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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1938
Page
2
The Aurelia Sentinel notes subscription terms and rates. It states E C Lighter as proprietor, publishing weekly on Thursdays, with annual prepaid rate of $1.50 and $2.00 for foreign postage. It warns the paper does not stop at expiration unless notified and continued readers owe payment.
Iowa farmers seek best use for light weight oats at Iowa State College. Beef and cattle expert Culbertson says they suit breeding stock and dairy cattle but are bulky for fattening hogs. grinding and soaking aids hogs, dehulling adds cost but may improve value. Dairy ruminants can be fed after grinding. Hansen suggests optimal use conditions.
Iowa Station experiments guide dairy and poultry feeders. For dairy cattle a ration of 400 lb ground shelled corn 200 lb ground oats 200 lb bran 100 lb soy or linseed meal plus 100 lb salt and 20 lb bone meal is advised. Oats are lighter this year, reducing overall oats in the mix.
United States Department of Agriculture crop report for August notes corn production near the marketing quota level with no AAA referendum required. Iowa output totals 497 million bushels while U S production is 8 estimated near target. Prices quoted at about 58 cents a bushel.
Des Moines reports 290 railroad crossing sites in Iowa will receive automatic flashing signals over the next months. Iowa State Safety Council president W Earl Hall notes the lights aid prudence but cannot prevent crashes for those who ignore warnings. State Highway Commission approved the plan awaiting federal approval before work begins.
Schedule of games booked including August 12 at Galva August 14 at Remsen August 21 at Sutherland and August 28 at Remsen with locations noted for each date.
A concise historical overview traces the US merchant marine from colonial growth to its 19th century peak, its Civil War damage, and wartime shifts. It notes prewar tonnage, the 1914 wartime mobilization, and postwar policies promoting private building and government loans under key acts.
Federal statistician Leslie M. Carl reports Iowa’s August 1 corn outlook at 437.826 million bushels, 43 bushels per acre, with two thirds of the state in good conditions offsetting losses from drought and pests. The forecast tops the decade averages but trails last year’s yield. Oats are 186.016 million bushels, barley 11.088 million.
Iowa feeders see a generally favorable 12 month outlook driven by improving consumer demand for meat, abundant low priced feeds, and low hog numbers. Economists note high feeder cattle prices now and potential larger fed cattle supplies next year, with demand improving as the key difference from last fall.
Rathlin, six miles by one, sits off North Antrim as one of Ulster's two inhabited coasts. Its basalt rocks reveal striking columnar formations and a history tied to Robert Bruce seeking sanctuary and St. Columba's monastery. The island’s small community are mostly fisherfolk with traces of two peoples.
Economists forecast demand for fat cattle to average slightly higher in early 1939 than mid 1988, with fat prices steady while lower grades ease seasonally. Large feed crops and late corn could boost cattle feeding, though margins last year temper expansion. feeder prices may falter in upcoming months. Wedding stationery at Sentinal.
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