Subscription Rates for Local Territory Announced
Thoroughly covers a territory that is reached by no other paper. Subscription rates are listed: $1.50 per year in Bomuth County and Titonka trade territory, $2.00 outside Kossuth County and Titonka territory, and $3.60 per year in Canada and other countries. All county subscriptions are continued yearly unless subscribers or publisher decide otherwise. Nonrenewed papers are discontinued one month after expiration unless payment arrangements are made.
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Bomuth
Titonka
Rade
Kossuth Geanty
Canada
Price ceiling of corn aids feeder planning
Gefffry Shepherd of Iowa State College argues that corn price ceilings help feeders forecast future prices and plan accordingly. He notes ceilings cannot fall below nonceiling levels, but provide guidance, while price floors for storable crops offer stability. meat and hog ceilings could curb hoarding and maintain movement of corn to war needs.
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Gefffry Shepherd
Iowa State College Farm Economist
Iowa Farm Economist
Shepherd
Watkins Fly Spray comes to the farm front line
A playful advertising verse urges farmers to call the Watkins dealer to calm a buzzing scene on the farm. Cows shimmy in the pail and a chaotic, funny farm life is depicted, promising peace with Watkins Fly Spray.
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Watkins
Watkins Dealer
Corn price ceiling debate widens rationing rationale
The proposal argues that raising the corn price ceiling becomes necessary to ration scarce supplies, ensuring higher prices guide distribution to those most in need and preventing excess demand from depleting stocks.
Alfalfa as Milkweed Killer In Iowa Advice
Iowa State College extension botanist BH Sylvester recommends using alfalfa to eradicate milkweed in small grain fields. Plow after harvest, seed alfalfa heavily by August or in spring for faster stand, lime the soil, and keep fields black until reseeding. Continuous cutting eventually kills milkweed. seeds easily drift during cleaning.
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P. Sylvester
Iowa State College Extension
Paddock Urges Stacking Bees For Winter Prep
Iowa State College extension beekeeping specialist F B Paddock says brood stacking by late August after queen losses strengthens colonies for winter. He notes young bees from stacked brood boost winter survival and advises urgent orders for package bees for next year to align with Iowa shipping windows. About three weeks after stacking, around September 15, emerging bees can be added to colonies as needed.
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F. B. Paddock
Iowa State College Extension
State Apiarist
Iowa
More Native Lumber Might Well Be Used
Iowa State College extension forester Guy R. Ramsey urges wider use of native soft hardwoods such as basswood butternut cottonwood aspen maple and elm for farm lumber. Proper drying stacking and air circulation prevent warping while careful nail technique and blunt nails reduce splitting for durable dry boards.
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Iowa
Guy R. Ramsey
Iowa State College Extension Forester
Ramsey
Stop Box Elder Bugs With Sprays And Caulking
Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson advises spraying boxelder trees near homes with a nicotine sulphate soap solution to kill bugs. Apply 1 to 2 pints nicotine sulphate and 4 pounds soap in 50 gallons water, wetting insects. Close openings with caulking and use walking racks around sills to prevent entry. As nights cool, bugs cluster on south tree sides, sidewalks, and basement walls. kerosene, boiling water, or fly spray also kill large numbers.
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Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College Extension
Garden Disease Warnings and Potato Ring Rot Caution
Warns gardeners about Cerco spora leaf spot on beets and swiss chard and bacterial wilt on cucumbers and cantaloupes. Advises burning infected leaves and vines, disposing diseased plant material, delaying potato digging to curb ring rot and late blight, using certified seed potatoes, and sanitizing tools with formaldehyde dip or Semesan Bel to prevent spread.
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Iowa
Vascwar
Fall pigs may thrive with early start and good care
Fall pigs may do as well as spring pigs with an early start by October 1. Proper shelter, shade, and clean pasture reduce losses and parasites. Rye forage near buildings helps meet feed shortages. mixed rations like corn oats protein keep pigs growing vigorously. Adequate space, ventilation, and a thick straw bed prevent respiratory diseases.
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B. L. Quaife
Iowa State College Extension Livestock
YOWA'S RATION TIMETABLE Dates with Your Government
The document lists ration deadlines and coupon validity for Class A through brown stamps, covering tires, gasoline, processed foods, meats, fats, dairy, and shoes. It notes inspection periods, expiration dates, and that stamps may be shared within households.
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Yowa
Screwworms Reported Three Times This Year
Three screwworm infestations have been reported in Towa so far this year. Entomologists C. J. Drake and George G. Decker of Iowa State College recommend Smear No. 62 as an effective, inexpensive control that does not harm livestock. County extension directors offer leaflets and dealer names for the remedy to prevent open wound infestations in warm-blooded animals.
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Towa
C. J. Drake
George G. Decker
Iowa State College
Know Your Cows pamphlet boosts dairy record keeping
Floyd Arnold from Iowa State College extols dairy production records in the new pamphlet Know Your Cows Pamphlet 72. It outlines four simple and four detailed record methods and offers five sheet forms. The Dairy Husbandry Section will supply free forms to farmers reporting their cow numbers. pamphlet available through county extension directors in Ames Iowa.
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Floyd Arnold
Iowa State College Extension Dairyman
Iowa State College
Dairy Husbandry Section
Iowa Agricultural, Extension Service
Agricultural Extension Service
Ames
Iowa
Healthful school lunches boost learning and behavior
Healthful lunches improve attendance, weight gain, discipline, and alertness. A well supervised program with hot meals, whole wheat bread, fruit or vegetables, milk, and simple desserts yields broader benefits. Schools need planning, parent cooperation, and potential hot meal options from the school kitchen. A tips leaflet from Iowa State College Extension is available.
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Agricultural Extension Service of
Iowa State College
Ames
Parents Receive Silver Star Notice for Lt Vernon Paulson
Crystal Lake residents Mr and Mrs Leo Paulson learned from the War Department that their son Lt Vernon Paulson will receive the Silver Star for gallantry in action. The award will be presented by Major General J A Ulio once he can arrange details after Lt Paulson’s capture in North Africa. He is held at Offizierlager No 64 in Germany. The prisoner notes from his camp speak of good health, praise the Red Cross, and stories of a garden and a softball league at home.
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Crystal Lake
Nmr
Leo Paulson
War Department
Vernon Paulson
Paulson
First Armored Division
J. A. Ulio
Offizierlager No. 64
Germany
Red Cross
Vernon
Marine Corps Women's Reserve Enlistment Call In Iowa
Kossuth county has contributed fighters to the U S Marines yet only one of two women enrolled in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve. Elizabeth Inman of Bancroft is the enlistee. Eligibility requires ages 20 to 36, two years of high school, good health, and readiness to aid in the war against the Axis. Apply via the Des Moines office at no cost beyond a family doctor exam. Disc or plow up volunteer wheat before the safe date to feed winter wheat and curb the Hessian fly.
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Kossuth County
U. S
Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
Marine Corps
Old Federal Building
Des Moines
Iowa
Soldiers of the Sea
Elizabeth Inman
Bancroft
Marine Corps Women's Reserve
Liver sausage as tasty liver form for family meals
Liver sausage or braunschweiger offers the same nutrition as other livers and suits family meals when liver is unwanted. A hot sandwich can be made by spreading mashed liver sausage on toasted bread, adding grated onion or cheese, and browning under a broiler. Alfalfa cutting in the field should occur by early September. the plant is to remain in alfalfa for next year. DESK BLOTTERS at the Town Office.
Egg production in Iowa tops half of 1943 surpasses most earlier years
In the first half of 1943 Iowa produced more eggs than the entire output of all but three years from 1925 to 1840, indicating a remarkable surge in poultry activity. This early high suggests a record-setting year for Iowa egg growers, reflecting strong farmoutput amid wartime demand.
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Iowa
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