Iowa News in Brief: War, Farms and Local Events
An array of short items covers Claude Heckman organizing a student band at Mount Pleasant, Lehigh workers strike for union recognition, land use shifts around Bellevue, Grinnell College pageant casting, a fatal train incident near Le Mars, and Tipton chosen for the 1918 IOOF convention. Also notes on farm work, school playgrounds, road contracts, and local civic efforts across Iowa.
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Claude Heckman
Otumwa
Lows Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
Lehigh
Huratville
Bellevue
Sarah Kelley
Mason City
Grinnell College
Oscar Anton
Omaha Road
LeMars
Tipton
I. O. O. F. Lodge
J. D. Parker
Pomeroy
Santa Fe Railroad
Fort Madison
Four Brotherhoods
Mother Love
Lilian Stringer
Des Moines
Barley as Feed and Hay Gains Interest for Farmers
Barley is increasingly valued as a part ration for dairy cattle and young stock with future use expanding. Farmers in many states grow barley for hay and horse feed, with hay cut in the milk stage and cereal use limited.
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R. A. Moore
United States
Corn Root Worm Control Advised For Belt Farmers
A historic agricultural notice warns that corn root worm causes vast losses estimated at 300 million bushels annually. It urges crop rotation, avoiding more than two consecutive corn crops, and recommends barley as a substitute when worm damage is severe. Farmers should prepare land thoroughly and act promptly to plant corn.
Dry farming urged to conserve moisture in humid regions
The piece argues for adopting dry farming methods in humid areas, noting rainfall and moisture conservation lessons from drier western plains. It urges clubs and beat farmers to promote the practice as an institute subject to sustain corn crops during drought years.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Power Enough for Farmers with Limited Animal Power
Farmers face insufficient horses to plow all acres and must rely on tractors to work around the clock. The article urges tractor owners in the county to offer plowing services to help those unable to prepare soil for barley corn and potatoes, noting high value in the crops and the need to cover remaining acres.
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Wattenst Groep Improvement Service
Barley and Wheat Crop View for 1916 Profits
National crop note argues barley at 60c a bushel could profit against wheat at 1.00, with barley’s 1916 crop valued at about 122.5 million dollars. At 1.30 a bushel, 1916 barley yield of 180 million bushels would equal roughly 234 million. Yields of 40 to 50 bushels per acre common, plus potential malting barley profits, bolster barley’s appeal.
Wisconsin Experiment Station Seeds Barley for Profits
The Wisconsin Experiment Station at the University under R A Moore offers pedigreed barley seed via telegraph orders to farmers. It suggests barley as a profitable alternative on idle land and notes barley can be grown where spring wheat thrives and may replace other crops in some fields.
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Quinn
Pocahontas
Iowa City
B. Shimek
Signal Reserve Corps
Des Moines
Frith
Iowa
Waterloo
France
Roeder
G. A. Tow
Norway
Humboldt
Noble
Oscar Anton
St. Paul
le Mars
Union Depot
Marion Stevens
Blockton
Iowa National Guard
Irving JL. King
Iowa University
Weatfield
Plymouth County
J. Wilfred Fletcher
Dr. Fletcher
Ft. Logan
Colo
Julia M. Ely
Sam
Davenport
West Point
Germany
Marshalltown
J.C. Nietzel
State Free Employment Bureau
Cherokee Westminster Circle
Postville
Wisconsin Experiment Station
The
University
R. A. Moore
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Palmer
M. E. Pettit
Grundy Center
Denison
J. B. Romans Co
W. Werguson
Rock Island
Miusisaippi
U. S
C. G. Patten
Iowa Stata College
Patten
Mississippi Valley
Amos Experiment Station
Lee County Board of Review
State Department of Justice
Mississippi Power Company
Letitia Wilson
University Homeopathic Hospital
Ham Slauder
McGregor
Enist
Dubuque
Jiam
South Dakota
Muscatine
Allan
Alfoony
God
Satan
Heaven
Hiell
California
Boston
Sethe
Jegens
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