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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1955
Page
2
Demonstrators will present seated and standing demonstrations of hogs sheep dairy and beef cattle. Shown will be hoof trimming curling blocking dripping tails and head handling as part of animal care techniques.
The document notes township elections for 4-H club members to select a councilman, with June tour events and attendance urged. It lists named voters, mentions the Iowa Agricultural Extension Law allowing qualified voters to participate in nominating and balloting, and notes staff attendance to answer questions about the law. Also references new 4-H shirts, and a segue to gardening guidance emphasizing soil fertility for garden crops.
The article explains side or top dressing with high nitrogen fertilizers such as 10-10-10 or 10-20-10, notes application rates per 100 feet of row, and describes surface banding or shallow trench methods. It also advises removing seed pods from tulips iris and peonies after flowering to favor vegetative growth and predicts cattle market trends with weather and feed conditions impacting prices.
An economist notes that the upcoming sale will likely keep cattle prices under last year's level as producers anticipate enough cattle to meet demand. The remark suggests cautious optimism about supply and market balance for the period ahead.
A compiled list from Plymouth and neighboring towns including Miller Remsen and Le Mars shows numerous hogs, steers, heifers, cows, and sows sold with weights ranging from 1,119 to 1,288 pounds and prices from about 14.00 to 24.00 per hundredweight. Buyers include Kepler, Schiltz, Langel, Kloster, Kemp, Borchers, Anderson, Stinton, Boltmann, Moore, Bucy, Pohlen, Sjaarda, Koeden, and others across Akron, Hawarden, Rock Valley, Hull, Ireton, and Elders. Top price noted is 24.00 per cwt for steers weighing around 1,196 pounds.
At a special board meeting last week the Plymouth County Agricultural Society awarded the construction contract for the 4-H girls building extension to the low bidder. Carl Schelin, building committee chairman, announced William J. Neubrand received the general construction contract, A and B Appliance will install the plumbing, and Hoffman Electric will handle the wiring. Construction will begin immediately and is slated for completion before the 1955 county fair.
The Grant 4-H club met May 10 at Della and Jon Ann Janssen with 9 members present. Arden Beitelspacher and Lennice Opken were chosen to attend 4-H camp. Geraldine Klemme and Shirley Ahrendt named junior and senior better groomed girls. Talks covered baking tips and a one bowl cake demo. Weekend visitors included local families and a band of relatives from nearby towns. Other notes mention attendance at weddings, dance lessons, and local church activities. several births, graduations, and nursing school completions are noted along with upcoming public notices and birthdays.
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