Fewer Dairy Cows Bought By Iowa Farmers Trend Seen
Iowa cow testing members show a clear shift toward buying fewer dairy cows and selling fewer unprofitable cows for beef in the first quarter. About 34,000 cows were tested with 1,316 culled for beef, versus 1,495 culled in early 1928 when 30,000 cows were tested. Ralph Branson tops producers with 52.2 pounds fat per cow among 2,252 farmers reporting March results.
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Iowa “Co. T. A
Iowa
Iowa State College
Floyd Johnston
North Tama
Buena Vista County
Pioneer
Palo Alto
Story County
Cedar Falls
Cerro Gordo No. 2
Ralph Branson
West Branch
A. C. Kluss
Benton No. 2 Association
Robert Mitchell
Theodore Lund
Story
G. F. Walters
F. E. Mott
O'Brien County
Max Grafenburg
Fayette
Mitchell
School News Chronicle Highlights First Grade Through Sixth Grade
Central Building reports include Pat Farrell bringing a Kodak to school and taking six photos of the children. Students read stories, earned 100 in spelling, celebrated birthdays, and discussed snow and sunshine in creative writing. Progress in reading, arithmetic and penmanship noted. several pupils achieved perfect spelling scores and high arithmetic drill ratings amid ongoing classroom activities.
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Pat Farrell
Kodak
Daniel Westergaard
St. Joseph’s School
Fern Kaelke
Betty Willging
Peggy Joynt
Robert Merritt
Joseph Terlizzi
Bruce Marcue
Donald Howes
Jean Koenig
Russell Kaufmann
Don Dickensheets
Gwendolyn Reynolds
Mary Ellen Kilker
Veatrace Frolkey
James Becker
Evelyn Lubben
Bonnie Burgard
Dorothy Johnson
Ruth Bradley
Dorothy
Jean Cummichel
Helen Hart
Jean Kistle
Donald Plueger
Gladys Bock
Jimmy Nevins
Phyllis McGraw
Doris Powers
Mildred Lee
Mary Edna Overman
Viola Baack
Robert Roseberry
Lucille Engle
Marjorie Larsen
Irene Holton
Helen Roberts
Jimmy Bowers
Lenace Stinton
Joyce Lockard
Dorothy Susemihl
Bonnie Brodie
Philip Dominick
Wilbur Winders
Esther Warner
Raymond Keihn
Donald Kaufmann
Mary Bell Pelton
Max Rickabaugh
Wilma Terlizzi
Orville Durr
Robert Perry
Orise Urecht
Geneva Beasley
Geneva
Walter Koenig
Donald Read
Stanley Starr
Bernice Rogers
Robert Kelley
Carmen Sherman
Ardel McAlister
Robert Lamb
Ginevra Mathey
Irene Koppert
Betty Koenig
Edward Luscher
Lavon Utecht
Richard Bowers
Patty Joynt
Robert Culley
Lorne Lanny
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Leona Garr
Arthur Susemihl
Marian Fox
Ruby Null
Marian Null
Ruth Hahn
Clarendon Bechtle
Milton Tangeman
Bernard Smith
Irene Reid
Jack Rickabaugh
Russell Bainter
Flora Bayles
Gertrude Mann
Henry Peterson
Marian Figg
Bobby Johns
Dorothy Larson
Ufford Forbes
Dorothy Pfaffle
Geraldine Johns
Beryl Kistle
Robert Arends
Esther Langholdt
Wilbur Ablrich
Edward Keihn
Irving Mann
Egg handling tips for preserving yolk strength and air cells
The article explains how the large end of an egg contains a membrane that absorbs shocks and supports yolk integrity. It warns that jolting the egg with the small end up can break air cells, creating slipped movable air cells that lower grade eggs. It advises placing eggs in sound flats with the large end up and delivering twice weekly per Termohlen.
Poultry Breeders Listed with Locations in Corning Area
A fragment lists poultry breeders and breeds including Fra White Wyandottes, Mrs P. Goodman in Chester, White Leghorns by Clifford Sutton in Garnerville, Buff Orpingtons by Mrs Floyd Birkby in Thurman, and others by Mrs Edgar Cupp in Corning along with various other breeds.
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Goodman
Chester
Clifford - Sutton
Garnaville
Floyd Birkby
Thurman
Edgar Cupp
Corning
Storing Household Items with File Card System
Miss Harriet B Cookinham from Iowa State College advises using a file box and labeled cards to track stored articles. She emphasizes protecting clothing from moths through thorough airing or sunlight and cautions that moth balls are often underused.
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Harriet B. Cookinham
Iowa State College
Miss Cookinham
Contaminant Note on Moth Prevention and Layers
The text discusses a method to deter moths using a paradi chior-bensine compound and layering clothing. It mentions one half pound as a necessary amount and recommends sprinkling the substance over clothes between layers to create an effective barrier.
Social and family visits span Remsen and nearby towns
Dr W A Mets from Chicago visited at Mrs John Meis’s home while Wallace Cohen and Miriam ONeil of Omaha were guests at the John Meis house. Numerous calls and gatherings occur across Remsen LeMars and Cherokee with relatives friends and alumnae from Mt St Marys academy. Mrs Schultz of Remsen dies after illness prompting John Meis to Sac City and back.
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W. A. Mets
Chicago
John” Meis
War
Frank Faber
Aurelia
Peter Fisch
Pauline Heuertz
LeMars
Mike Weber
Anton Tasshaller
Clem Schwear
Dyersville
Alton
Cherokee
Mt. St. Mary's Academy
Gertrude Fisch
Ruth Kelly
K. C
J. J. Krall
Tyndall
S. D
L. J. Kass
Sac City
Margaret Schultz
Remsen
Place Eggs Properly in Case Says Marketing Specialist
W. D. Termohlen of Iowa State College advises eggs should be packed large end up to prevent grade losses. He explains that after laying the egg the contents contract, separating membranes near the shell large end, a process farmers often mismanage.
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W. D. Termohlen
Towa State College
Iowa
Termohlen
Feeding program to raise 200 pound pigs in six months
E L Quaife of Town State College advises early pig feeding to reach 200 pounds by six months. Use self feeding for sows with shelled corn and a protein mix including tankage, linseed oilmeal, alfalfa meal, and shorts. Pigs share the same fed or receive creep feed. adjust with pasture and protein additions as pasture improves. Skimmilk or buttermilk aids growth and milk supply remains strong.
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Quaife
E. L. Quaife
Town State College Extension
Mr. Quaife
Iowa Hens Show March Growth in Record Flock Study
The Iowa State College extension report shows 131 flocks laying twice as many eggs in March as February amid improving spring conditions. The top producer was a 270 egg Rhode Island Red flock owned by Mrs. C. F. Kirchmer of Corydon. Robert G. New led net returns per hen with Barred Rocks. Breeds with high egg outputs included Rhode Island Reds Barred Rocks White Rocks and White Leghorns among others. overall March average trails the 1928 and 1929 peaks due to weather impacts.
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Iowa
Extension Service
Iowa State College
S. C. Rhode Island
C. F. Kirchmer
Corydon
Robert G. New
Barred Rocks
Rhode Island Reds
M. R. Marquardt
Lorimer
R. C. Reds
R. D. Hawks
Audubon
White Rocks
Frank Plover
Keota
White Wyandottes
J. C. Gardeman
Atkins
W. H.~. Cochran
Scranton
Seed Selection Findings on Reid Yellow Dent Corn
Investigators at Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station report seed or ear appearance influences on yield are minimal. Good length, medium circumference, solid heavy ears with 16 to 18 rows matter, but overall differences between best and worst lines span only 5 bushels per acre, with 2 to 3 bushel gaps when including all ears.
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Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
H. D. Hughes
Joe .L. Robinson
Card catalog method saves hunts reveals location
A fragment notes that when items are stored for summer, locating them later is hard. It suggests using a card catalog system to keep track of sound and objects for quick retrieval, advising cataloging as a practical help.
Adlerika Relief Ad Claims Digestive Cleanup
An advertisement cites John B. Hardy praising Adlerika for immediate relief from sour stomach and gas after twenty years of soda use. It claims the product acts on upper and lower bowel to remove old waste matter, offering a real cleaning and relief from constipation, with distribution by Sports & Post Druggists.
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Castoria
Adlerika
John B. Hardy
Sports & Post
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Dorothy Locer
Plymouth
Plymouth Milling Co
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Buick
Buick Motor Company
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Mich
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