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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1930
Page
11
A concise note lists a choice lot of Medium Red and Sweet Clover seeds. The item seems to reference available seed offerings for planting. Details include variety names and stock status, suitable for a farm catalog or agricultural bulletin.
County boards and township trustees discuss the secondary road program for the coming year. Township trustees, though lacking authority, will advise on highway locations under the Bergman act. Iowa spends about 22 million dollars annually on secondary roads, with roughly 20 percent from gasoline tax and the rest from levies. The Bergman law sets construction and maintenance funds, with levies usable for either or both as the supervisors decide. Most counties with about 1,000 miles of secondary roads will spend about half the funds on maintenance.
Seed corn germination tests were conducted at the Sioux County Farm Bureau office after cold weather damaged some lots. The article describes a rag doll seed test method to evaluate germination and advises testing all seed lots, noting even 100 percent germination cannot guarantee a perfect stand and stressing the importance of a strong stand for profitability.
The state highway commission will bar loads over three tons on risked gravel routes during spring breakup to protect road surfaces. Embargo signs will mark restricted roads and maps will publish which routes are closed to heavy traffic, with enforcement for violators.
Ms Grimes of Osceola Clarke county tells of Bert Woods bringing a chicken to Mr Dickson near Oscelon. While dressing the bird a tiny gold like nugget the size of a small pea was found in the crow mixed with gravel. A jeweler confirmed the gold. The source notes the origin of the nugget is uncertain possibly from gravel or a tooth filling.
The department of commerce report shows Iowa has the most telephones per capita among states with 454,763 instruments, averaging one phone for every 5.3 residents. California follows with one per 6.3, Illinois one per 6.6, and other states trail behind.
We thank friends and neighbors for help kindness and sympathy during our father s illness and death Mr and Mrs John Blankespoor and Mr and Mrs EB Blankespoor express gratitude for support shown during this time
The Rev A M McIntosh pastor of Olivet Presbyterian Leeds narrowly escaped danger in a bank robbery at Leeds suburb of Sioux City. In haste he asked a ride from the car driver ahead of the bank, just as two bandits fled the scene and jumped into the car. He later deemed himself lucky after the unsettling encounter.
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