Iowa Soil Conservation Field Days Draw Big Crowds in 1948
About 319000 Iowans attended soil conservation field days tours and contests across the state in 1948. State and national events drew 229600, with demonstrations of terrace and gully control pasture improvement drainage and waterway building. Local fairs and experimental farms added thousands more visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ben Cole
Clarke County
Dallas County
Shelby County
Jones County
Pilot Rock
Warren County Soil Conservation District
Des Moines
Louisa
Black Hawk
Mahaska
Monroe
Muscatine
Gass
Wayne
Jefferson
Decatur
Appanoose
West Pottawattamie
Johnson
Clayton
van Buren
Adams
Clinton
Butler
Jasper
Washington
Howard County
Soil Conservation Experimental Farm
Page County
Western
Monona County
Albia
Iowa State College
Iowa Soil Conservation Districts
Soybean Seed Is Good Plentiful Across Iowa Fields
High quality soybean seed is ready for spring planting per C R Weber at Iowa State College. Harvest was earlier this year and moisture content favorable for germination next season. Iowa yields averaged 22 to 23 bushels per acre, with 1948 at 23 and long-term 19.5. Hawkeye and Lincoln varieties dominate, Hawkeye likely to increase next year as a replacement for Richland and part of Lincoln acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Weber
Towa Experiment Station Agronomist
Iowa State College
Weber
Hawkeye
Lincoln
Iowa
Richland
Coaching School At Ames Wednesday December 28
The 1949 Holiday Coaching School and Officials Clinic will be held at the Iowa State Armory in Ames on Wednesday December 28. Registration starts 12:30 pm with three head coaches lecturing and demonstrating basketball techniques using teams when helpful. Evening games at 6:15 7:45 and 9:15 feature officials from the state with Ames Mason City Ottumwa West Waterloo and Council Bluffs. The Pella Oskaloosa game moves to Tuesday December 27 due to the clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Armory
Ames
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Harris Lamb
Coc College
E.G. Strobridge
West High
Waterloo
Fred Maasdam
Ottumwa
Memorial Hall
Council Bluffs
A. L
Fast
Des Moines
Mason City
West Waterloo
Pella-Oskaloosa
Pella High Gym
WOI Features Special Christmas Broadcasts
WOI will air a series of Christmas programs this week from 3 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. Dec. 22 to Dec. 24 including Bach Cantata No. 140, Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite, The Littlest Angel, The Shepherds of Bethlehem, and Handel’s Messiah performed by the Liver pool Symphony Orchestra and Huddersfield Choral Society with a repeat at 7:30 p.m. on WOLFM 90.1 mc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa State College
Iowa
WOI
K.c
WOT
Liverpool Symphony Orchestra
Huddersfeld Choral Society
WOLFM
4-H Girls Learn To Enjoy Pictures in Marion County
The Marion County 4-H girls will begin a picture study project this club year. They will study at two age groups, learning what the artist is trying to say. Works include Winslow Homer A Northeastern, Pieter Brueghel The Wedding Dance, Albrecht Durer Praying Hands, and La Danseuse aux Banquet by Degas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Winslow Homer
Pieter Brueghel
the Elder
Albrecht, Durer
Bde
Art exhibit notes on Degas Picasso and Rivera works
The list includes Degas Sisini Madonna, Raphael, Grant Wood Stone City, Rivera Flower Vendor. Picasso Nature Morte from the study list is unavailable. One of seven pictures may be purchased at the County Extension Office by each club.
Sow With Mange Gives It to Pigs
Iowa State extension entomologist Harold Gunderson advises keeping brood sows free from mange to protect pig health from farrowing to market. Mange spreads mainly from mothers. little pigs are hard to treat after weaning. Recommend a single lindane spray now. crankcase oil and lime sulfur risk chilling. Chlordane shows promise in other states but lacks Iowa data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Gunderson
Iowa
Lindane Advantage Over Ordinary Benzene Hexachloride
Lindane the pure gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride leaves no taint on meat and can be used up to marketing time. It lacks the musty odor carried by impurities in ordinary benzene hexachloride. Continued on Page 5.
Marion County Farmers and Soil Samples Analyzed
Ninety eight Marion County farmers had 450 soil samples analyzed. The total across 9 farms was reported by Leo Waggoner, County Extension Director. Town State College held a two day training for Extension Directors to improve responses to soil analysis questions. The Marion County Extension Director attended with 25 other directors. County residents are advised to contact Mr. Waggoner at the Farm Bureau office with fertilizer questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Waggoner
Town State College
Marion County
Marion County Dairy Herd Improvement Assn Reorganized
The Marion County Dairy Herd Improvement Association reorganized with 17 herds signed for testing. Rob Conway of Pleasantville trains in Ames for three weeks and will begin testing in January. Testing costs use a sliding scale, $4 per cow per month, about $6.50 monthly for an average of ten cows. Seven or eight member spots remain. contact Leo Waggoner at the Farm Bureau Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Dairy Herd Improvement, Association
Leo Waggoner
Rob Conway
Pleasantville
Ames
Farm Bureau
Farm Women Explore Color Harmony in Home Study
Keen interest from twelve townships as County Extension Home Economist Isabelle Auwaerter leads a lesson on color harmony in the home. She explains hue value and intensity, notes how light and dark tones balance, and suggests using grays for large areas with bright accents. The editorial hints the color wheel bulletin is available from the Knoxville extension office and invites townships to schedule more sessions in January and February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle Auwaerter
County Extension
Miss Anwaerter
Knoxville
Home Economist
Also Mentioned on This Page
Co A Cie Puto Co
America
Christian Rural Overseas Program
CROP
Japan
Catholic Rural Life
Church World Service
Lutheran World Relife
Pella
Oeifings
Gilford Nddie
Bob Sam Klio
Albert Jakelle
Jaarsma
Sybenga Bakeries
Santa
Fowler Telephone Company
Pella Plumbing & Heating and
Pella Construction Co
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