Rolscreenings Host B T Kan Tours Canada Visitors
The Rolscreen Company welcomed longtime representative B T Kan of Victoria British Columbia during a plant visit with his wife and daughter. They discussed Canada US relations and climate while sharing updates on company activities and staff travel plans across North America.
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The _ Rolscreen Company
B. T. Kan
Victoria
Province
British Columbia
Canada
Leigh
Middlewest
Washington
United States
Seattle
Vancouver
Leighy
USA
Chicago
Iowa 1952 July 1 crop prospects promise record feed yields
Iowa crop prospects on July 1 show higher per acre yields and total production than 1951 across corn oats hay and other small grains. Corn is forecast at 647.94 million bushels from 10.799 million acres at 60 bushels per acre. Oats expected at 239.93 million bushels from 6.152 million acres at 39 bushels per acre with good stands despite heat. Other crops like winter wheat barley rye and flaxseed also rise against long-term averages while soybeans and May hay volumes shift with acreage changes.
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Iowa
Samuel J. Gilbert
Iowa Cooperative Federal-State Crop Reporting Service
Freezing Raspberries and Blackberries for Winter Desserts
Tips from Ruby M. Smith of the State University of Iowa on selecting firm ripe berries for freezing. Use clean vessels, avoid galvanized ware, wash in small batches, and drain thoroughly. Use syrup, sugar, or natural packs with proper head space and sealing for optimal flavor and color in December and January.
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Ruby M. Smith
State University of Iowa
Miss Smith
Thunderbolt Fire Destroys Guthrie Center Barn
A thunder bolt ignited a barn on the Fred Randolph farm near Guthrie Center. All livestock were saved, but the barn burned to the ground.
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Fred Randolph
Guthrie Center
Refrigeration Becomes Farmer's Best Friend in Heat
Farmers adopt electric refrigeration to store and preserve perishable foods as hot winds persist. Walk in coolers and farm home units allow cooling eggs milk and other products while electricity replaces old cellar and well storage methods. Auto defrost features and dedicated freezer compartments aid long term storage despite higher prices and extended availability.
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Farmer
U.S. Department of Agriculture
High Protein Feeds at Lowest Cost for Marion County
Iowa State College economists report tankage provides crude protein at the lowest cost per pound among supplements for beef feeders. Feeding hay remains the cheapest protein source where practical, with alfalfa cheaper than lower quality roughages. Creamery butter production this winter and spring is down from last year in Iowa but up in Minnesota and Wisconsin due to state dairy industry shifts and processing methods.
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Marion County
Iowa State College
Gordon Divens
Frances Kutish
Extension Farm
the College
Iowa
Minn
Wis
Butter Prices Drive Wisconsin Creameries’ Output
The Missouri era of butter prices shows butter sold wholesale in Chicago about 17 percent higher than a year ago, prompting Wisconsin creameries to convert milk into butter. Slower fluid milk shipments from Minnesota and Wisconsin support butter production while Iowa shifts toward other livestock and relies on farm separated cream for butter making.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Minn
Wis
Kutish
Iowa
Written Record Of Utilities Systems From Old Timers
Miss Tarr urges communities to document and chart the knowledge of aging utility workers before retirement. Old-timers hold key locations of mains and connection points, guiding future planning and expansion and preventing costly searches for unrecorded details.
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Miss Tarr
Cultivate Enough To Kill Weeds In Corn
Farmers debate how many cultivations corn needs. E S Dyas extension agronomist at Iowa State College says no single answer fits all. Many experiments tested cultivations to optimize weed control and yield, but results vary by conditions.
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E. S. Dyas
Extension Agronomist
Iowa State Col
Cultivation Effects on Corn Yields Questioned
The article notes no clear link between number of cultivations and final corn yields. Cultivation mainly aims to control weeds, with benefits seen only in certain soil conditions. Deep cultivation is warned against after roots are well established as it can prune roots and lower yields.
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Dyas
Mineral requirements for dairy cows and salt sources
The passage states that dairy cows need at least a dozen minerals, with a legume hay based ration usually supplying enough of them in combination with chlorine. It notes that these minerals are available in salt.
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Stu Kuyper
New York City
Ned Hedrick
Texas
Ned
Rosscreen
South
Alma Wright
Ottumwa
van Hand
Camp
Mitigwa
Boone
Will Langerak
Newton
Evelyn Worthington
Jim
Bob Dahlen
Dale Wheatcraft
Bbley
Harvey
Raymond
Wilma Fisher
Lacona
Wilma
Janetta Aalbers
Clear Lake
Clarence Vander Veer
Cuvuntiy
Albia
Cuttie Durham
West
Frances Hagen
Pauline Lautenbach
Elsie van Wyk
Larry Kephart
Larry Dean
Will de Vries
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Bervica
Baler
Ira Miller
Farm Electrification Bureau
Choice
H. G
Ike) Meyer
Jasper County
Tamasoil
Mabel Damman
Helen Beckham
Mary Meyer
Campbell
Atts
Earl Shields
Pat Cy
Phillips 66
Pella
Grootveld Oil CO
Pella, Iowa
Gerrit Steenhoek
A. D. Ver Meer Service
N. W. Corner Square
Margherita T
Tarr
Orace Enn
Paltzer
Fir
Ted Hall
the Wrecker
Old Webster School
Colfax Sale
Orie Grese
Secretary OF Agriculture
Colfax Sale Company
Bell, Clippenger
Shields
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