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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1957
Page
3
A county extension service leaflet on lawn care is available at the office. Request by telephone or mail a card to County Ex tension Service Box 1014 LeMars. There is no charge for the leaflet.
The note offers old country tricks for garden care including dipping plants in buttermilk to deter rabbit damage and weekly dusting of rose bushes to fight blight. It mentions soil crops in Georgia and Indiana, sales of seed and feed bags, and prices for condensed buttermilk and Red Dog midds. It also includes scattered musings on marriage and household strength.
A dated listing shows various animal feeds and supplements with prices. Items include Chick Starter with Polystat at 4.70, Pullet Builder 4.35, 209 Layer at 4.10, Poultry Balancer 4.63, Pork and pig starter 7.50, Pig Grower 1. ALS 36 percent at 5.03, Hog Supplement 4.65, Beef Concentrate 40 percent, Steer Feed 5 mg STB per Lb at 4.65, and other feeds priced around 3.15 to 6.35.
Now is the time to start fly control practices. Eliminate breeding areas in May to reduce flies this summer. Remove accumulations of manure, rotting straw, and silage and spread them on fields. Clean manure around the farmstead weekly. Diazinon is recommended as the best residual spray.
A historic home pest advisory outlines a nine point fly control plan and a mosquito control regimen for households. It urges spray applications, sanitation of garbage and manure, sealed containers, weekly cleaning, and treatment of screens and open buildings. It also recommends eliminating standing water, draining low areas, and maintaining short grass along with targeted chemical measures.
The fragment mentions applying 5 percent DDT or 0.5 percent lindane to trees under porches and rope outbuildings, repeated peat treatment every 7 to 10 days, and using mosquito repellent containing dimethyl phthalinite, dimethyl carbate, Indalone, and ethyl hexandiol.
May events include Girls' 4-H Rally Day at fairgrounds and Leaders training. A radio program Know Your Extension Service airs on KLEM at 12 45 pm. State 4-H Camp workshop occurs May 6 7. A Buena Vista County TV program Siouxland Farmer airs on KYTY at 12 15 pm. A fairboard meeting is planned for May 13.
Soil and Water conservation figures show multiple terrace projects completed or staked across numerous townships. Ida Bolser Elgin Garfield Walter Borgeson Clarence Seylem Max Schnepf Irvin Junck Walter Aird John Nipp Russell Knapp Tv irgit Head Plymouth Preston Lincoln West Tela Plymouth Fredonia Hungerford Marion Stanton Meadow Hun gerford Lincoln Stanton.
Wm Schnepf, Plymouth county ASC chairman, warns May 31 marks the deadline for 1956 corn loans and soybeans purchase agreements. Plymouth had 80,631 bushels of 1956 corn under support, with state totals near 110 to 115 million bushels by mid April.
Chairman Schnepf notes many farmers still plan to obtain price support but delayed filing. About 10 days needed to complete loan papers after applications. In Plymouth County 16 505 89 bushels of 1956 soybeans were placed under support by January 31, plus 2 336 35 bushels under purchase agreements. Loans repaid on 663 bushels. remaining unredeemed warehouse loans drop into government control June 1. Nationwide over 19 million bushels supported. redemption rising, nearly 3% million by mid April.
The notice urges enrollment by May 4 and to spray club calves for lice and grubs, noting ongoing infestations. A June tour is planned to prepare stock, and the 4-H judging program will begin June 8 with workouts for everyone, followed by three meetings.
Eight to ten members requested for future workouts with judging across cattle swine dairy and sheep. May 4-H meeting topic Brucellosis control. Attend local club meeting. Merlin Brown new Akron 4-H leader from Merrill congratulated. Report of a fire incident and a rabid squirrel sighting warns local residents to monitor pets and wildlife for possible infections.
A barn blaze on the Max Smith farm east of Clear Lake destroyed three 600 pound show calves and caused more than 10000 dollars in damage. A 3 year old horse named Judith Kay from Fair…
A note of thanks from Princess Grace of Monaco was received by Mrs Ezrl Beardmore of Waukon for knitted nylon booties sent for the royal baby.
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