How to Grow 100 Bushels of Corn Per Acre
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee lists four core steps for 100 bushel yields. Use well adapted seed, ensure 14 000 to 16 000 stalks per acre on loam soils, balanced plant nutrients, and soil structure that retains water. Start with starter fertilizer at planting and consider nitrogen phosphate and potash in-row, with legume grass rotations to boost organic matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Fertilizer College Agronomists
Middle West
Clover Leaf Weevil Control and County Farm Updates
The Marion County Farm Bureau notes minimal clover leaf weevil threats and advises BHC chlor dane or DDT for control with 4-6 weeks before harvest. It reports a Brucellosis film loaned by the State Department of Agriculture and a county meeting on animal health, plus corn and soybean fertilization guidance emphasizing limestone rock phosphate and potash. A new Beef Breeding Club is planned with Salem Chamber of Commerce backing under Francis Leckrone, including supervision of records and bull access for 4-H members.
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Experiment Station
Pat Johnson
Marion County
Beef breeding service offered to 4-H members in Marion County
The 4 H Clubbers must present a health certificate for a breeding female free of brucellosis and tuberculosis. Each member can service one female per year, calf owned by the member, shown in the 1953 4 H Club Show in three classes. Salem Chamber of Commerce awards trophies and $100 prizes for best offspring management. A pasture, fences, and shed will be prepared on Route 37 North. Interested members may contact the Farm Bureau Office or Francis Leckrone in Salem.
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Marion County
Board of Supervisors
State Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Salem Chamber of Commerce
Route 37
Farm Bureau Office
Francis Leckrone
Salem
Farm Shorts and Ag Notes
A University of Illinois livestock specialist notes prime cattle require about six months on full feed. Illinois farmers trial Panagen, a seed treating chemical, to control smut and seedling blights on small grains. Low horizontal farmhouse lines pair with low rounded foundation plantings for visual appeal.
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University of Illinois
Panagen
Illinois
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
First Methodist Church
Dean Laws
Skelgas
Snyder’s Skelgas Service
Patoka
Rex Rhea
Buffalo Bill
Dan Muller
Col
William F. Cody
Albert H. Weinbrenner Co
Milwaukee
Tommy Miller
Muller
Nevada
Tommy
Cowman
Adams
Hawkeye
Ziegler Stoker
Kaff-A
George Lee
Patoka Elevator Co
George J. Wasem
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