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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1956
Page
2
The Tripoli Leader, national editorial of association, is published weekly in Tripoli Iowa as the official Bremer County newspaper. It notes 3.00 annual Iowa and 3.50 elsewhere, with Buckley as publisher.
Farmers in Bremer county are reminded of final dates for price support loans and purchase agreements on 1955 barley flaxseed grain sorghum oats rye soybeans and wheat. Corn deadlines differ with May 31 for 1955 corn and adherence to acreage allotments. Prices per unit are listed for each crop with barley 95 cents per bushel corn 1.52 flaxseed 3.16 oats 60 cents rye 1.17 soybeans 2.03 wheat 2.17 and grain sorghum 1.72 per hundredweight.
The Tripoli Teen Timers held a January meeting at Karen Bockhaus’s residence with 21 members present. Demonstrations covered hot cocoa, instant chocolate pudding, salads and gelatin, and fruit prep for breakfast. Two new members joined, bringing total to 23. February plans and hostess noted.
Iowa State extension agronomist E R Duncan says meadow crops respond to proper handling with higher yields than other crops. Review seeding steps now, choose clean seed, ensure soil lime via a test, and tailor mixtures to soil and goals for meadow, pasture, or green manure stands.
Machines adapted to sell dairy products beyond milk are being tested in U S cities. C A Iverson of Iowa State College says ice cream malted milk and butter are among the items. An equipment company official expresses optimism that all milk can be sold if made available.
The Iowa Development commission reports Iowa produced 5 052 000 000 eggs in 1955, 7.5 percent of U.S. output of 67 355 000 000, averaging 421 000 000 eggs monthly and 13 841 096 daily. Iowa’s 1955 output rose about 2 2 percent from 1954.
Iowa dairy farmers assess midwinter feed stocks around Feb. 1 with Floyd Arnold of Iowa State College advising adjustments to silage and hay. If hay is scarce or low quality, increase silage. plan grain rations to weather and feed needs. Cows need minerals, salt, and access to steam bone meal and trace minerals.
Bremer county residents may still file ACP cost sharing requests at the Bremer county ASC office in Waverly for soil and water conservation practices to be carried out in 1956. Chairman Eveland urged early filing to secure ample funds and prompt consideration, noting new rules allow cost sharing even if work starts after approval.
Vernon F. Drape of Wa verly Rt. 3 and Tripoli High School graduate has enrolled in the electrical engineering program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering for the 1956 winter quarter. He is a Navy veteran with four years of service.
Texas reports more than 16 000 miles of railroad track surpassing all other states. The figure underscores Texas vast geography and transportation network.
Mrs. Frank Zipse hosted the Leroy Township Living Group on Jan 12. The dairy foods lesson was led by Mrs. Chester Pals and Mrs. Donald Zipse. Fourteen members and three guests attended, with a noon dinner and a county tour suggestion. A TV program You Are What You Eat was viewed. Next meeting will be at Mrs. Albert Rathbone’s home.
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