Local paper notes Republican stance and alfalfa trials
The issue discusses Iowa Republicans at the Des Moines state convention reaffirming the 1908 platform and endorsing the president. It also reports on alfalfa trials by local farmers including J A Spies and John Nelson, noting promising yields and suggesting others try a patch for themselves.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Congress
J. A. Spies
Mr. Spies
John Nelson
Spie
Nelson
Iowa State College to Offer Two Year Agriculture Course
The Iowa State College will begin a two year course in agriculture at the September opening. The program targets heads of farm boys lacking a high school background who seek practical farm training. Past year’s four year agriculture enrollment at Ames was the largest in school history and among the nation’s highest.
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Iowa State College
Ames
United States
Sepston
Ab Ames
Regular entrance requirements improve Ames course
The course will admirably supplement farmers training already offered at Ames and across the state. In recent years demand for secondary agricultural high schools has grown, with 26 promises proving popular and boosting interest in agricultural education programs.
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Ames
Binding and Shocking Wheat for Rain Proof Shelters
A veteran writer details practical wheat harvesting techniques focusing on binding, bundling, and shocking to withstand wind and rain. He stresses even binding, proper cap placement, and three bundles per row, noting that prompt threshing and quick sale after harvest minimize losses and mold risk. Strong advice from years of field experience.
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Joga
Bees and Honey From Nectar In Flowers
Bees collect nectar from flowers using a long tongue and store it in a dedicated stomach. The nectar is returned to the hive where it is deposited into cells as honey. The process is driven by natural heat and evaporation, with bees transferring nectar for the colony's sustenance.
Apple Tree Care From Early Horticulture Notes
Advice on planting and maintaining apple trees with fertile clay soils and white oak varieties. Recommends spacing twenty four feet, packed soil, intercropping potatoes or fruit, clean culture to prevent pests, and monitoring borers. Pruning, avoid stress, and spring pest control using Paris green or bordeaux mixture after bloom and again later to kill codling moths and fungi.
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Atary
Paris
Mounage of Cupide Barred in Abstract Love Declaration
A fragmented OCR item mentions a declaration of love on a sandy shore and an obstacle named Cupide. The readable bits imply a poetic or symbolic piece rather than a clear event, with limited names or concrete details available for a fuller summary.
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Russia
Court House to Open Saturdays at Noon for Sept Jail Line
During the balance of the summer the Court House doors will stay open Saturdays at 12 o'clock noon for jail matters. The schedule begins in September as announced by local officials.
Public notice warns grass and weeds must be mowed
A local notice states grass and weeds must be mowed by the 36th of August or the road boss will be instructed to perform the work and charge the cost to the land, as stated by Tom Brokke, Trustee.
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Lowa
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Avne Peaseeny
Dublin
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Untesa Otherwiga
Town
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Dr. Mites
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Pacific Coast
C. A. Vanney
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Mets
Tom Brokke
Trustey
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Upataka
Spice Block
W. H. Asheeby
Chiratanhar
Emmetsburg
T. Naae
Jenner
P. J. Hession
Jofica
Paulson
Allalfa
Gowan's Block
Geo. J. McCarty
Dwight G. MeCarty M’carty
M’carty
Attorneys-at-Law
Lowwa
Albert Lea Steam Laundry
Aine
G. P. Bradley
Pete Miller
Owa
City Dray Line
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Llagot
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H.W. Shartle
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