Fragments of a Rural Community Social News
Local households around Clermont and West Union are noted visiting relatives, attending funerals, or hosting guests. Names include Clara Miller, Hannah Holzer, Edward Claen, Rex Stark, M. A. Nicklaus, and many others. Travel to Cedar Rapids, Hartville, and Hampton appears, with mentions of school prep, church activities, and a few moves and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Miller
Clermont
Renhigon
Mire
Wai. Walther
Hikader
Holker
Gao
N. Schorii
Edward C. Claen
West Union
Walter Reusser
Western
Grand Meadow
Breele
Kathleen
New Hampton
H. W. Barnhart
Hugh Casper
Chicago
Reuber Lehman
Sam Lehman
Pontsville
Ddith Frieden
F. C. Maron
Gon. Don
Cedar Rapids
W. J. Grover
Dells
Holzer
Louis Holzer
Local Advertising Rates and Post Office Information
Entry notes the post office in Elgin Iowa receiving second class mall matter, lists classifieds and display ad pricing, and states local ads run until discontinued. It also mentions church school or society notices with admission charged and cards of thanks run at standard rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Fayette County
Iowa
Remembering alfalfa growing and seed concerns
Guide highlights best practices for new alfalfa seedings including dry weather tolerance and early nurse crop removal, notes on soil lime needs and hardiness, advises choosing hardy seed sources such as Utah and Ontario varieties, and discusses red clover seed supply issues and quality concerns for 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
Central States
Iowa
Utah
Ontario
United States
You Can’t Beat Alfalfa Says This Good Farmer
Inte Joseph EL Wing and local farmer Mr Millet champion alfalfa as the key to high yields and livestock value. Milledge area notes credit for corn gains and dairy profits, with rotation, legumes, lime and manure boosting corn from 60 to 66 bushels per acre and dairy cows producing strong returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph EL Wing
McLean County
Twineis
Milter
UL Mer
Miller
Alfalfa Yields Higher Than Other Forage Crops
Between 820 and 1925 the acre yields show alfalfa at 2.60 tons per acre, about double the Timothy Clover mix and clover yields. Timothy and mixed clover with timothy averaged 1.24 and 1.86 tons per acre, while pure clover yielded 1.41 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aera
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter Durscher
Elia
Amelia Mueh- Ienthaler
Rock Valley
Clara Muehlenthaler
Rex Medberry
George Vaughn
John Fulk
Hartville
Craig Moger
Boise Capper
Victor
Capper
Humphry Roberta
Fleet Stanton
Huron
South Dakota
J. C. Halverton
Henry Herwig
Fair Grounds
Fred Reichert
Russell
J. T. Colrove
Colgrove
Wadena
Harris
Hopkinton
Floyds Jenninigg
Excels
Wis
Hhome
B.A. Jennings
G. D. Adams
Excelsator
Dave Fox
Oelwein
Ed Voshell
Leona
Gusata
estCorbin
Maple Grove
B. A. Jennings
Gick Goon
Muscatine
Gladys Jennings
Lyman Fox
Volga City
Dick Cousins
Grandma Harris
Will Harris
Rodi Cline
California
Rod Cline
W. Willerton
Marshall
Wadenais
J. &. Moore
George Davis
Garden Prairie Church
Halstenson
C. P
Steel Mel Kohler
Betty
Halstensen
F. R. Berg
Florence
Bayfield
Bergs
Florence Berg
Richmond
Alice Darker
Main St
Prairie Gu Iction
Hepa
City Drug Store
Agnes Ulving
Dr. &L
Mautechinson
Digin
Laura Bturtz
Paullina
Hazel Davis
Hans Winkler
Falk & Bons
Chas. Capper
Wm. Schupbach
Elmer Schori
Wm. Kimpson
Brainard
Minn
Richard
Thomas Kimpson
Albert Gehring
George Bennett
Fredericksburg
Bessie Blockhus
Dorothy Hermep
Fayette
Samuel Masby
Cresco
Me P. Barth
George Moser
Mildred Lehman Minngapalis
Binidily
Vis
Bernita, Bopp
Betty Kohler
Louis Benedict
Benedict
Luana
Vaughn
Winifred Joyce
Hansel
John Howard
Addie Miller
Hampton
R. P. Strauch
Schori & Kuster
Lbr
Wm. H. Schupbach
Stoehr Drug Company
Rexall
Fale’s Market
Bank
Elgin Savings Bank
Elgin, Iowa
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