Experts Predict Damage To Corn In Iowa Crop At Risk
Entomologists warn corn borers threaten Iowa yields with potential losses over ten million dollars and damage extending to inch and a half kernels. Dusting with DDT and extensive spraying urged before Markhead stage. costs estimated at twenty dollars per acre. Farmers urged to contact Ray Walton of Farmer Foods Inc for program details and to plow or destroy stalks to curb spread.
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Towa
Marion
Thei
Ray Walton
Farmer Foods, Inc
Ontario County
Ohio
Red Raspberries Are Best For Freezing
Guidance from Iowa State extension nutritionist Jewel Graham favors freezing red raspberries for best quality. Wash and sort berries, keep whole, and freeze quickly. For desserts use sugar syrup. for jams and jellies pack in dry sugar.
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Jewel Graham
Iowa State College
Miss Graham
Proper Care Of Pipes Reduces Corrosion
Agricultural engineer C JL Van Vinck of Iowa State College explains summer moisture in idle smoke pipes causes acid corrosion. He advises thorough cleaning and drying, attic storage if in damp basements, painting inside and outside, and leaving furnace doors and dampers open after reassembly to ensure air circulation.
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C. JL. van Vinck
Iowa State College
van Vlack
Conserve Soil In Iowa Aims For Long Term Fertility
The piece explains soil conservation as maximizing usable soil while preventing erosion and restoring fertility. It covers terracing, ponds, drainage, ditch work, liming, and crop rotation, stressing farmer initiative with county agents and Soil Conservation Service guidance. It cites erosion losses during war demand and notes lime benefits and purity details.
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Iowa
Towa
Soil Conservation Service
Ol’ Simmin
Remsen Hit and Run Fatal Involving Olaf Peterson
Olaf Peterson of LeMars, 53, was fatally struck by a hit and run driver near Remsen. A following car struck him again as he lay in the roadway, police investigate the incident.
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Olaf Peterson
LeMars
Remsen
Peterson
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Iawa
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Farmers Mutual Creamery Co
Monticello, Iowa
Monticello Implement & Truck Co
Monticello
Goven, Eddins & CO
la Salle
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Lahey Trucking Service
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