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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1952
Page
13
While explaining tree water loss, Sherf notes evergreens shed less water through needles in winter whereas deciduous trees conserve moisture after shedding leaves. Morris Anderson of Linn Grove broke his hip while digging potatoes recently.
Iowa hog producers advocate topping off hogs before market weight to avoid excess lard. Ex lieutenant William G. Zmolek says 100 pounds added to a 200 to 240 pound hog inflates lard yield by 25 to 80 pounds, lowering meat quality. They should breed for meaty type pigs with balanced conformation. Increasing farrowings spreads marketing and labor, reducing fat buildup and improving efficiency.
The growth of cooperative extension work in the United States from the Sioux County Experiment Station to the present is traced in a book compiled and edited by R. X. Bliss, former rector, agricultural Extension Service. The Sioux County station was set up by Iowa State College at.
Elmer Dutch Vermeer, 32, Marion County Republican candidate for State Representative, advocates a statewide fire protection law for farmers. A Marion County native who farmed near Pella, he served in World War II earning multiple decorations and is a captain in the Reserve Corps. He emphasizes roads and highway safety alongside farming needs.
A book compiling unpublished papers on extension work is described by Bliss, who notes it reflects three years of research and serves as a historical reference. Bliss directed extension at Town State College from 1914 to 1946 before retiring.
John Clingan a farmer near Ollie reports shooting aSimes in his barn. Ollie area authorities investigate the incident as a farmyard shooting event with no further details available.
Iowa farm cash income for the first half of 1952 exceeded all six month totals since 1947 except 1951, per the October Iowa Business Digest. For Jan–Jun 1961 income rose 4 percent over 1952, with declines in July–August 1952 due to steel-strike effects and reduced machinery output.
Plenty of fresh water can add about 10 pounds per head to the winter gains of your hogs if the water is always available, according to swine nutritionists at Iowa State College.
Evergreen trees in Iowa face drought stress from a very dry fall, with brown needles appearing on spruce and other evergreens. Pathologist Arden Sherf of Iowa State College warns damage will worsen in spring unless watering begins now and continues until the ground freezes.
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