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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
18
Notice of hearing in Palo Alto County proposes establishing a gravel surfaced secondary road district for Bection B Groettinger-Hoping road including related real estate. The March 11 hearing before the Board of Supervisors at 2 PM in Hometsburg Town Office aims to hear interested parties.
County Auditor of Vala Alta County announces a petition to establish a district for a desertibadt road, sections K L M N and O of the Ruthven Craettinger road, to be surfaced with gravel, including the described real estate within the district.
The notice states a petition will be heard by the Board of Supervisors at the courthouse in Ummetsbi Jowa on March 5 1920 at 11 oclock A M W F EAGAN County Auditor invites all interested persons to appear and be heard in the matter.
Notice to qualified electors of the Independent School District of Gracttinger Iowa that the annual meeting will be held at Hawkeye theatre Gracttinger on the second Monday in March 1920 between 1 p m and 6 p m Two directors to be elected for a three year term succeeding E A Baumgartner and Martin Myhre A treasurer to be elected for a two year term succeeding M J Reidy Meeting to transact regular business General Fund on hand March 1 1919 408 17 Received during the year 19714 50 Paid out during the year 12005 52 Balance March 1 1920 1117 16 School House Fund Overdrawn March 18 1919 405 55 Received during the year Balance March 1 1920 60 197 It is estimated the following amounts for the ensuing year General Fund 25066 42 500 00 School House Fund 2500 00 Dated February 24 1920
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station urges farmers to grow soybeans for seed citing high prices up to 10 dollars a bushel and scarce seed. One bushel covers one acre. eight dollars covers seed and sack costs. Manchu and Black Eyebrow varieties offered with inoculating material. reports of yields and growth to be sent to the station. Also notes a South American visitor to Iowa State College and lambing time farming tips from E Biederman on shelter, feeding, and careful management to prevent lamb mortality.
Instructions emphasize keeping the herd present during lambing to monitor placenta and lambs, ensuring warmth and preventing drafts. Feed the ewe ample warm water after lambing, and remove wool from the udder to aid nursing.
A 1919 Iowa State College survey of 312 farms finds 100 pounds of pork cost 16.30 and sold for 14.50 on the home market, revealing an average loss of 1.60 per 100 pounds. Despite losses, hogs remain profitable over multiple years due to broader farm economics.
Agricultural engineer E V Collins advises that tractors can be overhauled during slow periods. Check instruction book valves ignition timing oil pump and fuel lines. Inspect transmission for wear and looseness and remove sediment from fuel tank. Pruning guidance for old orchard trees emphasizes removing dead wood lowering the crown and thinning crowded branches for healthier fruiting wood.
A. W. Turner from Iowa State College warns tractor owners that improper handling in the first weeks causes more trouble than from later use. Break in by gradually loading, avoid overtaxing new bearings, keep oil fresh, inspect caps, and listen for unfamiliar sounds to prevent damage.
Proper comfort depends on both temperature and humidity. Heated air holds more moisture, lowering relative humidity and drying mucous membranes. Winter heating dries air unless extra moisture is added. Bulletin 43 from the engineering extension department at Ames, Iowa, will mail to interested readers.
The statement contrasts the right to strike with pressuring others to strike, labeling it as distinct from collective bargaining and criticizes it as a form of imported blackmail, highlighting the ethical and legal divide over labor actions.
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