Silage Myths Debunked by Iowa Station Experts
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station clarifies silage misstatements by a retired Kentuck distiller. Bacteria inoculation is unnecessary as silage preserves itself with proper packing and moisture. Alcohol content is a fraction of a percent, not a whiskey substitute. Also notes on manure storage and the equivalence of yellow and white corn for feeding.
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Kentuck
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
A. R. Lamb
Honey From Smartweed Yields Strong Collection at College
Wallace Park of Town State College notes that honey bees gathered from hearts-ease or smartweed are of good quality and lighter in color, usually pink but this year as white as clover. A single colony on campus scales produced forty-two pounds from August 21 to 31, not an extraordinary peak but a solid average.
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Wallace Park
Town State College
Fall Pigs Could Be Profitable Says Iowa Station
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station in Ames reports faith in fall pigs as a profitable venture. Head swine expert John Eyward notes pigs born in late August or September can reach about 250 pounds by eight months, with fall pigs yielding similar feed efficiency to spring pigs. He advises keeping pens dry and sanitary, feeding free choice with corn and tankage, ample water, and maintaining belief in the system for strong results.
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Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Annmal Husbandry
John M. Eyward
Ames
Manure Increases Corn Yield in Farm Plots
A manure application study shows farm manure boosts corn yields. In Blue Grass Eldredge Wilton and Calamus plots, eight tons per acre every four years yielded about ten extra bushels per acre. Sawyer Orange City Everly Oakland produced similar gains, with Spencer also reporting benefits.
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Blue Grass
Eldredge
Wilton
Calamus
Sawyer
Orange City
Everly
Oakland
Spencer
Lime may be applied in fall and on corn stalk land
Iowa State agronomy notes urge lime on plowed fall ground and on corn stalk land in winter or early spring. Deeply work lime into surface soil but do not plow under. Tests show lime raises yields 20 to 25 percent on acid soils. A blue litmus test from a druggist confirms acidity by soil ball method.
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Agricultural Experiment Station
Ames
Towa
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Rising land prices alarm farmers warn by Agriculture Dept
United States Department of Agriculture warns farmers that rapidly rising land values threaten agribusiness. Officials in Washington DC on September 15 report higher costs for farming property could squeeze smallholders and shift production patterns amid demand and investment pressures.
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Washington, D. C
Speculators warned as farm land boom risks emerge
A United States Department of Agriculture warning to farmers in Iowa and the corn belt warns that speculative land buying has raised prices and risks. Investigators urge caution in selling to speculators, ensure fair value, and verify buyers can complete payments. Also notes to secure cash down payments and avoid overexposure if conditions normalize. Administratrix notice from Emmet County Iowa announces Sadie Ross as administratrix of John Ross estate with claims due and payments requested.
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United States
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Farm Management
Department
District Court
Emmet
John Ross
Estherville
A. D
Sadie Ross
Advertising helps farmer in agricultural education
A farmer writes to Iowa State College urging agricultural students to study advertising. He argues advertising can greatly aid selling farm products, especially for special outputs like purebred livestock or seeds. The farmer, a frequent user of ad space, markets mainly within his county and two neighboring counties, handling Shorthorns, Poland China swine, and seed corn.
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Farm Journal
Country
Agricultural Journalism
Iowa State College
Poland
Munich History Ties To Louis And Duke Henry
The article traces Munich’s origins from Duke Henry the Lion establishing a mint and a bridge to collect tolls, through Louis the Severe who helped start the city, to Eneror Loula and the Bavarian line, noting the city sits on the site of the Tegernsee monastery and derives its name from munich, meaning monk.
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Munich
Louis
Louis the Severe
Eneror Loula
Henry the Lion
Tsargo
Retehenhall
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