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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1944
Page
3
Twenty five Iowa 4 H club boys will be honored as Banner Swine Producers for 1944 spring pig production. Awards are based on pigs marketed per sow pork production per sow and adherence to approved swine practices. Eligible members must run four sow farrowed herds and submit reports plus a project story.
As spring planting season nears Jones county farmers scramble for tractors hayloaders manure spreaders and other equipment. The War Production Board has boosted John es 1944 quotas with 97 tractors total up from 77 earlier and 102 eligibility letters issued though not all approved. Other items like milking machines pressure pumps and corn planters show strong demand with ongoing deliveries and cancellations noted as the rationing board adjusts.
A centuries old trend links Marie Antoinette to potato blossoms in hair, making the humble spud a fashionable symbol linking cuisine and high style.
Agriculture tips cover safe lime sulphur treatment for hog mange and warming to 100 degrees. Proper spraying order includes hard to reach parts. Advice on plowing to control European corn borer and equipment upgrades. Garden manure rates and fertilizer timing. Pruning and shaping fruit trees in spring. Chick feeder spacing and large feeders for efficiency. Pasture plans to boost dairy milk. Coccidiosis signs in chicks and sanitary measures. reference to Iowa State College Bulletin F-47 for details.
Red stamps A8 to J8 never expire for fats traded at 2 points 4 cents a pound. Blue stamps A8 to K8 never expire for processed fruits and vegetables. Sugar stamps 30 and 381 cover five pounds indefinitely. stamp 40 covers five pounds for canning sugar through February 28 next year. Gasoline A11 coupons valid through June 21. Inspection deadlines A- (incomplete text).
Oxford hosts Live Wires 4-H Club on Monday April 3 at Lasack brothers with discussion on Saving Pigs. Castle Grove 4-H Club meets Wednesday April 5. Infant eyes react to light shortly after birth but fail to track light beyond a week.
In the Quad Cities district, the War Price and Rationing Board urges buyers and sellers of used household items to check ceiling prices with local boards. Robert M. Harper notes many are unaware that ceilings depend on make, model and size, and warns that over pricing can lead to treble damages up to $150.
Indonesians in the Netherlands East Indies may take more than one wife but few can afford it. As in Moslem countries, husbands and wives do not walk arm in arm in public.
The ad claims early pig nutrition affects profitability and asserts Big Gain Pig and Sow Ration prevents nursing losses, boosts sow milk, and speeds piglet growth by supplying vital vitamins and minerals not in sow’s milk. It urges asking a dealer for the product.
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