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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1941
Page
8
Graettinger Times notes the fourth display ad in a navy recruitment series aimed at Graettinger youths. Since the first ad run, three local boys applied and two are training at the Great Lakes station. The town has about twenty five young men in the navy and strong representation in the arms and air corps.
Ruthven’s oldest business, Logan Furniture, closed yesterday after operating since 1892. D G Logan, who ran the store since his father Thomas Logan’s death in 1937, will move to Cedar Rapids to work as a floor salesman for Smuliekoff Furniture. The stock was sold at public auctions earlier this week.
Prospects to buy the Abbie Gardner Sharp cabin at Arnolds Park fade as a price dispute remains unresolved. Owners ask $10,000 while the state offers $5,000. Senator A. J. Shaw visited the Spirit Lake massacre site and urged delaying action until the next state session.
Iowa farmers should pace feeder cattle purchases despite expectations of higher feeder prices. Rex Beresford of Iowa State College warns factors such as bigger hog herds, rising pig crops, higher fat prices, more dairy and poultry production, and previous high feeder costs could offset gains from corn carryover and roughage.
The article notes western cattlemen may hold calves on the range this year due to abundant feed, potentially shifting the calf yearling price spread by late summer and fall. Iowa farmers are advised to wait or be cautious when buying feeders to avoid a projected price spike and disappointing feeding results.
Towni State College animal husbandman E. L. Quaife warns young pigs fed soybeans alone will not gain efficiently. He suggests keeping soybeans to 40 percent of the protein supplement and under 5 percent of the total ration from weaning, while older pigs may use soybeans as the sole protein after the 100 pound stage with tankage valued at about one and a half tons per ton of soybeans. Legume hay and minerals are essential when replacing tankage.
Iowa ended its first defense contracting year on July 1 1941 with total expenditures and contracts of 60.349 million dollars. The War Department led all agencies with 57.753 million in Iowa contracts and includes 52.486 million for Burlington Ordnance Plant construction, operation, and supplies. Des Moines Ammunition Plant is excluded.
About 230 days of feeding were completed in a Iowa State College Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station study. Varieties of corn and feed supplements were used across five steer lots. Final analysis found little difference between hard and soft corn and similar selling costs for ground versus shelled corn, with shelled corn sometimes lower when followed by hogs.
Iowa State College botanists release seed counts for common weeds. Data show Sandbars twenty two seeds per plant, Yellow foxtail and Green foxtail variable, Barnyard grass and SquirreliaN grass, Sour deck, Lambquarter, Pigweed, Wild mustard, Small ragweed and Giant ragweed with differing yields.
Garden beets and beet greens provide iron vitamin A and calcium. Wash greens keep young with roots, cook tops and beets in little water to preserve color, add salt, serve with butter and lemon juice or vinegar. Use ham liquor for flavor, and cool beets to slice with butter or pickle leftovers. Combine beets with onions or eggs for salads.
A recipe note suggests chilling pie dough to improve flakiness and outlines a typical U S Navy daily menu with breakfast lunch and dinner items. It mentions that ships publish mimeographed daily press sheets and radio pick up the items.
The new county maintenance building in Pocahontas is nearing completion. Built as a Works Progress Administration project, the structure has been under construction since last fall and should be ready for occupancy by September 1.
Death Dodgers led by Jimmie Lynch announce a blockbuster act at the Kossuth County Fair on Sunday August 17 featuring new thrills. The troupe toured Florida and Gasparilla before returning home with two wheel autos and high speed stunts promised to draw large crowds.
Iowa State College extension dairymen say ground feed spoils faster in hot weather making cattle reluctant to eat. Cattle still need extra feed and will eat palatable grain. rancidity worsens as fat content rises, with soybeans cited as a classic example. A dairy ration for hot months includes 400.
The report details corn and nutritional mixes including oats soybeans and hay silage to balance shortages. It notes a decade of soybean production growth from 3/4 to over 14 million bushels and lists recent local visits and social calls among residents, including the Hantelman and Schuetz families and others.
Fairville residents recount visits with the Wegeners and Langermans at Hampton. Niece Jo Langerman returns home with them. Garr Gilbert Bleckwenn visits grandparents the Wigmans in Fenton. Merrit Frink dies at his Cylinder home aged 73. A Weiner roast is held by the Fairville Walther League at Lake Medium near Emmetsburg. Edward Priebe works as a business taller in Emmetsburg. Mrs. Ervin Bruhn helps sister cook for threshers with Mrs. Edwin Greinert of Whittemore and Mrs. Herman Haack with Dolores assisting.
The McCleary Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri advertises a 122 page up to date guide on colon disorders piles and constipation with charts diagrams and A ray pictures. Send a postcard to receive the book free postpaid.
A family reunion on lawns between Martin and Wnt Hanteman houses featured a picnic dinner. Attendees included Hilbert Hantelman family relatives from Emmetsburg and Fenton, with several funeral and threshing day activities noted. Mrs. Bierstedt’s funeral, burial at Fenton Lutheran Cemetery, and various visits to relatives in nearby towns are described.
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