High Moisture Damage Found In County Corn Storage
Farmers face high moisture corn stored on county farms with mold risk and potential market discounts. Poor ventilation caused overheating and damage. cribs with 23% to 26% moisture and sealed government cribs test over 20% moisture. Experts warn feeding damaged corn to animals and advise selling or drying to avoid losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC
Harold Brooks
Mae Whittaker
Animal Science
Towa State
Gene Mathern
Giant Foxtail Control Demands Heavy Herbicide Use
Wisconsin and Iowa crops face giant foxtail outbreaks says UW agronomist Ron Doersch. He warns of substantial losses in corn and soybeans unless heavy herbicide applications are used, noting effective rates with Atrazine 80-W, Atrazine-Lorox combos, early application, and Ramrod as a promising but possibly limited source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ron Doersch
University of Wisconsin
Doersch
Wheat Acreage Allotment Raised 1967 to 59.3 Million Acres
President Johnson directed Secretary Freeman to boost the 1967 wheat acreage allotment by 45 percent. The increase adds 7.7 million acres, lifting the national allotment from 51.6 to 59.3 million acres, the largest in six years, aided by strong export demand and farmer cooperation in voluntary limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Orville L. Freeman
White House
Field Work on Iowa Farms Still Ahead of Last Year
Des Moines reports show Iowa farmers ahead of last year's pace in spring field work as 5 percent of corn and most oats have been planted and about 8 percent of plowing completed. Weather delays from coal and wet conditions slowed progress. subsoil moisture is adequate though topsoil is scarce in western areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Towa
Freeman Seeks Change as Farmers Protests Grow
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman faces White House price policy backlash after dairy and cheese actions. He met with eight farm state senators, promising to press for higher dairy price supports and defend administration stance amid inflation concerns. Senators McGovern, Mondale, Burdick, Nelson attended the closed talks.
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Donald M. Rothberg
Associated Press
Washington
Agriculure
Orville L. Freeman
White House
Freeman
Johnson
Tariff Commission
Defense Department
Last regular meeting of the ’76 Colleens 4 H club
The 4 H club held its final regular meeting at the Eichelberger home. Officers or host families were listed, with plans for a Mothers Day tea and multiple committees handling food, decorations, table service, cookies, cleanup, and recreation. A lesson on snacks and a team demonstration on dips and dunks were shared, followed by refreshments.
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76’ Collwans
76 Colleens
Lynn
Karen
Carel Echelberger
Leslie Gifford
Kathy Watson
Debbie Eichelberger
Vickie Hidlebough
Debbie
Jane
Janet Eichelberger
Beverly Merritt
Pam
Ann
Kathleen
Barbara Byrne
Terri
Debbie Wedekind
Pam Merritt
Karen Ejchelberger
Gardening Guide Highlights Pepper and Tomato Varieties
SU horticulturist Ben F. Vance urges spring planting of warm season vegetables, stressing vigorous disease free starts. Peat fiber pots ease transplanting with thorough watering and soil mixing. Pepper trials show Tokyo Bell and Early Bountiful yield well, with other options like Delaware Belle Penn Wonder Spartan Emerald and Lincoln Bell recommended for town gardens.
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Ben F. Vance
Towa State University
California Wonder
Tokyo Bell
Peter Piper
Louisa County Beef Tour Moves To Fall
Louisa County Beef Producers announce a fall tour set for September 1 under president George Small. Officers include H. Lee Huston vice president John Padgett Crawfordsville Letts Allen Johnson Wapello Adolf Boysen Wapello Elmer Hayes Wapello James Podaris Ainsworth and Eugene Werner Letts directors.
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Louisa County Beef Producers
George Small
Small
County Association
Association
H. Lee Huston
John Padgett
Letts
Allen Johnson
Crawfordsville
Adolf Boysen
Wapello
Elmer Hayes
James Podaris
Ainsworth
Eugene Werner
Wilton Busy Bees Plan June Club Trip and Events
Wilton Busy Bees 4H club held April meeting at Mary McSwiggin’s home with Barbara as co-hostess. Eleven members and five visitors attended. Patty Luth led the business meeting. Talks covered Calorie Countdown snacks and why fruit and vegetable snacks are good. Nutritious milk drinks demo by Barbara Sorgentry. Next meeting is Mother’s Day tea May 24 at 1:30 p.m. Mothers invited. older girls bring a two crust pie, younger a loaf of quick bread.
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Wilton
Busy Bees
Mary McSwiggin
Barbara
Patty Luth
Linda Norton
Pam Sebelien
Barbara Sorgentry
Mary Kay McSwiggin
Lynn Luth
Linda Collier
Oat Breeding Plot At ISU Farm
T F Huang a first year ISU agronomy student from Formosa works the Oat Breeding Test Plot at the Ames Breeding and Research Farm. The project is part of a large plant breeding effort to find and combine oat traits for improved varieties, with seeds grown from individual plants and thousands of trials over many years.
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T. F Huang
ISU
Formosa
Ames
Journal Phat
Self Propelled Applicator At Ames Field Day
A self propelled machine on display at the Ag Engineering Field Day in Ames can apply four chemical sprays from the front simultaneously and distributes granules through a rear attachment. Front wheels pivot enabling a turn on a single wheel, as shown in the journal photo.
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Ag Engineering
Ames
Pike Plucky Pikers 4-H Plan July Tour and Dance
Pike Plucky Pikers 4-H club set an annual tour for Sunday July 3 starting at 1 am with a noon picnic. The public dance is Friday June 17 at Nichols gymnasium with XL’s providing music from 9 pm to 1 am. Demonstrations by Gary Mills and Doug Chown. Vernon Carter led Money Management discussion. 24 members attended.
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Nichols
Pike Plucky Pikers
Doug Chown
Vernon Carter
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