Dust Blowing Across Midwest As Dry Weather Persists
The weekly Weather Bureau bulletin notes generally favorable conditions for small grains, but the Corn Belt remains very dry in the western areas. Reports from Illinois to Minnesota describe freezing nights, minimal rainfall, and ongoing plowing and seeding with moisture shortages, dust storms in the west, and variable crop prospects.
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Corn and Wheat Weather Bulletin
United States Weather Bureau
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Green Bay Area
Missouri
Bootheel
Minnesota
South Central
Central
West Central
12 Acre Woods Fire Near Oxford Burns Timber
A fire on a farm owned by Judge Richard VanRoden in Media destroyed 12 acres of timber on Monday. The Union Fire Co of Oxford responded, aided by nearby forest fire warden James Lentz of Norristown who reported fertilizer bags were burning and the blaze spread to adjacent woods.
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Richard VanRoden
Union Fire Co
Oxford
James Lentz
Norristown
Farm Safety Meeting Set For May 15
A Farm Safety Clinic will be held in the Jefferson Auditorium of the U S Department of Agriculture as part of the President s Conference on Occupational Safety May 14 16 The clinic begins at 9 30 a m May 15 with Kirk Fox editor of Successful Farming as moderator Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson will address the conference May 14 at 3 p m The program includes panelists from Indiana Illinois Texas Alabama and Virginia with officials from Nationwide Insurance and university extension services The event highlights rising farm hazards due to mechanization and the high work fatality rate.
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Washington
USDA
Jefferson Auditorium
U. S. Department of Agricultural
Kirk Fox
Beason
Ezra Taft Benson
Department
Ervin L. Peterson
Fox
Jerry Ringo
Kentucky Future Farmers of America
Almer Armstrong
Indiana Farm Safety Committee
Ndianapolis
Ordie L. Hogsett
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Tinois
Urbana
E. C. Martin
Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Committee
Texas A & M College
College Station
Texas
Harry Pontious
Nationwide Insurance Co
Columbus
Ohio
Mrs. Goode Robinson
Virginia Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
Lynchburg
Shopping list aids prudent buying and warns against pressure
Doris L Snook PS University home management specialist urges using a shopping list to resist clever advertising and high pressure salesmanship. Wise buying yields lasting satisfaction as she notes hurried purchases are poor investments. British industry plans an atomic energy plant.
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Doris L. Snook
Extension Home Management
Pennsylvania State University
Seeding Outlook Shows Varied Moisture Across Regions
The report notes delayed germination of new seedlings in the south and postponed flax seeding in the southwest. Topsoil moisture ranges from short in the southwest to adequate elsewhere, with subsoil moisture mostly adequate to plentiful outside the south.
Soil Stewardship Sunday Observed May 6 Across Pennsylvania
Governor George M. Leader urged statewide observance of Soil Stewardship Sunday on May 6 and Soil Stewardship Week May 6 12. He stressed farmers are stewards of soil water and plants and warned that poor stewardship risks land abandonment while good stewardship preserves productive soil for mankind.
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George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Soil Stewardship Week Urges Care for Diminishing Cropland
The 37 county soil conservation districts sponsor Soil Stewardship Week May 6 to May 12 urging pastors and communities to emphasize stewardship of land. The message notes population growth versus cropland shrinkage and calls farm people to exercise responsibility for soil health.
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Commonwealth
FFA Week Plans at Penn State Begin
Plans for the annual Pennsylvania FFA Activities Week at the Penn State campus begin June 12 with judging contests to select regional and national entries. About 1500 Future Farmers of America attend yearly as a band of 100 pieces and a chorus of over 100 voices rehearse for three days along with educational demonstrations and sports activities.
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Pennsylvania Ffa
Penn State
Norman Hoover
Future Farmers of America
State Ffa Association
Pennsylvania
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Pasture Dream
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Strasburg OV
Lititz
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Hensel
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