Will Demonstrations of Water Systems for Farms
Van Vinck of Iowa State College Extension explains affordable running water setups for farm homes. He cites a septic tank value under ten dollars and urges rural households to plan for future electrical needs as demonstrations prepare two county installations in RoSouth County with multiple families involved to learn installation steps.
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H. Want Vinck
Iowa State College
Singineer
Ledyard
IC. A. Gutknecht
Deas
Rosouth
van Vinck
Trees for soil defense to curb Iowa erosion in 1939
Iowa State College and the Soil Conservation Service will plant 1,472,360 trees on state farms next spring. Black locusts will dominate 656,000 plants to heal gullies, with conifers and hardwoods including western yellow pine, Scotch pine, jack pine, green ash, black walnut and oaks supplementing wildlife food and cover. Projects span Shenandoah, McGregor, Marion, Knot- Wille, and Greenfield on five areas and 17 CCC camps.
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Soil Defense
Iowa
Iowa State College
Soil Conservation Service
Frank H. Mendell
Mendell
The
Des Moines
Ames
Atate
College
Shenandoah
McGregor
Marion
Knot- Wille
Greenfield
Number and Usefulness of Tractors Gaining in Farm Power
Iowa State College researchers analyzed cost records from over 1700 Iowa farms to compare tractors with horses. They found initial savings limited by equipment duality, but after four years a general purpose tractor reduced costs per crop acre by about three dollars and correlated with larger livestock herds.
Farm costs and yields by equipment type in corn production
For horse farms the cost to produce an acre of corn amounted to $165.04, for those using a four general purpose tractor two years or less $15.01, and on farms using a general purpose tractor four years or more $12.17. Crop yields were about the same on both horse and tractor farms, though in some cases there was a trend toward higher yields on the tractor-operated farms.
Dairymen Solving Light Oats Feeding Problem This Winter
Iowa dairymen facing a major winter feeding issue can adapt by adjusting dairy rations to handle extra bulk from light oats. ISU extension dairyman Floyd Arnold notes light oats contain less nutrients and more fiber, suggesting two options: use ground corn instead of corn and cob meal, or mix by volume if corn is scarce. Proposed rations mix ground corn, ground oats, cracked soybeans, and alfalfa hay or silage, with protein boosts if non-leguminous roughage is used, and allow feeding at about 1 pound of feed per 3 pounds of milk depending on cow production.
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Iowa
Floyd Arnold
Iowa State College Extension
Arnald
Too Many Soybeans Damage to Pork
Experiments from Iowa State College show feeding soybeans beyond seven and a half percent of the diet yields softer carcasses in pigs. Four pens tested various protein levels and found only soy amounts at or below 7.5 percent produced firm, satisfactory carcasses. The study used corn, mineral mix, and rape pasture, with varied soybean and tankage supplementation. Milk is noted as valuable for laying hens. Read the Want Ads.
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Iowa State College
C. C. Culbertson
Rations for laying hens maximize feed value and health
Poultry experts at Town State College propose balanced rations combining whole grains with a laying mash. Recommend evening grain fed plus lighter morning amounts, plus milk, oilmeal, alfalfa, bone meal, and oyster shell. Variations adjust for available feed and milk.
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Poultry Department
Town State College
Feeding Regimen for 100 Hens Clarified
The guidance states that one gallon of liquid milk per day to 100 hens may be omitted. If 2 to 3 gallons are fed daily to 100 hens, then half of the feeds marked A and B may be omitted.
District Court News in Algona
Henry Bergeson appeared before Judge F C Davidson at Algona on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and received a three month jail sentence at hard labor with four days credit. His appeal bond was set at 500 dollars after a minor auto accident. One new civil case filed: Nordman et al vs Yost et al for partition. Probate: Louis R Dutton estate, Wallace E McArthur appointed administrator, Minnie A Rich estate, Mildred R Looft appointed administratrix, Raphael D Schulte estate, Emma Schulte appointed administratrix.
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Algona
Henry Bergeson
Cylinder
F. C. Davidson
Bergeson
Herman P. Nordman
Mary Nordman
Tillie
Peter Greenfield
Amny
F. Henry Yost
Louis R. Dutton
Wallace E. McArthur
Minnie A. Rich
Mildred R. Looft
Raphael D. Schulte
Emma Schulte
Algona Jitterbugs Halt Heavy Dances Above Store
Algona dancers for floors scare the room below. Jitterbugs on the V. F. W. floor above Anderson's grocery stirred the electric fixtures as the floor vibrated. Private parties and dances will continue, but no more fancy dancing.
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Aligona
Algona
Anderson’s Grocery
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Mrs. George
Jerry) Breen
District Court News
H. J
Torgersen
Young’s Produce
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Ricklefs and Family
Pierre Sartor
Lucille
Mrs. W. F
Hamstreet and Family
Lermond
Eleanor
Mrs
Jerry Schutter
Alvin Honken
R. C. Ball
Patty
Tun Sest
T. A. Dunmire
Harold
Johnson
Titonka Cooperative
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