Terracing wins for Jasper County farming family
In Jasper County, L Moes and son William shifted from oppostion to conservation farming, embracing contouring and terraces. Since 1952 they expanded terraces to 20 acres with 5900 and 4700 feet built, improving runoff control and soil retention. a soils district plan aided by the Soil Conservation Service supports their rotation of corn, oats, and meadow. Bill notes extra time in plowing but higher yields, with corn around 100 bushels and a 20 bushel drought-related gain from water conservation. Contact William Moes east of Sully to start terrace planning.
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L. Moes
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Sully
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Moes
Soil Service
Soil Conservation Service
Bill Moes
William Moes
Soils District Office
Greene man burned when gasoline truck skids into ditch
Co. P. Witwer of Greene suffered serious burns after his gasoline truck went off the road to avoid a skunk and caught fire. He was pinned in the wreckage with nearly all his clothes burned. The item also notes Pella could support a modest clinic if a proper hospital and access to eminent specialists are provided for consultations.
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Pella
Extension Staff To Attend Annual Conference at Ames
Marion county extension service staff will be in Ames Dec 9 through 12 for the annual conference of the Iowa cooperative extension service in agriculture and home economics. Extension Director William F. Litwiller of Knoxville said attendees besides himself include Richard Freeman, Assistant county extension director, and Youth Assistant Dale M. Uehling. All Iowa county extension staff are on the Iowa State College staff and join the conference yearly to discuss new developments and needs in agricultural and home economics education. This year's gathering focuses on human aspects of social action, teaching, and educational growth.
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Marion County
Ames
Iowa Cooperative Extension Service
William F. Litwiller
Knoxville
Richard Freeman
Dale M. Uehling
Iowa County
Iowa State College
Iowa Cattle on Feed October 1 Down 4 Percent
Iowa grain fed cattle on feed October 1 are 810,000 head, 4 percent below last year’s 844,000. The data cover July 1 to October 1 marketing, stocker and feeder arrivals, and weights, with regional trends in the Corn Belt and western states.
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Iowa Cooperative
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130 Marion County 4-H boys seek beef calves this month
About 130 Marion County 4 H club members search now for beef calves to enroll as a project and show next summer at the county fair. County extension youth assistant Dale Uehling says there is good selection among calves weaned in local beef herds. Prices around 30 cents a pound advised. aim for 400 to 650 pound calves with weight targets for January 1 weigh-in.
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Marion County 4- H Club
County Extension
Dale M. Uehling
Knoxville
Uchling
Tom Wickersham
Town State College
Wickersham
Uehling
Silo Corn Trap Narrowly Fails to Cover Man
Victor Erdahl of Rake was trapped for two hours by a corn slide in a 20-foot cement silo crib. About six feet more corn would have buried him. Two coworkers held back the corn until rescue and Erdahl’s release.
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Victor Erdahl
Rake
Warnings on Traffic Death Odds at Varying Speeds
A report by Clifford Swanson of the safety department’s research bureau presents grim odds of dying in traffic crashes. Urban 26 mph is 1 in 800, rural 26 mph is 1 in 126, and rural 55 mph is 1 in 30. At 65 mph rural death risk is 1 in 15, highlighting how speed drastically raises fatality chances.
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Clifford Swanson
The
Safety Department
Research Bureau
Swanson
Conditions Not Favorable for High Spring Hog Prices
Iowa State College economist Francis Kutish says fall hog prices are near their bottom and will likely recover slowly this winter. He notes heavier hog weights, more December hogs, up June farrowing, and an earlier 1968 price peak, with spring prices possibly as low as 12 cents.
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Francis A. Kutish
Iowa State College Farm
Kutish
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