Purdue tips on housing pullets and crop rotations
Office of the County Agent discusses pullet housing basics to cut costs, ventilation tips, and the ineffectiveness of heavy insulation for egg yield. It notes adjustments like south openings and six inch concrete floors with proper space per bird. At Purdue Wilson Farm, Iowa crop rotations show high returns from legumes, especially alfalfa, with inoculated Lespedeza performing better and lime needs noted for acidic soils.
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Purdue
E. E. Schnetzler
Purdue Poultry Department
Schnetzier
Crete
Purdue Wilson
Lafayette
Caroll
Alfalfa Varieties Boost Yields in Lime Drilled Trials
In field notes alfalfa inoculation with lime and sweet clover may secure a fair stand. Northern or northwestern seed varieties performed best with common alfalfa yielding highly. Corn plots showed planting dates to curb borer impact and drought effects. medium early varieties yielded best by dry weight.
Lespedeza Day Draws Carroll County Farmers to Meharry Farms
Tuesday marked Lespedeza Day at Meharry Farms south of Lafayette where Carroll County farmers observed the legume used as late season pasture. The crop thrived under varied conditions including poor soil and drought and yielded 7540 pounds of hay per acre in a 1931 sowing, with seed harvested in 1932. Attendees included Lee Henderson Orville Schock Charles Ginn William Ginn Moore Maxwell and County Agent R J Maggart.
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Meharry
Lafayette
Carroll County
Carrell County
Meharry Farms
Lee Henderson
Orville Schock
Charles Ginn
William Ginn
Moore Maxwell
R. J. Maggart
Swine Day at Purdue Hog Farm Focuses on Soybean Feeding
Swine Day will be observed Friday September 30 at the Purdue Hog Farm. The program centers on soybean feeding in forms such as roasted whole ground and oil meal and will discuss other feed problems.
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Purdue
Rally Day and Changes At Local Church Units
Rally Day urges full attendance at church and Sunday School with a target of surpassing last year’s 336. Changes include uniting the Junior High into one class led by Mrs Loyal Hoshaw and a new director for the orchestra, Mr John Sanderson, due to Rev Rist’s schedule. The district superintendent Rev Claude Young will speak at both services.
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Loyal Hoshaw
Rist
John Sanderson
Claude Young
Promotion Day at Church Services Schedule
Rev Beck leads at 9:30 Sunday School with a unified service program rain or shine. An illustrated sermon Mixed Christians follows. 6:30 B Y P U for youths. 7:30 Evening Evangelistic service with favorite songs. Sermon Caught Up To Meet the Lord In the Air. Wednesday 7:30 P M midweek service. Bring your Bible and come with song and prayer.
Saturday Prayer Meeting at Pastor's Study
Saturday evening at 7 30 men gather for a prayer meeting held in the pastor's study.
Bible School plans and services at Pleasant Run church
The Pleasant Run church outlines officers for the coming year at Bible School. Sermon subject Empty Life. Preaching at 10:30. Ray Orr supt and nominating committee. Evening service at 7:30 with full program. Mable Fraser and Mary Smith to sing a duet. Everyone welcome. Local notices follow about visits and neighborly gatherings in Pike Creek and Monticello areas.
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Bible School
Ray Orr
Bible School Uing
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Harry O’farrell
Dennis O'Farrell
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Chalmers
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