This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1963
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader of Tripoli Iowa establishes its status as the official Town and Bremer County newspaper. Published weekly since 1894, the paper lists William A Buckley as publisher and Robert J Sassman as editor with annual subscriptions of 3.50 in Iowa and 4.50 elsewhere.
April 4 fruit tree pruning demonstrations at Mervyn Ormston farm near Tripoli and Bob Meier farm south of Sumner. April 5 kitchen planning lesson at Tripoli Town Hall.
The Maxfield Merry Maids met March 22 at President Audrey Moeller's home with three demonstrations on pattern selection alteration and use sewing on hooks eyes and buttons and interfacing a front opening and collar. The next meeting is planned for April 5 at Janice and Joyce Strottmann.
County Extension Director Gene Vincent asks how much profit oats can show in 1963 and notes profits depend on seedbed, fertilization, variety, seed and planting methods, rates and timing. Iowa State agronomist Oliver Knott advises a loose seedbed, chopping stalks, careful plowing or disking, avoiding wet soil, and applying nitrogen and phosphorus per soil tests.
Iowa guidance stresses certified seed for high yields and tests a sample if using own seed. Weighs on stand quality and proper drilling depth 4 to 1% inches, with harrowing and seedbed moisture. Northeast Iowa delay past April 20 cuts yields daily. oats profit with same care as corn and soybeans. Also notes Edna and Mary Roberts of Nora Springs receiving 50 year jeweled honors from the Rebekah lodge on Feb 15 1913.
Farm economist Francis Kutish of Iowa State University predicts limited near term gains in slaughter prices with a possible rebound by late summer or fall if market trends hold. He warns against heavy cattle marketing in spring to avoid a price drop, advising lighter cattle to target fall markets while noting beef, pork, and broilers output has risen faster than population.
Bremer County fruit trees should receive dormant sprays now to curb pests. Gene Vincent says sprays, applied above freezing but before growth, protect peach leaf curl and plum pockets while reducing overwintering mite eggs. Ed Cott lists lime sulfur and oil options for apples, pears, peaches, and plums.
Buds swelling signal dormant spray time. Use 24 tablespoons per gallon of water for berries. General-purpose sprays are ineffective now. they work later in the season. Contact the extension office for Iowa State University Pamphlet 175 on a full home orchard spray schedule. Vincent will mail seasonal reminder cards. request to join the county extension mailing list.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.