Alfalfa hay trade and county bounty notes
Industry data shows fifteen Iowa counties shipped 750 cars of alfalfa hay averaging fourteen tons per car at $25 a ton, totaling $262,000 spent on imported hay while Iowa could grow several crops with lime and inoculation. county bounty reports include Winneshiek paying $342.65 for wild animals and Butler paying $2,187 in 1926, highlighting the ongoing pest and wildlife control cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Hausex
Marshalltown
Extension Service Farm Cropsman
Iowa
Winnesheik
Butler County
Butler
Boards of Supervisors
Ames Ean Garry
Toy Guus
Des Moiines
Verle Carson
Sergt
Wildred Otierdinger
Police Department
Tim
Austria
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Chicago
Eleanor McMillin
Albes
Igh
Corn planting latest for eight years in Iowa
Weather Bureau reports show Iowa corn planting delayed by heavy rains. As of May 24, 58 percent planted, much behind 1920 and 1921, with only 10 to 40 percent in several regions. favorable weather could speed progress while continued rain would push it late. Oats, grasses, and hay crops show improved growth across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Department of Agriculture
C. I D. Reed
Weather Bureau
Jame Ist
Iowa
South Central
North Central
Claim Prevention on The Milwaukee Road
The Milwaukee Road reduced freight claim payments from 2.94 percent in 1920 to .79 percent in 1926 through a Claim Prevention Bureau that analyzes each loss cause and enforces corrective action. Regular meetings at divisions and stations keep staff focused on prevention, yielding lower claims per car for livestock, flour and products, fresh produce, meats, automobiles, petroleum, cement, and more.
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Milwaukee Road
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Northwestern Bell
B. MM. Doherty
Fred’ de Jongy
Fred A. Miller Ses
Rock Valley Creamery Co
R. E Palmer
Rock Valley
Dakota
R.E. Palmer
Rock Valley Bee All
Halstead
McMika
Ames
P. Mabel Nelson
Iowa State College
Genevieve A. Calahan
Better ‘Homes and Gardens
Alice M. Child
University of Minnesota
Caroline B. King
Contry
Nebraska
Indiana
Illinois
2D States Veterans Hospital
Fort Jaines
Atvillé
Walter E. Williams
Audubon
Nels Christensen
Christensen
Texas
Guthrie i County
H. A. Arnold
Eva Treeon
Rea
Daily Paper
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Smits Implement CO
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Minneapolis
Farmers Elevator Company
E. J. Swier
Jay Bee
Huntting Elevator Company
Wh. Schouten
Chevrolet
Henry Blankespoor
Fairmont
DE Cream
Peter Spruyt
the Rock Valley
Lowe
C.J. Kessler
John
Kersbergen
Rhode Island
Times Valley Poultry
de Jong & Van't Hul
Collenbangh Motor Co
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