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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1960
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader announces subscription costs set by IOWA PRESS ASSOCIATION as official newspaper for Tripoli and Bremer County. Rates are $3.50 per year in Iowa and $4.00 per year elsewhere, paid in advance.
Aug. 10 judging of clothing projects at 8 am. Aug. 11 dairy judging starts at 8:30 am and dress revue at 7:50 pm. Aug. 12 livestock sale at 10 am.
The July 13 Tripoli Boosters 4-H meeting at Jim Lohmann and Bob Hansen's home included 8 members, 2 leaders, and 2 parents with Bob Zander presiding. Leaders announced pig and calf scramble rules, encouraged fair demonstrations, and discussed fair decorations. Clark Snelling will visit a veterinarian for health exams and TB tests. A postball game meeting was planned, with officers to inform members and Bob Hansen to give a report next time.
Bremer County Extension Director Gene Vincent advises keeping cows comfortable with ample feed and water to prevent a summer milk drop. ISU dairyman Donald Voelker notes under feeding and poor pasture drive declines. start supplemental feeding early with high quality feeds and increased grain protein. Water remains the key nutrient, with a 1200 pound cow producing 50 pounds a day drinking about 20 gallons at 50F.
Sharon Zwanziger of Sumner and Wayne Lagesculte of Tripoli attended the State 4 H Health Camp in Madrid last week with about 100 other 4 H'ers from across the state. The program emphasized physical and mental fitness. Sharon is treasurer of Bremer county girls 4 H clubs and a member of the Wapsie Whirlwinds. Wayne is vice-president of Bremer county boys 4 H clubs and a seven year member of the Douglas Rockets. Scholarships for campers were provided by Folgers Coffee Company.
Ralph Thompson of Jesup and a fellow worker were unloading a cracked 40 by 100 foot plate glass sheet when it broke in two and fell on Thompson's left wrist. The injury required 75 stitches to close the wound.
Charles Baxter, 10, of Sherrill, was bitten by a skunk while camping in his front yard. The boy’s cries aroused his pet dog, which killed the skunk on the scene.
Water intake rises to 36 gallons per cow at 90 degrees, so provide ample clean water near cows in summer. Dairy cattle need shade to cope with heat. night grazing can reach 65 to 70 percent. Emphasize fly control, remove breeding materials, and seek extension guidance in Tripoli.
Bremer County 4-H reports 196 members enrolled across 11 clubs with beef and sheep gains and drops in dairy and swine. Dairy remains leading in animals at 249. market pigs rise to 63, overall swine drop to 172. Top clubs include Washington Herdsmen with 35 members, Maxfield Rangers 25, Douglas Rockets 24, plus Co La Pi Ca 17 and others.
County Extension Director Gene Vincent warns that Bremer County may see a larger wet corn issue as late planting and variable weather affect harvest. Iowa State University engineer Larry Van Fossen suggests considering larger storage and drying facilities. Readily available publications through the Tripoli county extension office cover high moisture corn storage and various drying methods, including unheated air and in storage drying.
A weekly garden column by Gene Vincent and Ben Vance offers September planting guidance for spring bulbs such as daffodils scilla crocus and lilies. It covers storage before planting lily care fall planting timing onion harvest curing and storage tips with advice to order early and check nurseries for selections.
A wooden croquet ball flew 64 feet from a power mower blade at the Ivan Herron farm near Lime Springs, smashing heavy drapes. If not stopped, it would have crossed the room and broken the opposite window.
Local druggist O Brien s Sundries in Tripoli promotes Itch-Me-Not for external skin irritations with a claim of rapid relief within minutes and a money back guarantee after 15 minutes if scratching persists.
The 1959 crop corn under price support totals nearly 530 million bushels nationwide, per a report to the County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office. Only the 1948 crop exceeded this amount with about 550 million bushels.
Of the 1959 crop total, a million bushels warehoused under purchase agreements. Lilly Dur, total of 33 million bushels by end of June, and farmers who elect to deliver on the government loan will mature by August. They will receive instructions in delivery after that date.
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