Farmer Gives Concrete Road to His Boyhood Home
Alexander Coleman, a 31-year-old Iowa farmer, funded a $305,000 concrete road to link Hullsboro in Henry County to his boyhood homestead near Fort Madison. Coleman, who never drove a car, donated the money in May 1926 to finance the road, honoring a life spanning Iowa pioneer days to self-propelled travel, and he later moved to Ft. Madison while keeping the homestead.
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Alexander Coleman
Iowa
Coleman
Hullsboro
Henry County
Mt. Picas
Fort Madison Trail
Tal Jowa
Ft. Madison
Lowa
Madison
Aurora
Nebraska
Owa
Teeda
Lulinga
Oleman
Club Members Begin Exhibits for Athens County Fair
The Factory 4-H club held its Treminar meeting at Carol Hope’s home. Business was discussed then members worked on posters for display at the Athens County fair. Many members will attend the camp near Nelsonville this week.
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Carol Hope
Athens County Fair
Nelsonville
Ganashwilee Graup Plans Ohio State Fair Vacation
Ganashwilee Graup will spend a vacation at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. Plans discussed include club girls attending the fair and related attendance. The next meeting was to be held at Dora Thortyson's home.
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Ganashwilee Graup
Bu I
Canaanville
Helen Louise Hates
Columbus
Dora Thortyson
Plains
Safety Not Beauty in the Hog Wallow
A hog wallow on the John Brown farm near Mechanicsburg Ohio demonstrates ideal features for reducing heat stress and mortality in hogs through ample shade, clean water, and quiet conditions. Ohio State expert J W Wuicher endorses concrete design as suited to animal housing.
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John Brown
Mechanilcsburg
Ohio
J. W Wuicher
Ohio State University
Demonstrations Highlight Loyal Daughters Meeting At Fair
Loyal Daughters members demonstrated sewing techniques including blanket stitch and slate filling. Rita Sheridan and Josephine Robinson led booth decorating plans for the county fair. The next meeting is scheduled after counts on August 3rd.
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Loyal
Margaret Ro
Lolsanahan
Lillian Carpenter
Rita Sheridan
Josephine Robinson
Eshmic
Ink
JA. Bell
Forecasts Of Bug Invasions Save Beet Growers Losses
Walter Carter an English trained entomologist at the Idaho federal experiment station forecasts sugar beet losses by leaf hopper and warns growers. His method helps prevent damage by timing plantings and controls, reducing impact across Idaho Oregon California Utah and New Mexico. A calendar of livestock operations is issued by the U S Department of Agriculture for parasite prevention.
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Walter Carter
Federal Experiment Station
Carter
A Carter
Montana
Minnesota
Idaho
U. S. Bureau of Entomology
Indus
Twin Falls
Intermounta
Petra
Suleur
Oltus
Aden
California
Utah
New Mexico
Jeanie Bryan Wan
Oregon
Chaise
D&land
Washington
Ran Agriculturist
Lone
Ason
Bureau of Animal Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Sewing Methods Demonstrated By Club Members
Club members demonstrate sewing techniques at a local gathering at a home venue. Names and details are unclear due to damaged text but event emphasizes practical sewing demonstrations and group participation.
Bugs and gardeners share heat in midsummer notes
The piece records a Lodi club gathering at the Mulligans on Pomeroy road with prize winners Helen Pierce, Marion Trobinson and Walter Smith and lists guests including Laura Williams, Marie Baughman, Ethel Harris and others from Athens. It then shifts to agricultural advice noting 1927 dairy output vs 1936, and quotes Victor H. Ries on July and August garden pests such as blister beetle, tarnished plant bug, and red spider. It discusses control sprays containing pyrethrim, go dum Tinosilicate, nicotine or caterate, plus erosion and dusting methods for plants and common erosion issues in Wisconsin farms.
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Lodi
Mary Gertrude
Grace Cecelia Mulligan
Pomeroy Road
King
Helen Pierce
Marion Trobinson
Walter Smith
Laura Williams
Marie Baughman
Ethel Harris
Bessie Bobo
Loris
Smith
Nora Boils
Lena, Robinson
Lloyd Pierce
Joe Bobo
Robert J, Bohe
Frank Grim
Ted Burson
Ray Bohe
Mark
Marton Robinson
Traiph Warris
Dorrie Haning
Margaret Anne Thompson
Athens
Victor H. Ries
Hick
Witneis
Moon Wire Park
Arrangements Drive Success in Community Flower Shows
Victor H Ries of Ohio State University urges that proper advance arrangements and fair classes are essential for any flower show. He notes equality between owners of large estates and hobbyists, and stresses scheduling for all entry kinds. Ohio State’s Cultural Extension Service offers a bulletin with staging instructions and suggested schedules to aid organizers.
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Victor H. Ries
Ohio State University
Ries
Chaih of Commerce
Kcultural
Ohio State announces 50 free bulletins for farmers
The Ohio State agricultural service offers a list of bulletins on farming topics. Six bulletins cover agricultural engineering, seven animal husbandry, eight crop science, ten horticulture, five poultry, three rural home economics, and three on fertilizers. Additional mimeographed circulars discuss vital farmer topics and home economics. A four-lesson county correspondence course on newswriting exists, with the latest bulletin on pork production in Omaha by John W. Waichert.
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Ohio State
Cultural Juiblications
Stolunius
Oliofarny J
Oma
John W. Waichet
State University
College Dairy Help Adds Farm Profits
California dairymen gained millions from the University of California extension dairy campaign begun in 1920. G B Gordon shows seven-year gains totaling about 44.3 million dollars as production per cow rises toward 265 pounds butterfat by 2030. In 1928 butterfat output reached 213 pounds, boosting profits while costs stayed constant. BERKELEY Aug 25.
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California
Agricultural Extension Service
University of California
G. BE. Gordon
Agricultural Extension Service of
University
Gordon
Berkeley
Calit
1927 Farm Returns Show Higher U S Farm Receipts
Federal statistician reports 1927 farm returns from 43 859 farms show higher gross receipts and cash balance than 1926. Average farm size 675 acres, average investment 15 445, with grass yields and crop and livestock sales driving gains.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economies
United States Department of Agriculture
Cheese color ban could mislead buyers, says federal act
The Federal Food and Drug Act prohibits artificial color in cottere cheese arguing it may deceive consumers about product quality. Officials warn that coloring masks inferior quality and misleads shoppers in markets nationwide.
Beekeeping Hopes Rise From County Fair Exhibits
Ohio State extension expert Virgil Argo urges beekeepers to promote honey and bee products at county fairs. He says close interaction with the public yields strong advertising for individuals and the industry, countering myths about beekeeping and honey. Ohio agriculture also expects overall acreage gains, with corn and barley up, while wheat and hay fall.
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Ned
Virgil
Ohio State University
Ohio
Arco
Argo
Berkeeper
Eastern Ohio apple growers near season end face marketing challenge
Wy apple growers of South Ohio near season end face uncertain profits as trees show vigorous fruit. The industry shifts from bulk selling to well graded packaged goods, boosting grocery demand. Independent grocers rise 62 percent amid higher food budgets and luxury items, while California reports its largest ever cotton acreage.
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E. R. Wallace
Ohio
National Business Magazine
Norway
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U. & Bureau of Articultural Economica
Loyal Daughters Meeting
Booth
Saswer
Joeile
Demonus
Jierothy Vanseoy Nethand
Omarit
Miss Savely
LOD
Mulligan
Gollege
College Dairy
Federal Statistician
Segis Wistertje Prospect
Los Angreles I
Frederick W. Potter
Seattle
Wash
Beeman
U. S
United States
Rural Economics Department
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