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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1952
Page
13
Limestone applied this fall corrects soil acidity for next spring legume seeding says Iowa State extension agronomist Joe Stritzel. Fall limestone should be worked in to prevent washouts and be fine enough for max effectiveness, with soil testing guiding rates and split applications for alfalfa and red clover compatibility.
A local benefit held by Algona youngsters raised five dollars for Sgt. Buggy of Sioux City. The fundraiser followed his return home after tragedy, as his young son had died and his daughter was ill.
Iowa safety officials warn of an alarming wave of traffic deaths since August 1 with 68 killed in August and up to 75 forecast for September. Safety Commissioner Pearl W. McMurray calls for total caution by every driver through year end as fall darkness and bad weather raise risk, while Highway Patrol chief S N Jesperson cites excessive speeds and young drivers as major factors in the fatalities.
The official urged slower driving after dark and asked parents to stress the danger of the current traffic situation in the state to teen drivers.
Iowa will receive 223522 dollars from the Pittman Robertson Fund for wildlife restoration and development in 1953, down from 889799 dollars the previous year as overall funds fall by 7165925 dollars. Director Albert M. Day attributes the drop to normalizing gun and ammunition sales after Korea and explains how federal grants are allocated by state.
A winter trial at Iowa State College swine farm tested hog gains with water access. Pigs given heated automatic waterers averaged about 58 to 60 pounds gain, while atmospheric water kept at 16 to 28 degrees yielded similar gains despite frozen troughs. Feed per 100 pounds of gain was lower with warmed water, though mild weather blurred differences. Researchers conclude constant water availability matters more than water temperature.
The experiment used 117 kilowatt hours of electricity over 11 weeks to deliver water for 12 pigs. Researchers note electricity use scales with pig numbers and suggest turning off waterer supply on days above freezing to save energy. They find no benefit to higher temperatures than needed to prevent freezing, and recommend thermostats set to 45 to 48 degrees to avoid surface freezing at minimum cost.
The Iowa Highway Commission will let the 6.9 mile Knoxville to Pella road surfacing project to Gene McClain of Allertown as the low bidder. His bid is 1.98 per ton for rock to lay 14 857 tons with treated elum chloride and water, beating four other bids up to 2.55 per ton. A concurrent Ames let awarded 6 386 cubic yards of Class B to the low bidder.
Lloyd Mc Cabe of Knoxville submitted the low bid of 1.65 dollars per cubic yard for special gravel to be applied to 5.3 miles of Stringtown road east of Pleasantville. Three other contractors bid as high as 2.00 dollars per cubic yard. Knoxville Journal.
The United Fund of Iowa will conduct country wide drives this fall to raise 286000 for the national United Defense Fund. E W McNeil of Montezuma, state president, announced plans. The fund supports several defense connected welfare agencies and primarily benefits the USO with about 80 percent of receipts.
Damon Catron of Iowa State College warns that fast-growing pig rations enhanced with B vitamins and antibiotics may push pigs beyond their frames. He notes a shift from animal to plant proteins in feed after B-12's discovery, yet calcium and phosphate content is often not addressed. Continued on Page 12.
G C Culbertson at Iowa State College says feed value of corn increases as ears mature. When kernels are well dented hogs can obtain enough feed value from new corn to make satisfactory gains.
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