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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1972
Page
8
Iowa State extension economist Bob Wisner sees continued tight old crop soybean supply and a need for monthly crushings to ease. Prices will stay sensitive to foreign and domestic developments with demand tied to exports and Brazil's large crop, suggesting spread marketing over the coming months.
Iowa State University extension expert warns warm weather raises food-borne illness risk with up to 10 million cases yearly. He urges immediate refrigeration after shopping, not leaving refrigerated items in cars, and not refreezing thawed food, to keep foods below 40 degrees and safe for consumption.
Iowa State University extension horticulturist Ben Vance urges late May to early June pruning for needle leaf evergreens to control size and density. Mugho pines require annual trimming to prevent height, while firs, hemlocks, spruces, and junipers also benefit from annual pruning when green foliage remains. For large branches, use wound dressing. Prune spring flowering shrubs now to boost next season’s blooms, and consider Pagoda dogwood as a winterhardier alternative to flowering dogwood. Pagoda dogwood reaches 18 to 20 feet in Iowa with appealing horizontal branching and birds attracted by its fruit.
The Iowa Executive Council approved creating a safety officer post to establish inspection standards for the state's first amusement ride inspections. It capped pay at 17 600 for a professional engineer and 15 200 for non engineers, with the inspector to begin work immediately to implement the new program following legislative approval after last summer’s accidents.
Iowa 4-H dairy production contest entries must be submitted by July 1 per Jim Frier Washington County extension director. Eligible cows must have a 305 day lactation by entry date. Entry required for 4-H members planning to show at the Iowa State Fair.
The Attorney General ruled that Iowa Basic Skills and Iowa Tests public records exclude individual student scores which remain confidential. Composite scores for a school or class are public records available for inspection, following a Grundy County request that sparked the opinion.
The May 24 Almanac notes Mercury and Jupiter morning stars with Venus Mars and Satur in the evening sky. It marks Queen Victoria born May 24 1819 and historic events including Minuit buying Manhattan in 1626, the 1883 Brooklyn Bridge opening, HMS Hood sinking in 1941, and Carpenter orbiting Earth in 1962.
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