How Good Roads Will Benefit the Farmers Essay Contest
Iowa state fair officials report an essay contest for farm boys aged fifteen to nineteen. County winners win a free trip to the fair, with county winners advancing to a state contest to select a delegate and an alternate. Essays due April first. county chairmen include county superintendents of schools.
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Iowa State Far Management
State Fair Board
Des Moines
Harry Barmeier
Dubuque
Iowa
United States Supreme Court
Barmeier
Swardens
State High School Impactor Reports Improvements in Iowa
Iowa’s five year high school improvements total about two million dollars yearly, says state inspector P. E. McClenahan. Attendance rose by about 8,000 in three years as more students stay through senior year. Expansion includes a fourth year in smaller towns and rural district tuition to attend nearest high school. City projects total roughly $1.95 million this year with bonds possible in spring.
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Iowa
Des Moines
P. E. McClenahan
Stateigh
Mr. McCrenahan
McClenahan
Novel indoor brooder with glass front and detachable upper section
Mrs Belle Crandall of Hutchinson Kansas reviews a homemade indoor brooder from Marble Mail and Breeze. The design uses a sheet iron floor, wooden frame, glass front, canvas back, and a detachable top with adjustable ventilation. The lamp box sits beneath a perforated floor and the whole unit sits on four legs with carpet and newspapers for bedding. Three incubators run, one hatch weekly, chicks stay indoors one week before moving to an outdoor brooder.
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Belle Crandall
Hutchingon
Kan
Marmera Mail
Breeze
Caring for lambing ewes in winter shelter and feed
An Oklahoma writer advises ranchers to shelter ewes from storms, provide dry bedding and firm ground, and feed clover or alfalfa hay with grain. Keep wool dry, hogs and dogs away, and separate ewes ready to lamb in a comfortable stall until the lamb learns to suck.
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Oklahoma
Farm Progress
Prairie State News Highlights From Iowa and Nearby States
A mix of local and regional items: Mrs. Hughes of Knoxville sold butter to O J Kondig over 24 years totaling about 60 000 pounds for roughly 21000 dollars. Marion county farms purchased from her profits. George Payne of St Paul outswindled an Iowa Falls bank, cashing a 277 check after renting a house and paying rent to March 1. Jockey William Wiley receives a 12000 offer from Prince Carl in Bucharest but may decline due to European unrest. Clarence D Riley of Intermountain Ridge Construction was fatally injured by a dynamite explosion while drilling for a new Mason City sewer. The Iowa & Omaha Short Line railroad, four teen miles long, sold to Lana Construction Co for 24009 dollars. once built by Col. George W Adams at 400000 dollars. John Jackson Post, longtime Altoona resident born Aug 3 1828 in New York, died at his farm after sixty years there.
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David Hughes
Knoxville
O. J. Kondig
Hughes
Marion County
George Payne
St. Paul
Iowa Falls
Payne
Leavitt& Johnson
Waterloo
William Wiley
Tumarnta
Prince Carl
Bucharest
Europe
Wiley
Ottumwa
Clarence D. Riley
Intermountain Ridge and Construction Company
Mason Clery
Iowa & Omaha
Farimners
Lana Construction Company
Cornel Bluffs
George W. Adams
Lave Pone
John Jackson Post
Altoona
Auf
New York
Polk County
Stile construction guidance from J J Vaughan Texas
J J Vaughan of Ata Vista Texas explains a sturdy single flight stile is easier to build than a double flight design. Posts for the support can be installed during fence post setting while using the same steps for both ascending and descending across the top wire.
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J. J! Vaughan
Ata Vista
Tex
Rye as Pig Feed Nearly Equals Corn in Fattening Hogs
Rye feed for hogs ranks slightly below corn but practically a bushel of rye is close to a bushel of corn for fattening hogs. Mixing grains adds value, so some rye is often fed with corn. Ground rye is best, or soaked if grinding is not feasible.
Fertilizing the Orchard According to C M Burritt
Barnyard manure is the best fertilizer for orchards says C M Burritt from the department of agriculture. Apply at the rate of a load from three to five trees at least once every three years. Commercial fertilizers are rarely advisable except where experiments show their value.
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C. M. Burritt
Department of Agriculture
Concrete Silo Told To Be Best Durable and Cheap
A historical note claims the concrete silo stores silage well and is nearly indestructible while offering low construction costs where sand and gravel are available.
System for marking pigs using ear cuts in Nebraska
A method by Harry Seltz of Washington County Nebraska explains ear notching as a quick marker. Lower right ear cuts yield 1 2 3 4, upper right ear one cut equals 6, upper left ear one cut equals 10, and lower left ear one cut equals 20. Combined notches assign numbers such as ab for one lower and one upper left cut and 39 for all seven cuts.
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Harry Seltz
Washington County
Neb
Argument for Metal Posts in Fences
The piece advocates metal fence posts for farms, noting they can be driven without setting, resist rot and fire, and provide ground protection against lightning. Grounding costs for wire fences are low but often omitted, leading to delayed work until animals are harmed. Fires may burn around posts, yet metal or concrete posts endure, making metal posts economical where wood is scarce or replaceable.
Growing animals need early gains during season to avoid costly later care
The text explains that failing to provide gains during the growing season cannot be fully corrected by later feeding. Animals stunted by poor care may recover in flesh during their first year, but adding growth later is expensive compared with proper early conditioning.
Good Grazing For Spring To Late Fall Pastures
The text extols good grazing from spring through late fall as ideal for dairy production and raising young stock. It notes cow pastures provide especial value for milk, growth of young stock, and fattening all kinds of animals.
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Iowa News
Burlington
Olin B. Chassell
Iowa Methodist
Methodista of
Iown
United States
Bapist
Central Colleges
Carroll
Eliaworth Collage
Farmers’ Co-operative Company
Grimes
N. F. Haworth
Ft. T Dodge
Utah State Prison
Thomas Sandell
Layton
Utah
Haworth
Iowa Shorthorn Breeders' Association
State Fair Grounds
Oricen
Hell
Central
Rotary Club
Mit
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
Henry County
Raccoon River
Des Moines A
William Hall
United States District Court
Keokuk
Mauro & Wilson Company
Claude R. Porter
Blackhaws
Hawkeye
Jesup
Ely
Board of Agriculture
Lorinda Champlin
Des Moines College
Martha Eb, Wilson
Harry Shropshire
State Board of Control
Oakdale
Theodore Stark & Co
Cedar Rapids
Hota
Qakdaje
Fort Madison
Board of Control
Atnte
Henry Sampson
Gener
Arbitration Board
James Shonka
Medical College of the Astute Univeralty
Sampson
Independence Asylum
State Insane Hospital
Independence
Pat McGuire
Holstein
State Department of Agriculture
McGuira
Hansa
Tola Grove
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