Iowa Agriculture Outlook and Livestock News Summary
Iowa State College economists note price rises before ceilings. Hog prices appear near spring low. Butterfat prices rise similarly to WWI trends. May to July wage deductions rise to 50 percent for makers. Dairy cooperatives push to curb summer milk slump. 1943 milk goal set at 6.92 billion pounds. Bean leaf beetles threaten seedlings. weed control urged for high-yield crops. Hog market expected steady. feeder cattle demand may ease if corn crop is normal. Clean milking practices urged. town hens now average 10 cents each but below national average. Cattle gains may slow due to fewer heel flies. late soybean planting profitable. Breeding stock should emphasize growth and superior meat traits. Iowa hog producers focus on saving pigs to cut feed loss per pig.
Day Dreams and Real Action for a Child’s Growth
A mother urges her son John to join real play and suggests daydreaming can spark ambition but must lead to real effort. The piece links healthy minds and bodies, early medical checks, and age appropriate projects like building or organizing hikes to channel dreams into concrete achievements.
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Reverend Oliver Connected to Typewriter Invention and Marriage Ceremony
Parson Oliver once of WinneSheik county Iowa is credited as inventor of the Oliver typewriter by Leon Brown secretary of the county fair board Brown also says the Rev Oliver officiated the marriage of Brown's parents Sweepstake exhibitor J N Bounce ville Decorah banker displays a blanket of 200 prize ribbons won at poultry shows from 1917 to 1921 across Wisconsin Minnesota and South Dakota Mostly blue ribbons accompany the exhibit
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Parson Oliver
Oliver
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Leon Brown
County Fair Board
Brown
J. N. Bounceville
Decorah
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Clermont Local News Highlights and Social Notes
G H Hackmann left for Maywood Illinois to join his family at their new home 1836 So 17th Ave Mrs Ida Olson visiting in Russell Larson home was a dinner guest Sunday May 30 the son of Loren Hyde of Waterloo was baptized by Rev Axel Shelveland at the home of his great grandparents Ole Benson Gerald Lional named with sponsors Carl Schori of West Union and Merle Moen Fred Plaehn of Audubon reported wounded in a Victory garden due to a foot injury requiring medical cauterization at a local hospital Home Front casualty list notes a service wound in a Victory garden example.
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G. H. Hackmann
Maywood
Ill
17Th Ave
Ida Olson
Chicago
Russell Larson
G. A. Roland
Loren Hyde
Waterloo
Axel Shelveland
Ole Benson
Gerald Lional
Carl Schori
West Union
Merle Moen
Fred Plaehn
Audubon
Fred
Fayette County Bond Report Encouraging War Bond Push
Fayette County shows progress in war bond purchases under J F Miller county bond chairman with May sales at 114 014 from nine banks and estimates for four more totaling 29 500. may total 143 614, below the county annual average of 162 542 7250. Year to April 30 the county total is 1 090 383 or 59 percent of the 1 830 500 quota. Despite April over quota due to bank inclusion, Fayette ranks high among counties. June goal is 209 940 with over 57 000 monthly average. Special bond days planned. locals urged to boost sales before Flag Day and bomber pledges.
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Fayette
Fayette County
E. F
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Miller
Oelwein
Mr. Miller
Second planting and garden care tips for spring
A wartime style gardening bulletin urges timely second plantings of beans and corn, emphasizes weed control and proper soil aeration, and advises on storage for fruits and vegetables. It notes home storage basements, outside caves, and insulation to improve keeping quality, with tips on beets, tomatoes, and mulching. It also highlights U S defense bonds and features student Dorothy Downing and sailor Robert O Schaeffer with submarine sinkings in the war.
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Uncle Sam
U. 8
Dorothy Downing
LeMars
Robert O. Schaeffer
West Bend
Schaeffer
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Lowa
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J. F. Miller
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By Sam Nichols
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DP. Jerkeman
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