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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
8
The Iowa Magazine feature profiles Thomas Shover and Shomont Kennels, tracing how he built a global reputation with white collies. It notes breeding practices, farm logistics, livelihood from dogs and Holsteins, and business growth from 1913 onward, despite a distemper setback.
The Herald of Independence Day and handed down.
Local notes report Ku Klux Klan activity in Anamosa, with 29 Jones County convictions in the year, including bootlegging and nuisance cases. A Yellowstone trip by Anamosa residents is described, along with Montana and Chicago visits of local families. A June wedding at Mercy hospital joins Margaret Lawless and Walter Reagan. Sam Clark of Monticello is bound over for threats after a public offense charge.
Dairy specialist C B Finley advises Iowa dairymen to buy concentrates in bulk during price lull periods to maximize returns. He cites two farmers who saved by purchasing carloads in August and warns against buying as needed. Cooperative purchase through cow testing associations can cover costs and prevent milk drop during shortages.
The record notes Henry Ford's indecision over a presidential nomination. It suggests Ford could run as an independent if no party offers him the nomination, and that he would accept it from any party that does. The piece labels Ford as affected by a growing preoccupation with the possibility.
An article notes Chinese Americans running chop suey parlors in Portland and mentions ransom collection at the cash register as part of a broader discussion on cultural portrayal in the community.
G H Banks of the Arkansas Cotton Growers' Co-operative says geese replace labor for weed and grass control on cotton fields in southern Missouri and eastern Arkansas. A farmer bought 40 geese at 2 40 each to manage 40 acres. Corn exports rose by 33 842 000 bushels in 1922.
P B Brown of Iowa State College reports that plant food in Iowa soils to 40 inches depth totals 425 billion dollars, with surface seven inches valued at 86.8 billion. Nitrogen phosphorus and potassium amounts per acre are 4515, 1890, and 20709 pounds respectively.
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