Coe Brothers Run Cordova Sawmill in Drought Weather
Grace Karr visits Cordova to profile Wayne Roy Dean and Roger Coe who operate a native lumber sawmill. The brothers flex skill with a 62 inch blade powered by a Waukesha gas engine, sawing white oak into pallets planks and various sizes while serving farmers and box factories. The Coes trace three generations of milling from grandfather Samuel to father Roy and brothers Wayne Roy Dean and Roger, who also run a second mill near New Sharon and haul wood to Cordova and Knoxville homes.
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Grace Karr
the Chronicle
Coe Brothers
Cordova
Karr
Fifield
Coe
Wayne
Roy Dean
Waukesha
Roy
Samuel Coe
Roy Coe
Roger
Coes
Buerkens Manufacturing Company
Pella
Buerkens
New Sharon
Knoxville
Coe Sawmill Cordova Feature in Farm Entomology Study
Scientists at the Town Agricultural Experiment Station lead a regional project with cooperatives among experiment stations to study corn borer biology and control. Research covers parasite and predator dynamics, life habits on Boone County plots, lab screening of new insecticides, field tests, and developing resistant corn strains with agronomists and entomologists cooperating.
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Boone County
Iowa State College Research Aimed at Conquest of Borer
Iowa State College continues its anti corn borer campaign with renewed research efforts. Scientists work on resistant varieties and testing methods at the Iowa campus to curb the pest damage and protect yields.
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Ohio
Minnesota
Iowa
Towa State College
Iowa State College
Business Outlook Is Good But Farm Income Falling
Iowa extension farm economist Francis Kutish notes agriculture trails other sectors in 1955. Personal consumption spending rises while food purchases lag income gains, keeping cash farm income 3 percent below last year for the first five months. Exports have dipped from war highs but show slight, weather driven improvement, with overall farm outlook not improving yet.
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Francis Kutish
Iowa State College
Kutish
Self-Feeder Design To Cut Feed Waste On Pasture Calves
Extension specialist William Zmolek recommends a self-feeder for creep feeding beef calves with dams on pasture. Build a 10 foot long feeder with wide overhanging caves to shed rain and reduce waste. An adjustable grain opening between 1 and 4 inches handles whole or ground grain. Place a 10 foot fence around the feeder with posts 16 inches apart to allow 600 pound calves to enter and keep the area clear.
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William Zmolek
Town State College
Zmolek
Zmotek
Calf Feeding Advice: Keep Feeder Full and Consistent
Zmolek urges producers to keep calves fed by always keeping the feeder full and never letting it run dry. Do not change feed types abruptly and feed should be fresh with spoiled portions removed. Creep feeding is usually profitable for beef producers aiming to sell or finish calves after weaning, but not for calves kept on roughage or long-fed to heavy market weights.
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Zmolek
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