Thistles Spread in Iowa Linked to Weather and Poor Rotations
Otto Hoffmann, former extension weed specialist at Iowa State College, notes Canadian thistles have increased in Iowa over the last two years due to cool wet summers. He warns that thistle control fails when farm rotations are ignored and recommends two years of spraying and seasonal use of 24-D for fields and chlorate or Atlacide for small patches, plus smother crops like alfalfa. He also cautions that spraying in corn is ineffective and that underseeded oats can be harmed.
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Iowa
Otto Hoffmann
Iowa State College
Hoffmann
Hoffman
Market Outlook for Cattle and Hogs Reflects Supply Pressures
Ample beef supplies and weak hide and tallow values press the late April fat cattle market. Iowa State economist Francis Kutish notes liberal feed cattle in coming weeks with plans to market more in May and June. He cites cautious sentiment, predicting steady to slightly lower fed cattle prices and a strong summer market for long fed cattle. Farrowings drop sharply with spring pig crop down 12 to 15 percent, improving next winter hog feeding ratios if corn breaks. L. C. Hill retires after 53 years in Columbus Junction business, dating to 1899.
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Francis A. Kutish
Iowa State College
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
Congress
Kutish
Safe timing for spraying oats with 2 4-D
Bremer County Extension Director Ralph Poynter notes 2 4-D can safely weed oats except during tiller formation and boot or flower stages. Best results occur when oats are 6 to 12 inches high. About 500000 acres were treated statewide last year. spraying at later stages or in ripe condition requires airplane application and risks yield loss.
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Ralph Poynter
Bremer County
Poynter
Three Gopher Control Demonstrations Planned for May 6
Bremer county farmers are invited to three free demonstrations on May 6 to learn poison gopher control. The events, lasting 45 minutes to one hour, aim to stop gopher damage to seedings and mowers. East county may add more sessions if damage appears, while the west reports heavier activity.
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Bremer County
Oats and Legume Seedings Not Suited for 2 4 D Spray
The guidance states that oats with legume seedings should not be sprayed with 2 4 D. Legumes are frequently injured by this chemical, so the combination is not recommended.
Farm Meetings Schedule and Warning on Poisoned Potatoes
At 10 30 a m at Anker Juhls farm four and a half miles south and one mile east of Plainfield at 1 15 p m at S R Reiters farm one and three fourths miles east of Waverly on the north side of highway No 3 and at 2 30 p m at W H Happels farm one mile north and one and three fourths miles west of Readlyn a note lists meeting times and locations. The text warns that poisoning pocket gohpers with raw potatoes and powdered strychnine is not a difficult task and that one treatment of this kind usually yields about a 90 percent chance of fatal harm.
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Anker Juhl's
Plainfield
S. R. Reiter
Waverly
W. H. Happel
Readlyn
Auctions Well Advertised and Properly Managed
Advertising and management help at no extra cost. Orville Naber, Auctioneer. Phone 16 F21, Tripoli.
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Orville Naber
Tripoli
Flying Flag Upside Down Signals Distress at Sea
The rule states that displaying any national flag inverted aboard a vessel is internationally recognized as a distress signal signaling danger or a cry for assistance. Maritime officials emphasize proper flag etiquette to avoid misinterpretation.
Walleye Season Opens May 15 Amid Added Species
The notice states May 15 opens walleye season with northern, walley and sauger pike, perch, white, silver bass and yellow bass now allowed in Town. It lists nesting game fish season opening May 30 including bass, sunfish and bluegill. Frog season begins May 1 with a catch limit of twelve. Country roads near 66 feet wide reflect the original surveyor’s chain width.
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Goveyor
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Werner Wolf
Tripoli, Iowa
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Livium
Olier
Nutrena Mills, Inc
Colburn Feed Mill
H. M. Shevnan
Chicago
Russell Lamson Hotel
Waterloo
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Artesian Ave
Walleye
International Harvester
Coldstream
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Tripoli Implement Co. Farm Equipment Headquarters
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