Gypsum Helps Clear Muddy Pond Water Says Iowa Expert
Iowa State College extension engineer Ted Willrich explains pond sludge can be cleared with gypsum or aluminum sulfate. Gypsum costs less and is safer for fish. apply 400 pounds per acre foot, surface scattering from a rowboat. Aluminum sulfate at 100 pounds per acre foot dissolves in water, with lime added to neutralize excess.
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Ted Willrich
Extension
Iowa State College
Willrich
Iowa Poultrymen Confine Laying Flocks for Better Production
Iowa flock owners increasingly confine laying hens year round to curb disease spread, reduce mortality, and improve egg quality. W. R. Whitfield of Iowa State College notes the practice, once rare, now common, with benefits including easier feeding and nest access, fewer eggs laid in haymows, and streamlined egg collection.
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Iowa
W. R. Whitfield
Iowa State College
Whitfield
Understanding Towa Children and Anger Management
Aston Smith discusses understanding Towa children and how anger manifests in both children and adults. He notes toddlers direct energy into tantrums when blocked and suggests guiding energy toward safe activities to prevent temper outbursts. It also mentions milk quality tied to sanitation and cooling, per USDA.
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USDA
Good Planning Reduces Grain Storage Cost
Iowa State College extension grain specialist Richard Phillips advises farmers to compare both first cost and lifespan when choosing storage structures. He notes annual depreciation guides long term costs and that larger structures lower per bushel costs while offering less flexibility. multi purpose designs can reduce annual storage expenses.
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Richard Phillips
Iowa State College
Phillips
Retirements and risks noted in brief items
Henrietta Ver Heul retires after 39 years on the Pella high school faculty. In Pierson a wind event left a broken high line wire wrapped around a pipe railing, delivering 2300 volts when power returned. the passerby who moved the wire remains unknown. Iowa State College extension entomologists report cut worms causing severe corn damage across multiple regions this spring.
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Pella
Henrietta Ver Heul
Pierson
Iowa State College Extension
Back Home Jiggs Terrier Returns After Three Months Missing
Back Home Jiggs a small black and tan terrier of the Tom Tierney family in Mapleton has returned after a three month absence. He is thin and footsore but home again with his owner.
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Jiggs
Tom Tierney
Mapleton
Funeral Steam Locomotives Leave Milwaukee Road Route
An unusual funeral procession rolled through Manilla and Milwaukee Road towns led by 10 steam locomotives en route to the company's locomotive graveyard at Bensonville Illinois. Diesels have now replaced all steam locomotives on the division.
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Manilla
Milwaukee Road
Bensonville
Reported X disease cases in Iowa prompt caution
Dr. John B. Herrick, extension veterinarian, notes a few X disease cases in Iowa this year linked to chlorinated naphthalene in some greases and lubricants. He warns livestock owners to prevent cattle contact with used oils and greases as other causes exist and prompt veterinary care is advised for unresponsive skin conditions.
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Iowa
John B. Herrick
Iowa State College
Herrick
Timing of cutting controls hay quality and protein yield
Iowa State College agronomist Ralph Krenzin warns that timing and handling govern hay quality. Early bloom for alfalfa yields the most protein per acre, while bud stage reduces tonnage and weakens stands. leaf losses during shattering and rain cause major protein loss, with field curing and rain drastically lowering protein content.
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Ralph Krenzin
Iowa State College
Krenzin
Krenin
California
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Care in Washing Stiffened Petticoats From Iowa State College expert
Guidelines for laundering stiff petticoats advise checking crinoline type, washing permanent crinoline gently in mild suds, rolling in a Turkish towel, and re-starching when needed. Nylon taffeta petticoats require hand washing with soap, drip drying, and no chlorine bleach to avoid weakening stiffness. Drying should be slightly damp before ironing with a warm iron.
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Lucille Rea
Iowa State College Extension
Rea
Dusty June Reflections From Countryside Columns
Susan Frawley Eisele writes from Blue Earth Minnesota about muggy June days, dust, and unsettled skies. She notes tourists, fading dandelions, and a shift toward valuing slower living as families move, sell businesses, or return to simpler work without modern demands.
Readers weigh busy work life with time for each other
A Countryside reader in Iowa contemplates leaving office work for more shared time at home. The letter predicts a gradual change in American life and notes widespread reading of Jane Eyre among readers.
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Iowa
Shallow cultivation and mulch aid garden health and weed control
Extension horticulturist Ben Vance of Iowa advises shallow cultivation followed by mulch to curb weeds and conserve moisture. He recommends mulch depths from corncobs to hay and straw, plus 5-10-5 fertilizer at two pounds per 100 square feet and turning mulch into soil in fall to improve later crop fertility.
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Ben Vance
Iowa State College
Vance
Gaumer Re signs as Marcus School Superintendent
Aids Carl Gaumer of Murry has re signed as school superintendent at Marcus. He will devote his time to promoting an electrical arith metic board invented by him as a teaching aid.
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Carl Gaumer
Murry
Marcus
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