Potatoes Fail in Rainy Weather Tips From Ames Experts
Paul W. Borglum notes cool weather helps potatoes but repeated rain harms them unless soil drains well. A. F. Walker and C. L. Fitch discuss plot studies, soil types, and practices to improve yields including seed quality and timing. A Warba potato variety prospers in Jones County. Car window safety warns about carbon monoxide buildup in closed cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Borglum
A. F. Walker
Smith-Hughes
Monticello
C. L. Fitch
Iowa State College
Ames
Wayne 4-H Boys Test Soil For Lime And Phosphorus
Sixteen Wayne 4-H club members tested soil samples from home farms for lime need at a July meeting hosted by Howard and Dean Zirkelbach. Bob Lincoln spoke on limestone for Iowa soils noting 7 percent soil in the area requires lime and phosphorus should be applied with feedings for best efficiency. Clifford Jansen discussed phosphorus placement for crops. Club Agent Paul W. Borglum led a discussion on limestone and phosphates in Jones County before showing moving pictures. Lunch followed served by Mrs. Zirkelbach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne 4-H Club
Howard
Dean Zirkelbach
Bob Lincoln
Towa
Clifford Jansen
Paul W. Borglum
Jones County
Borglum
Ted Zirkelbach
Findings From Potato and Oats Tours Highlight Practices
Potatoes on eight farms showed best results with humus rich soil and balanced fertilizer. sod preps helped, early planting yielded larger tubers, and soil moisture affected scab and leaf burn. Five varieties tested. cut seed pieces in damp soil stayed intact. superphosphate aided maturity. Oats tour noted: factors beyond variety matter, lighter seeding reduces lodging with solid yields, phosphate supports growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eught
C. L. Fitch
Pratt man amasses world’s largest pencil collection
Ed Johnson of Pratt Kansas began collecting pencils as a boy and now owns about 42000 of them. He says his collection is the largest in the world outside of a newspaper man’s pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Johnson
Pratt, Kan
Oats and corn trials show variable lodging and nutrient effects
Forum trial notes oats perform better with ground nitrogen and potash plus phosphate, while phosphate alone causes downing. Boone lodging varies by source with rust resistance high in some, Marion and logold differ in rust and stalk strength. Eighteen corn varieties tested. farmers urged to inspect plots during fall checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Marion
Logold
Hancock
I. Rh. Hinta
Forum Corn Committee
Castle Grove Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights 4-H Program
The Castle Grove Farm Bureau and Extension group met July 9 at District No 2 schoolhouse Castle Grove township with about 50 attendees. The 4-H Girls Club Fortune Finders presented Creed reports, a convention update, a playlet Virtue Triumphant and a patriotic song-pageant, plus moving pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove Farm Bureau and Extension Group
Castle Grove Township
Castle Grove
Fortune Finders
Verona Kromminga
Wanda Schemmel
Max Specht
Helen Deischer
Health Improvement Plan Links 4-H Exams to Personal Health
Jones county 4-H boys and girls will be examined by county doctors at Monticello July 23 and Anamosa July 29 as part of a new program focusing on individual health improvement rather than selecting the healthiest participant. Clinics will evaluate and advise, with awards for the greatest health improvement over a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Paul W. Borglum
Monticello
Anamosa
Monticello Hospital
Anamosa Hospital
Mr. Borglum
Jones County Medical and Dental Societies
Cass Community Meeting Recap Salvage Drive Results
Cass township community meeting at the Cass Center schoolhouse reported rubber salvage progress and a call for more scrap iron collection. Club Agent Paul W. Borglum screened sound films Along the Great Silk Route and How Not to Conduct a Meeting for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass Township
Cass Center
Finnigan
Jones County Salvage
Paul W. Borglum
Wyoming Votes 27 13 For Holding Fall Horse Show
Wyoming township votes 27 to 13 in favor of holding a fall horse show at a meeting sponsored by the Horse Show association. No plans proceed until the Commercial club organizes a joint show and fall celebration, and new officers must be elected for the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Horse Show Association
Commercial Club
Edwain Westphal
John Westphal
Mercy Hospital
George Dusan
G. W. Ireland
Wyoming Township
Oscar Story
OCD
Jones County
Memorial Hall
Luther Leagues
Doris Day
Luther League
Church
League
Duck Creek Park
Davenport
Doris
Carmen Ingwersen
Otto Newell
Russell Anderson
Pleasant Ridge Club
Pleasant Ridge
Margaret von Sprecken
Priscilla Club
Joe Holub
Lumir Holub
John Holub
Edward F. Holub
Holub
Jay Orris
Monmouth
W. B. Brown
Martelle
J. J. Luedemann
Wellsburg
Alice Brown
New Haven
Vaukon
Claude Sears
Kansas
Harry Vaughn
Hartford
Kan
J. S. Parr
C. Vaughn
Parr
Carload of Allis-Chalmers Combines Arrives at Sand Spring
SAND SPRING The Sand Spring creamery received a car load of Allis-Chalmers combines last week distributed over the territory. Several local families visited and attended family dinners and picnics at neighbors homes including Davenport Monticello Delhi Manchester Oneida and Mary Jane Baxter eighty sixth birthday celebration with thirty five guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Spring
Allis-Chalmers
Clair Conklin
Davenport
Nell Donovan
Mike Hogan
Monticello
Ralph Lahey
Fred Egger
Nelson Freeze
Noel
Harbach
Delhi
Russell Keith
Cyril Gavin
Rita
Kathryn
Manchester
Elizabeth Gavin
Edward Cox
Mary Jane Baxter
Oneida
Castle Grove 4-H Boys Hold July Meeting
The Castle Grove 4-H club met July 9 at District No. 2 school with seven members present. Members discussed demonstration topics and then joined the Farm Bureau group meeting held the same evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
District No. 2
Farm Bureau Group
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