Wilcox Hatchery Spotlighted in Poultry Publication
Monticello Iowa based Wilcox Hatchery and Monticello firm history are featured in Dr Salsbury's Lab and Field Notes with photos by Win Mueller. Harold Wilcox 48 years runs operations since 1934 expanding from farm basement to a 1942 Monticello facility and a 1950 present site.
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Monticello
Wilcox Hatchery
Dr. Salsbury
Wilcox
Win Mueller
Tom Faust
Harold Wilcox
Iowa
Harold C. Wilcox
Agnes Wilcox
Hopkinton
Wilecox Hatchery
White Rocks
Ames Incross
Mr. Wilcox
Iowana Area Council
Grover Chryst Retires After 46 Years With Post Office
Forest City announces the retirement of Grover Chryst after 46 years in federal service. He began as a rural carrier in June 1905 and advanced to postmaster in 1946.
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Forest City
Grover Chryst
Post Office Department
Get Gilts In Condition For November Breeding
Farmers should prepare gilts for breeding with farrowing planned by March 1. Quaife Iowa State College advises separating gilts from fattening hogs, feeding oats and protein, allowing pasture access, and housing in open or movable sheds. Warm breeding stock, healthy worms control, and gilts aged 11 to 12 months at farrowing yield best results.
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E. L. Quaife
Iowa State College
Quaife
Lightning destroys 1889 barn on Carl Elson farm north of Manson
Quaife notes the best breeding window is the latter half of the heat period. A large barn on the Carl Elson farm north of Manson was destroyed by lightning, an old Pocahontas County landmark built in 1889.
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Pocahontas County
Carl Elson
Manson
Fisherman reels in giant catch as pup swallows lure
Ed Ensminger of Bloomfield hooks a large fish at Lake Fisher. His seven month old pup Putsy swallowed the hook and is now recovering.
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Ed Ensminger
Lake Fisher
Bloomfield
Town
Putsy
Twins Lily Hicks and Ella Edwards Reach 85 in Brooklyn Iowa
Mrs Lily Hicks and Mrs Ella Edwards twins marked their 85th birthday together in Brooklyn Iowa with family and friends present. The milestone highlights a long shared life and community ties.
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Lily Hicks
Ella Edwards
Brooklyn
Iowa
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