Fly control saves farmers despite summer losses
Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson notes that flies cost the average farmer 500 to 1000 dollars yearly through reduced milk production and slower cattle gains. He cites trials showing milk losses of about 5 percent mid June to September, beef gains trimmed, and potential poultry profits saved by DDT spraying.
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Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Gunderson
Iowa
Kansas
Monticello Farmers Excel In Dairy Herd Records
Monticello, Hopkinton and Delhi dairy farmers join South Delaware Dairy Herd Improvement Association. May tester reports 25 herds totaling 409 cows in milk 47 dry with an average 826 pounds milk per cow and 30.8 pounds butterfat. Named producers include Gerhard Freese, Wilcox and Alferts, Gestel and Knepper, James Shover, Herman Welter, Brunken and Westhoff, Ernest and Robert Wahl with varied milk and butterfat yields.
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Monticello
Hopkinton
Delhi
South Delaware Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Eshrdluetaoine Etaoinshrdlush
Gerhard Freese
Wilcox & Alferts
Gestel & Knepper
James Shover
Herman Welter
Brunken & Westhoff
Manchester
Ernest and
Robert Wahl
Lovell 4-H Spring Tour Highlights Diverse Livestock Displays
Lovell Township 4-H tours visits several farms showing Holstein and Jersey heifers, Norstein cattle, White Rock chickens, Berkshires, Guernsey, and beef projects. Participants include Duane Freese, Lyle Berends, Roy Reuter, George Leytem, Arnold Turnis, Clarence Turnis, Bob Welter, Virginia and Mary Like, Arlene Rickels, Beverly Hanken, and Marvin Webber.
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Lovell Township
Gerhard Freese Farm
Duane
Lyle Behrends
Roy Reuter
George Leytem
Norstein
Arnold Turnis
Clarence Turnis
Berkshires
Virginia
Mary Like
Arlene Rickels
Beverly Hanken
Lloyd Welter
Jerry Welter
Marvin Webber
Dairy and beef cattle group ends at Monticello park dinner
A dairy heifer and Bill Aitchison along with two Angus beeves and two Guernsey dairy heifers gathered for a morning start at nine o'clock and finished with a potluck dinner at Monticello city park.
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Bill Aitchison
Monticello
Jeep nearly claimed six lives in Clarinda crash
An army jeep involved in a crash near Clarinda last week nearly killed six people when a station wagon overturned and the jeep crushed the top. The vehicle had to be lifted off the occupants.
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Iowa
Clarinda
Barbara Chatterton Takes Farm Bureau Job in Jones County
Barbara Chatterton from Onslow has accepted a clerk position in the Jones County Farm Bureau office effective June 2. Her duties focus on the serum and insurance program. A 1947 Monticello High School graduate, she completed a special course in commercial work.
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Barbara Chatterton
Allen Chatterton
Onslow
Jones County Farm Bureau
Barbara
Monticello
Waverly Traffic Spot Check Finds Faulty Cars
Officials conducted a two day road check in Waverly and found 138 cars unsafe for public use. About one in four vehicles required repair after the survey. The report urges buyers to seek best value from stores advertising quality.
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Waverly
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L. J. Rewly Ryan
Gartner Flying Service
Lovell 4-H Club
Patronize Express
MR. Farmer
Frank W. Boss
East Central
Lowa
Clara Ave
Nelson
Rubberoid
Pruit and Owen
Lumber Co
Langworthy
The
Kurt’s
Rube
Kurt
Monticello Greenhouse
T. Act
Universal Joint Boots
Overdrive
Shell X
SHELL
Jack Maire
Oettsch & Ae Earn Montice’llo & Hopkinton
Des Moines
Akron
Ohio
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Company
Monticello Lions Club
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