Better Iowa A dairy course at Iowa State College
The dairy department offers a six month program starting September 26 designed to train students for dairy work in butter ice cream and cheese factories and market milk plants. Courses run for two three month terms with eligibility including age seventeen and eighth grade completion. A certificate requires operating a dairy establishment for two years. a ten day short course for experienced operators runs February 8 to 18 1922. For more information, Dairy Department Ames Iowa.
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Town motorists may test their own headlights law
Iowa enforces a new headlight law through the state automobile department not the highway commission. Owners may use any glass for lenses if the beam shows driving light to 75 feet ahead without glare or a beam higher than 42 inches at 76 feet or more. Ames lists approved lenses via the highway commission. No garage testing or certificates required. set the law and measure distance to ensure proper alignment.
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Special car lens rules under new highway law
Motorist guidance notes that ordinary lenses cannot meet the new law without impractical tilting. A special lens is advised though not guaranteed to prevent glare, since correct adjustment is essential. The highway commission provides adjustment details but has no enforcement authority.
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Save the Green Tomatoes Ripe late fall harvest tips
Iowa State College advises on saving green tomatoes by careful handling. Remove large green fruit, wrap in paper, and store in a cool place to ripen slowly for Thanksgiving. If frost threatens, pull the vine, strip fruit and leaves, hang roots down to ripen slowly, and keep for weeks. For drying, ripen fruit fully, scald skins, slice, dry at or below 120 degrees, with good air flow, then store like dried corn.
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Adorn Your Iowa Farm With Artful Planting Tips
Iowa State College extension service shares practical guidance for farm landscapes. Emphasizes natural groupings, shaded backgrounds, open fronts, and avoiding straight lines to blend houses with surroundings while boosting ornamental appeal for next year.
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Iowa State College
Kanred Wheat Gains Popularity Among Town Farmers
Kanred wheat, grown from certified seed, is becoming popular among local farmers per Town State College farm crops department reports. The department notes strong yield potential, high rust resistance, and good winter hardiness compared with Turkey and other leading varieties. A list of certified fields and seed sources can be obtained by writing Z. T. Robinson at the Ames Town farm crops department.
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Start the Fall Pigs Now for April Markets
Iowa State College experts advise selecting pigs in September to finish by April for a marketable weight around 225 pounds. Provide ample feed with self feeders, use corn based rations with tankage skim milk or buttermilk, and include barley as a secondary feed. Ensure plenty of salt and pasture, and keep pigs to obtain top prices for surplus grain.
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Iowa State College
Shocked fodder silage improves winter feed method
Iowa State College dairy husbandry men advise farmers with small silos to feed out their shocked fodder stock and then refill the silo. Shock fodder is not the best silage but it helps stretch feed through winter by keeping the supply moving and reducing shortages.
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Iowa State College
Feeding Silage Improves Cattle Nutrition and Efficiency
The article explains feeding silage to cattle as superior to dry fodder. It notes valine content, better flavor, and higher intake with silage. It advises packing fodder with water, one ton of water per ton of fodder, to ensure moisture for proper fermentation and reduced waste.
Corn Rootworms Threaten Towa Crops Warns Extension Agent
F G Churchill of Iowa State College extension service explains that continuous corn cropping invites corn rootworms. Larvae, white with brown heads, bore in roots, destroying tillers and yielding only nubins. Adults, small green beetles, feed through fall, then lay eggs for next year’s crop. Crop rotation advised to break the life cycle.
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Towa State College
Four or five year rotation to control northern rootworm
A reader advises a crop rotation plan to limit worm damage. Rotate with three years of corn, one year oats, and one year clover and timothy. The worm population should decline during the oats years, reducing rootworm impact. Also notes a probate administrator appointment in Emmet County Iowa dated September 1, 1921. It lists Andrew Smith as Administrator for the estate of Joseph Henaman and directs creditors to file claims.
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