Corn earworm control effort targets US corn loss
The U S Department of Agriculture estimates the corn earworm causes about 40 million dollars in field corn damage annually with higher losses in sweet corn. A non arsenic barium fluorosilicate dust sprayed on silks helps control the pest, with timing of applications every one to two weeks and care to avoid overdose, as tests show up to ninety five percent clean crop in some cases.
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U. & Department of Agriculture
National Industries News Service
Department
Washington
the Agricultural Department
E. B. Alvord
Indiana
Florida
Big Pig Club Enrollment for the Bremer Fair
Bremer county 4-H club boys will exhibit over one hundred pigs at the Bremer county fair grounds August 22 23 and 24. Senator William McArthur of Mason City a top Iowa livestock judge will officiate with H A McCaffree of Jackson township as department superintendent. Only pigs farrowed after March 1 1933 may compete. The pork producing contest highlights market classes while breeding classes require purebred animals with flexible interpretation. Pigs weighed August 22 with daily gain rates used in awards. an accurate weight record is required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H Club
Neil Cave
Vern Ephrem
Neal Geuther
Raymond Kuethe
Harley Meyer
Willard Meyer
Elmer Pothast
Arland Thicking
Bremer County
Bremer County Fair
Wm. McArthur
Mason City
Iowa
H. A. McCaffree
Jackson Township
4 H Club Boys to Camp This Week
Bremer county 4 H club boys go to Camp Ingawanis near Waverly for a weekend. Over 100 boys and leaders will arrive Saturday noon and stay until Sunday afternoon with activities including kittenball, swimming, health talks, campfire programs, and a sunrise service. Parents may bring a picnic Sunday noon to visit.
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Bremer County
Camp
Ingawanis
Waverly
Paradise
W. V. Allen
W. A. Rohlf
Jackson Club Boys Meet at Lovelands
Jackson township 4 H club boys held a meeting at Albert Loveland's home Thursday evening July 27 with H A McCaffree unanimously elected local leader. Members reported strong progress on exhibitable stock and the county agent urged a demonstration contest on ropes and its uses for the upcoming fair. The next meeting will be at William Roever's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. McCaffree
Jackson Township
4-H
Albert Loveland
McCaffree
Wm. Roever
Leland Roever
There's something dovelike about our child says parent
A brief exchange notes a child’s pigeon-toed stance with a gentle, humorous tone. The line underscores a familial moment and a small, affectionate observation within daily life.
Wheat Acreage Adjustment Plan Aims To Stabilize Prices
Wheat statistics show low yields often lead to higher next year output and a persistent surplus. The plan offers farmers a bonus for reducing acreage by up to 20 percent for 1934 and 1935, funded by the federal government to maintain domestic purchasing power similar to 1910-14 levels, with adjustments based on average prices and other factors. Bremer county growers are invited to participate to align production with demand and secure better prices.
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Geoffrey Shepherd
Agricultural Economics Department
Town State College
United States
Mr. Shepard
Shepherd
Mr. Shepherd
United States Department of Agriculture
Bremer County
Murl McDonald
Iowa State College
McDonald
Donald
Wallace
Cow Testing Ass'n Chooses New Tester
Harold Sutton of Iowa Falls elected tester for the local Cow Testing Association at a board meeting held at the farm bureau office on Saturday evening August 29. Sutton, a graduate of Towa Falls High School and Ellsworth Junior College with dairy husbandry study at Iowa State College, will begin duties in early August. He plans a Bremer County 4-H exhibit and to complete the year by September 30. Directors present included Glenn Anderson Elmer Chester J K Lynes and Clarence Schmadeke with Floyd Johnston also attending. Sutton replaces Oscar Kreis who left farming in Douglas Township in June. Lawrence Richardson of Chickasaw County served as relief tester in the interim.
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Harold Sutton
Iowa Falls
Farm Bureau
Sutton
Towa Falls
Ellsworth Junior College
Iowa State College
Dairy Extension Service
Contesting Association
Bremer County
Glenn Anderson
Sumner
Elmer Chester
Plainfield
J. K. Lynes
Clarence Schmadeke
Clarksville
Floyd Johnston
Mr. Sutton
Oscar Kreis
Association
Douglas Township
Lawrence Richardson
Chickasaw County
Fremont Hustlers Meet at Fink Home
The regular Fre mont Hustlers gathered at Arlene Fink's home on Tuesday July 25th. Margaret Webrand chaired, Marie Snelling led a song, and Charlotte Bennett demonstrated whole wheat bread. A business meeting planned the fair and a bake sale for Saturday night July 29th. Lunch followed, served by Arlene.
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Fremont Hustlers
Arlene Fink
Margaret Webrand
Marie Snelling
Charlotte Bennett
Arlene
Irene Schlichting
Warren Township Meeting Friday Evening at Raecker Home
Warren township farm bureau members and friends will meet at the home of Mr and Mrs Simon Raecker Friday evening August 4. Musical selections by Warren Workers girls club followed by a one act play The Kettle Singing from Jackson township farm bureau and a discussion on plans for the 4 H club fair and movies. Club girls will provide ice cream and ladies should bring cake and own dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Township Farm Bureau
Simon Raecker
Warren Workers Girls Club
Jackson Township Farm Bureau
Illinois Central Train To Be Fair Feature
The famous Illinois Central train made for the Bremer county farm bureau-Illinois Central picnic at Waverly on July 4, 1927, will be a feature at the Bremer county 4-H club fair on August 22 23 and 24. The train has toured United States and Canada since its 1927 debut and helped inaugurate the limestone alfalfa campaign in 1929. A short free ride may be offered to youths 12 and under who buy a ticket for the merry-go-round ride, subject to final plans and announcements.
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Illinois Central
Bremer County
Price of Farm Products Rises Eight Percent
Iowa farmers saw an eight percent rise in prices received from June 15 to July 15. Grain prices gained 36 percent in that month, while cattle and hog prices remained steady, leaving the live stock group unchanged. The report highlights higher prices across agricultural goods.
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Iowa
Agricultural price trends in mid July market report
Prices for dairy and poultry products, grain, and livestock showed varied movement. Corn and barley rose about 17 cents, oats up, hogs down five cents, beef cattle steady, veal and calves up, eggs up more than usual, chicken prices up one cent per pound, potatoes up one dollar per bushel since mid June.
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Cory
Barle
Colonel Questions Caddie About Golf Skills
A colonel teases a sergeant major volunteer as his golf caddie. The sergeant jokes about being slow and a “rocky at the halt,” adding humor to the ambiguous military exchange.
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