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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1948
Page
7
Iowa State College farm crops expert M L Peterson recommends disking to renovate bluegrass pastures. Overdo it if needed and reseed soon after March 25 but by April 15 to avoid crowding. Follow with phosphate and grazing guidelines and a mix of sweet, red, and alsike clovers.
The article notes that a certain seed mix yields about 10 pounds per acre and works well on less fertile soils, while alfalfa is recommended for deep, more fertile soils. It emphasizes matching forage choices to soil conditions for best results.
Iowa swine expert E. L. Quaife promotes legume pasture to reduce grain and protein use in hog production. He outlines a three lot rotation plan with oats rape seed alfalfa and bromegrass, plus electric fencing and fall rye to extend pasture from spring to late fall.
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station offers seed of foreed canarygrass in small quantities for seed increase. Selection focused on leafiness rust resistance high production and high seed yield. Reed canarygrass suits wet poorly drained soils and aids gully control in soil conservation. In Denison, Frank Larsen reports a robin on February 25. readers may claim Iowa’s first 1948 robin.
A runoff of real estate transfers from multiple parties including Harry Petersen Hazel to Raymond A Schagy and others. Transactions cover numerous parcels in sections 10 83 2 west and adjacent areas with prices, parcels such as Amber Iowa lots, and water rights. Several couples and individuals such as Esther Engelbart and Carl Eilers feature among buyers and sellers.
U S Department of Agriculture experts and ranchers agree that improving grassland can double output. Practical steps include balanced stocking, rotation grazing, reseeding, irrigation, and erosion control. Local agents, Soil Conservation Service, and state colleges offer planning and technical help. Soda Bill frames flattery as soft soap and lye.
A fragmented sports or event scene shows a crowd pressing toward scales as a pen gate opens. The shouted phrase “Weigh ’em to Swift” echoes, inviting participants to step onto the weighed area amid chatter and movement.
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