Health warning on silo fillers disease for Iowa farmers
Dr. Stanley Hendricks of the State Health Department warns that silo fillers disease poses a real risk to Iowa farmers though no Iowa deaths are reported. Reports from neighboring states show fatalities from silage gas. precautions include keeping distribution pipes near silage, avoiding ladder use after filling, and staying away from the silo for seven to ten days.
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Stanley Henricks
State Department of Health
Dr. Hendricks
Hendricks
Twin Calves Born In One Week At Lauren Stapher Farm
The Lauren Stapher farm near New Hampton produced two sets of twin Holstein calves within a single week and all calves are reported healthy. A bolt of lightning struck the Joe Galbraith farm near Stuart recently, causing a roof hole and melted TV lead-in wire with no injuries.
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Lauren Stapher Farm
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Stuart
The Highway Story on a Gravel Road Fatal Edge
A farmer and a feed salesman, each driving 60 miles per hour on a gravel road, collide. The car leaves the road, striking fence poles as the landscape flips. one man dies as the other arrives too late to help. The piece contrasts reckless speed with everyday thoughts of farming and selling.
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