Skimping on Cattle Feed False Economy
Rex Beresford extension beef cattle specialist warns skimping on protein minerals and vitamins wastes money. A balanced ration using corn clover or alfalfa hay linseed meal and a simple mineral mix yields similar gains to expensive blends, with yellow corn as energy base and legume hay for protein. Finishing relies on full grain feeding while adaptable rations depend on cattle and stage, using cheaper feeds first and silage or fodder later.
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Rex Beresford
Beresford
Corn Belt
Fearful Iowa Highway Toll Ahead in Late October
Frank Ulish of the safety education division warns that in the next eleven days thirty two people will die on Iowa roads if Octembers toll repeats. He notes last October’s second worst fatality month with high daily death rates rising from about one and a half per day to three per day in the month’s second half, reaching 74 deaths in the final weekend.
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Iowa
Frank Ulish
Department of Public Safety
Ulish
Iowa Society for Crippled to Meet Friday and Saturday
The Iowa Society for Crippled Children and Adults will hold its annual Des Moines meeting on October 21-22. Executive Director Mrs Dorothy Phillips expects 200 attendees from across the state. Dr George Deaver of Lenox Hospital New York will speak and demonstrate physical medicine.
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Des Moines
Iowa Society For Crippled Children
Dorothy Phillips
George Denver
Phical Medicine
New York University
George Deaver
Lenox Hospital
New York
U.S. Army
Veteran's Administration
Truman
Deaver
Iowa Society
Iowa
Denburger Named FFA American Farmer
Leland Denburger, 21, from Iowa with his father, was one of six Iowa farm youths honored as American Farmer at the 22nd national FFA convention in Kansas City. The award recognizes farming record leadership and scholarship and is limited to FFA members who have been out of high school at least one year.
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Leland Denburger
Fred Denburger
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Future Farmers of America
American Farmer
Kansas City
F.P.A
F.F.A
Oskaloosa Tribune Press
October driving hazards warned by public safety
The department of public safety cautions drivers for October and notes five dangers: early frost on highways causing loss of control, driver drowsiness with heaters and closed windows, more farm equipment on roads during corn harvest, heavy football weekend traffic, and vision obscured by frost or dew on windows making railroad crossings especially risky.
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Department of Public Safety
Minnesota Man Seeks Wood Brothers Steam Engine
A note to the Pella Chamber of Commerce from Eugene Stewart of Racine Minnesota dated October 12 1949 asks for help locating a Wood Brothers steam engine in Pella The writer seeks owner identity or contact details to acquire the engine for hobby use.
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Minnesota
Wood Bros
Pella
Racine
Grand Jury Indicts Six in District Court in Tennessee
Grand jury in district court returned indictments Tuesday in six cases from last week’s investigations. Charged with operating motor vehicles while intoxicated were Edward Crispin Leighton William Leroy Smith Runnells Thomas A Holds worth Tracy and Lloyd E Karr Knoxville. Bail set at 1000 by Judge S E Pratt. Indicted for larceny in the night time were Eugene Byers and James Marvin Gowman for stealing corn May 30 from a crib on Jack Hart ness property. bail 1500. The case of Jack Ruggles Ottumwa charged with assault with intent to commit rape remained under investigation. Several defendants were dismissed for various desertion and failure to return military property matters.
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Edward Crispon
Leighton
William “Leroymith
Runnells
Thomas A. Holdsworth
Tracy
Lloyd E. Karr
Knoxville
S. E. Pratt
Eugene Byers
James Maryin Gowman
Donald Neighbors
Louilia
Iowa Business Digest Pamphlet Highlights State Commerce
A University of Iowa Bureau of Business and Economic Research pamphlet titled Iowa Business Digest analyzes Iowa commerce. This monthly publication is mailed free to Iowa residents on request and provides background information and details on current trends in the state.
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Iowa
Iowa Business Digest
Bureau of Business and Enomic Research
University of Iowa
Commerce and Towa farm policy basing point debates
Commerce sections discuss basing point decisions shaping farm policy and related economical implications. The article notes ongoing focus on tariff structures, price supports, and regional impacts affecting farmers and traders connected to the Towa policy framework.
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Towa
Melvin Farmer Loses Arm In Combine Accident
Ernest Bloeman of Melvin was severely injured when his arm became tangled in a combine. He was rushed to Sibley Hospital where doctors performed an amputation just below the shoulder.
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Melvin Farmer
Ernest Bloemandaal
Sibley
Hogs and cattle urged to save down corn on farms
Town State College experts advise using hogs beef cattle and sheep to salvage down corn damaged by wind and corn borers. Cattle should be kept in dry lots until full feed, then allowed pasture at night. dairy cows must be kept out due to digestion and milk quality concerns. DDT sprayed fields should be avoided for pasturing dairy cows and meat animals until 30 days before shipping.
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Town
Town State College
Culbertson
Othe
Hineman
Extension Dairyman
Mil
Marold Gunderson
Extension
Baptism Flight Takes Infant Grandson on 3000 Mile Air Run
Rev. W. L. Hawn officiated at the baptism of his grandson Walter Eugene. The baby, flown from San Diego at eight days old, was christened at Dunlap. By 18 days old he had completed a 3000 mile round trip by air from San Diego to Dunlap and back.
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Dunlap
W. L. Hawn
Walter Eugene
San Diego
Average corn yield in Marion County cuts 5 to 10 bushels
In Marion County farmers face lower than last year yields due to corn borers and strong winds. Local experts at the Farm Bureau office expect a loss of 5 to 10 bushels per acre, with dry weather reducing kernel size. Townwide estimates drop from 61 to 56 bushels per acre while soybeans perform well from 26 to 40 bushels per acre.
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Marion County
Marion
Knoxville Journal
Farm Bureau
Leo Waggoner
Obsolete Wiring Threatens Iowa Farmstead Safety
Harold Beaty, extension agricultural engineer at Iowa State College, warns much farm wiring is out of date and cannot handle modern loads. Much of Towa farm wiring, originally installed for lights and pumps, now powers heat lamps brooders large motors and water systems, risking fire or failure. Continued on Page 10.
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Harold Beaty
Iowa State College
Towa Farms
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