Tighter land controls urged for Wisconsin counties
Kenosha County farmers heard Walter Rowlands urge tighter county land sales rules at a Spooner conference. He cited Oneida and Eau Claire counties with land not in forest and described ordinances authorizing a special committee to appraise lands and decide sale lease or retention to fit postwar land settlement needs.
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Spooner
Oneida
Frau Claire
Walter Rowlands
Northern Counties
Washburn
Burnett
Polk
Sawyer
Rowlands
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
State Conservation Department
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Practical trench silos offer low cost and wind proofing
The trench silo is the cheapest option with quick construction and lower filling costs. It is fire frost and wind resistant, easier to operate, and walls reduce spoilage. walls or lining improve longevity, while methods include plastering concrete and using hog fencing for sides.
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Texas
Poles Reclaim Nazi-Looted Machinery From German Zones
Polish industries recover machinery seized by Nazis with six hundred carloads returned to the Pionki factory near Radom. Electrical and printing gear arrives from Oranienburg as parts for Lodz and Czestochowa mills are shipped from the British occupation zone in Germany.
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Warsaw
Germany
Pionki
Radom
Oranienburg
Lodz
Czestochowa
Kenosha County Farm Income Attributed To 1945 War Efforts
A Washington dispatch based on the Republican Congressional Food Study committee reports Kenosha County 1945 gross cash farm income at 9,089,000 dollars, up 182 percent since 1939. Wages and living costs rose 205 percent, but real income lagged other groups due to higher taxes and reconversion distress. Farmers face shortages, aging equipment, and need for machinery to maintain full production. The 1945 figure is slightly below the Commerce Department estimate of 9,181,215 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Kenosha County
Republican
Congressional Food Study Committee
Kenosha
Department of Commerce
Expect Slower Farm Recovery After 1945 European Drought
The drought of 1945 sharply reduced European agricultural output, altering the postwar recovery pattern. Naum Jasny of the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations notes that while Europe previously followed World War I production trends, the 1945 dry weather now suggests a slower initial decline and a quicker rebound beginning with this year's production, aided by better planning and scientific advances.
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Europe
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Naum Jasny
Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
Jasny
Improved Golden Cross Bantam Corn Promises Higher Quality
Purdue University and the U S Department of Agriculture report a new hybrid called Improved Golden Cross Bantam derived from two improved inbred lines Purdue 30 and Purdue 51 and Purdue 39A. The cross features more rows per ear and taller pollen spreaders, aiming to surpass Golden Cross Bantam while keeping strong reputation.
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Purdue University
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Purdue 30
Purdue 51
Purdue 39
Purdue
Bamboo the Most Useful Plant Worldwide
Bamboo ranks as the world's most useful plant with thousands of products from houses and coffins to cradles and cranes, illustrating its versatility.
Locusts Routed Across Anglo Egyptian Sudan
The Anglo Egyptian Sudan reports a complete clearance of locust swarms across the country. Authorities say pest numbers have been reduced to zero and no further outbreaks are expected this season.
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Sudan
Dairy to Shine at Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Building
H J Weavers says dairy exhibits will be a major Wisconsin fair feature August 17 25. Three Governor's Sweepstakes prize butter and American and foreign type cheeses plus cash awards and gold plaques reward top entries. Four American cheese classes include aged styles and longhorns daisy and twins. foreign types cover drum Swiss black Swiss limburger brick with prizes. Italian cheese exhibit class offers a $25 plaque and cash.
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H. J. Weavers
Wisconsin
Weavers
Jefferson county farmers test plane dusting against wild mustard
Jefferson county farmers plan a pilot using an airplane to dust grain with Linux dust to combat wild mustard, covering about 100 acres when crops reach four to six inches tall. County Agent Chester Dumond notes this marks a new weed control step, alongside ammonium sulfamate trials for poison ivy and broader field tests.
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Jefferson
Jefferson County
Chester Dumond
County Agricultural Committee
State Fair Opens Outdoor Livestock Photo Studio
Wisconsin State Fair introduces an outdoor circular livestock photo studio, first of its kind in the Midwest, designed with a shrubbery backdrop and 100 feet in diameter near the live stock barns. Advisory input came from Harry Strohmeyer and J. F. Abernathy, with Ralph E. Ammon announcing the new service for exhibitors during August 17 to 25.
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Ralph E. Ammon
Midwest
Harry Strohmeyer
New York
J. F. Abernathy
Chicago
W. J. Reynolds
Rain of Toads Triggers Cloud Birth Legend
Large toads emerge from tadpoles after heavy rain, fueling the belief they fall from the sky. Readers asked to dial 5121 for classified ads as the phenomenon continues to spark local curiosity and wonder.
Better Farming Briefs Summary of Agricultural Updates
Thirty thousand carloads of lemons are harvested and shipped in the U S. Farmers may raise five to ten percent fewer chickens this year unless feed shortages worsen. State agriculture officials urge destroying common barberry to protect grain crops from black stem rust. Milk derived paint brushes may hit the market by midsummer per USDA. If fertilizer is unavailable for planting, alternatives may aid late applications on small grain and seedings. Wisconsin farm wages average over 86 a month with board and 117 without. daily workers average 4.25 with board and 5.20 without. J B Hayes notes turkey growing rising in Wisconsin due to local resources. Argentina leads flax production and export. the United States ranks fourth in flaxseed production while linseed oil demand outpaces domestic supply.
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State Department of Agriculture
Requests for Farm Workers Up 30 Per Cent
Wisconsin counties show a 31 percent rise in farm labor demand in March 1946 versus March 1945. High wages attract few single men, while married men with families fill housing supported positions in critical areas. Local extension agents recruit high school youth. about 20 percent more young people expect farm jobs this summer. Contact county extension office or local farm labor office for employment.
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Wisconsin
Arlie Mucks
Mucks
Farm Labor Office
Logan bean named new snap bean variety for southern regions
The U S Department of Agriculture Southeastern Regional Vegetable Breeding Laboratory introduces Logan a hardy prolific stringless snap bean from a cross of U S No 5 Refugee and Stringless Black Valentine It resists common bean mosaic powdery mildew and certain rust strains and tolerates defoliation by bacterial blight Logan suits spring summer and fall planting in the south and may replace weaker varieties in hot weather
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Southeastern
Charleston
S.C
Logan
U.S. No. 5
Fertilizer Firms Plan Expansions to Meet Rising Demand
Fertilizer manufacturers outline expansion programs to raise capacity by 10 to 65 percent as they face wartime shortages and material limits. The National Fertilizer Association cites improving production since 1945 and plans for new machinery, storage, and longer shipping cycles, contingent on Congress facing Hill Bank head Flannagan bills.
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National Fertilizer Association
NFA
Congress
Hill Bank
Flannagan
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