Local Family News from Grand Prairie Area
Grand Prairie residents report visits and gatherings at neighbors and relatives including the Windsheimers, Johnsons, Holm, Heinzman and others. Activities cover meetings, shelling corn, shared meals, illness notices, and children starting school with multiple on and off visits through Thursday to Sunday.
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Fred Windsheimer
E. A. Johnson’s
Frerichs
Hart
Heinzeman
Johnson Brothers
Sund
Henry Flesner
Emke
Frank Heinzman’s
Emil Peterson
Frank Holm
Walter Hernbloom
Frank Heinzman
Dalton
Frank Lundgren
Henry Beebe
Milk Storage for Babies in Warm Weather
Mary E. Bailey, R. N. advises keeping baby milk in direct contact with ice in the ice box during warm months. Bacteria in milk multiply when warm, causing souring and bowel trouble in infants.
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Mary E. Bailey
R. N
Trials of Peace and the Aftermath of War
A reflective piece on postwar challenges noting financial vagaries and industrial fantasies. It argues that wartime upheaval yields speculative schemes, while enduring truths like basic economics and morals persist amid postwar talk of prices and moral standards.
Spring Wheat and Purebred Bulls in Nebraska Agriculture
Extension News Service notes limited spring wheat seed in Nebraska with Marquis and Scotch Fife as top varieties. Anticipates barley may outperform spring wheat in droughty areas. discusses costs of long shipments and yields around ten bushels. Advises farmers to adopt purebred bulls to improve dairy production, warning many still favor scrub bulls due to lack of vision and interest in upgrading bloodlines.
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Nebbraska Agricultural College
Nebraska
Marquis
South Dakota
Minnesota
Grow Potatoes Under Straw in Nebraska Trials
Eastern Nebraska growers are advised to mulch potatoes with straw to stabilize soil temperature, conserve moisture, and reduce weed growth in hot dry summers. Plant at shallow depth, then cover five to six inches with wheat straw after sprouting, and avoid chicken yards to prevent damage to sprouts.
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Nebraska
The
Agricultural College
Farmers Receive 900 Stock Blueprint Sets in 1921
In 1921 the engineering department of the Agricultural College supplied over 900 stock blueprint sets to Nebraska farmers at paper and postage cost. During January and February that year 349 sets were required, including 36 hog house, 124 poultry house, and 189 miscellaneous plans.
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Engineering Department
the Agricultural College
Nebraska
Purebred Bulls Needed for Better Dairy Herds
Farmers lament the scarcity of purebred bulls compared to scrub bulls, blaming educational facilities for neglect of outreach to those in charge. The article argues that outreach programs have not reached some breeders, hindering improvements in dairy herds.
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Grand Prairie
Von
Extension News Service
the American Bank
Sidney
NEBR
McNish
G. Sebreeder
T. Cash
Crowley Dray Line
Tribell Lister
Emerson Lister
Cassady
McCormick
E. B. Young, Prop
Moore
Sidney Monument
Earl Walters
8Th
Central Ave
VanGorder-Campbell Undertaking Department
Colton Elevator
Sunol
Durham
R. A. Barlow
A. A. Sharp
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