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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1954
Page
2
The article warns July and August as critical months for hay fires. Bremer County extension director Richard Mathews explains three signals of excessive heating and outlines a step by step response including locating hot spots, measuring temperatures with improvised probes, moving hay, and using dry ice or carbon dioxide as temporary safeguards.
Richard Mathhews reports Fraits and pears look to be best buys for Bremer county homemakers this year. Iowa State College farm economist Francis Kutish notes a smaller national peach crop driven by southern states while California shows gains. Colorado peaches and Bartletts rise, Washington and Oregon Bartletts dip, Idaho apricot crop down, and overall fruit prices expected higher.
The State Conservation Commission approved the 1954 squirrel and rabbit seasons for Iowa with no changes from last year. Squirrels run Sept 15 to Nov 15 statewide with a six per day bag and a twelve after day one possession limit, including fox and gray varieties. Rabbits run Sept 15 to Jan 31 1955 with daily bag of ten, no possession limit, shooting 6 am to 6 pm, including cotton tails and jack rabbits. Other game seasons to be announced.
Nationwide effort by 4-H members in 46 states stresses farm, fire, and vehicle safety. Teens inspect hazards on equipment, stairs, cords, and tools while giving demonstrations and displays. The program offers medals, a Chicago congress trip, and $300 scholarships for state and national winners.
Thirteen 4-H clubs prepare for pre fair demonstration days August 10 and 11 led by Margaret Krug. Demonstrations will be held at Tripoli town hall on August 10 and Waverly high school on August 11 with clubs including Franklin Goal Getters Blue Belles Biz-E-Bees Cloverteenerettes Maxfield Merry Maids Tripoli Teen Timers Wapsie Whirlwinds Do-R-Best Jefferson Jills Jolly Jacksons B Square Peppy Pals and TNT.
This county guide advises top dressing oats and meadow seedings with 200 pounds of 0-20-20 or 0-20-0, mowing pastures, taking soil samples, and monitoring corn fields for second brood corn borers. It also notes 4-H members preparing for the fair and recommends spraying with 14 pounds DDT per acre after 100 egg masses appear.
Four-H members in Bremer county must enter livestock by August 2 for the 4-H Fair. Entries are expected to exceed last year with more girls 4-H exhibits. Entry day is August 16 with livestock in by 7 pm and girls by 4 pm. The week includes judging days for girls exhibits and dairy, dairy heifers, and a livestock sale on Friday.
Mrs Lyle Ormston and Mrs E W Kirchhoff 4 H county committee and Margaret Krug county extension home economist visited the gardens last week of 4 H girls reporting garden projects. The group discussed garden arrangement crop variety and succession plantings with Sharon Zwanziger Judy Schwerin Marie Bentley Joyce Schnurstein Beverly O Connell.
An unusual double golden wedding anniversary was observed near Corning Nodaway. Mr. and Mrs. E C Kennedy of the community and Mr. and Mrs Elmer Brown of Des Moines celebrated together. The couples were married in a double wedding in Maryville Missouri in 1904.
Bremer County dairy farmers could gain 30 to 80 dollars per cow by slaughtering cows producing no more than 5,000 pounds annually, as USDA figures show surpluses and falling prices. Extension Director Richard Mathews notes high producers will return profits, but culling decisions depend on each farm’s conditions and cost to keep a low producer.
Mathews notes a USDA pamphlet on culling and urges dairymen to use records to identify low producers. By tallying each cow’s output, feed value, depreciation, and costs, decide who to keep. Cull in fall to avoid losses in spring milk and cream price declines.
Multiple 19th or early 20th century property transfers listed with minor sums and revenues. Grace M Ennis to Lou Benton involves lot 6 block 24 and right of way in Waverly. August Platte and wife to Alfred Rohrssen cover south 82 feet of east half of lot 1 block 30 Carpenter's addition Sumner, revenue 5.50. Mary Rodemeyer and husband to B F Busching cover n half of lots 7 and 8 block 13 Sturdevant's addition to Waverly, revenue 0.85. Martha E Mann Estate administered by J R Murray to Glenn D Strauser and wife includes lots 9–14 block 8 Janesville, revenue 3700. Gerald Mastin and wife to Carl Platte cover 29 acres and road in section 26 91 14, revenue 3.30. Earl S Lockwood and wife to O P Regenold and wife cover st of northeast quarter of section 21 91 11, revenue 5500. Clarence O Bruhn and wife to Leland E Meininger and wife cover tract in northeast quarter of southwest quarter of section 36 91 14 Janesville, revenue 11.00.
Fragmentary notice lists Anna M. Sickles and C O Bruhnan as spouses of a Janesville lot in Sickles addition, and Herbert Meier and Harold H Degela tied to parcels in section 9 91-13 Denver. Executor referenced as Ww Meier Est.
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