Canary Grass Restores Eroding Waterway On Iowa Farm
On a Montezuma Iowa farm north of Bethel Church a neighbor demonstration shows planting Reed's canary grass to reclaim a gulley feeding Thunder Creek. Local residents and officials, including Raymond Brouwer and Don Den Adel, plant and discuss how the tough rooted grass slows erosion, with cost and effort described as minimal and practical.
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Raymond Brouwer
Ray Vander Wal
Montezuma
Bethel Church
Don den Adel
Reed
Vander Wal
Ray Brouwer
Harland Chandler
Granville Shivvers
Gerald Rempe
Arie van Waardhuizen
Son Irven
Dan Dieleman
Brouwer
Chandler
Iowa
Minnesota
Ray
Brouwer Farm
Waterway
Bethel Area
More Beef and Less Pork Drive Consumer Choice
Town State College economists Geoffrey Shepherd J C Purcell and L F Manderscheid report long run trends show U S consumers eating more beef and less pork per person. They cite rural to urban migration as a key factor and urban consumers’ tastes shifting toward beef.
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U. S
State’ College
Geoffrey Shepherd
J. C. Purcell
L. F. Manderscheid
Beef Demand Rises Per Capita While Pork Growth Loses Pace
Economists note consumers eat twice as much beef per person as farmers and less pork. Income gains and wider income distribution boost beef demand more than pork, a trend likely to continue. Despite this, pork demand rises overall due to population growth in the United States.
Pigs Need Water To Make Good Gains
Iowa State College expert E. L. Quaife emphasizes ample water for hogs during hot dry spells. He warns that distant field water requires hauling or piping and notes crowded pigs without drinking space waste water. He advises one drinking cup per 20 to 25 pigs and recommends 4 to 6 foot platforms extending from tanks to prevent mudholes and clogged floats.
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E. L. Quaife
Iowa State College
Iowa
Quaife
Best Platform Quaife
Quaife Advises Board Spacing to Drain Water From Tank Platform
Quaife suggests running pi form boards parallel to the tank id and leaving % to % inch gaps to channel surface water away from the platform. Growing pigs need a gallon or more of water daily.
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Quaife
Farmstead keeps old Blue Ribbon plow on 60 year old practice
On the Andrew Belling farm near Sheldon, a workingman still uses the same Blue Ribbon walking plow first employed there six decades ago. The farm shows continued reliance on trusted equipment as modern methods evolve.
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Andrew Belling
Sheldon
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