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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1949
Page
6
Snow blocked roads Thursday and Friday as northwest Iowa endured the winter’s worst storm. Four foot drifts clogged ditches and country lanes, with Graettinger cream trucks unable to leave and Robbins avenue cars halted on slanting grades. Only emergency trips and limited highway travel occurred amid low visibility and soft shoulders.
The report covers the quarter ending March 31 1949 for the Independent School District of Graettinger Iowa Walnut Township Palo Alto County. It lists General Fund and School House Fund balances receipts warrants drawn overdrafts and disbursements including salaries light power water supplies bus expenses and numerous supply and labor items with totals and various line items.
A west Estherville area crash and a sharp snow dump yielded slushy ground cover. By noon the snow depth rose from two to four inches, with potential 12 inches if fluffy snow and high winds. Most melted by Friday and Saturday, but drifts lingered into Tuesday. Easter Sunday saw numerous drifts and ditch fillings. Farmers faced unworkable fields as frost remained deep despite heavy April snows in northwest Iowa.
The Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers Cooperative sets a 40c per pound advance for four main wool grades, 3c higher on fine and Western wool, 2c higher on 3-8 and native farm flock wool. Lamb wools rise 20-30c, off-grades 20-25c. Palo Alto Farmers report fine wools 48-67c net but cash market weak. Pooling favored. supplies for pooling available at Emmetsburg Farm Supply Office.
Warm spring weather risks spoiling corn in roofless cribs as spring rains hit. Mechanical drying or moving corn to proper cribbing space are remedies. Poultry costs cut by buying lively chicks from pullorum-free flocks, uniform barn temperatures, and avoiding ground contamination. Methoxychlor suggested over DDT for spraying dairy cows and barns. New equipment requires proper operation training to prevent accidents and maximize use. Pasture boosts milk output but can cause weight loss without grain to balance energy. 4 H livestock show draws Republican judges Floyd Arnold gates for dairy judging.
August 15 brings two Iowa State College figures to judge all dairy classes and all other livestock events. Professor Vern Kerchberger, animal husbandry expert, also coaches the college livestock judging teams, promising top notch evaluation for 4-H youths as their stock is placed.
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