Farm Income Five Percent Higher In Corn Hog Areas
Iowa City July 7 farm income in areas where corn and hogs are key products runs about five percent higher in 1954 than 1953. Nationally first four months show one percent lower. Iowa cash farm income January–April 1954 up 4.5 percent, livestock income up 8.7 percent, crop income down 8.8 percent. Employment steady. construction up. May construction contracts up 17.7 percent, first five months 21.8 percent ahead of 1953. Business construction up 54.2 percent, residential up 10.3 percent. Department store sales up 20 percent March–April. April 7.4 percent above 1953. Four-month totals show 1954 department store sales 2 percent below January–April 1953.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa Business Digest
State University of Iowa Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Digest
Cattle Weight Trends Hint at Seasonal Price Shifts
Iowa State farm economist Francis A. Kutish reports heavyweight cattle outperform light cattle at markets as the break centers around 850 pounds. Feeders with light cattle are full feeding, while heavy cattle herds near capacity, with Kansas City noting more slaughter heifers and yearlings than steers recently. He forecasts a possible summer rebound in fat cattle prices, then stable levels, and warns that fall prices may dip slightly from last year. Strong barley and sorghum crops in California and the southwest fuel early demand and higher feeder bids if corn-belt feeders join in.
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Francis A. Kutish
Iowa State College Farm
Kutish
Kansas City
USDA
Katish
California
Two Mowings A Year For Weed Free Pastures
Bremer county extension director Richard Mathews says two mowings yearly keep pastures fairly clean and free of weeds. First clipping can occur by early July to catch early weeds, with a late July follow up for late summer and fall weeds. Sprays are most effective.
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Richard Mathews
Bremer County
Homemaking Learning Skills For Summer With Mrs Pickett
Summer is ideal for homemaking lessons says Mary Pickett at Iowa State College Household Equipment. She urges turning daily chores into fun lessons, letting children help plan methods and gradually build skills in sewing cooking canning and freezing.
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Mary Pickett
Iowa State College
Weed control in pastures relies on healthy grasses and legumes
Mathews notes that herbicides kill weeds but also harm legumes, offering only temporary relief. Strong pasture stands deter weeds, while overgrazing, poor fertilization, or lime deficiency invite invasion. A robust mix of grasses and legumes prevents weed problems.
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Mathews
How to Teach a Child Through Guided Practice
The passage outlines a four step method: demonstrate, let the child try, check the result, and offer help if needed. It notes ongoing engagement increases enjoyment and calls the activity a beneficial experience for both the adult and child.
Changes in Brucellosis Law Delay and Farm Storage Outlook
The Brucellosis cattle movement law is delayed past July 4 with an injunction until a new law is written by the next legislature. Farm Bureau offices are moving to new extension service layouts on the second floor. Grain storage will be a major issue in the corn belt as bumper crops fill government bins. incentives include 13 cents per bushel for resealing 1952 corn, CCC loans up to 80 percent with four years to repay at four percent interest. A storage catalog is available at the County Extension Office. The penguin is the only vertebrate animal in the Antarctic.
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Iowa
Farm Bureau
CCC
Mathews Advises Farmers To Study Storage Building
County Extension Director Richard Mathews of Waverly urges farmers to evaluate long term costs and benefits before adding corn storage. He notes government incentives may justify building now if it fits the farm plan, detailing fixed and variable costs and noting bins may cost less per bushel overall when fully used.
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Mathews
Wintz Herd Fifth in County in June D H I C Test
Bremer D H L C completed the June test with 27 D H L A herds containing 546 cows, 33 dry. Production averaged 925 pounds milk and 32.9 pounds butterfat per cow. Five high herds listed include John Albrecht & Son Sumner with 18 Holsteins and 1252 pounds milk 45.7 pounds fat and Jim Rodman Sumner with 13 Holsteins 1365 pounds milk 45.2 pounds fat.
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L. R. Wintz Herd
D.H.I.C
Bremer D.h.lc
D.h.la
D.h.1.a
John Albrecht & Son
Sumner
Jim Rodman
Holstein Herd Records Reported Across Farms
Ralph Chester and others register Holsteins with milks totals around 1140 pounds and fat about 38.8 pounds. Richard Leavens of Plainfield lists 16 registered Holsteins, 42.9 pounds fat from 114 pounds milk. L R Wintz of Tripoli shows 9 cows totaling 1100 pounds milk and fat. Seventy six 805 day records completed, about a dozen with one fat mark. Merl supervisor notes activity under a local actation program.
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Ralph Chester & On
Py. Field
Richard Leavens
Plainfield
Nile
L. R. Wintz
Tripoli
Lillibridge
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Mrs. Pickett
Waverly
E. C
The
Antarctic
State Farm
Howard Renwick
Mate Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
Bremer County Tankwagon Credit Association
Richard Phillips
Extension Farm
Wes the
Bock
Brafe
Ric Ie
Boyer
Block & Klemp
Tripoli, Lowa
Hasbrouck
Auhri Insurance Agency
Tripoli, Iowa
Geerlings
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