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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1926
Page
3
Rock Valley editor notes seed corn supply is tight in Sioux County with little surplus. Frost risk looms late September, damp weather hampers germination. Best practice: harvest and dry new crop seed, store properly, and select dent stage ears for higher vitality.
The note advises allowing free air circulation around each ear of seed corn. It mentions several seed corn hringers on the market. Wire hang Stade from welcome welded fencing is described as satisfactory. The string method is noted as inexpensive and easy to use.
Advice on seed corn storage stresses choosing a dry well ventilated place and keeping moisture out. Plan autumn storage to avoid spring movement, guard against rodent damage, and prefer fresh seed corn from the current year. Farmers should select seed in two days once corn reaches early dent stage or after frost forecasts.
Center Township notices several local visits and trips with residents Asa Gian Randall Karr C Wills Imke DeHaan Difford Thomas Hollis Wills Roger Gray and Harry Johnson. A public auction sold Township No 4 old school building to Case Schilling for 140 dollars to be moved for use as a poultry house.
Mr Elmer Dittmer and Miss Amanda Otterman quietly married at relatives’ home in Albert City Iowa on September 10. The bride, a skilled homemaker, will join her husband on a farm in Center Township NE of Ireton. The couple plans a rural life and are warmly regarded by their families and community.
Iowa records show a two cent gasoline tax raised 4.81 million dollars from July 1925 to July 1926. April 16 1925 to January 1 1926 yielded 3.51 million with an estimated weekly 3.31 million gallons sold. Daily average around 450 761 gallons. Road usage valued at 310 105 for three quarters of 1926. Notes include turtle anecdote and pearl button center of world reference.
State report from Ames describes Dr. Carl J. Drake and Fred D. But sher as leaders in a sparrow control effort at a college site. With two assistants and ten pounds of calcium cyanide, they reportedly killed 3 842 sparrows, a move aimed at reducing bird damage.
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