20th Straight Seehusen Sale Is Scheduled For This Week
J B Seehusen of Center Junction holds a fall Chester White sale this week at his home, drawing 100 to 150 buyers. The breeder, 47 years in pigs, built the Balancer line and has shipped stock nationwide. He promotes 4 H ties and notes the sale's strong regional draw and past high prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Seehusen
Center Junction
Chester White
Jack
Chesters
Herman
Albert Stewart
Newhall
Chester
Robert L. Naefke
Clarion
Herwig
United States
Austin
Minn
Pete
Reid Hybrid Corn Company
Jones County Fair
Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
Hartley
Main Street
Des Moines
Shrifle Temple
Dale
Danneman
Amber
Seehusen
Middlewest
Milan
Italy
Cedar Rapids
Mississippi River
Henry Jurgensen
Monti
Callahan Brothers
Milford
Ill
Illinois
Wisconsin
Hybrid seed growth drives Iowa agriculture since 1930s rise
An Iowa State College report notes hybrid corn and oat seed adoption surged from minimal use in 1936 to near universal by the early 1940s. It outlines the seed production process, acreage needs, and the expanding role of specialized laboratories and chemists in feed control. The piece traces industry growth, labeling standards, and the dramatic rise in supplementary feed tonnage through 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Boone, Marion and
Hancock
Iowa
Clinton
Corn Belt
Department of Agriculture
Lightning strikes destroy veterans lunch room in Grinnell
A flash fire caused by a lightning bolt at Grinnell destroyed a new lunch room started by veterans Cleo and George Strawser. The interior was engulfed within five minutes after the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Cleo
George Strawser
Feed Legislation Enacted In 1907 To Stop Fraud
The 1907 Iowa General Assembly enacted supplementary feed legislation to prevent fraud in the sale of concentrated commercial feeding stuffs and their materials. Since then three major changes occurred: annual registration, tag method for fee collection, and channeling fees into a commercial feed fund for inspection. The first tonnage data from 1910 shows 102,009.2 tons of supplementary feed sold in Iowa, with subsequent growth documented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Levin
Thirty-Second General Assembly
Forefingers Reattached After Watermelon Knife Slip
Eileen Lowe of Sigourney suffered fingertip injuries when a watermelon knife slipped. Surgeons at Sigourney Hospital sewed the ends of both forefingers back in place in a surgical procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen Lowe
Sigourney
Sigourney Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Seehusen, Sr
Monticello
Anna
Luella
Russell Jamieson
Jamiesons
Seehusens
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa State College
Kuriger Bros
For
Coyle’s
Goven, Eddins & CO
la Salle St
Chicago
Elect
Holden
Republican
Yoome Cory Angle
Farmers Lumber & Supply Co
Feed Institute of Iowa
Hawkeye State
Rite-Way
America
H.p
Briggs & Stratton
Zimmerman’s Western Auto Associate Store
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