Iowa Business Shows Rise For First Quarter
The Iowa Business Digest reports first four months of 1955 up 44.9 percent in construction contracts from a year earlier, while prices received by farmers declined 17.2 percent from 1854. Other gains cited include life insurance sales up 17.6 percent, bank checks up 44 percent, and manufacturing earnings and employment rising.
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Outdoor cookery tips for summer picnics and barbecues
Harriett Roberts of Iowa State College shares simple, inexpensive outdoor cooking ideas. She suggests using a metal wheelbarrow as a backyard fireplace or a portable charcoal crib, and building a permanent fire circle with stones and sand. For chicken, she recommends spatchcocking or cutting into pieces, basting with butter and lemon juice, and using French dressing or barbecue sauce.
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Miss Roberts
Harriett. Roberts
Iowa State College
Iowa Palo Alto in top U S counties for farm income
The May 10th Sales Management survey places Palo Alto County among five Iowa counties in the top 209 nationwide. The counties account for 16.8 percent of gross cash farm income from the leading 200 counties, totaling 1.36 billion dollars.
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