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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1951
Page
12
Iowa State College extension specialist W R Whitfield explains that using electric lights in poultry houses can extend daylight, boosting winter egg production. Four methods exist including all night, morning only, evening only, or combo lighting to provide 12 to 14 hours daily with proper water and feed, and dimmers or multiple switches as needed.
Storage facilities cannot hold the quantities of DDT toxaphene chlor dane benzene hexachloride and other pesticides for Iowa crops. Production capacity remains adequate but bottlenecks in storage threaten ongoing manufacture. Farmers should buy a portion of their estimated needs now and keep buying in advance to ease storage pressure and help gauge overall 1952 demand.
George Horn of Washington County participates in a statewide electrification program with Iowa State College and the Iowa Utilities Association. Electric power now elevates 4600 bushels of corn in October 1950 at 1.7 cents per 100 bushels, and grain lifting occurs monthly at about 1.33 cents per 100. The system saves labor by eliminating tractor belt changes and extra tractors for harvest, simplifying unloading and storage.
A survey led by W. G. Murray of Iowa State College shows farm land prices climbed to a new average of $212 per acre in 1961, marking a $15 increase from the previous year. The report notes prices have not fallen for 19 years and traces trends back to the turn of the century when Iowa land sold for about $48 per acre.
The yearly average per acre hits $255, a record for the state, with largest gains in western and southern areas and high-grade farms showing stronger price increases. After 1920 prices fell then climbed through the 1930s and 1961 peak, while 1951 sees little outside investment and few high-quality farms for sale.
The survey shows many applicants did not have sufficient savings to add to loan amounts for purchases, highlighting financial gaps that constrain borrowing and investment plans.
Harold Gunderson, an extension entomologist at Iowa State College, suggests farmers mix 1 quart of crude cod liver oil with poison bait to entice rats in barns and feed stores. The tip targets rats avoiding half and half oats and corn meal bait when other feeds are accessible.
Farmers in Pocahontas County and elsewhere report success with a bait made from corn meal rolled oats and cod liver oil. The oil adds flavor to lure rats away from other feeds and improve pest control results.
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