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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1953

Page

3

Clermont Local News Guests Honor Bonnie Bergeson Confirmation

A Sunday gathering in Clermont honored Bonnie Bergeson with a large turnout of relatives and friends from West Union Ossian Decorah and beyond. Attendees included the H. Q. Hegeland Ericksons, Eide Halverson Sherman Nelson Olson and many others. A later picnic at the city park hosted Emil Huegli and California guests among a wide circle of families.

Floyd Bergeson Bonnie H. Q. Hegeland Augusta Erickson Milton Eide Dale Halverson Floyd Thompson Sandra Sherman West Union Alfred Bergeson Eldorado Robert Allen Frank Jones Decorah Olivia Schweinerus David Gary Antfinson Ossian Lillian A. Erickson Hamilton Air Force Base Hamilton Calif Ben Erickson Wm. Burrow Emil Huegli Richard Griebenow Lana St. Paul Minn Anna Gottelman Gordon Landsgard Howard Kluss Marie Stahl Mary Scott Gee Fenton Jimmy Judy Spring Grove Mann George Frieden Martin Amundson Louis Amundson Bakersfield Rman Reinertson Clermont Fred Cline Oza Vasby Amundson L. Amundson Ames Olson Marytte. Oliver Lano Donald Martin Orchard Wer Martin Postville August and Albert Burrow

Community Guests and Visits Spread Across Towns

Residents report weekend and weekday visits with relatives and friends from Cedar Rapids Rochester Finchford Atlanta and Des Moines. Notable events include a birthday celebration for Isabel Nelson, a clinic check up for Mark in Rochester, and a group trip to Camp Hitago near Cedar Rapids. Local alums attend funerals and reunions while state representatives are named.

Clarence Sampson Cedar Rapids John Sampson Norman Amundson Mark George Belschner Rochester Minn Royal Smith Finchford Will Hack Oglevie Alvin Amundson Lloyd Anderson Chfford Connley Atlanta Bob Skelton Burkard Riegel Mary Barrett West Union Mary Tatro Roy Tatro Franklin Olson Sons Waterloo Lena Peters Louise Len Simek Verni Englevis- Bigier Post- St. Mary's Hospital Mtsn Family Berg Leo Larson Clarence Thor- Tay Richard O Larry

Horan Family Visits Mrs Daisy Stry Home

Mrs. Harry Johnson and Carol Williams of Chicago arrived Monday for a two week stay in the Mrs. Daisy Stry home with other relatives.

Milk and Ice Cream Based Cooling Drinks From Town State College

Milk and ice cream ideas for summer drinks from Town State College nutritionists. Smooth Cream Lemonade uses lemon juice water sugar salt and vanilla ice cream. Chocolate Malted Milk blends chocolate syrup malted milk powder milk and vanilla or chocolate ice cream. Cherry Punch combines cherries milk almond extract and vanilla ice cream. Also notes cows drink water and higher milk yield with ample water.

Town State College Extension

Clean Grain Bins Start With Dry, Clean Storage

Clean, dry grain in clean bins protects quality and reduces losses in farm storage. Begin by removing old grain, sweeping ceilings and walls to remove cracks, and disposing of cleanings away from the bin. After cleaning, spray interior with 2 1 2 or 3 percent DDT or methoxychlor, at one gallon per 1 000 square feet for 2 1 2 percent, doubling the rate for 3 percent. Repair holes, screen openings, and ensure dryness to prevent heating and insect damage. Quality loss rises with moisture above 12 1 2 to 13 percent or presence of trash. heating harms germination and aids insects. The federal grain quality emphasis starts at storage entry and continues through processing. For farmers feeding grains to their own livestock, higher quality avoids profit-cutting penalties.

Grain storage care adds value for clean aged grain

A fragment notes that feeding clean undamaged aged grain is worth the care and time invested in storage. The line emphasizes quality grain benefits and storage diligence, implying better results from proper handling.

Pasture Options for Oats and Sudangrass Seeding

Farmers should consider turning oats to pasture or sowing sudangrass within a week. Grazing oats with legume seedings adds value and high quality forage for a few weeks. Early grazing before heading yields better uniform pasture with careful stock protection on soft ground.

Pasture Advice: Grazing, Hay, and Fire Prevention

Guideline notes advise using grass as dairy cow feed and supplementing with hay and silage for year round forage. Emphasizes dry cured hay to prevent heating and fires, warns weeds cost more to keep than to kill, and suggests clipping pastures 3 to 4 times to control weeds.

United States

Farming Tips From Old Guides on Feed and Fencing

A digest of vintage farming advice covers dairy feeding ratios, noting a growing heifer needs half as much as a grown cow. It highlights cost savings from electric fences for temporary needs and outlines spray salt solutions to control poison ivy. It also mentions shelter, shade, and ample space for laying hens, plus a jump in Town farm water systems from 1940 to 1950.

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