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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1947
Page
14
Iowa State College expert R E Phillips urges year round culling to boost profits. Cull non producers now and through fall, using pigment and egg production as guides. Sell old birds, disinfect housing, prep for pullet flock ahead of winter and maintain high production levels.
Phillips says a strong management program will boost efficiency in egg and poultry meat production, aiming to streamline operations and improve output.
Clinton oats distribution discussed by Jones County seed committee. Price set at $2 per bushel with potential $2.50 if clean. Survey shows 2.5 bushels per acre sown and 64 bushels per acre yield. weights 26 to 40 pounds. Clinton oats outyield Marion on flat black soil but not on clay hills. Benton oats plans discussed with Ray Naylor. 62 orders for Benton oats from Ray Heideman farm. about 1,000 bushels to be shared among 62 growers, 15 to 20 bushels each. Benton price set at $1 above Des Moines Dec 1 1947 No 2 white oats price. Benton oats taller by 4 to 5 inches than Clinton but same parent cross.
The Jones county contesting association plans a full day picnic in Monticello city park on Sunday August 31 with 26 members. C B Jessen county extension director Bob Lidwall and Lowell Underwood DHIA supervisor join George Slater of Olin to lead the program.
Shiraz in Iran dates back at least 1500 years and once housed over half a million people, three times its current population. The city thrives on rugs textiles and sugar industries and is famed for poets Sa'di and Hafiz and its wine. Some writers link Shiraz to the origin of sherry.
Dry herbs quickly in a well ventilated dry dark room for best flavor. Tender leaves like basil and mint need rapid drying away from light to keep color and prevent mold. Sage rosemary thyme and savory can be partly sun dried without flavor loss.
Tests show off odors or flavors in milk come from the blood stream of cows eating strong flavored forage, not from barn exposure. This indicates flavor compounds are drawn from feed through the cow’s system into milk.
Monticello High School has been a member of the North Central Association since 1915. It offers curricula in Vocational Agriculture Vocational Homemaking Commercial General and College Preparatory with a modern building completed in 1924. The school features a 60 piece band and extensive extracurriculars including FFA NHS Science Club and music programs.
Five 4-H boys and their leader Bob Lidwall traveled to Iowa State College for a judging workout on Saturday August 9. The group included Lloyd Andre Martello Willis Glenn Richard Grafft Olin Hawkeyes Neal Paulsen Scotch Grove 4-H boys and Dick Steehock Jackson 4-H boys. The college arranged the workout offering hogs beef cattle horses and dairy cattle classes.
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