Contracted acres rulings clarify 1934 uses and pasture rules
Bremer county farm meetings explain contracted acres cannot seed to oats or be pastured for hay, nor be planted with sweet clover for 1934 pasture. Contracted lands may grow bluegrass to be grazed in 1934 without a nurse crop, and soil improving crops may not be pastured. Amendments add grasses and exclude sweet clover from seedings.
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Bremer County
Farm Bureau
Waverly
Washington
Why Hospitals Use a Liquid Laxative
An old health note explains liquid laxatives are preferred for precise dosing and gentler action. It praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe, non habit forming option suitable for all ages and easily held by druggists. It emphasizes regulation of dose for individual needs and avoiding harm from harsher cathartics.
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Dr. Caldwell
Germany Cuts Lard Imports Affects U S Hog Producers
Germany lowers lard imports starting March 1934 to 40 percent of 1931-33 averages, with 1934 US lard shipments limited to about 65 million pounds. The move, part of broader European self sufficiency aims, follows England’s pork quotas and general world market restrictions, complicating US corn and hog production plans.
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United States
D. D. Offringa
A.A.A
Germany
England
United Kingdom
Board of Review Outlines Reasons For Overstatements
County Agent reports state board outlines how overstatements in corn acreage and hog numbers creep into contracts. It lists five ways corn acreage can be overstated from memory errors to counting other grains and irregular field shapes. It also notes hog base inflation from including late spring market hogs and breeding stock since 1931.
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D. D. Offringa
U. S. Department of Agriculture
State Board of Review
Corn Hog Reduction Program Practices Noted in 1933 Survey
A 1933 survey highlights issues in the corn hog reduction program including hogs retained for breeding, those sold for slaughter, and feeder pig records. It notes possible double counting by producers who also act as dealers, nonaligned buyers, and misreported slaughter figures.
Farm Record Books Widely Used by Iowa Farmers
About 160 000 to 170 000 Iowa farmers will keep farm accounts in 1934 as a result of new uses for farm records. D D Offringa, county agent, reported after attending a district training school in West Union. Three types of records are available: the AAA farm record book for basic compliance and reporting, the Record or the Iowa loose leaf farm account book for complete business records, tax data, bills, loans, net worth, and profit or loss analysis.
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Iowa
D. D. Offringa
West Union
John Galloway
Extension Service
Iowa State College
AAA
Washington meet draws crowd at farm bureau program
A crowd estimated at 125 gathered Wednesday evening April 18 at the Washington township farm bureau in the community building at Waverly. Howard L. Roach spoke on farm records while Hertha Hardwig sang three solos and Valerie Webster read. Mae Cain played cornet and a play The Neighbors was performed with a large local cast. The program committee was Carl G Kuethe and Oscar Luloff with spouses. The next meeting is set for May 9 at the Hartmans home.
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Washington Township Farm Bureau
Waverly
Howard L. Roach
Plainfield
Hertha Hardwig
Valerie Webster
Mae Cain
Mis’ Abel
Laura Reeves
Grandma
Elmer Reeves
Peter
Neal Geuther
Ezra Williams
Oscar Luloff
Inez
Ruth Kuethe
Mis’ Moran
Mis’ Trot
Florence Winzenburg
Mis’ Ellsworth
Alberta Geuther
Carl G. Kuethe
Otto Hartman
Early American floristry and shop openings
The text notes that growing flowers as a business was unknown in America before 1825 and that the opening date of the first florist shop is unclear. It claims that about 60 years ago it was already hard to buy flowers in some major cities, indicating slow adoption of floristry in leading urban centers.
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America
Nature's Steam Rollers Hurricanes Fact or Folklore
A compact explanation states that hurricanes are steam powered by energy from sunlight absorbed by ocean surfaces. This energy transfers to the air as heat and water vapor driving storm systems across the seas.
Lead Poisoning Among Lead Workers
A physician explains that a sizable share of workers in lead handling suffer poisoning. Suboxide fumes pose the greatest danger, followed by lead oxide and carbonate. the sulfide is least harmful. Ingestion or skin absorption are unlikely, while individual susceptibility and poor living conditions raise risk. Prevention includes fume removal, masks, baths, rest, fresh air, and nutritious food. Alcohol is not an effective antidote and should not be used as a preventive.
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William J. Scholes
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McCormick-Deering
Tripoli Implement Co
Leeds
Twine
Board of Review
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Bayer Manufacture
Bayer
Tripoli
Neral Government
Municipal League
Health Department
American Savings Bank
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