Postal Improvement Week Observed Nationwide
The postal campaign urges plain addressing and proper mailing practices to speed delivery. Public support is sought from newspapers, advertisers, and 826,000 postal workers as Iowa and national efforts promote postal improvements. Iowa State tests reveal New oats and Iowa 106 timothy seed offer better yields and production potential for farmers.
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Norch
Towa Agricultural Experiment Association
Towa
Iowa Experiment Station
Joe L. Robinson
Ames
Postal Improvement Whers For Postmasters May 14 1922
Courtesy guides the Post Office Department to improve dealings with the public. The document urges postmasters and employees to apply courteous practices in daily service starting May 14 1922.
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Post Office Department
Ventilation fixes eggs hatch losses in poultry systems
J J Warren of Iowa State College advises that chicks die in the shell due to excessive drying from poor ventilation. Detect by air sac size. add moisture with water pans. improve room ventilation or move incubator. Overhandling chicks at hatch also cools them. let them rest in the incubator after emergence for stronger results.
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J. J. Warren
Poultry Department
Iowa State College
Mr. Warren
Poultry Expert in Monmouth Promotes Winter Hen Care
Frank Ripperton of Monmouth, Jackson county, argues hens reward winter care with warm dry quarters dry mash and wheat enriched feed. He cites a pullet flock producing two to three dozen eggs daily and a cockerel whose mother laid 292 eggs yearly to prove the value of careful selection and flock size in poultry success.
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Frank Ripperton
Monmouth Township
Jackson County
Rippertop
Ehyde
Ripperton
Iowa potato industry eyes bigger acreage this season
Prof. C L Fitch of Iowa State College says Iowa growers expect a stronger season with expanded potato acreage. State production runs about 8 million bushels vs 15 million needed for local consumption, while Miller Brothers of Creston report profits of about 100 dollars per acre and plan to boost from 20 to 60 acres. L J Baxter of Ida county yields 100 bushels per acre and intends to expand into regular potato farming.
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Iowa
C. L. Fitch
Iowa State College
Miller Brothers
Creston
L. J. Baxter
Galva
Ida County
Potatoes and pig teeth removal discussed by experts
In agricultural notes Professor Fitch assesses potato acreage gains for profitability. A. L. Anderson from Towra State College advises removing pig needle teeth after birth to prevent sow injuries, recommending nippers and safe ear notching with careful ear tagging to keep clear individual records.
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A. L. Anderson
Animal Husbandry Department
Towra State College
Soil Influences Alfalfa Grows Across Town County
The Iowa State College soils department notes alfalfa thrives only on well drained dry land with sweet soil and limestone aiding field prep. Inoculation and proper fertilization boost root development and vigor, while economics show alfalfa averaging 46.50 per acre vs corn 27.35 since 1911. Twenty five veterans enter Town State College two year agricultural course after service.
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Iowa State College
Town State College
Farming Veterans Adopt College Training For Long Term Leases
Sears men complete courses and, with the Veterans Service Bureau, plan long lease farming. They will raise poultry, bees, cattle, dairy cows, orchard crops, and truck crops while keeping in touch with the college and detailed records. They intend to cooperate with banks and county agents to build an economic production base.
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Sears
Veterane Service Bureau
Inhuman “Treatment Heroine” Melodrama Scene
A melodrama scene features a villain deriding a captive with threats and shrieks. The character questions the screams while another says four Americans are bound to a chair and presented with a bottle, implying coercive acts within the plot.
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Iias
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Fitch
Mason City
Chicago
Graeitinger Co-Operative Live Stock Shipping Assn
D. E. McCarty
Rank Lambe
Jorgen Anderson
V. L. O'Conner
Farmers’ Grain Co
Graettinger
Owa
V. L
EB. Methus
Towa Agricultural Experiment Station
My. Methus
New Windsor
Schurmann
Carl 8S Pies
Farmers Creamery CO
Main Street
Bartel Geil
the Farmers Creamery CO. OF
Graettinger Creamery CO
the Times
the Times Printing Co
Graettinger, Iowa
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