Farm Roundup Highlights Dairy and Meat Show Reinstatement
The agriculture department reports food expenditures four percent above last year’s 74 million dollar level. National Dairy cattle congress and Bath Packing announce Waterloo Meat Animal show will resume as part of the 1963 Dairy cattle congress in Waterloo from Sept 28 to Oct 5. April milk production across Jawa Laems totals 521 million pounds, four percent below April of last year’s 531 million pounds. Salt conservation winner Gaylord Swanson of Lane Tree.
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National Dairy Cattle Congress
Bath Packing Company
Waterloo
Dairy Cattle Congress
Mik
Jawa Laems
Town Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Gaylord Swanson
Lane Tree
Soil Stewardship Week Observed Nationwide May 19 26
Observances across Iowa soil conservation districts run May 19 to 26 under the theme We turn our eyes to the future. The National Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts provides church materials and programs in cooperation with a broad advisory group of clergy from Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, and Protestant bodies. Local items note reorganizations, appointments, and plans for the Angus tour in August with headquarters in El Dorado Kansas and tour info from the American Angus Association in St Joseph Missouri.
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Iowa
National Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
John George Weber
National Catholic Rural Life Coference
Des Moines
B. W. Mueller
National Lutheran Council
Chicago
Harold Hutt
Board of Missions
Methodist Church
Philadelphia
Henry A. McCanna
National Council of Churches of Christ
New York City
Lewis Newman
Southern Baptist Convention
Atlanta
Georgia
Flint Hills
Kansas
Frank Richards
The
Efficient Use Of Hog Pasture Tips For Swine Pastures
Extension specialist M D Whilexer recommends sturdy fenced pastures with good drainage, keeping old machinery away, and providing 20 25 pigs per acre. Maintain 4 to 10 square feet of shade per pig. Use a pasture mix of 75 percentj lejsome and 29 percent grass with grass clipped to 5 6 inches for fresh forage. If feeding program can...
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M. D. Whilexer
Wheat Referendum May Shape U.S. Farm Policy
Wheat growers face a Tuesday vote on the 1964 program with two thirds needed for approval. The plan sets price supports and quotas, while opponents warn of government control. Factors include small versus large farmers, weather, and contentious Congress actions. The outcome will influence future agriculture and potential new legislation.
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Galley Upon
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Tyne
Usda Saya
Gertificaten
Yale
Syeich
Towa
Ulingis
Indiana
Municipal
Congress
Farm Bureau
Kennedy
Whitaker’s pig nutrition guidelines shared by county extension director
The guidance outlines grain and free choice supplementation at 73 percent feeder space for grain and 2 percent for supplements. Adequate sow feeder poles and watering cups serve groups of up to 4 to 20 pigs. Protein targets range from 16 percent for pigs under 75 pounds to 12 percent for those from 125 pounds to market, with extension director Eugene Malhern disseminating the advice in Muscatine County.
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Whitaker
Eugene Malhern
Muscatine County
Who Is Eligible to Vote in Wheat Referendum Muscatine ASCS Office
Eligible voters in Muscatine county may vote Tuesday from 8 am to 4 pm DST at the Muscatine ASCS office located at Mulberry and Second street. Eligible include producers with 15 acres or more and those with allotments under 15 acres who elected by May 13 to participate as allotment growers in the 1984 program. Voting in Rock Island county occurs 8 am to 6 pm at the ASCS office, courthouse building, and P.O. box.
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Rock Island County
ASCS
Gas
Rock Island
Corn Planting Nears Finish In Muscatine Area
Favorable weather in the past two weeks has allowed area farmers to plant about 3 percent of corn. They are now busy with soybeans as intermittent showers boost small grains and pastures. Seed bed prep and seeding are largely complete around Muscatine. There is a shortage of regular farm hands, while seasonal workers are less in demand due to favorable growing conditions. Radishes, cantaloupes, melons, pickles, tomatoes, and strawberries are progressing, with planting and harvest activity accelerating.
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Muscatine
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