Farming tips from the dairy and field pages of a rural guide
Feed dairy cows 6 to 8 weeks between freshenings and avoid early pasture for higher milk output. Strawberry growers should plant in ground three years clean cultivated to avoid white grubs. Kill moles first, then destroy their insect food. Field seed prices rise. corn holders gamble on a short crop. Contour farming cuts power costs and reduces gullies. The U.S. surpasses China as the largest soybean producer. Calves need clean pens and gentle care. Pigs gain faster when fed cexp a d at 10 days. Laying flocks benefit from sun and confinement. Manure and fertilizer boost vegetable crops. garden beds take 3–4 tons of barnyard manure per half acre. Bluegrass pastures should be 4 inches tall before grazing.
Iowa Homemakers Plan The Home Of Tomorrow
Iowa's 66 000 homemakers join 312 million others nationwide in a May 4 to 11 recognition week. The program educates on family living from kitchen remodeling to budgeting, health, and teen relations, with local extension staff guiding county groups across Iowa.
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Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Iowa State College
Gay Gadgets for Babushkas Spark Bold Kitchen Decor
A playful column from Cleveland notes women wrapping white babushkas with pins and colorful trims. It describes fashion tricks from adding bottle cap corks to lipstick imprints, urging bold, cheeky embellishments while lampooning paternal ties and dated head coverings.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Turkey production outlook and 1945 wage gains noted
The article cites a 16 percent drop in turkey production for 1947 and links long term costs to cheap seed. It highlights business prospects as the key to profits over the next six months. It reports the trolley coach and bus sector paid workers over 32 million dollars in 1945, averaging 2612 dollars each, with a 55 percent rise. It also discusses hog lice impact and control methods and notes golf participation and course activity in the United States.
Vacuum Cleaner Troubles and Belt Checks
Common vacuum cleaner troubles include improper brush adjustment and faulty belt movement. Brush adjustments use a pin, screw, or lever at each end of the brush. Always check the cleaner belt when trouble occurs to ensure it is around both the brush and motor shafts and free of hair and strings.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Jacob Gehring, Sr
Elgin State. Bank
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