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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1956
Page
8
Iowa pork offers high protein digestible fat and essential fatty acids. Pork liver contains iron and vitamins. breakfast ideas feature link sausages pineapple and ham. Cooking tips include 350 F roast and 185 F thermometer target. Pork chops browning then finishing in oven with stuffing suggested.
Marion county ASC reminds wool producers to file incentive payment applications by April 30, covering wool sold from April 1, 1955 to March 31, 1956. Robuck notes 78.4 percent of Iowa's 1955 wool crop had applications by January. 402 Marion filings so far. payments issued this summer.
The Midwest area including Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Missouri and Illinois is converting tillable land to non agricultural uses at about 139 000 acres annually. Frank H Mendel Iowa state conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service notes industrial and urban expansion often takes good land since construction costs are lower than on hilly land Airports require long level runways and modern highways avoid extreme grades
May P. Yours argues chores span farm and home tasks for both boys and girls. Emphasizing daily duties like washing dishes and making beds, she says involving children nurtures cooperation, dignity of work, self reliance, and responsibility, noting learning by doing in a loving family setting.
In the decade before 1950 Iowa lost 220000 people to emigration. T E Davidson II of the Iowa Development Commission told a seminar at Iowa State College that half the outflow was aged 15 to 35 and 20 percent were 35 to 50. He urged broader manufacturing bases to create jobs and stop exporting young people, noting the importance of water to communities seeking new industry.
A survey shows thirty nine percent of responding manufacturers view water as essential in site selection. Davidson notes water supports internal industrial use, serves as transportation, and enables recreational activities important to industry.
Iowa spring sow farrowings for December through May are forecast to total 1,724,000 head, 13 percent below the 1955 spring and 12 percent under the 1950–54 average. As of March 1, the report shows a 7 point drop from December intentions, with December–February farrowings at 369,000, the second largest for that period.
The Department of Agriculture lists beef pork broilers and fryers onions Bermudas grapefruit canned cherries dates rice milk lard potatoes and peanut butter as abundant through April. Fresh grapefruit and both fresh and processed varieties are available. Young chickens are popular for outdoor barbecues in southern states as picnic season begins.
The 1956 National Field Days in Jasper County will feature a two hour wagon train tour with 100 tractors pulling 200 wagons along a wagon trail. Visitors will view soil conservation projects including farm ponds waterways terraces pasture improvement tiling and mulch tillage among others explained by conservation staff and instructors.
Iowa State College extension specialist Raun urges orderly removal of organic matter on farms to cut fly populations. A small amount of rotting material can harbor thousands of larvae, with new broods emerging in about five days. He recommends a brief farmyard inspection and a checklist to fix problem areas and improve cleanliness.
The article highlights common overlooked breeding places for flies on farms. Moist soil around leaky water tanks, overflow milk-house pipes, and dripping water pipes are cited, along with rubbish piles, spilled silage, and residues from corn shellers that should be removed.
Mississippi ranks third among U S states in cotton production based on early agricultural summaries, highlighting its substantial fiber output and regional agricultural landscape.
A fragment notes that the area values its agricultural base beyond cotton, with assets described as large and varied. The statement emphasizes non cotton farming assets as key components of the economy.
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