Sioux County adopts farm conservation practices at county meeting
At the County AAA Committee meeting in Orange City on Feb 13 about 60 township committeemen adopted conservation practices for Sioux County. Contouring intertilled crops paid 1.00 per acre, or 0.50 for contour only planting and cultivating, plus tile drainage 0.40 per rod, weed control 0.06 per pound sodium chlorate and 1.50 per pound 2 4 D, liming 2.45 per ton, fertilizer rates for legumes and grasses with super phosphate at 12.00 per ton. Green manure crops paid 1.00 per acre. a sixth practice sprays noxious weeds on pasture and fence lines with same weed control rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Orange City
Sioux County
PMA
Farm Intention Sign-Up Meetings Begin Soon
Township committeemen will hold meetings in communities to report and sign 1948 Farm Intentions. Further notice will give date and time of meetings.
Army reforms and telegraph link mark mid decade notes
A collage of 19th century items reports paralysis of John Quincy Adams in Congress, a Senate bill delaying Army medical staff expansion, patents for Iowa laborers earning 12.50 monthly, Butler replacing Scott in Army command, a magnetic telegraph between New York City and Detroit, and rising crime figures in Ireland. Also noted are railroad progress near Chicago, SenateArmy size debate, a possible peace treaty from Mexico, and visits between residents in Newkerk Willis Van de Hoef De Raad and others.
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Leonard Rensink
Boyden
George
Sheldon
Gover
Jennison Burke Ormsby
Pabst Roamer
DHIA
U.S
Burke
de Laval
McCarty
H. J. Ramaker
H.rj. Moret
Farmers Savings Bank
Iowa
Poland
Mitch Vander Tuig
Robert G. Melin
John Quincy Adams
United States
Commissioner of Patents
Illinois
Wm. O. Butler
Winfield Scott
New York City
Detroit
Rangers
Austin
Tex
Galena and Chicago Union Railroad
Chicago and North Wesern Railroad
First RR
Chicago
Senate
Washington
Major van Buren
Mexico
W. W. Bomeaars of
Newkirk
Willis van de Hoef
Wm. Baartman
Middleburg
Jerry de Raad
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