Local families host visitors in George Iowa area
A string of social visits spreads across George with relatives from Bancroft Dubuque and Algona hosting and visiting kin including Ukena Wortman and Wortmen families. Military moves unfold as Pvt Paul Ukena and Pvt Kenneth Barger depart for camps in Florida and Tennessee while Winston Schroeder joins the Air Corps and others attend a missionary tea and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wortman
George
J. 4
Ukena
J. E. Wortmans
Dorothy Ukena
Dubuque
J. E. Ukena
Dorothy
University of Dubuque
Guy Hart
Bancroft
Sgt
Sam Heaton
Wade
Winston Schroeder
Hanson
Forest City
H. Murray
Mrs. Hanson
Hansons
Murray
Cecil Black
Dey Moiney
G. G. Freye
Blue Earth
the Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Lena Gutknecht
McKinley
Mason City
August Gutknecht
Charles Gutknecht
Wisconsin
Carl Gerzema
Buffalo Center
Edward Tooft
Donald J. Looft
Laramie
Wyoming
Beulah Looft
Ledyard
Cleo Looft
Des Moines
Ralph Clark
J. B. Ukena
W. E. Carlson
Swea City
J. E. Wortmen
Don
Birthday Celebration Honors Paul Ukena and Dorothy Gutknecht
Mr and Mrs Wade Ball and Mr and Mrs Charis Gutknecht hosted an event honoring their son Pvt Paul Ukena and daughter Dorothy who turned 18. Lt Robert Hamilton and wife and Mr and Mrs Altin Anderson were entertained at the Wortman home Monday evening last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mire
Wade Ball
Mra
Charis Gutknecht
Pvt
Paul Ukena
Dorothy
Robert Hamilton
Altin Anderson
I.be,wortman
Use More Alfalfa For Hog Feeding
Farmers may use alfalfa high protein content to boost hog fattening this fall and winter. Extension hog specialist E L Quaife advises grinding alfalfa with protein supplement and mineral, and grinding grain. alfalfa can replace part of the grain. A sample mix for fattening hogs includes 1600 lb corn, 200 lb soybean meal, 200 lb ground alfalfa, with minerals to ton. Alfalfa should not exceed 15 percent of total ration for fattening hogs, or 5.6 percent for pregnant sows, and quality third cutting is preferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
E. L. Quaife
Towa State College Extension
Straw Poultry Houses Cut Costs In War-Era Expansion
Iowa extension poultry specialist W R Whitfield reports baled straw poultry houses as a low cost solution for 200 to 300 birds, with roofs protecting weathered straw boosting longevity to 5 to 10 years. Loft sections or barn floors offer temporary housing with higher egg production than frame houses, pamphlets available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Whitfield
Iowa State College Extension
Sudan
Extension Offices Offer County Programs In Towd Iowa
County extension offices and the Extension Service at Iowa State College Ames Towd provide local programs. The notice encourages residents to inquire for details on outreach, resources, and education opportunities available through the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Ames
Towd
Mound Storage Practical For Farm Without Cave
A county extension director explains straw and earth mound storage as a practical method for preserving cabbage parsnips rutabagas and turnips on farms lacking caves. Ventilation via a trench filled with straw and a central straw wick aids cooling with yearly top coverings of straw and earth, opened indoors when winter arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Brown
Hog Flu Symptoms and Farm Advice Unite in Focus
A county extension director warns hog raisers to distinguish hog flu from hog cholera and advises veterinary diagnosis when in doubt. He urges care in housing young pigs, keeping them dry and well bedded, and reducing drafts to curb pneumonia. Also, guidance on rat control, feed waste reduction, sulfur-treated feeds, and garden fertilization aboard barnyard manure emphasizes overall farm management for fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Ly. Brown
Brown
Victory Gardens Fall Garden Care From Iowa State College Extension
Clery cabbage stores through early November with light fertilizer boosts in mild fall. Transplant harvested greens into boxes with soil, store in a cool place, and keep roots moist. Compost leaves now to enrich soil, burn plant debris to prevent pests and disease, and avoid weeds. Apply 4 to 8 inches of compost or barnyard manure this fall and plow under. Fall plowing is essential as plans for 1944 gardens begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College Extension Service
Ames
IOWA FARM NOTES ON FLAX SEED RECORDS AND CROPS
Iowa farm notes report Canada harvesting an all time flaxseed record with acreage expansion overshooting goal by 295000 acres. Poultrymen at Iowa State College advise insulation to keep houses 40 to 60 degrees to boost winter egg production. Farmers urged to test seed early at the Seed Laboratory, with October or November timing to avoid jams from last year. Hemp crops are uneven due to fertility and weather. Vegetable soybeans can be indoors for curing after leaves drop and pods brown. Feeder lamb prices may rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Iowa State College
R. H. Porter
Livestock Prices Cited By Economist On Feed Buy
Francis Kutish extension economist at Town State College notes lambs look like a good buy at current prices. The article mentions fire in a fire house sparking attention to a truck fire and suggests stocking seed oats lines Tama Boone Control Marion. A dirt floor in a chicken house risks disease spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Kutish
Town State College
N. Wagerly
I ‘Tama
Boone, Control
Marion
Pasture Renovation Advice and Victory Garden Output
Heavy grazing weakens bluegrass stands making renovation advisable in spring. Secretary Claude Wickard noted twenty million Victory Gardens in the United States covering four million acres yielding eight million tons of food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Wickard
United States
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