Soil conservation drive aims to curb erosion in county
Washington County farmers push contour farming and crop rotation on three demonstration farms with support from the Farm Bureau state extension service and Soil Conservation Service. The plan includes terrace and grass waterways, tree planting, soil testing, and 15 TVA demonstration farms supplying phosphorus.
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Joe Knotek
Washington County Soil Improvement Committee
Mr. Knotek
Washington County
Farm Bureau
State Extension Service
Area Office
The
Soil Conservation Service
Richard Cray
Wellman
J. C. Huston
Crawfordsville
Knotek
Knolek
Iowa Truck Crops Value Climbs to 1.418 Million in 1940
Iowa agricultural records show commercial truck crops valued at 1 418 000 dollars for 1940. The report highlights strong vegetable and fruit outputs across counties with notable gains in marketing figures.
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Iowa
Pieper’s Record Pig Breeding Yields 176 Pigs From 13 Sows
Joe Pieper shows a four year breeding program with ear marked offspring, maintaining 130 females from 13 sows and raising 126 pigs to six and a half months, weighing 215 to 225 pounds. He advocates mixed Tamworth and Duroc stock and emphasizes low cost production and careful observation for year after year profit.
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Pieper
Joe Pieper
Garden Planting As Defense Aid Urged By Bliss
Director R K Bliss of the Iowa Agricultural Extension service urges a garden year to aid national defense. He touts vitamins and food savings from vegetables and recommends biweekly succession plantings of peas radishes beets carrots potatoes lettuce and onions. He advises a family garden assortment to feed a family of five for a year and gives a simple planting rule of thumb with thinning guidance.
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R. K. Bliss
Iowa Agricultural Xtension Service
Bliss
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