Speakers Named For Farm Week Event At Iowa State
Dr. L L Dunnington and John L Strohm headline the 49th Farm and Home week at Iowa State College February 14 to 17 with talks on the iron curtain Russian threats world food and education for the future Also Allan B Kline and Dr Byron Shaw speak on related agricultural topics The campus will be open to visitors during the four day event Eighteen Richland Homemakers met for a broiler lesson and sampling at Mrs John Reiter’s home Two new 4-H members joined Scotch Grove group with demonstrations on mastitis control and hog mineral mixing Dad’s night drew several dads and ten club members
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L. L. Dunnington
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Iowa City
Iowa State College
Dr. Dunnington
Iowa
Iron Curtain
Strohm
Russia
States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Administration
United States
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Shaw
Kline
Allan B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Great Britain
United Nations
San Francisco
Farm Bureau
London
International Federation of Agricultural Producers
Iowa Agriculture
Iowa State
Richland Township
John Reiter
Emelda Kanan
Reiter
Lynn Serbousek
Darrel Paulsen
Scotch Grove
Emil Paulsen
Iowa Farmers Eye Race 45 Crown Rust Risk to Clinton Oats
Federal plant pathologist C. H. Murphy of Iowa State College warns Race 45 crown rust may develop next year or later and threaten Clinton and Bond oat varieties grown on most Iowa acreage. He notes Marion and Cole resist Race 45 fairly well but have drawbacks. breeders are working on resistant crosses with Clinton and Santa Fe to produce a new variety.
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Iowa
C. H. Murphy
Iowa State College
Tama
Boone
Murphy
Clinton
Corn Belt
Marion
Cole
Santa Fe
Can Cut Cooking Time For Tasty Baked Beans
Pressure saucepan can cut pre cooking time for beans to 35 minutes if soaked, 60 minutes if un soaked. Baking time drops to about 2 hours with bacon or cured ham replacing salt pork. Precooked dry beans bake 40 minutes to an hour for quicker results.
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Mildred Nelson
Iowa State College
Martelle 4-H Discusses Year Plan At Meeting
Martelle 4-H Boys held a regular meeting at the Martelle school house on January 24 with fourteen members and two visitors present. David Darsee led a discussion on starting pig projects for the coming year.
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Martelle
David Darsee
Evergreen Trees Planted At Six Foot Spacing
Evergreen trees are planted about six feet apart, equating to roughly 1,200 trees per acre, outlining dense spacing guidelines for reforestation or ornamental plantings.
Rusty Cream Cans Are Made New By Retinning
Iowa State College extension dairyman A. W. Rudnick says retinning rusty milk and cream cans can restore quality and cut costs. Cans are rolled, dents removed, leaks checked, and labeled for return. small creameries are urged to group shipments. A list of retinning firms is available from Rudnick in Ames, Iowa.
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A. W. Rudnick
Iowa State College
Rudnick
Ames
Iowa
Sell Short Feds On Early Market
Iowa State College extension economist Francis Kutish advises cattle feeders to consider heading short fed cattle to early markets. He notes that profits from holding short-feds into the April May period look weak due to high gain costs and a typically rising market needed for heavy cattle. He cautions of a potential seasonal price drop for higher grade cattle this spring as more native cattle enter feedlots.
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Francis Kutish
Iowa State College Extension
Katish
Kutish
Record cattle on feed hits all‑time highs in spring
April and May saw the number of cattle on feed rise to a record high with increases across weight categories. The largest jump occurred in cattle weighing 900 pounds or more, while all weight classes showed higher totals than any previous year.
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O. R. Johnson
University of Missouri, Columbia
Care Handling Fluorescent Lamps Warned by Official
Northwestern Bell manager Tom Hamilton warns extra care when handling fluorescent lamps. An instruction sheet notes the lamp coating can be poisonous if ingested, so avoid breakage, cuts, or scratches to prevent exposure.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone
Tom Hamilton
Hamilton
Fluorescent Lamp Disposal Instructions
The notice outlines disposal steps for broken fluorescent lamps. Place discarded lamps in cartons for collection, and if breaking lamps before disposal, wrap them in multiple layers of newsprint, seal, and carry them outside to place in a waste container.
How to Secure Raincoats With Hidden Clasps
Instructions advise sewing small clasps below the lower button to keep raincoats closed on windy rainy days and prevent skirts from flying open.
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