Farmers Urged to Increase Flax Acreage 33 Percent
Brookings March 7. Extension divisions of South Dakota State and other northwest colleges urge farmers to raise flax 33 percent this year as flax price prospects look good for 1930. The bulletin, prepared with the U S Department of Agriculture, provides regional guidelines on rotation, seedbed preparation, early seeding advantages, and recommended practices for South Dakota and nearby states.
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Brookings
South Dakota State
Northwest
United States Department of Agriculture
South Dakota
Bulletin
Bude
Fertilizer Boosts Corn Yields in Canton Area Trials
County agent L. C. Sayre reports 46 percent superphosphate fertilizer raised corn yields from five to twelve bushels per acre and improved alfalfa. Tests on farms near Beresford show fertilized plots yielding up to 45.1 bushels per acre vs unfertilized 32.4, with better quality and maturity noted on the Collings farm. Further tests planned.
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Mar
Lincoln
L. C. Sayre
Sayre
Sam Fahlberg
Beresford
Charles Collings
Collings
Labor Conditions in Mitchell Slow For Unskilled Workers
Mitchell report shows 40 to 50 men seek work daily at federal employment offices while calls for help remain scarce. Superintendent T S Welch notes labor supply exceeds demand for some time and predicts farm work may begin mid March if weather improves, increasing job demand locally.
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Mitchell Mitchell
Mitchell
T. S. Welch
Federal Employment Bureau
Employment Bureau
Welch
Huron Debater To Represent State At Pi Kappa Delta
South Dakota State College announced its five representatives for the Pi Kappa Delta national forensic convention in Wichita Kansas. Ivan C Johnson Geddes Madeline White Hur on Harold Jordan Sansare Margaret Latimer Vivian Aaron Meckel Esterline will compete in various extempore speaking debate and oratory events. The group departs March 28 with Prof. George McCarty accompanying them.
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Huron
State Brookings
South Dakota State College
Pi Kappa Delta
Wichita
Kan
George McCarty
State College
Ivan C. Johnson
Geddes
Madeline White
Harold Jordan
Sansare
Margaret Latimer
Vivian
Aaron Meckel
Esterline
Miss White
Miss Latimer
Mr. Meckel
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Jordan
Mr. McCarty
Miner County Plans Weed War With Calcium Chlorate
Miner County farmers will wage a weed war using calcium chlorate and summer tillage after five weed control meetings. More than two dozen plan to apply the chlorate on weed patches, with demonstrations by H. W. Jones and local farmers at Canova.
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Howard
Mar
Miner County
Miner County Weed Committee
W. Jones
Charles Halstead
H. A. Gehring
Canova
Jenny
G. E. Snethen
Roadside Weed Eradication Plans Discussed at Meetings
At meetings held this week, Mr. Jones spoke about eradicating roadside weeds and noted a few farmers will plant alfalfa along roadsides this year. The remarks reflect ongoing efforts by Canada cultivators to improve roadside conditions.
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Canada
Preliminaries In Lapke Case Start March 25
Alphonse Lapke charged with murdering his mother by slashing her throat on December 14 will face preliminaries in Miller on March 25. Lapke was moved from Redfield jail. Jury of fifty named. Lauritz Miller and Frank Mitchell to assist. defense funds lacking. Antony Lapke, farmer, 23 miles north, also lacking funds.
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Lapka
Miller
Mar
Alphonse Lapke
Lapke
Redfield
Lauritz Miller
Mitchell
Frank Mitchell
Pierre
Grant Parrish
Antony Lapke
Here
Bargain Day Attracts Large Crowds In Canova
Bargain Day and an auction sale by Canova merchants drew the largest Canova crowd in months with estimates ranging from one to three thousand attendees.
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Canova Canova
Mar
Jspecial
Canova Lnplement Company
Canova
McCook Farmers to Organize County Farm Club
A farm management club formed by McCook county farmers will organize at the courthouse on March 11. County agent D. L. Keck is coordinating plans. Meetings will mostly occur monthly outside peak seasons. Members will start by keeping farm business records and later compile budgets to tackle more complex problems.
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McCook Farmers
Salem
Mar
McCook County
D. L. Keck
Pioneer editor W. O. Clough dies at 67 in Madison
The body of W. O. Clough pioneer teacher lecturer and editor of South Dakota was brought to Madison for burial after dying Sunday at his son Kendall Cloughs home in Chicago. He was 67 and had been an editorial writer for the Argus Leader and later the Sioux City Tribune. Interment was in the Clough family lot at Madison.
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W. O. Clough
Pioneer
Madison
South Dakota
Kendall Clough
Chicago
Clough
Argus Leader
Sioux City Tribune
Stanley Farmers To Double Alfalfa Planting This Year
Stanley county farmers plan to plant about twice as much alfalfa acreage this year, county agent Archie Joy reports. He cites ample moisture boosting prospects for a strong start this season.
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Stanley
Pierre
Stanley County
Archie Joy
Hand County Road To Be Graveled
Mar 7 special report states Geo A McKay chairman of Hand County board says 13 miles of graded road on 45 in north Hand County will be gravelled this spring after highway commission in Pierre informs. Contract will be let.
Distressed After Eating Helps Digest With Discovery
Mrs Howard Sanford of Minneapolis reports long suffering from weak stomach and indigestion. After years of distress and failed medicines she began Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and now digests food without distress. She recommends the product to others with weak stomachs. Sold by all dealers, trial price 10 cents for tablets from Dr. Pierce's Clinic Buffalo NY.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Howard Sanford
Cedar Ave
Graveling North of Miller Near Pierre Progress Update
Report notes completion of graveling north of Miller at Pierre area. It states the section south of the town was finished last year, and this effort completes the northern stretch.
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Pierre
April &Th
Miller
O Joy Corn Wafers Advertises Pain Free Corn Removal
An old storefront ad touts O Joy Corn Wafers promising painless corn removal. It claims corns and callouses, including roots, will come out after a wafer is applied. The ad emphasizes no burning acids, six wafers for ten cents, and names Perriton's Pharmacy in Huron, South Dakota.
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Perriton's
Phardiacy
Huron
S. D
Bank Gives Eggs As Poultry Industry Aid
IPSWICH March 7 The Bank of Ipswich starts a movement to boost poultry raising offering to every boy and girl a set of White Orpington eggs if they care for them. Each October recipients bring a hen or cock to the bank and a judging contest will be held. Previously the bank loaned money to women seeking to expand poultry ventures.
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Ipswich
Bank of Ipswith
Sin-O-Nine Emulsion touted for winter colds coughs
Readers praise Lin O Nine Emulsion as a quick remedy for severe winter coughs and chest pains. Testimonials claim appetite returns and system relief within days after using Kerr Chemical Co product distributed by Perriton's Pharmacy. Avoid substitutes for children with delicate stomachs.
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Kerr Chemical Co
Brentwood
Perriton
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