Iowa Farmers Fight Menaces Mold and Ear Worm
Des Moines date line reports Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Carl N Kennedy says corn mold and ear worm are major threats to Iowa crops. Dr C J Drake notes ear worm caused about 900000 dollars in losses to farmers and canneries, with 500000 from corn and sweet corn for canning and 400000 from extra labor. Weather reports tie mold to wet growing periods and seed selection improves mold resistance through careful field selection and sturdy ears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Carl N. Kennedy
C. J. Drake
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa man joins national standards committee on foods
Des Moines January 1 E L Redfern state chemist for the Iowa department of agriculture has been named to the joint committee on standards and definitions of foods and drugs by Secretary Jardine He left November 29 for Washington to attend the first meeting The second item notes a railplane style electric overhead car system being studied for Glasgow Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
E. L. Redfern
State Department of Agriculture
Joint Committee On
Secretary of Agriculture
W. M. Jardine
Washington
Poultry Queens of Illinois to Break into Movie World
Illinois poultry queens will have a Hollywood tryout as the state department films exterior and interior scenes at three experimental plants in Quincy Kankakee and Murphysboro. The clips will be shot by Herbert Georg studios of Springfield for release at Ottaway during the Illinois State Poultry association exposition January 4 to 6 and at subsequent events.
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Springfield
Til
Poultry Pens of
Illinois
Hollywood
State Department of Agriculture
Division of Poultry Husbandry
Agricultural Department
Illinois State Poultry Association
Ottawa
Herbert Georg Studios
Ottaway
Quincey
Kankakee
Murphysboro
Corn Show to Highlight Benton Junior Farmers Institute
The Benton county junior farmers in the vocational agriculture program will stage a corn show alongside the annual farmers institute in Vinton Iowa. The event runs January 28 and 29 with financing from a home talent play. F. G. Churchill is named corn judge and Roy Watkins poultry judge. Burt Oderkirk speaks on dairy feeding and management. Dr. K. W. Stonders covers swine sanitation. C. L. Fitch addresses northern grown seed potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Benton County
George Deyoe
F. G. Churchill
Roy Watkins
Burt Oderkirk
K. W. Stonders
C. L. Fitch
Goshen Township Farm Institute Set for Dec 9 10
Atalissa Iowa announcement notes the Goshen Township Farm Institute will meet in the Christian church basement on Thursday and Friday December 9 and 10 with an interesting program planned.
Farm Accounting Schools Planned in Washington County
Washington county farmers will attend five part farm accounting schools during the last week of January. The program offers confidential personal data handling and uses numbered references. Attendees may also learn about the winter cow testing and herd management course at Iowa State college for dairy interests.
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Washington County
Washington, Ia
Iowa
Poultry Record Association
Sylvia Wilson
Washington Township
Barred Rocks
Clarence Jackson
Buff Levhorns
Tom Gerdis
Rhode Island
Co. WL. Stannard
Clay Township
J. N. Phillips
Puff Rocks
W. V
Ben Stout
Brighton
Farm Bureau
Iowa State College
States
Canada
Ames
Louisa County
Letts
Fruitland
Cotter
Columbus Junction
Wapello
Wyman
Morning Sun
Conesville
Vicinities
610000 Country Youths Lead Farm Progress Drive
Exclusive Dispatch reports 610000 farm youths form the largest nation wide club network since the 1914 Smith Lever Act. Volunteers from merchants bankers Rotary Kiwanis and teachers guide dairy calf and other projects across communities to boost future dairy prosperity and farm efficiency.
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Hargis
Chicago
National Committee On Boys
Congress
Rotary
Kiwanis
Chambers of Commerce
American Bankers’ Association
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
Breed Livestock Associations
National Committee On
New Blood
Need Seed Control to Lower Cost of Crop Production
N J Holmberg Minnesota commissioner of agriculture told the National association of commissioners and secretaries and departments of agriculture that weed and seed control can cut costs. He urged broader powers for seed and weed control officials to seize shipments of improperly labeled seeds and enforce purity standards to reduce production expenses.
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Chicago
Tuk
N. J. Holmberg
Minnesota
National Association of Commissioners and Secretaries
Departments of Agriculture
Knox County Seeks State Huskers Contest
Galesburg Illinois reports Knox County farm bureau invites the state corn husking championship to be held locally next year. With Knox County producing the runner up this year officials believe the invitation will be accepted.
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Galesburg Ill
Knox County
Farm Bureau
Corn diseases cut Illinois corn yield by sixteen percent
Urbana Ill Dec 1 Corn diseases reduce the Illinois corn crop by 16 percent costing farmers 47561 977 in labor on 1 782 569 producing acres rendered unproductive by root stalk ear and cob rot diseases. Professor J C Hackleman University of Illinois says these diseases also hinder corn improvement since early breeding.
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Urbana
Ill
J. C. Hackleman
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Hackleman
Illinois Cows Win Gold Medals In State Contest
Urbana Illinois December 1 AP the Illinois 500 Butterfat Cow club logged 28 dairy cows across 18 farmers in ten counties with a quarter ton butterfat earned this year under club rules C S Rhode dairy extension specialist University of Illinois says the group is two months from completing its year Fifty additional cows already produced 425 pounds or more butterfat and may join in the final stretch
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Ill
Illinois
Ilinois
C. S. Rhode
College of Agriculture, University of Ilinois
Rhode
Goshen Township Institute to Hold Two Day Event
Two noted speakers Chas Laros and Ralph Haynes will feature Poultry and Dairying topics at the Third Annual Goshen Township Farmers Institute at the Atalissa Christian church on Dec 9 and 10. The program includes poultry judging, a Fireless Cooker demo, wallpaper selection, a home talent play, and a community dinner with 4-H club activities and a music memory contest. The event aims to elect 1927 officers and promote local agricultural education.
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Jos. J. Wilson
Chas. Laros
Grinnell
Iowa
Ralph Haynes
International Harvester Company
Goshen Township
Atalissa Christian Church
Lajos
J. C. Carey
West Liberty
Atalissa High School
Richard Watters
Institute
George Cornell
Reading
Dora Watters
Charles Laros
W. J. Hohnke
Harry Nauman
Glenn Toyne
James C. Carey
Hildebrand
Chicago
Raymond Lewis
Muscatine County
Presbyterian Church
Josephine Arnquist
Victor
Muscatine Music House
Lohr & Chase
Bessie Rohlf
Helen Springmier
Arnquist
The
Varied Program Arranged for Annual Meeting in Louisa County
Louisa County farm bureau sets a varied program for its annual meeting on December 11 in Wapello with speakers including H. M. Snyder Miss Jessie Foster and county officials. Highlights cover reports, demonstrations, a dinner, a toast by Vernon Wiederrecht, talks on boys in the country and county demonstrations, plus a round table discussion and a Poultry Record Flock talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa County Farm Bureau
Louisa County
Wapello
Farm Bureau
H. M. Snyder
Jessie Foster
Guy Wiley
Warren Wiederrecht
S. H. Archibald
C. E. Pierce
Ralph Wilson
Vernon Wiederrecht
Dean Dodder
Merritt Johann
McCall
Farm Bureau Convention
Farm Bureau Office
Baby Beef Club
Donald Bissinger
Arthur Gardner
Marion Blanchard
Lewis
Fred
Clifford Gerth
Matthew McAfee
Dale
Earl Schlutz
Layton Buffington
Richard and
Knowlton Fletcher
Columbus Junction
Strenuous Efforts Urged to Halt Corn Borer Spread
Chicago December 1 AP The European corn borer threatens to invade the heart of the American corn belt unless concerted efforts by farmers and state and federal authorities intensify. The pest already reaches 3,000,000 acres across several states and may spread within years.
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Chicago
Til
L. H. Worthley
Washington
United State Department of Agriculture
National Association of Commissioners, Secretaries
Departments of Agriculture
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
West Virginia
Worthley
Corn
Lake Erie
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Quick Bad Breath Relief
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets provide relief from bad breath by gently stimulating the bowels and liver, purifying the system without the after effects of calomel. The vegetable formula with olive oil is sold by all druggists in multiple sizes.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Poultry Queens of
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W. C. Mollison
Clayton County
Kenneth Walter
L. L. Kaiser
Gertrude Kaiser
Millard Blakesley
New York State
Serville Sultana
Atalissa
J. Arnquist
Jerusalem
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Lester Day
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