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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1952
Page
2
A guidance note advises avoiding applying chemicals to soil where potatoes carrots or other root crops will be grown during the next two years to prevent contamination of future harvests. The directive emphasizes careful soil management and adherence to safe agricultural practices.
The Leader's News urges farmers to plan for storing wet corn. It notes 20 30 percent moisture dictates crib or silo handling, mold risk rises above 25 percent, and two options exist: artificial drying or making silage with water added to reach 50 percent moisture. Temporary snow fence silos prove effective. a 1951 high moisture corn pamphlet is available from the County Extension Office in Waverly.
Ralph Poynter reports from Iowa State College farm economist Francis Kutish that domestic wool prices may rise from recent lows as mill buying and government stockpiling shift. From 1950 to 1951 Iowa prices jumped to 1.10 and fell to 58 cents, amid military purchases and stockpile shifts. World stocks dwindled. U.S. production now meets about a quarter of use. A summer 1952 price rise is possible, contingent on war risks and stockpiling policy. Zed Hughes of Corydon had a tooth-ache. dentists found a chain-link embedded in his jaw from a 17 year old accident.
Iowa farmers face corn and soybean meal shortages as cattle and pig numbers peak. C. C. Culbertson of Iowa State College advises heavy use of legume pasture and the 1952 oats crop, with protein supplements from commercial or mineralized meals, to protect profits amid rising prices. Delayed farrowing and barley plantings gain little traction as farmers favor oats for pig feed. potential government corn storage could aid finishing later in the season.
Advertising and management services provided at no extra cost to boost auction returns. Orville Naber, Auctioneer, contact 16-F21 in Tripoli for details.
Iowa farmers eye top corn yields for 1952 but face rootworm threats. Extension entomologist Harold Gunderson cites three weapons: crop rotation for the corn rootworm, extra nitrogen 40 to 80 pounds per acre, and soil insecticides tested in Ames with diel drin chlordane and aldrin showing reductions. Benzene hexachloride offers drawbacks. Recommendations stress alternate strips, careful dosing, and awaiting broader testing data.
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