Titonka Topic Publishes Weekly News and Rates
The Titonka Topic outlines weekly publication details with post office listing, second class status, and broad subscription rates. It notes coverage territory, shipping terms, and long-range distribution across Kossuth County Titonka trade area, plus international and armed service subscriptions. It also includes notes on apple varieties suitable for central and southern Iowa from Jonathan Edge wood and Secor, highlighting Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station developments and northern Iowa adaptability.
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Watétike
Toroughly
Kossuth County
Titonka
Kossuth Beatty
Canada
Poultry Improvement Plan Aims Higher Egg and Meat Output
Iowa Extension poultryman W R Whitfield notes 1943 Iowa hens averaged 124 eggs, signaling gains from better birds and care. The National Poultry Improvement Plan promotes sanitary premises, standard breeds, and blood testing to control pullorum, with four breeding stages from U S Pullorum Tested to U S Pullorum Clean and about 100 Iowa hatcheries participating.
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Towa
W. R. Whitfield
Towa State College Extension Poultryman
U.S
U. S
Northern Iowa Apples Must Be Hardy Variety
Iowa State College extension horticulturist H. E. Nichols advises northern Iowa growers to plant hardier apple varieties than those used in central or southern Iowa. He lists favorites like Yellow Transparent, Duchess, Wealthy, Whitney Crab, and Benoni for summer. New options Melba, Harry McIntosh, Milton, and Beacon show promise. Jonathan is the leading winter apple in the state, with Delicious and Grimes plus Golden Pelicious common in southern and central areas. Hawkeye Greening is recommended among Iowa State College origins. Sharon ripens later in the season.
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Iowa
H. EB. Nichols
Iowa State College Extension Horticulturist
Duchess
Melba
Harry McIntosh
Milton
Beacon
Jonathan
Nichols
Grimes
Iowa State College
Sharon
Plums Need Sprays to Fight Brown Rot in Iowa
H Nichols of Town State College advises spraying plum trees to control brown rot, noting minimal pruning but need for protection. Waneta and Hansen varieties dominate Iowa, with Patten Terry and Minnesota types recommended. using a pollenizer improves yields, and spellenizer varieties are encouraged.
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Town
H. ©. Nichols
Town State College
Waneta
Iowa
Opata
Patten
Iowa State College Experiment Station
Terry
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Underwood
Superior
Stanley
Minnesota
Nichols
Toka
Woodlots cannot yield lumber while pastured says forester
Eugene W. Fabes of Iowa State College argues pasturing woodlots ruins lumber potential by grazing low hanging leaves and seedling growth. He notes natural mortality at about five percent yearly and warns continuous grazing disrupts forest balance, reducing quality and making thickly planted, straight, fine logs harder to maintain.
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Eugene W. Fabes
Iowa State College
Little pigs at risk of anemia from confinement
Town State College swine specialist HE L Quaife warns that two to three weeks in a pen with no feed other than sow milk can cause anemia in piglets. External signs include thumping, paleness, weight loss, and rough hair. deaths occur in days. Preventives include dirt access with trace minerals, iron copper solution applied to udders, or weekly iron dosing for piglets.
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Quaife
Town State College Extension
No point, low point foods aid wartime meals
A homemaker contributes to the war effort with a No-point low-point food campaign. cabbage bundles with rice and cheese use 8 points free, baked with tomato sauce from home canned tomatoes, paired with carrots or apples. Cabbage crops boost supply, and waste-saving cabbage cores aid soups amid small rationed food lists.
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Ian
IOWA FARM KERNELS PRE WAR EDUCATION AID SUMMARY
Iowa farm notes report a potential shift toward state and federal aid for public schools due to war. Data show hay grinding methods differ only in fineness, waxy hybrid corn priced 12 percent above ordinary corn, and 1944 cattle numbers at 5,584,000 head, up about 1 percent from 1943. Red clover seed remains 16 million pounds under 5 year average. lard output rising to supply more glycerine and soap.
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J. A. Starrak
Iown State College
Iowa
Harry D. Linn
Smallpox cases rise in Iowa amid renewed threat
Iowa health officials report a midyear uptick in smallpox cases after a long calm. Through ten weeks 41 percent of the yearly total from 1942 to 1943 is recorded, with six cases in January February and sporadic counts in Jones, Pottawattamie, Dubuque, Clayton, Lucas, and Black Hawk counties. Vaccination campaigns urged as the disease is described as cyclical and capable of epidemic resurgence.
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Iowa
State Health Department
Department
Pottawattamie County
Dubuque, Clayton, Lucas and
Black Hawk
Farm Machinery Preparedness Tips from ISU Engineers
ISU agricultural engineers advise proper chain installation on sprocket wheels. Install with the hook end leading and tighten just enough to prevent chain climbing teeth. Soak new chains in fresh oil before installation and align all sprockets. Also note sales books available at the Topic Office for operators and mills.
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Iowa State College Agricultural Engineers
Diagonal Squareness Method Advised by Iowa State Engineers
Iowa State College agricultural engineers describe checking squareness by diagonal measurements. Use two straight wooden strips to compare distances across the corner. If the two diagonals are equal, the edge is square. The note appears in a desk blotter at Topic.
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Towa State College Agricultural Engineers
Women in Army Corps Recruit Ad Seeking War Workers
A wartime recruitment notice urges women to join the Women’s Army Corps to fill vital Army roles. Details at U S Army Recruiting Stations or write The Adjutant General Washington 25 D C. Release from employer or U S Employment Service required.
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Women’s Army Corps
Army
WAO
U. S. Army
Adjutant General
Washington
D. C
U.S
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