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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1964
Page
2
March 31 4 H girls county committee meets at 1 15 p m at the Extension office in Tripoli. April 1 County Extension Council meets at 8 p m at E S Pardee home in Tripoli.
The B SQUARE 4 H club met at Dianne Foster’s home with twenty members and two leaders. They shared quick breads muffins or biscuits for roll call and received Garden Project ribbons. Members presented talks on cereals milk and baking powder and demonstrated muffins and bread. The Sumner Stars 4 H Club held its March meeting at Kay Harris’s home with fourteen members. They discussed etiquette foreign foods and snacks, with illustrated talks and panel on etiquette for 4 H girls. New members initiated include Barb Nelson Donna Johnson Merri Hadley Mary Sexton. The April meeting will be at Therese Heyer’s home.
Orville Allison Blairstown Doug Hansen and coonsellers from Norway and Rus sell Kimm Norway displayed 124 coon hides on the corn crib after a season running Oct 13 to Feb 28 All hides were shot within a 20 mile radius of Norway The group brought in 150 coons last year
County Extension Director Gene Vincent warns that shade trees need preventive care in April and May to avert leaf injury and defoliation. Pathologist Robert Lambe notes recurring infections threaten deciduous and evergreen trees, with treatments including organic mercury fungicide for buds swelling in April and multiple ferbam or Bordeaux sprays to curb needle blight and rust on various species.
Iowa State University farm economist Lee Kolmer says the nation’s cattle population is growing faster than the human population. Cattle numbers rose from just over 91 million in 1958 to more than 106 million today, signaling ongoing pressure on fed cattle prices until balance is reached.
Lambe suggests improving leaf and needle coverage by adding a commercial spreader as directed on the label or a liquid household detergent to the spray at the rate of one teaspoon per gallon.
Cattle feeders have built numbers and higher beef supply by withholding calves to feedlots. Commercial slaughter up 3.7 million head since 1958, calf kill down 2.9 million. Factors include heavier weights, fewer dairy cattle, more imported meat, and slower slaughter gains. Iowa feeders mostly lost money 1962-63. with overheads, loss around $12 per head. Kolmer says feeders can profit despite lower prices. advice to buy cheap replacements and finish at lighter weights for grades.
A 51-pound beaver was caught by Robert Haan in the Winne area. The incident highlights local wildlife activity and the efforts of residents to manage animal encounters. Further details were recorded by local authorities.
A fragment notes a Bago River incident south of Forest City with an estimate that anirys were about six years of age. The text lacks full context but records a rough assessment of the animals’ age near the river area.
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