Worth County Woman Succeeds in Poultry Venture
Mrs L H Lyford and her husband near Manly Worth County have built a lucrative poultry business from 140 chickens to nearly 700. She keeps meticulous records, reports 80 percent summer and 40 percent winter production, and nets over 100 dollars monthly from eggs and poultry. Her system uses self feeders, a 435 chick hatch, and two incubators with 600 eggs each. neighbors seek her hatchery services.
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Iowa
L. H. Lyford
Manly
Worth County
State Record
Iowa Rat Crusade Warns of Massive Losses
The U S Department of Agriculture estimates rats cause $200,000,000 in damaged food and property annually. Iowa Extension urges campaigns to stop feeding rats, urging cleanups around schools and factories, covered garbage cans, and methods to drown or trap rats to reduce infestation.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Steps in Building Bureau Work Program
The article outlines a county farm bureau plan starting with revenue sources from corn dairy poultry wheat and fruit. It identifies limiting factors such as seed, freight rates soil depletion markets and canning quality. Transportation and marketing emerge as core issues guiding a program including cooperative marketing and national office support.
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County Farm Bureau
Mid-West
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers as a chorus urge congress to act on farm measures
Mr. Farmer is advised to write his congressman with specific agricultural measures. When many progressive farmers in the district deliver the same message at once, the congressman is prompted to act. Farm bureau provides mass expression to claim attention.
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Mr. Farmer
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