Mechanical gopher control gear and farming tips in Plymouth County
Plymouth County Extension director promotes a rental pocket gopher trap and zinc phosphide bait at Le Mars. Bait costs about 20 to 50 cents per pound with ~3 pounds per acre. Reports claim about 90 percent kill and moisture breakdown in three weeks. Also discusses corn calendarization, soybeans Hawkeye and Harosoy varieties, fertilizer use, weed control, and new tillage equipment demos at Iowa State May 7 8 9. Only 1962 harvested soybean seed should be planted. off flavors in eggs note fishy odor is not among the four types.
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le Mars
Iowa State University
Dale Hall
Iowa State Agricultural Engineer
Curtiss
Ames
Hull
Iowa
Le Mars Daily Sentinel ads and agricultural notes
The Le Mars Daily Sentinel outlines subscription rates and carrier service for Le Mars and Merrill, plus regional mail options. It also reports expert Iowa State University advice on egg odor caused by fish meal, chick losses from cannibalism and coccidiosis, and brooders timing. Fence design in feedlots and beef production guidance from Charles Summers and beef equipment plans are summarized.
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le Mars and Merrill
Daily Sentinel
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Paul Walter
Iowa State University
Walter
New ASCS Regulations on Sudax and Flax Seed
Dennis the Menace by Ketcham reports 1983 feed grain program changes on sudax and flax. Sudax silage counts against seed grain base while hay cut is not counted. flax may be planted on diverted acres but is ineligible for diversion payments or price support, with guidance to consult local ASCS. Also included are hog, cattle, and lamb price notes from Sioux City stockyards and a brief derailment incident near Sioux Rapids.
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ASCS
Wm. J. Ahlers
Plymouth County
Area Deaths George H. Walters 91
George H Walters 91 died Friday after a long illness at Sacred Heart Hospital here Funeral services will be held at a later date in Per son with burial in local cemetery He was a lifelong resident and member of the American Legion auxiliary
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George H. Walters
Sacred Heart Hopital
Two Trains Derail Near Rolfe and Sioux Rapids
Two northwest Iowa towns report simultaneous derailments near Rolfe and Sioux Rapids around midnight Saturday. An eastbound Chicago and Northwestern freight derailed near Rolfe, four cars and a caboose off the rails with about 500 feet of track damaged. operations resumed Sunday. In Sioux Rapids a separate derailment was reported. no serious damage noted. Funeral notices reference Mr. Walters born July 6, 1871 in Allamakee County, later a farmer and carpenter, with services at 2 pm Sunday at Pierson and burial to follow.
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Iowa
Chicago and Northwestern
Rolfe
Sioux Rapids
Mr. Walters
Allamakee County
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Serson
Aclie A
Plymouth County Extension
Soil Conservation District
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Chippwa
Blackhawk
Sam Lowe
Bourbonnais
Ill
Bor
Illinois
Indiana
le Mars Daily Sentinel
Chan and
Carter Pitts
Chan Pitty
Pitts
Glada Reichert
Ellis
Feu i
Leonard Eggleton
Midwest
Charles E. Summers
Dennis the Menace
By Ketcham
Sioux City
W. J. Cronin
Remsen
William Knecht
Akron
Harold Albert
Kass & Killens
Ryan Grain Co
Gorree
Elmon Cusiy
Bellevue
Wash.ight
White House
Deanda
Kennedy
Washington State
Caroline
Greenwood Cemetery
Pierson
Hollander
le Mars Livestock Sales Company
Henry Weber
Northon
Larry Weber
Highway 33
Fry Jewelers
Brides Room
FRYS
Francis Schiefen
Henry G. Marienau
Arlan Lucken
Virgil Jastram
Kingsley
Chester Lahr
Merrill
den Hawke
Urban Wiederholt—Le Mars
Marvin Kovarna
Rexall
RexaLl Drug CO
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