Farm and stock sharing shown profitable on 120 acre Iowa farm
Records from a 120 acre Black Hawk county farm indicate stock share renting benefits operator and owner. Operator earned 2812 in labor income while the owner received 2841 in farm income, enough to cover seven percent interest on invested capital. Both share livestock, machinery, and feed, sharing purchases and sales, taxes paid by the owner, and labor by the operator, promoting closer ties and farm improvements.
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Black Hawk County
Farm Management Department
Iowa State College
Cach
Dairy Compare Pacific Northwest and Iowa Finds
M Mortensen head of Iowa State College dairy department says Pacific Northwest dairy products match Iowa quality. Cream may be slightly better in Oregon due to cooler nights and winters. Oregon produces much cheese as part of a permanent Portland show with a $300000 pavilion. Livestock show features judging teams from western colleges. similar to Chicago’s International show. Enormous soybean yields reported from test plots with six varieties evaluated. Manchu tops yield and early maturity. Ito San good for hogging down. Mammoth Yellow silage potential. Medium Green poorest. Poor county yields blamed on mismanagement. soybeans viewed as valuable for soil fertility and commercial use.
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Pacific Northwest
Iowa
M. Mortensen
Iowa State College
Portland
Oregon
West
Chicago
McKinsey
Ita
Soybeans to Spread Over Chickasaw County Next Year
County agent Mr McKinsey says 2000 to 3000 acres of soybeans will be grown in Chickasaw County next year bringing substantial revenue. He notes 1200 acres are grown this year and views the crop as a major state opportunity.
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Chickasaw County
Mr. McKinsey
Farm is Greatest Industry Says Dean Curtiss
Dean Charles F. Curtiss of Iowa State College declares the farm is the greatest industry in the United States today. He urges farmers to attend stock shows this fall to improve farming methods and emphasizes the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago as unmatched in scope. The show focuses on youth work, noting that the industry’s future rests with boys and girls nationwide.
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United States
Dean Charles F. Curtiss
Iowa State
Dean Curtiss
Chicago
The
International
Grain show to mark twentieth anniversary with $10,000 prizes
The Chicago Board of Trade funds the cash prizes and the grain show aims to raise quality grain production. Officials say the event will exceed all prior records of the world’s greatest livestock show, celebrating ten years of growth in farming. Land values show a dramatic rise from 1910 to the present, with Iowa averaging $96 and an overall 180 percent jump.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Iowa
Land prices rise since 1850 in Iowa summaries
Figures from Iowa State College farm management show land values climbing from 6.09 dollars per acre in 1850 to 269.00 dollars by August 18, 1919. Data drawn from census records county agents transfers and other reliable sources indicate the steepest increases occurring in the most recent period.
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Farm Management Department
Iowa State College
Green Foods For Flock And Dairy Cost Data
Green foods for the flock include sprouted oats steamed alfalfa or clover and silage to cut feed costs and raise egg production. Water must be available at all times with a non icy and non warm supply and oyster shell and grit fed. Iowa State College dairy department collects November butter production costs data from creameries with Robert Leffler directing the effort for cooperating firms.
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Poultry Department of
Towa State College
Dairy Department
Iowa State College
Robert Leffler
Protect Young Fruit Trees From Mice and Rabbits
The article advises protecting young fruit trees by clean cultivation within three feet to deter mice, and using wire protectors or boards to ward off rabbits. It recommends painting trunks with lime sulfur now and again in February, with a possible third coat if worn off by spring.
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