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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1961
Page
3
Article argues terraces and contouring are cost effective for preventing erosion on sloping land, contrasting with tile drainage costs. Cites 110 per 1000 ft terraces covering 2.3 acres on 5 percent slope, valuing soil loss and water, and notes community notices and local acknowledgments.
County Extension Director Richard W. Anderson says planting untested seed is wasteful, noting seed tests cost little next to land, soil prep, fertilizer, and harvest. L. E. Eyerson reports many southern Iowa farmers skipped tests last spring, with 11 percent of seed showing less than 50 percent germination. Field results in Warren County show 80–100 percent germination yielded 64.7 bu/acre, while 20–50 percent germination produced 47.6 bu/acre, a loss about $19 per acre at 70 cents a bushel.
Dates for the 1961 4-H basketball tournament are December 27 and 28 with games at the old Thompson High School gym. The event features a junior division for under 14 and a senior division for over 14, with signups completed countywide and a schedule to follow.
One new member joined the Grant Go Getters 4-H club at Center School on November 27. The clubs planned a joint Christmas party with the Grant Gleaners 4-H club. Officers will run games and lunch. Gary and Dean Gerzema demonstrated artificial respiration. The club bought a historian's briefcase and served a tasty lunch.
Mrs. Tillie Schaefer hosted weekend visitors Dennis of Rockwell City and Miss Sue Mason of Webster City. Sunday dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. Teus Abbas in Clear Lake included Mr. and Mrs. John Teig and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Verlin LeMaster plus family. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wirtjes, Mr. and Mrs. Art Wirtjes and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Milford Berg and family at Alvin Wirtjes home in Elimore Minnesota on Thanksgiving Day.
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