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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1945
Page
1
A National Council warns farm families face high injury and death tolls from accidents across the United States. The report details risks from machinery, buildings, electricity, tools, and sanitation, urging precaution and safety checks to reduce potential losses and injuries among farm households.
A garbled list asks about first aid, avoiding electrical hazards in closed buildings, repairing rusty fences, and protecting occupants from storms. It mentions stairs, porches, tools, and keeping playthings away, plus advice on safe steps and chimney inspections.
Farmers should wait for full maturity before combining oats to avoid light weight grain and lodging. Windrowing with a binder is advised for weeded or heavy undergrowth conditions, but swath size must suit the combine to prevent oversized windrows.
President Truman proclaims July 22 28 as National Farm Safety Week to raise awareness of farm accident dangers. Harold Beaty of Iowa State College stresses health, fences, and careful handling to reduce fatalities and injuries, noting tractor overturn risks, machine safety, and the need for training and vigilance to lower the nationwide farm accident rate.
Iowa farmers anticipate 22 million acres harvest in 1945 with corn at 11,027,000 acres down 2 percent from 1944 but 11 percent above the 1934-43 average. Oats, rye, and flaxseed up while corn soybeans hay and other crops dip. Soybeans lead a shift from wheat barley and rye as oil crops grow.
Dr J A Barger reports 113 Iowa cattle head to Greece Venezuela and Peru. Greece receives 94 head the largest single shipment of breeding stock since the war. Bulls and heifers will aid rebuilding. Fourteen head go to Peru and five to Venezuela. All stock tuberculin free and Bangs tested. Venezuela cattle vaccinated for anthrax.
A new disease of peaches named X disease or yellow red virus was found at Labon Hodgson farm in Swan Township. Leaves spot and dry. fruit drops. Hodgson notified Extension Director John Stierwall, then Horticulture Specialist H. E. Nichols, and Plant Disease expert Dr Kent. There is no known control besides preventing spread. farmers urged to report to the Farm Bureau Office.
The report notes soybeans planted and harvested percentages high due to strong demand for the oil bearing crop. Growth delayed by cool weather but should mature with average conditions. Flaxseed acreage is around 102,000. yields and total production down from ten year averages due to wet cool weather. Hay acreage near 3,146,000 with yield at 1.75 tons per acre, producing about 16,000 tons, season favorable for heavy hay crops.
The 1945 base support price for soybeans to farmers is set at 2.04 per net bushel, unchanged from 1944, for number two green and yellow beans at 11 percent moisture delivered to a country elevator or normal delivery plant. CCG loans will be available at the support price plus a seven cent storage advance, with beans requiring not more than 14 percent moisture, not below grade four, and stored in approved facilities in Iowa.
A dog loyal to Reverend Oswald Sandbach of Reinbeck followed him to a union service at a different church. The animal entered the platform, lay down for a nap, and after benediction rose with the congregation, yawned and left as the service ended.
Iowa Station cattle feeding trials show finish depends on feeding rate and silage. Four native steers on six lots were fed with corn silage or shelled corn, oilmeal, and alfalfa hay, then sold in Chicago with varying days on feed. Costs per 100 pounds of gain ranged from 15.69 to 16.01 dollars. protein supplementation affected carcass value and finish.
In a flock of 70 ewes Mrs Edward Bonner near Lamoni reports one sheep arrived with a spare web bed foot. The unusual trait may be linked to looming heavy spring rains in Iowa.
Mahaska County farmers report common stalk borer damage in corn, tomatoes, and potatoes. Extension director H S Storey and crop authority Jodn Storey note the pest resembles the European corn borer, measures about a quarter inch, and is pale yellow, green, and black. Prevention hinges on cutting and burning infested plants and weed areas where pests may thrive.
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