Newspaper Man Farm Ties Grains To Alfalfa Patch
J F Grawe publisher of the Waverly Independent-Republican discusses his 284 acre alfalfa patch. He details soil management, manure, lime, inoculation, and multiple crops over years. Harvests include 18 years of crop rotation, with earnings from alfalfa hay and contracted harvests varying by cutting. The note highlights profits and promising yields for alfalfa this year.
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J. F. Grawe
Waverly Independent-Republican
Town State College
C. A
Nelson
Willow Lawn
Better Marketing of Eggs by State Cooperative Association
Extension poultry experts at Iowa State College explain that a cooperative egg marketing association will raise egg quality and market efficiency. It aims to boost producer interest, standardization, and price confidence while stimulating statewide poultry production for better stock and marketing outcomes.
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Egg Marketing Association
Aes
Bs Poultey
Towa
College
Its Sauerkraut Time at Iowa State College
An experiment from Iowa State College describes a home saurekraut method. Select firm cabbage, remove outer leaves and core, slice fine, and salt lightly. Pack in 3 to 5 gallon jars, tamp to release juice, cover with cabbage leaves, weight down, and maintain 75 to 80 degrees. Fermentation should complete in about a month with regular skimming and brine adjustments.
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Iowa State College
Do Not Wash Eggs Before Storage Warns U S Dept
The U S Department of Agriculture warns that washing or wetting eggs before storage leads to 17 to 22 percent spoilage, while unwashed dirty eggs shed only 4 to 8 percent. Water removes the shell’s protective coating allowing germs in. Refrain from washing eggs destined for storage, provide clean nests, and sell washed eggs locally for immediate use.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Weather and Home Production Bulletin 169
Bulletin topics include weather impact on home production and farming practices. issued by Iowa State college for AG extension editors in Ames Iowa. aims to inform on seasonal agrarian tasks and home economy improvements.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Agricultural’ Extension Department
Than-who Sprayed His Three Tip This Year
Fragmentary text mentions a person associated with spraying three titles this year, lacking clear names, dates, or places.
Pig Profit From Two Dollar Corn Feeder Study
A DeWitt Iowa farmer A H Wallace reports first results from feeding pigs on a self feeder plan using two dollar corn and tankage. From June 22 to August 1 forty days the 34 pigs averaging 47 pounds doubled to 94 pounds with 47 pounds gain and 1.17 pounds per day. At two dollar corn eight per ton tankage and ten dollar pasture plus pork at fifteen cents per pound the feed shows a net profit of forty dollars above feed costs. Each 100 pounds of pork cost about five dollars and eleven cents. Records track all feed and weights and another weighing will occur next month to confirm further gains and profit.
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A. H. Wallace
DeWitt
Iowa
Wallace
Timely Tips for the Week on Farm Work and Planting
Timely tips cover early deep plowing and Hessian fly control with late seeding aid. Dent corn yields silage mats. wait for dent. Plant rotation note warns corn and oats on same field. Sowing now preserves larkspurs and herbaceous blooms for spring. Turnip ground is to be worked finely, rolled, and sown after first rain. Cut asparagus tops late in the month and burn them.
Watering Stops Tomato Rot in Heat
Extension truck crops man at Iowa State College says proper watering followed by cultivation cures blossom end rot in hot dry weather. He notes sun scald from extreme heat and 142 degree ground temps. remedies include tying plants higher, watering to cool the fruit, or providing partial shade.
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Iowa State College
Iowa
Iowa State College Gardens
Drowning Tragedy Strikes Goetch Family at Des Moines River
In Depew, Goetch family mourns as Ralph Goetch 15 to 17, along with Harold Alderson and Henry Phelps, ages 15 to 17, swim at the Des Moines River. Ralph sinks in a 16 foot deep hole and perishes despite efforts by bathers and a swimmer who retrieved him with a line. A doctor arrived too late.
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Goetch
Depew
Des Moines
Ralph Goetch
Harold Alderson
Henry Phelps
Ralph
Iowa Farmers Shipping Hogs Amid Feed Shortage
Iowa farmers move hogs from Kansas and Nebraska where feed is scarce while cattle feed is brought from St Paul Omaha and Kansas City yards. Despite high feed costs shipments indicate substantial feeding this fall and winter. The state reports fewer hog diseases and ample forage if corn matures. Frost risk looms with late corn but oats crop yields strong, and hay demand rises. Local notes mention births, examinations, and visits to Interlaken Park.
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Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
J. I. Gibson
St. Paul
Omaha
Kansas City
State Agricultural College
Chappel
Destructive hailstorm devastates oats and corn near Ringsted
A major hailstorm swept a fifteen mile arc from Conways on Jack Creek to Rasmus Arndal near Depew causing thousands of dollars in crop losses. Theesfield’s oats suffered the heaviest damage, with estimates around $2,000. Jensvold and others reported seed loss and grain scattered on the ground up to several bushels. The storm affected farms from northeast of Ringsted to Hoping southward, with insured status unclear.
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Ringsted
Mr. Conway
Jack Creek
Rasmus Arndal
Here
Peter Hendricksen
J. G
Kay ‘Brown
Harland
Hoping
Carl
Traden
Ringsted Dispatch
Wallingford Happenings In Brief
Chester Anderson worked for M. G. Husby at Jackson Minnesota. He left Monday morning. Mrs. Schafer of Waterloo visits her daughter Mrs. L. E. Crim. The Ladies Aid met at P. P. Peterson home Thursday afternoon with a nice crowd. The Luther League held a social at Ki G. Amdal home south of town. Kir and Mys Ole Bgland are (incomplete fragment).
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Chester Anderson
M. G. Husby
Jackson
Minnesota
Monthly Wallingford Cow Testing Association July report
The July report from Wallingford Cow Testing Association lists cows with over 45 lbs butterfat or 589 lbs milk in 30 days ending July 31, 1917. It names owners and animals such as George Truesdell’s Star Shorthorn, Ole Johnson’s Shorthorns, C I Skattebo's Fatty, L C Rustad’s Little Red, J Le McDonald’s White Face, and others with milk yields, fat percentages, and butterfat amounts.
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Wallingford Cow Testing Association
George Truesdell
Ole Johnson
C. 1
Skattebe
L. C. Rustad
J. le. McDonald
John Larson
Ludvig Larson
Peter
Bally
Holstein
Skattebo
Nell
Farmers eye profitable year with storage and seed plans
The piece urges growers to store vegetables and seed corn for next year while noting wheat prices should rise. It cites a decade of Iowa data showing winter wheat yielded about 614 bushels per acre more than spring wheat from 1907 to 1916, suggesting favorable planning and crop choices.
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Iowa
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