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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1924
Page
6
An advertisement claims anyone can dye or tint perfectly with Dis woond Dyes, with guaranteed results and colors available from druggists. A separate note mentions train passengers averaging 70 miles per hour reportedly attending a church service 350 miles away via radio.
A June 7 opening date for Camp Dodge pool and other Iowa events are fixed, including Sept 9 10 for county fairs and a new campus laundry at Iowa State College costing about 17000. Yale replaces Main Street poles with underground wires while Carroll lays a cornerstone for a new post office. World Court petition may see 5000 signers. Muscatine County eyes a 1350000 bond for roads and improvements. Canning contracts expand in Jones County as corn acres rise by 200. Weather hints at more corn growth and rising farm prices. Farm sales include a 400 acre West Union farm at 64000 and Duncombe sale at 210 an acre. Jun 12 set for a Des Moines to northern Minnesota coach trip. Iowa State Fair premium lists spark enthusiasm amid fair-goer interest. Rats control funding proves cost-effective for Wright County grain. Militia trainees sought for Fort Des Moines August. State railroad board blocks Des Moines Boone bus permit. Prison wardens deny harsh confinement rumors. 1924 crop off to fair start with oats on time. water is increasing statewide. A 31000000 bond plan for roads via gas tax and license funds is proposed. Fremont County hay barn 60 by 64 feet built with locally milled lumber. Des Moines art exhibit supports Colored Girls Dormitory at Iowa. Iowa dairy, poultry, wool production totals cited.
United States Department of Agriculture and University of Minnesota study on 24 farms in Cottonwood and Jackson counties during 1920 21 22 shows how organizing crops and livestock boosts labor and resource use. Results indicate diversified systems with well planned rotations and data driven decisions raise net returns and aid market adjustment.
Sudan grass from an 1909 US Department of Agriculture stock has become a valued emergency hay and pasture crop in New Jersey and many states. It often yields more than millet, is preferred by livestock, and can produce two harvests per season on good corn land reaching five feet tall and two and a half to four tons per acre. It is sown warm after corn planting, broadcast at 20 to 26 pounds per acre, and dries into redowal growth for summer pasture. Sometimes mixed with soybeans or cowpeas, sowing rates vary to fit field timing and crop plans.
A historic note discusses feeding chickens skim milk whether sweet or sour, showing fowl relish for both and indicating little impact from changing type. It suggests avoiding mixing water and milk in winter and notes milk provides high protein, but only if used alone in mash.
Experiments at the Ohio station find open yard storage from January to April drains nitrogen by 85.6 percent, phosphorus by 22.5 percent, and potash by 61 percent. This means roughly one third of the manure’s total fertilizer value is lost. Keeping manure under cover or hauling daily greatly reduces losses and aligns with spring farm work.
A farm guide notes a modern pump enhances farm efficiency. Soybeans tolerate frost better than corn, but warm soil is essential before planting. Emphasizes a good cropping system for livestock feed, timely soybean care for easy handling and profitability. Bright alfalfa hay aids brood sows in winter, adds to rations. Manure in hills should be worked in before planting. Barley thrives in well drained soil, even with varied soil textures if drainage and fertility are adequate.
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