Orchard Freeze Wreckage Signals Short Harvest
Town State College horticulturist T J Mancy reports widespread orchard damage from last fall’s freeze. Many trees show dead or dying buds and spurs with limited prospects for this year. some trunks will need pruning and renewal with root grafted stocks and Hardy varieties like Hibernal and Virginia Crab as nurseries work to supply stock.
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Town
T. J. Mancy
Researc Horticulturists
Town State College
Fancy
Maney
Iowa
Chinch Bug Survey Indicates Possible 1941 Outbreak
Preliminary results from an Extension Entomologists survey suggest a potential moderate to large outbreak of chinch bugs in 1941. Winter data show large bug numbers in winter quarters and Drake expects very high winter survival in southwest and west central Iowa. Results will be released in about ten days or two weeks.
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Carl J. Drake
Drake
Iowa
Fertilizer Tips For Thin Lawns From Iowa State Expert
Iowa State College extension horticulturist S W Edgecombe urges applying ammonium sulfate 3 to 6 pounds per 1000 sq ft in early April to revitalize problem lawns. He advises rolling in spring, mowing at 2 to 3 inches, reseeding if needed, and avoiding heavy spring raking to protect soil and roots.
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S. W. Edgecombe
Iowa State College Extension
Agecamber
Iowa
Edgecombe
Iowa State Extension Horticulturist
Drilling Beans Inch Apart Boosts Yields, Iowa State Finds
Extension agronomist E. B. Dyas reports drilling soybean seed about an inch apart yields best results at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station. Thick planting helps break crust and preserves plants, with row widths from 21 to 42 inches showing no yield loss. Manchu beans drilled at 2 bushels per acre performed best, and Mukden is recommended for northern Iowa for earlier maturity and sturdy, upright growth.
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Dyas
Iowa State College
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Mukden
Towa
Average Yield Figures From Iowa Crops Report
Dyas notes Mini matures a few days later than other varieties and yields slightly more in central Iowa south. Historically Iowa yields in normal seasons range 18 to 22 bushels per acre, with good conditions and average soil fertility a yield of 20 to 25 bushels is considered satisfactory.
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Iowa
Dead Strawberry May Look Alive
A horticulturist warns that green leaves can mask dead crowns after the Armistice Day blizzard. Cut the crown to diagnose. brown tissue means dead, creamy surface signals life. He names Premier and Blakemore as top June-bearers plus Beaver Dunlap Dorset, and notes two evergreen types Wayzata and Gem. Plant now for berries next year, in 2 foot rows with 12 to 18 inches spacing on drained soil.
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Edgecombe
Blakemore
Beaver
Dunlap
Dorset
Premier
Gem
Towa
Leighton News Election Results Highlight Local Winners
In Leighton News coverage, J Van Zuuk wins the city election. De Bruin is re elected. Details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text but indicate local officials or candidates named Van Zuuk De Bruin and Den Hartog in the race or results.
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van‘ Zuuk
Asoid de Bruin
den Hartog
Local dinner guests and hospital visit noted
Per and Bir Lawrence Lacour hosted dinner Friday with Universal and Hire guests. A.W. Van Haaften and Eimet Klein drove to Iowa City to see Arle Carver hospitalized with pneumonia. Mrs Klein and Beulah Carver visit their father. Rev Hesselink and Rev Tunis filled church duties in Sully and Pella in their absence.
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Tra J. Hesselink
Sully Sun
Tunis F Pella
the Reformed Church
Centennial Circle News Focuses on Visitations and Housework
Centennial Circle notes describe neighbors helping with house cleaning near Leighton and Pella. Gertrude Hockatra assisted Mrs. Albert J. Van Donselaar west of Leighton, while the Goselinks near Pella visited old neighbors. The Van Roe kels and Elmer joined T. Van Roekel’s family near Lacey, and Uitermarkt women visited in Pella with Mrs. Borgman.
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Son
Fties
Gertrude Hockatra
Albert J. van Donselaar
Leighton
de Ray Goselink
Local Residents Help With House Chores and School Accident
Mins Faye Grandia of west Leighton assisted Mrs. John De Prenger with cleaning last week. Mrs. E. J. Van Rees and daughter Nora of Oskaloosa visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Julius Ustermarkt. Gerald Hoekstra had an accident at school last week when pushed to the doctor. A vertebra near his shoulder blade was out of place but he soon sat up straight and returned to school the next day.
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Mins Faye Grandia
West
Leighton
John de Prenger
E. J. van Rees
Nora
Oskaloosa
Julius Ustermarkt
Gerald Hoekstra
County Mines Use Rails to Move Huge Tonnage
The coal towns of Marion county and southern Iowa shift with March activity. Flagler shipped 190 coal cars, Dunreath Coal Co driving most to Des Moines and other destinations statewide. Knoxville and Harvey also boosted March shipments with 58 and 27 cars respectively, while Albia to Des Moines traffic via Knoxville rose from last year.
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Knoxville
Harvey
Flagler
Marion County
Iowa
Dunreath Coal Co
Des Moines
Coal Output Drives Knight County Transit and Exports
Marion county produces over 600000 tons of coal annually and sends much of it out by trucks to towns and surrounding states. The Knoxville Ex expresses loyalty as a tougher test than enthusiasm in these transport and economic efforts.
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Knoxville
Marion County
Recalled Wood Delivery Payment Claim Settled
Oliva and Marengo recall no delivery to Charles W. Hoegel now Cedar Rapids but he received a $1.75 payment this week for a load of wood thought overlooked for about 35 years.
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Oliva
Marengo
Charles W. Hoegel
Cedar. Rapids
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