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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1949
Page
1
Former Moravia students from MITS are mentioned as settling away from home. The Union column notes a pending SCRIBBLER return and reports British officials visiting to assess sterling balances, hinting at more Marshall Plan aid. The piece criticizes continual political “deals” and calls for a normal arrangement.
Community notes cover fall festival preparations and expected homecoming events as cool weather arrives after recent rains. Obituaries, local ads, and human-interest items mention five-generation families led by Mrs. Ophelia Stream, a successful free melon promotion, a vacation by Rex Stout, and a close call involving a tractor incident.
Downstairs work includes new ceilings and light fixtures. Back porch is re shingled.
Agricultural economist Ralph Baker of Town State College reports an 18 percent rise in chicks produced in the first five months of 1949 and a 14 percent national gain in farm chickens by June 1. He predicts higher egg output this fall but notes cold storage eggs are only 40 percent of last year. Baker forecasts per-person egg production near 380 to 445 for 1949-50 and advises roaster producers to feed heavily.
Peaches G F Klingensmith of Albia harvested nearly a bushel from a single tree at his home. The largest fruit weighed three fourths of a pound, with the rest averaging about a half pound each.
A flash fire during corn shelling near Alta engulfed the motor and cab after corn husks near the exhaust ignited. Fire destroyed the sheller owned by Kermit Goettsch. no injuries reported.
Iowa State agronomist C. R. Weber urges harvesting soybeans as soon as they are dry enough to store to avoid losses from over drying. Best method is direct harvesting from standing stalks with beans at about 19.5 percent moisture or lower, testing moisture in the field by pod dryness and bite test. Usually beans are best after the first good frost, which ends green conditions.
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The fragment notes that stalks and weeds may not be dry, risking clogging sieves during combining even when the beans are dry. It presents a brief agricultural observation without clear attribution or broader context.
About 78 percent of Iowa soils require ground limestone applications ranging from 14 to 3 tons per acre to improve alfalfa growth.
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