Iowa Certifying Seed Rules Update 1955
New Iowa seed certification rules raise minimum germination for corn and oats from 80 to 85 percent. Secondary noxious weed seed limits lower for small grains and soybeans. Corn certification aligns with Iowa Corn Yield Test. Two new oat varieties Sauk and Clarion added, replacing Branch and Clinton. other crops include various grasses, clover, and potatoes with minor changes.
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Iowa
Branch
Clinton
Bonham
Long Range Research Underway on Bloat in Livestock
Town State College initiates a comprehensive long range program on bloat in livestock. The cooperative project pulls dairy and animal husbandry, biochemistry, veterinary physiology, and agronomy experts. Studies focus on Legume links like Ladino clover and alfalfa, rumen belching failure, slow ram en activity from young forage, and frothy feed masses as potential causes.
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Town State College
Norman L. Jacobson
Free Rock Radioactivity Testing At Knoxville Store
The Knoxville Journal reports Avery offers free rock testing with a new Geiger counter at a local store. About 200 pounds of rock from Marion County were tested. none showed notable radioactivity except two samples. Those registered about 300 counts per minute, six times the 40 background, with counts peaking after atomic tests.
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Avery
Marion County
Knoxville Journal
Knoxville
Tom Avery
Hinds
Gieger
Pleasantville School District reorganization proposal filed
A petition for establishing a Pleasantville Community School District under state law was presented to Marion County board of education. A hearing on objections is set for April 20 at 8 p.m. at the Knoxville courthouse, with written objections due by noon that day in the county superintendent’s office. The plan would expand the district from 38 miles to about 87 square miles, adding several townships and communities.
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Pleasantville
Marion County Board of Education
County Board of Education
Knoxville
Marion County
Pleasant Grove
Swan
West Pella
O. K
Union Township
Sunnyside
Fairview
Pleasant Ridge
Springdale
Franklin Center
Franklin Township
Bunker Hill
Swan Township
Warren County
Knoxville Journal
Investigate Before You Hire Unqualified Tree Trimmers
Miss Margherita Tarr, a landscape architect from State College, urges Iowa property owners to verify a tree pruner's qualifications before any trimming. The article contrasts proper three cut pruning with reckless topping, stressing that unqualified workers can cause lasting damage, disease, and reduced property values. It recommends viewing past work and consulting county agriculture extension agents for advice.
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Iowa
Margherita Tarr
Sion
State College
Miss Tarr
Glendale Gets New Postmaster in 1905 Appointment
Mary Damm was appointed postmaster at Glendale. The Glendale citizens have every reason to expect better service at their post-office as this change took effect, easing wage concerns and signaling improved local mail handling.
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Mary Damm
Glendale
Iowa
Damm
Tenant Shares Vary In 50-50 Farm Leases In Iowa
Reports from Iowa State College Foundation Farms show tenant net income sometimes surpassing landlords in 1964, despite equal gross splits. Examples include a 160 acre dairy hog farm with tenant 4077 and landlord 2864, and a 320 acre hog operation yielding 8360 to tenant and 9310 to landlord. Landlord investment and depreciation are cited, with expenses split by role, challenging the notion landlords always fare better.
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Iowa State College Foundation
J. J. Wallace
Towa State College Agricultural Foundation
Towa
Iowa
Wallace
Farm Income Division Depends on Lease Bargaining Power
The division of net farm income varies by case as Wallace notes that allocation is largely set during bargaining between landlords and tenants when farm lease terms are established. Each farm and tenant has different bargaining power, so outcomes differ.
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Wallace
Chlordane Solution To Check Clover Mites
Entomologist Harold Gunderson of Town State College says clover mites are tiny red eight legged pests that emerge from hibernation in spring and feed on various surfaces. He advises painting a 3 percent chlordane oil solution around window frames and sills or spraying directly with an insect bomb, then applying 6 percent chlordane outside the house around foundations and nearby ground, and planning fall spraying to prevent reentry.
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Harold Gunderson
Town State College
Gunderson
Pauline Van Ham of Pella Wins Cancer Society Nursing Scholarship
Pauline Van Ham of Pella is named among 50 Iowa high school graduates winning three year nursing scholarships from the Iowa division of the American Cancer Society. Scholarships cover tuition fees books and uniforms for up to three years at any accredited Iowa nursing school, not to exceed 500 dollars, with requirements to complete training marry after graduation and practice in Iowa for two years. The program aims to relieve nursing shortages and has many prior scholars now practicing in Iowa.
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Pauline van Ham
Peter van Ham
Pella
Iowa
American Cancer Society
Towa Division
Towa
Daniel Webster Chamberlin Dies at 99 in Apdlubon County
Daniel Webster Chamberlin, Apdlubon County's oldest resident, died at age 99. Born in 1856 in Johnson County Iowa, he lived through nearly a century of regional history.
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Apdlubon County
Daniel Webster Chamberlin
Johnson County
Iowa
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Jacobson
Oliver
van Zee
Boysr
Paardekooper
ISC Foundation
Grove's
Ben Keller Monroe
Lowa
Pella, Pella Christian and
Sally High
Gal Gad
Chevrolet
Lane
Corhoury
Che Pella
Pauline van Ham of
Cancer Society
Kenneth Gee
Shenandoah
Jessie P. Norelius
Kiron
Iowa State Nurses’ Association
Mia
Jack Liercke
Clarence
Thomas Frey
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Evan
Vandermeulen
Hoeksema
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