Tractor tipping hazards and pasture dairy advice in Indiana
Lafayette and Carthage papers report Purdue studies on tractor tipping risks with guidance on hitch height, front-wheel elevation, and ignition shutoff. Also covered is pasture management including grass silage, rotational grazing, zero grazing, and budgeted grass needs to sustain dairy production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
C. L. Hill
Purdue University
G. W. Pakala
Purdue
University Agricultural Engineering Department
Indiana Implement Dealers‘ Association
Hill
G. A. Williams
Williams
Broiler Industry in Two Areas of Indiana
Indiana broiler growers show higher efficiency with heavier market birds less feed and fewer losses since 1936. Southern growers pay about 9 dollars more per ton for feed and operate mainly on contract. northern growers lean cash and open accounts. Study in station bulletin 608 from Purdue University. Mr. and Mrs. Rasor and son Dubree visited daughter Mrs. Joseph E. Porter and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Broiler
Agricultural Publications Office
Purdue University
John W. Rasor
Dubree
Joseph E. Porter
Do You Remember When 1945 School Birthday Party
A 1945 item recalls Mrs. Russell Parish hosting Jacquelin Sue Parish’s 8th birthday party at the school building with 38 children and teacher Mrs. Alton Smith and guests. The column also notes social visits and local moves in Eaton and Hamilton, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Parish
Jacquelin Sue
Alton Smith
Phil
Bill Parish
Mary Lou Henley
Morristown
Carmen Fagel
Thelma Mosier
Omer Cooley
Hamilton
Ohio
Dane Peck
Paul Stiles
Eaton
Roy Newby
Johnsongrass control methods outlined in Purdue bulletin
Purdue University experts outline preventive measures to keep Johnsongrass from infesting fields. Advice covers seed purity, moving hay and straw, cleaning farm machinery, destroying isolated plants, and possible clean cultivation. Reference Leaflet 369 and how to obtain it. Also contains a notice of administration for Michael F. Lovett and a local social note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
E. B. Dyer
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
Purdue University
Purdue Extension
Office of Agricultural Publications
Classified Help Wanted: Jobs and Prices Priced Right
Classified notice seeks workers for various roles with clear pay ranges. Includes hires in clerical, manual, and skilled tasks. Details specify job titles, salary bands, and application instructions for local readers.
Oratorical Contest At Fletcher M E Church Winner Grace Overman
Participants Babette Henley Ruth A Henley Ruth Rhodes and Grace Overman competed in an Oratorical elimination at Fletcher M E church. Judges chose Grace Overman as the winner by unanimous decision. Rev Edwin L Gates and family visited his parents Amos Gates. Mrs Narciss Gates and Mrs Hubert Hill with daughter visited Greenfield with Waldo Binford’s family.
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Fletcher M. E. Church
Babette Henley
Ruth A. Henley
Ruth Rhodes
Grace Overman
Edwin L. Gates
Dunkirk
Amos Gates
Narciss Gates
Hubert Hill
Waldo Binford
Greenfield
Local Families Share Weekend Visits and Celebrations
Knightstown and Carthage residents gathered for Sunday dinner with the Rubys of Carthage and Ellis family of Knightstown. Mrs. Truitt hosted daughters in honor of a weekend visit and attended the Jordan River Revue. The community attended the Methodist church led by Rev. Merrill McFall. Several ladies traveled to Indianapolis for appointments, and Edward Carroll’s mother Porter Carroll returned home from Henry County Hospital showing improvement. Steven Christian marked his first birthday anniversary with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Gladys Reddick
Floyd Reddick
Ralph Stevens
Knightstown
Gladys
Lowell Geise
W. T. Crawley
Falmouth
Max Ellis
Clyde Ruby
Carthage
Donald Ruby
Ralph Truitt
David Magee
Sue Ann Truitt
Jordan River
Merrill
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Telephone
Sexson & Bradley
Earl Mattix
Sexson & Bradley Stock Barn
South State Street
Weber &Son
Henry Weber & Son
America
Chevrolet
Hunsinger Bros
Mays, Indiana
Christian Church
Dean Redic
Redic
Dennis Owen Donoho
Lewis Donoho
Jesse Henley
Circuit Court
Rush County
State of
Michael F. Lovett
Treon Young
Richard A. Phillips
Rush Circuit Court
Hughes & Young
James King
Earlham College
Mrs. Lee Patton
Gillette
Eos
Me Tao
Graov Ro
Kem
Glo
Sales Oso
Carthage Radio & Appl
Hubert Hunt
Bausback Fertilizer Co
Rushville
Bel Air
Hall Motor Sales, Inc
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