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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1924
Page
4
Practical guidance from Iowa State College on maintaining efficient coal furnace fires. Regulate fresh fuel and air to burn gas over live coal, keep damper management precise, and avoid cooling waste by timing openings. Adjust fire depth with weather, and nightly routines include five to fifteen minutes of draft, then damper changes to conserve heat.
In 1923 Story county farms tested 18 acid phosphate on oats and clover seedings. Across 13 farms the oat yield rose by an average 10.4 bushels per acre, with stronger growth on untreated land. Clover hay also increased, up to 3600 pounds per acre, while oat yields rose to 17.6 bushels per acre on a farm near Roland amid rising 1928 prices.
The USDA annual survey shows substantial spread and rising intensity of the European corn borer in Ohio up 150 percent with higher intensity, Michigan 300 percent, Pennsylvania 150 percent, and Canada resurging after last year’s control. Massachusetts records a slight spread and reduced intensity amid bad weather. no effective control yet. Dr. Carl J. Drake notes the situation remains largely unsettled.
Agricultural extension workers in Iowa will lead rodent control campaigns including groundhogs squirrels and pocket gophers across many counties. Separate note reports twelve tons of rose quartz shipped to West Bend Iowa for a grotto at St Peters and Paul church crafted by Rev. I M Dobberstein using varied sized stones.
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