Expect Farm Home Improvement Growth in 1954 Iowa
Iowa State College Extension home management specialists predict a shift in 1954 toward remodeling and upgrading farm houses. Expect running water and central heating installations, with landlords improving properties to attract tenants. Electric service is already available, materials ship in quickly, and lumber output remains steady despite fewer starts. Some prices may ease for bricks cement steel paint hardware and plumbing.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Fall Farrowed Pigs Need Ample Feed
Extension animal husbandman E L Quaife of Jews State College urges ample feeding for fall farrowed pigs. He notes June to November litters, recommends portable shed housing, corn as main grain, self feeding, fortified protein supplements, vitamins and minerals, and antibiotics in winter rations.
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E. L. Quaife
Jews State College
Marke
Quaife
Cancer questions and follow up advice from the American Cancer Society
An article by D. Plass discusses cancer immunity questioning whether a cured patient can develop a new cancer. It notes the lack of immunity, possible multiple primary cancers, hereditary factors, and the need for at least five years of medical supervision after treatment. It explains microscopic differences among cancers and urges readers to contact the American Cancer Society in Mason City, Iowa.
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American Cancer Society
Mason City
Iowa
Calf Losses Cost Iowa Dairymen $2,000,000
Death losses in dairy calves cost Iowa farmers about two million dollars yearly. Fincham of Iowa State College cites 80 percent calf survival from 100 born, with 200000 calf deaths yearly on one million cows. Controls include improved sanitation, colostrum, clean feeding gear, proper feeding, limited antibiotics, temperature management, and housing methods to reduce disease.
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Robert Fincham
Extension
Iowa State College
Iowa
Fincham
Now Is Good Time For Rat Control
Early January is a fine time to start a farm rat control program says extension entomologist Harold Gunderson of Town State College. He lists three reasons including stabilized populations and better winter effectiveness of warfarin, with a proven mix of cornmeal oats and warfarin concentrate. Emphasizing clean-up rat-proofing and poisoning, he advises regular bait-station servicing and weather appropriate, palatable bait to reduce migratory pressure and protect farmsteads.
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Harold Gunderson
Town State College
Gunderson
Iowa
Understanding OWA Children Punishment and Fighting
Afton Smith argues punishment for preschoolers in fighting often fails. In Newlis studies punished children stay scrappy. teaching turn taking and polite requests helps. Repeated patient guidance is needed. if fighting persists despite punishment, modify methods with professional help.
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OWA
Afton Smith
Lows Child Welfare Research Station
Vincent Newlis
Ccheck
New Test Setup Aims to Resolve Tile Spacing
Agricultural engineers at Iowa State College unveil a field laboratory in loess soil to study tile depth and spacing. The system allows adjustable tile depths, 2 and 4 feet, and spacings from 40 to 320 feet, with controlled irrigation and drainage to derive a universal soil drainage formula. Key factors are soil permeability and porosity determined from quick soil samples.
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Iowa State College
Jan van Schilfgaarde
Hornick
The
College Agricultural Engineers and Agronomists
van Schilfgaarde
Merle Pannkuk Returns to Camp Lakota
Merle Pannkuk leaves Mason City after a New Year visit to return to El Paso Texas to resume duties at Fort Bliss and White Sands Proving Grounds Las Cruces New Mexico in the Guided Missile branch after a fifteen day furlough with family. Donnie Namanny of near Mapleton who was injured when a hay rake wheel ran over him suffers internal injuries with no broken bones.
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Merle Pannkuk
Camp Lakota
Freak Pannkuk
Merle
Arlo
Mason City
el Paso
Texas
Fort Bliss
White Sands Proving Grounds
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Donnie Namanny
Mapleton
Freshness matters: 1 day vs 4 days cream flavor
A. W. Rudnick of Iowa State College reports that cream kept cold loses flavor by day four, affecting butter quality. A taste test with a small jury shows fresher cream yields more appealing butter, stressing timely delivery to preserve consumer taste year round.
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A. W. Rudnick
Extension Dairyman
Iowa State College
Rudnick
New Year Reflections On Countryside Life And Calendars
A reflective piece recalls New Year’s Eve in Rochester with family visits to St Mary’s Hospital and Aunt Catherine. It notes traffic anxieties, the beauty of a midwinter sky with falling stars, and describes family calendars ranging from weather forecasts to liturgical dates that guide daily life and chores.
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Rochester
Catherine
St. Mary’s Hospital
Contol
Calendar gifts and liturgical debates amuse Blue Earth readers
A reader letter discusses calendar use in homes with jokes about meatless Fridays and fast days. The writer notes calendars from businesses brighten daily life and thanks firms for calendars while touching on religious and patriotic themes.
Plant Diseases 1953 Yearbook by U S Department of Agriculture
The 1953 Agriculture Yearbook discusses plant diseases posing major risks to US farm products worth about 3 billion dollars. It covers causes, control methods, and healthful cultivation across crops with full color plates of diseased plants and guidance from experts like Arden Sherf urging farmers to study the material.
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United States
U. S. Department For Agriculture
Arden Sherf
Iowa State College Extension
Iowa
Insects Threaten Shelled Corn On Iowa Farms
Iowa State College extension entomologist Harold Gunderson warns that stored shelled corn and small grains on Iowa farms face insect activity that can cause spoilage and dockage. He notes signs like surface crusting and warm grain, advises removing spoiled corn, stirring crusted grain, and fumigation when temperatures reach 65 F using specified carbon tetrachloride based fumigants.
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Iowa
Iowa State College’ Extension
Harold Gunderson
Gunderson
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