Permanent Station To Be Established
Nebraska potato growers will gain aid from the University of Nebraska entomology department. Roscoe E. Hill will move to Scottsbluff in late April or early May to conduct permanent potato insect control studies in western Nebraska, focusing on flea beetles psyllids and other pests. He will coordinate with US Bureau of Entomology expert R. L. Wallis to avoid duplication. Hill has a strong entomology background including a Nebraska degree and graduate work.
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Nebraska
University of Nebraska Entomology Department
M. H. Swenk
Roscoe E. Hill
Scottsbluff
Hill
R. L. Wallis
U. S
Bureau of Entomology
Wallis
Western
Swenk
Omaha South High School
Nebraska “Wesleyan University
University of Nebraska
University entomologist Hill advances study and field work
Hill, a University of Illinois and Iowa State student, spent summers 1934, 35, 86 and 37 with the Nebraska Experiment Station as a temporary assistant. He served as a graduate assistant 1934-35 and part of 1936-37, focusing on codling moths, chinch bugs, cutworms and grasshoppers. In 1939 he was district supervisor for the grasshopper control project in northeast Nebraska under a U.S. Bureau of Entomology appointment.
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University of Illlinois
Iowa State College
Hill
Nebraska Experiment Station
Nebraska
U.S. Bureau of Entomology and
Assessors Active in Nebraska Face Tax Value Pressures
Nebraska precinct tax assessors began a round of valuations on Monday with most counties considering lower farm land values due to drought. No state policy to cut land values exists yet, but county meetings and real estate concerns push toward reductions up to 10 percent in farm land valuations. Counties may later face higher general tax levies as revenue shortfalls press for adjustments. Some assessors oppose a state sales tax, while others see it as a possible replacement tax. A sales tax was debated at legislative levels but remains contentious.
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Drouth
Nebraska
Hall County
Walter H. Loescher
Fremont
Curtis
Norfolk
Southeastern Nebraska
Central Nebraska
Grand Island
Associated Press
Scotts Bluff
C. E. Emery
Bangs Disease Tests Planned This Month
Forty or more Cheyenne County farmers have requested Bangs disease tests under a federal and state program. Agricultural Agent Swinbank arranged with officials. Dr A V Brunke expects to start testing around April 15. Testing is free but requires a cooperative agreement with the state, including re tests, re acting animal disposal, and 60 day isolation of breeding stock. Indemnities are provided for re acting animals, in addition to salvage value. Participation is voluntary. details available from Agent Swinbank before April 35.
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Cheyenne County
Swinbank
A. V. Brunke
Minerals dairy cows need for proper health in Nebraska
Nebraska dairy farmers often ask which minerals cattle require. Prof. H. B. Davis notes essential elements include calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, chlorine, magnesium, iron, sulfur, iodine, manganese, copper, zinc, and possibly cobalt. Most are in feeds, but deficiencies in sodium, chlorine, calcium, phosphorus, and iodine occur. Recommend 1% salt in grain, free access to salt, and a mineral mix of steamed bone meal, ground limestone, and salt.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Swinbank
H. B. Davis
University of Nebraska Dairy Husbandry Department
Davis
Better Hog Prices Foreseen This Year
Agriculture department officials say hog prices, after slipping below five dollars, should rebound in the coming months. They credit high corn prices and rising domestic demand from industrial activity, noting the hog corn ratio fell below nine to one as corn rose to about 57 cents. Spring farrowings are expected to decline with fewer hogs produced, while no June figures on farrowing are yet available.
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Agriculture Department
Chicago
Chicago No
Same Beet Wage As Last Year Effective
Secretary Wallace announced that basic wage rates for the 1940 sugar beet crop, excluding California, will stay the same as last year. Producers must pay at least the rates set by the agriculture department to qualify for sugar act benefit payments. Rates vary by task and state, with $7.50 per acre or 40 cents per hour for blocking and thinning in Washington, and $12 per acre for blocking thinning and hoeing in Minnesota and Iowa. First hoeing rates range from $2 to $3 depending on state, while topping pays 70 cents to $1.50 per ton. California rates were announced in January for the early planting season.
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Wallace
California
Agriculture Department
Washington
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Utah
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
Dr. Lee J. Thomas Promotes A Complete Drug Health Service
Chiropractor and naturopath Dr. Lee J. Thomas outs a health service titled A Complete Drug Less Health Service presented from Osborn Building. The notice highlights alternative care options claimed by the practitioner and references Osborn Building as the location.
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Lee J. Thomas
Osborn Bidg
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