Practical Seed Bed Prep For Oats In Corn Belt Rural Fields
Oats follow cultivated crops and often need no fall plowing. Disking and harrowing provide a quick, firm seed bed with 2 to 3 inches of loose soil on top and firmer soil below. Early seeding is desirable. drilling yields better stands than broadcasting and uses about two and a half bushels per acre in the corn belt. Use clean local seed, test germination, clean and grade annually, and treat for smut every few years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Experiment Station
Corn Belt
Great Plains
Warns Hunters Not to Shoot Migratory Bird Regulations
Notice issued by the U S Department of Agriculture in Washington corrects rumors that federal migratory bird rules were suspended allowing hunting in the Mississippi Valley. It states the season is closed until autumn nationwide and urges reporting violations. cites Supreme Court appeals and congressional actions, plus related 1916 road tax figures for Des Moines Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Mississippi Valley
Feads
Department of Agriculture
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Congress
Department of Justice
Warning on law compliance and constitutional limits
Readers are urged to heed the constitutional warnings regarding enforcement of regulations. The notice stresses that individuals must follow the rules to avoid legal penalties and safeguard public order.
River Alters Course After Ice Gorge Near Oskaloosa
Des Moines river ice gorge last week near Oskaloosa forced the channel to shift TA feet wide. Engineers warned no method to stop the runaway stream as the current ran terrific. Trees and undetermined debris were swept away, and several thousand acres of valuable bottom land will be washed out by the river in its new course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Auctioneer Grodland Replaced at Sale Near Terre
M O Grodland III, ill with tansilitis and lumbago, missed the sale of Wm Eckley near Terre. Wm Donaghe stepped in to conduct the auction. Grodland says the sale was exceptionally good and praises Donaghe for his handling of the proceedings.
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M. O. Grodland
Wm. Eckley
Terri
Wm. Donaghn
Florida Not the Same All Over
Former Graettinger man Albert Anderson reports Florida land varies greatly from his initial bad experience. He found Eustis area high rolling land better suited for farming, plans to own 46 acres there, and seeks work for himself and his sons while persuading his wife to move south. He aims to obtain income from his previous property if possible.
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Graettinger
Albert Anderson
Windger
Russell
Florida
John Bondhus
Lewie Petersen
Eustis
Fla
Anderson
Bondhus
Pl&e
Tax increases: 1916 per capita based on 1914 census
Tax data shows state population rising from 2,224,000 to 2,855,000 directing a 3,679,925 rise in 1916 levies. Total state taxes climbed toward 16,175,206 in 1915, with most categories up except state and drainage taxes. Capital extension, county, peer fund, city taxes, and property values all increased.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W H. Williams
Auditor of State
General County
Peer Fund
Graettinger store advertises bargains amid price guff
A Graettinger mail order sale lists a single weave spring at 1.98 with claims it was a 3.50 value, plus delivered price 2.35 in Graettinger. The ad touts peaches, flour, coffee, tea, oats, and paints, notes stock and stockouts, and taunts readers about comparisons with Chi and other catalogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Chi
Europe
Montclaire
America
Japan
Yokohama
Fleishman
Thompson
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Graettinger Times
John J. Sullivan
Graettineer, Il
P. J. Paulsen
Wildey
Bavn
H. Leslie Wildey
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