Rush County hosts cattle sale and 4-H honors at fair
Rush County prepares for a September sale with 59 cattle from 22 consigners including four from Rush County. The event features ten bulls nine steers and 40 females at the Southeastern Indiana Aberdeen Angus Breeders sale. 4 H club member Lynn Addison wins a trip to the Chicago State Fair Congress for top achievement in Indiana districts. Swine Day at Purdue highlights antibiotics and detergents while Purdue engineers discuss farm improvements. Indiana dairy herds set a state record for milk and butterfat production in 1951.
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Rush County
Indiana
Aberdeen-Angus Breeders Association
Firiday
Community Fair
Lynn Addison
Center Township
Chicago
Lynn
Indianapolis
Young Addison
Purdue School of Agriculture
Beverly Cassidy
Betty Anderson
Engel Lee Anderson
Neal Kuhn
Walker Township
Ralph Atkins
David Stanley
Diana Stanley
James W. Martin
Charles Kemple
June Posey
Posey Township
Gerald Cole
Floyd Cole
Washington Township
Donald Amos
Noble Township
Callahan and Lower
Colletta Callahan
Donald Meyer
Joe Moster
Jackson Township
Byron Hiner
Ralph Gauker
Paul Jackson
Ripley Township
Robert Spuller
Rushville
Purdue figures show milk and butterfat up from year prior
G A Williams extension dairyman at Purdue University notes 109 pounds more milk and six pounds more butterfat than the preceding year after compiling state dairy production figures.
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G. A. Williams
Purdue University
Germination tests offered for local wheat farmers free
Farmers may bring wheat samples to the county extension office for a free germination test, usually taking one week to ten days. Last year nearly 300 samples were tested with a high share showing low germination, while this fall has fewer samples to gauge current viability.
Irritations Eased by Ammonia or Bicarbonate, Davis Says
Davis notes irritations from exposure may be relieved by applying ammonia or bicarbonate of soda. The remark suggests simple home remedies to alleviate discomfort.
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Lafayette
Ind
Department of Entomology
Purdue University
J. J. Davis
Davis
Fly Free Date Helps Indiana Wheat Farmers
Purdue Extension entomologist G. E. Lehker urges farmers across Indiana to observe the fly free date for feeding wheat. The date ranges from Sept 22 in the north to Oct 9 in the south, with county agents knowing local timing. Additional practices include growing strong-stemmed wheat, maintaining fertile seed beds, and plowing under wheat stubble to reduce Hessian fly and other pests.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
G. E. Lehker
Purdue University Extension
Lehker
Skinner Family Treks to Bloomington Visit Grandmother
Mr and Mrs William Skinner and children Susan Bettina and Allan spent the weekend in Bloomington visiting Mr Skinner s mother Mrs Theodore Skinner.
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Mrs
William Skinner
Susan, Bettina
Allan
Bloomington
Mr. Skinner
Theodore Skinner
For Sale Coal Hot Water Heater and 30 Gallon Tank
Classified listing offers a complete coal hot water heater and 30 gallon tank from L. J. Hunt. Contact details not provided.
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L. J. Hunt
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Purdue University Agricultural Engineering Staff
Purdue University Agricultural Engineers
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Robin Hood
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Jemina
Maxwell House
Manuel’'S Market
Carthage
KnIghtstown Jubilee
Robin Lee Dress Shop
Knightstown, Indiana
Rush County Agricultural Mobilization Committee
Production Marketing Administration Office
William F. Smith
Rush-Decatur
Joe W. Green
Green
United States
Livestock Sanitary Board
Rush County Extension Office
LGR
Carthage Hardware
Knightstown
Hampshire
Leonard Jackson
Freeman Blessinger
Harold Green
Watkins
A. O. Smith
E. 5Th Ave
Columbus
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Carthage Radio
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Stark & Wetzel
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Wetzel
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