Older Boys Enter 4-H Lamb Project Plan
In BR LOOKING Aug 26 special a group of older 4-H club boys from 10 to 12 southeastern counties will enter a lamb feeding project this fall and early winter each feeding 15 lambs. The 100 to 120 day feeding period starts around October 1 with applications due by September 15 to local county agents. The event will end with a show and sale at Sioux Falls in late January staged by the Sioux Falls Stockyards Co. and the Sioux Falls Stockmen’s Exchange, with western feeders also exhibiting. Local committees aim to start the project shortly, often led by a local reader, banker, and county agent, with bankers sometimes extending credit to participants.
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Orly
I. B. Johnson
Extension Animal Husbandry
Butte
Lawrence
Sioux Falls
Simple Incubator Chick Raising Report by Charles Hoskin
Charles Hoskin recalls raising 200 white Leghorn chicks purchased from American Hatchery in early May. He used light from glass coverings over jars of boiling water in a box, then moved them to a snail pen and larger pen as they grew. Daily greens and balanced feed supported growth. thanks are given to Huron merchants for baby chick loan in Beadle County.
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Beadle County
Cast Selected for Topsy Turvy Play at Crawford Schoolhouse
The 4 4 Jolly Workers club met at Horace Pages home to finalize a cast for the play Topsy Turvy also called The Courtship of the Deacon. Eight roles include Topsy Turvy played by Phyllis Bloodgood and Deacon Jones by Helen Micheal. A date is to be decided. public is invited. Reporter Marene Walter.
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Jolly Workers Club
Horace Pages
Topsy Turvy
Deacon
Phyllis Bloodgood
Jones
Helen ‘Micheal
Miss Spriggs
Posy Bergstrom
Frank Golden
Lester Culver
Lord Clarence
Arland’ Walter
Ned
Robert Culver
Marene Walter
Aberdeen Scouts Take Northern Trip
Nineteen Boy Scouts from Aberdeen, with four leaders, left last week by truck for a ten day trek through northern Manitoba and into Canada and Wisconsin. Stops include Alexandria Minnesota Itasca State Park Fort Francis Hibbing Superior National Forest Duluth Mud Hen Lake Spink Croix Dellz Stillwater and the Twin Cities. Scoutmaster Tommy O'Brien leads with Richard Kettering Charles Yunker and Harris McLaughlin assisting.
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Aberdeen
Manta
Canada
Wisconsin
Washington, D
Twin Cities
Tommy O'Brien
O'Brien
Richard Kettering
Charles Yunker
Harris McLaughlin
Evelyn Friese Leads Walkey Cackle and Crow Club
Evelyn Friese, acting reporter, chaired the Walkey Cackle and Crow meeting at Mrs W B Friese’s home. A report on How to Prepare Show Birds was presented by DeEtte Derscheid. Dorothy Langbein will present Culling the Flock next. Three visitors from Wolsey attended: Mrs Deracheid and Mr and Mrs Arthur Langbehn. After the MED meeting cake sandwiches and fruit were served. The Odd Fellows Roll was chosen for the next meeting location.
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Evelyn Friese
W. B. Friese
DeEtts. Derscheid
Dorothy Langbein
Deracheid
Arthur Langbehn
Wolsey
Odd Fellows
Hike Provides Pleasant Outing for Virgil 4-H Club
The Virgil 4-H club enjoyed a Sunday hike starting around 3 PM and returning near 5:30. They played games and enjoyed a picnic supper under Cane Creek Bridge, featuring Kool Aid, hot dogs, beans and marshmallows by a campfire with roasted willow wigs noted in the account.
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Virgil
Amd
Porker
After Dinner Games Reported By Alke Van Der Walle
After finishing their meal the group played additional games before heading home. The correspondent Alke Van Der Walle submitted this brief item.
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Weinera
Alke van der Walle
Potter 4-H clubs to close year at Potter County Fair
Potter County 4-H girls clubs wrap up the year with a clothing exhibit at the County Fair in Gettysburg. Miss Leona Curtis says style reviews at 2 pm will showcase completed dresses, with demonstration teams and booths earning club awards funded by the fair board and local merchants.
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Potter County
County
Leona
Curtis
Court House
Gettysburg
Leona Curtis
Meat Roasting Times Guide for Home Cooks
A dated cooking note outlines general roasting times for meats. Beef ribs rare about ten minutes per pound with a very hot oven then lower after 20 minutes. well done 15 to 20 minutes per pound. Leg of mutton well done about 45 minutes per pound. Lamb leg or shoulder 38 to 20 minutes per pound. Chicken 18 minutes per pound and turkey 15 to 20 minutes per pound. Oven initial heat higher for poultry, then reduce, with potatoes suggested as a side.
Household tips and stain remedies from a vintage guide
Practical advice on cooking skins and potatoes to fluffy results, meringue timing with a moderate oven, washing woolens in lukewarm water, and pressing fabric on the wrong side. Instructions cover stain removal for grass, coffee, tea, cream, grease, iodine, and ink using cold water, boiling water, alcohol, ammonia, chalk, and bleaching agents.
Anthrax Decline Signals Progress in South Dakota
Dr. T. HL Ruth, director of the state animal industry division, reports anthrax appears to be waning in South Dakota. He cautions farmers in infested areas to stay vigilant and continue precautions. Encephalomyelitis, similar to sleeping sickness in horses, also seems to recede, with many horses showing full recovery after a mild outbreak concentrated in the northeast.
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Pierre
Bhiriar
Dakets
T. HL Ruth
Animal Industry Division
State Department of Agriculture
Ruth
Te State
Farm Queries and Answers From Extension Service
A farmer asks about water softeners for a well used heating and bath system. Answer advises costs from 100 to 150 dollars, notes mineral deposits form fastest in hot coils but one year of use without softener is safe, coils may clog after 8 to 10 years, and provides rough guidance on when to plant or apply. Also covers construction of concrete fence posts with cost estimate about 35 cents each and notes a bulletin on concrete fence posts from Iowa State College.
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Crat
County
Walworth ‘County
Towa State College
J B
Treating Encephalomyelitis in Cattle Stirs Local Debate
Farmers discuss approaches to encephalomyelitis after J B Clark notes varied advice. Some advise quiet, isolated barn care while serum and vaccines show mixed, costly results. About 50 percent recover without treatment. modified tuberculosis-free area status hinges on state tests and official certification by January 3, 1996, excluding California.
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Losis-Free
W. Wilmunds
County
California
New York
Pennsylvania
North Atlantic
South Dakota
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