Farmers Fight Thistles And Quackgrass in Iowa
The article reports E P Sylvester former Iowa State College weed control expert urging farmers to start an eradication program now to curb quackgrass and Canada thistle. It details shallow plowing followed by spring harrowings, reworking as regrowth appears, and frequent cultivations until frost, then fallowing and smother crops. It notes 2 4 D and T C A chemical options and the need for multi-year effort.
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Iowa
E. P. Sylvester
Iowa State College
Sylvester
T.C.A
Corn Detasseling Season Opens for Area Youths
The first group of several thousand boys and girls signed up for seed corn detasseling began work this week, with fields displaying rainbow colors from detasseling. Hybrid seed corn producers in the area include De Kalb Hybrid Corn Company Oelwein Pioneer Hybrid Corn Company Reinbeck Black Hawk Seed Farms La Porte City Clarke Seed Corn Company Conrad and Strayer Seed Farms Hudson. About 2000 to 3000 detassellers will be employed during the peak season served by the Waterloo Office of the Iowa State Employment Service, with peak activity around July 22 to 25.
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DeKalb Hybrid Corn Company
Oelwein
Pioneer Hybrid Corn Company
Reinbeck
Black Hawk Seed Farms
la Porte City
Clarke Seed Corn Company
Conrad
Strayer Seed Farms
Hudson
Waterloo
Iowa State Employment Service
Animal Bounties in Iowa Reach 85442 Dollars
State Conservation Commission figures show hunting and trapping for bounties earned Iowa hunters and trappers 85442.05 during 1951. Foxes led the payouts, with many pelts valued at 40 cents plus a $2.00 bounty. County auditors noted the total animal and bird bounties exceeded 63892 dollars.
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State Conservation Commission
Iowa
Registrants Must Stay In Touch On Deferments
Stanley Gehrke, Bremer county Selective Service chairman, urges registrants and employers to understand that agricultural deferments are temporary and not training exemptions. Deferments last up to 12 months, often six, with two aims: preserve essential farm production and allow operation adjustment until replacement or removal of the registrant.
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Stanley Gehrke
Bremer County
Selective Service Board
Gehrke
Iowa State Employment Service
Corn Matures About 50 Days After Silking
Iowa State College climatologists say corn reaches maximum dry weight roughly 50 days after silking. Moisture remains high at 30 to 45 percent, but this marks peak edible yield. Weather after silking barely changes time to maturity though pre silking conditions affect silking timing and potential yield.
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Town State College Agricultural
Iowa
R. H. Shaw
G. L. Barger
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Cut Chicken Diseases By Housecleaning Now
Renovate your chicken house in late summer to ensure a disease free laying house next year. L Z Eggleton Iowa State College extension poultryman notes most Iowa farmers have sold their laying flock by late summer. Begin by removing litter trash dirt and dust from floor walls and ceiling then scrub with hot water and lye solution.
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Iowa
L. Z. Eggleton
Extension
Iowa State College
Corn Maturity Date Guides Spray of Weather Advice
Farmers can watch corn silking and then count 50 days to maturity. Climatologists, using past Weather Bureau records, advise on the likelihood of a freeze by the computed maturity date for the crop.
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Weather Bureau
Seasonal poultry house cleanup tips from Eggleton
Eggleton urges thorough cleaning of chicken houses this season including roosts, nests, and equipment. Plug rat holes, fix windows to deter mite carrying birds, consider remodeling waterers and roasting pits, and start deep litter with clean corn cob material.
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Eggleton
Elbow Injury Hints at Highway Mishap
A Belmong man, Ben Blake, was an apparent injury case while driving south on 69 when his elbow rested on a car door frame. The incident occurred near a bulldozer on the highway, with the side of the cap crimping the elbow as the door frame saved the arm.
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Manchester
Robert Krueger
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Ben Blake
Belmong
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