Corn Planting Underway As Iowa Sees Rapid Preparations
Iowa reports show preparations for corn planting advancing quickly across the state after cold dry spells and recent rain. The first corn emerged near Imogene with an excellent stand, while weather varied by region with temperatures in the 80s in the south and snows in the north.
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ES Moines
INS
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Unitedtates Weather Bureau
State Department of
Shenandome
Matthew Laughlin
Imogene
Fence Drift and Farm Weather Report in Sunderman County
A faded excerpt blends fiction with a rural update. A farmer sells a pig described as a live fairy tale while a county report notes only one fifth of intended acreage planted. The state reports rapid hybrid seed planting but soil warmth limits germination. Temperature readings in Ames show 40.1 F at one inch and 49.5 F at six inches on May 5.
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Ames
Albur Nett Man 77 Believes Natex Helps Aging
A 77 year old Alburnett Iowa retiree John W. Keller praises Natex for relief from constipation and related symptoms. He says the medicine improved his bowels appetite sleep nerves and energy, with weight gain and fewer headaches. Keller credits Natex for restoring well being and urges others to try it at Podzimek's Pharmacy.
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Podzimek
Second Avenue SE
John W. Keller
Alburnett
Iowa
Tipton hosts Cedar county home project achievement day
Ray Anderson reports Cedar county farm women showcased home produced foods at Tipton achievement day. Refugee women from Europe attended, exhibits judged by Marian Edwards of Iowa State College. Pioneer township won a superior rating, with other townships receiving excellent good or fair. Exhibits may go to the Iowa state fair and All Iowa show, including Neufchatel cheese and a town playlet.
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Ray Anderson
Poe
Cedar County
Sayre
Europe
International Congress of Women
London
Tipton
Scattergood
Society of Friends
West Branch
Marian Edwards
Iowa State College
Miss Edwards
Pioneer Township
Wilton Gunn
Mechanicsville
Fairfield Township
Massillon
Cedar Rapids
Dayton Township
Frank Horr
Max Coppess
Stanwood
Linn Township
Marvin Andre
Don Dallas
Weather bulletin notes slow crop growth across Iowa region
The weekly report shows lower rainfall and cooler than normal temperatures across multiple Iowa counties. Oats and other grains exhibit slow growth with some freeze damage to clover and grasses. Fruits like plums and cherries bloom later. peach blooms harmed by freezes. bees and fertilization affected by conditions.
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Iowa
Cass County
Cumberland
Atlantic
Ames
Andrews Sejba case ties Ruth Edelman property dispute
A fragmented notice names Anna S. Andrews formerly Anna Sejba and Ruth Edelman in a real estate dispute over Lot 12 Block 36 Hulls. The filing references a cash value and a specified assessment, indicating a legal action or settlement underway.
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Anna S. Andrews
Anna Sejba
Ruth
Edelman
Marion oats sowed for seed in Scott County
Fifteen acres of Marion oats a new Iowa experiment station variety were sawed this season by the Scott County Seed association to obtain seed for next year. The oats were seeded on the James Holst farm ten miles north of Davenport.
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Snecat
Davenport
Iowa Experiment Station
Scott County Seed Association
James Holst
200 Iowa Farmers Improve Pastures
More than 250 farmers in 45 counties in Iowa have established pasture improvement demonstrations on their farms. These demonstrations involve planting legumes such as sweet clover in old bluegrass sod, according to H B Cheney of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station in Ames in a new bulletin.
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Ames
Iowa
H. B Cheney
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Study finds 3 percent shrink on 4-H calves unjustified
Iowa State extension specialist I W Arthur reports a study of 2 648 calf shrinkages at 22 shows finding that 51 percent of calves gained weight, 40 percent lost and 9 percent stayed the same. He says selling on straight weight is more accurate and 3 percent deduction should end.
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Ames
I. W. Arthur
Towa State College Extension
Arthur
Flavor Added To Cheese By Smoking
Pioneer method of smoking ham is tested to flavor cheese. Dr. C. B. Lane and Dr. B. W Hammer of Town State college work to control factors for a uniform flavor. Low temperature must be maintained to avoid melting the cheese. Smoked cheese requires high quality to prevent harsh flavors. Two-chamber apparatus uses hickory smoke with parchment wrapping to permeate the cheese.
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Gazette
Ames
C. B. Lane
B. W Hammer
Dairy Industry
Town State College
Iowa Agriculturist
Tax Expected To Gather 100000 For Dairy Promotion
In Des Moines the Iowa dairy promotion fund receives its first butterfat tax payment of 80 cents. Promotion committee secretary Burr Willits says the one cent per pound tax on butterfat marketed May 1 to May 15 should bring about 100000 dollars this year to promote dairy consumption.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Dairy Promotion Campaign Fund
Burr Willits
Fire Destroys Farm House Near Calmar
Fire of undetermined origin early Sunday morning destroyed the farm house of Edward Martinek west of Calmar. Neighbors alarmed the blaze. when the Calmar unit arrived only one wall stood. Martinek appeared Monday stating he found the house in flames at midnight and fled in fright. Lightning also struck a Riverside barn three miles southeast during an electrical storm but occupants extinguished it before firefighters arrived.
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The
Gazette
Calmar
Edward Martinek
Martinek
the Gazette
Riverside
Riverside Fire Company
Roy Snyder
Eight New E F A Chapters Formed in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa Wescoat executive secretary of the Iowa association of Future Farmers of America announced 18 new F F A chapters organized this spring bringing the total to 133. New chapters were started at Calmar Clarion Dows Kelley Laurens Le Mars Lohrville Washington Minburn Orange Township south of Waterloo and Correctionville joining existing groups in Anamosa Cogg an Collins Eagle Grove Hawarden Holstein Indianola and Villisca.
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Des Moines
M. Wescoat
Iowa Association of Future Farmers of America
Anamosa
Coggan
Collins
Eagle Grove
Hawarden
Holstein
Indianola
Villisca
Calmar
Clarion
Dows
Kelley
Laurens
le Mars
Lohrville
Washington
Minburn
Orange Township
Waterloo
Correctionville
Neighbors Help Hartwick Farmer Plow 14 Acres
Hartwick farmer Victor Soens received aid from neighbors with discing and plowing 14 acres of corn ground. At one point six tractors operated in a 10 acre field, with helpers Ben Wilson Jacob Meeks McIlrath Brothers Clyde Smith Fritz Roth Charles Wilson and Frank Force.
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Hartwick
Victor Soens
Ben Wilson
Jacob Meeks
Mcllrath Brothers
Clyde Smith
Fritz Roth
Charles Wilson
Frank Force
Brooklyn Farm Fires Leave Minor, Major Losses
Two fires hit near Brooklyn last weekend. Leffert Mellrath farm house fire ended with little damage. Grace Younts hoghouse and corncrib burned completely, destroying 300 bushels of sealed corn 30 bushels of ground chicken feed two stoves and a corn shelter. hoghouse loss was only insured.
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The
Gazette
Brooklyn
Leffert Mellrath
Mrs Grace Younts
Fayette County Cow Test Averages For April Report
The Fayette County Cow Test association No 3, with 359 cows on test and 26 dry, averaged 822 pounds of milk and 318 pounds of butterfat in April per tester George A Youmans. Maynard firm J Meyer and Son, with 20 grade Holsteins, led the month with 1337 pounds of milk and 43.7 pounds of butterfat.
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Maynard
Fayette Counry
George A. Youmans
Co. J. Meyer and Son
Manchester Dairy Herd Records Show April Yields
In April the 515 cows tested by the Greeley Cow Test association averaged 618 pounds of milk and 24 pounds of butterfat, with 88 dry. High herd owner John A Rector led 16 cows at 602 pounds milk and 34.2 butterfat, while Sally owned by Sadler and Painter produced 1 106 pounds milk and 66.4 butterfat.
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Manchester
Greeley
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Marion Oats
Scott
Iowa Livestock Exchange
B. Clements A. F, Schmitz
George B. Basker
Better Livestock Auction
Williams
Goldie
EFA
Hall-Ekfelt, Inc
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Hamilton
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Lombardy
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