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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1927
Page
3
Fairy guests hosted a large mud filled celebration in a swamp honoring mud turtles with mud pies, decorations, palaces, and ships all crafted from mud. Frogs toads and lizards attended as guests, while mud turtles expressed pride and satisfaction at the grand, whimsical event.
A string of humorous questions and answers about clocks chairs and letters. The piece riffs on puns such as tiller like a farmer and the letter Ic as the start of eternity and the end of every race.
A public safety note warns boys to avoid using fine wire as kite string near electric lines. If a kite gets tangled, do not climb to disentangle it. leave it and make a new kite. Even ordinary string can conduct when moist, so fly away from wires.
In Chester discussions about workplace roles arise as five clerks at the Jispedvure stores weigh in on duties and authority. The dialogue or report highlights tension over who directs tasks and how responsibility is shared among staff.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a mother figure and a wary attendant speaking to a girl, with scattered phrases about reading and a child. It resembles a literary excerpt rather than a clear news item.
A calorie is the amount of heat needed to raise one gram of water by one degree Celsius and is used in dietetics to indicate the energy value of food.
An editorial note argues that many err by quitting after minor failures and assuming they are unsuited for larger tasks. It cautions against overestimating personal limits and stresses perseverance and measured ambition in career and life.
A compact verse urges readers to greet traveling salesmen with a smile and tip, imagining their weary journey in Pullman berths and hotels. It argues buyers need the sale and sellers need the buyer, and asks readers to see the salesman’s side of the fence and welcome him kindly.
Extension poultry specialist D C Henderson discusses mash feeding for laying hens in summer despite low egg prices. He highlights Mrs. Fred Weiss of Hetland SD, who kept 250 White Leghorn hens and earned $166.89 above feed cost from January to April while feed cost was $50.92. The mash includes bran and tankage with oats, corn and barley, kept available for the flock. hens may be housed briefly to encourage feeding.
Paris firefighters wear tall brass helmets resembling grenadiers for parade looks. During the war American doughboys saluted them, mistaking the hats for admirals or generals.
General Zachary Taylor with about 4000 American soldiers crossed the Rio Grande and established Fort Brown on Mexican soil on March 28, 1846, marking the start of the Mexican War.
American scientist Duff Abrams highlights concrete as an ancient industry dating before Christ. He notes Roman use and the Pantheon dome as concrete evidence and cites a Theban fresco illustrating concrete manufacturing.
An excerpt analyzes the theory that appetite drives behavior. It notes that a person obsessed with eating may neglect intellectual growth and argues that mastering appetite can enable achievement. The writer hints at examining other signs before judgment.
Joe Radabaugh of Traer Tama County fed 40 cattle from 15 acres of alfalfa last year and sold 20 tons at 20 dollars per ton. The dairy farmer managed 10 acres of two year old and 5 acres of one year old seed with three and two cuttings respectively, averaging 4.5 tons per acre. He inoculated seed, limed soil, and plans disking after harvest. He also produced soybean seed and grows 20 acres of sweet clover pasture.
About 602 Iowa farmers are conducting cooperative field tests of new varieties from the state experiment station. Most tests involve small seed samples of crops like Ames Amber sorgum cane and Iobred wheat, plus oats, barley, corn and soybeans. Seed is purchased from the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association at cost and results are reported by the growers.
A record 537 corn entries are competing in the 1927 Iowa yield contest directed by Joe L. Robinson of Ames. Entries are split across 12 districts with fields owned by 12 farmers and an agronomy farm. Top awards include a banner trophy from R. A. Pearson and gold medals for top perfor mance in each class and district.
Iowa agricultural experiment station at Ames reports slower gains and higher feed per unit with feeds other than corn in fattening pigs. Four lots on bluegrass pasture tested corn, hominy, oat meal and wheat middlings, showing time to reach 225 lb weight and feed required per 100 lb gain. Substitutes may be economical depending on feed prices and pasture type.
Rising corn prices and dropping hog prices have Iowa farmers weighing partial substitution of alternative feeds to fatten hogs. The shift could affect costs, yields, and profitability as producers assess feed options amid current market conditions.
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