Skim Milk to Cheese Promotes Food for War Effort
Farmers column argues skim milk can yield cheese and whey to produce protein-equivalent pork, urging use of 100 pounds skim milk for cottage cheese and feed left whey for pork. Iowa's 4 billion pounds annual skim milk could fuel meat supply, aiding armies and allies. Guidance on poultry, farm machines, and safety appears amid rust news. Black stem rust found in Iowa stations, threatening crops. barberry eradication urged to curb outbreak. dig out and burn infested plants, per Iowa State College plant disease expert.
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Iowa
Charles City
Jows
Iowa State College
Squirrel Tail Grass Extermination Guidance Issued
Ames Circular No. 52 warns that Squirrel Tail Grass or Wild Barley is a major Iowa weed harming crops and livestock. It spreads wheat rust hosts and resists without plowing. effort focuses on early plowing, harrowing, and cutting at bloom to curb seeds while promoting cultivation. Horse health is especially affected by awns lodging in mouths and jaw areas.
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Ames
Iowa
Hay Stacks Pose Fire Risk Says Agriculture Bulletin
A Department of Agriculture notice warns hay stacks, especially clover and alfalfa, can ignite spontaneously. Wet weather or dew on first cut alfalfa increases fermentation heat, detectable by a sooty odor or eye irritation. Ignition may occur days to weeks after stacking.
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Department of Agriculture
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Worth in Glenwood Testimony
Glenwood woman Mrs Edwards of Locust Street testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieve backache and urinary troubles caused by kidney weakness. She notes improvement after a few days and says her kidneys return to normal. 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY.
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Glenwood
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn ,Co
Mfgts
Buffalo
N. Y
Importance of weed control in farm costs
Office of Farm Management records from the USDA show tillage costs ranging from 20 to 40 percent of total farm operation costs. About half of cultivation goes to weed control, and in many cases intertillage could be eliminated without yields loss if weeds are prevented from growing.
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Office of Farm, Management
United States Department of Agriculture
Put a Seat on Your Harrow Ride for Easier Field Work
The article argues seating a harrow to ease labor in soft ground. It notes riding attachments on disk harrows and spike-tooth or spring-tooth harrows conserve draft and unlock labor that would otherwise be unused.
Weeds Lower Crop Yields Across Principal US Crops
Weeds reduce yields in major crops with estimates such as corn about 10 percent, tame hay 8 to 16 percent, potatoes 6 to 10 percent, spring grain 16 to 19 percent, winter grain 6 to 9 percent, and tobacco fruit and truck crops around 5 to 6 percent, impacting pastures similarly.
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United States
Local families visit and greet in past week
Mrs and Mrs Joe O Neill and many neighbors shared visits and calls across Bartlett Glenwood Pony Creek and Geneva Town send last week. Attendees included H C Smith Chester Vinton Townsend Mendenhall Hughes and many others in cheerful social gatherings and a surprise party at George Townsend home.
Local Social News From Pacific City
Mrs. H C Smith on sick list. Mrs Kenneth Mendenhall and daughter Marie visit. Viola Hughes calls on Mrs Smith. Ben and Janet Estes visit, depart for O Neil Nebraska to summer with father. Mr and Mrs Elmer Anderson and son with Mrs V Caughlin and Mrs Guy Pitzenberger visit Junction. Mrs George Townsend travels to Council Bluffs. Miss Vilette Palmeter goes to Emerson. Clay DeLashmutt of Glenwood in the area last week.
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Joe
O'Neil
Will Estes
H.C. Smith and Son
Chester
Bartlett
Cloyd Repart
al Htherington
W. CG. Vinton
Kenneth Mendenhall
Charlie Baker
Nellie Smith
Viola
Hughes
Mendenhall
Marie Mendenhall
Viola Hughes
Lloyd Draper
Charlie Townsend
I. M. Baker
J. A. Fackler
Wayne
W. H. Fackler
Herbert Barbour
George Townsend
Glenwood
Mary Barbour
Gene Barbour
H. C. Smith
Marie
Ben
Janet Estes
O.neil
Nebr
Elmer Anderson
V. Caughlin
Guy Pitzenberger
Junction
Local Social Notes From Silver City and Surrounding Areas
Silver City residents James Boldozer and family and Mrs. James Moore with children visited the B. J. Nichols family last week. Mrs. John Keeton and Eva visited relatives at Bower Mill Missouri. Barry Anderson of Armstrong Iowa and Mrs Anna Catterlin of Morerly Missouri attended funeral of their mother Hattie Anderson. Clyde Piatt and family of Sharpburg visited former’s parents G A Piatt and family. Frank Decker and sons I A and Arch toured Des Moines to see their son Guy at Camp Dodge. Miss Ruth Richardson visiting Macedonia. Gordon Vaughn of Huntley Nebraska weekend guest at Ed Van Kirk home.
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James Boldozer
James Moore
White Cloud
B. J. Nichols
John Keeton
Eva
Bower Mill
Barry Anderson
Armstrong
Iowa
Anna Catterlin
Moberly
Hattie Anderson
Clyde Piatt
Sharpsburg
G. A. Piatt
Frank Decker and Sons
I. A
Arch
Des Moines
Guy
Camp Dodge
Ruth Richardson
Macedonia
Gordon Vaugghn
Huntley
Nebr
Ed. van Kirk
Local notices and social updates from Silver City area
Haughthipson from G. CO Wilhelm last week attended a farewell party at the Harry Maddock home for their son Clarence who left for Omaha and joined the radio service. Mrs Lee Spry visiting sister Mrs Frank Hoover. Mr and Mrs C B Christy and Mrs R Angell of Malvern visited with Silver City friends. Mr and Mrs W T Peterson and family of Red Oak spent Sunday at I L Little home. Mr and Mrs R C Galt and children returned from a family reunion in Tabor. Rev R R Moser and son of Sidney visited here. Moser preached the funeral sermon for Mrs Hattie Anderson. Miss Leona Bays returned from Logan and Woodbine visiting relatives. A scare occurred while en route to L W Hutfaker's funeral as Miss Mabel Woolsey's car lost control and rolled down hill, narrowly missing a tree and fence. no one hurt, car slightly damaged. Miss Etta Frink of Hastings visited here earlier in the week.
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Haughthipson
G. CO. Wilhelm
Harry, Maddock
Clarence
Omaha
Kiayling
Lee Spry
Frank Hoover
C. B. Christy
R. ©. Angell
Malvern
Silver City
W. T. Peterson
Red Oak
R. C. Galt
Tabor
R. R. Moser
Sidney
Moser
Hattie Anderson
Leona Bays
Logan
Woodbine
L. W. Hutfaker
Mabel Woolsey
Richard Bada
Miss Wool
Hall's Catarrh Medicine payment pledge in 1886 Toledo
Frank J. Cheney of Fr Cheney & Co swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each untreated catarrh case. Oath dated December 1886 before Notary A W Gleason in Toledo Ohio. Advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally and claims blood-borne action with testimonials and 75 cent price. Hall's Family Pills also offered for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas
Frank J. Cheney
Fr. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Halls
FF. J. Cheney, & CO
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Pacific City
Lew Storer
Iowa Telephone Company
Suood Ip
Farm and City Loans
Carl H. Otis
Glenwood, Iowa
Germany
America
Mills County National Bank
H.H. Cheyney
W.c.rathke
H.A. French
Cehier
J.W. Mickelwait
C.H. Cheyney
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