Grass seed ads warn of quality and germination risk
Ads offer grass seeds at many prices for farm seeding. Buyers risk not receiving the ordered seed or finding low purity and germination, and may mail orders hoping for the right kind.
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1929
Page
6
Ads offer grass seeds at many prices for farm seeding. Buyers risk not receiving the ordered seed or finding low purity and germination, and may mail orders hoping for the right kind.
Weather conditions next spring may trigger a wide oat smut outbreak, warns Dr E B Methos of Iowa State College Plant Pathology. Seed treatment with formaldehyde solution and copper carbonate offers protection. dry, cold conditions worsen damage. Extension plant pathologist Porter leads a campaign urging farmers to treat oats, detailing mixtures and application methods.
The article surveys a decade of autocratic gains across nations including Mussolini in Italy, de Rivera in Spain, Kemal in Turkey, and others in Poland Lithuania Albania and Jugoslavia. It notes Stalin’s rule in Russia and expanding presidential dominance in several Latin American countries, arguing World War I democracy fared poorly. It also touches on Anecdotes about Nigwitz of Washington and political comments on prior events and tax law debates.
The Renwick Men’s Club held a Monday night gathering at the T. O. 7 hall with Rebekahs serving dinner. Moler Barnes of Doyle Grove and Ro. Jacobson spoke, Barnes detailing the newspaper business from past to future in an illustrated talk titled Shifting Greats.
Preparations are complete for the annual Renwick Farmers Institute to be held today and Saturday. Officers and committees have organized an extensive program with numerous exhibits and prize offerings across home economics, poultry, cattle, horses, sheep, and hogs. The event includes prizes in cash and merchandise, a food sale at the Vernon theatre Friday night, and an appealing program to precede the sale.
The Kansas Senator Capper proposed abolishing Congress and creating a small board of directors led by the President. He argued there is one government employee for every ten people and that a day’s earnings from each tenth would fund public employees. He concedes the plan fails since Congress can only be abolished by a constitutional amendment from two thirds of Congress, which is unlikely.
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