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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1949
Page
2
Locals J E Jeane of near Mt Ayr visited Tuesday and Wednesday with his daughter Mrs Paul Greeley and husband.
Rolin Dillie of Des Moines spent the weekend with his parents, Mr and Mrs John Dillie.
Jeanette Ron Cramer left Tuesday to visit relatives near Creston, traveling to spend time with extended family and catch up with relatives in the area.
Geo McNees and family returned Sunday from a weeklong trip visiting relatives in Richey and Ft. Peak Montana. They also called on Mrs McNees’s parents Mr and Mrs Keimle in Charter Oak Iowa and visited Mrs Keimle.
Mrs Glaire Miller and her children of Iowa City are visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs Frank Ambeose.
Me and Mrs Maggie Douglas hosted Mr Grover Douglas of Red Oak and his mother on Sunday during a family gathering.
Farmers adapt a heating water system using drain tiles as 12 inch diameter, 244 foot high waterers with pie plates for drinking. Overflow drains feed a central waste system and a hill spill, keeping pipes open year round. A 500 gallon tank is filled by a two horsepower electric motor.
The Farmers and Manufacturers Beet Sugar association notes the mechanical age boosts efficiency. A century ago wheat needed 64 man hours per acre, now under 10 hours. Seventy-five years ago nineteen farm workers fed one city resident, today one worker feeds four urban residents.
Report notes milk decline links to fly trouble and poor pasture. Suggests fly control with DDT and repellents at milking, plus feeding grain or silage to bolster short pastures. Mangy hogs bring lower prices. mange treated with benzene hexachloride.
U S farm population fell about three million persons or 10 percent from the 1940 census to the January 1, 1948 estimate. The latest figure of 27,439,000 is over two million higher than January 1945, when many farm residents were in the armed forces or war plants.
Reports from the Roncador Xingu expedition led by Colonel Vanique describe a great new river deep in Brazil's Matto Grosso. The group seeks airfields in the interior while reviving interest in uncharted river systems and contacts with little known Indian tribes.
The Soil Conservation Service praises curving rose hedges as beautiful and effective fences. Multiflora rose hedges planted on contour mark contours, cut soil erosion, and after 3 4 years hold livestock. They also supply wildlife feed and cover.
Many gardeners avoid celery due to myths about culture. The text argues celery thrives in sandy soil with ample water and debunks trench planting, noting celery often lacks proper growth time and care.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company statisticians forecast that tuberculosis may cease to be a cause of death in the United States within twenty years. They cite three favorable factors: lower infection chances due to hygiene and fewer active cases, wider use of X rays to detect early infections, and improved medical and nursing care for detected cases.
Upright vacuums work best on heavy pile carpet and high traffic areas while tank models suit lightweight rugs with less carpet and traffic. Tank cleaners remove lint by suction and some have a fixed floor nozzle brush. Above floor cleaning of curtains shelves is an asset.
Iowa State College extension nutritionist Jewel Graham warns creamed foods spoil quickly in hot weather. Three to four hours in a warm kitchen can make desserts like cornstarch pudding and custards dangerous, so refrigerate leftovers, soups, gravies, and even ice cream mixes. Also ensure creamed foods ordered in restaurants have been kept refrigerated.
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