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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1958
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text provides unclear names and phrases with no coherent event or identifiable entities to summarize into a factual news item. The readable content does not establish a person, place, organization, date, or outcome.
A rural advisory note warns that proper balance of nitrogen phosphorus and potassium is crucial for legume and small grain crops. Too much nitrogen risks legume suppression and lodging while absence of nitrogen may reduce grain yields and complicate harvest.
Betty Van der Smissen of State University outlines timing budget and planning for summer camps. She notes 9 to 14 year olds most common and stresses agency approval by the American Camping Association, pre camp preparation and family involvement to ease adaptation and ensure safety.
Warning about nitrate contamination in private well water and the risk to infants. Adults may drink untreated water for years without noticing danger. Test well water through the State Hygienic Laboratory Iowa City. $2 test fee and instructions provided. Do not rely on old test reports. boiling does not remove nitrates and can worsen risk. Safeguard child health by testing water before preparing baby formula.
Fertilizer applied in the hill or row at planting boosts yields by about 6 to 10 bushels. Proper placement keeps seed safe while hill row methods suit cool wet soils. Plow-down fertilizer adds nutrients deeper in the moist soil zone for longer plant growth.
Take soil samples in each field and test them at your county or state laboratory. Use clean hands, shovel and pail. Avoid areas with fertilizer fallout or stockpiles and trash burning sites. Stay at least 100 feet from roads to prevent lime dust spread.
Jim Pit of Jefferson ree, 'tman of Boone, survived a near burial when a bank cave in while he tested gravel. He was covered to the shoulders but escaped with only a fractured collarbone in the incident near the entry.
Afton Fire Department responded to a blaze at the Wayne Crit tenden farm where a tractor caught fire. Mr Crit tenden sustained severe hand burns while attempting to extinguish the flames.
Fashion and law intersect in a 1958 Iowa piece explaining silk as a spring luxury. It covers silk production, types like wild and cultivated silk, and fabrics such as taffeta and chiffon. It notes silk's strength, elasticity, dye affinity, and wardrobe uses from dresses to lingerie.
Prices for fertilizer have risen 13 percent since 1935 while other farmer purchases climbed 125 percent. A dollar invested in fertilizer could yield 3 to 7 dollars, suggesting focus on cost per ton of plant nutrients and proper use to maximize profits rather than per ton selling price. A line about a hula dance ends the fragment.
Soil specialists warn that many states require about a million tons yearly of well balanced fertilizer to replace nutrients removed by crops. The article suggests farmers should double current fertilizer use to boost profits.
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