Sharples Cream Separator Troubles and Features
The text critiques a Sharples cream separator focusing on the tin tube rubber hose and woolen feed path. It notes how speed control affects cream flow and warns that other machines rely on an awkward cup. The narrator praises Sharples for simplicity and self feeding action, contrasting it with rival models and urging attention to the supply tank and neck heating.
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Hawke
Quran
Kenoss
Amy
Sharpe
Local notes from Eagle Grove and area events
Local items report visitors and callers in Eagle Grove and Britt including O Strain, Glen Southwick, J a White Clothing Co, and Mrs Long. Notes cover social events, school activities, a county poetry feature, a football track meet in Humboldt, and a later school play and dance fund details.
Labor shortage threatens crop yields this year
Editorial urges county residents to aid farmers amid labor scarcity. It highlights three potential labor pools: regular farm hands dwindling, capable workers from other trades who can be detached seasonally, and rural-raised men who will volunteer. Encourages commercial clubs and manufacturers to recruit and mobilize these volunteers to boost harvest success.
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Bar- Vear
North Dakota Demonstration Farms Rotation Report
The tenth annual report from the National Grog Improvement Service outlines crop rotation across North Dakota farms. It notes wheat yields of several bushels with oats, barley, rye, and alfalfa outputs, and details each farm's rotation plan and crop management practices.
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National Grog Improvement Service
North Dakota
Barley Compared With Corn For Feed Value And Profit
The article argues barley yields higher feeding value than corn and often profits more than wheat. It notes barley can be more lucrative than oats, with barley feeding back into dairy byproducts and limited use in brewing. Farmers are urged to shift remaining acreage to barley within weeks, citing market prices and profitability.
Barley Yields in Wisconsin 1912 1915 and 1915
J. J. Garland notes barley yields from the Wisconsin Experiment Association. Average pedigreed barley yields were 33.2 bushels in 1912 and 37.3 in 1915, based on 262 members. Some top yields reached 60, 57, 55, and 53 bushels, though highest possible Wisconsin yields remain uncertain.
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National Crag Improvement Service
Wisconsin Experiment Association
Wisconsin
J. J. Garland
Barley: Not a Bread Grain Yet Still Useful Feed
Barley, once a staple in bread and health lore, is now rarely used for flour in the US. Norway and Sweden keep it in their bread disks, but it requires mixing with wheat or becomes sticky when wet. As a stock feed it offers merits, though its kernels are hard and hard to digest, and the grain remains uncommon in American kitchens.
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Holy Writ
Norway
Sweden
Value of barley in United States and Canada noted
In the United States and Canada barley serves mainly as farm feed and hay. Professor R A Moore notes farmers are recognizing barley’s value in dairy cattle and young stock rations and expects more use as animal food. Barley is grown as hay and feed for horses in many states, and grain feed is fed whole or crushed. limited export mainly as mixed varieties.
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National Grow Improvement Barview
United States
Canada
R.A. Moore
Corn Root Worm Devastates Belt Harvests This Year
The article warns corn root worm causes about 200 000 900 bushels in annual losses across the corn belt. It advocates crop rotation, avoiding more than two consecutive corn crops, and suggests switching to barley if worm damage persists. It notes late planting and urges careful land preparation and seed barley options.
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Metlonal Cere Ueenrerament
Servisec
Dry Farming Movement for Moisture Conservation
The piece argues that humid territory should adopt dry farming methods during drought years, noting that eastern regions often receive more rain than the plains. It urges clubs to study moisture conservation, have top farmers promote the practice, and apply it even in wet years to safeguard crops like corn.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Corm
Power Enough To Plow All Acres In County
National Crow Improvement Service urges farmers to deploy tractors full time to plow remaining unworked acreage. With barley corn and potatoes valued highly, every tractor owner should offer services to those unable to prepare soil.
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National Crow Improvement Service
Barley Versus Wheat and Crop Prospects for 1915 16
Barley priced at 60 cents a bushel is seen as a competitive crop against wheat at 31 dollars per bushel amid high malting and feed values. Projections for 1915 show 122.5 million dollars in value, while 1916 yields could reach 186 million bushels worth about 234 million dollars. Yields of 40 to 80 bushels per acre are common, with malt grade barley offering strong returns.
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National Cram Soors Remeds Service
Barley as a profitable alternative to spring wheat seed
The National Crop Improvement Service notes that farmers disappointed with spring wheat seed can switch to barley for a more profitable crop. The Wisconsin Experiment Station at the University, led by R A Moore, reports good seed supplies and favorable prospects for barley cultivation, encouraging adoption by growers.
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National Crop Improvement Service
Wisconsin Experiment Station
University
R.A. Moore
Eqn
Eram
Ritvast
Fapmer
van Ao
van i Ag
Multi church notices and service times listed
A compilation of church notes announces speakers and service times for several congregations including Baptist Lutheran Evangelical Methodist and German services. Des Moines College Dr John Earl will speak Sunday morning. Sunday School at 10 09 a m and 11 00 a m and 6 30 p m English services and prayer meetings with choir rehearsals listed.
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Lutheran Church
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Teele Wieck
Ory
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Gea
Creme
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Srkarema Manorempyer Ee Ee
Wisconsin Lumber Co
O. Strain
Eagle Grove
Glen Southwick
K. E. McCormick
Britt
Mrs. Bilney
Jas. Hawthorn
Pt. Dodge
Mr. Lane of
Humboldt
Cg, J. White Clothing Co
Will Stonick
Minneapolis
Cresco
W. W. McGarry
Gonad
A. Johnson
Claus Block
Evangelical Friendship Class
Y. P
Fred DeMooy
Walt Smith
Dr. Nichols
Livermore
Goldfield
Lute Elwin Dean
Ft. Dodge
Narchery Baptist Association
Philadelphia
Anary
Mathers
Holly
J. B
Chris Nelson
Mia
Will Palmer
Auty
Charley Batley
Ernest Janus
Richardson
Minnie Stauffasher
Har
Wolstar City
Ventors
Zola Colan
Vernon Theatres
the Athletic Association
Vernon Theatre
John EB. Foster
Iowa State Board of Education
Newcomb
Tim
Buel
Toroni
Sleeping Beauty
Detriit
Ford
Louie
Margaret
Detroit
Henry
Wall
Lonie
Dang
Wathrie
Mary
Ieauty
Lita
Wallace
Hess
Washion
Binwseif
Fife
Teor
Renwick Times
L.W. Miller
Pressociati
M. C. Rockwood
L. R. Turner
First National Bank
Will M. Blesse
Renwick, Iowa
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Chicago
Sc. Paul
Excey
John Heen
Sunder
Wm. Nissen
B. Y. Plu
Luni
J. H. Perry
A.W. Schlesselmas
Methodist Church
Citizen Services & and
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Young Peoples
Scheduies
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