Government study begins on beekeeping practices
The United States Department of Agriculture starts a practice study in beekeeping to examine operations and management. Beginning in the Intermountain region, the effort aims to compare profitable practices, involve beekeepers and organizations, and expand to other regions with field stations and many colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
States Department of Agriculture
Tee Clilure
Bureau of Entomology
Amibugement
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Intermountain
Costa
Cheery Valley corn picking and social notices
Local social notes from Cheery Valley list numerous visits and gatherings at homes in Elkader Elgin West Union Volga City and surrounding areas. Residents including Louise Dennler Ella Friederich Ellen Hanson Adolph Baumgartner and families share meals dinners and weekend visits with kin and neighbors. Also referenced are farm tasks and trade promotions from Weibel Mill Co and a short exchange about dairy feeds.
Local Sunday Visits and Farm Advert for Hog Mineral
OAK GROVE NEWS lists Sunday calls at Ed Boyle and other homes with many neighbors visiting and dining together. The column ends with an Ames Reliable Hog Mineral advertisement touting bone meal calcium carbonate and other ingredients, offered at 3.60 per 100 lb bag for hog feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
John M. Eyward
Iowa Experiment Station
Time to Harvest Silage Corn For Best Pack
Proper harvest timing for silage corn is when kernels are well dented yet plants stay green enough to pack and ferment in the soil. To improve silage quality, cut kernels into one half to three-fourths inch pieces and distribute heavy and light parts evenly for firm packing. add water as needed to aid packing.
Concrete Stable Approaches for Better Horse Footing
The article advises building stable approaches with concrete to avoid wood rot and maintenance. It details mixing concrete with sand and gravel to a medium consistency, forming with planks, smoothing with a wood float, and keeping the surface rough for good traction. Cure time should be a week to ten days before heavy use.
Alsike Forage Adjusts To Freezing Wet Soils
A report notes Alsike can withstand freezing and wet acidic soils better than red clover. It yields good hay and tea but not as high as red clover, with Alsike often persisting for several years. Red clover seldom lasts more than two seasons. Mix Alsike with red clover where soils vary between wet and dry.
Wadena News Highlights From A Busy Week In Town
Mrs Mary Fox visited last week with daughter Mrs Al Trusty of Denver Iowa. Ducks brought home by Frank Everetts and Archie Cline after a Saturday hunt. H E Broughton spent Sunday at home from Randalia bridge camp. J E Jennings not well confined to bed. Wadena high school beat Fayette 7 to 6 with A Oelberg scoring and Klingman assisting Shaffer on a 20 yard pass. Eva Moore visited near Lima, Harve Whitcher in Dubuque on business. Harvesters band to meet Blanche Whitcher. Christian Endeavor to meet Mrs Matt Klingman. Men with teams hauled wood for U B church. bazaar sewing done. Mrs Roy Leonhart attended a telephone operator's meeting in Dyersville. Ed Grummitt family moving to Oebwein for concrete work. John Herriman barn burned. Mrs C J Ingersoll visited Corbin and Lockard. Harve Aeschliman bought the dray line. took possession in November. Duck hunting on the Wapsie river. Mrs Rittenhouse of Arlington visiting cousin Mrs Mart Frey. Mrs Lyle Whitenbaugh of Strawberry Point in Mrs Maggie Whittenbaugh home. Ladies tied a comforter for the bazaar. Will Frey and Mrs Alden Gell in Elkader on business. Raymond Poor welcomed a daughter born November 1. Basil Stockwell and son visiting Roy Leonhart. Rob Frey and family at Bert Sackett’s in Delaware. Relatives surprised Mrs John Corbin for 69th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fox
al Trusty
Denver
Iowa
Frank Everetts
Archie Cline
H. E. Broughton
Randalia
J. E. Jennings
Wadena High School
Fayette High
Fayette
A. Oelberg
Howard Johnson
Shaffer
Tiue
Harvesters Band
Blanche Whitcher
Christian Endeavor Society
Matt Klingman
George Jennings
U. B
J. 8. Moore
Roy Leonhart
Dyersville
Ed Grummitt
Thompson Farm
Oebwein
Grummitt
John Herriman
Lota
C.J. Ingersoll
Clark Corbin
Lockard
Harve Aeschliman
Archie Cane
Fred Meyers
Luther Crandall
Warren Wilerton
Elkader
Raymond Poor
Basil Stockwell
Oelwein
Rob Frey
Moore
Bert Sackett
Delaware
John Corbin
Party at Clermont home draws local youths
A number of local youths attended a gathering at the home of Lester Wenger in Clermont last Wednesday evening. Mrs. C. E. Hillis of Oelwein is to speak at the Baptist church Sunday evening. She and Rev. Hillis conducted revival meetings in Elgin six years ago, a memory many residents share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Wenger
Clermont
C. E. Hillis
Oelwein
Baptist Church
Elgin
Brainard Items Reflect Weekend Visits in Community
Mr and Mrs Joe Peters drove to Oelwe Wednesday for shopping. Mrs E B Grimes visited her mother Mrs Sarah Helms Monday. Peters hosted George Howard Sunday supper. Mrs Frank Lyons visited Dan Craft Thursday. Mrs Martin Hovey and Mrs John Waldron visited Oelwein Thursday. George Craft family spent Sunday with Theodore Blanchard in Waucoma. Sidney Patterson and Paul Patterson visited near West Union Sunday. Mildred Shelton of Clermont visited Martin Hovey Saturday and Sunday. Lewis Becker visited Chas Peters Sunday. Mrs George Boyle visited R ollan Bartlett Thursday. Mrs Clara Bartlett helped with house work at Fred Matthys and visited Dan Craft’s wife. Elmer Hoyer remains ill. Mrs Vern Boyer hosted Ladies Aid Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Dennler
Wm. Larson
Guernsey Smith
Hugh Zapl
Elkader
Ella Friederich
Jake Friederich
Ellen Hanson
Mrs. Nicklaus
Elgin
Frank Christen
Elizabeth Christen
John Barrus
Christ Dennier
Adolph Baumgartner
Wm. Baumgartner
Herman Helmer
Waterloo
Evelyn Nelson
Florence Friederich
Ellen
Edwin Hanson
Jake Christen
Lilian
George Leuchtenmacher
Joe Lerch
Lucy
Ernest Christen
Warner Karrer
Martin Hanson
Mary Schlupp
Rock Valley
Jake Butikofer
Anna Friederich
Bert Thoman
Ethel Mae
L. Christen
Ben
Celia Meyer
G. Friederich
Esther
Willie
John Butikofer
Ern Lerch
Elva Mae
Alfred Imhof
Anna Schupbach
Albert Butikofer
Anna FriedsvichapentDsiday
C. Priedorich
Joe Peters
Oelwe
E. B. Grimes
Sarah Helms
George Howard
Frank Lyons
Dan Craft
Martin Hovey
John Waldron
West Union
Oelwein
George Craft
Theodore Blanchard
Waucoma
Fayette Girl Wins In Audition Contest
Honorine Otley of Fayette and Paul Fedderson of Belle Plaine won first place in the Iowa audition contest of the Atwater Kent Foundation. Holmes Cowper, state chairman, announced in Des Moines on Tuesday that Miss Otley and Fedderson will be sent to Chicago to compete in the district contest on Nov 24 and will also receive silver medals. Miss Otley sang Kiss Waltz by Arditi, the piece sung by last year's winner. Fedderson was the Iowa Victor in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honorine Otley
Fayette
Paul Fedderaon
Belle Plaine
Atwater Kent Foundation
Holmes Cowper
Des Moines
Miss Otley
Fedderson
Chicago
Arditi
Iowa
Mrs Gordon Mosby Flies to Rochester for Hospital Stay
Mrs Gordon Mosby left Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Helmer for Rock Valley and will accompany her mother to Rochester where she will be a patient at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Mosby
Mrs. Helmer
Rock Valley
Rochester
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cheery Valley
Weibel Mill Co
OAK Grove News
Wm. Boyle
Floyd
Frank Boyle
Winifred Flanagar
Ed Boyle
Br. Dean
Robert Wilson
Christ Dennler
Albert
Walter
Lew Dennler
Arthur Chapman
Decorah
Mary Dennler
Ed Conner
John Rothlisberger
Wm. Frederick
Barbara Hoover
George Gilson
H. B. Gilson
Walter Kohls
Tena Buhr
Sumner
Wm, Brabham
Ben Brabham
Joe Yates
Aon
Alton Seeves
Walter Pritchard
John Luchsinger
Harold Bennett
Tommy Flannagan
Mabel Brummond
West Tinion
the Echo
O. K
THE
Elgin Echo
Citizens State Bank
Wadena News
Elmer Hoyer
Vern Boyer
Ladies’ Aid Society
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