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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
8
Dr B Galloway calls for a nationwide mobilization of farm resources to bolster agricultural output and support wartime needs he asserts in a public address. He outlines a coordinated program involving farmers, cooperatives, and government agencies to maximize production.
A National Crow Improvement Service piece argues for rotation leases to require landlords to grant time-rotations and tenants to settle down. It warns that yearly tenancy harms land and posterity and urges stronger soil conservation rhetoric from colleges and experiment stations beyond the Mississippi.
Live stock and grain quotes from Chicago, Kansas City, and East Buffalo markets. Hog receipts around 28 000 in Chicago with values 15 60 to 15 80 for various grades. cattle receipts 17 090 with steers 11 75 to 12 50 and cows 8 85 to 13 75. Kansas City hogs 9 000 receipts with prices 14 80 to 15 80. cattle up to 12 75 for prime fed steers. sheep and calves noted. East Buffalo notes steady to strong trades with prime steers 12 50 and hogs 16 40 to 16 10. sheep tops at 15 25 for lambs.
Seed potatoes may be treated before planting to prevent scab and ensure safety for children and stock. The guide describes two methods using formaldehyde or corrosive sublimate, with care to avoid metal vessels, proper soaking times, and thorough washing and drying after treatment to boost yields.
A Red Cross benefit performance titled The Blossoming of Mary Ann is set for tomorrow night. Cast includes William Barkely Yale man Harold Pence Charles Mason Warren Glotfelty Floyd Henderson Teddy Farnum Ada Greiner Grace Kemp land Mary Anne Simmons Mrs Kirkland Betsy Scroggins Elaine Jewett Nellie Scovel Patty Cloverleaf and others.
The Jefferson County Equal Suffrage Association invites the public to a meeting at the Library next Saturday afternoon at 2 30. The program includes department reports on Red Cross Work Industrial Occupations Americanization Child Welfare and more with reports on past work and future plans. Lockridge Township residents present songs readings and recitations on women’s suffrage with titles Is Equal Suffrage Right and Women Do Not Want a Week.
Multiple small ads list items for sale including chairs tables rug and stove plus horses buggy and brick house. Also offers easy terms on real estate and a few contact names and numbers with locations in the city.
Burling ton Wisconsin farmer Herron J Black reports 30 bushels of seed corn per acre yielding 105 dollars at 3 50 per bushel plus 40 to 50 bushels for feeding. He describes soil, fertilization, hill planting, and thorough cultivation to achieve first class seed. Also advert for rebuilt typewriters offered at deep discounts.
A bank calls on friends and patrons to invest in the United States War Loan, describing it as a patriotic duty and noting they will supply bonds without charge or commission as soon as they hold them.
Multiple rental advertisements list modern houses for immediate possession in good locations. Enquiries directed to Thoma & Thoma at 688, Harry I Ball at 411, or White Tea store at 184 for a four block from the square double house with contact numbers 4409.
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