Record Iowa farms sign up with soils districts in 1950
Iowa farm planning set an all time record in 1950 as 1 078 more farms joined soil conservation districts than the prior year. About 1000 cooperators were contacted and assisted in revising programs on their farms while state aid funded districts for 1949 50. Mendel credited rising public interest and state support with the advance and noted improved Clerical support freed technicians for field work.
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U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Ames
Frank I. Mendel
Yea
Mendel
Bard General Assembly
Soil Conservation
Eith
Bard Assembly
Mendels
Soil Conservation Service
Extension Service
State Soil Conservation Committee
Grain Stocks On Iowa Farms January 1 1951
Iowa farmers held 371,191,000 bushels of corn on January 1 1951 the lowest since 1948. The report shows off farm and total grain stocks to be reported later. Farm stocks are 21 percent below last year and about 14 percent under the 1940-49 ten year average.
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Towa
Iowa ‘Op
Livestock Reporting Service
Farm grain stocks and disappearance for early 1951
Farm production terms show corn disappearance about 84 percent of 1950. Oct–Dec 1950 corn disappearance 250.6 million bushels vs 262.3 million in 1949. Oats on farms January 1 at 166.8 million bushels, close to carryover. Soybean on farms 20.3 million bushels, highest on record for date. stocks 78 percent above January 1, 1950. Wheat stocks 804 thousand bushels, barley 1.056 million, rye 78 thousand. Hay on farms January 1 at 4.697 million tons, highest for date since 1943. Large hay stocks due to near record last year.
Tractor accident injures Schleswig man
Willis Steckelberg was embarrassed but unharmed seriously after his clothing caught in a farm tractor power take-off near Schleswig. The machine was shut down and his pants overshoes and shirt ripped. he sustained two cracked ribs.
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Willis Steckelberg
Schleswig
New Sweet Corn Iochief Wins All America Medal
The hybrid sweet corn Iochief earned a gold medal in the All-America Vegetables contest for 1951, awarded by the American Seed Trade Association. It marked the first gold medal for sweet corn in the association’s 20 year history, with New Hampshire midget watermelon as the other vegetable honored that year.
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American Seed Trade Association
New Hampshire
New Vegetable Varieties Earn Gold Medals and Early Maturing Melon
The article highlights Good All Around corn noted for flavor and tenderness and heat resistance, recommended for homes, markets, canning, and freezing. A gold medal system requires testing on 21 plots under verified judges, seeking superior performance for climate and soil. It also notes New Hampshire midget melon maturing in 65 days for short northern growing seasons, with seeds available via reliable seed sellers. a bottling plant in Clarinda relocates a ten-ton machine via ice-covered ground.
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Clarinda
Deer Collision Damages Claude Green’s Avoca Car
Claude Green of Avoca suffered damage to his automobile when a deer jumped in front of his car on Highway 59. The incident highlights wildlife hazards on rural roads.
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Claude Green
Avoca
Highway 59
New Beef Grade Names Implemented in Live Cattle
Iowa State College specialist Rex Beresford reports changes in live cattle grade terms to align with carcass beef grading. Prime now combines Prime and Choice, with Choice from top end of former Good. A new Good covers top mid-range cattle, Commercial replaces Medium for lower quality young animals, Utility replaces Common for cows and unfinished young stock. Cutter and Canner remain unchanged.
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Rex Beresford
Iowa State College
Prime
Choice
Beresford
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