Farm Bureau Members Call for Rural Reform and Fair Prices
A Kossuth County Farm Bureau meeting in Bancroft Iowa on April 30 passed resolutions urging development of farm income through government and cooperative action. They seek legal rights to market collectively, opposition to price manipulation, and fuller publicity of agricultural matters, with support for truthful labeling and stricter stock promotion laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth County Farm Bureau
Bancroft
Iowa
Pril
Congress
Farm Bureau Federation
United States
Yenson
Farming Dangers Prompt Congressional Opposition
Document urges action on farm safety and asks Congress to oppose the issue. Signatories include Hutchins Castile Patterson and others.
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Congress
LH. D. Hutchins
Castile
G.W. Patterson
Olaf Funnemark Urged For Superior Of District
A group of Olaf Funnemark supporters from Wesley township and Titonka urge his name on the Republican ticket for the district supervisor seat. Funnemark, longtime land and drainage surveyor, is described as honest capable and widely trusted. He would succeed Kobus Tjaden who is completing his second term and not seeking re election.
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Olaf Funnemark
Wesley Township
Titonka A
Funnemark
Kobus Tjaden
Supervisors Reject All Bids On Paying Roads
Kossuth officials rejected all bids for paying the Daniel Boone Trail from Algona to the Rock Island crossing at Gerled after hours of review. Bids ranged with Division A excavating 1.20 pave 4.30. Division B excavating 1.10 pave 4.40. Division C similar. The tile contract went to Humboldt Gravel and Tile at 7.60 per station for 5 inch and 10.6 inch tiles. labor bid awarded to C F Ulrick at 15.90 per station. Officials expect new bids this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Board of Supervisors
Ross Construction Co
Moines
Vision B
Aiken’ & Platt
Corning
Iowa
Division
Alona Paving Co
Thomas &Swot
Humboldt Gravel and Tile Company
J. H. Welp
C. F. Ulricks
Mason City
Républican
Case set to be tried at Spirit Lake this week
Henry Brown of Storm Lake sues Milford Agro Club for 5000 dollars in damages after a serious airplane accident. The Emmetsburg Democrat notes it as a landmark Iowa case, stating the plaintiff who takes to the air must face equal risks.
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Spirit Lake
Henry Brown
Storm Lake
Milford Agro Club
Iowa
Afr
Bira
Emmetaburg Democrat
Potato Bug Cranking Machine Suggested by Sibley Inventor
Albert Jengen of Sibley devised a rotary fan driven bug picker and crusher. The device removes bugs from vines and is horse drawn, though the inventor once wished for such a machine to ease the task. The writer notes the author never enjoyed potato bug picking.
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Albert Jengen
Sibley Hag
Emmersburg Democrat
Land Sale Near Fontena Promises 020 Acre Farm
A 020 acre parcel described as a hundred thousand dollar land deal near Fontena, with a gravel road proposal and the Livingston area noted. The record mentions a farm stake and a proposed road alignment affecting the property.
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Livingston
Fontena
County Agents Made Good and Their Wide Reach
The article traces the rise of county agents starting in 1903, noting their spread to 33 Northern and Western states by 1919 with about 1,200 agents plus 1,100 in the South. It highlights demonstrations, farming improvements, and the broad impact on crops, livestock, and farm records, underlining the role of agencies, clubs, and businesses in funding.
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Panama Canal
Greeley
States Relations Service
United States Department, of Agriculture
Staes
North
Broome County
Place de la Concorde
New York State
J. H. Barron
Pioneer County
New York
New Jersey
Fisher excels at Minks clay bird shoot in Fremont
J F Fisher of Titonka placed highly at the Minks clay bird high fun Shoot in Fremont Nebraska. He earned cash prizes totaling over 225 dollars with a best score of 191 of 200, amid a field of top national shooters and pro rata winnings for ties.
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Fisher
J. F. Fisher
Titonka
Fremont
Nebr
Mr. Wisher
Breen Post 465 Plans Opera House Build in Titanica
The American Legion Breen Post No. 465 of Titanica plans to erect a brick opera house of about 44 by 66 feet with a 22 by 120 foot addition and a full basement for home events traveling shows and pictures. Costs are not finalized but the project may total around 8000 dollars.
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American Legion
Breen Post No
Titanica
Poultry Cholera Warns Raisers in Wet Spring
Poultrymen report heavy chick losses from a disease described as cholera or broader pneumonia during wet weather. Iowa State College's H A Bittenbender notes chicks die rapidly, older birds also perishing, with symptoms of feed refusal, dehydration, and liver changes. Cleaning, spraying pens with five percent dip, and mercury-water treatment for drinking water are advised.
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H. A. Bittenbender
Iowa State College
Seles Farm Sale Near Dick
Seized by T. J. Meadows last week, the old Straub farm quarter section in Gillet Grove township sold to J. J. Cairns for 340 dollars per acre. The property lies five miles south of Dickeng and three miles north of Gillet Grove, as reported by Spencer News Herald.
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T. J. Meadows
Gillet Grove Township
J. J. Cairna
Farm Bureau Refers Referendum on Nolan Bill Tax Plan
Farm Bureau groups launch a referendum to gauge member stance on the Nolan bill set for Congress. The measure would impose a heavy tax on landowners with real estate valued over ten thousand dollars.
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Farm Bureau
Towa
Nolan
Congress
Titonea Chautauqua Preview Strong 1920 Program
Announcement for the Titonea Chautauqua from June 25 to 29 features speaker Hon. Everett Saunders Indiana congressman and Debs rival, Dr. O D McKeever, Prof. Harry T Starnes lecturing on electricity, Taggart the fiddler and Old Country Fiddler tales, plus The Ringsborge harp group and Alma Huntley soprano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tagard
Cuthbert
Everett Saunders
Indiana
Debs
Congress
Interstate Commerce Committee
Hougsa
O. D McKeever
Tgs
Sanders
Harry T. Starnes
Henrys
Taggart
Victor
Atory Teller
Msted
Ringsborge Company
Ig Harp
Rouse Sisters
Wing's Miliary Band
Alma’ Huntley
Rape Feed for Hogs Promoted by Iowa Experiment Station
John M. Howard of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station touts rape as an emergency hog forage. Sown in May, it yields 12 to 18 hogs per acre, producing 350 to 450 pounds of pork per acre with high protein and durability, even after grazing for about 166 days.
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John M. Howard
Animal Husbandry Deepartment
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Acra
Iowa State College
Mr. Byward
Pest Control Tactics for Squirrels and Gophers
A remedy note recommends poison baits for squirrels and gophers due to food scarcity. It advises placing strychnine sulphate under half a wheat grain on potatoes carrots or turnips and burying the bait around the mound or hole with a sharp stick for easy dosing. Safety cautions urge covering bait to prevent access by birds stock or children.
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Fegold
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Tuttle
DHAL
BREEN
Seles
Titonea Chautauqua
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