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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1932
Page
3
A county agent meeting notes outline a Farm Bureau gathering led by D. D. Fringa. Attendance and topics focus on local agricultural issues and member participation. The report records proceedings and directs members to stay engaged with farm programs and community outreach efforts.
A large crowd gathered at the Washington township farm home of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Arns on Wednesday evening July 18 to hear a community meeting. After singing and business, several musical selections were performed under Mrs. F. A. Holloway of Waverly with Leota Meyer Lorene Moeller Ruth Morrill and Irene Mundt taking part in the performances concluding with a rendition of Auld Lang Syne.
The Board of Directors of the Independent School District of Tripoli Iowa Fremont Bremer County will meet August 2 1932 at 8 p m at the school house Taxpayers will be heard for or against the following estimate of expenditures at that time M W Bennett district secretary
The N R G girls club at the 4 H girls club convention shared an engaging convention report. A county agent spoke on the bicentennial celebration and other topics of the day. Refreshments followed with ice cream from the club girls and cake from the farm bureau ladies. The next meeting is Tuesday evening August 9 at the orphans home with Congressman T J B Robinson invited as speaker.
B V Travis of the Ames experiment station visited a Bremer county corn field partly destroyed by small white grubs. Grubs attack roots, killing corn. no practical control found yet. Field differences noted between clover and nonclover plots, with potential future experiments to study grub control.
Miss Martha A. Rath, home economist for the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co., will visit Bremer county the week of August 1 to 6 to offer soap making and stain removing demonstrations. The talks, open to all housewives, explain soapmaking principles, lye issues, remedies, and ways to produce high grade toilet soap, with potential yearly savings of 10 to 25 dollars.
A physician billed a man who had sought medical advice. The reply stated no debt owed since the patient did not receive the medicine or follow the diet prescribed. The exchange highlights a dispute over charges for non-delivered treatment recommendations.
Breckenridge Minnesota July 20 Lady Pride Pontiac Lieuwkje a Holstein queen owned by F E Murphy of the Minneapolis Tribune has set a world record at Femeo Farms near Breckenridge. The herd produced 35 626 pounds of milk and 1483 pounds of butter in 565 days under Minnesota college of agriculture supervision certified by the Holstein Friesian Association. Daily milk average 97 pounds about 50 quarts. This cow equals nine average cows in yearly production and could furnish a pint daily to 100 children. She weighs nearly 1900 pounds and is hailed as a triumph of scientific breeding. She now takes a vacation awaiting state fair crowds.
Oscar W. Kreis reports for June: 432 cows, 19 dry, average 664 pounds milk and 26.2 fat. Holstein herd F. A. Chester and Sons 1107 milk, 41.8 fat. Maurer Guernsey 763 milk, 35.3 fat. 33 cows over 40 fat, 11 over 50 fat. Herds above average include Lynes Sons, Gritzner, Christopher, Oltrogge, Meier, Besh, Myers, Prestien, Thomas Dairy. Twenty on pasture grain, ten on high protein concentrates.
D D Offringa reports on alfalfa seeding timing, noting summer sowing can yield hay next year but risks drought and late development. Ninety percent of Bremer county farmers prefer spring seeding, while limestone use declines but still boosts yields including oats 10.9 bushels per acre and corn 6.5.
A Bremer county farmer asks if Holstein cows crossed with a Guernsey bull could raise butter fat. The note compares crossbreeding in hogs and hybrid corn, questioning farmer attitudes. It mentions a cattle feeders day in Ames on July 29 and low attendance at swine feeders' day, with information on feeding trial results to be shared.
The plan lists amounts of whole soybeans, soybean oilmeal, linseed oilmeal and combinations with a basal ration of shelled corn plus roughage salt and minerals. Ten groups of experimental steers will be shown. They began feeding last November at about 400 pounds.
The Washington Star quotes Tunkins praising a remarkably capable woman who can stretch a $2 bill to buy dinner for her whole family, calling her one of the smartest financiers he knows. The item ends with a subscription prompt asking if the reader’s subscription is due.
On July 16 1932 Mrs Louisa Albrecht transfers to Louisa Scharnhorst for 1500 dollars a parcel described as lot 8 and part of lot 7 block 5 John J Smith's addition as prepared by Bremer County acting officials.
Harvard University holds a collection of Ireland forged papers and letters from the eighteenth century that he attempted to attribute to William Shakespeare. The set includes manuscripts and letters tied to the Ireland Shakespeare forgeries, reflecting a long controversy over authenticity and literary deception.
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