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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1944
Page
2
The notice outlines subscription prices: 2.00 per year in county and Titonka trade territory, 2.50 outside Kossuth County and Titonka territory, 3.00 per year in Canada and foreign countries. Aimed at readers within the county grid Titonka area, these are continuing yearly subscriptions unless canceled by subscriber notice or publisher decision.
In 1944 homemakers plan to stretch prewar goods as shortages persist. Victory models use synthetic fibers and limited war materials. By November 1948, few families report real hardship, with bedstead and baby carriage steel use greatly reduced. Accessories and shears receive more materials, while carpet sweepers face limits.
Civilian metal goods production is restricted as war needs rise with Army and naval demands. Five silverware makers limit output to essentials such as knives forks and dessert spoons while new patterns are halted. Toweling supply remains similar though household use is down. coarse linen towels meet demand. Repairs cost more due to higher labor costs and depleted inventories, with some service prices raised to maintain supply.
Iowa farmers face alfalfa seed shortages and must select seed best suited to Iowa. Kansas Common alfalfa yields about 95 percent of Grimm and 85 percent of Ladak or Cossack over 17 years of trials. Ladak and Cossack remain top growers in Iowa due to longer stands and lower wilt susceptibility. South Dakota Common surpasses Kansas Common by roughly 10 percent over the same period.
Iowa State College extension specialist B L Quaife says home made electric brooders offer safe uniform heat in the nest, reduce pig losses, act as a guard rail to prevent crushing, and cost little to operate. Planes suggest portable lamps for multiple pens when full brooders aren’t possible. Also notes pork should be cooked well done, no pink juice, and prefer shallow pans with racks while avoiding added water.
Iowa State extension agronomist Maurice Peterson urges farmers to boost pasture yields to meet feed shortages. He notes pastures often produce less than half of potential and recommends lime and fertilization, revised seed mixes with white sweet clover red clover and alsike, and greater use of bromegrass alfalfa blends. Avoid overgrazing. manage grazing with a May 16 to September 1 window and a fall deferment for best returns.
Mrs. 8, 8, asks about remaking a man's old suit. Elizabeth Peterson at Iowa State College urges ripping and recutting to ensure proper fit, noting that without recutting the back substantial adjustments are needed for collar and sleeves. Also highlights the advantage of turning the suit inside out to use the unworn side.
Iowa State College expert C W McDonald urges a second winter treatment for nodular worm in sheep this month with early and pre pasturing doses. He specifies a drench mixing phenothiazine with buttermilk for eight sheep and notes winter treatment reduces summer needs, while a separate phenothiazine salt blend should be kept for summer use.
Iowa State College economists predict a plentiful supply of low grade cattle next spring and note farmers and families provided about 90 percent of labor last year. Tests show soybean seed quality may underperform relative to appearance, risking 1944 crop yields. Bindery twine tests indicate binder compatibility, and advice urges winter manure hauling to fields.
Recruiters seek women with mechanical ability and other skills for 239 Army jobs in the WAC. Untrained applicants can learn useful lifelong skills. Details available at a nearby U S Army Recruiting Station or by writing The Adjutant General, Room 4415, Munitions Building, Washington, D C.
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