Farm economy and rural data from 1945 census
Rural census hints a strong 1947 farm demand despite 60 percent rise in 1940s operation costs. 1945 central electric farms reach 52.9 percent. 1946 returns projected 10 percent above prior years. Hog markets may tighten in March April. hog-corn feeding profitable. Dairy and soybean notes. cornborer damage. oats and plow cornstalk ground urged. Iowa poultry hatchings rise from 32 million in 1940 to 56 million in 1945 and 1946 to 60 million.
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Iowa
Real Estate Transfer and Household Tips Note
J B Klingman transfers property to Bertha W Probert for one dollar in Herriman Addition Wadena Lot 74. A hot water heater in the milk house promises labor and cost savings while barberry bushes are targeted with common salt and Barberry Bushes. Electrical mishaps cause fires annually, and fruit and potato crop data appear with regional yield figures.
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J. B.klingman
Bertha W. Probert
Herriman
Wadena
Watering Seedlings and the Glass Bottle Boom
A pressure spray gun becomes the heat apparatus for watering seedlings. Safe ladder use remains essential for all climbing tasks. The glass bottle blowing machine boosts industry output per worker by about four thousand percent.
Slum Crisis Highlighted in Twentieth Century Fund Report
A Twentieth Century Fund study notes that one third of urban residents live in slums, substandard, and deteriorating areas, signaling a major housing and urban decay challenge for cities.
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Twentieth Century Fund
Sweeten Cereals With Dried Apple Bits
Bits of dried apple added to cooked cereals provide sweetness and extra vitamins. The tip notes the practice is especially tasty when used with rolled oats.
Rail industry collective bargaining gains maturity and acceptance
Collective bargaining in the railroad sector has reached notable maturity and wider acceptance compared with most other industries, signaling deeper labor relations integration and cooperative processes.
Agricultural yield lesson halves a wheat and corn acre
The report notes that one acre of wheat feeds 10 people for 52 days while one acre of corn sustains 10 people for 51 days, with the text continuing to describe the implications for land use and food planning.
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Poland
China
Ed Bauder
Elgin- West Union Road
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