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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1928
Page
10
A fragment from a local paper highlights Mulehide roofing and storm-tite shingles. It notes homeowners like Mr Wm Paltzer on East Washington adding Mule-Hide roofs and Mrs J Schippers who had lightning damage but no fire, plus humor about contracts and guarantees.
Snow accumulates in Pella with about two inches by noon and continuing. East wind suggests several hours of snowfall, and warmer ground slowed melt then. farmers had begun spring work, oats sown, temperatures near freezing, snow seen as beneficial for grass and fall grain.
Robert L. Ferguson of Indianola was found dead in a Dallas county road near Bouton Saturday evening in a suspected hit and run. The coroner and sheriff investigated. marks on calves and crushed skull noted, with aluminum paint on clothing. Sheriff Nuzum pursues the case as relatives travel to Adel for the remains.
Oregon farmers pooled purchases of poisoned grain for rat control saving about $35,000 in 1427. County agents buy poison and mix with grain at cost through the Biological Survey and Oregon State College extension service. Prices dropped to 1-2 cents per pound for large purchases, while commercial products usually sell 10 to 50 cents. Most agricultural zones in the state are organized for rodent control, focusing on ground squirrels, though the problem is aggravated by regional factors.
Half the state lies in public domain and Indian reservations with little control. Squirrels breed there and migrate to private farms, making year after year poisoning necessary and treating rodent damage as normal farming overhead.
Hundreds of Iowa farmers weigh testing seed corn before planting. A general test using a sample from hundred ears suggests 95 percent germination as a threshold. If below, an individual ear test may pay off, and testing can boost yields by 2 to 12 bushels an acre. Treating seed with Merko Bayer Dust or Semesan Jr. adds cost about 4 cents per acre but improves vigor and yield potential.
A United States Department of Agriculture survey credits terminal market co operatives with cutting farmers’ commissions since 1917, returning about 35 million dollars to shippers. They handled 16 percent of market cattle in 1926, aided rail service and loading facilities, and provided transportation and claims departments that recovered over 100 thousand dollars for shippers without charges. They organized feeder stock pools and promoted educational visits to facilities.
Planning emphasizes markets and marketing methods with focus on boys and girls clubs. Members will become livestock growers and cooperative leaders of tomorrow, spreading news of markets and prices and cooperative marketing. Cooperation with extension departments will arrange livestock grading and judging demonstrations.
The article notes Captain EH Rockwell born in St Johns Quebec about 98 years ago remains active as a steamboat captain on Lake Champlain. It mentions various historical facts from aviation congress in Rio to pensions and global notes.
Reports mix of prominent women spanning politics, diplomacy, arts and business. Elsie Pearl Truskett sues Kansas City livestock exchange for 200000 after repeated membership denials due to her sex. Seattle mayoral race pits Kathryn Miracle against Bertha Landes. W E English plans $1500 in prizes for Indiana journalists over five years. Mme Alexander Kollontai, former Russian ambassador to Mexico, becomes Norway’s minister, first woman at such rank. Rachel Morton to debut in New York with Wagner roles alongside the New York Symphony under Toscanini.
Harvard business school awarded first place in North America for institutional advertising to the Canadian Pacific Railway for its 1927 diamond jubilee campaign. Ronalds Advertising Agency of Montreal received the $2,000 prize. The campaign featured bilingual copy in English and French. The award noted the feat amid many U S firms. Also mentions the start of the US air mail service in 1918 and a Nashville professor announcing an improved X ray method for teeth.
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