Shelby oats boost seed supply plan gains traction in Iowa
Five Washington county farmers grow Shelby oats under a CDA plan to increase seed availability. Seed sold last fall for 2 dollars per bushel is planted in weed-free fields with agreements to share after harvest. Shelby oats yield higher than Clinton in tests and show rust and smut tolerance. Certified Shelby seed will sell this fall for up to 1 dollar above the Chicago No 2 oats price, uncertified up to 50 cents above.
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Washington County
Shelby Oats
Committee For Agricultural Development
CDA
Towa
Iowa State College
Shelby
Clinton
Clinton Benton
Iowa
Chicago
Allen Griggs
Orville Griggs
Dublin
Soil Loss Reflects Long-Term Erosion Costs
Nature needs about 500 to 800 years to form one inch of topsoil. If a field loses 4 inches, it has wiped out more than 2000 years of nature’s work, highlighting severe erosion impacts.
Barberry Eradication Efforts Target Stem Rust in Iowa
A. H. Hagge of the U S Department of Agriculture reported ongoing work to eliminate barberry bushes which host stem rust in oats wheat barley and rye. Eradication began in 1918 and more than 1 300 000 bushes have been removed with about 68 percent of Iowa now free of barberry.
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AMES
Towa
A. H. Hagege
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Hagge
Lowa
Recommend Cold Water For Cooling of Milk
Milk and cream must be cooled rapidly to stay fresh in warm weather. Refrigerators help but water cooling is faster and air alone won’t suffice. Plastic covers keep odors and dirt out during cooling and market delivery, with parchment paper as an alternative inside lids. Farmers with seven or more cows may use a mechanical cooler. smaller herds can use calm well water cooling.
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Tom Roth
Washington County
Hector
Robb
Washington county delegates attend state Vocational Ag teachers conference
Washington county was represented at a state wide meeting of vocational agriculture teachers held in Clear Lake last week by three men. Leonard Tindal, Myles Beitts, and Cal Caldwell attended from this county as part of hundreds of teachers gathered at the Iowa vacation spot.
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Washington County
Clear Lake
Iowa
Leonard Tindal
Washington
Myles Beitts
Keola
Cal Caldwell
Wellman
DHIA Group Plans New Milk Testing Service for Counties
Dean Johnson of the Jefferson-Washington Dairy Herd Improvement association announces a new herd testing by owner sampling plan for county dairy farmers. The service, offered to eight Washington and 13 Jefferson county herds, aims to help farmers track milk production with lowered rates. Details are available from Tom Robb or Mr. Johnson.
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Dhia Group
Dean Johnson
Jefferson-Washington
DHIA
Washington County
Jefferson County
Pickets Halt Work at Louisville 1 H Plant
Pickets of the United Farm Equipment Workers union halted work at the International Harvester plant in Louisville. The main plant was shut down while the foundry ran at about one fifth capacity. No bargaining is in sight to end the strike. The union protested suspensions of two union committeemen and one steward.
Fund Drive Planned for 4 H FFA Swine Pavilion
The Washington county 4 H and FFA junior livestock show plans a fundraising drive to build a swine pavilion on the Townsley tract west of Washington. Fair board officials announced campaign township chairmen have been named and will meet Tuesday evening to map plans. Twenty men have underwritten the construction, with actual financing to come through campaign contributions.
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Washington County
FFA
Fair Board
Townsley Tract
Washington
Free Multiflora Rose Seed Offered Farmers By Conservationists
The Iowa Conservation Commission will distribute thirty thousand free packets of multiflora rose seed to farmers for fall planting. The thorny shrub serves as a living fence, wildlife cover, and wind erosion control, with 1 000 seed packets and planting instructions mailed to prospective requestors before September 1. Requests go to the State Conservation Commission, 914 Grand Ave., Des Moines 9, Iowa.
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Lowa
The
Conservation Commission
Towa
State Conservation Commission
Grand Ave
Des Moines
Iowa
Lions Club Holds Annual Convention Parade in Chicago
Visiting Lions, 10 000 strong, paraded down Michigan Avenue to open the Lions International 38th convention. Delegates from 71 states and foreign countries watched a three hour parade of marching units bands and floats. Six prizes totaling 3000 were to be awarded for best floats dramatizing Lions role in industrial and commercial life.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Service Club
Lions International
Chinch Bugs Reported In Southeast Iowa
Ames reports indicate serious chinch bug infestations in southeastern Iowa with spread suggested across southern counties. Entomologist Harold Gunderson urges farmers in the southern third to inspect grain fields as bugs may move into corn. creosote barriers and notifying county extension offices are recommended. He notes limited data on newer insecticides and recalls the last major Iowa outbreak in 1941.
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Ames
Iowa State College Extension
Harold Gunderson
Iowa
Gunderson
Korean War to Boost Hog Prices This Fall
Iowa State College economist Francis Kutish says the Korea conflict should lift hog prices this fall above what they would be otherwise. He notes feeder cattle demand is rising earlier, while beef supply may push fed cattle prices down later in the year.
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Ames
Francis Kutish
Iowa State College Extension
Kansas City
Kutish
Greece
Korea
Iran
Indo China
Yugoslavia
Iowa Exports 90 Percent of U S Hybrid Seed Corn
The Iowa Development Commission reports that 90 percent of all hybrid seed corn exported from the United States is produced by Iowa growers and brokers. It notes 400000 bushels are exported to Europe this year and that Iowa hybrids can triple yields versus European open pollinated corn.
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IoWa Development Commission
United States
Lowa
Europe
Iowa
Corn Belt
Towa
Commission
Dusting Hogs Cough and Slow Gains Linked to Bedding
Iowa State College swine specialist EKL Quaife reports dust and dirt floors in hoghouses cause wheezing and coughing in hogs this summer. He notes dusty shade conditions can lead to pneumonia and reduced growth, recommending corncob bedding and oil sprinkling to curb coughing.
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Ames
Ekl Quaife
Iowa State College Extension
Quaife
Iowa
Lowell Johnson
Knoxville
DDT Used to Control Earworms in Sweetcorn
Washington County directs sweetcorn growers to dust ears with 16 percent DDT dust every 2 to 3 days until husks turn brown and dry. Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson advises dusting only wilting ears. Robb notes large fields would have limited effectiveness and cautions against field corn spraying.
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Washington County Lexiensier
Tom Robb
Iowa State College Extension
Harold Gunderson
Washington County
Robb
Community and Livestock Sale Dates Across Iowa Towns
The notice lists weekly livestock sale events at Whittaker sale barn on Fridays, Kalona Sales Barn in Kalona on Thursdays, and Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction on Wednesdays. It also notes a Tuesday sale at Oilk Livestock Exchange in Ollie and a public household goods sale at 1114 E Washington on Thursday July 20 at 6 p.m. in Logan Crawford.
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Whittaker
Kalona Sales
Kalona
Iowa
Midway Sales
Volumbus Junction
Oilk Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Washington
Logan Crawford
Farm Bureau Women Set Goals for Next Year in Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau women leaders opened a three day summer conference in Des Moines with a banquet and a speech by Mrs Frank Laubach a Philippines missionary. The group will review reports from the state women's committee discuss the extension program and hear talks by state president Howard Hill and others as delegates prepare program proposals for the coming year.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
Frank Laubach
Philippines
State
Louise Rosenfeld
Howard Hill
Farm Machinery Reaches Record High in Iowa
Iowa crop and livestock reporting service reports record use of farm machinery. At the start of 1950 there were 221,659 tractors on Iowa farms, up four percent from 1949 and tenfold from thirty years earlier, about 110 tractors per 100 farms. Mechanical corn pleters rose to 81,087 and grain combines increased 14 percent.
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Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa
Kutish Urges Farmers To Sell Culled Cattle
Kutish advises farmers to cull low quality beef cattle now to stay ahead of the seasonal price rise. Ex Extension economist Francis A Wittish says demand remains strong for cows and bulls while cattle on pastures and fed stock move to market. July to September typically see higher prices as feedlots clear summer oversupply.
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Ames
Francis A. Wittish
Lows State College
Kansas
Oklahoma
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