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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
2
Glenn Wellman of Monona county backs the cow testing association. His sixteen grade Guernseys produced 10,998 pounds more milk and 528 pounds more fat in a year after culling low producers and improving feeding.
A. C. McCandlish of Town State college urges more use of purebred dairy sires. He notes one purebred sire per 846 cows in Iowa and cites Cow Testing Associations where 268 of 201 herds head with purebred sires, showing progress though room for improvement.
A farmer notes that nearly all cows in his herds were mated to purebred sires and predicts statewide gains. If adopted broadly, ink and butterfat production could double with no rise in cows kept. Iowa dairy cows average under 10 pounds of butterfat annually, yet tested herds using purebreds report reaching about 300 pounds.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Rebt White on Friday June 23 1922 in a local hospital. The newborn adds to the family, with relatives sharing in the joy of this new arrival.
Immanuel Lutheran Church schedules Sunday school at 10 a m morning worship at 11 a m and evening service at 7 o clock with a sermon by Rev E P Karleen of Sioux City A reception for new members will follow on Sunday.
County Agent in Elk Point reports rain aided crops with rye opening soon and corn in good condition. Wheat and oats hurt by heat and drought. second alfalfa crop looks good. Farm laborers plentiful. several job applicants turned away. Richland township Farm Bureau meeting planned at Oliver Groe che’s July 13 with Wy Kennedy of Sioux City as speaker. Hawarden and Nora group notices follow. South Dakota wheat acreage near three million. harvest underway in Kansas. Seed certification urged with county agent contacts. weeds must be controlled before seed set.
Plymouth County farm leaders report 57 of 100 farms are rented with 7 percent tenancy rise since 1910. Cash rent leases harm farm fertility and stall cooperation between landowners and tenants. Average Plymouth farm size is 191 acres with 12 acres per farm for cash crops in 1919. Calls for meetings of tenants and landlords to address tenancy and soil conservation, urging constructive criticism and statewide subsidy debate.
Farmers will hold Farm Bureau meetings in about 2700 townships to discuss the Ship Subsidy Hill bill. Provisions and costs will be explained, a vote taken, and results sent to Des Moines Federation headquarters. The move responds to members seeking a clear record on the issue.
A dollar registers a farm name under Iown law with county recorders. Farmers may record the name and land description to prevent intra county duplication, receive a certificate, and transfer with full farm sale. Fee is 1 dollar for registration and twenty five cents for cancellation, which requires a signed relinquishment.
A federal state campaign targets removing common barberry to curb black stem wheat rust. Scouts from Iowa State College will sweep northern and northwestern counties east to the Mississippi, with Minnesota and Illinois undertaking adjacent areas. The three month effort aims to free about half the state, under J H Muncie and R H Porter, resource officials.
H A Bittenbender head of Iowa State College poultry dept urges farmers to sell young cockerels now as broilers rather than hold for fall. Two pound birds fetch similar price to five pound roosters in fall, plus savings on feed and handling. Market demand has shifted from preferred 1.5 to 2 pound birds and prices peak in spring then fall.
Henry J Callaghan, a United States dealer, notes the shrinkage of car repair gear. Today only a bold-patch kit, first-rate tire tape, a blow-out patch, soapstone, a tire gauge, and a spare tire suffice for punctures or inflation checks.
Men wanted to sell goods in country and city with steady income. No outfit needed in city. team or auto required for country work. Experience unnecessary, training in salesmanship provided by McConnon & Company, Winona Minnesota. Mention this paper.
Thomas Stinton early Plymouth county pioneer died June 28 1922 at his daughter in law and son W W Burrill home in Akron after a sudden decline from hardening of the arteries and cerebral hemorrhage He was born in England November 11 1847 and homesteaded near Adaville Iowa in 1871 Survived by daughter Mrs W W Burrill son Ralph Stinton and sister Mrs E J Bradley Funeral at Adaville U B Church with burial in Adaville cemetery Interment to be in charge of Freedom lodge A I and A M of which he was a longtime member.
Land owners and tenants in Big Sioux and Richland townships must cut weeds and remove obstructions along the County Highway System by July 1 1922 and again by August 16 1922. If not done the county will perform the work and costs charged to the land. Dated June 16 1922 GF Smytei County Auditor.
A terse sale notice lists Crosscot trys for sale with a contact phone 32 F111 and references Mrs. MI in the public AB listing.
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