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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1936
Page
3
Thursday editor in Clermont Fayette County Iowa lists Elizabeth Priest as local editor and Clermont post office entry. Mentions Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association membership and second class mail status.
The report notes Sudan grass as an excellent pasture, dairy production rising, and hog receipts up in late April while prices stay high due to improved demand. It cites larger land planted to corn than earlier forecasts, with 99 million acres nationwide and about 10.12 million in Iowa. Dairy cattle on pasture lowers butterfat tests, and egg-grade laws expand in the East, with Michigan passing weight-based egg sales.
Yorks state retail grades draw interest from Iowa producers as eastern markets push actual quality over traditional straight run grading. Iowa marketing agencies ship eggs to meet eastern grade specs, with four New York grades Fancy Grade A Grade B and Grade. Fancy eggs must be uniform, large, clean and sound. Some Iowa dealers now ship Fancy eggs to New York.
A statewide Miss Iowa contest was announced in Des Moines to select one representative from every town for the state fair finals. Entrants aged 14 to 23 will be eliminated locally under civic groups supervision. The winner earns all expenses paid trips to Des Moines and the national finals with the Miss Iowa title, while bathing suits are banned in all stages.
Farmers new to soybeans often fail to get full returns due to unfamiliarity. Key practices from studies and experience include inoculating seed, destroying surface weed seed, delaying planting to late May or June, using Manchu Clint Dunfield or Mukden variety, planting 1 to 2 bushels per acre, and early cultivation with harrow or hoe to control weeds.
The article urges farmers to plant corn early in favorable May conditions as soil warms and moisture aids germination. It notes corn can weather late May to early June frosts, and emphasizes adding days to the growing period to boost yield and advance maturity. Additional items report sheep shearers rushing orders, wool at about 25 cents a pound, and liquor-store receipts in April totaling $570,114.73, with state stores reporting higher April than March and a West Union store April total of $2,538,10.
The Iowa highway commission announced Wednesday the low bidders on No 154 projects. Final approval rests with the Omaha federal bureau of public roads. Bids include bridges and grading from Sioux City to Arlington and Des Moines area firms.
Farm Bureau News reports Bloomfield of West Union was reelected president of the Fayette County Wool Growers Association at the annual meeting on May 6. Officiating officers include A M Doughty as vice president secretary Paul N McElroy treasurer and several directors and sales committee members named from Fayette West Union Oelwein and surrounding areas.
The first Fayette county road project of the year began under contractor Charles Kughn of Hampton. He graded the state park road southeast of West Union along the O R Paige farm, with about two weeks of work expected. The new route departs west of the Rock Island crossing near the Country club gate, runs along the track’s west side, past Paige buildings, then turns east to meet the park road.
Farm Bureau News Letter urges all interested to attend the rural electrification meeting at the Legion hall in Payette on Wednesday May 20 at 6 00 p m Plans call for a county project survey of township lines and prospective customers The REA must approve the survey results before further work.
The state highway commission rejected bid No. 51 for blacktopping last week as too high. The contract will be reoffered at the May 12 meeting in Postville.
State highway crews replace soiled or rusted primary road signs with bright new ones this week across the state. Replacements are being made throughout the state.
Iowa's fruit trees resist harsh winter and display their best bloom in years. Cherry, plum and apple trees are flowering heavily. apricot shows fruit set. Peaches, however, will be very scarce due to winter damage.
Promoters report substantial progress on a proposed state park and lake near Waukon. Several sites are under consideration and surveys and estimates have been submitted to the state conservation commission for review.
Mrs W H Hatch of Jefferson township Oelwein was elected by Home Project officers to represent Fayette county at the third biennial conference of the Associated Country Women of the World in Washington DC May 31 to June 6. About 1500 rural women from 40 nations will gather from 75 affiliated associations for the meeting.
Readers are invited to use the want ads to quickly buy sell or trade items. The notice emphasizes speed and convenience for those seeking fast transactions.
Rodney Pace, 17, of Independence, Iowa, was found sane by university hospital alienists after being accused of killing his older brother Ogden who intervened to stop a criminal attack on their sister Thyrza. The finding means Pace may plead guilty or stand trial, though insanity could still be argued later.
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