Late Planting of Corn Doesn t Pay
A farmer faces trade offs when adjusting planting dates to combat corn borers. Sprague and Lilly of the Town Agricultural Experiment Station advise planting around the same time as in the past for best yields and least damage. Delayed plantings reduce yield and may not reduce borer impact. first-brood timing matters, with May 7 planting yielding 79.5 bushels per acre versus later dates. Late planting increases second-brood damage and further lowers yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Sprague
J. H. Lilly
Town Agricultural Experiment Station
Sprague
Lilly
President Truman to Visit Ottumwa Monday Birthday Ceremony
About 40,000 visitors are expected for President Harry S. Truman’s Ottumwa visit on May 8. A 48 inch high four tier cake with Uncle Sam replica will be presented on the Des Moines River area parking lot. The Truman party including Mrs. Truman and Margaret will attend a 30 minute program starting 11:00 a.m. Traffic and parking will be managed with meters off, stores open except during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Harry S. Truman
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Mrs. Truman
Margaret
Orange City Girl Wins 61st Tract Writing Contest
Miss Rena Van Klompenburg of First Reformed Church Orange City Iowa won the 61st Anniversary nationwide Tract Writing Contest by the Chicago Tract Society. Her tract titled Take Time to Be Holy tops a field that included Rev. John Bennett Sluyter of Albion Michigan and Dr Donald K Blackie of Los Angeles California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena van Klompenburg
First Reformed Church
Orange City
Iowa
Chicago Tract Society
Three Marion County Men Cited in Capper's Farmer
In the May issue of Capper's Farmer three Marion County men are named Paul W. Harp of Pleasantville Ralph Sherwood and Dewey Cleakr Route 1 Bussey. Harp describes one cow with horns prompting a bumper fix to prevent hide injuries. The Sherwood and Cleair turkey equipment is shown with brooders and roof fuel tanks.
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Marion County
Capper's Farmer
Paul W. Harp
Pleasantville
Ralph Sherwood
Dewey Cleakr
Route 1
Bussey
Harp
Sherwood
Cleair
Farm Magazine
Tulips Bloomed Early in Kansas Letter to Old Friend
Indepence Kansas April 29 1960 The Chronicle Pella Iowa A reader in Independence writes of flowers blooming tulips blooming for a week lettuce and radishes plentiful garden nice mentions John Heerema of Tacoma Washington and old friends in Pella Sisters Mrs Klein and Mrs Ed Bogaards Open winter dry spring no April showers and corn planted by now. The writer William Van Steenbergen notes thirty years in Independence and fond memories of Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
John Heerema
Tacoma
Washington
Independence
Pella
Klein
Ed Bogaards
Wm. van Steenbergen
Kansas
Apply for Certifying Small Grain by May 14
Small grain, bromegrass and canary grass certification applications are due at the Iowa Crop Improvement Association offices by May 14 per agronomist Joe L. Robinson. Late entries incur a 5 fee. Include a certification tag for each seed lot with the application and fee. Request blanks and rules from Iowa Crop Improvement Association, 311 Curtis Hall, Ames, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Crop Improvement Association
Joe L. Robinson
College Agronomist
Curtis Hall
Ames
Iowa
Beekeepers Meet at LL.C May 9 10
Beekeepers from across the region convene at Towa State College May 9 and 10 for their annual short course. The program highlights bees and environment, pollination in legume seed production, nectar plants for honey, and a national outlook on the topic led by Roy Grout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Towa State College
Floyd Paddock
Nebraska
R. J. Walstrom
Frank C. Pellett
American Bee Journal
Atlantic
E. J. Dyce
Cornell University
Henry Hansen
Dakota City
Iowa Beekeepers Association
Roy Grout
American Federation of Beekeepers
Glen O. Jones
Grout
Outlook
Washington, D.C
Too Few Taking Engineering New
A 1964 engineer shortage looms as surveys show few high school seniors entering engineering. ISU Dean Downie Smith cites a projected drop from 51,000 BS engineers in 1960 to 16,000 by 1957 with a slow rise later, while employers and Armsby warn of insufficient freshmen to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Downie Smith
Division of Engineering
Iowa State College
Engineers’ Joint Council
Henry H. Armsby
U. S. Office of Education
Armsby
Replica of Liberty Bell Comes Here on Friday June 30
State director Roger F Warin announced a copper replica of the Liberty Bell will tour the state May 15 through July 4. The Pord truck will carry the bell to 106 cities in 83 counties, with initial showing in Dubuque on May 15 and planned visits to Pella Knoxville and Oskaloosa on Friday June 30. The bell can be rung and has the same tone as the original, though time limits prevent full statewide coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger F. Warin
Savings Bonds Division
Treasury Department
Dubuque
Warin
Pella
Knoxville
Oskaloosa
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Mrs Mildred Bell Named Marion County Home Economist
Miss Mildred Bell began duties as Marion County new Home Economist on May 1, replacing Isabelle Auwaerter who resigned to take a similar post in Jefferson County. Bell, a 1949 Iowa State College graduate in Home Economics, previously assisted in Winneshiek County and was raised on a Story County farm near Ames. She has served as executive secretary for the Marion County Red Cross since October 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Bell
Marion County
Isabelle Auwaerter
Jefferson County
Bell
Iowa State College
Winnishiek County
Ames
Story County
Marion County Red Cross
Grandma Kilworth Plans Early Spring Garden Project
Grandmother Kilworth, known as Grandma Kilworth, is 108 and eagerly looks to start a title gardening effort this spring. Neighbors say she remains active and hopeful about the upcoming gardening season.
New Relationship of Bureau and Extension Proves Effective
A new working arrangement between the Extension Service and County Farm Bureaus in Iowa, begun January 1, shows clear benefits. Officials Floyd Andre and Howard Till report separate funds, accounting, and duties reduce duplication, with Extension funds paid directly to Extension, and Farm Bureau funds used for Bureau activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Floyd Andre
Town State College
Howard Till
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Iowa State College
County Farm Bureau Boards
Fun County
Board of Supervisors
County Farm Bureau
Supervishe County Farm
Thenty
County Extension Fund
Town
American Farm Bureau
Imers Rvice
Bureau
Monticello Man Severely Burned Tending Brush Fire
Frank Worster, 74, Monticello resident, was severely burned when he fainted and fell into a brush fire he was tending. Sam Bacon, driving by, saw him in danger and pulled him from the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Worster
Monticello
Sam Bacon
Mr. Worster
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