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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1956
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader is the official newspaper of Tripoli Iowa and Bremer County. It is published weekly on Wednesdays and has been established since 1894. Subscription rates are 3.00 per year in Iowa and 3.50 per year elsewhere.
Iowa State College economist Earl O Heady analyzes 1949 data to show how labor value on farms depends on size and capital. On farms averaging 85 acres per worker with under 1200 dollars in annual sales, workers lose about 244 dollars yearly. gains rise with higher sales, reaching over 3000 dollars per year only when farm output climbs to 10 000 to 25 000 dollars.
4 H club members caroled to shut ins in Sumner then gathered at Mrs Ralphs for games. Karla Nicklaus won a contest. a 25 cent grab bag gift exchange followed. Lunch featured chili with ingredients donated by the girls. The Jan 2 meeting at Julene and Carolyn Schwabe's house had eight members, two leaders, one visitor. Treasurer shows 59.57. Valentine party planned Feb 14 at Janet and Joann Hildebrandt.
The Tri Poli Boosters 4-H club met at Larry Lohmann’s home with 19 members present. They discussed gifts, feed, basketball play in local gyms, and set Christmas vacation play dates. A dairy water report and slides on Germany and Austria were shown, lunch was served, and the January T.N.T. meeting planned stove installation and a mother daughter banquet.
Gene Mack 24 of Mercer Missouri died when his car veered while transporting Jim Browning 74 of Lineville back to his home for heart pill access. Both men were killed in the crash.
Dr. John B. Herrick of Iowa State College warns calf mortality on Iowa farms remains high with about one in five calves dying before adulthood. He outlines three steps: proper calving housing and care, correct cow feeding, and clean dry housing for calves to reduce losses and improve profits. He stresses breeding records, cleanliness, and early colostrum to give calves a strong start.
Bremer County farmers must file by February 15 to qualify for 1956 price supports for corn acreage on farms with no corn planted in 1953 1954 and 1955. Marketing quotas do not apply to corn planting acreages.
Dr. John B. Herrick of Iowa State College notes that a good calf crop starts with ample carotene in the cow’s diet before calving. He emphasizes feeding cows properly to ensure nutritional support for the unborn calf.
The adviser notes green leafy forage supplies carotene needed for strong calves and milk with colostrum and vitamin A. He recommends a 60 to 70 day dry period before calving and cites range beef producers with 8 to 90 percent calf crops. Dairymen under close supervision should raise more.
A social verse notes that a woman acts to smooth the way for a man to uphold courteous behavior, framing the dynamic as mutual civility. The line emphasizes traditional gender roles and social conduct in everyday life.
A fragment lists dairy brands and product types such as Regular Walnut Dairy Homogenized Sanitary Dairy Regular Sanitary Dairy Homogenized Carnation Meadowsweet Carnation Homogenized Carnation Golden Glen. The source item catalogs varying dairy lines and homogenized options across several brands.
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