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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1950
Page
8
Phosphate and potash top dressing after the first cutting prolongs the alfalfa stand and promotes heavier growth for the rest of the season. It helps soil-building by feeding legumes, storing energy in roots, and enabling deeper soil probing. Second crop growth should be strong before no pasturing after early September.
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee reports no closed season for applying soil building fertilizer on heavy clay or silt loam soils. Research by Dr. W A Albrechts and A W Klemme shows nutrients can be added any time ground is firm and machinery runs, with little leaching when a crop is present to catch soluble nutrients.
Iowa farmers used about 351000 tons of fertilizer last year, the highest on record, up 37959 tons from 1948. National figures show 16579000 tons nationwide, the highest ever, with factors cited as profitability, strong return on investment, and stable prices.
St Johns American Lutheran girls defeated St Johns Lutheran of LeMars 37 to 1 in a six-in game. Phyllis Erks pitched a two hitter and Edith Milbrodt had five hits with two home runs, scoring six times. The team seeks more dates. contact Rey Beckmann. Also notice from Brattle Creek Luth Church: no regular services or Sunday school until further notice by Pastor I G Hastad.
Plan now to fertilize fall seeded wheat to gain higher bushel yields with lower cost per bushel. Middle West Soil Improvement Committee cites farmers achieving 40 to 50 bushels per acre using mixed fertilizer and stiff-strawed varieties like Vigo. Harold Pirtle set a record with 574 bushels per acre on an 11 acre field after pre-season soil testing and top dressing with nitrogen.
The Akron Midget All-Stars topped LeMars Midgets 9 to 7 on Akron’s diamond last Friday. Warren opened scoring, Pebles homered for LeMars, and Tom Dalton delivered a decisive three-run triple in the fifth as Akron pulled away before Waterbury closed out the win with key strikes.
James Sydnor, a former Akron resident known for odd jobs around town, died at age 90 in a Sioux City hospital after several weeks of illness. Born June 2, 1850 in Troy Missouri, he lived in Hawarden then moved to Sioux City eighteen years ago. Funeral services were held at Manning-O'Toole funeral home with Rev. Henry Poston officiating. interment followed at Logan Park cemetery.
A small advertisement snippet urges readers to patronize home merchants, claiming the Want Column can almost certainly bring results for local tradespeople and shoppers alike.
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