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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1977
Page
4
Northwest Iowa garden notes describe hot sultry dog days with high 90s, light showers keeping crops healthy. Tomatoes, sweet corn, squash thrive. tomato sprays advised for leaf spot. raspberries producing well. corn detasseling near done. grain market weak. weeds like pusley and pigweed problem. sloughs and lakes fall while river flows.
Wildlife Biologist Ronald Howing reports Wallingford raccoons damaged about half the sweet corn last year. He suggests strategies to prevent losses, including field layout, dog deterrence, and chemical repellents such as nicotine sprays and tobacco dust.
A series of local events listed in Graettinger and surrounding areas. Highlights include the Valley View Cemetery annual meeting July 21 at 8 PM, free wedding dances honoring Gerald Studer and Rodney DeMoss with Brenda Kinnett, Lori Petersen, and others, and an open house for Frank Ather ton on his 80th birthday July 24. The Emmet County Fair runs July 25 28, with Girl Scout activities July 26 and a Labor Day planning meeting for chairmen July 26 at the Red Room. July 27 Bedell Staff office at Graettinger Library noon to 2 PM, and August 10 a Youth Invitational Tournament at Hillcrest at 8 AM.
To deter raccoons from a corn field, install two electric fence wires at six and twelve inches above ground and mow around the area. If pests persist, use live traps and relocate them, weighing raccoon value against corn. Consider permitting hunters to harvest surplus to reduce future damage.
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