Electric Plow Trials On Sibley Estate To Kill Insects
Couriers News reports a spring test of electroculture on the 13,000 acre Sibley estate in Bloomington at Sibley TI. An electric plow powered by a tractor drives sparks to the soil with claims it kills insects and weeds and improves fertility though Agriculture Department findings are inconclusive. Other fertility tests, livestock exercises, and large farm unit reorganizations accompany the trial as part of a broader effort to raise yields and efficiency on multiple farms.
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Bloomington
May
Sibley
Department of Agriculture
Harper Sthiecy
Rochester
4-H Club Formed At Nashua Iowa Meeting
Muay 9 A boys 4 H club organized at Pearl Rock schoolhouse near Nashua Friday evening. County agents Frank Hunt Chick Smaan and Mr Antway explained the program. enrollments were taken and plans made for a second meeting to establish the club.
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Naoshue
Muay 9
Pearl Rock
Frank Hunt
Chicksmaan
Antway
Ployd
Germination Varies By Seed Corn Storage Method
Frank Calvert near WhitHer Indiana tested two seed corn lots. One dried on a porch rack then stored in a dry cellar germinated at 100 percent. The other kept in sacks in the barn germinated at 65 percent.
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WhitHer
Frank Calvert
County Bureau Women to Booth at State Fair
Black Hawk county farm bureau women will operate a booth at the Town State fair in Des Moines this year. The booth aims to promote farm bureau recreational work and year round good deeds. Miss Neala Knowles from Iowa State College outlined plans and noted growth in county participation from 13 in 1922 to 26 in 1928, with 30 to 35 booths expected this year.
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Black Hawk
Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Neala Knowles
Iowa State College
Ames
Mas Knowles
Farm Bureau Wvomen
Livestock Losses in Eastern Iowa Reported
The Eastern Iowa Veterinary association lists weekly losses from infectious diseases across multiple counties and towns. Swine suffer hog cholera and hemorhagic septicemia with cases in Conroy New Hampton Monticello and Wilton Junction among others. cattle show milk and calf diseases across Vinton Clinton Durant Ackley and more. poultry show fowl cholera and roup in Cedar Rapids Parnell Victor DeWitt and surrounding areas.
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Iowa
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Cedar Rapids
Conroy
Farell
New Hampton
Monticello
Victor
Wilton Juncion
Stanwood
Wilton Junction
Preston
Miles
Green Talents
Teed's Grove
Marion
Fulton
Blackley
Vinton
Ryan
Clinton
Durant
Inna Clty
Parnell
Ackley
Secours
West Branch
Wittor
Davenport
Strawberry Point
Klemme
Big Rock
Manchester
Denver
Maquoketh
Atklaus
Williamsburg
Keystone
Wining
Dike
Bellevue
Breston
Washington
Camo
Town City
Center Point
Donahue
Tipton
Columbus Junction
Western
Oasis
DeWitt
Roup
Ahnont
Corn Planting Progress in Cedar Falls Area
Local farmers report steady work on corn planting this week in Cedar Falls with many aiming to finish by Saturday and others by mid month. Glenn Leland from East Waterloo Township finished a field, while John and B. P. Fearer of Lincoln Township Grundy County plan to plant over 200 acres by next Saturday.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Glenn Leland
East Waterloo
John
BP. E. Fearer
Lincoln Township
Grundy County
Tattooing hogs for identification gains USDA advocate support
The U S department of agriculture promotes tattooing hogs as a practical, inexpensive, and permanent method to identify ownership in mixed shipments, trace disease origin, aid livestock health officials, and assist in marking carcasses for research and contests. It highlights its usefulness in disease tracing and eradication efforts.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Thirteen Members Added to Bureau in Floyd County
Floyd county farm bureau has added 13 new members during the last two weeks. A membership meeting is planned tonight to amend articles of incorporation to align with minor changes in farm bureau organization by the Town Legislature. Planning underway for achievement day on May 24 with committees finalizing the program. The Floyd County Shipping association held its annual meeting yesterday with Adam Schmidt presiding.
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Lothar
Charles City
Floyd County Farm Bureau
Floyd County Shipping Association
Adam Schmidt
General trend of farm taxes upward in year says federal bureau
Washington reports the general tendency of farm taxes has been slightly upward in the past year per the federal bureau of agricultural economics. A potential decline would stem from reforms in state and local revenue systems using more than real estate sales value to measure tax liability. Bremer county farm bureau to amend articles at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Community building basement due to new county bureau legislation.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Sixty-Two Teams Enter Iowa State Judging Contest
Sixty two high schools have entered teams for the Iowa State agriculture high school judging contest at the Veishea festival in Ames May 16 to 18. Contest divisions include livestock grain and farm shop with silver cups and ribbons for top placers and a May 17 banquet in Memorial Union.
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Courier Special Service
Amesta
Iowa State Agriculture
Iowa State College
Ames
Vocational Education Department
Memorial Union
Osage High Cream Checks Paid in Two Weeks
Osage Indiana May 9 reports total payments to dairy suppliers for the last two weeks. Names include C. J. Fish Roy Fish Charles Lewis Lloyd Swann Burtch Bros Swann Bosworth Burton Stacy W Tormey and Son A Winther and Son Dean Jacobs Frank Jacobs J A Moore El Thomson A T Stacy George Godfrey AL Mark Shoarts and Cordes EH Altman John Dodge R W Myers W Beland and A Morse. Butterfat price set at 49 cents.
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Osage
C. J. Fish
Roy Fish
Charles Lewis
Lloyd Swann
Burtch Bros
Swann & Bosworth
Burton Stacy
W. Tormey & Son
A. Winther
D& Son
Dean Jacobs
Frank Jacobs
Frank
J. A. Moore
el Thomson
A. T. Stacy
George Godfrey
A. L. Mark
Shoarts És Cordes
EH. Altman
John Dodge
Bee Specialist At Quasqueton Monday Demonstration
A. D. Worthington, bee specialist from Town State College Ames, will conduct a bee demonstration at Marshall E. Adams home in Quasqueton on Monday afternoon. He will start new colonies, show swarm prevention and explain American foul brood causes, prevention, and cure, a disease decimating Iowa hives recently.
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Courier Special Service
Quasqueton
A. D. Worthington
Town State College
Ames
Marshall E. Adams
Iowa
Farm loan firms urged to aid farmers at soil course
At Iowa State College a soil and land valuation short course drew attention as Prof. William G. Murray of agricultural economics argued farm loan companies should provide farm management guidance to farmers, highlighting the role of lenders in advising productive practices.
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Ames, Inc
Iowa State College
William G. Murray
Farm loan firms eye farm management to protect investments
A Iowa banking leader proposes farm management services for loan clients to safeguard investments. He notes foreclosures occur when farms deteriorate, even after careful appraisals, and cites enrollment of 196 participants from bankers and farmers statewide in land appraisals and related services.
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Iowa
Murray
Goeskera talks set with Corwin Wattson and Stevenson
A Goeskera meeting is planned for today with O M Corwin of Minnespolis president of O M Corwin company Jay Wattson of Wallaces Farm er Des Moines and Prof W H Stevenson head of the soils department at Iowa State college The girls club in Tripoli Iowa is to be organized Saturday at 2 30 p m at the home of Mrs C B Kelsey with May B A as the organizing theme
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Goeskera
O. M. Corwin
Minnespolis
O. M. Corwin Company
Jay Wattson
Wallaces'. Farmer
Des Moines
W. H. Stevenson
Iowa State College
Tripoli
C. B. Kelsey
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Waterloo Hardware Co
Tiffany
Lafayette St
Portland Cement Association
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