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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1932
Page
2
Iowa State College extension soils specialist William Watkins urges growing more legume hay to cut production costs and boost future yields. Legume crops improve soil, feed livestock, and enhance farm self sufficiency amid a nationwide hay shortage despite lower prices for other crops.
Iowa State College plant pathologist R H Porter says dust seed preparations raise corn yields by three to four bushels per acre and grain crops by four to eight bushels, with potato yields up to ten percent, based on multi year Iowa tests. He warns about smut losses in barley oats and wheat and recommends Ceresan dust and Corona oats dust to reduce losses while noting formaldehyde is not advised.
Boil one cup salted macaroni cut fine after cooking. Make a sauce with butter cornstarch salt cayenne mustard and then whisk in half a pound mild American cheese until melted. Serve over toasted bread triangles. Also notes dinner sides and two recipes baked bananas with bacon.
The text notes that indigenous peoples lacked awareness of iron possibilities since melting this metal requires a heat around 2,800 degrees.
The county cow testing group reports more cows in milk driving prices down and urges farmers to cull underperforming cows. It cites Feb averages of 871 tested cows at 692 Ibs milk and 25.3 Ibs butterfat, naming top herds and creameries like Pocahontas, Wm. Sehott, G A Schoepke, Allen and Searcey, and R E Rouse, with high cows producing up to 2,578 Ibs milk and 77.3 Ibs butterfat.
Rev T S Bassett presides as Sunday School Bible Class and morning worship lead weekly. Union Lent services run all next week with hosts at Presbyterian, Trinity Lutheran, and Methodist churches. Rev H W James of Lincoln will direct singing and music, pastors deliver sermons. Community urged to attend. Woman's Missionary Society meets Friday March 11 at Mrs W R Rogers home.
Trinity Lutheran Church led by Rev J O Wangberg announces Lent season services in town. Morning worship at 10 00 a m Luther League at 10 45 a m mid week prayer meeting Thursday 8 00 p m Sunday School and Bible Class held at the usual hour no evening service planned. Special music and song service directed by Rev and Mrs James of Lincoln Neb.
Rev L H Kjoller presides at Nain Lutheran Church with morning worship at 10:00 a m and evening service at 11:00 a m on the 1st and 8th Sundays. Danish language service on the first Sunday each month, other services in English. Prayer meeting Thursdays at 8:00 p m. All invited to attend as scheduled unless announced otherwise.
Morning worship at 11 15 a m Bible class at 10 a m Christian Endeavor at 630 p m Evening worship at 730 p m Prayer service Wednesday 745 p m Special Holy Week services with Rev H W James of Lincoln Neb and the three churches Lutheran Trinity and Presbyterian urged to close businesses Friday afternoon for Good Friday observance Easter reception of members and communicants class for twelve year olds urged to join Rev C Paul Carlson pastor notes include brief minute sermons and homely maxims
Umbrella ants earn their name by carrying scraps of leaves over their heads as they travel to their nests, a behavior noted for its umbrella like fashion.
Notice states the regular town election for Rolfe Iowa will be held Monday March 28 1982 to elect one mayor one treasurer one assessor one park commissioner and five councilmen for the regular term. Polls open 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the hose house. Mayor J H Wilson signs the notice.
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