Iowa and Iowa City News Tidbits From The Era
A collage of Iowa events and names unfolds, detailing a Cedar Rapids tragedy and a Knoxville case, political candidacies in Des Moines, and a war veteran's death. It covers highway funding figures, a Decorah land claim, state fair posters, a Primghar American Legion branch, a fatal domestic incident in Harlan, and legal rulings on movie theater ordinances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onda Lott
Cedar
Tothy Collins
Knoxville
Lima
Iowa City
South Car Highway Commission
Novak
Cedar Rapids
Tompoon
la Porte City
Seneca Cornell
Ottumwa
Pella
Conrad Ven Zes
Ira
Fingstat
Aris
Manila
G. P. Benton
Upper Jaws
State of Iowa
State Highway Commission
Ate Bank
Guiter
Hame
Decorah
Mitchell County
Osage
Cotler
State Fair Board
Best Seed Peas and Canning Stock Practices
A USDA bulletin warns canners to buy seed directly from seed growers to avoid untraceable stock and ruined output. It notes Alaska peas make up 55 percent of canned peas and stresses uniform ripening and green preservation after processing. Seed purity and careful selection prevent heavy losses, with figures on yields per acre and seed use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bioted Department
United States Department of Agriculture
Alaska
New Farmers’ Bulletin
D. N. Shoemaker
Department of Washington
D. C
Put Trees on Waste Spots to Boost Farm Profit
Modern conditions demand eliminating wastes and leaks so land can produce. Set aside one twentieth of farm area for forestry to gain timber for posts and fuel. Hillsides along rivers and stony hill land suit peat timber. black locust and catalpa are most profitable, locust favored for growth and timber quality.
Turkeys Yield Good Profit in Oklahoma
An Oklahoma woman boosted turkey profits by adopting purebreds and USDA guidance. She started with 10 birds, raised 122 poults after a hailstorm, netting 900 dollars. This year 145 poults produced 625 dollars after depredation, illustrating varied outcomes across flocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
United Sentae Department
Greer County
United States Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural Couege
Better Sires Emblems Boost Kentucky Livestock
The USDA sued 46 emblems of recognition to Oldham county stock owners using purebred sires for all classes. Oldham has eradicated scrub sires across about half the county with Wayne county also replacing scrub sires. The department issued better sires emblems to 44 Wayne county stock owners as bull sales promote wider distribution of purebred bulls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Lve
Oldham County
Wayland Rhoads
Kentucky Agricultural College
Wayne County
Ikewise
Initial season of clover growth and grazing guidelines
The first season of sweet clover is similar in quality to alfalfa and can be pastured from mid-season to the clover, but not too close to injure plants. The second season is coarser and if used for hay should be cut before 30 inches, leaving a high stubble for regrowth. Curing should be windrowed or shocked to prevent leaf loss and overly rapid drying.
Sheep as weed destroyers in pastures and fields
Sheep eat many weeds and can clear pastures grain fields and fence rows while goats clear brush more effectively. They consume about ninety percent of troublesome weeds but require supplementary forage. they cannot thrive on weeds and refuse alone.
Border irrigation offers adaptable, low-cost farming gains
The border method divides fields into strips with low levees, water flows down in a thin sheet to moisten soil. It suits alfalfa, clover, and forage crops and can rotate with grains. Suitable soils are deep loam over impervious subsoil, slopes 0 to 7.5 feet per hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Bulletin
Amuel Fortier
United States Department of Agriculture
Unite States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Saving poultry money by culling non producers
Extension agents explain a culling method that reduced non producing hens in Maine and Texas, saving about 40,000 dollars for poultry men last year. Demonstrations examined thousands of hens and culled thousands, with post cull egg production rising significantly and many owners adopting the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
State Agricultural College
Maine
Meine
Right Culture of Cabbage History and Growth Rules
The article explains cabbage development, noting richer soil and rapid growth yield larger, firmer heads. It warns that fertility shortage or drought stalls head formation, causing weak heads or loose leaves. It mentions the Chinese cabbage as a different species from common cabbage.
Keep Compost Heap Moist and Level for Fertility
The Flower Grower emphasizes that the top of the compost pile must be bent hollow or flat to keep the material wet, preventing burning and nutrient loss. Do not let the pile round on top, as a level surface better absorbs rain and composting outcomes improve.
Plan to Avoid Gape Worms in Poultry Coops
With warm weather approaching, gape worms are expected to appear in certain realities. They can be prevented by adding turpentine to each quart of water and by scattering lime about the coop and runs.
Determining Sex of Ducks in Simple Terms
A brief guide notes that the hen duck quacks loudly while the drake is silent or emits a soft sibilant sound described by a woman as sounding like an old man with a brown beard. The guide contrasts the quack of the hen with the higher pitched, less loud sounds of the drake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Young Mother Now Strong in Kenosha Wisconsin
A reader letter extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy for postnatal female troubles. Mrs Fred Hansen of Symmonds J. Kenosha praises its relief and urges other women to try it, noting decades of use and endorsements from mothers. A brief humorous aside about a counter proposal follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E.’ Pinkham
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wiscona
Bayer aspirin name on genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin
An advertisement extols Bayer as the true world famous aspirin prescribed by physicians for over twenty one years. It notes the Bayer Cross stamped on each tablet and on each package for protection against imitation, urging consumers to demand Bayer Tablets of Aspirin.
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American Legion
Primghar
O'Brien
The
Ware
Earl Wallacher
Shaldon
Robert Johnaan
Hartisy
Vica
Carl Frahm
Paulina
Dale Miller
Harlan
Miller
Ayaan and
Grinnell
Bauday Movies
Truman G. Stevens
Supreme Court
Amed
Justice Stevens
Joseph Gerbracht
da Fendant
Gidden Board of Education
H. A. Griffin
Homer Price
Marshalltown
Wiliam Miller
Pamples
Ggenta
Anglund
Bosa
Pea Field
Bloesom
Flovk
Oase
Kentucky
Animala Davour
Hen
White Drake Witl
BAYER
Leraurely
Allen
Ina
Deo Allens
Estemmst Oe
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