Grass and livestock tips from Iowa Agricultural notes
Emergency pasture from Sudan grass. grow hybrid corn and feed data. pig breeding records aid culling. Community organization aims to attract members and contribute locally. Manure reduces runoff and doubles rain absorption at Clarinda. Dip sheep after shearing to control ticks. await healed wounds. Iowa plans 16 000 tons poisoned bait for grasshoppers. hatching awaits warm weather. Field mice bait and arsenate use advised. avoid vegetables. Kerosene spray fights dandelions in lawns. best fall spray timing.
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Clarinda
Iowa
Towa
Healthful clothing and play items featured for county fair
Farm Bureau News notes healthful dress and a practical blanket for babies as themes. Fairfield township highlights encourage creativity with an easel, cupboard, and clay modeling. One feature will represent the county at the State Fair. Forty five of 105 women in a music contest scored perfect. H. D. A. county summary shows 174 leaders, 325 study group meetings for 1,300 rural homemakers. 2,515 toys made, 283 yards improved for play. over 1,000 use parent education, 575 adopt illness prevention, 206 improve child equipment, 475 practice appetite training.
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Fairfield Township
Fayette County
Elgin Tops Volga City 4–1 in Booster Day Game
Elgin defeated Volga City 4 to 1 on booster day at Wadena. Elgin scored twice in the second inning, once in the fourth, and once in the fifth, while Volga City tallied a single run in the sixth. Umpire was Herrling of Wadena. Volga pitchers were Chase and Devis with Kruse catching. Elgin batters included Brorby Henninger Barker Wede Evans and others in a box score listing.
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Elgin
Volga City
Wadena
Volga
Herrling
Chase
Devis
J. Kruse
Elgin Brorby
Henninger
Farm Bureau notes on soil tests and county show
A soil fertility test plot for three commercial fertilizers is established on Paul P Stewart farm near Maynard. Holstein breeders plan district show at fair grounds June 11 with Buchanan and Winneshiek counties. No prizes, ribbons to winners, target 100 head. Auto tour to Ames June 28 to view college farming activities. caravan leaves Fayette at 5 am. join by notifying county agent.
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Paul P. Stewart
Maynard
Fair Grounds
Buchanan
Winneshiek
Ames
Fayette
Land of Bathtub America Known Worldwide For Bathtub Ratio
The United States has the highest bathtubs to people ratio in the world, according to the Plumbing and Heating Industries bureau. This notable fact highlights the country’s distinctive home fixture prevalence.
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America
United States
Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau
Miss Steggall Marries Whitney Planned For August
Fayette residents announce the engagement and August wedding of Miss Mildred Steggall to Charles Whitney of Kanawha Iowa. Both are Union graduates with Steggall retiring from West Union's English and drama program amid noted success. Whitney is a Kanawha coach and principal and a former Elgin athletic coach. The West Union board received Steggall’s resignation.
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A. J. Steggall
Fayette
Misa Mildred Stepgall
Weat Union
Charles Whitney
Kanawha
Iowa
Ralph Whitney
Britt
Steggall
Miss Steggall
West Union
Mr. Whitney
Upper Town University
Miss Stegall
Whitney
Elgin
West Union School Board
Argu- Gazette
Boy Becomes 12th Child as Leitech Family Honored
Mr and Mrs Melbourne Leitech of West Burlington Des Moines county received a telegram from Eddie Cantor after the Leitechs 12th child a son replacing a long run of daughters Mrs Leitsch had 11 daughters before the boy news notes the comedian comments What an amateur I am Cantor signed off with congratulations and humor from his all girl family connection.
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Melbourne Leitech
West Burlington
Des Moines County
Eddie Cantor
Leitech
Leitsch
Cantor
Hawkeye Beacon Adds Autocaster to Equipment
The Hawkeye Beacon has added an autocaster to its equipment. Formerly this work had to be furnished by neighboring shops.
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Hawkeye
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Ed Leath
Tana
Farrow
E. H. Dibble
Clermont
Louisa Martie
Kenneth Mark
Henry Mark
Tina
England
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Hugh Casper
M. V. Kiple
Echo
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Sudan
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association
Biological Survey
Farm Bureau News Letter
Farm Bureau
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Verle Kniel
Dubuque
Kenneth J. Kerr
Henderson Prairie
Kerr
Postville
Edgewood
Chas. H. True
Lamont
Aurora
Henry H. Wolf, M. D
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Bighs
Elgin State Bank
R. A. Crider
Elgin, Iowa
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Chicago
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