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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1976
Page
8
Instructions on using fireplace ashes as garden fertilizer noting their phosphorus and potassium content and soil benefits. Hardwood ashes offer higher P and K than softwood, with application rates for lawns and gardens. Also includes bulb forcing tips for paper white Narcissus with step by step planting, lighting, and timing guidance.
A two day cattle feeders short course will be held in the Tenco Area on Wednesday December 8 and Wednesday December 15 at the Mahaska Motel in Oskaloosa. The program runs 9 45 a m to 3 30 p m each day with talks on marketing feeding and health problems. Iowa State University Extension Service sponsors the event and a panel will discuss marketing alternatives with ISU economists and area feeders.
Iowa 4-H seeks 50 area families to host Japanese youths for 3 to 4 weeks starting late July in a cultural exchange program run by the Labo International Exchange Foundation. The program, in its third Iowa year, pairs families with Japanese participants and accompanies them with 4-6 adult supervisors. Applications due January 31, 1977.
Mahaska County extension calendar lists December meetings and trainings. Dairy Herd Improvement Association Area Meeting at Ottumwa Airport Terminal, 9 45 a m December 2. Home Improvement Training for 4-H leaders December 6 at 1 00 p m and 7 00 p m. Cattle Feeders Shortcourse December 8 at Mahaska Motel 9 45 a m to 3 30 p m. Extension Council Budget Committee December 14 at 7 30 p m. Cattle Feeders Shortcourse continues December 15. Extension Office closed December 23 and 26 for Christmas. Extension Council Meeting December 27 at 7 30 p m backroom.
The Pella adult farmers night school will feature estate planning as the Dec program with G Wayne Wilson of Central National Bank Des Moines as speaker. He will cover wills asset ownership trusts and insurance planning followed by a question and answer session. Wives are encouraged to attend. The meeting is set for Dec 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Pella Community High School cafeteria.
Jasper county extension director Al Lohmann says private pesticide applicators must be certified soon. A training session for local farmers is set for December 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Newton Community Center Theater, with a repeat session on December 22 at the same venue and time.
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