Hog Producers See Bright Prospects for Next Year
A Blue Valley Creamery Institute survey from Chicago forecasts higher hog prices and lower production costs due to a weaker corn outlook. It projects a 7 percent drop in the spring pig crop nationwide for 1928 and a 3.5 to 4.6 million head fall in the corn belt, shaping the hog year starting November 1, 1928.
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Blue Valley Creamery Institute of Chicago
United States
Corn Belt
Institute
Trees Interest Club Folks In 4 H Forestry Activities
About 100 farm youths attended 4 H forestry and conservation camps last year. Only five did little or nothing, while eleven joined tree programs, 26 took part in tree plantings, 21 planted trees shrubs or flowers, 32 taught others to identify trees, and 37 engaged in conservation activities. Also note from Judson McDougall near Argonne South Carolina that extreme heat and heavy rains caused hail damage last Sunday with loss estimated at 25 percent on his small grain. two miles north of Argonne farmers faced near bailout, crops insured overall.
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I. T. Bode
Extension Forester
Iowa State College
Judson McDougall
Argonne
S. C
McDougall
Study poultrymen methods find room for improvement
Iowa Extension specialists conclude from a survey of 168 farms in Montgomery Dallas Jasper and Woodbury counties that while many Iowa poultry raisers are good, there is ample opportunity to improve the average poultryman. Those who attended summer management poultry schools tend to be above average in efficiency.
Cows Produce More in June Fresh Ones Acclimation to Pasture
Iowa dairy cows in 94 cow testing associations produced more milk and butterfat in June than May. Fewer dry cows, at 2,286 in June versus 2,921 in May, and pasture acclimation explain the rise. North Tama led June with 34.1 lb fat per cow among 403 cows. Dubuque No. 2 and Marion followed. Highest butterfat per cow belonged to Robert Mitchell of North Tama at 53.7 lb. Of 31,215 cows tested last month, 438 were culled for unprofitable production, over 2,700 culled in six months.
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Iowa
Floyd Johnston
Iowa State College
North Tama County Cow Testing Association
North Tama Dairymen
Dubuque No. 2
Marion County
Wright
Grundy
Story No. 2
Hardin County
Robert Mitchell
North Tama Association
Walter Untidt
Tama County Association
A. C. Klusa
Benton No. 2
Creep-Fed Lambs Reach Market Weight At Four Months
Pasture and milk alone may not suffice for early lambing. W E Hammond of Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station recommends creep feeding with grain to yield 75 to 90 pound lambs at four months. An oats corn linseed oilmeal mix, clean water, salt, and shade aid gains. weanlings ship earlier and price often higher than fall arrivals.
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W. E. Hammond
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa Corn Costs Below 0 8 But Farmers Make Better Average
A survey shows West North Central farmers paid 57 cents per bushel, Iowa farmers averaged 60 cents, 10 cents under the U S average of 70 cents but 3 cents above surrounding states. USDA and Iowa State College note figures reflect surveyed farmers, not all farmers, and cooperators tend to be better than average. The USDA has tracked costs for six years with 66 cents in 1923, 82 cents in 1925, and 70 cents in 1926 and 1927.
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West North Central States
United States
Iowa State College
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
U. S
Improved Method of Shocking Grain
A 40 year tested method by F I Pemble of Wapello County for shocking oats. Two bundles form a V foundation, two more on opposite side, repeat to six bundles with heads hidden. Break the cap, rain, and grain stays upright. shocks shed water, dry quickly, ready for threshing in 2-3 days.
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Iowa Homestead
F. I. Pemble
Wapello County
Premble
Mr. Pemble
Canning Studies At Iowa State College Report
Over 3,000 points of vegetables and meats have been canned experimentally at Iowa State College in Foods and Nutrition and Bacteriology. Ball Brothers financed the project. Methods used include hot water bath with prescribed times for beans tomatoes beef pork corn and asparagus. Acidification with lemon juice and soda neutralizes flavor.
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Iowa State College
Ball Brothers Company
Muncie
Ind
Pectin Tests For JellinG Fruit Juice
Miss Marcia E. Turner of Iowa State College explains two tests to determine pectin in juice. The Epsom Salt test shows a white gummy layer forming after 20 minutes, while the Wood Alcohol test mixes hot juice with wood alcohol though it is poisonous and should not be tasted. Continuous use of commercial pectin may mislead buyers. natural juice with pectin yields better quality and lower cost.
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Marcia E. Turner
Iowa State College
Turner
Easily Pleased Rastus Seeks Freedom Rather Than Exoneration
In a courtroom scene a man nicknamed Rastus speaks with his lawyer. The attorney suggests a jury may exonerate him, but Rastus insists he simply wants to be let loose, not cleared of blame.
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Rastus
Preparations For Great Exhibit At Iowa State Fair
Farm Bureau leaders from Plymouth county prepare a large exhibit on the Home Furnishing project to compete for the state farm bureau championship at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines from August 22 to 31. Mrs. E M Parry leads the Plymouth display with 26 women and seven men county bureaus entered in the statewide contest. An area in the fair’s free camp grounds is reserved for farm bureau campers, with spaces to be reserved through the county agent.
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Farm Bureau
Plymouth
Des Moines
Plymouth County
County Farm Bureau
Plymouth County Farm Bureau
E. M. Parry
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Globe Post
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Tnip
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O. K
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First National Bank
LE Mars, Iowa
Portland Cement Association
Des Moines, IA
Globe-Post
Great Northern Hotel
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