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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1933
Page
4
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September 30 is the final date to pay the second half of taxes with penalties starting October 1. The legislature limited extensions to the first half only. Farm prices fell as income dropped, reducing demand and forcing farmers to take lower returns. Walter Miller of Buffalo Center was in an automobile crash two weeks ago. he recovered enough to resume farm work.
The Echo calls for reports and general happenings from residents to publish community news. Readers are urged to cooperate by sending or bringing items to the office for inclusion.
Guidance on selecting pullets for early laying by Dec 1. Early mature birds may be poorer layers and less desirable for breeding. Watch body size if laying early as it affects egg size. Favor hens laying in fall and winter for higher prices and breeding value. Remove broody hens to avoid unwanted breeding.
The emergency conservation work program in Iowa aims to plant nearly 10 million trees next spring to supplement temporary erosion control measures. Over 2 million trees, mainly black locust, will come from the cooperative government and Town State College nursery at Ames. Plans stem from President Roosevelt extending the Civilian Conservation Corps camps for six more months starting December 1, with reforestation including gully erosion control and planting in state parks such as oak and ash varieties.
Early fall selection insures uninsured seed and reduces disease. Tests from the Tove Agricultural Experiment Station show disease-free seed is achievable most years with proper field selection, quick drying, and dry storage. Avoid prematurely ripened ears and diseased ears, and dry seed rapidly. Store in a dry place not exposed to low temperatures with ventilation if using artificial heat at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Towns in Iowa urge wheat farmers to sign applications for wheat contracts under the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Signers will receive partial checks for the 1933 crop within weeks and the remainder when it’s clear land is taken out of wheat production. About 90 percent of eligible Iowa farmers are signing.
Overproduction in some farm goods and industrial paralysis caused widespread unemployment and loss of purchasing power, contributing principally to farmers' distress across regions.
Sam Greenley will become a new driver on a cream route for the Elgin Farmers' Dairy Co beginning next month. Mr and Mrs Sam Mosby welcomed a girl on September 22 1908. Frost damaged corn on bottom land but spared high land crops. Weibel and Gehring install furnace and heating fixtures in J J Phillips home. Wilbert Kohler of Illyria township had a non fatal accident driving cattle. Elgin Canning Co completed its corn run September 22 packing about 700000 cans. Public school enrollment is 157 with 21 beginners. Miss Glen A Flaherty and Glen W Kinney wed at Hawkeye September 16 will reside in Elgin.
During the last two weeks in August twenty one individuals were arrested statewide for illegal fishing. Three were sentenced to fifty three days in jail and eighteen paid fines totaling six hundred sixty five dollars. Five paid five hundred dollars for selling fish. Violators lost valuable equipment. The article also discusses conservation efforts to improve streams and lakes, expand fry and fingerling distribution, and develop nursery and brood ponds for fish beyond pike and trout.
A Brewster Tribune report recounts a Sunday group of nature lovers making a day in the outdoors. They cut trees, shot song birds, and left rubbish, dead birds, and a dead squirrel around their picnic grounds. The act prompts stronger no trespassing warnings against irresponsible recreation.
A large number of inquiries to the Fish and Game Department and county recorders ask about duplicate licenses. The laws do not authorize duplicates, so a new license must be purchased if one is lost. Keep your license secure on your person, preferably pinned in your pocket when fishing or hunting.
The farmer and rural residents have a vital stake in the National Recovery Program. Success promises a better dawn for them and more than for urban workers, supporting rural prosperity and national recovery efforts.
Local page urges readers to participate in Forget Me Not Saturday. Community roundup lists visits and dinners across Clermont Randalia Randalia area, including Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Yunker, Alfred and Mabel Holzer, Will Butikofer, R. A. Crider, and other residents. Several trips to Rochester and Los Angeles noted with family gatherings and hospital visits. West Union and Bloomfield mentions, plus a West Point appointment for Rolf Wulfsberg and a 1906 class reunion at West Union.
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