Raspberries Pruned Now According to Variety Tips
Farm Bureau notes from 1921 recount a gardener in Iowa who harvested over 30 quarts from a small raspberry patch. C V Holsinger advises dormant pruning before leafing out, with red varieties cut to 36 inches and tall types left taller, black varieties trimmed to 10 to 12 inches on healthy laterals. Rows 6 to 8 feet apart.
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C. V. Holsinger
Agricultural Extension
Iowa State College
Holinger
Cuthbert
Farmers urged to clean fence rows to curb insect pests
Wide awake Iowa farmers are urged to burn fence rows to remove insect harbors and reduce later crop damage. Dr. Fenton of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station recommends crop rotation and specific sprays and dusts for controlling white grubs wire worms corn root worms and sucking insects with nicotine solutions tobacco extracts and lime sulfur. Lead arsenate is advised over paris green except for the potato beetle with careful mixing to avoid leaf burn.
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Iowa
F. A. Fenton
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Fenton
College short courses attract 1664 Iowa participants
Iowa State College reports 1664 attendees across agricultural programs last winter. The regular farmers course drew 1056 farmers 170 club girls and 13 club boys from January 29 to February 8, with about 200 more unregistered. Homemakers week saw 182 Iowa women attend, plus 127 butter makers and 26 dairy representatives.
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Iowa State College
Iowa
Iowa Bars Infested Trees From Imported Stock
Iowa plans strict inspection of imported trees to prevent pest spread. By March 31 inspectors had reviewed 4,714,215 foreign trees mainly cherry apple and quince from Japan Holland England France and Hawaii. State entomologist Carl J. Drake cites nursery laws as key to controlling dangerous insects and diseases.
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Iowa
Japan
Holland
England
France
Hawaii
Carl J. Drake
Drake
Dr. Drake
Will Test New Legume Dalea In 1923 For Iowa
Agronomists say 1923 will shape the future of the legume Dalea with severe tests on Iowa State Experiment Station plots. W H Wood of near Logan has observed the plant for about 15 years and 25 bushels of Dalea seed will be distributed to Iowa farmers for trials from the Ames station.
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W. H. Wood
Logan
Iowa State Experiment Station
Iowa
Ames
Bulletin listings for Iowa farm bulletins
Iowa farmers are urged to request a postal card to obtain complete lists of available bulletins. Items include Self-feeders for swine, Fifty Years of Farmers Elevators in Iowa, Forage Crops, Weather and Money Production, Soiling Crops for Silk Production, Breeding Rhode Island Reds for Egg Production, Soybeans as a home grown supplement, Successful Swine Rations for the Cornbelt, Soft Cheese Making, Sudan Grass, Swine Mineral Mixes, Rearing Orphans, Feeding the Brood Sow, and more.
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Iowa
Ames
Sudan
Awa
Matrimonial Venture Draws Bold Claims at Fair Stage
A Birmingham Age-Herald fragment notes a stage figure claiming half a million dollars from a recent marriage venture. The report mentions a detached look at the ruling and jokes about Monte Carlo as the city’s call.
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Monte Carlo
Birmingham Age-Herald
Fragmentary 19th Century Notice on Marriage and Inheritance
A fragmented OCR note references Eliza needing a husband to manage her intrusts and mentions families being washed or cared for. The tone resembles a local unsettled household notice outlining social obligations. No clear names, dates, or places are established in the readable text.
Fragmented OCR Reads Cora Gorgens Note
Readable text shows damaged line about Cora Gorgens and a fragmented remark. No clear event or context to confirm date location or actions.
Miwaka mystery and the watch across the lake
Alan and Constance pursue clues about the Miwaka ship disaster and a list of lost families. Alan questions Old Burr about connections to Captain Stafford and Benny Corvet while joining the lake ferry crew to uncover the truth. Constance digs into relatives, a wedding ring, and a secret past.
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Alan
Uncle Benny
Jo Papa
Stafford
Mr. Spearman
Ana Ees
Winnebago
Benny
Connie
Astor Street
Wassaquam
Henry
Hen Corvet
Ben
Manitowoc
Constance
Caleb Stafford
Man
Burt
Cmme
Old Bury
Benjamin Corvet
Old Burr
Constance Sherrill
Harbor Point
Constance Sherri
Burr
James Burr
Corvet's
Hst
Miwaka
Frank Burr
Port Corbay
Corvet
Burn
Gvessel
To' Ba
Old Burr of the Ferry Appears in Manitowoc Inquiry
Alan tracks Jim Burr, listed with mystery as a missing man, to Manitowoc seamen’s tavern. Burr, a quiet wheelsman on Ferry Number 25, becomes center stage as Alan seeks his identity amid lake lore and past shipwreck recollections.
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Farm Bureau and Farm Notes
College
Cora
Thanaes
Sherri
Sherrill
Rernson
Mr. Corvet
Carferry
Manttowee
Atlan Conrad
Portia
Chose
Benjamin Ceormecs
Inwin
Edwin Balmer
Pontiac
Lake Superior
Jim Burr
stirr@&i
Captain Stafford
Sault Ste. Marie
Carferry Number 25
E. G. Bates
Aurelia, Iowa
A. G. Connell
Aurelia Motor Co
Aurelia
NAG Commission Co. Op
W. C. Waddell
L. W
Co. L. Lee
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association
Cherokee County
Geo. E. Blanch
H. H. Lockin
H.H. Lockin
G. E. Blanch, Fred Kohlhagen
Nelsons Restaurant
L. P. Nelson
Prop
Italy
Austria
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