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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1957
Page
10
A regional piece discusses pollination by wild bees and honey bees, highlighting alkali bees Nomia melanderi and their nesting habits, impact on alfalfa seed yields, and the importance of protecting nesting sites. It mentions Washington colonies, irrigation, and USDA notes on wild bee diversity and pollination efficiency.
Manchester Bill Bishop John Finley and Elvin Gienapp named to the Delaware county 4-H boys committee. Other members include Carold Glas Jr James Cramer Art Holthaus and Ranald Kehrki. A Wackon A feed and livestock outlook meeting is set for Tuesday Oct 15 in the Waukon courthouse assembly room with speakers Leonard Bozenstein farm economist and Emmil Haynes livestock specialist from Iowa State College extension. Influenza is cited as a disease that can be transmitted from man to animals.
A calendar of upcoming farm auctions dispersals and public sales across Iowa towns from Oct 9 to Oct 17. Sellers include Walter Lehminke and Sons, Clarence Bermis, Milo V Wolrab, Frank J Dvorsky Est, Robert Thompson, Ed Burlingame, J Gerald Brown, Anna jkdlicka estate, Elizabeth Cerveny, Frank Shavy estate, and Norman Opfer. Listings note locations near Vinton Walker Solon Marion Linn County Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Downs and other towns with times in the afternoon and early evening.
Saturday sale starts at 10 am featuring refrigerators stoves washing machines lawnmowers and extensive furniture including beds chests dressers wardrobes tables chairs frames silverware dishes bedding linens and more. Readers urged to attend as many items are not listed and buyers should come early for the on site lunch and grounds by The Grill Barisille Cafe.
The Cedar Rapids Feed and Grain club holds its monthly dinner meeting Wednesday at 6 30 p m in Bill Zuber's Dugout at Homestead. Robert Skinner executive secretary of the Western Feed and Grain organization will be the speaker.
Decorah Iowa announces Errol D Peterson of Albert Lea Minnesota as the new Winneshiek County extension youth assistant. Peterson a 1956 Iowa State college graduate succeeds William Patton who left October 1 to become county extension director in Butler County. Peterson previously worked for Wilson and Company at Albert in the last 19 months as an assistant foreman.
SIGOURNEY Miss Helen L Marsh Keokuk county extension scheme economist for seven years has resigned her post due to poor health. She returned to her home in St Joseph Missouri to recuperate from recent surgery. Keokuk County Crops SIGOURNEY Early planted beans are largely harvested in this area yields 30 to 50 bushels per acre somewhat above a year ago earliest corn testing as low as 24 percent moisture.
Iowa dairy production increased by about 106 million pounds in 1956, totaling 191.9 million pounds, with dry milk products and ice cream up from 1955. Dry milk yield reached 75 million pounds and ice cream 12.44 million gallons, while total farm milk output neared 6 billion pounds, near the 10 year average.
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