Origin and spread of dairy cattle breeds at Great Jones County Fair
The article explains European origins for all dairy breeds shown at the fair. It details Swiss origins for a base breed, Channel Island Alderney lineage leading to Guernsey and Jersey, and northern Netherlands Friesen lines forming Holstein Friesians, with import histories and 1945 registration counts for each breed.
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Europe
Ray Adams
U. S
Channel Islands
France
Norway
Brittany
Alderneys
Jerseys
Jersey
Guernsey
Alderney
Sark
Guernseys
Netherlands
Friesland
Germany
Channel Island
England
Grand Canyon Facts From the Colorado River
The Grand Canyon spans 278 miles along the Colorado River. It reaches a width of 13 miles at one point and drops to about 6,000 feet in depth.
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Grand Canyon
Colorado River
Iowa Hens Lead Nation In Egg Production Last Year
Iowa hens out-cackled all states last year with a national egg and poultry income record of 3 billion dollars. Iowa led egg sales with 136 million, while Pennsylvania, Minnesota, California, and New York followed. Production rose 53 eggs per hen over 10 years to 161 eggs per hen, aided by Record Of Performance breeders and the all-pullet flock program begun in 1943.
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Iowa
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
California
New York
United States
Iowa State College Extension
W. R. Whitfield
Whitfield
Change Leases To Fit Weed Control
I W Arthur from Iowa State College notes shifts in farm lease practice. Landlords increasingly pay for first year custom weed spraying when large weed patches exist, while tenants labor on smaller patches. Some landlords share spraying equipment with tenants, though managers with multiple farms hesitate.
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I. W. Arthur
Iowa State College
Arthur
Skunk Incident Ends With Humane Hunt at Farm
Skunk in Emmetsburg chicken house provokes plan using dog Shep to retrieve prey. Dog returns with a chicken, then Strodtman and his son incite the wall banging to flush the predator. The first exit yields another hen before the skunk is killed with a single blow. No one is sprayed. Shop in Monticello.
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John Strodtman
Emmetsburg
Strodtman
Mr. Strodtman
Tractor accident injures Delbert Blanchard
Delbert Blanchard of Lone Rock escaped serious injury after a tractor rollover last week when a jug of water slid from the machine. He grabbed it and the tractor overturned, leaving him with a bruised back and arm, plus one shoe and a pant-pocket lost in the scramble.
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Delbert Blanchard
Lone Rock
Palmer Drug Store promotes Teol Best Seller for athlete's foot
Palmer Drug Store touts Teol as the best seller for athlete's foot with deep germ penetration through a 90 percent alcohol formula. It claims fast action and a money back promise of 3 cents from any druggist if not pleased within one hour.
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Palmer Drug Store
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Brown
Switzerland
Massachusetts
Nelson’s Jewelry Store
Jones County
Jones County Fair
Nelson’s
Candlewick
Nelson's Jewelry Store
Doreen
Rox Bu
Ilding
Monticello
Ventura and Ruth Photo Studio
Hopkinton, Iowa
State Bank
F.D.I.C
Colonial
Kuriger . Brothers
N. Sycamore
Tate Furnace Service
Skunk
Jones
Monticello, Iowa
General Motors
Chevrolet
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
Star Farmer
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