Final Plans For Farm Women's Extension Program In County
Ruth Foster says the extension education program in Washington County will be underway by mid September. The county committee finalized topics and goals, with township committees to set meeting places and contact homemakers. Topics include Easy Meals for Busy Days, Better Light for Better Light, and Business Procedures for the Farm Family, plus family activities, citizenship, health, libraries, international relations, and a continued scholarship fund.
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Washington County
Ruth Foster
County Extension Home
United Nations
Iowa corn nearing maturity forecasts
Iowa State College climatologist R. H. Shaw estimates average corn maturity across Iowa by late September. He notes northern frost dates around October 1 and southern dates near October 9, with 50 extra days added after 75 percent silk to reach maturity. He says the silking to maturity period is constant for early and late varieties.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College Agricultural
R. H. Shaw
Shaw
North
Police File Charges In Cedar Rapids Death
Cedar Rapids police said charges would be filed against Lloyd Hunter for the fatal shooting of 86 year old William Hughes on the steps of a rooming house. Hunter was arrested after the Saturday incident and admitted the shooting in a signed statement.
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Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Hunter
William Hughes
Hunter
Hughes
Mildred Chrissman
U. S. Soils Expert To Appear At Land Institute Sept. 26
Melville H. Cohee of Milwaukee regional division chief for the U S Soil Conservation Service will speak at the Iowa Minnesota Beef Cattle and the Land Institute on September 26 in Albert Lea. Cohee will discuss beef cattle production tied to land use with farmers Jacob E. Sells Beaver Creek Minn and Wm Darbyshire near Rockwell City Iowa assisting. He argues high quality beef with less corn and more hay grass silage and pasture is economical and land friendly.
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U. S
Land Institute
Iowa-Minnesota
The
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Melville H. Cohee
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Ing
Jacob E. Sells
Beaver Creek
Minn
Wm. Darbyshire
Rockwell City
Iowa
Cohee
M. H. Cohee
Indiana
Knotek Bros Sweep Honors at Iowa State Fair Duroc Show
Knotek Bros of Riverside wins top prize with their spring gilt in the largest Duroc show at the Iowa State Fair on August 28 1950. Their herd also secures 11th place in the senior spring boar class.
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Des Moines
Knotek Bros of
Riverside
Resting Feeder Cattle After Arrival
Cattle arriving by truck or rail need rest in a small bedded lot with weather protection or a fenced pasture near the farmyard. Avoid large open fields. confine for close monitoring. For yearlings and older cattle, provide roughage for 7 to 10 days and start with a small amount of grain or silage. calves may begin with hay and 1 to 3 pounds of whole oats daily.
Farmers eye record soybean harvest and price shifts
Extension economist Francis Kutish predicts a historic soybean crop this fall, with a likely price drop at harvest followed by a rebound. He notes a rush to market could depress soy meal prices. Lawrence Marek touts targeted farm management for hogs and corn borers, while Lawrence Whetstine plans alfalfa seed timing and James Birney weighs buying feeder cattle or lambs amid high feed costs.
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Kutish
Lawrence Marek
Riverside
Marek
Lawrence
James Birney
Jim
Loaning Boars Questioned For Brucellosis Risk
A local advisory urges stopping the practice of loaning boars to neighbors due to the danger of spreading brucellosis and the potential impact on livestock health.
Livestock Outlook Meeting Fueled by Price Prospects
Washington county farmers will gather September 13 at 8 p.m. in the Farm Bureau building to hear farm price prospects, feed costs, and desirable selling weights from Town State College specialists. The program covers livestock trends, beef and pork supplies, and the impact of the military budget on markets, with an informal Q A session to follow.
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Washington County
Farm Bureau
Washington
Proparty
Town State College
Thomas A. Robb
Trench silos offered as low cost storage solution for silage
Iowa State College extension engineer Dale Hall recommends trench silos for tenants who cannot afford upright storage. The design emphasizes dry ground, drainage, and shore protection with posts and planks. A surrounding fence may be used to keep people and animals away from the trenchsafety risk.
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Ames
Dale Hall
Iowa State College Extension
Hull
Iowa Leads Entries In National Barrow Show
From 16 states and Canada farmers enter hogs in the National Barrow Show at Austin from September 13 to 16. A total of 228 farmers entered 2 560 hogs, more than last year, with Iowa leading in both number of farmers and hogs and 17 Iowa entries listed as truck-lot entries of 15 hogs each.
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Austin
Minn
Canada
Iowa
Ralph Knotek Wins Top State Honors at Iowa State Fair
Des Moines reports Ralph Knotek of Riverside won Junior Champion honors at the 1950 Iowa State Fair on August 28 with Admirals Queen leading a successful herd. His animals also placed in multiple junior and senior gilt and boar classes, including 4th 11th 5th and 6th places.
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Des Moines
Ralph Knotek
Riverside
Admiral
Recommends Spraying Now for Killing Weeds
Iowa State College extension weed control specialist E. P. Sylvester advises spraying now with 2 4 D ester to halt regrowth of Canada thistle wild morning glory perennial sow thistle and bindweed. Recommended rate is 1 to 1 1/ 4 pounds active chemical per acre, equivalent to 1 to 1 1/4 quarts of the concentrated ester.
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Ames
E. P. Sylvester
Iowa State College Extension
Lockridge Pastor Named District CROP Head for 1950
Rev. Richard W. Engstrom of Lockridge appointed district supervisor for the 1950 Iowa Christian Rural Overseas Program. His district covers Davis Jefferson Keokuk Van Buren Wapello and Washington Counties. CROP week runs November 12 to 18 with a farm to farm canvass to raise gifts of farm commodities for overseas relief. CROP, sponsored by Catholics and Protestants, sent aid to 25 countries last year, mainly to refugees in Western Germany. Food stockpiled in Japan for Korea relief pending access.
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Lockridge
First
Augustana Lutheran Church of
Clara Lutheran Church
Salina
Davis
Jefferson
Keokuk
van Buren
Wapello
Washington
Engstrom
Germany
Japan
Korea
County CROP Rally Set to Define Local Goals
Iowa's 1950 CROP program targets 255 carloads of farm commodities statewide. County goals will be determined at upcoming county CROP rallies planned soon.
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Iowa
Trifocals Aid Women in Window Shopping
Trifocals help women see intermediate distances while window shopping, providing a practical aid for daily errands and style choices.
Community and livestock sale dates across Iowa listings
Weekly and one time sales listed for farms and auctions across Iowa. Dates span September 13 to 18 with venues at Whittaker Kalona Midway Ollie Oskaloosa Winfield Ainsworth and other locales. Owners include Harold H. Lisk Walker Evans and J H Jones.
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Whittaker
Kalona Sales Park
Kalona
Iowa
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Ollie
Livestock Exchange
Oskaloosa
Harold H. Lisk
Winfield
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