Local brief notes from many Nebraska towns
A compilation of short hometown items lists visits births and moves. Notable mentions include Frank Hile returning to South Sioux City after a visit, Miss Sylvia Lane returning from Fremont College, Prof. Jacobson’s contract renewal as superintendent, and various residents visiting relatives or relocating within the region.
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Allen
Frank Hile
Sioux City
Percy Hale
Walthill
Lester
Jackson
Will Darnell
Routh James
South Sioux City
Rose Beeken
Easter Reflections and Church Events at M E Church
Easter messages urge daily faithfulness with sermons planned for next Sunday and a Lord's Supper service. The second sermon series continues on "Thoughts in Traveling" as midweek Bible study moves to the parsonage. District conference at Plainview prompts pastor to attend. Honor roll gains new names. Mrs Evans again provides the memorial lily.
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Plainview
Lilly
R. E. Evans
Permaldetide Controls Smut in Oats
Farmers plan to treat seed oats to curb smut. Agronomy circular No. 10 recommends dipping sacks of seed in a solution of one pint formaldehyde to 35 gallons water for five minutes, then drying on floor or canvas with sacks over for two hours. Run oats through a fanning mill first to remove damaged grains and dirt.
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College of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau reports cost of production records on crops and live stock
A Farm Bureau note discusses farmer kept cost of production records in 1920. Seventeen Dakota county farmers tracked 1219 acres of corn and other crops with weekly reports to the county office. Costs include land rent, taxes, machinery, and storage, with analysis of labor and animal hours across diversified farming practices.
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CG. P. Hughes & CO. H
Rh. Greer
Dakota City
Neb
Farm Bureau News
Dakota County
Farm Bureau
Missouri
Nebraska
Corn Economics in Farm Labor and Fertilizer Study
Table details labor costs for corn labor at 40 cents per hour and 1.76 dollars per tractor hour. It cites Iowa Experiment Station findings, values for manure at 1.25 per load with 40 percent available first year, fertilizer residuals on pasture, insurance factors, and hogging off harvest on several farms with no husking charge.
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Iowa
Wade
Cora
Farm corn costs show owner operated lands cheaper per bushel
Analyzed farm data compares 68 to 74 acre operations using tractors versus horses. Owners’ land costs average 13.49 to 88.58 rent per acre, with total production costs around 32.2 to 32.6 cents per bushel. Hill farms yield 64.60, bottom lands 44.38 bushels per acre, influencing per acre and per bushel costs.
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Missouri
Gopher Eradication Supplies Offered by Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau News advertises gopher control items with poison containers holding strychnine and additives priced at 25 cents and Macabee traps at 24 cents. Directions are printed on each poison container. Demonstrations to educate neighbors on gopher eradication will be organized.
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Farm Bureau News
Farm Bureau
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AEG
Magriet
Randolph
Seval Olsen
Bellehaven
S. D
Seval
Lisle Olsen
Laurel
Wm. Myers
Ford
Myers
Ponea Journal
Conrad Jacobson
Jacobson
T. T. Harris
Homer
G. L. Niebuhr
Londrosh
Robert Small
W. KE. Allen
George Rockwell
Aksel Christensen
Iast
Tekamah Journal
John Spencer
Miss Stewart Hospital
Omaha
Spencer
Herbert Rhoades
Geo. Little of Lyons
Emerson
Robert Voss
Fred Voss
Crystal Lake
J. Goodfellow
Voss
Frank Heeney
Belle Fourche
Mike Wolh
William Coan
Jackson Street
Sioux City, Lows
H. A. Mushkin
Jade
Lido
Aioe Oo Ey
Ford Tractor
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