World at Our Feet to Old Monterrey by Bus
A couple from Texas describe a bus trip from Reynosa to Monterrey in a mixed class ride. They recall a crowded first class hybrid with live poultry, a bullfighter driver, and vivid street scenes. They note Monterrey’s one way alleys, language gaps, and local hospitality during a three day stay. The round trip cost 20 pesos per person, about $1.60.
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Mexico
Texas
Bert
Reynosa
Monterrey
Gaul
Uivat Ous
Zoe
Pasajero
Dliver
Mexico City
U. S
Thrilling Entertainment
Seed Germination and Planting Rates for Oats and Forage
Iowa State University experts outline adjusted seeding rates based on germination tests for oats and alfalfa to save costs and improve yield. Higher quality seed reduces per acre plantings. seed testing is urged with reports returned in ten to twelve days.
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Leroy Everson
ISU Sec’ Laboratory
Everson
Iowa State University
Malcolm Shurtleff
Iowa State Laboratory
Cattle lice and grubs treated with rotenone method
Cattle show lice and grub problems this season. Dairy cows can be treated with rotenone, not absorbed into milk, using a rotenone shaker can on the cow’s back. Treat 12 to 16 cows per can, applying every two weeks for two months to kill grubs and lice.
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Harold Gunderson
High tension line danger noted by Iowa State expert
Agricultural Engineer Ver non Meyer of Iowa State University warns amperes, not voltage, determine lethality on power lines. He notes a safe current for most adults is about one tenth of a typical 7% watt bulb draw, and higher shocks can freeze a person to the conductor or stop the heart. He urges respect for house circuits.
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Vernon Meyer
Iowa State University
Meyer
Rare flower blooms on Manchester phillodendron plant
Mrs Douglas Ross of Manchester displayed a rare philodendron bloom on her broad leaved plant. Such plants rarely live long enough in this climate to produce blooms. It resembles a jack in the pulpit.
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Douglas Ross
Manchester
Shepherds celebrate 72nd wedding anniversary in Drake ville
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shepherd marked their 72nd wedding anniversary in Drake ville. The couple have four children, four grandchildren, fifty great grandchildren and eleven great great grandchildren. He is 98 and she is 89.
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W. H. Shepherd
Drakesville
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