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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1938
Page
6
Delbert Grafft of Jackson township shows a 300 pound gain in 112 days for his Angus baby beef. He also feeds two Hereford baby beeves and a purebred Hereford heifer alongside the Angus calf.
The first annual booster meeting of the Iowa Poultry Producers Marketing association in Ottumwa drew about 4,000 attendees from 76 counties. The new poultry plant was inspected and details on cooperative operations were shared. Frank Andrews of Jones County Farm Bureau and County Agent Carl Smith attended from Jones County.
A new bulletin titled Care Feeding and Management of Sheep was published by the Extension Service at Iowa State College. A copy may be secured at the Farm Bureau office.
A Jones County Farm Bureau arranged meeting will take place at the Anamosa courthouse Monday February 21 at 1 PM. ISU weed specialist Sylvester will discuss the new state weed law and possible applications to weed control as farmers explore an eradication program.
Wisconsin 38 and Velvet are the best barley varieties for planting in Jones county says Carl Smith the county agricultural agent. Supplies of Iogles are sold out while Spartan performs well in both northern and southern Iowa.
A Sullivan County Indiana hog raiser John F Allan records 1937 output from 12 sows totaling 24 480 pounds or 12 tons in 180 days He breeds sows twice yearly and markets a ton of pork every six months From purebred Duroc stock and a simple self feeder ration the farmer emphasizes health and steady growth to reach a ton of pork per sow annually.
Barton Morgan of Iowa State College calls for education reform to equalize opportunities and attract better teachers. He cites 9,119 rural one room elementary schools with 131,903 pupils in 1936 as evidence of inequality in urban rural education.
State policies favor rural teacher entry with limited college prep while pay varies by community size. Dr. Morgan urges at least one year of college training for rural educators. Iowa ranks low in state education aid at 2.2 percent and trails in teacher retirement programs compared with neighboring states.
A Castle Grove 4 H club meeting was held on February 10 at Castle Grove school No 2 with Fred Kromm in charge of the gathering inviting all eligible boys in Castle Grove township.
Frank Priebe explains capon prices rise 10 to 12 cents a pound above chicks and turkeys, driven by limited caponization and demand from hotels and ships. He notes ship shipments of capons for world cruises and advises farmers to caponize cockerels and raise larger birds to maximize price.
A baked whole ham forms a center for a Washington birthday southern dinner. The article gives prep steps from choosing a ham to garnishing with maraschina cherries and decorating with pineapple or citron. It notes the ham bakes at 300 350 F for about 25 minutes per pound and suggests scoring and glazing for an attractive finish.
The 1937 Iowa corn yield test shows hybrids outyielding the best open-pollinated strains by 8 to 25 bushels per acre in 12 districts across the state. Crawford and Mills counties reported the largest advantages, with hybrids around 61 bushels per acre versus 36 and 43 respectively. The test included 1,331 entries and partners from multiple counties, highlighting variable hybrid performance and high northern moisture content. Farmers are urged to consider ripening and adaptation when choosing seed.
Iowa reports only eight diphtheria deaths in 1937, a rate of three-tenths of one percent per 100 000, the lowest since 1908. Public immunization programs in about 90 cities and 25 counties helped cut deaths, with emphasis on toxoid treatment starting at six to nine months old and follow up Schick testing.
A sprightly mother discusses her adolescent son Jimmy with a bridge partner, expressing concern about what to expect as he enters adolescence. The fragment hints at parental anxiety and the uncertain changes ahead.
The article urges parents to view adolescence as a normal growth phase not a feared mystery. It compares bodily changes in teens to infant development and stresses that puberty is a natural process, with voice changes in boys and menstruation in girls.
The piece questions Mayor La Guardia’s call for more federal funds for New York City amid claims that the rich fund federal spending and reside in New York. It notes New York City had no crop failures yet cannot support itself and ends with a remark on Japan’s Angora rabbit production for wool.
A medical expert links venereal disease to substantial industry costs. He estimates about 21,000,000 working days lost annually in the United States for men aged 15 to 45, at $84,000,000 in wage losses. He cites slower output, more accidents, higher injury costs, and delayed recoveries as the main channels, urging routine testing and treatment and industry cooperation in venereal disease campaigns.
The Council Bluffs paper notes the representative in China is receiving more slaps as interference increases. It argues the harm will grow, with insults to swallow, and comments that funding might be better spent abroad than in the Tennessee valley.
Municipal government began in 1836 with a law allowing towns of 300 inhabitants to form by two thirds vote. DuBuque and Burlington incorporated in 1837, Fort Madison Burlington Bellevue Dubuque and Peru surveyed by Congress. Bellevue and Peru qualified for charter under amended 1837 act. Special charters discussed by Dr. Swisher in The Palimpsest January issue.
Only four municipalities still operate under special charters Davenport Muscatine Wapello and Camanche remain on special charters while others adopted standard forms.
The snippet notes that readers in Oskaloosa see new dispatches from the Sino-Japanese conflict as eroding Philippine independence, reflecting a cautious, opinionated stance on wartime news.
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