar loads in foam and sand. all carried equal weight. In sandy soil air-filled tires showed clear superiority over water-filled options.
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