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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1929
Page
6
Rolfe Fall Festival sets prize awards for 4-H Boys and Girls Clubs with categories in Beef Dairy Pig Sheep Grain and Seed Corn Vegetables and Home Economics. Major breed prizes range from 1 to 5 dollars plus consolation awards. numerous displays and special prizes for canning baked goods crafts and 4-H club work with all entries due by Sept 3 1929.
The report notes a poor production season due to heat flies and pasture shortages. It highlights Harrison Knapp Jr. of Plover with 11 cows averaging 1182 pounds milk and 39.3 pounds butterfat, with several cows over 40 and 50 pounds. It also cites Allen & Searcy of Mallard and other herds averaging high butterfat with multiple cows over 40 and 50 pounds.
Laurens records list the high cow Daisy owned by Harrison Knapp Jr producing 2006tbs milk and 82.2lbs fat in 31 days in July while second high cow Pedie owned by Allen & Searcy of Mallard produced 2161tbs milk and 62.7lbs fat. Forty cows averaged 25.2 lbs fat. donors include B W Allen Co-Operative Creamery Mallard Creamery and others. Roy Sterndorff, tester.
Farm Bureau women in Pocahontas county plan a Home Dyeing training school following strong interest in Home Furnishings. Attendance varied across Swan Lake Marshall Cummins towns and others with sessions at Havelock Cedar Pocahontas Garfield and Palmer areas. Next schools are Sept 23 27 with preparatory meetings to boost participation countywide.
Dr. K W Stouder of Iowa State College warns farmers of heat prostration in working horses and mules during hot damp days. Signs include labored breathing, anxious expression, abnormal heart action, and sudden sweating cessation. Stop work, move to shade, apply cool water, ventilate, and call a veterinarian promptly for treatment while nursing the animal to reduce temperature. Light feed and rest recommended before resuming work. A closing quip contrasts local stubbornness with vacation ruin.
Marjory Vaughn of Rolfe represents Pocahontas County in the state health contest at Des Moines. Ben Weeks of Laurens exhibits a fine junior yearling boar with Farm Bureau camp. Arlene Ham and Vivian Madsen of Rolfe present poultry culling and dipping. Doris Moe and Maxine Neville of Laurens lead a chicken canning demonstration coached by Mrs QO. F. Moore of Laurens. The group has trained two weeks and will face twenty one teams in their division with high expectations.
A reflective lines note that anxiety causes more harm than crime, suggesting a choice to live with worry rather than risk from bandits. It frames statistics as a proverb-like caution about fear.
A witty social observation notes that summer tires its welcome as straw hats lose their shine. It remarks that fashion and domestic partnerships resist easy formulas, suggesting ordinary men are not easily made into exemplary husbands.
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